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Horse profile

Go Philosophical

Heron Island (IRE) × Valira (USA) (Nijinsky (CAN))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2007

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 May 2014, Tipperary (IRE) (10/19)
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
15 May 14	Tipperary (IRE)	10/19	20/1	dist	Mr Ciaran Fennessy	Patrick Crowley	p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m2f	Yielding	11-7	Ground Invasion (IRE)	€5,520	1/16

10/1915 May 14 · Tipperary (IRE)20/1
p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fYielding
All fields
Date
15 May 14
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Pos
10/19
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr Ciaran Fennessy
Trainer
Patrick Crowley
Race
p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m2f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Ground Invasion (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,520
Future form
1/16

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	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
15 May 14	Tipperary (IRE)	p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race	10/19	Ground Invasion (IRE)	1	25 May 14	Kelso	Mercedes Benz of Coldstream Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

10/1915 May 14 · Tipperary (IRE)
p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
15 May 14
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Race
p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race
This horse
10/19
Winner next time
Ground Invasion (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
25 May 14
At
Kelso
Race won
Mercedes Benz of Coldstream Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

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 (€)
Patrick Crowley	15 May 14	15 May 14	10/19	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Patrick Crowley

Trainer: Patrick Crowley
First run: 15 May 14
Last run: 15 May 14
First run for yard: 10/19
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	15 May 14	15 May 14

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: 15 May 14
Last run: 15 May 14

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

Pedigree

Sire branchHeron Island (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireHeron Island (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireShirley Heights (GB)
Sire's damDalawara (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 branchValira (USA)

Parent · 1

DamValira (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireNijinsky (CAN)
Dam's damCondessa (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

Heron Island (IRE)

Valira (USA)

Shirley Heights (GB)

Dalawara (IRE)

Nijinsky (CAN)

Condessa (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGo Philosophical (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2007

SireHeron Island (IRE)

DamValira (USA)

DamsireNijinsky (CAN)

Sire's sireShirley Heights (GB)

Sire's damDalawara (IRE)

2nd damCondessa (GB)

Dam's produce4 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingDe Valira (IRE)

Female line

Valira (USA) · by Nijinsky (CAN) · 4 winners from 5 runners
Condessa (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Heron Island (IRE)	Valira (USA)	Nijinsky (CAN)	gelding	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f

Heron Island (IRE)

Sire: Heron Island (IRE)
Dam: Valira (USA)
Damsire: Nijinsky (CAN)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.6f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Heron Island (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,977	330	822	11.1%	27.6%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,074	118	289	11.0%	26.9%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	636	68	161	10.7%	25.3%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	243	31	66	12.8%	27.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,977
Wins: 330
Placed: 822
Win %: 11.1%
Place %: 27.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,074
Wins: 118
Placed: 289
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 26.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 636
Wins: 68
Placed: 161
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 25.3%
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: 243
Wins: 31
Placed: 66
Win %: 12.8%
Place %: 27.2%
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.

Heron Island (IRE) × Nijinsky mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
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 (€)
Go Philosophical (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Go Philosophical (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Valira (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Heron Island (IRE) out of Valira (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Linamix (FR)

Valiramix (FR)5W · 10R
Valleya (FR)1W · 6R

By Shantou (USA)

De Valira (IRE)6W · 36R · 2 black-type

By King's Theatre (IRE)

Pretty Valira (IRE)2W · 16R

Female line

1Valira (USA) · by Nijinsky (CAN)
2Condessa (GB)

Notable relatives

First cousin once removed

Tout Seul (IRE)6W · 17R · 1 G1

Half-brother

De Valira (IRE)6W · 36R · 2 black-type

View full Condessa family

In brief

When was Go Philosophical foaled?

Go Philosophical (IRE) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of Go Philosophical?

Go Philosophical (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Valira (USA), a daughter of Nijinsky (CAN).

Who trained Go Philosophical?

Go Philosophical (IRE) was trained by Patrick Crowley and owned by Patrick Crowley at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Go Philosophical's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Go Philosophical (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Go Philosophical still racing?

Go Philosophical (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 May 2014 at Tipperary (IRE) in the p2p.ie (C & G) Point-To-Point INH Flat Race, finishing 10th of 19, and has not run there since.

Is Go Philosophical related to any top horses?

Go Philosophical (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include De Valira (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 2 winner) and Tout Seul (IRE) (first cousin once removed, Group 1 winner), from the Condessa (GB) family.