Playing Around (GB)

Dam of Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE), Dandy Dan (IRE), Getaround (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Act One (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 6 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 15 from 72 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £106,450 GB · €90,966 IRE
Best progeny OR: 145
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


2013	Dandy Dan (IRE)	6	-	J Bourne	gelding	Midnight Legend (GB)	22	5	3	27.3%	145	£79,586	€0	2 Jun 23
2014	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	5	Listed winner (2 black-type wins)	Mrs Denise Foster	mare	Big Bad Bob (IRE)	10	1	1	50.0%	81	£0	€86,141	29 Apr 21
2015	Getaround (IRE)	4	-	Dan Skelton	gelding	Getaway (GER)	12	0	3	33.3%	139	£26,864	€0	27 Dec 21
2017	The Grey Goose (IRE)	0	-	Aidan Anthony Howard	mare	Shirocco (GER)	4	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	1 Oct 22
2018	Vroomvroomboo (IRE)	0	-	James Andrew Fahey	mare	Dylan Thomas (IRE)	19	0	3	0.0%	100	£0	€4,825	9 Oct 26
2019	Calendar House (IRE)	0	-	Joseph Hennessy	filly	Kalanisi (IRE)	5	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	5 Nov 23
2021	No Loose Ends	0	-	P J Rothwell	gelding	Elusive Pimpernel	0	0	0	-	-	£0	€0	-

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


24 Nov 19	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Coolmore N.H. Sires Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race	Listed	-	€23,600
4 Oct 19	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	Gowran Park (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race	Listed	-	€20,650
28 Nov 20	Getaround (IRE)	Newcastle	Newcastle Flooring "The French Furze" Novices' Hurdle	Class 2	135	£9,384
27 Oct 18	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Kelso	Belhaven Brewery Chase	Class 2	132	£17,373
25 Feb 19	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Ayr	Like Racing TV On Facebook Novices' Chase	Class 3	140	£7,343
29 Apr 22	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Cheltenham	Ineos Grenadier Mixed Open Hunters' Chase	Class 4	134	£5,133
7 Sep 20	Getaround (IRE)	Perth	Scottish Racing Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,769
3 Mar 20	Getaround (IRE)	Exeter	starsports.bet Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£4,224
27 Dec 19	Getaround (IRE)	Chepstow	Coral "Fail To Finish" Free Bets Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 4	-	£3,509
11 Oct 18	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Bangor-on-Dee	starsports.bet Beginners' Chase	Class 4	127	£4,809
9 Nov 17	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Ludlow	Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
14 May 17	Dandy Dan (IRE)	Ludlow	Ann Esp Memorial "Newcomers" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 4	-	£3,899
22 Mar 21	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Slane Mares Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€7,080
22 Jun 20	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	Roscommon (IRE)	Athleague Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,490
16 May 19	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	Clonmel (IRE)	Friday June 7th BBQ At Clonmel Races Mares INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,160

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Midnight Legend (GB)	2013	1	1	1	0	22	6	27.3%	£79,586	€0	Dandy Dan (IRE)
Big Bad Bob (IRE)	2014	1	1	1	1	10	5	50.0%	£0	€86,141	Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)
Getaway (GER)	2015	1	1	1	0	12	4	33.3%	£26,864	€0	Getaround (IRE)
Shirocco (GER)	2017	1	1	0	0	4	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Dylan Thomas (IRE)	2018	1	1	0	0	19	0	0.0%	£0	€4,825	-
Kalanisi (IRE)	2019	1	1	0	0	5	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Elusive Pimpernel	2021	1	0	0	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 Playing Around produced?: Playing Around (GB) is the dam of 6 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 15 wins from 72 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Playing Around?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Playing Around (GB) is Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE), by Big Bad Bob (IRE), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 81; the top win came in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race (Listed) at Navan (IRE) on 24 November 2019.
How many black-type winners has Playing Around produced?: Playing Around (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Playing Around's offspring won?: The offspring of Playing Around (GB) have earned £106,450 in Britain and €90,966 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Playing Around's pedigree?: Playing Around (GB) is by Act One (GB).
Did Playing Around race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Playing Around (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.

Updated 2026-10-09