Sparky May (GB)

Dam of Stage Star (IRE) (MansionBet Challow Novices' Hurdle, Turners Novices' Chase), La Malmason (IRE), Starmount (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Midnight Legend (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 4 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 18 from 62 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £417,711 GB · €38,870 IRE
Best progeny OR: 166
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1 (1 Group/Grade 1)
Foaled: 2005 · out of Glassy Appeal (USA)

Race record

Her own record


National Hunt	12	4	2	2	33.3%	66.7%	£63,397	148

Her runs


17 Dec 11	Ascot	7/7	16/1	dist	Timmy Murphy	Keiran Burke	Hurdle	Class 1	Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle Grade 1	3m½f	Soft	11-0	Big Buck's (FR)	145
26 Nov 11	Newbury	4/6	8/1	10½	Timmy Murphy	Keiran Burke	Hurdle	Class 1	Sportingbet Long Distance Hurdle Grade 2	3m½f	Good to Soft	11-1	Big Buck's (FR)	148
8 Apr 11	Aintree	3/19	4/1F	6¼	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 1	John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle Grade 1	3m½f	Good	10-11	Saint Are (FR)	148
15 Mar 11	Cheltenham	2/14	4/1	10	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 1	David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle Grade 2	2m4f	Good	11-5	Quevega (FR)	148
22 Jan 11	Ascot	1/8	7/1	won	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 1	1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares' Hurdle Grade 2	2m7½f	Good to Soft	11-0	Carole's Legacy (GB)	138
25 Nov 10	Newbury	1/7	9/2	won	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 3	E B F Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	2m4½f	Good to Soft	11-3	Alverstone (GB)	127
9 Nov 10	Lingfield	1/13	9/2	won	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 4	Marsh Green Mares' Novices' Hurdle	2m½f	Good to Soft	10-12	American Ladie (GB)	-
20 Oct 10	Worcester	1/14	6/1	won	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	Hurdle	Class 4	Book Christmas Parties At Worcester Racecourse Mares' Novices' Hurdle	2m	Good	10-5	Boragh Princess (IRE)	-
15 Apr 10	Cheltenham	3/14	25/1	7	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	NH Flat	Class 4	Buy Your Winners At Brightwells Sales Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat…	2m1f	Good	10-8	Instabella (GB)	-
27 Mar 10	Stratford	4/15	16/1	6½	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	NH Flat	Class 5	Coventry Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	2m½f	Soft	10-4	Skint (GB)	-
13 Mar 10	Sandown	8/12	33/1	dist	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	NH Flat	Listed	DBS/EBF Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Final	2m	Good to Soft	10-9	Mizzurka (GB)	-
4 Nov 09	Warwick	2/15	66/1	1¾	Keiran Burke	Patrick Rodford	NH Flat	Class 5	DBS/EBF Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	2m	Good	10-7	Banjaxed Girl (GB)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has Sparky May produced?: Sparky May (GB) is the dam of 4 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 18 wins from 62 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Sparky May?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Sparky May (GB) is Stage Star (IRE), by Fame And Glory (GB), a Grade 1 winner with a best official rating of 166; the top win came in the Turners Novices' Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller) (Grade 1) at Cheltenham on 16 March 2023.
How many black-type winners has Sparky May produced?: Sparky May (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland, including the Group or Grade 1 winner Stage Star (IRE).
How much prize money have Sparky May's offspring won?: The offspring of Sparky May (GB) have earned £417,711 in Britain and €38,870 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Sparky May's pedigree?: Sparky May (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Glassy Appeal (USA).
Did Sparky May race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 12 runs, 4 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which family does Sparky May belong to?: Sparky May (GB) belongs to the Glassy Appeal (USA) female family.

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