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Better Back Minnie

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Ocovango (GB) × Better Back Bracka (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 7 Apr 2022, Limerick (IRE) (PU/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
7 Apr 22	Limerick (IRE)	PU/16	50/1	Simon Torrens	Noel C. Kelly	Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	11-0	Rebel Step (USA)	€7,380	2/15

PU/167 Apr 22 · Limerick (IRE)50/1
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
7 Apr 22
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Pos
PU/16
SP
50/1
Jockey
Simon Torrens
Trainer
Noel C. Kelly
Race
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Rebel Step (USA)
Winner prize
€7,380
Future form
2/15

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
7 Apr 22	Limerick (IRE)	Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle	PU/16	Weddell Sea (IRE)	2	14 Jun 22	Roscommon (IRE)	www.roscommonracecourse.ie Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
7 Apr 22	Limerick (IRE)	Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle	PU/16	Faron (IRE)	4	21 Apr 22	Kilbeggan (IRE)	Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

PU/167 Apr 22 · Limerick (IRE)
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
7 Apr 22
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Race
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/16
Winner next time
Weddell Sea (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
14 Jun 22
At
Roscommon (IRE)
Race won
www.roscommonracecourse.ie Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
PU/167 Apr 22 · Limerick (IRE)
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
7 Apr 22
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Race
Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/16
Winner next time
Faron (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
21 Apr 22
At
Kilbeggan (IRE)
Race won
Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

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 (€)
Noel C. Kelly	7 Apr 22	7 Apr 22	PU/16	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Noel C. Kelly

Trainer: Noel C. Kelly
First run: 7 Apr 22
Last run: 7 Apr 22
First run for yard: PU/16
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.

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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	7 Apr 22	7 Apr 22

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: 7 Apr 22
Last run: 7 Apr 22

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

Pedigree

Sire branchOcovango (GB)

Parent · 1

SireOcovango (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)
Sire's damCrystal Maze (GB)

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 branchBetter Back Bracka (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamBetter Back Bracka (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFlemensfirth (USA)
Dam's damMerrill Gaye (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

Ocovango (GB)

Better Back Bracka (IRE)

Monsun (GER)

Crystal Maze (GB)

Flemensfirth (USA)

Merrill Gaye (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBetter Back Minnie (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireOcovango (GB)

DamBetter Back Bracka (IRE)

DamsireFlemensfirth (USA)

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)

Sire's damCrystal Maze (GB)

2nd damMerrill Gaye (IRE)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingFortune The Brave (IRE)

Female line

Better Back Bracka (IRE) · by Flemensfirth (USA) · 1 winners from 3 runners
Merrill Gaye (IRE) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Ocovango (GB)	Better Back Bracka (IRE)	Flemensfirth (USA)	Miss Claire Wylie	21 May 18	bay	mare	Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4½f	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Ocovango (GB)

Sire: Ocovango (GB)
Dam: Better Back Bracka (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder: Miss Claire Wylie
Foaled: 21 May 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,922	279	761	9.5%	26.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	907	71	206	7.8%	22.7%	1
On Good going	1,181	109	304	9.2%	25.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	311	24	70	7.7%	22.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,922
Wins: 279
Placed: 761
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 26.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 907
Wins: 71
Placed: 206
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 22.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,181
Wins: 109
Placed: 304
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 311
Wins: 24
Placed: 70
Win %: 7.7%
Place %: 22.5%
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.

Ocovango (GB) × Flemensfirth (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	14	4	28.6%	80	11	12	13.8%	£78,841	€33,170
Flat	1	0	0.0%	5	0	1	0.0%	£0	€1,690
All runs	14	4	28.6%	85	11	13	12.9%	£78,841	€34,860

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 14
Winners: 4
Winners %: 28.6%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 80
Wins: 11
2nd/3rd: 12
Win %: 13.8%
Prize GB (£): £78,841
Prize IRE (€): €33,170

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,690

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 14
Winners: 4
Winners %: 28.6%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 85
Wins: 11
2nd/3rd: 13
Win %: 12.9%
Prize GB (£): £78,841
Prize IRE (€): €34,860

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Thickthorn Tom (IRE)	16	4	£31,554	€0
Toto Too (IRE)	17	3	£1,340	€30,810
Albie Littlewood (IRE)	6	2	£9,250	€0
Red Delta (GB)	10	2	£33,229	€0
Better Back Minnie (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Ocascuse Me (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Let Them At It (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Johnny Two Jets (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Ebchester (IRE)	3	0	£709	€0
Boolamore Glory (IRE)	3	0	£0	€0
Knot Another One (IRE)	3	0	£502	€0
Delta Lodge (IRE)	3	0	£0	€0

Thickthorn Tom (IRE)

Horse: Thickthorn Tom (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £31,554
Prize IRE (€): €0

Toto Too (IRE)

Horse: Toto Too (IRE)
Runs: 17
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,340
Prize IRE (€): €30,810

Albie Littlewood (IRE)

Horse: Albie Littlewood (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £9,250
Prize IRE (€): €0

Red Delta (GB)

Horse: Red Delta (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £33,229
Prize IRE (€): €0

Better Back Minnie (IRE)

Horse: Better Back Minnie (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ocascuse Me (IRE)

Horse: Ocascuse Me (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Let Them At It (IRE)

Horse: Let Them At It (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Johnny Two Jets (IRE)

Horse: Johnny Two Jets (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ebchester (IRE)

Horse: Ebchester (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £709
Prize IRE (€): €0

Boolamore Glory (IRE)

Horse: Boolamore Glory (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Knot Another One (IRE)

Horse: Knot Another One (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £502
Prize IRE (€): €0

Delta Lodge (IRE)

Horse: Delta Lodge (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Better Back Bracka (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Ocovango (GB) out of Better Back Bracka (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)

Fortune The Brave (IRE)1W · 8R

By Kew Gardens (IRE)

Copper Rocker (IRE)0W · 7R

Female line

1Better Back Bracka (IRE) · by Flemensfirth (USA)
2Merrill Gaye (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

View full Merrill Gaye family

In brief

When was Better Back Minnie foaled?

Better Back Minnie (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 21 May 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Better Back Minnie?

Better Back Minnie (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Better Back Bracka (IRE), a daughter of Flemensfirth (USA), and was bred by Miss Claire Wylie.

Who trained Better Back Minnie?

Better Back Minnie (IRE) was trained by Noel C. Kelly and owned by Victor McCrea at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Better Back Minnie's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Better Back Minnie (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Better Back Minnie still racing?

Better Back Minnie (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 April 2022 at Limerick (IRE) in the Molly's Late Bar Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 16 ran), and has not run there since.

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Updated 2022-04-07