Liffey's Choice (GB)

Dam of River Mandate (GB), Special Account (GB), Mammy's Choice (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Little Buskins (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 8 runners (75%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 24 from 161 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £97,754 GB
Best progeny OR: 150

Progeny

All known progeny


1983	Kaim Park (GB)	0	Mrs S N J Embiricos	gelding	Ovac (ITY)	9	0	1	0.0%	91	£291	27 May 91
1984	Merlyns Choice (GB)	3	Brian Rothwell	gelding	Ovac (ITY)	29	3	3	10.3%	90	-	12 Apr 94
1986	Special Account (GB)	9	C R Barwell	gelding	Le Moss (IRE)	49	5	7	18.4%	124	£34,029	2 Sep 98
1987	River Mandate (GB)	7	T A Forster	gelding	Mandalus (IRE)	25	9	2	28.0%	150	£43,146	17 Mar 98
1989	Friday Thirteenth (IRE)	1	Derek Pugh	gelding	Torus (GB)	11	0	2	9.1%	-	-	17 Mar 97
1990	Mammy's Choice (IRE)	3	R H Alner	mare	Mandalus (IRE)	22	6	2	13.6%	107	£17,287	13 Apr 98
1994	Rio Grande (IRE)	1	C R Barwell	gelding	Un Desperado (FR)	6	0	1	16.7%	62	£350	1 May 02
1997	Kosamet I (IRE)	0	M J Gingell	gelding	Jurado (USA)	10	3	0	0.0%	95	£2,651	18 Nov 02

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


15 Jan 98	River Mandate (GB)	Wetherby	Monkton Handicap Chase Class B	Class 2	137	£7,074
23 Feb 98	Mammy's Choice (IRE)	Fontwell	John Rogerson Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap Chase Class D	Class 3	102	£3,655
29 Nov 96	River Mandate (GB)	Bangor-on-Dee	Maelor Handicap Chase Class C	Class 3	126	£4,410
9 Dec 96	Mammy's Choice (IRE)	Folkestone	Denton Handicap Chase Class F	Class 4	96	£2,736
18 Nov 96	Mammy's Choice (IRE)	Plumpton	Trans World Exhibitions Maiden Chase Class F	Class 4	-	£2,866
27 Oct 96	Special Account (GB)	Wincanton	Blackdown Handicap Chase Class E	Class 4	99	£4,224
17 May 96	Special Account (GB)	Stratford	Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Class E	Class 4	102	£2,444
17 Dec 94	River Mandate (GB)	Uttoxeter	Heathyards Engineering Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	120	£3,436
23 Nov 94	River Mandate (GB)	Cheltenham	Chartwells Intermediate Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	117	£5,524
10 Nov 94	River Mandate (GB)	Towcester	Tommy Bullit Memorial Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	112	£4,630
15 Oct 94	Special Account (GB)	Stratford	Clairefontaine Trophy Novices' Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£3,664
27 Sep 94	Special Account (GB)	Exeter	Dominion Oils Novices' Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£2,538
2 Jun 94	Special Account (GB)	Uttoxeter	Walter J. Wallington Handicap Hurdle For The Ken Boulton Cup	Handicap (unclassified)	106	£2,892
2 Apr 94	River Mandate (GB)	Towcester	Turf Club Novices' Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£3,019
19 Jan 94	River Mandate (GB)	Ludlow	Telford Novices' Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£2,717
20 Oct 93	Special Account (GB)	Cheltenham	Cheltenham And Three Counties Club Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	99	£2,786
10 Dec 92	Special Account (GB)	Taunton	Bicknoller Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	96	£1,544
11 Nov 92	Special Account (GB)	Worcester	Rayburn Supreme 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£1,305
6 Feb 92	Special Account (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Gambier National Hunt Flat	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£788
18 Jan 92	Merlyns Choice (GB)	Punchestown (IRE)	Landenstown Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	-	-

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Ovac (ITY)	1983-1984	2	2	1	38	3	7.9%	£291	Merlyns Choice (GB)
Le Moss (IRE)	1986	1	1	1	49	9	18.4%	£34,029	Special Account (GB)
Mandalus (IRE)	1987-1990	2	2	2	47	10	21.3%	£60,433	River Mandate (GB)
Torus (GB)	1989	1	1	1	11	1	9.1%	-	Friday Thirteenth (IRE)
Un Desperado (FR)	1994	1	1	1	6	1	16.7%	£350	Rio Grande (IRE)
Jurado (USA)	1997	1	1	0	10	0	0.0%	£2,651	-

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 Liffey's Choice produced?: Liffey's Choice (GB) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 24 wins from 161 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Liffey's Choice?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Liffey's Choice (GB) is River Mandate (GB), by Mandalus (IRE), with a best official rating of 150; the top win came in the Monkton Handicap Chase Class B at Wetherby on 15 January 1998.
How much prize money have Liffey's Choice's offspring won?: The offspring of Liffey's Choice (GB) have earned £97,754 in Britain since 1990.
What is Liffey's Choice's pedigree?: Liffey's Choice (GB) is by Little Buskins (GB).
Did Liffey's Choice race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Liffey's Choice (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Liffey's Choice been mated with?: The known produce of Liffey's Choice (GB) is by 6 different stallions, most often Mandalus (IRE) (2 foals).
Have Liffey's Choice's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Liffey's Choice (GB) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Liffey's Choice belong to?: Liffey's Choice (GB) is the founding mare of the Liffey's Choice (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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