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Horse profile

Positive News

Beneficial (GB) × Yellow Bog Common (IRE) (Common Grounds (GB))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2005

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 13 Sep 2011, Listowel (IRE) (PU/18)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

5PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
13 Sep 11	Listowel (IRE)	PU/18	66/1	-	Miss M O'Sullivan	Miss Susan A Finn	C & F Tooling Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Soft	11-0	Black Benny (IRE)	€7,935	62	0/15
13 Jul 11	Killarney (IRE)	5/9	20/1	20¾	Miss M O'Sullivan	Miss Susan A Finn	Dr Crokes GAA Club 125th Anniversary Ladies INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	11-2	Sin Palo (IRE)	€4,830	-	0/5

PU/1813 Sep 11 · Listowel (IRE)66/1
C & F Tooling Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
13 Sep 11
Course
Listowel (IRE)
Pos
PU/18
SP
66/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Miss M O'Sullivan
Trainer
Miss Susan A Finn
Race
C & F Tooling Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Black Benny (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,935
Days
62
Future form
0/15
5/913 Jul 11 · Killarney (IRE)20/1
Dr Crokes GAA Club 125th Anniversary Ladies INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood
All fields
Date
13 Jul 11
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
5/9
SP
20/1
Btn
20¾
Jockey
Miss M O'Sullivan
Trainer
Miss Susan A Finn
Race
Dr Crokes GAA Club 125th Anniversary Ladies INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Sin Palo (IRE)
Winner prize
€4,830
Days
-
Future form
0/5

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 (€)
Miss Susan A Finn	13 Jul 11	13 Sep 11	5/9	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Miss Susan A Finn

Trainer: Miss Susan A Finn
First run: 13 Jul 11
Last run: 13 Sep 11
First run for yard: 5/9
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	13 Jul 11	13 Sep 11

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: 13 Jul 11
Last run: 13 Sep 11

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBeneficial (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBeneficial (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireTop Ville (IRE)
Sire's damYouthful (FR)

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 branchYellow Bog Common (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamYellow Bog Common (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCommon Grounds (GB)
Dam's damNo Distractions (GB)

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

Beneficial (GB)

Yellow Bog Common (IRE)

Top Ville (IRE)

Youthful (FR)

Common Grounds (GB)

No Distractions (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePositive News (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2005

SireBeneficial (GB)

DamYellow Bog Common (IRE)

DamsireCommon Grounds (GB)

Sire's sireTop Ville (IRE)

Sire's damYouthful (FR)

2nd damNo Distractions (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingPerfect Focus I (IRE)

Female line

Yellow Bog Common (IRE) · by Common Grounds (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners
No Distractions (GB) · 7 winners from 10 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Beneficial (GB)	Yellow Bog Common (IRE)	Common Grounds (GB)	mare	Flat 13.7f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

Beneficial (GB)

Sire: Beneficial (GB)
Dam: Yellow Bog Common (IRE)
Damsire: Common Grounds (GB)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.7f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	18,705	1,952	5,069	10.4%	27.1%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	6,420	674	1,778	10.5%	27.7%	2
On Good going	6,285	632	1,680	10.1%	26.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	2,009	209	545	10.4%	27.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 18,705
Wins: 1,952
Placed: 5,069
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 27.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 6,420
Wins: 674
Placed: 1,778
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 6,285
Wins: 632
Placed: 1,680
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 2,009
Wins: 209
Placed: 545
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 27.1%
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.

Beneficial (GB) × Common Grounds 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 (€)
Positive News (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Positive News (IRE)

Horse: Positive News (IRE)
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

Yellow Bog Common (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Beneficial (GB) out of Yellow Bog Common (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Basanta (IRE)

Perfect Focus I (IRE)0W · 9R

Female line

1Yellow Bog Common (IRE) · by Common Grounds (GB)
2No Distractions (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full No Distractions family

In brief

When was Positive News foaled?

Positive News (IRE) was foaled in 2005.

Who are the sire and dam of Positive News?

Positive News (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Yellow Bog Common (IRE), a daughter of Common Grounds (GB).

Who trained Positive News?

Positive News (IRE) was trained by Miss Susan A Finn and owned by Miss Susan A Finn at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Positive News' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Positive News (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Positive News still racing?

Positive News (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 September 2011 at Listowel (IRE) in the C & F Tooling Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 18 ran), and has not run there since.