Unbidden Melody (USA)

Dam of Greenhope (IRE), Most Definitely (IRE), Great Melody (IRE)

Country: USA
Sire: Chieftain

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 10 runners (60%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 20 from 226 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £245,935 GB · €9,081 IRE
Best progeny OR: 141

Progeny

All known progeny


1987	Ruling Passion (GB)	0	Sir Michael Stoute	colt	Bairn (USA)	3	1	1	0.0%	91	£7,860	€0	29 Sep 90
1989	Zamaan Ya Zamaan (IRE)	0	Michael Jarvis	gelding	Persian Bold (IRE)	5	1	1	0.0%	-	£930	€0	4 Jul 92
1991	Broughton Singer (IRE)	1	Willie Musson	filly	Common Grounds (GB)	11	0	0	9.1%	62	£4,883	€0	10 Oct 95
1993	Muhandam (IRE)	2	P A Kelleway	gelding	Common Grounds (GB)	12	0	2	16.7%	72	£7,246	€0	24 Oct 97
1995	Great Melody (IRE)	3	T J O'Mara	gelding	Pips Pride (GB)	41	2	4	7.3%	97	£11,540	€8,681	13 Feb 03
1998	Greenhope (IRE)	7	Nicky Henderson	gelding	Definite Article (GB)	41	7	5	17.1%	141	£125,547	€0	24 May 08
1999	Hestherelad (IRE)	0	Robert Johnson	gelding	Definite Article (GB)	16	1	1	0.0%	96	£2,515	€0	21 May 08
2000	Most Definitely (IRE)	4	Robert Stronge	gelding	Definite Article (GB)	77	16	10	5.2%	115	£69,335	€0	27 Apr 09
2001	Countrywide Flyer (IRE)	3	David Barron	gelding	Revoque (IRE)	17	5	2	17.6%	92	£16,080	€400	25 Feb 04
2002	Hernameismary (IRE)	0	K F O'Brien	filly	Revoque (IRE)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	23 Sep 04

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


17 Mar 06	Greenhope (IRE)	Cheltenham	Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Handicap) Grade 3	Class 1	132	£42,765
27 Dec 01	Greenhope (IRE)	Kempton	Executive Network Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class B	Class 2	-	£7,053
17 Nov 01	Greenhope (IRE)	Cheltenham	Jet UK Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class B	Class 2	-	£8,619
16 Jul 05	Most Definitely (IRE)	Ripon	Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap	Class 3	85	£11,113
14 Feb 05	Greenhope (IRE)	Plumpton	Tyser Insurance Ltd Beginners' Chase Class D	Class 3	-	£7,228
27 Dec 03	Greenhope (IRE)	Kempton	Pertemps ASAP Handicap Hurdle Class D	Class 3	122	£6,206
3 Nov 01	Greenhope (IRE)	Ascot	United House Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class C	Class 3	-	£4,875
25 Jun 05	Most Definitely (IRE)	Doncaster	Lord Conyers Hotel Stayers' Handicap	Class 4	79	£6,832
29 Apr 05	Most Definitely (IRE)	Musselburgh	Gebals Solicitors Handicap	Class 4	75	£6,747
23 Jan 04	Countrywide Flyer (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	betdirect.co.uk Handicap Class D	Class 4	80	£4,017
24 Nov 03	Countrywide Flyer (IRE)	Southwell (AW)	betdirect.co.uk Novice Stakes Class D	Class 4	82	£3,052
22 Jul 01	Greenhope (IRE)	Redcar	National Joint Pitch Council Handicap Class D	Class 4	77	£7,248
3 Feb 98	Great Melody (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Nectarine Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,371
14 Mar 97	Muhandam (IRE)	Fakenham	Holkham Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	-	£1,831
15 Oct 04	Most Definitely (IRE)	Redcar	Weatherbys Insurance Services Handicap	Class 5	65	£7,787
28 Jun 97	Muhandam (IRE)	Doncaster	Baileys Original Irish Cream Maiden Handicap Class E	Class 5	65	£4,370
28 Oct 94	Broughton Singer (IRE)	Newmarket	Avenue Apprentice Handicap Class E	Class 5	51	£4,565
16 Oct 03	Countrywide Flyer (IRE)	Southwell (AW)	Golf & Racing At Southwell Selling Stakes Class G	Class 6	74	£2,038
5 Aug 99	Great Melody (IRE)	Chepstow	Steak And Kidney Selling Stakes Class F	Class 6	57	£2,402
15 Feb 01	Great Melody (IRE)	Clonmel (IRE)	Killenaule Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	79	€6,193

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Bairn (USA)	1987	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£7,860	€0	-
Persian Bold (IRE)	1989	1	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£930	€0	-
Common Grounds (GB)	1991-1993	2	2	2	23	3	13.0%	£12,129	€0	Muhandam (IRE)
Pips Pride (GB)	1995	1	1	1	41	3	7.3%	£11,540	€8,681	Great Melody (IRE)
Definite Article (GB)	1998-2000	3	3	2	134	11	8.2%	£197,397	€0	Greenhope (IRE)
Revoque (IRE)	2001-2002	2	2	1	20	3	15.0%	£16,080	€400	Countrywide Flyer (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 Unbidden Melody produced?: Unbidden Melody (USA) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 20 wins from 226 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Unbidden Melody?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Unbidden Melody (USA) is Greenhope (IRE), by Definite Article (GB), with a best official rating of 141; the top win came in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Handicap) Grade 3 at Cheltenham on 17 March 2006.
How much prize money have Unbidden Melody's offspring won?: The offspring of Unbidden Melody (USA) have earned £245,936 in Britain and €9,081 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Unbidden Melody's pedigree?: Unbidden Melody (USA) is by Chieftain.
Did Unbidden Melody race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Unbidden Melody (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Unbidden Melody been mated with?: The known produce of Unbidden Melody (USA) is by 6 different stallions, most often Definite Article (GB) (3 foals).
Have Unbidden Melody's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Unbidden Melody (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Unbidden Melody belong to?: Unbidden Melody (USA) is the founding mare of the Unbidden Melody (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

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