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Horse profile

Make The News

Montjeu (IRE) × Market Slide (USA) (Gulch (USA))

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2010

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 May 2013, Navan (IRE) (7/7)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

107

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
19 May 13	Navan (IRE)	7/7	14/1	dist	Pat Smullen	D K Weld	Excelebration Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m5f	Yielding	9-5	b	Plinth (IRE)	€7,590	41	0/5
8 Apr 13	Gowran Park (IRE)	10/12	13/2	dist	Pat Smullen	D K Weld	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m4f	Good	9-5	-	We'll Go Walking (IRE)	€9,315	-	3/10

7/719 May 13 · Navan (IRE)14/1
Excelebration Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m5fYielding
All fields
Date
19 May 13
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
7/7
SP
14/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Pat Smullen
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Excelebration Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m5f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
9-5
Headgear
b
Winner / 2nd
Plinth (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,590
Days
41
Future form
0/5
10/128 Apr 13 · Gowran Park (IRE)13/2
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m4fGood
All fields
Date
8 Apr 13
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
10/12
SP
13/2
Btn
dist
Jockey
Pat Smullen
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-5
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
We'll Go Walking (IRE)
Winner prize
€9,315
Days
-
Future form
3/10

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
8 Apr 13	Gowran Park (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	10/12	Ralston Road (IRE)	2	12 May 13	Leopardstown (IRE)	FM104 Strawberry Alarm Clock Family Days Maiden
8 Apr 13	Gowran Park (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	10/12	Longshadow (GB)	5	18 May 13	Wexford (RH) (IRE)	Black Point Handicap
8 Apr 13	Gowran Park (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	10/12	Royal Irish Hussar (IRE)	8	17 Jul 13	Killarney (IRE)	Sika Signs Maiden

10/128 Apr 13 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
All fields
Date
8 Apr 13
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
This horse
10/12
Winner next time
Ralston Road (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
12 May 13
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
FM104 Strawberry Alarm Clock Family Days Maiden
10/128 Apr 13 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
All fields
Date
8 Apr 13
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
This horse
10/12
Winner next time
Longshadow (GB)
Their pos
5
Won on
18 May 13
At
Wexford (RH) (IRE)
Race won
Black Point Handicap
10/128 Apr 13 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
All fields
Date
8 Apr 13
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden
This horse
10/12
Winner next time
Royal Irish Hussar (IRE)
Their pos
8
Won on
17 Jul 13
At
Killarney (IRE)
Race won
Sika Signs 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 (€)
D K Weld	8 Apr 13	19 May 13	10/12	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

D K Weld

Trainer: D K Weld
First run: 8 Apr 13
Last run: 19 May 13
First run for yard: 10/12
Runs: 2
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	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	8 Apr 13	19 May 13

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 8 Apr 13
Last run: 19 May 13

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

Pedigree

Sire branchMontjeu (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireMontjeu (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damFloripedes (FR)

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 branchMarket Slide (USA)

Parent · 1

DamMarket Slide (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireGulch (USA)
Dam's damGrenzen (USA)

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

Montjeu (IRE)

Market Slide (USA)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Floripedes (FR)

Gulch (USA)

Grenzen (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMake The News (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled2010

SireMontjeu (IRE)

DamMarket Slide (USA)

DamsireGulch (USA)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damFloripedes (FR)

2nd damGrenzen (USA)

Dam's produce5 winners from 10 runners

Notable siblingRefuse To Bend (IRE)

Female line

Market Slide (USA) · by Gulch (USA) · 5 winners from 10 runners
Grenzen (USA) · 5 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Montjeu (IRE)	Market Slide (USA)	Gulch (USA)	colt	Flat 11.2f · NH 2m2f	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f

Montjeu (IRE)

Sire: Montjeu (IRE)
Dam: Market Slide (USA)
Damsire: Gulch (USA)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.2f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	5,565	700	1,703	12.6%	30.6%	2
At 12f to 13f	1,723	241	556	14.0%	32.3%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	784	97	260	12.4%	33.2%	1
At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going	225	27	75	12.0%	33.3%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 5,565
Wins: 700
Placed: 1,703
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 30.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 12f to 13f

Condition: At 12f to 13f
Runs: 1,723
Wins: 241
Placed: 556
Win %: 14.0%
Place %: 32.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 784
Wins: 97
Placed: 260
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 33.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 225
Wins: 27
Placed: 75
Win %: 12.0%
Place %: 33.3%
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.

Montjeu (IRE) × Gulch mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	5	3	60.0%	0	68	5	17	7.4%	£123,959	€21,459
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	1	41	3	10	7.3%	£92,160	€135,690
All runs	5	3	60.0%	1	109	8	27	7.3%	£216,119	€157,149

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 5
Winners: 3
Winners %: 60.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 68
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 17
Win %: 7.4%
Prize GB (£): £123,959
Prize IRE (€): €21,459

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 41
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 10
Win %: 7.3%
Prize GB (£): £92,160
Prize IRE (€): €135,690

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 5
Winners: 3
Winners %: 60.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 109
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 27
Win %: 7.3%
Prize GB (£): £216,119
Prize IRE (€): €157,149

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	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)	40	5	1	Group/Grade 1	£90,980	€157,149
Montaff (GB)	53	2	0	-	£118,118	€0
Inflammable (GB)	8	1	0	-	£7,021	€0
Make The News (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Aurora Borealis (IRE)	6	0	0	-	£0	€0

Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)

Horse: Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE)
Runs: 40
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £90,980
Prize IRE (€): €157,149

Montaff (GB)

Horse: Montaff (GB)
Runs: 53
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £118,118
Prize IRE (€): €0

Inflammable (GB)

Horse: Inflammable (GB)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,021
Prize IRE (€): €0

Make The News (IRE)

Horse: Make The News (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Aurora Borealis (IRE)

Horse: Aurora Borealis (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Market Slide (USA)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 5 winners from 10 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Montjeu (IRE) out of Market Slide (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Theatrical (IRE)

Media Puzzle (USA)5W · 22R · 2 black-type

By Sadler's Wells (USA)

More · 1

Key Secure (IRE)0W · 1R

By Danehill (USA)

Sharp Intake (IRE)0W · 2R

By Galileo (IRE)

Notable Graduate (IRE)4W · 22R

Female line

1Market Slide (USA) · by Gulch (USA)
2Grenzen (USA)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Refuse To Bend (IRE)7W · 12R · 4 G1
Media Puzzle (USA)5W · 22R · 2 black-type

First cousin

Vital Plot (USA)5W · 51R · 1 black-type

View full Grenzen family

In brief

When was Make The News foaled?

Make The News (IRE) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Make The News?

Make The News (IRE) is by Montjeu (IRE) out of Market Slide (USA), a daughter of Gulch (USA).

Who trained Make The News?

Make The News (IRE) was trained by D K Weld and owned by Moyglare Stud Farm at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Make The News' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Make The News (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Make The News still racing?

Make The News (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 May 2013 at Navan (IRE) in the Excelebration Maiden, finishing 7th of 7, and has not run there since.

Is Make The News related to any top horses?

Make The News (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Refuse To Bend (IRE) (half-brother, Group 1 winner), Media Puzzle (USA) (half-brother, Listed winner) and Vital Plot (USA) (first cousin, Grade 3 winner), from the Grenzen (USA) family.