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Horse profile

He Was It

Turtle Island (IRE) × Holly's Gold (IRE) (Mac's Imp (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2001

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 22 Jun 2004, Ballinrobe (IRE) (9/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

15149

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
22 Jun 04	Ballinrobe (IRE)	9/9	25/1	23¾	P B Beggy	Michael Cunningham	Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m1f	Good	8-5	-	Sauterelle (IRE)	€7,601	11	0/7
11 Jun 04	Navan (IRE)	14/14	25/1	dist	P B Beggy	Michael Cunningham	Nobber Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m	Good	8-9	p	Ace (IRE)	€8,983	5	1/13
6 Jun 04	Gowran Park (IRE)	15/15	20/1	dist	Michael Hussey	Michael Cunningham	Goresbridge Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Good to Firm	8-13	-	Aleida (IRE)	€8,983	-	3/14

9/922 Jun 04 · Ballinrobe (IRE)25/1
Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m1fGood
All fields
Date
22 Jun 04
Course
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Pos
9/9
SP
25/1
Btn
23¾
Jockey
P B Beggy
Trainer
Michael Cunningham
Race
Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-5
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Sauterelle (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,601
Days
11
Future form
0/7
14/1411 Jun 04 · Navan (IRE)25/1
Nobber Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1mGood
All fields
Date
11 Jun 04
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
14/14
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
P B Beggy
Trainer
Michael Cunningham
Race
Nobber Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good
Wgt
8-9
Headgear
p
Winner / 2nd
Ace (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,983
Days
5
Future form
1/13
15/156 Jun 04 · Gowran Park (IRE)20/1
Goresbridge Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
6 Jun 04
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
15/15
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Michael Hussey
Trainer
Michael Cunningham
Race
Goresbridge Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
8-13
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Aleida (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,983
Days
-
Future form
3/14

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.

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
11 Jun 04	Navan (IRE)	Nobber Maiden	14/14	Ace (IRE)	1	24 Jul 04	Leopardstown (IRE)	Luas To Leopardstown Race
6 Jun 04	Gowran Park (IRE)	Goresbridge Maiden	15/15	Empirical Power (IRE)	3	14 Jun 04	Roscommon (IRE)	Lecarrow (C&G) Maiden
6 Jun 04	Gowran Park (IRE)	Goresbridge Maiden	15/15	Imdina (IRE)	5	18 Jun 04	Down Royal (IRE)	Vodafone Maiden
6 Jun 04	Gowran Park (IRE)	Goresbridge Maiden	15/15	Marias Magic (GB)	6	10 Oct 04	Bath	Coast Spas Maiden Stakes

14/1411 Jun 04 · Navan (IRE)
Nobber Maiden
All fields
Date
11 Jun 04
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Nobber Maiden
This horse
14/14
Winner next time
Ace (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
24 Jul 04
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Luas To Leopardstown Race
15/156 Jun 04 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Goresbridge Maiden
All fields
Date
6 Jun 04
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Goresbridge Maiden
This horse
15/15
Winner next time
Empirical Power (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
14 Jun 04
At
Roscommon (IRE)
Race won
Lecarrow (C&G) Maiden
15/156 Jun 04 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Goresbridge Maiden
All fields
Date
6 Jun 04
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Goresbridge Maiden
This horse
15/15
Winner next time
Imdina (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
18 Jun 04
At
Down Royal (IRE)
Race won
Vodafone Maiden
15/156 Jun 04 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Goresbridge Maiden
All fields
Date
6 Jun 04
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Goresbridge Maiden
This horse
15/15
Winner next time
Marias Magic (GB)
Their pos
6
Won on
10 Oct 04
At
Bath
Race won
Coast Spas Maiden Stakes

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 (€)
Michael Cunningham	6 Jun 04	22 Jun 04	15/15	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Michael Cunningham

Trainer: Michael Cunningham
First run: 6 Jun 04
Last run: 22 Jun 04
First run for yard: 15/15
Runs: 3
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	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	6 Jun 04	22 Jun 04

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 6 Jun 04
Last run: 22 Jun 04

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good to Firm	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Good	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Good to Firm

Going: Good to Firm
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
7f to 1m	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
9f to 11f	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

9f to 11f

Distance: 9f to 11f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ballinrobe (IRE)	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Gowran Park (IRE)	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Navan (IRE)	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Ballinrobe (IRE)

