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

Stats

Progeny record by code


National Hunt	8	5	126	16	10	14	12.7%	27.0%	£96,539	€57,431

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Progeny by race type


Hurdle	8	4	80	6	6	9	7.5%	21.3%	£44,174	€15,635
Chase	5	2	22	4	1	3	18.2%	27.3%	£31,669	€21,023
NH Flat	7	4	24	6	3	2	25.0%	45.8%	£20,695	€20,773

Progeny by distance


2m to 2m1f	8	3	45	4	4	5	8.9%	28.9%	£32,435	€9,138
2m2f to 2m5f	8	4	54	7	4	4	13.0%	24.1%	£53,887	€13,111
2m6f to 3m1f	6	3	26	4	2	5	15.4%	26.9%	£10,217	€28,110
3m2f and over	1	1	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€7,073

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

Progeny by going


Good to firm or firmer	5	2	11	2	3	1	18.2%	54.5%	£7,922	€158
Good	8	4	54	8	2	6	14.8%	22.2%	£39,855	€33,313
Good to soft or yielding	7	2	29	3	4	3	10.3%	31.0%	£20,164	€19,015
Soft	8	1	22	3	1	3	13.6%	31.8%	£28,492	€1,580
Heavy	5	0	10	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£105	€3,365

Progeny by class


Grade 2	2	0	4	0	0	1	0.0%	25.0%	£6,374	€0
Grade 3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€2,925
Listed	3	2	6	2	0	0	33.3%	33.3%	£34,702	€0
Class 2	2	0	5	0	0	2	0.0%	20.0%	£4,680	€0
Class 3	2	1	4	3	0	0	75.0%	75.0%	£20,544	€0
Class 4	6	2	24	3	5	5	12.5%	45.8%	£22,896	€0
Class 5	5	1	22	1	2	1	4.5%	18.2%	£4,525	€0
Class 6	3	1	5	1	3	0	20.0%	80.0%	£2,818	€0
Non-handicap (unclassified)	7	3	36	5	0	3	13.9%	16.7%	£0	€41,906
Handicap (unclassified)	4	1	19	1	0	1	5.3%	10.5%	£0	€12,600

Progeny by age at run


4yo	3	0	6	0	1	0	0.0%	16.7%	£399	€908
5yo	7	4	30	7	1	2	23.3%	30.0%	£15,063	€32,891
6yo	7	3	38	3	6	9	7.9%	39.5%	£23,458	€11,033
7yo	6	2	33	5	2	3	15.2%	24.2%	£51,514	€12,600
8yo	5	1	16	1	0	0	6.3%	6.3%	£6,104	€0
9yo	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

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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