Featherweight (IRE)

Dam of Quill Art (GB), Ryder's Rock (GB), War Whisper (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Fantastic Light (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 6 runners (67%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 8 from 120 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £83,135 GB
Best progeny OR: 108
Foaled: 2006 · out of Dancing Feather (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


2012	Quill Art (GB)	1	Richard Fahey	gelding	Excellent Art (GB)	20	2	2	5.0%	108	£7,156	24 Jan 18
2013	War Whisper (IRE)	3	Stef Keniry	gelding	Royal Applause (GB)	42	6	2	7.1%	89	£33,640	8 Jul 21
2014	Plant Pot Power (IRE)	2	Richard Hughes	gelding	Lawman (FR)	26	2	3	7.7%	86	£18,939	4 Sep 18
2015	Spix's Macaw (GB)	0	Bill Turner	filly	Footstepsinthesand (GB)	4	0	0	0.0%	49	£0	19 Oct 17
2018	Ryder's Rock (GB)	2	Joe Tizzard	mare	Fascinating Rock (IRE)	25	2	5	8.0%	91	£22,539	24 Mar 26
2020	Smokin Joe (GB)	0	Mick Channon	gelding	Sixties Icon (GB)	3	0	1	0.0%	-	£862	24 Sep 22

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


12 Jul 18	War Whisper (IRE)	Carlisle	smarkets.com Handicap	Class 4	78	£7,116
19 Oct 16	Plant Pot Power (IRE)	Kempton (AW)	32Red On The App Store Nursery Handicap	Class 4	80	£4,528
26 Aug 16	Plant Pot Power (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	TRM GNF (Gut Nutrition Formula) Nursery Handicap	Class 4	76	£4,528
28 May 25	Ryder's Rock (GB)	Newton Abbot	Happy Birthday Lucia Stevens Novices' Handicap Chase	Class 5	83	£4,285
9 Sep 24	Ryder's Rock (GB)	Newton Abbot	Chris Wills Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	82	£5,756
11 Jun 18	War Whisper (IRE)	Pontefract	Featherstone Rovers Handicap	Class 5	72	£3,881
29 Jan 16	Quill Art (GB)	Doncaster	Sky Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	97	£3,249
5 Jun 15	War Whisper (IRE)	Goodwood	Ultimate Driving At Goodwood Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,235

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Excellent Art (GB)	2012	1	1	1	20	1	5.0%	£7,156	Quill Art (GB)
Royal Applause (GB)	2013	1	1	1	42	3	7.1%	£33,640	War Whisper (IRE)
Lawman (FR)	2014	1	1	1	26	2	7.7%	£18,939	Plant Pot Power (IRE)
Footstepsinthesand (GB)	2015	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£0	-
Fascinating Rock (IRE)	2018	1	1	1	25	2	8.0%	£22,539	Ryder's Rock (GB)
Sixties Icon (GB)	2020	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£862	-

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 Featherweight produced?: Featherweight (IRE) is the dam of 6 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 8 wins from 120 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Featherweight?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Featherweight (IRE) is Quill Art (GB), by Excellent Art (GB), with a best official rating of 108; the top win came in the Sky Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle at Doncaster on 29 January 2016.
How much prize money have Featherweight's offspring won?: The offspring of Featherweight (IRE) have earned £83,136 in Britain since 1990.
What is Featherweight's pedigree?: Featherweight (IRE) is by Fantastic Light (USA) out of Dancing Feather (GB).
Did Featherweight race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 16 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which family does Featherweight belong to?: Featherweight (IRE) belongs to the English Spring (USA) female family.

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