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Sire profile

Great Pretender (IRE)

Best progeny: Lossiemouth (FR), Benie Des Dieux (FR), Greaneteen (FR)

Avg winning distance: NH 2m3½f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
As damsire: 14 winners from 22 runners
Country: IRE

Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 5 winners from 22 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 94 of 165 runners (57%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 302 from 1,947 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 19 (15 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £4,306,596 GB · €1,917,730 IRE
Best progeny: Lossiemouth (FR), Benie Des Dieux (FR), Greaneteen (FR)

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Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026/27	NH	22	5	51	6	11.8%	£29,703	€44,687
2025/26	NH	47	15	209	24	11.5%	£648,615	€512,427
2024/25	NH	59	24	211	36	17.1%	£562,594	€189,940
2023/24	NH	57	16	211	25	11.8%	£415,178	€105,285
2022/23	NH	66	24	259	37	14.3%	£679,404	€191,920
2021/22	NH	62	21	229	30	13.1%	£498,018	€41,270
2020/21	NH	51	21	198	35	17.7%	£355,806	€111,380
2019/20	NH	38	13	135	23	17.0%	£212,426	€117,727
2018/19	NH	40	15	152	21	13.8%	£160,807	€129,032
2017/18	NH	25	12	103	23	22.3%	£250,866	€280,700
2016/17	NH	20	12	81	18	22.2%	£99,222	€150,447
2015/16	NH	7	4	30	5	16.7%	£89,724	€42,915
2014/15	NH	6	4	30	10	33.3%	£153,006	-
2013/14	NH	6	2	21	3	14.3%	£103,133	-
2012/13	NH	4	3	16	5	31.3%	£45,300	-
2011/12	NH	3	1	9	1	11.1%	£2,793	-
2010	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-

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Current season runners and winners


Karnaval Point (FR)	NH	6	gelding	Meralda (FR)	David Pipe	8	2	3	25.0%	£17,641	-	7 Oct 26	122
Sainte Lucie (FR)	NH	5	mare	Sainte Folie (FR)	Willie Mullins	1	1	0	100.0%	-	€15,314	9 May 26	133
Le Grand Vert (FR)	NH	10	gelding	Eliga (FR)	Noel C. Kelly	8	1	1	12.5%	£2,771	€7,876	26 Sep 26	104
Hashtag Pretender (FR)	NH	9	gelding	Adriana Rochelaise (FR)	Barry Connell	3	1	0	33.3%	-	€8,799	4 Sep 26	124
Full Of Life (FR)	NH	7	mare	Fulleren (FR)	Henry de Bromhead	1	1	0	100.0%	-	€7,800	22 Jul 26	-
Great D'Ange (FR)	NH	10	gelding	Vickx (FR)	Alexander Gibbons	5	0	2	0.0%	£4,617	-	18 Sep 26	100
Lumiere Du Large (FR)	NH	5	mare	Dissidente (FR)	Gordon Elliott	3	0	2	0.0%	-	€3,336	14 Jun 26	105
Yeld To Call (FR)	NH	5	mare	Yosille (FR)	Mrs Jane Williams	2	0	1	0.0%	£2,509	-	7 Oct 26	102
Robert d'Ores (FR)	NH	9	gelding	Sister Du Berlais (FR)	George Bewley	3	0	1	0.0%	£1,106	-	2 Oct 26	85
Some Pretender (GB)	NH	6	mare	Belle Brook (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€589	17 Jul 26	-
Lester Mail (FR)	NH	5	gelding	Queenly Mail (FR)	N. W. Alexander	1	0	0	0.0%	£486	-	6 May 26	96
Gatehouse Boy (FR)	NH	6	gelding	Keep Guard (FR)	P J Rothwell	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€405	13 Oct 26	98
Tom Doniphon (FR)	NH	7	gelding	La Courtille (FR)	Christian Williams	1	0	0	0.0%	£388	-	13 Jun 26	116
Excessivebehaviour (FR)	NH	7	gelding	Lady Fix (FR)	Martin Brassil	1	0	0	0.0%	-	€340	29 Jul 26	-
The Great Deceiver (GB)	NH	5	gelding	Buck's Bee (FR)	Peter John Flood	1	0	0	0.0%	-	€228	12 May 26	-
Kantagua Du Large (FR)	NH	6	mare	Antagua (FR)	Clive Boultbee-Brooks	3	0	0	0.0%	£186	-	16 Jul 26	87
Lord De Choisel (FR)	NH	5	gelding	Beautiful Choisel (FR)	Eoin Doyle	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	16 Jul 26	92
Alidam (FR)	NH	5	gelding	Astaradame (FR)	Sophie Leech	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	7 Jun 26	98
Lord De Vinci (FR)	NH	8	gelding	Lady Chloe (FR)	Daragh Bourke	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	2 May 26	85
Jour d'Orage (FR)	NH	7	gelding	Ne M'Oubliez Pas (FR)	Neil Mulholland	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	10 May 26	74
Despereaux (FR)	NH	7	gelding	Rouvraie (FR)	Mrs Jane Williams	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	6 May 26	104
L'Appel Du Large (FR)	NH	5	gelding	Rapsodie Sea (FR)	N. W. Alexander	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	14 May 26	-

