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Horse profile

Special Friend

Presenting (GB) × Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2007

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 7 Mar 2013, Wincanton (PU/15)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
7 Mar 13	Wincanton	PU/15	50/1	-	Richie McLernon	Jonjo O'Neill	Bathwick Tyres Poole Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	Class 4	Hurdle	1m7½f	Good to Soft	11-1	Chemistry Master (GB)	£3,249	17	0/12
18 Feb 13	Southwell	14/14	25/1	dist	Mr A J Berry	Jonjo O'Neill	No Deposit Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Hurdle	Class 5	Hurdle	1m7½f	Good to Soft	10-13	Mixologist (GB)	£1,949	-	0/13

PU/157 Mar 13 · Wincanton50/1
Bathwick Tyres Poole Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class 41m7½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
7 Mar 13
Course
Wincanton
Pos
PU/15
SP
50/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Richie McLernon
Trainer
Jonjo O'Neill
Race
Bathwick Tyres Poole Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
1m7½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-1
Winner / 2nd
Chemistry Master (GB)
Winner prize
£3,249
Days
17
Future form
0/12
14/1418 Feb 13 · Southwell25/1
No Deposit Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Hurdle
Class 51m7½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
18 Feb 13
Course
Southwell
Pos
14/14
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr A J Berry
Trainer
Jonjo O'Neill
Race
No Deposit Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Hurdle
Class
Class 5
Type
Hurdle
Dist
1m7½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-13
Winner / 2nd
Mixologist (GB)
Winner prize
£1,949
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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Jonjo O'Neill	18 Feb 13	7 Mar 13	14/14	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Jonjo O'Neill

Trainer: Jonjo O'Neill
First run: 18 Feb 13
Last run: 7 Mar 13
First run for yard: 14/14
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 Feb 13	7 Mar 13

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 Feb 13
Last run: 7 Mar 13

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

Pedigree

Sire branchPresenting (GB)

Parent · 1

SirePresenting (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMtoto (GB)
Sire's damD'Azy (GB)

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 branchSteel Grey Lady (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamSteel Grey Lady (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRoselier (FR)
Dam's damGobolino (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

Presenting (GB)

Steel Grey Lady (IRE)

Mtoto (GB)

D'Azy (GB)

Roselier (FR)

Gobolino (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSpecial Friend (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2007

SirePresenting (GB)

DamSteel Grey Lady (IRE)

DamsireRoselier (FR)

Sire's sireMtoto (GB)

Sire's damD'Azy (GB)

2nd damGobolino (GB)

Dam's produce4 winners from 8 runners

Notable siblingVoler La Vedette (IRE)

Female line

Steel Grey Lady (IRE) · by Roselier (FR) · 4 winners from 8 runners
Gobolino (GB) · 7 winners from 13 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Presenting (GB)	Steel Grey Lady (IRE)	Roselier (FR)	gelding	Flat 13.4f · NH 2m4½f	Flat 12.8f · NH 2m4½f

Presenting (GB)

Sire: Presenting (GB)
Dam: Steel Grey Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Roselier (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.4f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.8f · NH 2m4½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	23,175	2,509	6,472	10.8%	27.9%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	6,649	697	1,780	10.5%	26.8%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	4,922	474	1,293	9.6%	26.3%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	1,454	128	352	8.8%	24.2%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 23,175
Wins: 2,509
Placed: 6,472
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 27.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 6,649
Wins: 697
Placed: 1,780
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 4,922
Wins: 474
Placed: 1,293
Win %: 9.6%
Place %: 26.3%
This horse runs: 2
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: 1,454
Wins: 128
Placed: 352
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 24.2%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Presenting (GB) × Roselier mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	35	19	54.3%	2	476	71	103	14.9%	£664,748	€313,539

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 35
Winners: 19
Winners %: 54.3%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 476
Wins: 71
2nd/3rd: 103
Win %: 14.9%
Prize GB (£): £664,748
Prize IRE (€): €313,539

