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Read The Room (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Read The Room

Sex
mare
Foaled
2019
Colour
bay
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
€220 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE)
20 May 2023, Wexford (IRE) (5/12)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
75

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
20 May 23Wexford (IRE)5/1250/123¼Miss A HouriganG T HouriganIrish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat RaceNon-handicap (unclassified)NH Flat2mYielding10-12World Of Fortunes (IRE)€6,490440/9
6 Apr 23Clonmel (IRE)7/1180/122Miss A HouriganG T HouriganHappy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) INH Flat RaceNon-handicap (unclassified)NH Flat2m½fHeavy10-6Shannon Royale (IRE)€5,900-2/9
  • 5/1220 May 23 · Wexford (IRE)50/1

    Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding

    All fields
    Date
    20 May 23
    Pos
    5/12
    SP
    50/1
    Btn
    23¼
    Race
    Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m
    Going
    Yielding
    Wgt
    10-12
    Winner prize
    €6,490
    Days
    44
    Future form
    0/9
  • 7/116 Apr 23 · Clonmel (IRE)80/1

    Happy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m½fHeavy

    All fields
    Date
    6 Apr 23
    Pos
    7/11
    SP
    80/1
    Btn
    22
    Race
    Happy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Heavy
    Wgt
    10-6
    Winner prize
    €5,900
    Days
    -
    Future form
    2/9

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

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
6 Apr 23Clonmel (IRE)Happy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race7/11Walk Away Harry (IRE)228 Apr 23Punchestown (IRE)Avison Young INH Flat Race
6 Apr 23Clonmel (IRE)Happy Easter To All Our Patrons (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race7/11Extrapolation (IRE)45 May 23Downpatrick (IRE)Racing TV INH Flat Race

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
G T Hourigan6 Apr 2320 May 237/1120000.0%0.0%£0€220
G T Hourigan
First run
6 Apr 23
Last run
20 May 23
First run for yard
7/11
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€220

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€2206 Apr 2320 May 23
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€220
First run
6 Apr 23
Last run
20 May 23

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchMilan (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireMilan (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
  2. Sire's damKithanga (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchShapley Shadow (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamShapley Shadow (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireHeron Island (IRE)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseRead The Room (IRE)
Sexmare
Foaled2019
SireMilan (GB)
DamShapley Shadow (IRE)
DamsireHeron Island (IRE)
Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damKithanga (IRE)
Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingBaltray (IRE)

Female line

  1. Shapley Shadow (IRE) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Milan (GB)Shapley Shadow (IRE)Heron Island (IRE)Mrs Martina Doran1 Mar 19baymareFlat 13.7f · NH 2m5fNH 2m3f
Milan (GB)
Breeder
Mrs Martina Doran
Foaled
1 Mar 19
Colour
bay
Sex
mare
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 13.7f · NH 2m5f
Damsire's avg winning distance
NH 2m3f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs16,6681,8884,77711.3%28.7%20
At 2m to 2m1f4,3364481,18910.3%27.4%20
On Good to soft or yielding going3,8313991,06310.4%27.7%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going930902479.7%26.6%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
16,668
Wins
1,888
Placed
4,777
Win %
11.3%
Place %
28.7%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
4,336
Wins
448
Placed
1,189
Win %
10.3%
Place %
27.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
3,831
Wins
399
Placed
1,063
Win %
10.4%
Place %
27.7%
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
930
Wins
90
Placed
247
Win %
9.7%
Place %
26.6%
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.

Milan (GB) × Heron Island (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt4375.0%081112113.6%£79,020€11,422
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
4
Winners
3
Winners %
75.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
81
Wins
11
2nd/3rd
21
Win %
13.6%
Prize GB (£)
£79,020
Prize IRE (€)
€11,422

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Chalk It Down (IRE)1350£26,540€0
Asockastar (IRE)4950£38,833€10,257
Baltray (IRE)1710£13,647€945
Read The Room (IRE)200£0€220
Chalk It Down (IRE)
Runs
13
Wins
5
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£26,540
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Asockastar (IRE)
Runs
49
Wins
5
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£38,833
Prize IRE (€)
€10,257
Baltray (IRE)
Runs
17
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£13,647
Prize IRE (€)
€945
Read The Room (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€220

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Shapley Shadow (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Shapley Shadow (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Read The Room foaled?

Read The Room (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 1 March 2019.

Who are the sire and dam of Read The Room?

Read The Room (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Shapley Shadow (IRE), a daughter of Heron Island (IRE), and was bred by Mrs Martina Doran.

Who trained Read The Room?

Read The Room (IRE) was trained by G T Hourigan and owned by Mrs G Hourigan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Read The Room's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Read The Room (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Read The Room still racing?

Read The Room (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 May 2023 at Wexford (IRE) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares INH Flat Race, finishing 5th of 12, and has not run there since.

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