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Horse profile

Vaalwater

Danehill Dancer (IRE) × Amaranthus (USA) (Kingmambo (USA))

TrainerW M Roper
OwnerW M Roper

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2005

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 31 May 2013, Down Royal (IRE) (PU/17)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

21PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
31 May 13	Down Royal (IRE)	PU/17	50/1	-	Robbie Colgan	W M Roper	O2 Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	11-4	t	Howwoulduno (IRE)	€5,175	735	1/15
27 May 11	Cork (IRE)	21/22	25/1	dist	Mr M Fahey	W M Roper	mallow.ie INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-9	-	Giant's Quest (AUS)	€5,520	-	3/14

PU/1731 May 13 · Down Royal (IRE)50/1
O2 Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
31 May 13
Course
Down Royal (IRE)
Pos
PU/17
SP
50/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Robbie Colgan
Trainer
W M Roper
Race
O2 Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-4
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Howwoulduno (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,175
Days
735
Future form
1/15
21/2227 May 11 · Cork (IRE)25/1
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
27 May 11
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
21/22
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr M Fahey
Trainer
W M Roper
Race
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-9
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Giant's Quest (AUS)
Winner prize
€5,520
Days
-
Future form
3/14

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
31 May 13	Down Royal (IRE)	O2 Maiden Hurdle	PU/17	Howwoulduno (IRE)	1	23 Jun 13	Hexham	Bet totejackpot Everyday@totepool.com Novices' Hurdle
27 May 11	Cork (IRE)	mallow.ie INH Flat Race	21/22	Giant's Quest (AUS)	1	18 Jul 11	Ballinrobe (IRE)	Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden
27 May 11	Cork (IRE)	mallow.ie INH Flat Race	21/22	Donatis Comet (IRE)	3	17 Jun 11	Down Royal (IRE)	Mencap INH Flat Race
27 May 11	Cork (IRE)	mallow.ie INH Flat Race	21/22	Minella Humour (IRE)	4	19 Jun 11	Gowran Park (IRE)	Joe Bollard Memorial INH Flat Race

PU/1731 May 13 · Down Royal (IRE)
O2 Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
31 May 13
Course
Down Royal (IRE)
Race
O2 Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/17
Winner next time
Howwoulduno (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
23 Jun 13
At
Hexham
Race won
Bet totejackpot Everyday@totepool.com Novices' Hurdle
21/2227 May 11 · Cork (IRE)
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
27 May 11
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
This horse
21/22
Winner next time
Giant's Quest (AUS)
Their pos
1
Won on
18 Jul 11
At
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Race won
Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden
21/2227 May 11 · Cork (IRE)
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
27 May 11
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
This horse
21/22
Winner next time
Donatis Comet (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
17 Jun 11
At
Down Royal (IRE)
Race won
Mencap INH Flat Race
21/2227 May 11 · Cork (IRE)
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
27 May 11
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
mallow.ie INH Flat Race
This horse
21/22
Winner next time
Minella Humour (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
19 Jun 11
At
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race won
Joe Bollard Memorial INH Flat Race

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 (€)
W M Roper	27 May 11	31 May 13	21/22	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

W M Roper

Trainer: W M Roper
First run: 27 May 11
Last run: 31 May 13
First run for yard: 21/22
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	27 May 11	31 May 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: 27 May 11
Last run: 31 May 13

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damMira Adonde (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 branchAmaranthus (USA)

Parent · 1

DamAmaranthus (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKingmambo (USA)
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

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Amaranthus (USA)

Danehill (USA)

Mira Adonde (USA)

Kingmambo (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseVaalwater (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2005

SireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

DamAmaranthus (USA)

DamsireKingmambo (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)

Sire's damMira Adonde (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingBravo Maestro (USA)

Female line

Amaranthus (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	Amaranthus (USA)	Kingmambo (USA)	gelding	Flat 7.9f · NH 2m1f	Flat 9.0f · NH 2m2f

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Dam: Amaranthus (USA)
Damsire: Kingmambo (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.9f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Danehill Dancer (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,031	211	533	10.4%	26.2%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	1,386	152	368	11.0%	26.6%	2
On Good going	771	82	207	10.6%	26.8%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	503	59	140	11.7%	27.8%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,031
Wins: 211
Placed: 533
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 26.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,386
Wins: 152
Placed: 368
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 26.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 771
Wins: 82
Placed: 207
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 503
Wins: 59
Placed: 140
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 27.8%
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.

Danehill Dancer (IRE) × Kingmambo mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	3	37.5%	2	104	8	23	7.7%	£34,498	€126,685
National Hunt	4	2	50.0%	0	38	5	11	13.2%	£28,207	€10,595
All runs	9	3	33.3%	2	142	13	34	9.2%	£62,705	€137,280

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 3
Winners %: 37.5%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 104
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 23
Win %: 7.7%
Prize GB (£): £34,498
Prize IRE (€): €126,685

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 2
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 38
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 11
Win %: 13.2%
Prize GB (£): £28,207
Prize IRE (€): €10,595

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 9
Winners: 3
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 142
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 34
Win %: 9.2%
Prize GB (£): £62,705
Prize IRE (€): €137,280

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 (€)
Francis Of Assisi (IRE)	16	6	1	Listed	£22,624	€56,275
Look At Me (IRE)	14	2	1	Listed	£13,978	€64,915
Dove Mountain (IRE)	53	5	0	-	£16,517	€13,975
Vaalwater (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Canyon Ranch (GB)	3	0	0	-	£1,348	€0
Where (IRE)	4	0	0	-	£0	€1,155
Dancing Moon (IRE)	6	0	0	-	£433	€0
Kucharova (IRE)	16	0	0	-	£1,379	€960
Formulation (IRE)	28	0	0	-	£6,426	€0

Francis Of Assisi (IRE)

Horse: Francis Of Assisi (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £22,624
Prize IRE (€): €56,275

Look At Me (IRE)

Horse: Look At Me (IRE)
Runs: 14
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £13,978
Prize IRE (€): €64,915

Dove Mountain (IRE)

Horse: Dove Mountain (IRE)
Runs: 53
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £16,517
Prize IRE (€): €13,975

Vaalwater (IRE)

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

Canyon Ranch (GB)

Horse: Canyon Ranch (GB)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,348
Prize IRE (€): €0

Where (IRE)

Horse: Where (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,155

Dancing Moon (IRE)

Horse: Dancing Moon (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £433
Prize IRE (€): €0

Kucharova (IRE)

Horse: Kucharova (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,379
Prize IRE (€): €960

Formulation (IRE)

Horse: Formulation (IRE)
Runs: 28
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,426
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Amaranthus (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Amaranthus (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Stravinsky (USA)

Bravo Maestro (USA)5W · 30R

Female line

1Amaranthus (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Vaalwater foaled?

Vaalwater (IRE) was foaled in 2005.

Who are the sire and dam of Vaalwater?

Vaalwater (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Amaranthus (USA), a daughter of Kingmambo (USA).

Who trained Vaalwater?

Vaalwater (IRE) was trained by W M Roper and owned by W M Roper at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Vaalwater's race record?

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

Is Vaalwater still racing?

Vaalwater (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 31 May 2013 at Down Royal (IRE) in the O2 Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 17 ran), and has not run there since.