May Light (GB)

Dam of Bygone Days (GB), Dungannon (GB), Green Light (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Midyan (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 13 runners (38%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 24 from 216 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £359,160 GB
Best progeny OR: 110
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 1991 · out of Lighted Lamp (USA)

Progeny

All known progeny


1996	Trio (GB)	1	-	Jim Boyle	gelding	Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)	24	0	3	4.2%	89	£26,152	26 Aug 02
1998	Light Of Fashion (GB)	0	-	Bryan Smart	filly	Common Grounds (GB)	5	0	0	0.0%	50	£0	30 Apr 01
1999	Diva Maria (GB)	0	-	R F Johnson Houghton	filly	Kris (GB)	6	0	0	0.0%	60	£0	8 Aug 03
2001	Bygone Days (GB)	6	Group 3 winner	Saeed bin Suroor	gelding	Desert King (IRE)	19	2	3	31.6%	110	£108,689	13 Sep 07
2002	Overjoy Way (GB)	0	-	Patrick Chamings	filly	Cadeaux Genereux (GB)	11	1	0	0.0%	63	£1,135	29 May 06
2004	New Light (GB)	0	-	Eve Johnson Houghton	filly	Generous (IRE)	10	0	2	0.0%	54	£987	31 Oct 07
2005	Well Informed (GB)	2	-	E J O'Neill	filly	Averti (IRE)	12	2	1	16.7%	79	£7,251	12 Nov 08
2006	Sharav (GB)	0	-	Eve Johnson Houghton	colt	Monsieur Bond (IRE)	8	0	0	0.0%	65	£0	23 Oct 08
2007	Dungannon (GB)	13	-	Andrew Balding	gelding	Monsieur Bond (IRE)	66	5	3	19.7%	107	£171,525	16 Nov 17
2008	Copex (GB)	0	-	Kevin Ryan	filly	Compton Place (GB)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	21 Apr 10
2011	Green Light (GB)	2	-	Brian Ellison	gelding	Authorized (IRE)	35	3	3	5.7%	94	£40,225	28 May 18
2012	Light Of Love (GB)	0	-	Brendan Powell	filly	Dylan Thomas (IRE)	12	1	2	0.0%	65	£1,694	12 Nov 16
2014	Lava Light (GB)	0	-	Eve Johnson Houghton	filly	Sixties Icon (GB)	6	1	0	0.0%	74	£1,503	17 Feb 18

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


13 Oct 06	Bygone Days (GB)	Newmarket	Igloos Bentinck Stakes	Group 3	107	£28,390
4 Jun 16	Green Light (GB)	Epsom	Investec Asset Finance Stakes (Handicap)	Class 2	87	£18,675
3 Dec 14	Dungannon (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	£20 Risk-Free Bet At Unibet Handicap	Class 2	102	£11,972
25 Oct 14	Dungannon (GB)	Doncaster	Betdaq Betting Exchange £30 Free Bet Handicap	Class 2	96	£31,125
26 Oct 13	Dungannon (GB)	Doncaster	Bet Through The Racing Post Mobile App Handicap	Class 2	95	£31,125
6 Aug 11	Dungannon (GB)	Ascot	Barclays Shergar Cup Dash (Handicap)	Class 2	95	£14,754
25 Sep 06	Bygone Days (GB)	Hamilton	totesport 0800 221 221 Conditions Stakes	Class 2	107	£12,464
24 Sep 05	Bygone Days (GB)	Haydock	Akzo Nobel Premier Handicap	Class 2	94	£14,131
10 Sep 98	Trio (GB)	Doncaster	Ralph Raper Memorial Prince of Wales Cup Nursery Handicap	Class 2	74	£19,738
1 Jan 16	Dungannon (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Handicap	Class 3	89	£7,439
4 Oct 14	Dungannon (GB)	Ascot	Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap	Class 3	92	£12,450
28 Sep 13	Dungannon (GB)	Haydock	Racing Welfare Pride Of Racing Stakes (Handicap) (Sponsored By Betfair)	Class 3	89	£8,086
7 Sep 13	Dungannon (GB)	Ascot	Last Call From "The Croc" Handicap	Class 3	86	£8,410
12 Jun 11	Dungannon (GB)	Doncaster	Josh Walker Happy 18th Birthday Handicap	Class 3	90	£7,447
2 Jun 05	Bygone Days (GB)	Haydock	EBF D.Kitchen Ltd Handicap	Class 3	88	£10,441
2 Aug 04	Bygone Days (GB)	Ripon	Armstrong Memorial Rated Stakes (Handicap) Class C	Class 3	84	£10,499
9 Mar 17	Dungannon (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Betway Handicap	Class 4	81	£5,822
9 May 15	Green Light (GB)	Nottingham	Family Fun Day Sunday 31st May Handicap	Class 4	80	£4,852
27 Mar 04	Bygone Days (GB)	Kempton	Stanleybet.com Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£5,434
5 Aug 10	Dungannon (GB)	Folkestone	Ronnie And Dolly 60th Anniversary Handicap	Class 5	75	£2,730

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)	1996	1	1	1	0	24	1	4.2%	£26,152	Trio (GB)
Common Grounds (GB)	1998	1	1	0	0	5	0	0.0%	£0	-
Kris (GB)	1999	1	1	0	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	-
Desert King (IRE)	2001	1	1	1	1	19	6	31.6%	£108,689	Bygone Days (GB)
Cadeaux Genereux (GB)	2002	1	1	0	0	11	0	0.0%	£1,135	-
Generous (IRE)	2004	1	1	0	0	10	0	0.0%	£987	-
Averti (IRE)	2005	1	1	1	0	12	2	16.7%	£7,251	Well Informed (GB)
Monsieur Bond (IRE)	2006-2007	2	2	1	0	74	13	17.6%	£171,525	Dungannon (GB)
Compton Place (GB)	2008	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	-
Authorized (IRE)	2011	1	1	1	0	35	2	5.7%	£40,225	Green Light (GB)
Dylan Thomas (IRE)	2012	1	1	0	0	12	0	0.0%	£1,694	-
Sixties Icon (GB)	2014	1	1	0	0	6	0	0.0%	£1,503	-

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 May Light produced?: May Light (GB) is the dam of 13 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 24 wins from 216 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of May Light?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of May Light (GB) is Bygone Days (GB), by Desert King (IRE), a Group 3 winner with a best official rating of 110; the top win came in the Igloos Bentinck Stakes (Group 3) at Newmarket on 13 October 2006.
How many black-type winners has May Light produced?: May Light (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have May Light's offspring won?: The offspring of May Light (GB) have earned £359,161 in Britain since 1990.
What is May Light's pedigree?: May Light (GB) is by Midyan (USA) out of Lighted Lamp (USA).
Did May Light race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 7 runs, no wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has May Light been mated with?: The known produce of May Light (GB) is by 12 different stallions, most often Monsieur Bond (IRE) (2 foals).
Have May Light's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of May Light (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does May Light belong to?: May Light (GB) belongs to the Lighted Lamp (USA) female family.

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