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Flying Lesson (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Flying Lesson

Roderic O'Connor (IRE) × Acushladear (IRE) (Tagula (IRE))
Sex
colt
Foaled
2013
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£481 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
2 Feb 2016, Southwell (AW) (3/10)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
73

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
2 Feb 16Southwell (AW)3/1010/112¼Joe FanningMark JohnstonLadbrokes Maiden StakesClass 5Flat AW1mStandard8-8Flymetothestars (GB)£3,23580/9
25 Jan 16Wolverhampton (AW)7/1010/16¾Joe FanningMark Johnston32RedSport.com Maiden Auction StakesClass 5Flat AW1m1½fStandard9-5Jive Time (GB)£2,911-0/7
  • 3/102 Feb 16 · Southwell (AW)10/1

    Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes

    Class 51mStandard

    All fields
    Date
    2 Feb 16
    Course
    Southwell (AW)
    Pos
    3/10
    SP
    10/1
    Btn
    12¼
    Race
    Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    8-8
    Winner prize
    £3,235
    Days
    8
    Future form
    0/9
  • 7/1025 Jan 16 · Wolverhampton (AW)10/1

    32RedSport.com Maiden Auction Stakes

    Class 51m1½fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    25 Jan 16
    Course
    Wolverhampton (AW)
    Pos
    7/10
    SP
    10/1
    Btn
    6¾
    Race
    32RedSport.com Maiden Auction Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m1½f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    9-5
    Winner / 2nd
    Jive Time (GB)
    Winner prize
    £2,911
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/7

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Mark Johnston25 Jan 162 Feb 167/1020010.0%50.0%£481€0
Mark Johnston
First run
25 Jan 16
Last run
2 Feb 16
First run for yard
7/10
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£481
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
Flat20010.0%50.0%£481€025 Jan 162 Feb 16
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£481
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
25 Jan 16
Last run
2 Feb 16

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchRoderic O'Connor (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireRoderic O'Connor (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
  2. Sire's damSecret Garden (IRE)

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 branchAcushladear (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamAcushladear (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireTagula (IRE)
  2. Dam's damDarling Smile (IRE)

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
Roderic O'Connor (IRE)
Acushladear (IRE)
Galileo (IRE)
Secret Garden (IRE)
Tagula (IRE)
Darling Smile (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFlying Lesson (IRE)
Sexcolt
Foaled2013
SireRoderic O'Connor (IRE)
DamAcushladear (IRE)
DamsireTagula (IRE)
Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damSecret Garden (IRE)
2nd damDarling Smile (IRE)
Dam's produce3 winners from 8 runners
Notable siblingReady To Roc (IRE)

Female line

  1. Acushladear (IRE) · by Tagula (IRE) · 3 winners from 8 runners
  2. Darling Smile (IRE) · 4 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Roderic O'Connor (IRE)Acushladear (IRE)Tagula (IRE)coltFlat 7.7f · NH 2mFlat 6.6f · NH 2m1½f
Roderic O'Connor (IRE)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.7f · NH 2m
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 6.6f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Roderic O'Connor (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs2,00220956710.4%28.3%20
At 7f to 1m883842349.5%26.5%10
On AW going7037218910.2%26.9%20
At 7f to 1m on AW going27021577.8%21.1%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
2,002
Wins
209
Placed
567
Win %
10.4%
Place %
28.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
883
Wins
84
Placed
234
Win %
9.5%
Place %
26.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
703
Wins
72
Placed
189
Win %
10.2%
Place %
26.9%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs
270
Wins
21
Placed
57
Win %
7.8%
Place %
21.1%
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.

Roderic O'Connor (IRE) × Tagula mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat2150.0%081112.5%£481€16,025
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
2
Winners
1
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
8
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
12.5%
Prize GB (£)
£481
Prize IRE (€)
€16,025

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Ready To Roc (IRE)610£0€16,025
Flying Lesson (IRE)200£481€0
Ready To Roc (IRE)
Runs
6
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€16,025
Flying Lesson (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£481
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Acushladear (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
3 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Dandy Man (IRE)

By Fast Company (IRE)

By Zebedee (GB)

By Footstepsinthesand (GB)

By War Command (USA)

By Camacho (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Acushladear (IRE) · by Tagula (IRE)
  2. 2Darling Smile (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

View full Darling Smile family

In brief

When was Flying Lesson foaled?

Flying Lesson (IRE) was foaled in 2013.

Who are the sire and dam of Flying Lesson?

Flying Lesson (IRE) is by Roderic O'Connor (IRE) out of Acushladear (IRE), a daughter of Tagula (IRE).

Who trained Flying Lesson?

Flying Lesson (IRE) was trained by Mark Johnston and owned by Salem Rashid Abdullah Al Mansoori at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Flying Lesson's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Flying Lesson (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Flying Lesson still racing?

Flying Lesson (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 February 2016 at Southwell (AW) in the Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes, finishing 3rd of 10, and has not run there since.

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