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Horse profile

Funny Story (IRE)

Vision (USA) × Best Of Fun (GB) (Blakeney (GB))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1988

See also: Funny Story (GB) · Ralph Beckett · 18 runs · 4 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 May 1991, Gowran Park (IRE) (PU/11)
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	Future form
29 May 91	Gowran Park (IRE)	PU/11	13/2	W J O'Connor	F Dunne	Kilcoltrim Claiming Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m	Firm	8-5	Solo Sail (GB)	0/9

PU/1129 May 91 · Gowran Park (IRE)13/2
Kilcoltrim Claiming Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)1mFirm
All fields
Date
29 May 91
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
PU/11
SP
13/2
Jockey
W J O'Connor
Trainer
F Dunne
Race
Kilcoltrim Claiming Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Firm
Wgt
8-5
Winner / 2nd
Solo Sail (GB)
Future form
0/9

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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
F Dunne	29 May 91	29 May 91	PU/11	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

F Dunne

Trainer: F Dunne
First run: 29 May 91
Last run: 29 May 91
First run for yard: PU/11
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
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	29 May 91	29 May 91

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 29 May 91
Last run: 29 May 91

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

Pedigree

Sire branchVision (USA)

Parent · 1

SireVision (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

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 branchBest Of Fun (GB)

Parent · 1

DamBest Of Fun (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBlakeney (GB)
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

Vision (USA)

Best Of Fun (GB)

Not traced

Blakeney (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFunny Story (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled1988

SireVision (USA)

DamBest Of Fun (GB)

DamsireBlakeney (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingFunny Choice (IRE)

Female line

Best Of Fun (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Vision (USA)	Best Of Fun (GB)	Blakeney (GB)	filly	Flat 9.9f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 10.5f · NH 2m3f

Vision (USA)

Sire: Vision (USA)
Dam: Best Of Fun (GB)
Damsire: Blakeney (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.9f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.5f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	1,919	159	493	8.3%	25.7%	1
At 7f to 1m	495	35	98	7.1%	19.8%	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	566	48	135	8.5%	23.9%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going	150	13	29	8.7%	19.3%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 1,919
Wins: 159
Placed: 493
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 495
Wins: 35
Placed: 98
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 19.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 566
Wins: 48
Placed: 135
Win %: 8.5%
Place %: 23.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 150
Wins: 13
Placed: 29
Win %: 8.7%
Place %: 19.3%
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.

Vision (USA) × Blakeney mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners %	Runs	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	0.0%	5	0.0%	£0	€0
National Hunt	1	0.0%	5	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	2	0.0%	10	0.0%	£0	€0

Flat

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

National Hunt

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

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Funny Story (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Emma's Vision (IRE)	9	0	0	£0	€0

Funny Story (IRE)

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

Emma's Vision (IRE)

Horse: Emma's Vision (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Best Of Fun (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Vision (USA) out of Best Of Fun (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Commanche Run (GB)

Funny Choice (IRE)4W · 8R

Female line

1Best Of Fun (GB)

Notable relatives

Great-nephew

Drunken Sailor (IRE)9W · 32R · 3 black-type

View full Best Of Fun family

In brief

When was Funny Story foaled?

Funny Story (IRE) was foaled in 1988.

Who are the sire and dam of Funny Story?

Funny Story (IRE) is by Vision (USA) out of Best Of Fun (GB), a daughter of Blakeney (GB).

Who trained Funny Story?

Funny Story (IRE) was trained by F Dunne and owned by Miss Therese Dunne at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Funny Story's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Funny Story (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Funny Story still racing?

Funny Story (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 May 1991 at Gowran Park (IRE) in the Kilcoltrim Claiming Race (result: pulled up, 11 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Funny Story related to any top horses?

Funny Story (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Drunken Sailor (IRE) (great-nephew, Group 3 winner), from the Best Of Fun (GB) family.