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Dam profile
Merry Lesa (GB)
Dam of Merry Gale (IRE) (Power Gold Cup, Durkan Punchestown Chase, M.M.I. Stockbrokers Punchestown Chase), Cossack Dancer (IRE), Merry Minstrel (IRE)
- Country
- GB
- Sire
- Dalesa (GB)
- Winners (GB & IRE)
- 4 of 4 runners (100%)
- Wins (GB & IRE)
- 25 from 130 runs
- Progeny prize money (GB & IRE)
- £150,113 GB · €25,320 IRE
- Best progeny OR
- 154
- Black-type winners (GB & IRE)
- 1 (1 Group/Grade 1)
Progeny
All known progeny
| 1988 | Merry Gale (IRE) | 18 | Grade 1 winner (9 black-type wins) | J T R Dreaper | gelding | Strong Gale (IRE) | 57 | 9 | 8 | 154 | £60,570 | €0 | 19 Mar 00 | |
| 1993 | 3 | - | Mrs Jackie Hunt | gelding | Black Minstrel (GB) | 24 | 3 | 2 | 100 | £10,024 | €16,714 | 18 May 05 | ||
| 1996 | Laughing Lesa (IRE) | 1 | - | Thomas Matthews | mare | Bob Back (USA) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 88 | £0 | €8,605 | 4 Aug 03 | |
| 1998 | 3 | - | Mark Bradstock | gelding | Moscow Society (USA) | 35 | 11 | 3 | 134 | £79,519 | €0 | 16 Oct 10 |
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
| 25 Nov 95 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Punchestown (IRE) | M.M.I. Stockbrokers Punchestown Chase | Grade 1 | - | - |
| 26 Nov 94 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Punchestown (IRE) | Durkan Punchestown Chase | Grade 1 | - | - |
| 5 Apr 94 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Power Gold Cup (Chase) | Grade 1 | - | - |
| 13 Feb 97 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Thurles (IRE) | Kinloch Brae Chase | Grade 2 | - | - |
| 27 Dec 99 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Leopardstown (IRE) | Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase | Listed | 136 | - |
| 15 Apr 98 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Oliver Freaney &.Co. Dan Moore Handicap Chase | Listed | 151 | - |
| 27 Apr 94 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Punchestown (IRE) | Heineken Gold Cup (H'cap Chase) | Listed | - | - |
| 5 Mar 94 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Navan (IRE) | E.B.F. Novice Chase Series Final | Listed | - | - |
| 13 Feb 94 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Leopardstown (IRE) | WinElectric Chase Series Final | Listed | - | - |
| 6 Apr 95 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Aintree | Martell Cup Chase Grade 2 | Class 1 | - | £31,558 |
| 20 Nov 07 | Cossack Dancer (IRE) | Folkestone | Daily Mail Raceday Handicap Chase (In Memory of Lady Harmsworth Blunt) | Class 3 | 122 | £15,658 |
| 11 Nov 04 | Cossack Dancer (IRE) | Ludlow | European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D | Class 3 | - | £5,818 |
| 23 Mar 06 | Cossack Dancer (IRE) | Ludlow | Eddie Mapp Memorial Beginners' Chase | Class 4 | 114 | £6,263 |
| 29 Sep 01 | Merry Minstrel (IRE) | Plumpton | cantorindex.com On-Line Tax Free Market Trading Novices' Handicap Chase Class E | Class 4 | 83 | £3,136 |
| 9 Aug 02 | Laughing Lesa (IRE) | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Foster And Allen Mares Maiden Hurdle | Non-handicap (unclassified) | 78 | €6,900 |
| 14 Jul 01 | Merry Minstrel (IRE) | Wexford (RH) (IRE) | Talbot Hotel Handicap Chase | Handicap (unclassified) | 68 | €8,848 |
| 1 Jun 01 | Merry Minstrel (IRE) | Downpatrick (IRE) | Heart Of Down Handicap Chase | Handicap (unclassified) | 65 | €6,879 |
| 22 Nov 97 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Naas (IRE) | Poplar Square Chase | Non-handicap (unclassified) | - | - |
| 5 Dec 93 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Punchestown (IRE) | Esb WinElectric Chase | Non-handicap (unclassified) | - | - |
| 21 Apr 93 | Merry Gale (IRE) | Gowran Park (IRE) | Thomastown Maiden Hurdle | Non-handicap (unclassified) | - | - |
Top 20 wins, highest grade first.
Produce by sire
| Strong Gale (IRE) | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 18 | £60,570 | €0 | Merry Gale (IRE) | |
| Black Minstrel (GB) | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | £10,024 | €16,714 | Merry Minstrel (IRE) | |
| Bob Back (USA) | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | £0 | €8,605 | Laughing Lesa (IRE) | |
| Moscow Society (USA) | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | £79,519 | €0 | Cossack Dancer (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.
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Quick answers
- How many winners has Merry Lesa produced?
- Merry Lesa (GB) is the dam of 4 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 25 wins from 130 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
- Who is the best offspring of Merry Lesa?
- On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Merry Lesa (GB) is Merry Gale (IRE), by Strong Gale (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with a best official rating of 154; the top win came in the M.M.I. Stockbrokers Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 25 November 1995.
- How many black-type winners has Merry Lesa produced?
- Merry Lesa (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland, including the Group or Grade 1 winner Merry Gale (IRE).
- How much prize money have Merry Lesa's offspring won?
- The offspring of Merry Lesa (GB) have earned £150,113 in Britain and €25,319 in Ireland since 1990.
- What is Merry Lesa's pedigree?
- Merry Lesa (GB) is by Dalesa (GB).
- Did Merry Lesa race?
- No British or Irish runs are on record for Merry Lesa (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
- Have Merry Lesa's daughters produced runners?
- 1 daughter of Merry Lesa (GB) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
- Which family does Merry Lesa belong to?
- Merry Lesa (GB) is the founding mare of the Merry Lesa (GB) family in RaceWatch records.
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