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Second Intention (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Second Intention

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2017
Colour
chestnut
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
14 Jul 2023, Cork (IRE) (7/18)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
77

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
14 Jul 23Cork (IRE)7/1812/1distPhillip EnrightE J O'GradyBuy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m1fYielding11-12Great Bear (GB)€7,375491/15
26 May 23Limerick (IRE)7/1866/115½Phillip EnrightE J O'GradyConnolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m½fGood to Yielding11-8My Gaffer (IRE)€11,800-0/13
  • 7/1814 Jul 23 · Cork (IRE)12/1

    Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fYielding

    All fields
    Date
    14 Jul 23
    Pos
    7/18
    SP
    12/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m1f
    Going
    Yielding
    Wgt
    11-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Great Bear (GB)
    Winner prize
    €7,375
    Days
    49
    Future form
    1/15
  • 7/1826 May 23 · Limerick (IRE)66/1

    Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m½fGood to Yielding

    All fields
    Date
    26 May 23
    Pos
    7/18
    SP
    66/1
    Btn
    15½
    Race
    Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Good to Yielding
    Wgt
    11-8
    Winner / 2nd
    My Gaffer (IRE)
    Winner prize
    €11,800
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/13

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
14 Jul 23Cork (IRE)Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle7/18Moon Rise Beauty (FR)27 Aug 23Cork (IRE)Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle
  • 7/1814 Jul 23 · Cork (IRE)

    Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    14 Jul 23
    Race
    Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle
    This horse
    7/18
    Winner next time
    Moon Rise Beauty (FR)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    7 Aug 23
    Race won
    Mallow Mares 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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
E J O'Grady26 May 2314 Jul 237/1820000.0%0.0%£0€0
E J O'Grady
First run
26 May 23
Last run
14 Jul 23
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€026 May 2314 Jul 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 (€)
€0
First run
26 May 23
Last run
14 Jul 23

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchLeading Light (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireLeading Light (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)
  2. Sire's damDance Parade (USA)

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 branchApril Thistle (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamApril Thistle (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireAlphabatim (USA)
  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

HorseSecond Intention (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2017
SireLeading Light (IRE)
DamApril Thistle (IRE)
DamsireAlphabatim (USA)
Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)
Sire's damDance Parade (USA)
Dam's produce2 winners from 5 runners
Notable siblingCroco Bay (IRE)

Female line

  1. April Thistle (IRE) · 2 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Leading Light (IRE)April Thistle (IRE)Alphabatim (USA)D Caverley13 May 17chestnutgeldingNH 2m4fFlat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f
Leading Light (IRE)
Breeder
D Caverley
Foaled
13 May 17
Colour
chestnut
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs2,1551805338.4%24.7%20
At 2m to 2m1f694431486.2%21.3%20
On Good to soft or yielding going559361296.4%23.1%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going1779425.1%23.7%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
2,155
Wins
180
Placed
533
Win %
8.4%
Place %
24.7%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
694
Wins
43
Placed
148
Win %
6.2%
Place %
21.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
559
Wins
36
Placed
129
Win %
6.4%
Place %
23.1%
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
177
Wins
9
Placed
42
Win %
5.1%
Place %
23.7%
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.

Leading Light (IRE) × Alphabatim (USA) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt200.0%08000.0%£227€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
2
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
8
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£227
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Second Intention (IRE)200£0€0
Leading Ewe On (IRE)600£227€0
Second Intention (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Leading Ewe On (IRE)
Runs
6
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£227
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

April Thistle (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
2 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Croco Rouge (IRE)

By Arcadio (GER)

By Scorpion (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1April Thistle (IRE)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

In brief

When was Second Intention foaled?

Second Intention (IRE), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 13 May 2017.

Who are the sire and dam of Second Intention?

Second Intention (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of April Thistle (IRE), a daughter of Alphabatim (USA), and was bred by D Caverley.

Who trained Second Intention?

Second Intention (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady and owned by Kay Russell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Second Intention's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Second Intention (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Second Intention still racing?

Second Intention (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 July 2023 at Cork (IRE) in the Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle, finishing 7th of 18, and has not run there since.

Is Second Intention related to any top horses?

Second Intention (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Croco Bay (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 3 winner), from the April Thistle (IRE) family.

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