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Horse profile

Happy Skipper

Wood Chanter (GB) × Ballyfore (IRE) (M Double M (USA))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2003

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Mar 2008, Navan (IRE) (12/17)
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
29 Mar 08	Navan (IRE)	12/17	20/1	dist	Mr P T Foley	Thomas Foley	Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Heavy	11-2	Uimhiraceathair (IRE)	€6,910	1/16

12/1729 Mar 08 · Navan (IRE)20/1
Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mHeavy
All fields
Date
29 Mar 08
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
12/17
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr P T Foley
Trainer
Thomas Foley
Race
Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Heavy
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Uimhiraceathair (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,910
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
29 Mar 08	Navan (IRE)	Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	12/17	Academy Sir Harry (IRE)	2	12 Apr 08	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Fairyhouse Members (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

12/1729 Mar 08 · Navan (IRE)
Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
29 Mar 08
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
This horse
12/17
Winner next time
Academy Sir Harry (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
12 Apr 08
At
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Race won
Fairyhouse Members (Pro/Am) INH 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 (€)
Thomas Foley	29 Mar 08	29 Mar 08	12/17	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Thomas Foley

Trainer: Thomas Foley
First run: 29 Mar 08
Last run: 29 Mar 08
First run for yard: 12/17
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	29 Mar 08	29 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: 29 Mar 08
Last run: 29 Mar 08

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

Pedigree

Sire branchWood Chanter (GB)

Parent · 1

SireWood Chanter (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 branchBallyfore (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamBallyfore (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireM Double M (USA)
Dam's damHarp Auction (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

Wood Chanter (GB)

Ballyfore (IRE)

Not traced

M Double M (USA)

Harp Auction (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHappy Skipper (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2003

SireWood Chanter (GB)

DamBallyfore (IRE)

DamsireM Double M (USA)

2nd damHarp Auction (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Ballyfore (IRE) · by M Double M (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Harp Auction (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Wood Chanter (GB)	Ballyfore (IRE)	M Double M (USA)	mare	NH 2m4f	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m½f

Wood Chanter (GB)

Sire: Wood Chanter (GB)
Dam: Ballyfore (IRE)
Damsire: M Double M (USA)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m½f

Progeny of Wood Chanter (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	238	23	60	9.7%	25.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	84	5	13	6.0%	15.5%	1
On Heavy going	20	1	4	5.0%	20.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going	8	0	1	0.0%	12.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 238
Wins: 23
Placed: 60
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 25.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 84
Wins: 5
Placed: 13
Win %: 6.0%
Place %: 15.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 20
Wins: 1
Placed: 4
Win %: 5.0%
Place %: 20.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 12.5%
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.

Wood Chanter (GB) × M Double M 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 (€)
Happy Skipper (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Happy Skipper (IRE)

Horse: Happy Skipper (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

Ballyfore (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Happy Skipper is the only foal out of Ballyfore (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Happy Skipper is the only foal out of Ballyfore (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Ballyfore (IRE) · by M Double M (USA)
2Harp Auction (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Harp Auction family

In brief

When was Happy Skipper foaled?

Happy Skipper (IRE) was foaled in 2003.

Who are the sire and dam of Happy Skipper?

Happy Skipper (IRE) is by Wood Chanter (GB) out of Ballyfore (IRE), a daughter of M Double M (USA).

Who trained Happy Skipper?

Happy Skipper (IRE) was trained by Thomas Foley and owned by John Mclarnon at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Happy Skipper's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Happy Skipper (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Happy Skipper still racing?

Happy Skipper (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 March 2008 at Navan (IRE) in the Athboy (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race, finishing 12th of 17, and has not run there since.