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Family profile
The Melodramatic family
Best known: Any Given Day (IRE)
- Founding mare
- Melodramatic (GB)
- Winners
- 10
- Descendants ran
- 18
- Black-type winners
- 1
- G1 winners
- 0
- Generations
- 4
- Prize
- £218,640 GB · €1,640 IRE
Tree
Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareMelodramatic (GB)
Last Embrace (IRE)Generation 1 · 2W · 8R
Once Smitten (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 3R
Veverka (GB)Generation 3 · 2W · 28R+ 1 more
Overact (IRE)Generation 1 · 2W · 8R
Five Of Wands (GB)Generation 2 · 0W · 6R
Ovilia (IRE)Generation 3 · 0W · 10R+ 3 more
Broodmares
- Melodramatic (GB) 4 runners · 4 winners
- Last Embrace (IRE) 3 runners · 1 winners
- Overact (IRE) 2 runners · 1 winners
- Once Smitten (IRE) 1 runners · 1 winners
- Five Of Wands (GB) 4 runners · 2 winners
- Ovilia (IRE) 3 runners · 1 winners
- Veverka (GB) 1 runners · 0 winners
Winners
Black-type winners
- Any Given Day (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2005 · Dam: Five Of Wands (GB) · Sire: Clodovil (IRE) · Runs: 40 · Wins: 12 · Best OR: 159 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: totesport 0800 221 221 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed), Chepstow 2010 · Prize GB (£): 123970 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2014-10-10
Highest level first.
All winners
- Any Given Day (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2005 · Dam: Five Of Wands (GB) · Sire: Clodovil (IRE) · Runs: 40 · Wins: 12 · Best OR: 159 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: totesport 0800 221 221 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed), Chepstow 2010 · Prize GB (£): 123970 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2014-10-10
- Just Loose Change (GB)Generation: 4 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2017 · Dam: Ovilia (IRE) · Sire: Yorgunnabelucky (USA) · Runs: 22 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 114 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Jumps Is Back With Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase, Huntingdon 2024 · Prize GB (£): 28068 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-02-12
- Opinionated I (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 1988 · Dam: Melodramatic (GB) · Sire: Shernazar (GB) · Runs: 16 · Wins: 3 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: O'Malley Construction Co. Ltd. Handicap, Galway (IRE) 1991 · Last run: 1991-11-02
- Overact (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 1991 · Dam: Melodramatic (GB) · Sire: Law Society (USA) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 100 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Bass Special Maiden Auction Stakes, Warwick 1993 · Prize GB (£): 11943 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 1994-08-09
- Veverka (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: mare · Foaled: 2001 · Dam: Once Smitten (IRE) · Sire: King's Theatre (IRE) · Runs: 28 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 98 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap Hurdle, Worcester 2006 · Prize GB (£): 13008 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2008-03-04
- Last Embrace (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 1989 · Dam: Melodramatic (GB) · Sire: Shernazar (GB) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 85 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: August Handicap, Newbury 1992 · Prize GB (£): 13204 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 1993-10-14
- Patavian (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2004 · Dam: Five Of Wands (GB) · Sire: Titus Livius (FR) · Runs: 19 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 95 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Racing Post Median Auction Maiden Stakes, Hamilton 2007 · Prize GB (£): 3566 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2009-07-28
- Pixielated (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 1995 · Dam: Last Embrace (IRE) · Sire: Fairy King (USA) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 77 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Rosslare Fillies' Handicap, Chepstow 1998 · Prize GB (£): 7003 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 1998-07-17
- Showmanship I (GB)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 1987 · Dam: Melodramatic (GB) · Sire: Shernazar (GB) · Runs: 24 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 71 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Tote Dual Forecast Handicap, Leicester 1991 · Prize GB (£): 8785 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 1991-10-30
- Woodcote Warrior (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 1996 · Dam: Overact (IRE) · Sire: Barathea (IRE) · Runs: 9 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 70 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Sunset Apprentice Handicap, Chepstow 1999 · Prize GB (£): 4179 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 1999-07-12
By black type, then wins.
Stats
Family record by code
No records available.
Runners counted in each code they ran in.
Stallions that worked with this family
- Clodovil (IRE)Sire: Clodovil (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 50 · Wins: 12 · Win %: 24.0 · Prize GB (£): 124800 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Any Given Day (IRE)
- Shernazar (GB)Sire: Shernazar (GB) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 3 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 48 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 12.5 · Prize GB (£): 21989 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Opinionated I (IRE)
- Yorgunnabelucky (USA)Sire: Yorgunnabelucky (USA) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 25 · Wins: 3 · Win %: 12.0 · Prize GB (£): 28068 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Just Loose Change (GB)
- Barathea (IRE)Sire: Barathea (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 9 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 11.1 · Prize GB (£): 4179 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Woodcote Warrior (IRE)
- Fairy King (USA)Sire: Fairy King (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 8 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 12.5 · Prize GB (£): 7003 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Pixielated (IRE)
- King's Theatre (IRE)Sire: King's Theatre (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 28 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 7.1 · Prize GB (£): 13008 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Veverka (GB)
- Law Society (USA)Sire: Law Society (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 8 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 25.0 · Prize GB (£): 11943 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Overact (IRE)
- Titus Livius (FR)Sire: Titus Livius (FR) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 19 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 5.3 · Prize GB (£): 3566 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Patavian (IRE)
- Caerleon (USA)Sire: Caerleon (USA) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 9 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 4085 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Once Smitten (IRE)
- Assertive (GB)Sire: Assertive (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 3 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Donard Lass (GB)
- Fast Company (IRE)Sire: Fast Company (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 2 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Any Given Time (IRE)
- Old Vic (GB)Sire: Old Vic (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 1240 · Best runner: Walker Ridge (IRE)
- Proconsul (GB)Sire: Proconsul (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 3 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 400 · Best runner: Chief Consul (GB)
Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).
Record by generation
No records available.
Current
Descendants in training
- Just Loose Change (GB)Generation: 4 · Age: 9 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2017 · Dam: Ovilia (IRE) · Sire: Yorgunnabelucky (USA) · Runs: 22 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 114 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 28068 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-02-12 · Trainer: Darren McAlinden
Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.
Founding mare
Generation 1
Last Embrace (IRE)
Overact (IRE)
Generation 2
Once Smitten (IRE)
Five Of Wands (GB)
Generation 3
Ovilia (IRE)
Veverka (GB)
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