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Summer Holiday

Dandy Man (IRE) × Mary Beale (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2020
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €290 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 6 Sep 2023, Gowran Park (IRE) (5/10)
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	Winner prize	Future form
6 Sep 23	Gowran Park (IRE)	5/10	33/1	12	Andrew Slattery	John Joseph Murphy	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Good	9-3	Alabama Pearl (IRE)	€8,555	0/9

5/106 Sep 23 · Gowran Park (IRE)33/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fGood
All fields
Date
6 Sep 23
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
5/10
SP
33/1
Btn
12
Jockey
Andrew Slattery
Trainer
John Joseph Murphy
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-3
Winner / 2nd
Alabama Pearl (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,555
Future form
0/9

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Joseph Murphy	6 Sep 23	6 Sep 23	5/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€290

John Joseph Murphy

Trainer: John Joseph Murphy
First run: 6 Sep 23
Last run: 6 Sep 23
First run for yard: 5/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €290

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
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€290	6 Sep 23	6 Sep 23

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €290
First run: 6 Sep 23
Last run: 6 Sep 23

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDandy Man (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireDandy Man (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMozart (IRE)
Sire's damLady Alexander (IRE)

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 branchMary Beale (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMary Beale (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShamardal (USA)
Dam's damWhat A Picture (FR)

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

Dandy Man (IRE)

Mary Beale (IRE)

Mozart (IRE)

Lady Alexander (IRE)

Shamardal (USA)

What A Picture (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSummer Holiday (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2020

SireDandy Man (IRE)

DamMary Beale (IRE)

DamsireShamardal (USA)

Sire's sireMozart (IRE)

Sire's damLady Alexander (IRE)

2nd damWhat A Picture (FR)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingBlue Zodiac (IRE)

Female line

Mary Beale (IRE) · by Shamardal (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners
What A Picture (FR) · 7 winners from 12 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Dandy Man (IRE)	Mary Beale (IRE)	Shamardal (USA)	Mr Gary Davis & Ms Sharon Davis	6 Mar 20	chestnut	filly	Flat 6.2f · NH 2m½f	Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Dandy Man (IRE)

Sire: Dandy Man (IRE)
Dam: Mary Beale (IRE)
Damsire: Shamardal (USA)
Breeder: Mr Gary Davis & Ms Sharon Davis
Foaled: 6 Mar 20
Colour: chestnut
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.2f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Dandy Man (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	14,199	1,325	3,752	9.3%	26.4%	1
At 7f to 1m	4,608	367	1,179	8.0%	25.6%	1
On Good going	3,222	265	764	8.2%	23.7%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good going	1,038	73	238	7.0%	22.9%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 14,199
Wins: 1,325
Placed: 3,752
Win %: 9.3%
Place %: 26.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 4,608
Wins: 367
Placed: 1,179
Win %: 8.0%
Place %: 25.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 3,222
Wins: 265
Placed: 764
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 23.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 1,038
Wins: 73
Placed: 238
Win %: 7.0%
Place %: 22.9%
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.

Dandy Man (IRE) × Shamardal (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	17	9	52.9%	254	30	56	11.8%	£234,054	€74,409
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	17	9	52.9%	255	30	56	11.8%	£234,054	€74,409

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 17
Winners: 9
Winners %: 52.9%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 254
Wins: 30
2nd/3rd: 56
Win %: 11.8%
Prize GB (£): £234,054
Prize IRE (€): €74,409

National Hunt

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

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 17
Winners: 9
Winners %: 52.9%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 255
Wins: 30
2nd/3rd: 56
Win %: 11.8%
Prize GB (£): £234,054
Prize IRE (€): €74,409

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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Shoot To Kill (IRE)	88	12	£76,995	€52,254
Little Mi Mi (IRE)	27	5	£30,417	€2,565
Texas Man (IRE)	22	4	£25,166	€0
Royal Address (IRE)	5	2	£12,945	€0
Tareekh (IRE)	6	2	£12,113	€0
Daintree (IRE)	20	2	£0	€16,260
Escape Route (IRE)	3	1	£13,879	€0
Yahsat (IRE)	5	1	£26,307	€0
Tilt At Windmills (IRE)	11	1	£5,978	€0
Bint Al Dandy (IRE)	1	0	£0	€3,040
Summer Holiday (IRE)	1	0	£0	€290
Back To The Lodge (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0

Shoot To Kill (IRE)

Horse: Shoot To Kill (IRE)
Runs: 88
Wins: 12
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £76,995
Prize IRE (€): €52,254

Little Mi Mi (IRE)

Horse: Little Mi Mi (IRE)
Runs: 27
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £30,417
Prize IRE (€): €2,565

Texas Man (IRE)

Horse: Texas Man (IRE)
Runs: 22
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £25,166
Prize IRE (€): €0

Royal Address (IRE)

Horse: Royal Address (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,945
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tareekh (IRE)

Horse: Tareekh (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,113
Prize IRE (€): €0

Daintree (IRE)

Horse: Daintree (IRE)
Runs: 20
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €16,260

Escape Route (IRE)

Horse: Escape Route (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,879
Prize IRE (€): €0

Yahsat (IRE)

Horse: Yahsat (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £26,307
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tilt At Windmills (IRE)

Horse: Tilt At Windmills (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £5,978
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bint Al Dandy (IRE)

Horse: Bint Al Dandy (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,040

Summer Holiday (IRE)

Horse: Summer Holiday (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €290

Back To The Lodge (IRE)

Horse: Back To The Lodge (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

Mary Beale (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Mary Beale (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kodiac (GB)

Blue Zodiac (IRE)2W · 9R

Female line

1Mary Beale (IRE) · by Shamardal (USA)
2What A Picture (FR)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Ambiente Amigo (GB)4W · 23R · 1 black-type

View full What A Picture family

In brief

When was Summer Holiday foaled?

Summer Holiday (IRE), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 6 March 2020.

Who are the sire and dam of Summer Holiday?

Summer Holiday (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Mary Beale (IRE), a daughter of Shamardal (USA), and was bred by Mr Gary Davis & Ms Sharon Davis.

Who trained Summer Holiday?

Summer Holiday (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy and owned by Hoare Hewins Partnership at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Summer Holiday's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Summer Holiday (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Summer Holiday still racing?

Summer Holiday (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 September 2023 at Gowran Park (IRE) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, finishing 5th of 10, and has not run there since.

Is Summer Holiday related to any top horses?

Summer Holiday (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Ambiente Amigo (GB) (first cousin, Listed winner), from the What A Picture (FR) family.

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Updated 2023-09-06