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Herecomesthetruth (IRE)	34	10	1	Group/Grade 2	£109,885	€32,550
On His Own (IRE)	34	9	3	Group/Grade 2	£154,940	€243,823
Presenting Express (IRE)	22	6	0	-	£45,509	€0
Inchcolm (IRE)	32	6	0	-	£42,895	€0
Presentandcorrect (IRE)	45	6	0	-	£35,047	€0
Hennessy (IRE)	25	5	0	-	£119,607	€0
Nataani (IRE)	23	4	0	-	£24,100	€5,874
Dream Again Boys (IRE)	10	3	0	-	£11,350	€0
Ruapehu (IRE)	11	3	0	-	£15,118	€0
Belem Ranger (IRE)	21	3	0	-	£4,179	€0
Copper's Gold (IRE)	28	3	0	-	£14,326	€0
My Moment (IRE)	29	3	0	-	£27,189	€0

Herecomesthetruth (IRE)

Horse: Herecomesthetruth (IRE)
Runs: 34
Wins: 10
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £109,885
Prize IRE (€): €32,550

On His Own (IRE)

Horse: On His Own (IRE)
Runs: 34
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £154,940
Prize IRE (€): €243,823

Presenting Express (IRE)

Horse: Presenting Express (IRE)
Runs: 22
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £45,509
Prize IRE (€): €0

Inchcolm (IRE)

Horse: Inchcolm (IRE)
Runs: 32
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £42,895
Prize IRE (€): €0

Presentandcorrect (IRE)

Horse: Presentandcorrect (IRE)
Runs: 45
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £35,047
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hennessy (IRE)

Horse: Hennessy (IRE)
Runs: 25
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £119,607
Prize IRE (€): €0

Nataani (IRE)

Horse: Nataani (IRE)
Runs: 23
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,100
Prize IRE (€): €5,874

Dream Again Boys (IRE)

Horse: Dream Again Boys (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £11,350
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ruapehu (IRE)

Horse: Ruapehu (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £15,118
Prize IRE (€): €0

Belem Ranger (IRE)

Horse: Belem Ranger (IRE)
Runs: 21
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,179
Prize IRE (€): €0

Copper's Gold (IRE)

Horse: Copper's Gold (IRE)
Runs: 28
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £14,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

My Moment (IRE)

Horse: My Moment (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £27,189
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Steel Grey Lady (IRE)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 4 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

Hennessy (IRE)5W · 25R

Half siblings

By Pistolet Bleu (IRE)

Blue Steel Boy (IRE)0W · 9R

By King's Theatre (IRE)

By Old Vic (GB)

Rapid Heartbeat (IRE)0W · 3R

Female line

1Steel Grey Lady (IRE) · by Roselier (FR)
2Gobolino (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Voler La Vedette (IRE)13W · 27R · 1 G1

Aunt (out of 2nd dam)

Bolino Star (IRE)8W · 46R · 2 black-type

Nephew (out of a sibling)

Good Boy Bobby (IRE)12W · 44R · 2 black-type
Enniskerry (IRE)7W · 27R · 1 black-type

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Raise Your Heart (IRE)8W · 31R · 2 black-type

First cousin once removed

On The Go Again (IRE)8W · 30R · 1 black-type

View full Gobolino family

In brief

When was Special Friend foaled?

Special Friend (IRE) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of Special Friend?

Special Friend (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Steel Grey Lady (IRE), a daughter of Roselier (FR).

Who trained Special Friend?

Special Friend (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill and owned by John P McManus at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Special Friend's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Special Friend (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Special Friend still racing?

Special Friend (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 March 2013 at Wincanton in the Bathwick Tyres Poole Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 15 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Special Friend related to any top horses?

Special Friend (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Voler La Vedette (IRE) (half-sister, Grade 1 winner), Bolino Star (IRE) (aunt, Grade 2 winner) and Good Boy Bobby (IRE) (nephew, Grade 3 winner), from the Gobolino (GB) family.