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Horse profile

Taking The Mickey

Primary (USA) × Bid To Win (IRE) (Old Vic (GB))

TrainerMiss A M Bacon
OwnerMrs J Montgomery

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2013
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 May 2017, Aintree (9/10)
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
19 May 17	Aintree	9/10	10/1	dist	Mr George Hiscock	Miss A M Bacon	Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…	Class 3	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	11-1	Station Master (IRE)	£6,256	1/7

9/1019 May 17 · Aintree10/1
Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…
Class 32m1fGood
All fields
Date
19 May 17
Course
Aintree
Pos
9/10
SP
10/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr George Hiscock
Trainer
Miss A M Bacon
Race
Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…
Class
Class 3
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-1
Winner / 2nd
Station Master (IRE)
Winner prize
£6,256
Future form
1/7

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

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
19 May 17	Aintree	Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…	9/10	Pistol Shoot (IRE)	5	9 Jun 17	Stratford	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To- Point" Bumper

9/1019 May 17 · Aintree
Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…
All fields
Date
19 May 17
Course
Aintree
Race
Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Rider…
This horse
9/10
Winner next time
Pistol Shoot (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
9 Jun 17
At
Stratford
Race won
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To- Point" Bumper

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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Miss A M Bacon	19 May 17	19 May 17	9/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Miss A M Bacon

Trainer: Miss A M Bacon
First run: 19 May 17
Last run: 19 May 17
First run for yard: 9/10
Runs: 1
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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	19 May 17	19 May 17

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 19 May 17
Last run: 19 May 17

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

Pedigree

Sire branchPrimary (USA)

Parent · 1

SirePrimary (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGiant's Causeway (USA)
Sire's damProspective I (USA)

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 branchBid To Win (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamBid To Win (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOld Vic (GB)
Dam's damNot traced

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

Primary (USA)

Bid To Win (IRE)

Giant's Causeway (USA)

Prospective I (USA)

Old Vic (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTaking The Mickey (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2013

SirePrimary (USA)

DamBid To Win (IRE)

DamsireOld Vic (GB)

Sire's sireGiant's Causeway (USA)

Sire's damProspective I (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingCostalotmore (IRE)

Female line

Bid To Win (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Primary (USA)	Bid To Win (IRE)	Old Vic (GB)	Desmond Ellard	26 Apr 13	bay	gelding	Flat 12.4f · NH 2m3f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Primary (USA)

Sire: Primary (USA)
Dam: Bid To Win (IRE)
Damsire: Old Vic (GB)
Breeder: Desmond Ellard
Foaled: 26 Apr 13
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.4f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Primary (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	296	36	74	12.2%	25.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	117	19	36	16.2%	30.8%	1
On Good going	98	7	19	7.1%	19.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	28	0	3	0.0%	10.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 296
Wins: 36
Placed: 74
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 25.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 117
Wins: 19
Placed: 36
Win %: 16.2%
Place %: 30.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 98
Wins: 7
Placed: 19
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 19.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 28
Wins: 0
Placed: 3
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 10.7%
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.

Primary (USA) × Old Vic (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	7	2	1	28.6%	£0	€15,186

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 7
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 28.6%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €15,186

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 (€)
Costalotmore (IRE)	6	2	0	£0	€15,186
Taking The Mickey (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Costalotmore (IRE)

Horse: Costalotmore (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €15,186

Taking The Mickey (IRE)

Horse: Taking The Mickey (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Bid To Win (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Costalotmore (IRE)2W · 6R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Bid To Win (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Bid To Win (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Taking The Mickey foaled?

Taking The Mickey (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 26 April 2013.

Who are the sire and dam of Taking The Mickey?

Taking The Mickey (IRE) is by Primary (USA) out of Bid To Win (IRE), a daughter of Old Vic (GB), and was bred by Desmond Ellard.

Who trained Taking The Mickey?

Taking The Mickey (IRE) was trained by Miss A M Bacon and owned by Mrs J Montgomery at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Taking The Mickey's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Taking The Mickey (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Taking The Mickey still racing?

Taking The Mickey (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 May 2017 at Aintree in the Goffs Spring Sales P2P Bumper Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Riders' Race ), finishing 9th of 10, and has not run there since.