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Horse profile

Whynotnowbart

Notnowcato (GB) × Midnight Lira (GB) (Midnight Legend (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2019
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 Dec 2024, Plumpton (8/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Whynotnowbart 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	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
2 Dec 24	Plumpton	8/8	150/1	dist	James Bowen	Neil Mulholland	Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m1½f	Good to Soft	11-2	t	Baron Noir (IRE)	£2,722	277	2/7
29 Feb 24	Taunton	9/9	18/1	dist	Stan Sheppard	Keiran Burke	Free Racing On Monday 11th March Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m½f	Soft	11-2	-	Sorceleur (FR)	£2,722	-	0/8

8/82 Dec 24 · Plumpton150/1
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m1½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
2 Dec 24
Course
Plumpton
Pos
8/8
SP
150/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
James Bowen
Trainer
Neil Mulholland
Race
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-2
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Baron Noir (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,722
Days
277
Future form
2/7
9/929 Feb 24 · Taunton18/1
Free Racing On Monday 11th March Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m½fSoft
All fields
Date
29 Feb 24
Course
Taunton
Pos
9/9
SP
18/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Stan Sheppard
Trainer
Keiran Burke
Race
Free Racing On Monday 11th March Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-2
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Sorceleur (FR)
Winner prize
£2,722
Days
-
Future form
0/8

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
2 Dec 24	Plumpton	Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race	8/8	Kingston Queen (IRE)	2	26 Dec 24	Sedgefield	Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
2 Dec 24	Plumpton	Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race	8/8	Tiptoptim (IRE)	3	3 Mar 25	Newcastle	Cheltenham Live At Fleet Street Newcastle Open Maiden NH Flat Race

8/82 Dec 24 · Plumpton
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 Dec 24
Course
Plumpton
Race
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
8/8
Winner next time
Kingston Queen (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
26 Dec 24
At
Sedgefield
Race won
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
8/82 Dec 24 · Plumpton
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 Dec 24
Course
Plumpton
Race
Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
8/8
Winner next time
Tiptoptim (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
3 Mar 25
At
Newcastle
Race won
Cheltenham Live At Fleet Street Newcastle Open Maiden NH 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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Neil Mulholland	Keiran Burke	2 Dec 24	2 Dec 24	8/8	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Keiran Burke	-	29 Feb 24	29 Feb 24	9/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Neil Mulholland

Trainer: Neil Mulholland
Moved from: Keiran Burke
First run: 2 Dec 24
Last run: 2 Dec 24
First run for yard: 8/8
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Keiran Burke

Trainer: Keiran Burke
First run: 29 Feb 24
Last run: 29 Feb 24
First run for yard: 9/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

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	29 Feb 24	2 Dec 24

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: 29 Feb 24
Last run: 2 Dec 24

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNotnowcato (GB)

Parent · 1

SireNotnowcato (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireInchinor (GB)
Sire's damRambling Rose (GB)

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 branchMidnight Lira (GB)

Parent · 1

DamMidnight Lira (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMidnight Legend (GB)
Dam's damBally Lira (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireLir (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Notnowcato (GB)

Midnight Lira (GB)

Inchinor (GB)

Rambling Rose (GB)

Midnight Legend (GB)

Bally Lira (GB)

Not traced

Lir (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWhynotnowbart (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2019

SireNotnowcato (GB)

DamMidnight Lira (GB)

DamsireMidnight Legend (GB)

Sire's sireInchinor (GB)

Sire's damRambling Rose (GB)

2nd damBally Lira (GB)

2nd dam's sireLir (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingWhynotnowken (IRE)

Female line

Midnight Lira (GB) · by Midnight Legend (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Bally Lira (GB) · by Lir (GB) · 2 winners from 2 runners
Ballyorney Girl (GB) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Notnowcato (GB)	Midnight Lira (GB)	Midnight Legend (GB)	B A Derrick	22 Apr 19	chestnut	gelding	Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f	Flat 18.0f · NH 2m3½f

Notnowcato (GB)

Sire: Notnowcato (GB)
Dam: Midnight Lira (GB)
Damsire: Midnight Legend (GB)
Breeder: B A Derrick
Foaled: 22 Apr 19
Colour: chestnut
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 18.0f · NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,087	109	264	10.0%	24.3%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	444	47	104	10.6%	23.4%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	247	33	57	13.4%	23.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	87	12	16	13.8%	18.4%	0

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,087
Wins: 109
Placed: 264
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 24.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 444
Wins: 47
Placed: 104
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 23.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 247
Wins: 33
Placed: 57
Win %: 13.4%
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: 87
Wins: 12
Placed: 16
Win %: 13.8%
Place %: 18.4%
This horse runs: 0
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.

Notnowcato (GB) × Midnight Legend (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	1	33.3%	0	23	1	6	4.3%	£13,310	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 23
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 6
Win %: 4.3%
Prize GB (£): £13,310
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Whynotnowroy (IRE)	19	1	£13,310	€0
Whynotnowken (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Whynotnowbart (GB)	2	0	£0	€0

Whynotnowroy (IRE)

Horse: Whynotnowroy (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,310
Prize IRE (€): €0

Whynotnowken (IRE)

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

Whynotnowbart (GB)

Horse: Whynotnowbart (GB)
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

Midnight Lira (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Whynotnowken (IRE)0W · 2R
Whynotnowroy (IRE)1W · 19R

Half siblings

By Saddler's Rock (IRE)

Just Call Me Buzz (GB)0W · 4R

Female line

1Midnight Lira (GB) · by Midnight Legend (GB)
2Bally Lira (GB) · by Lir (GB)
3Ballyorney Girl (GB)

Notable relatives

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Bally Legend (GB)7W · 40R · 1 black-type

View full Ballyorney Girl family

In brief

How old is Whynotnowbart?

Whynotnowbart (GB), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 22 April 2019 and is 7 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Whynotnowbart?

Whynotnowbart (GB) is by Notnowcato (GB) out of Midnight Lira (GB), a daughter of Midnight Legend (GB), and was bred by B A Derrick.

Who trained Whynotnowbart?

Whynotnowbart (GB) was trained by Neil Mulholland and owned by Brian Derrick at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Keiran Burke.

What is Whynotnowbart's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Whynotnowbart (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Whynotnowbart still racing?

Whynotnowbart (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 December 2024 at Plumpton in the Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination), finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.

Is Whynotnowbart related to any top horses?

Whynotnowbart (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Bally Legend (GB) (uncle, Grade 3 winner), from the Ballyorney Girl (GB) family.