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Horse profile

Marvelous Choice

Torus (GB) × May-Ling (GB) (Mississippi (IRE))

TrainerC P Donoghue
OwnerMrs E Donoghue

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1988

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Jan 1994, Naas (IRE) (PU/25)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
29 Jan 94	Naas (IRE)	PU/25	33/1	A Powell	C P Donoghue	Monread Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Heavy	11-1	Chance Coffey (GB)	3/22

PU/2529 Jan 94 · Naas (IRE)33/1
Monread Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fHeavy
All fields
Date
29 Jan 94
Course
Naas (IRE)
Pos
PU/25
SP
33/1
Jockey
A Powell
Trainer
C P Donoghue
Race
Monread Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
11-1
Winner / 2nd
Chance Coffey (GB)
Future form
3/22

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
29 Jan 94	Naas (IRE)	Monread Maiden Hurdle	PU/25	Butches Boy (IRE)	3	19 Feb 94	Gowran Park (IRE)	Red Mills Quality Feed Maiden Hurdle
29 Jan 94	Naas (IRE)	Monread Maiden Hurdle	PU/25	Your The Man (IRE)	8	12 Mar 94	Naas (IRE)	Lakelands Maiden Hurdle
29 Jan 94	Naas (IRE)	Monread Maiden Hurdle	PU/25	Nine O Three I (IRE)	20	10 Feb 94	Thurles (IRE)	Horse And Jockey INH Flat Race

PU/2529 Jan 94 · Naas (IRE)
Monread Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
29 Jan 94
Course
Naas (IRE)
Race
Monread Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/25
Winner next time
Butches Boy (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
19 Feb 94
At
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race won
Red Mills Quality Feed Maiden Hurdle
PU/2529 Jan 94 · Naas (IRE)
Monread Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
29 Jan 94
Course
Naas (IRE)
Race
Monread Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/25
Winner next time
Your The Man (IRE)
Their pos
8
Won on
12 Mar 94
At
Naas (IRE)
Race won
Lakelands Maiden Hurdle
PU/2529 Jan 94 · Naas (IRE)
Monread Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
29 Jan 94
Course
Naas (IRE)
Race
Monread Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/25
Winner next time
Nine O Three I (IRE)
Their pos
20
Won on
10 Feb 94
At
Thurles (IRE)
Race won
Horse And Jockey INH Flat Race

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 (€)
C P Donoghue	29 Jan 94	29 Jan 94	PU/25	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

C P Donoghue

Trainer: C P Donoghue
First run: 29 Jan 94
Last run: 29 Jan 94
First run for yard: PU/25
Runs: 1
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
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	29 Jan 94	29 Jan 94

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 29 Jan 94
Last run: 29 Jan 94

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

Pedigree

Sire branchTorus (GB)

Parent · 1

SireTorus (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

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 branchMay-Ling (GB)

Parent · 1

DamMay-Ling (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMississippi (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

Torus (GB)

May-Ling (GB)

Not traced

Mississippi (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMarvelous Choice (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled1988

SireTorus (GB)

DamMay-Ling (GB)

DamsireMississippi (IRE)

Dam's produce2 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingToraling (GB)

Female line

May-Ling (GB) · 2 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Torus (GB)	May-Ling (GB)	Mississippi (IRE)	mare	Flat 14.5f · NH 2m4f	NH 2m1½f

Torus (GB)

Sire: Torus (GB)
Dam: May-Ling (GB)
Damsire: Mississippi (IRE)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.5f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m1½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	4,282	343	898	8.0%	21.0%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,602	136	359	8.5%	22.4%	1
On Heavy going	352	20	69	5.7%	19.6%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going	109	10	23	9.2%	21.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 4,282
Wins: 343
Placed: 898
Win %: 8.0%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,602
Wins: 136
Placed: 359
Win %: 8.5%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 352
Wins: 20
Placed: 69
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 19.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going
Runs: 109
Wins: 10
Placed: 23
Win %: 9.2%
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.

Torus (GB) × Mississippi mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
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 (€)
Marvelous Choice (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Toraling (GB)	5	0	0	£0	€0

Marvelous Choice (IRE)

Horse: Marvelous Choice (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Toraling (GB)

Horse: Toraling (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

May-Ling (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

Toraling (GB)0W · 5R

Half siblings

By Vaour (USA)

By Broussard (USA)

Brouling (IRE)1W · 27R

By Chinook Eclipse (USA)

Chinookling (IRE)0W · 1R

Female line

1May-Ling (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Marvelous Choice foaled?

Marvelous Choice (IRE) was foaled in 1988.

Who are the sire and dam of Marvelous Choice?

Marvelous Choice (IRE) is by Torus (GB) out of May-Ling (GB), a daughter of Mississippi (IRE).

Who trained Marvelous Choice?

Marvelous Choice (IRE) was trained by C P Donoghue and owned by Mrs E Donoghue at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Marvelous Choice's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Marvelous Choice (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Marvelous Choice still racing?

Marvelous Choice (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 January 1994 at Naas (IRE) in the Monread Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 25 ran), and has not run there since.