Which Thistle (IRE)

Dam of Irish Thistle (IRE), Noble Robin (IRE), Aengus (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Saddlers' Hall (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 12 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 13 from 170 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £76,594 GB · €81,340 IRE
Best progeny OR: 142

Progeny

All known progeny


2007	Irish Thistle (IRE)	4	Black-type placed	Dai Williams	gelding	Luso (GB)	65	5	9	6.2%	142	£20,277	€40,680	31 Mar 19
2008	Littlemissthistle (IRE)	0	-	Daniel G Murphy	mare	Classic Cliche (IRE)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	19 Feb 14
2009	Why Not Thistle (IRE)	1	-	Daniel G Murphy	mare	Flemensfirth (USA)	9	1	2	11.1%	111	£0	€14,405	5 Apr 15
2010	Aengus (IRE)	4	-	Jennie Candlish	gelding	Robin Des Champs (FR)	38	2	8	10.5%	124	£15,617	€19,535	17 Feb 20
2011	Noble Robin (IRE)	2	-	Jonjo O'Neill	gelding	Robin Des Champs (FR)	5	0	0	40.0%	130	£8,686	€0	8 Dec 18
2012	Ted Thistle (IRE)	0	-	Stuart Edmunds	gelding	Getaway (GER)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	25 Oct 17
2015	Master Templar (IRE)	0	-	Mrs G Andrews	gelding	Robin Des Champs (FR)	12	1	2	0.0%	116	£4,907	€0	3 Apr 25
2016	Barney Stinson (IRE)	0	-	Adam Nicol	gelding	Fame And Glory (GB)	17	4	3	0.0%	114	£6,618	€6,720	18 Feb 24
2017	Which Robin (IRE)	0	-	Daniel G Murphy	mare	Robin Des Champs (FR)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	13 Oct 22
2018	Millford Hill (IRE)	0	-	Rebecca Menzies	gelding	Flemensfirth (USA)	5	0	0	0.0%	77	£0	€0	25 May 26
2019	Thistle Be The One (IRE)	1	-	Ben Clarke	gelding	Arctic Cosmos (USA)	11	3	0	9.1%	114	£17,474	€0	24 May 26
2021	That'll Be Oxo (IRE)	1	-	Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	gelding	Blue Bresil (FR)	2	0	1	50.0%	-	£3,015	€0	12 Jan 26

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 Feb 24	Thistle Be The One (IRE)	Kempton	Coral We're Here For It Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 3	-	£7,805
11 Mar 16	Irish Thistle (IRE)	Sandown	Albert Hall Dance Floors Handicap Chase	Class 3	118	£7,148
13 Jan 18	Noble Robin (IRE)	Wetherby	Racing UK Jump To It Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	128	£4,549
24 Nov 17	Noble Robin (IRE)	Ffos Las	Sigma 3 Kitchens Ltd Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,899
28 Feb 17	Aengus (IRE)	Catterick	Racing Again 8th March Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	114	£3,249
21 Feb 17	Aengus (IRE)	Wetherby	Follow @racing_uk On Twitter Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	107	£3,574
12 Jan 26	That'll Be Oxo (IRE)	Hereford	Hereford Ladies Day Saturday 7th March Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	-	£2,451
14 Mar 15	Why Not Thistle (IRE)	Limerick (IRE)	19 Euro Punters Pack Mares Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€8,280
7 Feb 15	Aengus (IRE)	Naas (IRE)	BESS BALL Hype Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€8,280
19 Nov 14	Aengus (IRE)	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€5,175
12 Jan 14	Irish Thistle (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Novice Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€13,000
19 Feb 13	Irish Thistle (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Follow Navan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,900
18 Mar 12	Irish Thistle (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Discover Meath (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€5,520

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Luso (GB)	2007	1	1	1	65	4	6.2%	£20,277	€40,680	Irish Thistle (IRE)
Classic Cliche (IRE)	2008	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Flemensfirth (USA)	2009-2018	2	2	1	14	1	7.1%	£0	€14,405	Why Not Thistle (IRE)
Robin Des Champs (FR)	2010-2017	4	4	2	56	6	10.7%	£29,210	€19,535	Aengus (IRE)
Getaway (GER)	2012	1	1	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Fame And Glory (GB)	2016	1	1	0	17	0	0.0%	£6,618	€6,720	-
Arctic Cosmos (USA)	2019	1	1	1	11	1	9.1%	£17,474	€0	Thistle Be The One (IRE)
Blue Bresil (FR)	2021	1	1	1	2	1	50.0%	£3,015	€0	That'll Be Oxo (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 Which Thistle produced?: Which Thistle (IRE) is the dam of 12 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 13 wins from 170 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Which Thistle?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Which Thistle (IRE) is Irish Thistle (IRE), by Luso (GB), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 142; the top win came in the Albert Hall Dance Floors Handicap Chase at Sandown on 11 March 2016.
How much prize money have Which Thistle's offspring won?: The offspring of Which Thistle (IRE) have earned £76,594 in Britain and €81,340 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Which Thistle's pedigree?: Which Thistle (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE).
Did Which Thistle race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Which Thistle (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Which Thistle been mated with?: The known produce of Which Thistle (IRE) is by 8 different stallions, most often Robin Des Champs (FR) (4 foals).
Have Which Thistle's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Which Thistle (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Which Thistle belong to?: Which Thistle (IRE) is the founding mare of the Which Thistle (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.