Expectation (IRE)

Dam of Always Hopeful (GB), Monkeylou (IRE), Nacho Libre (GB)

Country: IRE
Sire: Night Shift (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 8 of 14 runners (57%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 25 from 299 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £299,400 GB · €64,247 IRE
Best progeny OR: 112
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 1994 · out of Phantom Row (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


1999	Tink's Man (GB)	0	-	Ann Duffield	colt	Puissance (GB)	11	0	2	0.0%	60	£893	€0	2 Jan 03
2000	Polly Plunkett (GB)	2	-	Mark Brisbourne	filly	Puissance (GB)	19	6	2	10.5%	80	£22,817	€0	7 Aug 03
2001	Enford Princess (GB)	2	-	Miss B Sanders	mare	Pivotal (GB)	23	4	2	8.7%	90	£28,379	€0	2 Mar 06
2003	Always Hopeful (GB)	2	Group 2 winner	E J O'Neill	colt	Mind Games (GB)	5	1	1	40.0%	100	£67,367	€0	30 Sep 05
2004	Extraterrestrial (GB)	9	-	Richard Fahey	gelding	Mind Games (GB)	89	16	7	10.1%	100	£138,039	€32,153	14 Jan 15
2005	Nacho Libre (GB)	4	Black-type placed	Michael Easterby	gelding	Kyllachy (GB)	47	2	5	8.5%	101	£23,185	€0	7 Apr 12
2006	All About You I (IRE)	3	-	John Butler	gelding	Mind Games (GB)	26	1	2	11.5%	85	£11,512	€0	16 Mar 12
2007	Party Whip (IRE)	0	-	D K Weld	filly	Whipper (USA)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	18 Sep 10
2009	Batu (IRE)	0	-	David Peter Nagle	gelding	Lawman (FR)	12	0	0	0.0%	62	£0	€800	23 May 14
2010	Delphica (IRE)	0	-	Gary Moore	filly	Acclamation (GB)	7	0	0	0.0%	57	£0	€0	10 Jul 13
2012	Dubai Breeze (IRE)	0	-	Clive Brittain	filly	Lope De Vega (IRE)	14	1	2	0.0%	75	£2,482	€0	10 Sep 15
2015	Monkeylou (IRE)	2	-	Gordon Elliott	gelding	Dream Ahead (USA)	12	1	1	16.7%	109	£0	€27,284	29 Jul 19
2017	Complete Fantasy (IRE)	0	-	Chris Honour	gelding	Make Believe (GB)	28	0	2	0.0%	112	£0	€4,010	31 Dec 24
2018	High Peak (IRE)	1	-	Mark Johnston	gelding	Fascinating Rock (IRE)	5	1	0	20.0%	76	£4,725	€0	26 Oct 20

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


29 Jul 05	Always Hopeful (GB)	Goodwood	Sterling Insurance Richmond Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	Group 2	-	£40,600
19 Sep 09	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Ayr	williamhill.com Ayrshire Handicap	Class 2	95	£24,924
18 Apr 09	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Spring Cup (Heritage Handicap)	Class 2	95	£24,924
3 May 08	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Thirsk	totescoop6 Thirsk Hunt Cup (Handicap)	Class 2	86	£11,657
28 Jun 14	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Doncaster	AFI Group Handicap	Class 3	75	£7,763
31 May 03	Enford Princess (GB)	Windsor	E B F saracen-promotions.co.uk Fillies' Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	-	£9,065
14 May 11	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Thirsk	Marion Gibson Brown Memorial Handicap (Div II)	Class 4	83	£4,209
4 Jul 03	Polly Plunkett (GB)	Haydock	Freephone Stanley Handicap (Fillies)	Class 4	75	£6,276
24 May 03	Enford Princess (GB)	Newmarket	EBF Frank Butters Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,687
16 Jun 20	High Peak (IRE)	Thirsk	Join Racing TV Now Novice Median Auction Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,493
28 Jul 13	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Carlisle	Nomination Claiming Stakes	Class 5	75	£3,235
3 Jan 10	Nacho Libre (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Bet Multiples - Betdaq Handicap	Class 5	62	£2,590
13 Oct 08	All About You I (IRE)	Windsor	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Div II)	Class 5	-	£3,562
9 Jun 07	Nacho Libre (GB)	Windsor	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	-	£2,915
15 Jun 05	Always Hopeful (GB)	Nottingham	European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,435
5 May 03	Polly Plunkett (GB)	Newcastle	Springfield Honda Handicap Class E	Class 5	67	£4,586
26 Aug 13	Extraterrestrial (GB)	Newcastle	Betfred Goals Galore Claiming Stakes	Class 6	74	£1,941
16 Mar 12	All About You I (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Grand National Free Bets With FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap (Div I)	Class 6	53	£1,704
28 Nov 10	Nacho Libre (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Name A Race For Christmas Presents Handicap (Div II)	Class 6	57	£1,365
13 Nov 09	Nacho Libre (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet Cheltenham Open Meeting - Betdaq Handicap (Div II)	Class 6	54	£2,047

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Puissance (GB)	1999-2000	2	2	1	0	30	2	6.7%	£23,710	€0	Polly Plunkett (GB)
Pivotal (GB)	2001	1	1	1	0	23	2	8.7%	£28,379	€0	Enford Princess (GB)
Mind Games (GB)	2003-2006	3	3	3	1	120	14	11.7%	£216,918	€32,153	Extraterrestrial (GB)
Kyllachy (GB)	2005	1	1	1	0	47	4	8.5%	£23,185	€0	Nacho Libre (GB)
Whipper (USA)	2007	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Lawman (FR)	2009	1	1	0	0	12	0	0.0%	£0	€800	-
Acclamation (GB)	2010	1	1	0	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Lope De Vega (IRE)	2012	1	1	0	0	14	0	0.0%	£2,482	€0	-
Dream Ahead (USA)	2015	1	1	1	0	12	2	16.7%	£0	€27,284	Monkeylou (IRE)
Make Believe (GB)	2017	1	1	0	0	28	0	0.0%	£0	€4,010	-
Fascinating Rock (IRE)	2018	1	1	1	0	5	1	20.0%	£4,725	€0	High Peak (IRE)

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Expectation produced?: Expectation (IRE) is the dam of 14 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 8 of them winners, with 25 wins from 299 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Expectation?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Expectation (IRE) is Always Hopeful (GB), by Mind Games (GB), a Group 2 winner with a best official rating of 100; the top win came in the Sterling Insurance Richmond Stakes (Group 2) at Goodwood on 29 July 2005.
How many black-type winners has Expectation produced?: Expectation (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Expectation's offspring won?: The offspring of Expectation (IRE) have earned £299,399 in Britain and €64,247 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Expectation's pedigree?: Expectation (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Phantom Row (GB).
Did Expectation race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 6 runs, no wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Expectation been mated with?: The known produce of Expectation (IRE) is by 11 different stallions, most often Mind Games (GB) (3 foals).
Have Expectation's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Expectation (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Expectation belong to?: Expectation (IRE) belongs to the Phantom Row (GB) female family.

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