Whirly Dancer (GB)

Dam of Beckford (GB), Lagenda (GB), Poets Dance (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 6 runners (67%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 13 from 112 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £88,580 GB · €201,543 IRE
Best progeny OR: 113
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 2007 · out of Whirly Bird (GB)

Next entry · 15 Oct · 14:12 Curragh · Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden

Race record

Her own record


Flat	12	2	3	2	16.7%	58.3%	£14,115	85

Her runs


12 Oct 10	Leicester	6/8	33/1	3¾	Ian Mongan	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 3	Wreake Fillies' Conditions Stakes	1m	Good to Soft	8-12	Long Lashes (USA)	83
24 Sep 10	Ascot	12/14	16/1	27½	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 3	Transformers & Rectifiers Handicap	7f	Good to Soft	8-13	Excellent Guest (GB)	85
11 Aug 10	Sandown	6/9	8/1	5½	Ian Mongan	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 3	Chelsea FC Education Centre's Handicap	7f	Good	9-6	Thrill (GB)	85
22 Jul 10	Doncaster	1/10	5/1	won	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 3	Sky Bet Supporting The Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Fillies' Handicap	7f	Good to Firm	8-13	Cheers For Thea (IRE)	82
24 Jun 10	Leicester	8/9	3/1	17¼	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 4	Rempstone Fillies' Handicap	7f	Good to Firm	9-6	Maid In Heaven (IRE)	82
6 May 10	Goodwood	3/10	7/2	1¾	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 4	Freephone 08000 188191 Fillies' Stakes (Handicap)	1m	Good	9-1	I'm A Dreamer (IRE)	82
12 Apr 10	Folkestone	1/14	3/1	won	Jimmy Quinn	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 5	John Elliott Maiden Stakes	7f	Good to Soft	8-7	Spa's Dancer (IRE)	72
17 Oct 09	Catterick	2/9	3/1F	½	Ian Mongan	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 4	totesport.com Home of Pool Betting Fillies' Nursery	7f	Good	8-12	Transfixed (IRE)	72
1 Oct 09	Wolverhampton (AW)	3/12	5/1	1¾	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat AW	Class 5	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Fillies' Stakes	7f	Standard	9-0	Alice Alleyne (IRE)	70
16 Sep 09	Beverley	2/13	5/1	½	Jimmy Quinn	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 5	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Fillies' Stakes	7½f	Good to Firm	9-0	Silent Secret (IRE)	-
29 Aug 09	Beverley	2/9	6/1	5	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 4	EBF Denise McGhee Is 60 Today Maiden Fillies' Stakes	7½f	Good to Firm	9-0	Saafia (USA)	-
11 Jul 09	Nottingham	9/12	9/2	10¾	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Flat Turf	Class 5	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Fillies' Stakes	6f	Good to Firm	9-0	Miss Smilla (GB)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has Whirly Dancer produced?: Whirly Dancer (GB) is the dam of 6 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 13 wins from 112 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Whirly Dancer?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Whirly Dancer (GB) is Beckford (GB), by Bated Breath (GB), a Group 2 winner with a best official rating of 113; the top win came in the GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) at Curragh (IRE) on 1 July 2017.
How many black-type winners has Whirly Dancer produced?: Whirly Dancer (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Whirly Dancer's offspring won?: The offspring of Whirly Dancer (GB) have earned £88,580 in Britain and €201,543 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Whirly Dancer's pedigree?: Whirly Dancer (GB) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Whirly Bird (GB).
Did Whirly Dancer race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 12 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Have Whirly Dancer's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Whirly Dancer (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Whirly Dancer belong to?: Whirly Dancer (GB) belongs to the Inchmurrin (GB) female family.

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