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Horse profile

If Any Man Can

Ocovango (GB) × Gortahalla Lassie (IRE) (Heron Island (IRE))

TrainerMary Ellen Doyle
OwnerJames W Doyle

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2020
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €7,375 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 23 Jul 2024, Ballinrobe (IRE) (8/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): 5 Jul 2024, Cork (IRE)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
23 Jul 24	Ballinrobe (IRE)	8/8	5/1	dist	Liam Quinlan	Mary Ellen Doyle	RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m1½f	Good to Yielding	11-7	Boom Boom Boom (GB)	€6,785	18	0/7
5 Jul 24	Cork (IRE)	1/16	28/1	won 1¾	Liam Quinlan	Mary Ellen Doyle	Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m1f	Good	11-4	In The Trenches (GB)	€7,375	-	1/15

8/823 Jul 24 · Ballinrobe (IRE)5/1
RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1½fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
23 Jul 24
Course
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Pos
8/8
SP
5/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Liam Quinlan
Trainer
Mary Ellen Doyle
Race
RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Boom Boom Boom (GB)
Winner prize
€6,785
Days
18
Future form
0/7
1/165 Jul 24 · Cork (IRE)28/1
Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood
All fields
Date
5 Jul 24
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
1/16
SP
28/1
Btn
won 1¾
Jockey
Liam Quinlan
Trainer
Mary Ellen Doyle
Race
Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
In The Trenches (GB)
Winner prize
€7,375
Days
-
Future form
1/15

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
5 Jul 24	Cork (IRE)	Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle	1/16	Hey Whatever (IRE)	15 Jul 24	Downpatrick (IRE)	ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle

1/165 Jul 24 · Cork (IRE)
Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
5 Jul 24
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle
This horse
1/16
Winner next time
Hey Whatever (IRE)
Won on
15 Jul 24
At
Downpatrick (IRE)
Race won
ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle

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 (€)
Mary Ellen Doyle	5 Jul 24	23 Jul 24	1/16	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£0	€7,375

Mary Ellen Doyle

Trainer: Mary Ellen Doyle
First run: 5 Jul 24
Last run: 23 Jul 24
First run for yard: 1/16
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,375

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	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£0	€7,375	5 Jul 24	23 Jul 24

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,375
First run: 5 Jul 24
Last run: 23 Jul 24

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

Pedigree

Sire branchOcovango (GB)

Parent · 1

SireOcovango (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)
Sire's damCrystal Maze (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 branchGortahalla Lassie (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamGortahalla Lassie (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHeron Island (IRE)
Dam's damNot traced

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

Ocovango (GB)

Gortahalla Lassie (IRE)

Monsun (GER)

Crystal Maze (GB)

Heron Island (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseIf Any Man Can (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2020

SireOcovango (GB)

DamGortahalla Lassie (IRE)

DamsireHeron Island (IRE)

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)

Sire's damCrystal Maze (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Gortahalla Lassie (IRE) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Ocovango (GB)	Gortahalla Lassie (IRE)	Heron Island (IRE)	Mr Brendan Walsh	20 Mar 20	bay	gelding	Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m3f

Ocovango (GB)

Sire: Ocovango (GB)
Dam: Gortahalla Lassie (IRE)
Damsire: Heron Island (IRE)
Breeder: Mr Brendan Walsh
Foaled: 20 Mar 20
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	2,922	279	761	9.5%	26.0%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f	907	71	206	7.8%	22.7%	1	1
On Good going	1,181	109	304	9.2%	25.7%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	311	24	70	7.7%	22.5%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,922
Wins: 279
Placed: 761
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 26.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 907
Wins: 71
Placed: 206
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 22.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,181
Wins: 109
Placed: 304
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 311
Wins: 24
Placed: 70
Win %: 7.7%
Place %: 22.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Ocovango (GB) × Heron Island (IRE) 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	5	1	0	20.0%	£0	€7,375

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 20.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,375

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 (€)
If Any Man Can (IRE)	2	1	0	£0	€7,375
Ripplesinthesand (IRE)	3	0	0	£0	€0

If Any Man Can (IRE)

Horse: If Any Man Can (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,375

Ripplesinthesand (IRE)

Horse: Ripplesinthesand (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

Gortahalla Lassie (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

If Any Man Can is the only foal out of Gortahalla Lassie (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

If Any Man Can is the only foal out of Gortahalla Lassie (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Gortahalla Lassie (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

How old is If Any Man Can?

If Any Man Can (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 20 March 2020 and is 6 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of If Any Man Can?

If Any Man Can (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Gortahalla Lassie (IRE), a daughter of Heron Island (IRE), and was bred by Mr Brendan Walsh.

Who trained If Any Man Can?

If Any Man Can (IRE) was trained by Mary Ellen Doyle and owned by James W Doyle at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is If Any Man Can's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, If Any Man Can (IRE) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is If Any Man Can's biggest win?

If Any Man Can (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle at Cork (IRE) on 5 July 2024.

Has If Any Man Can ever been beaten?

If Any Man Can (IRE) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 23 July 2024 at Ballinrobe (IRE) (8th of 8).

Is If Any Man Can still racing?

If Any Man Can (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 July 2024 at Ballinrobe (IRE) in the RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle, finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.