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Horse profile

Philly Special

Churchill (IRE) × Great Dame (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2022
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 24 Jan 2025, Lingfield (AW) (8/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Philly Special has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
24 Jan 25	Lingfield (AW)	8/8	12/1	dist	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	Flat AW	6f	Standard	8-9	Hello Zaman (IRE)	£3,942	1/6

8/824 Jan 25 · Lingfield (AW)12/1
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)
Class 56fStandard
All fields
Date
24 Jan 25
Course
Lingfield (AW)
Pos
8/8
SP
12/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Hollie Doyle
Trainer
Archie Watson
Race
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
6f
Going
Standard
Wgt
8-9
Winner / 2nd
Hello Zaman (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,942
Future form
1/6

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 Jan 25	Lingfield (AW)	Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)	8/8	Private Island (GB)	7	28 Mar 25	Lingfield (AW)	Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

8/824 Jan 25 · Lingfield (AW)
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)
All fields
Date
24 Jan 25
Course
Lingfield (AW)
Race
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Div I)
This horse
8/8
Winner next time
Private Island (GB)
Their pos
7
Won on
28 Mar 25
At
Lingfield (AW)
Race won
Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

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 (€)
Archie Watson	24 Jan 25	24 Jan 25	8/8	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Archie Watson

Trainer: Archie Watson
First run: 24 Jan 25
Last run: 24 Jan 25
First run for yard: 8/8
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
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	24 Jan 25	24 Jan 25

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 24 Jan 25
Last run: 24 Jan 25

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

Pedigree

Sire branchChurchill (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireChurchill (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damMeow (IRE)

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 branchGreat Dame (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamGreat Dame (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDandy Man (IRE)
Dam's damDame Hester (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireDiktat (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Churchill (IRE)

Great Dame (IRE)

Galileo (IRE)

Meow (IRE)

Dandy Man (IRE)

Dame Hester (IRE)

Not traced

Diktat (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePhilly Special (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2022

SireChurchill (IRE)

DamGreat Dame (IRE)

DamsireDandy Man (IRE)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damMeow (IRE)

2nd damDame Hester (IRE)

2nd dam's sireDiktat (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingAir Force One (IRE)

Female line

Great Dame (IRE) · by Dandy Man (IRE) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Dame Hester (IRE) · by Diktat (GB) · 8 winners from 10 runners
Aunt Hester (IRE) · by Caerleon (USA) · 4 winners from 6 runners
Lady Hester (GB) · 2 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Churchill (IRE)	Great Dame (IRE)	Dandy Man (IRE)	The Great Dame Partnership	13 Feb 22	chestnut	filly	Flat 9.0f · NH 2m1f	Flat 6.2f · NH 2m1f

Churchill (IRE)

Sire: Churchill (IRE)
Dam: Great Dame (IRE)
Damsire: Dandy Man (IRE)
Breeder: The Great Dame Partnership
Foaled: 13 Feb 22
Colour: chestnut
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.2f · NH 2m1f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	3,854	418	1,082	10.8%	28.1%	1
At 5f to 6f	586	77	181	13.1%	30.9%	1
On AW going	1,180	133	353	11.3%	29.9%	1
At 5f to 6f on AW going	164	29	57	17.7%	34.8%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 3,854
Wins: 418
Placed: 1,082
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 28.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 586
Wins: 77
Placed: 181
Win %: 13.1%
Place %: 30.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 1,180
Wins: 133
Placed: 353
Win %: 11.3%
Place %: 29.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on AW going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on AW going
Runs: 164
Wins: 29
Placed: 57
Win %: 17.7%
Place %: 34.8%
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.

Churchill (IRE) × Dandy Man (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	1	33.3%	0	16	3	4	18.8%	£3,355	€62,975

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 16
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 18.8%
Prize GB (£): £3,355
Prize IRE (€): €62,975

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Take Me To Church (IRE)	8	3	£0	€62,975
Philly Special (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Lady Odette (IRE)	7	0	£3,355	€0

Take Me To Church (IRE)

Horse: Take Me To Church (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €62,975

Philly Special (IRE)

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

Lady Odette (IRE)

Horse: Lady Odette (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,355
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Great Dame (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Churchill (IRE) out of Great Dame (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Starspangledbanner (AUS)

Air Force One (IRE)6W · 22R · 1 black-type

By Ardad (IRE)

Valor Spirit (IRE)0W · 12R

By Blue Point (IRE)

Oxbridge (IRE)0W · 1R

Female line

1Great Dame (IRE) · by Dandy Man (IRE)
2Dame Hester (IRE) · by Diktat (GB)
3Aunt Hester (IRE) · by Caerleon (USA)
4Lady Hester (GB)

Notable relatives

Second cousin

Prince Of Lir (IRE)2W · 4R · 1 black-type
Nitro Boost (IRE)3W · 11R · 1 black-type

First cousin once removed

Resplendent Glory (IRE)6W · 9R · 2 black-type

Half-brother

Air Force One (IRE)6W · 22R · 1 black-type

View full Lady Hester family

In brief

How old is Philly Special?

Philly Special (IRE), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 13 February 2022 and is 4 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Philly Special?

Philly Special (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Great Dame (IRE), a daughter of Dandy Man (IRE), and was bred by The Great Dame Partnership.

Who trained Philly Special?

Philly Special (IRE) was trained by Archie Watson and owned by Jinky Farms at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Philly Special's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Philly Special (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Philly Special still racing?

Philly Special (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 24 January 2025 at Lingfield (AW) in the Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C And D), finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.

Is Philly Special related to any top horses?

Philly Special (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Air Force One (IRE) (half-brother, Listed winner), Prince Of Lir (IRE) (second cousin, Group 2 winner) and Resplendent Glory (IRE) (first cousin once removed, Group 3 winner), from the Lady Hester (GB) family.