Gilah (IRE)

Dam of Famous Milly (IRE), Ainama (IRE), Doesyourdogbite (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Saddlers' Hall (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 7 of 10 runners (70%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 29 from 235 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £155,197 GB · €109,468 IRE
Best progeny OR: 139
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


2002	Night Of Joy (IRE)	2	-	Michael Jarvis	filly	King's Best (USA)	9	0	0	22.2%	88	£16,206	€0	15 Aug 05
2003	Congressional (IRE)	1	-	Michael Jarvis	filly	Grand Lodge (USA)	7	1	0	14.3%	76	£6,916	€0	25 Sep 06
2004	Ainama (IRE)	11	-	Niall Madden	gelding	Desert Prince (IRE)	46	4	3	23.9%	139	£45,264	€61,805	3 Aug 12
2007	Loughderg Princess (IRE)	0	-	F Costello	mare	Bertolini (USA)	41	1	2	0.0%	88	£0	€3,757	24 Jul 17
2008	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	9	-	Simon Waugh	gelding	Cacique (IRE)	74	5	9	12.2%	128	£46,459	€0	20 Nov 19
2009	Macy Anne (IRE)	0	-	Liz Doyle	filly	King's Best (USA)	11	3	1	0.0%	63	£2,069	€0	9 May 13
2012	Doesyourdogbite (IRE)	3	-	Jonjo O'Neill	gelding	Notnowcato (GB)	24	2	2	12.5%	138	£25,546	€0	14 May 19
2013	Turanga Lilly (IRE)	1	-	Gordon Elliott	mare	Flemensfirth (USA)	9	0	0	11.1%	115	£301	€8,391	15 Jul 18
2014	Famous Milly (IRE)	2	Listed winner	Gavin Cromwell	filly	Famous Name (GB)	10	2	0	20.0%	132	£12,438	€35,515	6 Jan 18
2017	Castletroy (IRE)	0	-	Ali Stronge	gelding	Famous Name (GB)	4	0	0	0.0%	49	£0	€0	24 Nov 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


9 Dec 17	Famous Milly (IRE)	Aintree	Download The App At 188Bet Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle	Listed	-	£12,438
26 Dec 16	Doesyourdogbite (IRE)	Kempton	32Red On The App Store Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	132	£9,384
30 Aug 04	Night Of Joy (IRE)	Newcastle	Chisholm Bookmakers Blaydon Race (Nursery Handicap) Class C	Class 3	80	£10,322
23 Feb 17	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Sedgefield	Brian Ellison Beat The Best Winner Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	98	£3,899
23 Nov 16	Doesyourdogbite (IRE)	Hereford	bet365 Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	-	£3,639
15 Oct 16	Doesyourdogbite (IRE)	Market Rasen	Spire Brewing Company - Chesterfield Whiter Shade Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£4,328
5 Mar 14	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Catterick	catterickbridge.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase	Class 4	105	£5,198
23 Apr 13	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Ffos Las	Davies Chemists "Llanelli" Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	115	£3,119
19 Dec 11	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Plumpton	starsportsbet.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle	Class 4	119	£2,669
5 Nov 11	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Sandown	Win Thousands of Sport Tickets @bluesq.com Juvenile Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
26 Jan 09	Ainama (IRE)	Kempton	Calverts Carpets Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	-	£2,927
30 Aug 08	Ainama (IRE)	Chester	William T Corbett "In Running" Handicap	Class 4	82	£5,505
2 Aug 08	Ainama (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	Robin Greening Woodbutcher Handicap	Class 4	72	£6,476
29 Sep 07	Ainama (IRE)	Chester	Legat Owen Handicap	Class 4	67	£6,477
6 Sep 05	Congressional (IRE)	Leicester	EBF Filbert Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 4	-	£5,642
18 Aug 04	Night Of Joy (IRE)	Nottingham	BBAG Baden-Badener Yearling Sales Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£5,083
5 Mar 17	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Sedgefield	Polonus Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	103	£2,599
6 Feb 17	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Sedgefield	Sedgefield Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	92	£3,249
26 Dec 16	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)	Sedgefield	Merry Christmas From Paxtons Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	82	£3,249
28 Jul 07	Ainama (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	NSPCC Family Race Day Handicap	Class 5	59	£3,886

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


King's Best (USA)	2002-2009	2	2	1	0	20	2	10.0%	£18,275	€0	Night Of Joy (IRE)
Grand Lodge (USA)	2003	1	1	1	0	7	1	14.3%	£6,916	€0	Congressional (IRE)
Desert Prince (IRE)	2004	1	1	1	0	46	11	23.9%	£45,264	€61,805	Ainama (IRE)
Bertolini (USA)	2007	1	1	0	0	41	0	0.0%	£0	€3,757	-
Cacique (IRE)	2008	1	1	1	0	74	9	12.2%	£46,459	€0	Dark And Dangerous (IRE)
Notnowcato (GB)	2012	1	1	1	0	24	3	12.5%	£25,546	€0	Doesyourdogbite (IRE)
Flemensfirth (USA)	2013	1	1	1	0	9	1	11.1%	£301	€8,391	Turanga Lilly (IRE)
Famous Name (GB)	2014-2017	2	2	1	1	14	2	14.3%	£12,438	€35,515	Famous Milly (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 Gilah produced?: Gilah (IRE) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them winners, with 29 wins from 235 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Gilah?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Gilah (IRE) is Famous Milly (IRE), by Famous Name (GB), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 132; the top win came in the Download The App At 188Bet Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) at Aintree on 9 December 2017.
How many black-type winners has Gilah produced?: Gilah (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Gilah's offspring won?: The offspring of Gilah (IRE) have earned £155,199 in Britain and €109,468 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Gilah's pedigree?: Gilah (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE).
Did Gilah race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Gilah (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Gilah been mated with?: The known produce of Gilah (IRE) is by 8 different stallions, most often King's Best (USA) (2 foals).
Have Gilah's daughters produced runners?: 4 daughters of Gilah (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Gilah belong to?: Gilah (IRE) is the founding mare of the Gilah (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.

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