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Horse profile

Never Feel Blue

Flemensfirth (USA) × Zenaide (IRE) (Zaffaran (USA))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2016
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €8,770 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 16 Jul 2021, Killarney (IRE) (PU/10)
Last win (GB & IRE): 22 Apr 2021, Kilbeggan (IRE)

Recent form

12PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
16 Jul 21	Killarney (IRE)	PU/10	9/4	-	Mr P W Mullins	Willie Mullins	BoyleSports Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	11-11	h	Jeremys Jewel (IRE)	€6,490	47	0/9
30 May 21	Punchestown (IRE)	2/13	4/9F	5	Mr P W Mullins	Willie Mullins	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Yielding to Soft	11-11	-	Apple Crumble (IRE)	€7,080	38	0/11
22 Apr 21	Kilbeggan (IRE)	1/14	11/10F	won 8	Mr P W Mullins	Willie Mullins	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m3½f	Good	11-11	-	Rosa Gloriosa (IRE)	€6,490	-	0/11

PU/1016 Jul 21 · Killarney (IRE)9/4
BoyleSports Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood
All fields
Date
16 Jul 21
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
PU/10
SP
9/4
Btn
-
Jockey
Mr P W Mullins
Trainer
Willie Mullins
Race
BoyleSports Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-11
Headgear
h
Winner / 2nd
Jeremys Jewel (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,490
Days
47
Future form
0/9
2/1330 May 21 · Punchestown (IRE)4/9F
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding to Soft
All fields
Date
30 May 21
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
2/13
SP
4/9F
Btn
5
Jockey
Mr P W Mullins
Trainer
Willie Mullins
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding to Soft
Wgt
11-11
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Apple Crumble (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,080
Days
38
Future form
0/11
1/1422 Apr 21 · Kilbeggan (IRE)11/10F
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m3½fGood
All fields
Date
22 Apr 21
Course
Kilbeggan (IRE)
Pos
1/14
SP
11/10F
Btn
won 8
Jockey
Mr P W Mullins
Trainer
Willie Mullins
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m3½f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-11
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Rosa Gloriosa (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,490
Days
-
Future form
0/11

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Willie Mullins	22 Apr 21	16 Jul 21	1/14	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770

Willie Mullins

Trainer: Willie Mullins
First run: 22 Apr 21
Last run: 16 Jul 21
First run for yard: 1/14
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

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	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770	22 Apr 21	16 Jul 21

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770
First run: 22 Apr 21
Last run: 16 Jul 21

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
NH Flat	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770

NH Flat

Race type: NH Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£0	€6,490
Yielding to Soft	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,280

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

Yielding to Soft

Going: Yielding to Soft
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,280

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m to 2m1f	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€2,280
2m2f to 2m5f	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,490

2m to 2m1f

Distance: 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,280

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Kilbeggan (IRE)	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,490
Killarney (IRE)	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Punchestown (IRE)	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,280

Kilbeggan (IRE)

Course: Kilbeggan (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

Killarney (IRE)

Course: Killarney (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Punchestown (IRE)

Course: Punchestown (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,280

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
9 to 12 runners	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
13 to 16 runners	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€8,770

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
April	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,490
May	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,280
July	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

April

Month: April
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

May

Month: May
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,280

July

Month: July
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mr P W Mullins	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770

Mr P W Mullins

Jockey: Mr P W Mullins
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Willie Mullins	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£0	€8,770

Willie Mullins

Trainer: Willie Mullins
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€8,770
h	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

Headgear: h
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£0	€6,490
31 to 60 days	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€2,280

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

31 to 60 days

Days since last run: 31 to 60 days
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,280

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

By first-time headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
First time in any headgear	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
First time hood	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
No headgear	2	1	1	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€8,770

First time in any headgear

Headgear: First time in any headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

First time hood

Headgear: First time hood
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

A run can count in more than one "first time" row (e.g. first-time blinkers and first headgear of any kind). First time is judged against earlier British and Irish runs only.

