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Horse profile

Always Groovin

Court Cave (IRE) × The Housekeeper (IRE) (Heron Island (IRE))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2019
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 1 Apr 2024, Cork (IRE) (8/10)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
1 Apr 24	Cork (IRE)	8/10	20/1	dist	Ryan Treacy	Josh Halley	Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	3m½f	Soft	11-5	t	Arion Soldier (IRE)	€7,375	0/9

8/101 Apr 24 · Cork (IRE)20/1
Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)3m½fSoft
All fields
Date
1 Apr 24
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
8/10
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Ryan Treacy
Trainer
Josh Halley
Race
Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
3m½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-5
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Arion Soldier (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,375
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Josh Halley	1 Apr 24	1 Apr 24	8/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Josh Halley

Trainer: Josh Halley
First run: 1 Apr 24
Last run: 1 Apr 24
First run for yard: 8/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	1 Apr 24	1 Apr 24

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 1 Apr 24
Last run: 1 Apr 24

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchCourt Cave (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireCourt Cave (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchThe Housekeeper (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamThe Housekeeper (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHeron Island (IRE)
Dam's damThe Wounded Cook (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Court Cave (IRE)

The Housekeeper (IRE)

Not traced

Heron Island (IRE)

The Wounded Cook (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAlways Groovin (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2019

SireCourt Cave (IRE)

DamThe Housekeeper (IRE)

DamsireHeron Island (IRE)

2nd damThe Wounded Cook (IRE)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingThe Lord Maid (IRE)

Female line

The Housekeeper (IRE) · by Heron Island (IRE) · 2 winners from 3 runners · Black-type placed
The Wounded Cook (IRE) · 4 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Court Cave (IRE)	The Housekeeper (IRE)	Heron Island (IRE)	Messrs T & J Hayes	17 Apr 19	bay	mare	Flat 13.0f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m3f

Court Cave (IRE)

Sire: Court Cave (IRE)
Dam: The Housekeeper (IRE)
Damsire: Heron Island (IRE)
Breeder: Messrs T & J Hayes
Foaled: 17 Apr 19
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f

Progeny of Court Cave (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	7,752	792	1,978	10.2%	25.5%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f	2,372	243	624	10.2%	26.3%	1
On Soft going	1,636	156	413	9.5%	25.2%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going	476	49	131	10.3%	27.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 7,752
Wins: 792
Placed: 1,978
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 25.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 2,372
Wins: 243
Placed: 624
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 26.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,636
Wins: 156
Placed: 413
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 25.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going
Runs: 476
Wins: 49
Placed: 131
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 27.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Court Cave (IRE) × Heron Island (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	0	0.0%	0	13	0	2	0.0%	£0	€5,449

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,449

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Always Groovin (IRE)	1	£0	€0
Star Cave (IRE)	4	£0	€3,449
Gibbet Hill (IRE)	8	£0	€2,000

Always Groovin (IRE)

Horse: Always Groovin (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Star Cave (IRE)

Horse: Star Cave (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,449

Gibbet Hill (IRE)

Horse: Gibbet Hill (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,000

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

The Housekeeper (IRE)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Court Cave (IRE) out of The Housekeeper (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Mount Nelson (GB)

The Lord Maid (IRE)3W · 9R

By Kalanisi (IRE)

Heron's Butler (IRE)1W · 8R

Female line

1The Housekeeper (IRE) · by Heron Island (IRE)
2The Wounded Cook (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full The Wounded Cook family

In brief

How old is Always Groovin?

Always Groovin (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 17 April 2019 and is 7 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Always Groovin?

Always Groovin (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of The Housekeeper (IRE), a daughter of Heron Island (IRE), and was bred by Messrs T & J Hayes.

Who trained Always Groovin?

Always Groovin (IRE) was trained by Josh Halley and owned by J Halley at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Always Groovin's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Always Groovin (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Always Groovin still racing?

Always Groovin (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 1 April 2024 at Cork (IRE) in the Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle, finishing 8th of 10, and has not run there since.