Operissimo (GB)

Dam of Doctor Bartolo (IRE), The Character (IRE), Silver Grey (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Singspiel (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 9 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 17 from 158 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £129,321 GB · €17,727 IRE
Best progeny OR: 124

Progeny

All known progeny


2007	Silver Grey (IRE)	2	Black-type placed	Martyn Meade	mare	Chineur (FR)	21	2	3	9.5%	108	£16,141	€0	9 Jun 12
2008	Allegrissimo (IRE)	0	-	Clive Cox	filly	Redback (GB)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	2 Jun 10
2011	The Character (IRE)	6	-	Donald McCain	gelding	Bushranger (IRE)	41	3	5	14.6%	115	£48,476	€0	4 Jun 19
2012	Kodiva (IRE)	0	Black-type placed	Charles Hills	filly	Kodiac (GB)	4	2	1	0.0%	93	£8,329	€0	17 Jun 15
2013	Free To Roam (IRE)	3	-	Adrian McGuinness	mare	Bushranger (IRE)	32	5	4	9.4%	55	£6,074	€17,727	2 Feb 18
2014	Doctor Bartolo (IRE)	3	-	Alan King	gelding	Sir Prancealot (IRE)	13	5	3	23.1%	124	£22,624	€0	23 Feb 18
2015	Kodiac Harbour (IRE)	3	-	Robyn Brisland	gelding	Kodiac (GB)	27	6	1	11.1%	87	£25,678	€0	21 Sep 22
2019	Acoustic (IRE)	0	-	Maurice Barnes	gelding	Kodiac (GB)	13	1	0	0.0%	78	£1,998	€0	27 Aug 25
2020	Achernar (IRE)	0	-	Hugo Palmer	gelding	Galileo Gold (GB)	4	0	0	0.0%	67	£0	€0	11 Jun 24

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


7 Apr 17	The Character (IRE)	Sedgefield	LJJ Contractors Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	113	£5,302
27 May 19	Kodiac Harbour (IRE)	Leicester	Foxton Handicap	Class 4	83	£5,531
23 Feb 18	Doctor Bartolo (IRE)	Warwick	Whitson Bloodstock & Olly Murphy Racing Juvenile Hurdle	Class 4	124	£4,419
29 Jun 17	Doctor Bartolo (IRE)	Newbury	Pegasus Pumps Ltd Handicap	Class 4	76	£4,690
2 Nov 16	The Character (IRE)	Musselburgh	Watch Racing UK In HD Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	109	£3,249
28 Sep 16	The Character (IRE)	Bangor-on-Dee	Barringtons Cleaning Ltd Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
11 Jun 15	The Character (IRE)	Haydock	Tonight's Top Tip - Silk Mill Handicap	Class 4	74	£5,499
27 Sep 14	The Character (IRE)	Chester	Sportingbet Maiden Stakes	Class 4	79	£6,469
4 Aug 11	Silver Grey (IRE)	Sandown	Variety Club Day On August 20th Handicap	Class 4	78	£4,075
21 Dec 20	Kodiac Harbour (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Bombardier "March To Your Own Drum" Handicap	Class 5	68	£6,146
4 Jun 19	The Character (IRE)	Bangor-on-Dee	bangorBET Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	97	£3,769
15 Feb 19	Kodiac Harbour (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Sun Racing Top Tips And Previews Novice Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,911
11 Jan 17	Doctor Bartolo (IRE)	Newcastle (AW)	32Red.com Maiden Stakes	Class 5	76	£3,235
9 Jul 09	Silver Grey (IRE)	Epsom	Epsom Trainers Open Day August 2nd Maiden Auction Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,238
19 Apr 16	Free To Roam (IRE)	Brighton	Sussex Cleaning&Care - Official Cleaning Partner Classified Stakes	Class 6	55	£2,264
8 Apr 16	Free To Roam (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Ladies Evening Friday 19th August Handicap	Class 6	50	£2,588
21 Dec 17	Free To Roam (IRE)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	45	€6,160

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Chineur (FR)	2007	1	1	1	21	2	9.5%	£16,141	€0	Silver Grey (IRE)
Redback (GB)	2008	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Bushranger (IRE)	2011-2013	2	2	2	73	9	12.3%	£54,550	€17,727	The Character (IRE)
Kodiac (GB)	2012-2019	3	3	1	44	3	6.8%	£36,005	€0	Kodiac Harbour (IRE)
Sir Prancealot (IRE)	2014	1	1	1	13	3	23.1%	£22,624	€0	Doctor Bartolo (IRE)
Galileo Gold (GB)	2020	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-

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 Operissimo produced?: Operissimo (GB) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 17 wins from 158 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Operissimo?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Operissimo (GB) is Silver Grey (IRE), by Chineur (FR), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 108; the top win came in the Variety Club Day On August 20th Handicap at Sandown on 4 August 2011.
How much prize money have Operissimo's offspring won?: The offspring of Operissimo (GB) have earned £129,320 in Britain and €17,727 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Operissimo's pedigree?: Operissimo (GB) is by Singspiel (IRE).
Did Operissimo race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Operissimo (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Operissimo been mated with?: The known produce of Operissimo (GB) is by 6 different stallions, most often Kodiac (GB) (3 foals).
Have Operissimo's daughters produced runners?: 4 daughters of Operissimo (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Operissimo belong to?: Operissimo (GB) is the founding mare of the Operissimo (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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