Course: Ballinrobe (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Gowran Park (IRE)

Course: Gowran Park (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Navan (IRE)

Course: Navan (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
9 to 12 runners	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
13 to 16 runners	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
June	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

June

Month: June
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
P B Beggy	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Michael Hussey	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

P B Beggy

Jockey: P B Beggy
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Michael Hussey

Jockey: Michael Hussey
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Michael Cunningham	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Michael Cunningham

Trainer: Michael Cunningham
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
p	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear: p
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
1 to 7 days	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
8 to 14 days	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

1 to 7 days

Days since last run: 1 to 7 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

By first-time headgear

Headgear	Runs	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
First time in any headgear	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
First time cheekpieces	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
No headgear	2	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

First time in any headgear

Headgear: First time in any headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

First time cheekpieces

Headgear: First time cheekpieces
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

A run can count in more than one "first time" row (e.g. first-time blinkers and first headgear of any kind). First time is judged against earlier British and Irish runs only.

Pedigree

Sire branchTurtle Island (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireTurtle Island (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireFairy King (USA)
Sire's damSisania (GB)

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 branchHolly's Gold (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamHolly's Gold (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMac's Imp (USA)
Dam's damHolly Bird (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

Turtle Island (IRE)

Holly's Gold (IRE)

Fairy King (USA)

Sisania (GB)

Mac's Imp (USA)

Holly Bird (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHe Was It (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2001

SireTurtle Island (IRE)

DamHolly's Gold (IRE)

DamsireMac's Imp (USA)

Sire's sireFairy King (USA)

Sire's damSisania (GB)

2nd damHolly Bird (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingLady Lynch (IRE)

Female line

Holly's Gold (IRE) · by Mac's Imp (USA) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Holly Bird (GB) · 6 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Turtle Island (IRE)	Holly's Gold (IRE)	Mac's Imp (USA)	gelding	Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f	Flat 7.0f · NH 2m

Turtle Island (IRE)

Sire: Turtle Island (IRE)
Dam: Holly's Gold (IRE)
Damsire: Mac's Imp (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.0f · NH 2m

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	2,836	202	630	7.1%	22.2%	3
At 7f to 1m	1,070	63	222	5.9%	20.7%	2
On Good going	645	40	130	6.2%	20.2%	2
At 7f to 1m on Good going	256	16	54	6.3%	21.1%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 2,836
Wins: 202
Placed: 630
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 22.2%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 1,070
Wins: 63
Placed: 222
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 20.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 645
Wins: 40
Placed: 130
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 20.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 256
Wins: 16
Placed: 54
Win %: 6.3%
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.

Turtle Island (IRE) × Mac's Imp mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	0	0.0%	0	6	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 6
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 (€)
He Was It (IRE)	3	0	0	£0	€0
Alofreeo (IRE)	3	0	0	£0	€0

He Was It (IRE)

Horse: He Was It (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Alofreeo (IRE)

Horse: Alofreeo (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Holly's Gold (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Holly's Gold (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Orpen (USA)

Lady Lynch (IRE)0W · 7R

By Alexius (IRE)

The Toucher (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Holly's Gold (IRE) · by Mac's Imp (USA)
2Holly Bird (GB)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Monsieur Chevalier (IRE)14W · 66R · 3 black-type

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Rockets 'n Rollers (IRE)3W · 15R · 1 black-type

View full Holly Bird family

In brief

When was He Was It foaled?

He Was It (IRE) was foaled in 2001.

Who are the sire and dam of He Was It?

He Was It (IRE) is by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Holly's Gold (IRE), a daughter of Mac's Imp (USA).

Who trained He Was It?

He Was It (IRE) was trained by Michael Cunningham and owned by Mrs B Lynch at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is He Was It's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, He Was It (IRE) ran 3 times without winning.

Is He Was It still racing?

He Was It (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 22 June 2004 at Ballinrobe (IRE) in the Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Claiming Race, finishing 9th of 9, and has not run there since.

Is He Was It related to any top horses?

He Was It (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Monsieur Chevalier (IRE) (first cousin, Group 3 winner) and Rockets 'n Rollers (IRE) (uncle, Listed winner), from the Holly Bird (GB) family.