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Horse profile

Mighty Fly

Shirocco (GER) × Penombre (USA) (Red Ransom (USA))

TrainerMichael P Hourigan
OwnerJames Cregan

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2010

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 24 Apr 2015, Kilbeggan (IRE) (PU/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

14PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
24 Apr 15	Kilbeggan (IRE)	PU/9	25/1	-	Shane Shortall	Michael P Hourigan	Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good to Yielding	10-8	Fiosrach (IRE)	€6,900	9	1/8
15 Apr 15	Limerick (IRE)	14/15	25/1	dist	Shane Shortall	Michael P Hourigan	I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m3f	Soft	11-7	Casual Approach (IRE)	€9,660	-	1/13

PU/924 Apr 15 · Kilbeggan (IRE)25/1
Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
24 Apr 15
Course
Kilbeggan (IRE)
Pos
PU/9
SP
25/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Shane Shortall
Trainer
Michael P Hourigan
Race
Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
10-8
Winner / 2nd
Fiosrach (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,900
Days
9
Future form
1/8
14/1515 Apr 15 · Limerick (IRE)25/1
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m3fSoft
All fields
Date
15 Apr 15
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Pos
14/15
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Shane Shortall
Trainer
Michael P Hourigan
Race
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m3f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Casual Approach (IRE)
Winner prize
€9,660
Days
-
Future form
1/13

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
24 Apr 15	Kilbeggan (IRE)	Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle	PU/9	Aunt Alice (IRE)	2	15 May 15	Kilbeggan (IRE)	Kinnegad Maiden Hurdle
15 Apr 15	Limerick (IRE)	I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle	14/15	Casual Approach (IRE)	1	26 Sep 15	Navan (IRE)	Albany Hurdle

PU/924 Apr 15 · Kilbeggan (IRE)
Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
24 Apr 15
Course
Kilbeggan (IRE)
Race
Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/9
Winner next time
Aunt Alice (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
15 May 15
At
Kilbeggan (IRE)
Race won
Kinnegad Maiden Hurdle
14/1515 Apr 15 · Limerick (IRE)
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
15 Apr 15
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Race
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
This horse
14/15
Winner next time
Casual Approach (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
26 Sep 15
At
Navan (IRE)
Race won
Albany 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 (€)
Michael P Hourigan	15 Apr 15	24 Apr 15	14/15	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Michael P Hourigan

Trainer: Michael P Hourigan
First run: 15 Apr 15
Last run: 24 Apr 15
First run for yard: 14/15
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
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	15 Apr 15	24 Apr 15

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 15 Apr 15
Last run: 24 Apr 15

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

Pedigree

Sire branchShirocco (GER)

Parent · 1

SireShirocco (GER)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)
Sire's damSo Sedulous (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 branchPenombre (USA)

Parent · 1

DamPenombre (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRed Ransom (USA)
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

Shirocco (GER)

Penombre (USA)

Monsun (GER)

So Sedulous (USA)

Red Ransom (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMighty Fly (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2010

SireShirocco (GER)

DamPenombre (USA)

DamsireRed Ransom (USA)

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)

Sire's damSo Sedulous (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Penombre (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Shirocco (GER)	Penombre (USA)	Red Ransom (USA)	gelding	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3f

Shirocco (GER)

Sire: Shirocco (GER)
Dam: Penombre (USA)
Damsire: Red Ransom (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Shirocco (GER) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,792	787	1,823	11.6%	26.8%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	2,533	257	619	10.1%	24.4%	1
On Soft going	1,624	178	417	11.0%	25.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	661	60	156	9.1%	23.6%	0

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,792
Wins: 787
Placed: 1,823
Win %: 11.6%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,533
Wins: 257
Placed: 619
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 24.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,624
Wins: 178
Placed: 417
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 661
Wins: 60
Placed: 156
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 23.6%
This horse runs: 0
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.

Shirocco (GER) × Red Ransom mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners %	Runs	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	0.0%	22	1	0.0%	£924	€0
National Hunt	2	0.0%	4	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	4	0.0%	26	1	0.0%	£924	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 22
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £924
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 4
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 26
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £924
Prize IRE (€): €0

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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mighty Fly (IRE)	2	£0	€0
Mharashic (IRE)	6	£0	€0
Planet Rock (GB)	6	£0	€0
Rocco Breeze (IRE)	12	£924	€0

Mighty Fly (IRE)

Horse: Mighty Fly (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mharashic (IRE)

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

Planet Rock (GB)

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

Rocco Breeze (IRE)

Horse: Rocco Breeze (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £924
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Penombre (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Mighty Fly is the only foal out of Penombre (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Mighty Fly is the only foal out of Penombre (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Penombre (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Mighty Fly foaled?

Mighty Fly (IRE) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Mighty Fly?

Mighty Fly (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Penombre (USA), a daughter of Red Ransom (USA).

Who trained Mighty Fly?

Mighty Fly (IRE) was trained by Michael P Hourigan and owned by James Cregan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Mighty Fly's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Mighty Fly (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Mighty Fly still racing?

Mighty Fly (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 24 April 2015 at Kilbeggan (IRE) in the Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 9 ran), and has not run there since.