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Horse profile

Black Buttons

Elusive Pimpernel (USA) × She's Mighty (IRE) (High Chaparral (IRE))

TrainerP A Fahy
OwnerWilliam Hurley

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 Oct 2022, Tipperary (IRE) (15/17)
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
2 Oct 22	Tipperary (IRE)	15/17	28/1	dist	Mr Pat Taaffe	P A Fahy	Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good to Yielding	10-12	Jessqueen (IRE)	€6,195	1/15

15/172 Oct 22 · Tipperary (IRE)28/1
Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
2 Oct 22
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Pos
15/17
SP
28/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr Pat Taaffe
Trainer
P A Fahy
Race
Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Jessqueen (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,195
Future form
1/15

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	Won on	At	Race won
2 Oct 22	Tipperary (IRE)	Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race	15/17	First Dare (IRE)	13 Oct 22	Tramore (IRE)	www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

15/172 Oct 22 · Tipperary (IRE)
Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 Oct 22
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race
This horse
15/17
Winner next time
First Dare (IRE)
Won on
13 Oct 22
At
Tramore (IRE)
Race won
www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

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 (€)
P A Fahy	2 Oct 22	2 Oct 22	15/17	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

P A Fahy

Trainer: P A Fahy
First run: 2 Oct 22
Last run: 2 Oct 22
First run for yard: 15/17
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	2 Oct 22	2 Oct 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: 2 Oct 22
Last run: 2 Oct 22

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

Pedigree

Sire branchElusive Pimpernel (USA)

Parent · 1

SireElusive Pimpernel (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireElusive Quality (USA)
Sire's damCara Fantasy (IRE)

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 branchShe's Mighty (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamShe's Mighty (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHigh Chaparral (IRE)
Dam's damNot traced

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

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

She's Mighty (IRE)

Elusive Quality (USA)

Cara Fantasy (IRE)

High Chaparral (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBlack Buttons (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireElusive Pimpernel (USA)

DamShe's Mighty (IRE)

DamsireHigh Chaparral (IRE)

Sire's sireElusive Quality (USA)

Sire's damCara Fantasy (IRE)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

She's Mighty (IRE) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)	She's Mighty (IRE)	High Chaparral (IRE)	Mr Liam Hurley	12 Apr 18	bay	mare	Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m2f

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Sire: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
Dam: She's Mighty (IRE)
Damsire: High Chaparral (IRE)
Breeder: Mr Liam Hurley
Foaled: 12 Apr 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Elusive Pimpernel (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,181	166	466	7.6%	21.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	1,051	78	216	7.4%	20.6%	1
On Good going	1,001	84	224	8.4%	22.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	426	41	91	9.6%	21.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,181
Wins: 166
Placed: 466
Win %: 7.6%
Place %: 21.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,051
Wins: 78
Placed: 216
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 20.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,001
Wins: 84
Placed: 224
Win %: 8.4%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 426
Wins: 41
Placed: 91
Win %: 9.6%
Place %: 21.4%
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.

Elusive Pimpernel (USA) × High Chaparral (IRE) mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 3
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 (€)
Black Buttons (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Don Bosco (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Black Buttons (IRE)

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

Don Bosco (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

She's Mighty (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Black Buttons is the only foal out of She's Mighty (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Black Buttons is the only foal out of She's Mighty (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1She's Mighty (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Black Buttons foaled?

Black Buttons (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 12 April 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Black Buttons?

Black Buttons (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of She's Mighty (IRE), a daughter of High Chaparral (IRE), and was bred by Mr Liam Hurley.

Who trained Black Buttons?

Black Buttons (IRE) was trained by P A Fahy and owned by William Hurley at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Black Buttons' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Black Buttons (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Black Buttons still racing?

Black Buttons (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 October 2022 at Tipperary (IRE) in the Peppermill Restaurant Nenagh Fillies INH Flat Race, finishing 15th of 17, and has not run there since.