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Horse profile

I Wonder Why

Publisher (USA) × Wondering Lady (IRE) (Kemal (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2007
Colour: brown

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £774 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 Apr 2017, Fakenham (2/7)
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
17 Apr 17	Fakenham	2/7	9/2	19	Mr Samuel Davies-Thomas	G T H Bailey	Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase	Class 5	Chase	2m5f	Good	11-11	Pride Of Parish (IRE)	£2,496	1/5

2/717 Apr 17 · Fakenham9/2
Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase
Class 52m5fGood
All fields
Date
17 Apr 17
Course
Fakenham
Pos
2/7
SP
9/2
Btn
19
Jockey
Mr Samuel Davies-Thomas
Trainer
G T H Bailey
Race
Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase
Class
Class 5
Type
Chase
Dist
2m5f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-11
Winner / 2nd
Pride Of Parish (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,496
Future form
1/5

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	Won on	At	Race won
17 Apr 17	Fakenham	Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase	2/7	Are They Your Own (IRE)	5 May 17	Cheltenham	Brian Babbage Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

2/717 Apr 17 · Fakenham
Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase
All fields
Date
17 Apr 17
Course
Fakenham
Race
Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase
This horse
2/7
Winner next time
Are They Your Own (IRE)
Won on
5 May 17
At
Cheltenham
Race won
Brian Babbage Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

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 (€)
G T H Bailey	17 Apr 17	17 Apr 17	2/7	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£774	€0

G T H Bailey

Trainer: G T H Bailey
First run: 17 Apr 17
Last run: 17 Apr 17
First run for yard: 2/7
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £774
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	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£774	€0	17 Apr 17	17 Apr 17

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £774
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 17 Apr 17
Last run: 17 Apr 17

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

Pedigree

Sire branchPublisher (USA)

Parent · 1

SirePublisher (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireKris S (USA)
Sire's damAndover Way (USA)

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 branchWondering Lady (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamWondering Lady (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKemal (FR)
Dam's damTar Slave (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

Publisher (USA)

Wondering Lady (IRE)

Kris S (USA)

Andover Way (USA)

Kemal (FR)

Tar Slave (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseI Wonder Why (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2007

SirePublisher (USA)

DamWondering Lady (IRE)

DamsireKemal (FR)

Sire's sireKris S (USA)

Sire's damAndover Way (USA)

2nd damTar Slave (GB)

Dam's produce4 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingI Wonder Now (IRE)

Female line

Wondering Lady (IRE) · by Kemal (FR) · 4 winners from 6 runners
Tar Slave (GB) · 1 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Publisher (USA)	Wondering Lady (IRE)	Kemal (FR)	James Devereux	10 May 07	brown	gelding	NH 2m5f	Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4½f

Publisher (USA)

Sire: Publisher (USA)
Dam: Wondering Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Kemal (FR)
Breeder: James Devereux
Foaled: 10 May 07
Colour: brown
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	369	30	72	8.1%	19.5%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	138	10	29	7.2%	21.0%	1
On Good going	123	8	20	6.5%	16.3%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	57	3	8	5.3%	14.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 369
Wins: 30
Placed: 72
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 19.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 138
Wins: 10
Placed: 29
Win %: 7.2%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 123
Wins: 8
Placed: 20
Win %: 6.5%
Place %: 16.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 57
Wins: 3
Placed: 8
Win %: 5.3%
Place %: 14.0%
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.

Publisher (USA) × Kemal (FR) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	9	1	5	11.1%	£774	€11,331

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 9
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 11.1%
Prize GB (£): £774
Prize IRE (€): €11,331

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 (€)
I Wonder Now (IRE)	8	1	0	£0	€11,331
I Wonder Why (IRE)	1	0	0	£774	€0

I Wonder Now (IRE)

Horse: I Wonder Now (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,331

I Wonder Why (IRE)

Horse: I Wonder Why (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £774
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Wondering Lady (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

I Wonder Now (IRE)1W · 8R

Half siblings

By Gothland (FR)

Female line

1Wondering Lady (IRE) · by Kemal (FR)
2Tar Slave (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Tar Slave family

In brief

When was I Wonder Why foaled?

I Wonder Why (IRE), a brown racehorse, was foaled on 10 May 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of I Wonder Why?

I Wonder Why (IRE) is by Publisher (USA) out of Wondering Lady (IRE), a daughter of Kemal (FR), and was bred by James Devereux.

Who trained I Wonder Why?

I Wonder Why (IRE) was trained by G T H Bailey and owned by Dr P R A C Walpole at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is I Wonder Why's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, I Wonder Why (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is I Wonder Why still racing?

I Wonder Why (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 April 2017 at Fakenham in the Robert Hoare Novices' Hunters' Chase, finishing 2nd of 7, and has not run there since.