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Fair Shirley

Shirley Heights (GB) × Fairy Dancer (USA) (Nijinsky (CAN))
Sex
filly
Foaled
1990
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£3,981 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
4 Nov 1993, Doncaster (1/13)
Recent form
31

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
4 Nov 93Doncaster1/138/1won 1Simon WhitworthA C StewartHave Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf1m2fGood8-9Fire Carpet (USA)£3,436141/8
21 Oct 93Newbury3/137/14Simon WhitworthA C StewartEnborne Maiden Stakes (Div II)Class 4Flat Turf1m2fGood to Soft8-9Minatina (IRE)£3,818-0/10
  • 1/134 Nov 93 · Doncaster8/1

    Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 41m2fGood

    All fields
    Date
    4 Nov 93
    Course
    Doncaster
    Pos
    1/13
    SP
    8/1
    Btn
    won 1
    Race
    Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    8-9
    Winner / 2nd
    Fire Carpet (USA)
    Winner prize
    £3,436
    Days
    14
    Future form
    1/8
  • 3/1321 Oct 93 · Newbury7/1

    Enborne Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    Class 41m2fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    21 Oct 93
    Course
    Newbury
    Pos
    3/13
    SP
    7/1
    Btn
    4
    Race
    Enborne Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    8-9
    Winner / 2nd
    Minatina (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £3,818
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/10

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

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
4 Nov 93DoncasterHave Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D1/13Fawaran (USA)519 Apr 94FolkestoneWalmer Apprentice Maiden Stakes Class G
  • 1/134 Nov 93 · Doncaster

    Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    4 Nov 93
    Course
    Doncaster
    Race
    Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    1/13
    Winner next time
    Fawaran (USA)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    19 Apr 94
    At
    Folkestone
    Race won
    Walmer Apprentice Maiden Stakes Class G

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
A C Stewart21 Oct 934 Nov 933/13210150.0%100.0%£3,981€0
A C Stewart
First run
21 Oct 93
Last run
4 Nov 93
First run for yard
3/13
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£3,981
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat210150.0%100.0%£3,981€021 Oct 934 Nov 93
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£3,981
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
21 Oct 93
Last run
4 Nov 93

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchShirley Heights (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireShirley Heights (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchFairy Dancer (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. DamFairy Dancer (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireNijinsky (CAN)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Shirley Heights (GB)
Fairy Dancer (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Nijinsky (CAN)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFair Shirley (IRE)
Sexfilly
Foaled1990
SireShirley Heights (GB)
DamFairy Dancer (USA)
DamsireNijinsky (CAN)
Dam's produce5 winners from 9 runners
Notable siblingAdjudicate (IRE)

Female line

  1. Fairy Dancer (USA) · 5 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Shirley Heights (GB)Fairy Dancer (USA)Nijinsky (CAN)fillyFlat 11.7f · NH 2m3fFlat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f
Shirley Heights (GB)
Sex
filly
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs2,55134986313.7%33.8%21
At 9f to 11f6098921414.6%35.1%21
On Good going7579223712.2%31.3%11
At 9f to 11f on Good going182276414.8%35.2%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
2,551
Wins
349
Placed
863
Win %
13.7%
Place %
33.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 9f to 11f
Condition
At 9f to 11f
Runs
609
Wins
89
Placed
214
Win %
14.6%
Place %
35.1%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
757
Wins
92
Placed
237
Win %
12.2%
Place %
31.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 9f to 11f on Good going
Condition
At 9f to 11f on Good going
Runs
182
Wins
27
Placed
64
Win %
14.8%
Place %
35.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1

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.

Shirley Heights (GB) × Nijinsky mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat7571.4%14991718.4%£109,890€0
National Hunt300.0%017010.0%£257€0
All runs9555.6%16691813.6%£110,147€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
7
Winners
5
Winners %
71.4%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
49
Wins
9
2nd/3rd
17
Win %
18.4%
Prize GB (£)
£109,890
Prize IRE (€)
€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
3
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
17
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£257
Prize IRE (€)
€0
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
9
Winners
5
Winners %
55.6%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
66
Wins
9
2nd/3rd
18
Win %
13.6%
Prize GB (£)
£110,147
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Bal Harbour (GB)1542Listed£66,753€0
Bina Gardens (GB)620-£10,701€0
Fine Detail (IRE)110-£4,659€0
Fair Shirley (IRE)210-£3,981€0
Step Aloft (GB)1210-£19,540€0
Elmstead (GB)500-£257€0
Sky High (GB)500-£0€0
Speaker's Chair (GB)700-£4,256€0
Laal (USA)1300-£0€0
Bal Harbour (GB)
Runs
15
Wins
4
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£66,753
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Bina Gardens (GB)
Runs
6
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£10,701
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Fine Detail (IRE)
Runs
1
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£4,659
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Fair Shirley (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,981
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Step Aloft (GB)
Runs
12
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£19,540
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Elmstead (GB)
Runs
5
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£257
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Sky High (GB)
Runs
5
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Speaker's Chair (GB)
Runs
7
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£4,256
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Laal (USA)
Runs
13
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Fairy Dancer (USA)

G1 winners
0
Produce
5 winners from 9 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Shirley Heights (GB) out of Fairy Dancer (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Law Society (USA)

By Reference Point (GB)

By Woodman (USA)

By Seeking The Gold (USA)

By Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)

By Thunder Gulch (USA)

By Hold That Tiger (USA)

Female line

  1. 1Fairy Dancer (USA)

Notable relatives

Great-great-nephew

Great-nephew

View full Fairy Dancer family

In brief

When was Fair Shirley foaled?

Fair Shirley (IRE) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Fair Shirley?

Fair Shirley (IRE) is by Shirley Heights (GB) out of Fairy Dancer (USA), a daughter of Nijinsky (CAN).

Who trained Fair Shirley?

Fair Shirley (IRE) was trained by A C Stewart and owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Fair Shirley's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Fair Shirley (IRE) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Fair Shirley's biggest win?

Fair Shirley (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D at Doncaster on 4 November 1993.

Has Fair Shirley ever been beaten?

Fair Shirley (IRE) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 21 October 1993 at Newbury (3rd of 13).

Is Fair Shirley still racing?

Fair Shirley (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 November 1993 at Doncaster in the Have Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes Class D, finishing 1st of 13, and has not run there since.

Is Fair Shirley related to any top horses?

Fair Shirley (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Chally Chute (IRE) (great-great-nephew, Group 3 winner) and Alicante Dawn (GB) (great-nephew, Listed winner), from the Fairy Dancer (USA) family.

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