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Horse profile

They're Chancers

Milan (GB) × Valentines Lady (IRE) (Zaffaran (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2020
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £4,395 GB
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Dec 2025, Kelso (2/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): 21 Jan 2025, Ayr

Recent form

They're Chancers has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
29 Dec 25	Kelso	2/11	11/10F	1½	Danny McMenamin	Nicky Richards	Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	Class 4	Hurdle	2m	Good to Soft	11-4	They Want Me (IRE)	£4,225	342	0/10
21 Jan 25	Ayr	1/12	13/2	won 3	Danny McMenamin	Nicky Richards	Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Soft	11-2	Triple Crown Ted (IRE)	£2,451	-	0/10

2/1129 Dec 25 · Kelso11/10F
Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class 42mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
29 Dec 25
Course
Kelso
Pos
2/11
SP
11/10F
Btn
1½
Jockey
Danny McMenamin
Trainer
Nicky Richards
Race
Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
They Want Me (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,225
Days
342
Future form
0/10
1/1221 Jan 25 · Ayr13/2
Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mSoft
All fields
Date
21 Jan 25
Course
Ayr
Pos
1/12
SP
13/2
Btn
won 3
Jockey
Danny McMenamin
Trainer
Nicky Richards
Race
Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Triple Crown Ted (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,451
Days
-
Future form
0/10

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 (€)
Nicky Richards	21 Jan 25	29 Dec 25	1/12	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£4,395	€0

Nicky Richards

Trainer: Nicky Richards
First run: 21 Jan 25
Last run: 29 Dec 25
First run for yard: 1/12
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,395
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	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£4,395	€0	21 Jan 25	29 Dec 25

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,395
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 21 Jan 25
Last run: 29 Dec 25

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

Pedigree

Sire branchMilan (GB)

Parent · 1

SireMilan (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damKithanga (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 branchValentines Lady (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamValentines Lady (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireZaffaran (USA)
Dam's damJessica One (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireSupreme Leader (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Milan (GB)

Valentines Lady (IRE)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Kithanga (IRE)

Zaffaran (USA)

Jessica One (IRE)

Not traced

Supreme Leader (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseThey're Chancers (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2020

SireMilan (GB)

DamValentines Lady (IRE)

DamsireZaffaran (USA)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damKithanga (IRE)

2nd damJessica One (IRE)

2nd dam's sireSupreme Leader (GB)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce3 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingEdwulf (GB)

Female line

Valentines Lady (IRE) · by Zaffaran (USA) · 3 winners from 3 runners · Black-type placed
Jessica One (IRE) · by Supreme Leader (GB) · 2 winners from 6 runners
Lochadoo (GB) · 2 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Milan (GB)	Valentines Lady (IRE)	Zaffaran (USA)	I Valentine	16 Jun 20	bay	gelding	Flat 13.7f · NH 2m5f	Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4f

Milan (GB)

Sire: Milan (GB)
Dam: Valentines Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Zaffaran (USA)
Breeder: I Valentine
Foaled: 16 Jun 20
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.7f · NH 2m5f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	16,666	1,887	4,776	11.3%	28.7%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f	4,335	447	1,188	10.3%	27.4%	2	1
On Soft going	4,317	460	1,201	10.7%	27.8%	1	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	1,255	118	323	9.4%	25.7%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 16,666
Wins: 1,887
Placed: 4,776
Win %: 11.3%
Place %: 28.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 4,335
Wins: 447
Placed: 1,188
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 27.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 4,317
Wins: 460
Placed: 1,201
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 27.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 1,255
Wins: 118
Placed: 323
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Milan (GB) × Zaffaran (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	10	6	60.0%	1	96	18	26	18.8%	£152,029	€101,631

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 10
Winners: 6
Winners %: 60.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 96
Wins: 18
2nd/3rd: 26
Win %: 18.8%
Prize GB (£): £152,029
Prize IRE (€): €101,631

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 (€)
Martello Tower (IRE)	17	7	2	Group/Grade 3	£68,340	€100,578
For Instance (IRE)	9	4	0	-	£19,005	€0
Milcree (IRE)	7	3	0	-	£21,542	€0
Camp Belan (IRE)	27	2	0	-	£28,322	€240
They're Chancers (IRE)	2	1	0	-	£4,395	€0
Glingerside (IRE)	15	1	0	-	£8,437	€0
Virgo The First (IRE)	1	0	0	-	£232	€0
Largy Spirit (IRE)	4	0	0	-	£1,756	€300
Martello Boy (IRE)	5	0	0	-	£0	€0
Dark Decade (IRE)	9	0	0	-	£0	€513

Martello Tower (IRE)

Horse: Martello Tower (IRE)
Runs: 17
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £68,340
Prize IRE (€): €100,578

For Instance (IRE)

Horse: For Instance (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £19,005
Prize IRE (€): €0

Milcree (IRE)

Horse: Milcree (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £21,542
Prize IRE (€): €0

Camp Belan (IRE)

Horse: Camp Belan (IRE)
Runs: 27
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £28,322
Prize IRE (€): €240

They're Chancers (IRE)

Horse: They're Chancers (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,395
Prize IRE (€): €0

Glingerside (IRE)

Horse: Glingerside (IRE)
Runs: 15
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £8,437
Prize IRE (€): €0

Virgo The First (IRE)

Horse: Virgo The First (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £232
Prize IRE (€): €0

Largy Spirit (IRE)

Horse: Largy Spirit (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,756
Prize IRE (€): €300

Martello Boy (IRE)

Horse: Martello Boy (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Dark Decade (IRE)

Horse: Dark Decade (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €513

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Valentines Lady (IRE)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 1
Produce: 3 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Milan (GB) out of Valentines Lady (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kayf Tara (GB)

Edwulf (GB)4W · 20R · 1 G1

By Midnight Legend (GB)

Grand Morning (GB)4W · 19R

Female line

1Valentines Lady (IRE) · by Zaffaran (USA)
2Jessica One (IRE) · by Supreme Leader (GB)
3Lochadoo (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Edwulf (GB)4W · 20R · 1 G1

View full Lochadoo family

In brief

How old is They're Chancers?

They're Chancers (IRE) is a 6-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 16 June 2020.

Who are the sire and dam of They're Chancers?

They're Chancers (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Valentines Lady (IRE), a daughter of Zaffaran (USA), and was bred by I Valentine.

Who trains They're Chancers?

They're Chancers (IRE) is trained by Nicky Richards and owned by Paul & Clare Rooney, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is They're Chancers' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, They're Chancers (IRE) has won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is They're Chancers' biggest win?

They're Chancers (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open National Hunt Flat Race (Go North Jodami Series Qual') at Ayr on 21 January 2025.

Has They're Chancers ever been beaten?

They're Chancers (IRE) has been beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 29 December 2025 at Kelso (2nd of 11).

When did They're Chancers last run?

They're Chancers (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 December 2025 at Kelso in the Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier), finishing 2nd of 11.

Is They're Chancers related to any top horses?

They're Chancers (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Edwulf (GB) (half-brother, Grade 1 winner), from the Lochadoo (GB) family.