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Horse profile

Theatrical Light

Leading Light (IRE) × Theatrical Cailin (IRE) (King's Theatre (IRE))

TrainerDonald McCain
OwnerSarah & Wayne Dale

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 May 2023, Worcester (PU/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

11PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
17 May 23	Worcester	PU/9	12/1	-	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Div II)	Class 4	Hurdle	2m	Good	10-11	t	Hobie (FR)	£4,357	142	0/6
26 Dec 22	Huntingdon	11/13	20/1	dist	Peter Kavanagh	Donald McCain	Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good to Soft	10-2	-	Billy Boi Blue (GB)	£2,178	-	0/12

PU/917 May 23 · Worcester12/1
FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Class 42mGood
All fields
Date
17 May 23
Course
Worcester
Pos
PU/9
SP
12/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Theo Gillard
Trainer
Donald McCain
Race
FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-11
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Hobie (FR)
Winner prize
£4,357
Days
142
Future form
0/6
11/1326 Dec 22 · Huntingdon20/1
Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
26 Dec 22
Course
Huntingdon
Pos
11/13
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Peter Kavanagh
Trainer
Donald McCain
Race
Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-2
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Billy Boi Blue (GB)
Winner prize
£2,178
Days
-
Future form
0/12

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 (€)
Donald McCain	26 Dec 22	17 May 23	11/13	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Donald McCain

Trainer: Donald McCain
First run: 26 Dec 22
Last run: 17 May 23
First run for yard: 11/13
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	26 Dec 22	17 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 (€): €0
First run: 26 Dec 22
Last run: 17 May 23

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLeading Light (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireLeading Light (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)
Sire's damDance Parade (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 branchTheatrical Cailin (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamTheatrical Cailin (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKing's Theatre (IRE)
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

Leading Light (IRE)

Theatrical Cailin (IRE)

Montjeu (IRE)

Dance Parade (USA)

King's Theatre (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTheatrical Light (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireLeading Light (IRE)

DamTheatrical Cailin (IRE)

DamsireKing's Theatre (IRE)

Sire's sireMontjeu (IRE)

Sire's damDance Parade (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Theatrical Cailin (IRE) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Leading Light (IRE)	Theatrical Cailin (IRE)	King's Theatre (IRE)	Mrs J Morrissey	15 May 18	bay	mare	NH 2m4f	Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3½f

Leading Light (IRE)

Sire: Leading Light (IRE)
Dam: Theatrical Cailin (IRE)
Damsire: King's Theatre (IRE)
Breeder: Mrs J Morrissey
Foaled: 15 May 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,155	180	533	8.4%	24.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	694	43	148	6.2%	21.3%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	559	36	129	6.4%	23.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	177	9	42	5.1%	23.7%	1

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) × King's Theatre (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	9	3	33.3%	0	82	13	28	15.9%	£121,304	€7,709

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 9
Winners: 3
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 82
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 28
Win %: 15.9%
Prize GB (£): £121,304
Prize IRE (€): €7,709

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 (€)
Harper Valley (IRE)	25	5	£42,755	€0
Leading Theatre (IRE)	12	4	£26,563	€0
Southoftheborder (IRE)	16	4	£47,860	€0
Game Theatre (IRE)	2	0	£0	€429
Theatrical Light (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Anjandansar (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Albert Hucklebuck (IRE)	6	0	£1,891	€0
Theatre Light (IRE)	7	0	£2,235	€0
Wine An Dine (GB)	10	0	£0	€7,280

Harper Valley (IRE)

Horse: Harper Valley (IRE)
Runs: 25
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £42,755
Prize IRE (€): €0

Leading Theatre (IRE)

Horse: Leading Theatre (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £26,563
Prize IRE (€): €0

Southoftheborder (IRE)

Horse: Southoftheborder (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £47,860
Prize IRE (€): €0

Game Theatre (IRE)

Horse: Game Theatre (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €429

Theatrical Light (IRE)

Horse: Theatrical Light (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Anjandansar (IRE)

Horse: Anjandansar (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Albert Hucklebuck (IRE)

Horse: Albert Hucklebuck (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,891
Prize IRE (€): €0

Theatre Light (IRE)

Horse: Theatre Light (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,235
Prize IRE (€): €0

Wine An Dine (GB)

Horse: Wine An Dine (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €7,280

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Theatrical Cailin (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Theatrical Light is the only foal out of Theatrical Cailin (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Theatrical Light is the only foal out of Theatrical Cailin (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Theatrical Cailin (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Theatrical Light foaled?

Theatrical Light (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 15 May 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Theatrical Light?

Theatrical Light (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Theatrical Cailin (IRE), a daughter of King's Theatre (IRE), and was bred by Mrs J Morrissey.

Who trained Theatrical Light?

Theatrical Light (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain and owned by Sarah & Wayne Dale at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Theatrical Light's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Theatrical Light (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Theatrical Light still racing?

Theatrical Light (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 May 2023 at Worcester in the FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (result: pulled up, 9 ran), and has not run there since.