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Horse profile

Ifubelieveinmagic

Sesaro (USA) × Katie Elder (IRE) (Thatching (GB))

TrainerT J O'Mara
OwnerMiss R Hickey

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2000

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €11,040 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 31 Oct 2002, Curragh (IRE) (1/28)

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
31 Oct 02	Curragh (IRE)	1/28	12/1	won ½	Wayne Lordan	T J O'Mara	Race Sponsorship EBF Median Auction Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Heavy	8-13	Mikes Baby (IRE)	€11,040	14	0/26
17 Oct 02	Punchestown (IRE)	8/18	10/1	6¾	Wayne Lordan	T J O'Mara	Peerless Punchestown Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	5½f	Soft	8-5	Fly Haia (IRE)	€10,350	-	3/15

1/2831 Oct 02 · Curragh (IRE)12/1
Race Sponsorship EBF Median Auction Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fHeavy
All fields
Date
31 Oct 02
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Pos
1/28
SP
12/1
Btn
won ½
Jockey
Wayne Lordan
Trainer
T J O'Mara
Race
Race Sponsorship EBF Median Auction Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
8-13
Winner / 2nd
Mikes Baby (IRE)
Winner prize
€11,040
Days
14
Future form
0/26
8/1817 Oct 02 · Punchestown (IRE)10/1
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)5½fSoft
All fields
Date
17 Oct 02
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
8/18
SP
10/1
Btn
6¾
Jockey
Wayne Lordan
Trainer
T J O'Mara
Race
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
5½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
8-5
Winner / 2nd
Fly Haia (IRE)
Winner prize
€10,350
Days
-
Future form
3/15

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	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
17 Oct 02	Punchestown (IRE)	Peerless Punchestown Maiden	8/18	Fly Haia (IRE)	1	19 Apr 03	Cork (IRE)	Mallow Handicap
17 Oct 02	Punchestown (IRE)	Peerless Punchestown Maiden	8/18	Miss Trish (IRE)	2	15 Jun 03	Roscommon (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden
17 Oct 02	Punchestown (IRE)	Peerless Punchestown Maiden	8/18	Fluirseach (IRE)	12	28 Oct 02	Leopardstown (IRE)	Laidlaw E.B.F. Fillies Maiden

8/1817 Oct 02 · Punchestown (IRE)
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
All fields
Date
17 Oct 02
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
This horse
8/18
Winner next time
Fly Haia (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
19 Apr 03
At
Cork (IRE)
Race won
Mallow Handicap
8/1817 Oct 02 · Punchestown (IRE)
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
All fields
Date
17 Oct 02
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
This horse
8/18
Winner next time
Miss Trish (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
15 Jun 03
At
Roscommon (IRE)
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden
8/1817 Oct 02 · Punchestown (IRE)
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
All fields
Date
17 Oct 02
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Peerless Punchestown Maiden
This horse
8/18
Winner next time
Fluirseach (IRE)
Their pos
12
Won on
28 Oct 02
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Laidlaw E.B.F. Fillies Maiden

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 (€)
T J O'Mara	17 Oct 02	31 Oct 02	8/18	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£0	€11,040

T J O'Mara

Trainer: T J O'Mara
First run: 17 Oct 02
Last run: 31 Oct 02
First run for yard: 8/18
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,040

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	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£0	€11,040	17 Oct 02	31 Oct 02

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,040
First run: 17 Oct 02
Last run: 31 Oct 02

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSesaro (USA)

Parent · 1

SireSesaro (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanzig (USA)
Sire's damRoyal Honoree (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 branchKatie Elder (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamKatie Elder (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireThatching (GB)
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

Sesaro (USA)

Katie Elder (IRE)

Danzig (USA)

Royal Honoree (USA)

Thatching (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseIfubelieveinmagic (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled2000

SireSesaro (USA)

DamKatie Elder (IRE)

DamsireThatching (GB)

Sire's sireDanzig (USA)

Sire's damRoyal Honoree (USA)

Dam's produce2 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingGoing Forward I (IRE)

Female line

Katie Elder (IRE) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sesaro (USA)	Katie Elder (IRE)	Thatching (GB)	colt	Flat 7.5f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

Sesaro (USA)

Sire: Sesaro (USA)
Dam: Katie Elder (IRE)
Damsire: Thatching (GB)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.5f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	874	44	185	5.0%	21.2%	2	1
At 5f to 6f	374	17	75	4.5%	20.1%	2	1
On Heavy going	23	2	6	8.7%	26.1%	1	1
At 5f to 6f on Heavy going	12	1	4	8.3%	33.3%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 874
Wins: 44
Placed: 185
Win %: 5.0%
Place %: 21.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 374
Wins: 17
Placed: 75
Win %: 4.5%
Place %: 20.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 23
Wins: 2
Placed: 6
Win %: 8.7%
Place %: 26.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f on Heavy going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Heavy going
Runs: 12
Wins: 1
Placed: 4
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 33.3%
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.

Sesaro (USA) × Thatching mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	11	0	0.0%	£0	€0
Flat	1	1	100.0%	2	1	50.0%	£0	€11,040
All runs	2	1	50.0%	13	1	7.7%	£0	€11,040

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,040

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 7.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,040

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE)	2	1	0	£0	€11,040
Going Forward I (IRE)	11	0	0	£0	€0

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE)

Horse: Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €11,040

Going Forward I (IRE)

Horse: Going Forward I (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Katie Elder (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Going Forward I (IRE)0W · 11R

Half siblings

By Prince Of Birds (USA)

Sockittothem (IRE)1W · 29R
Ratholm Kate (IRE)0W · 3R

Female line

1Katie Elder (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Ifubelieveinmagic foaled?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) was foaled in 2000.

Who are the sire and dam of Ifubelieveinmagic?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) is by Sesaro (USA) out of Katie Elder (IRE), a daughter of Thatching (GB).

Who trained Ifubelieveinmagic?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) was trained by T J O'Mara and owned by Miss R Hickey at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ifubelieveinmagic's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Ifubelieveinmagic's biggest win?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Race Sponsorship EBF Median Auction Maiden at Curragh (IRE) on 31 October 2002.

Has Ifubelieveinmagic ever been beaten?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 17 October 2002 at Punchestown (IRE) (8th of 18).

Is Ifubelieveinmagic still racing?

Ifubelieveinmagic (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 31 October 2002 at Curragh (IRE) in the Race Sponsorship EBF Median Auction Maiden, finishing 1st of 28, and has not run there since.