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Horse profile

Bessy Boru

Brian Boru (GB) × All A Struggle (IRE) (Carlingford Castle (IRE))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2010
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 May 2017, Tipperary (IRE) (7/18)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
11 May 17	Tipperary (IRE)	7/18	33/1	dist	Richard Deegan	Roger Joseph McGrath	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m2f	Good	11-2	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	€6,622	4/16

7/1811 May 17 · Tipperary (IRE)33/1
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fGood
All fields
Date
11 May 17
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Pos
7/18
SP
33/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Richard Deegan
Trainer
Roger Joseph McGrath
Race
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m2f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Duhallow Gesture (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,622
Future form
4/16

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.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
11 May 17	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	7/18	Duhallow Gesture (IRE)	1	26 Dec 17	Huntingdon	Henrietta Knight Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
11 May 17	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	7/18	Bang Bang Rosie (IRE)	2	29 Nov 17	Punchestown (IRE)	betdaq.com INH Flat Race
11 May 17	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	7/18	Kings Dolly (IRE)	4	2 Jun 17	Tramore (IRE)	Al Eile Stud Mares Maiden Hurdle
11 May 17	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race	7/18	Nana Joan (IRE)	5	2 Jun 17	Tramore (IRE)	Dunhill (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race

7/1811 May 17 · Tipperary (IRE)
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
All fields
Date
11 May 17
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
This horse
7/18
Winner next time
Duhallow Gesture (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
26 Dec 17
At
Huntingdon
Race won
Henrietta Knight Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
7/1811 May 17 · Tipperary (IRE)
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
All fields
Date
11 May 17
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
This horse
7/18
Winner next time
Bang Bang Rosie (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
29 Nov 17
At
Punchestown (IRE)
Race won
betdaq.com INH Flat Race
7/1811 May 17 · Tipperary (IRE)
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
All fields
Date
11 May 17
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
This horse
7/18
Winner next time
Kings Dolly (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
2 Jun 17
At
Tramore (IRE)
Race won
Al Eile Stud Mares Maiden Hurdle
7/1811 May 17 · Tipperary (IRE)
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
All fields
Date
11 May 17
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race
This horse
7/18
Winner next time
Nana Joan (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
2 Jun 17
At
Tramore (IRE)
Race won
Dunhill (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Roger Joseph McGrath	11 May 17	11 May 17	7/18	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Roger Joseph McGrath

Trainer: Roger Joseph McGrath
First run: 11 May 17
Last run: 11 May 17
First run for yard: 7/18
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	11 May 17	11 May 17

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: 11 May 17
Last run: 11 May 17

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBrian Boru (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBrian Boru (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damEva Luna (USA)

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 branchAll A Struggle (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamAll A Struggle (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCarlingford Castle (IRE)
Dam's damAnother Struggle (GB)

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

Brian Boru (GB)

All A Struggle (IRE)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Eva Luna (USA)

Carlingford Castle (IRE)

Another Struggle (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBessy Boru (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2010

SireBrian Boru (GB)

DamAll A Struggle (IRE)

DamsireCarlingford Castle (IRE)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damEva Luna (USA)

2nd damAnother Struggle (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingMr Big (IRE)

Female line

All A Struggle (IRE) · by Carlingford Castle (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Another Struggle (GB) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Brian Boru (GB)	All A Struggle (IRE)	Carlingford Castle (IRE)	Philip Gould	3 Jul 10	bay	mare	NH 2m4½f	Flat 14.0f · NH 2m5f

Brian Boru (GB)

Sire: Brian Boru (GB)
Dam: All A Struggle (IRE)
Damsire: Carlingford Castle (IRE)
Breeder: Philip Gould
Foaled: 3 Jul 10
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.0f · NH 2m5f

Progeny of Brian Boru (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	4,054	449	1,104	11.1%	27.2%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,368	154	386	11.3%	28.2%	1
On Good going	1,548	178	455	11.5%	29.4%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	528	56	145	10.6%	27.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 4,054
Wins: 449
Placed: 1,104
Win %: 11.1%
Place %: 27.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,368
Wins: 154
Placed: 386
Win %: 11.3%
Place %: 28.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,548
Wins: 178
Placed: 455
Win %: 11.5%
Place %: 29.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 528
Wins: 56
Placed: 145
Win %: 10.6%
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.

Brian Boru (GB) × Carlingford Castle (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Bessy Boru (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Bessy Boru (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

All A Struggle (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Brian Boru (GB) out of All A Struggle (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Eurobus (IRE)

Mr Big (IRE)6W · 26R

Female line

1All A Struggle (IRE) · by Carlingford Castle (IRE)
2Another Struggle (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Another Struggle family

In brief

When was Bessy Boru foaled?

Bessy Boru (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 3 July 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Bessy Boru?

Bessy Boru (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of All A Struggle (IRE), a daughter of Carlingford Castle (IRE), and was bred by Philip Gould.

Who trained Bessy Boru?

Bessy Boru (IRE) was trained by Roger Joseph McGrath and owned by Philip Gould at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Bessy Boru's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Bessy Boru (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Bessy Boru still racing?

Bessy Boru (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 May 2017 at Tipperary (IRE) in the p2p.ie The Irish PTP Website Mares PTP Flat Race, finishing 7th of 18, and has not run there since.