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Horse profile

Galway Boy

Executive Perk (GB) × Roisin Beag (IRE) (Cardinal Flower (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2001

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 22 Mar 2008, Cork (IRE) (13/15)
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
22 Mar 08	Cork (IRE)	13/15	25/1	dist	Mr J J Codd	Donal Aidan O'Brien	Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m3f	Yielding	12-0	Total Excitement (IRE)	€7,947	0/14

13/1522 Mar 08 · Cork (IRE)25/1
Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m3fYielding
All fields
Date
22 Mar 08
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
13/15
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr J J Codd
Trainer
Donal Aidan O'Brien
Race
Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m3f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
12-0
Winner / 2nd
Total Excitement (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,947
Future form
0/14

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 (€)
Donal Aidan O'Brien	22 Mar 08	22 Mar 08	13/15	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Donal Aidan O'Brien

Trainer: Donal Aidan O'Brien
First run: 22 Mar 08
Last run: 22 Mar 08
First run for yard: 13/15
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	22 Mar 08	22 Mar 08

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: 22 Mar 08
Last run: 22 Mar 08

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

Pedigree

Sire branchExecutive Perk (GB)

Parent · 1

SireExecutive Perk (GB)

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 branchRoisin Beag (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamRoisin Beag (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCardinal Flower (GB)
Dam's damFair Bavard (GB)

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

Executive Perk (GB)

Roisin Beag (IRE)

Not traced

Cardinal Flower (GB)

Fair Bavard (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGalway Boy (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2001

SireExecutive Perk (GB)

DamRoisin Beag (IRE)

DamsireCardinal Flower (GB)

2nd damFair Bavard (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingCassius DioI (IRE)

Female line

Roisin Beag (IRE) · by Cardinal Flower (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners
Fair Bavard (GB) · 1 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Executive Perk (GB)	Roisin Beag (IRE)	Cardinal Flower (GB)	gelding	Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f	Flat 12.0f · NH 2m3f

Executive Perk (GB)

Sire: Executive Perk (GB)
Dam: Roisin Beag (IRE)
Damsire: Cardinal Flower (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.0f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	4,136	324	927	7.8%	22.4%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,427	116	335	8.1%	23.5%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	921	64	209	6.9%	22.7%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	335	18	71	5.4%	21.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 4,136
Wins: 324
Placed: 927
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,427
Wins: 116
Placed: 335
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 23.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 921
Wins: 64
Placed: 209
Win %: 6.9%
Place %: 22.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 335
Wins: 18
Placed: 71
Win %: 5.4%
Place %: 21.2%
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.

Executive Perk (GB) × Cardinal Flower 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 (€)
Galway Boy (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Polar Bear Rock (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Galway Boy (IRE)

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

Polar Bear Rock (IRE)

Horse: Polar Bear Rock (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

Roisin Beag (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Executive Perk (GB) out of Roisin Beag (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Anshan (GB)

Cassius DioI (IRE)0W · 6R

Female line

1Roisin Beag (IRE) · by Cardinal Flower (GB)
2Fair Bavard (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Fair Bavard family

In brief

When was Galway Boy foaled?

Galway Boy (IRE) was foaled in 2001.

Who are the sire and dam of Galway Boy?

Galway Boy (IRE) is by Executive Perk (GB) out of Roisin Beag (IRE), a daughter of Cardinal Flower (GB).

Who trained Galway Boy?

Galway Boy (IRE) was trained by Donal Aidan O'Brien and owned by Donal Aidan O'Brien at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Galway Boy's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Galway Boy (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Galway Boy still racing?

Galway Boy (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 22 March 2008 at Cork (IRE) in the Rockview (Q.R.) INH Flat Race, finishing 13th of 15, and has not run there since.