Pedigree

Sire branchFlemensfirth (USA)

Parent · 1

SireFlemensfirth (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)
Sire's damEtheldreda (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 branchZenaide (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamZenaide (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireZaffaran (USA)
Dam's damNative Craft (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireBe My Native (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Flemensfirth (USA)

Zenaide (IRE)

Alleged (USA)

Etheldreda (USA)

Zaffaran (USA)

Native Craft (IRE)

Not traced

Be My Native (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseNever Feel Blue (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2016

SireFlemensfirth (USA)

DamZenaide (IRE)

DamsireZaffaran (USA)

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)

Sire's damEtheldreda (USA)

2nd damNative Craft (IRE)

2nd dam's sireBe My Native (USA)

Dam's produce6 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingBob Olinger (IRE)

Female line

Zenaide (IRE) · by Zaffaran (USA) · 6 winners from 7 runners
Native Craft (IRE) · by Be My Native (USA) · 3 winners from 9 runners
Sparky Sue (IRE) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Flemensfirth (USA)	Zenaide (IRE)	Zaffaran (USA)	Kenneth Parkhill	10 May 16	bay	mare	Flat 15.8f · NH 2m4f	Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4f

Flemensfirth (USA)

Sire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Dam: Zenaide (IRE)
Damsire: Zaffaran (USA)
Breeder: Kenneth Parkhill
Foaled: 10 May 16
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.8f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	18,770	2,194	5,527	11.7%	29.4%	3	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	6,812	761	1,958	11.2%	28.7%	1	1
On Good going	4,958	536	1,330	10.8%	26.8%	2	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	1,725	195	463	11.3%	26.8%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 18,770
Wins: 2,194
Placed: 5,527
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 29.4%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 6,812
Wins: 761
Placed: 1,958
Win %: 11.2%
Place %: 28.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 4,958
Wins: 536
Placed: 1,330
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 1,725
Wins: 195
Placed: 463
Win %: 11.3%
Place %: 26.8%
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.

Flemensfirth (USA) × Zaffaran (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	5	2	40.0%	0	27	2	4	7.4%	£9,663	€8,770

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 5
Winners: 2
Winners %: 40.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 27
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 7.4%
Prize GB (£): £9,663
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Never Feel Blue (IRE)	3	1	£0	€8,770
Pride Of Pemberley (IRE)	8	1	£7,736	€0
Nowe'reback (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Galilee Star (IRE)	7	0	£0	€0
All Hands On Deck (IRE)	8	0	£1,927	€0

Never Feel Blue (IRE)

Horse: Never Feel Blue (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,770

Pride Of Pemberley (IRE)

Horse: Pride Of Pemberley (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

Nowe'reback (IRE)

Horse: Nowe'reback (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Galilee Star (IRE)

Horse: Galilee Star (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All Hands On Deck (IRE)

Horse: All Hands On Deck (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,927
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Zenaide (IRE)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 6 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Zenaide (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kayf Tara (GB)

Daring Carlotta (IRE)3W · 4R

By Presenting (GB)

Myska (IRE)3W · 6R · 1 black-type

By Kalanisi (IRE)

Six Gun Serenade (IRE)1W · 6R

By Scorpion (IRE)

Insult (IRE)1W · 6R

By Sholokhov (IRE)

Bob Olinger (IRE)11W · 22R · 5 G1

By Fame And Glory (GB)

Wallace Olinger (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Zenaide (IRE) · by Zaffaran (USA)
2Native Craft (IRE) · by Be My Native (USA)
3Sparky Sue (IRE)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Bob Olinger (IRE)11W · 22R · 5 G1

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

The Railway Man I (IRE)4W · 18R · 1 G1

Niece (out of a sibling)

Eabha Grace (IRE)3W · 13R · 1 black-type

Half-sister

Myska (IRE)3W · 6R · 1 black-type

View full Sparky Sue family

In brief

When was Never Feel Blue foaled?

Never Feel Blue (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 10 May 2016.

Who are the sire and dam of Never Feel Blue?

Never Feel Blue (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Zenaide (IRE), a daughter of Zaffaran (USA), and was bred by Kenneth Parkhill.

Who trained Never Feel Blue?

Never Feel Blue (IRE) was trained by Willie Mullins and owned by Blue Blood Racing Club at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Never Feel Blue's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Never Feel Blue (IRE) won 1 of 3 races (33%).

What is Never Feel Blue's biggest win?

Never Feel Blue (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race at Kilbeggan (IRE) on 22 April 2021.

Has Never Feel Blue ever been beaten?

Never Feel Blue (IRE) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 30 May 2021 at Punchestown (IRE) (2nd of 13).

Is Never Feel Blue still racing?

Never Feel Blue (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 July 2021 at Killarney (IRE) in the BoyleSports Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race (result: pulled up, 10 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Never Feel Blue related to any top horses?

Never Feel Blue (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Bob Olinger (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 1 winner), Myska (IRE) (half-sister, Listed winner) and The Railway Man I (IRE) (great-uncle, Grade 1 winner), from the Sparky Sue (IRE) family.