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Horse profile

Play Check

Ballymore (GB) × Play The Fool (GB) (Will Somers (GB))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1986

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 16 Apr 1990, Mallow (IRE) (9/29)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
16 Apr 90	Mallow (IRE)	9/29	10/1	14	W Slattery	Thomas S Walsh	Kanturk Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Yielding	10-7	Only Great (GB)	88	1/26
18 Jan 90	Gowran Park (IRE)	7/18	14/1	dist	H Rogers	Thomas S Walsh	Eirpac Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m1f	Soft	10-9	Stigon (GB)	-	0/14

9/2916 Apr 90 · Mallow (IRE)10/1
Kanturk Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding
All fields
Date
16 Apr 90
Course
Mallow (IRE)
Pos
9/29
SP
10/1
Btn
14
Jockey
W Slattery
Trainer
Thomas S Walsh
Race
Kanturk Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding
Wgt
10-7
Winner / 2nd
Only Great (GB)
Days
88
Future form
1/26
7/1818 Jan 90 · Gowran Park (IRE)14/1
Eirpac Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fSoft
All fields
Date
18 Jan 90
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
7/18
SP
14/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
H Rogers
Trainer
Thomas S Walsh
Race
Eirpac Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1f
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Stigon (GB)
Days
-
Future form
0/14

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
16 Apr 90	Mallow (IRE)	Kanturk Maiden Hurdle	9/29	Corvallina (GB)	8	5 Jun 90	Tramore (IRE)	Tramore Maiden Hurdle

9/2916 Apr 90 · Mallow (IRE)
Kanturk Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
16 Apr 90
Course
Mallow (IRE)
Race
Kanturk Maiden Hurdle
This horse
9/29
Winner next time
Corvallina (GB)
Their pos
8
Won on
5 Jun 90
At
Tramore (IRE)
Race won
Tramore Maiden 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 (€)
Thomas S Walsh	18 Jan 90	16 Apr 90	7/18	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Thomas S Walsh

Trainer: Thomas S Walsh
First run: 18 Jan 90
Last run: 16 Apr 90
First run for yard: 7/18
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	18 Jan 90	16 Apr 90

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: 18 Jan 90
Last run: 16 Apr 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBallymore (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBallymore (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 branchPlay The Fool (GB)

Parent · 1

DamPlay The Fool (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireWill Somers (GB)
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

Ballymore (GB)

Play The Fool (GB)

Not traced

Will Somers (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePlay Check (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1986

SireBallymore (GB)

DamPlay The Fool (GB)

DamsireWill Somers (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingHidden Play (IRE)

Female line

Play The Fool (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Ballymore (GB)	Play The Fool (GB)	Will Somers (GB)	filly	NH 2m6f	Flat 6.9f · NH 2m4½f

Ballymore (GB)

Sire: Ballymore (GB)
Dam: Play The Fool (GB)
Damsire: Will Somers (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m6f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.9f · NH 2m4½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	174	11	34	6.3%	19.5%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	85	2	16	2.4%	18.8%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	35	2	9	5.7%	25.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	18	0	3	0.0%	16.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 174
Wins: 11
Placed: 34
Win %: 6.3%
Place %: 19.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 85
Wins: 2
Placed: 16
Win %: 2.4%
Place %: 18.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 35
Wins: 2
Placed: 9
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 18
Wins: 0
Placed: 3
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 16.7%
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.

Ballymore (GB) × Will Somers mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
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 (€)
Play Check (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Play Check (GB)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Play The Fool (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Ballymore (GB) out of Play The Fool (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Seclude I (USA)

Hidden Play (IRE)0W · 19R

Female line

1Play The Fool (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Play The Fool family

In brief

When was Play Check foaled?

Play Check (GB) was foaled in 1986.

Who are the sire and dam of Play Check?

Play Check (GB) is by Ballymore (GB) out of Play The Fool (GB), a daughter of Will Somers (GB).

Who trained Play Check?

Play Check (GB) was trained by Thomas S Walsh and owned by Mrs M Barnwell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Play Check's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Play Check (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Play Check still racing?

Play Check (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 April 1990 at Mallow (IRE) in the Kanturk Maiden Hurdle, finishing 9th of 29, and has not run there since.