Rare Gesture (IRE)

Dam of Duhallow Gesture (IRE), Me And Ben (IRE), Cogryhill (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Shalford (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 8 runners (63%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 16 from 126 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £96,539 GB · €57,431 IRE
Best progeny OR: 131
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2

Progeny

All known progeny


2003	Present Gesture (IRE)	3	-	Daniel G Murphy	mare	Presenting (GB)	22	2	1	13.6%	121	£7,323	€6,489	6 Oct 11
2004	Lady Rhinestone (IRE)	1	-	Nicky Henderson	mare	Presenting (GB)	4	0	1	25.0%	-	£1,943	€0	25 Feb 10
2006	Jayeffkay (IRE)	0	-	Paul Nolan	gelding	Anshan (GB)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	13 Nov 11
2007	Me And Ben (IRE)	4	Listed winner	Fergal O'Brien	mare	Revoque (IRE)	27	5	3	14.8%	130	£39,472	€13,020	2 Nov 14
2008	Diamond Gesture (IRE)	0	-	Gordon Elliott	mare	Presenting (GB)	28	0	2	0.0%	98	£1,295	€1,640	25 Aug 16
2009	Galveston (IRE)	0	-	Thomas Foley	gelding	Presenting (GB)	14	2	0	0.0%	104	£1,565	€0	22 Jul 18
2010	Cogryhill (IRE)	3	Black-type placed	A. J. Martin	gelding	Presenting (GB)	14	0	4	21.4%	123	£0	€29,353	14 May 18
2012	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	5	Listed winner	Anthony Honeyball	mare	King's Theatre (IRE)	15	1	3	33.3%	131	£44,940	€6,930	14 Mar 20

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


26 Dec 17	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	Huntingdon	Henrietta Knight Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Listed	-	£11,390
17 Apr 14	Me And Ben (IRE)	Cheltenham	EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Finale	Listed	108	£22,508
14 Mar 20	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	Fontwell	Dr Alastair Wells Retirement Mares' Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	127	£5,760
16 Mar 19	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	Fontwell	bet365 Mares' Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	124	£6,077
4 Feb 19	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	Taunton	Evening With Tommo And Champ 29th March Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Class 3	123	£8,707
3 Jul 14	Me And Ben (IRE)	Perth	NMU Glasgow Handicap Chase	Class 4	112	£6,389
24 Aug 13	Me And Ben (IRE)	Cartmel	EBF Mary Cookson Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	97	£3,249
29 Mar 09	Present Gesture (IRE)	Newton Abbot	Kingsteignton Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	109	£3,578
1 Jun 08	Present Gesture (IRE)	Perth	SIS Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders…	Class 5	-	£1,713
3 Jun 09	Lady Rhinestone (IRE)	Fontwell	Megan Tayla And Marni Ware Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	-	£1,561
11 May 17	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,622
1 Jul 16	Cogryhill (IRE)	Wexford (IRE)	Blackstairs Beginners Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€7,073
30 Oct 15	Cogryhill (IRE)	Down Royal (IRE)	Eventsec Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€9,660
15 Feb 15	Cogryhill (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Flower Hill (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,210
20 Sep 14	Me And Ben (IRE)	Listowel (IRE)	Clieveragh Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	123	€10,350
10 May 08	Present Gesture (IRE)	Downpatrick (IRE)	I.T.B.A. (Northern Region) Ladies INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€5,874

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Presenting (GB)	2003-2010	5	5	3	0	82	7	8.5%	£12,126	€37,482	Cogryhill (IRE)
Anshan (GB)	2006	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Revoque (IRE)	2007	1	1	1	1	27	4	14.8%	£39,472	€13,020	Me And Ben (IRE)
King's Theatre (IRE)	2012	1	1	1	1	15	5	33.3%	£44,940	€6,930	Duhallow Gesture (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.

Quick answers

How many winners has Rare Gesture produced?: Rare Gesture (IRE) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 16 wins from 126 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Rare Gesture?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Rare Gesture (IRE) is Duhallow Gesture (IRE), by King's Theatre (IRE), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 131; the top win came in the Henrietta Knight Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed) at Huntingdon on 26 December 2017.
How many black-type winners has Rare Gesture produced?: Rare Gesture (IRE) has produced 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Rare Gesture's offspring won?: The offspring of Rare Gesture (IRE) have earned £96,538 in Britain and €57,432 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Rare Gesture's pedigree?: Rare Gesture (IRE) is by Shalford (IRE).
Did Rare Gesture race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Rare Gesture (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Rare Gesture been mated with?: The known produce of Rare Gesture (IRE) is by 4 different stallions, most often Presenting (GB) (5 foals).
Have Rare Gesture's daughters produced runners?: 5 daughters of Rare Gesture (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Rare Gesture belong to?: Rare Gesture (IRE) is the founding mare of the Rare Gesture (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.

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