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Lossiemouth (FR)	mare	Mariner's Light (FR)	Willie Mullins	2022-2026	18	14	3	77.8%	14	Grade 1	£717,834	€681,275
Benie Des Dieux (FR)	mare	Cana (FR)	Willie Mullins	2016-2020	9	7	1	77.8%	6	Grade 1	£110,308	€172,840
Greaneteen (FR)	gelding	Manson Teene (FR)	Paul Nicholls	2018-2023	23	10	7	43.5%	5	Grade 1	£546,455	€3,000
Great Field (FR)	gelding	Eaton Lass (IRE)	Jonjo O'Neill	2016-2020	13	6	0	46.2%	3	Grade 1	-	€158,983
Dortmund Park (FR)	-	Qena (FR)	Gordon Elliott	2017-2020	13	3	0	23.1%	1	Grade 1	-	€81,385
Ptit Zig (FR)	gelding	Red Rym (FR)	Paul Nicholls	2013-2018	28	8	7	28.6%	4	Grade 2	£226,241	€30,000
Jingko Blue (FR)	gelding	Vibraye (FR)	Nicky Henderson	2023-2026	12	6	2	50.0%	2	Grade 2	£178,128	-
Grangee (FR)	mare	Quelle Mome (FR)	Willie Mullins	2020-2022	11	4	2	36.4%	2	Grade 2	£14,029	€99,990
Cracking Smart (FR)	gelding	Maya Du Frene (FR)	Sophie Leech	2017-2022	29	4	5	13.8%	2	Grade 2	£7,189	€102,715
Sticktotheplan (FR)	gelding	Fulleren (FR)	Olly Murphy	2025-2026	11	3	4	27.3%	2	Grade 2	£77,654	€32,695
Mr Mole (IRE)	gelding	Emmylou Du Berlais (FR)	Ben Haslam	2012-2017	25	8	6	32.0%	1	Grade 2	£124,415	-
Wendigo (FR)	gelding	Biche D'Oo (FR)	Jamie Snowden	2023-2026	14	6	5	42.9%	1	Grade 2	£120,487	-
Claimantakinforgan (FR)	gelding	Taquine D'Estrees (FR)	Nicky Henderson	2016-2021	13	4	5	30.8%	1	Grade 2	£76,744	-
Bourbon Beauty (GB)	mare	It Doesn't Matter (GB)	Alex Hales	2019-2022	13	2	5	15.4%	1	Grade 2	£29,137	-
Full Of Life (FR)	mare	Fulleren (FR)	Henry de Bromhead	2024-2026	11	3	3	27.3%	1	Grade 3	-	€39,340
Ascending Lark (GB)	mare	Miss Bailly (FR)	Harry Derham	2023-2025	9	6	2	66.7%	1	Listed	£24,142	€32,580
Pravalaguna (FR)	mare	Arnette (FR)	Willie Mullins	2016-2019	18	5	3	27.8%	1	Listed	-	€91,737
Cherie d'Am (FR)	mare	Flemens Pride (GB)	Dan Skelton	2023-2025	9	4	4	44.4%	1	Listed	£55,881	-
Sainte Lucie (FR)	mare	Sainte Folie (FR)	Willie Mullins	2024-2026	10	3	0	30.0%	1	Listed	£2,137	€49,194
Elvis Mail (FR)	gelding	Queenly Mail (FR)	N. W. Alexander	2017-2026	39	10	11	25.6%	0	-	£191,804	-
Cobra De Mai (FR)	gelding	Miria Galanda (FR)	Caroline Bailey	2015-2022	47	9	7	19.1%	0	-	£126,589	-
Stoner's Choice (GB)	gelding	High Benefit (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	2019-2026	35	7	10	20.0%	0	-	£71,002	-
Le Cameleon (GB)	gelding	Countess Camilla (GB)	Kim Bailey	2019-2024	32	7	8	21.9%	0	-	£66,694	-
Premier D'troice (FR)	gelding	Mick Bora (FR)	Katy Price	2018-2023	36	6	13	16.7%	0	-	£57,010	€10,366
Sidi Ismael (FR)	gelding	Tetouane (FR)	David Pipe	2019-2024	34	6	9	17.6%	0	-	£51,343	-
Hititi (FR)	gelding	Val'Melodie (FR)	Robert Walford	2021-2025	26	5	10	19.2%	0	-	£94,295	-
Teo Vivo (FR)	gelding	Ifranne (FR)	Pauline Robson	2012-2017	28	5	10	17.9%	0	-	£50,021	-
Blade Runner (FR)	gelding	Cutting Edge (FR)	Chris Gordon	2022-2026	19	5	5	26.3%	0	-	£45,477	-
Despereaux (FR)	gelding	Rouvraie (FR)	Mrs Jane Williams	2022-2026	28	5	8	17.9%	0	-	£39,399	-
Hacker Des Places (FR)	gelding	Plaisance (FR)	Paul Nicholls	2020-2023	9	4	3	44.4%	0	-	£84,952	-
Al Roc (FR)	gelding	Al Cov (FR)	David Pipe	2021-2022	28	4	8	14.3%	0	-	£52,936	-
Diablo De Rouhet (FR)	gelding	Querelle D'Estruval (FR)	Katharine Davis	2017-2023	22	4	7	18.2%	0	-	£47,471	-
Royal Pretender (FR)	gelding	Robinia Directa (GER)	Alan King	2020-2024	24	4	11	16.7%	0	-	£42,859	-
Le Grand Vert (FR)	gelding	Eliga (FR)	Noel C. Kelly	2022-2026	41	4	11	9.8%	0	-	£22,190	€19,351
Great D'Ange (FR)	gelding	Vickx (FR)	Alexander Gibbons	2021-2026	36	4	10	11.1%	0	-	£39,498	-
Kakamora (GB)	gelding	Roche D'Or (GB)	Tom George	2020-2023	18	4	9	22.2%	0	-	£39,398	-
Top Of The Charts (FR)	gelding	Precious Lucy (FR)	Miss Chloe Mills	2018-2024	27	4	4	14.8%	0	-	£8,455	€25,156
That's A Given (FR)	gelding	Aulne River (FR)	N. W. Alexander	2018-2023	26	4	7	15.4%	0	-	£29,380	-
Sao (FR)	gelding	Miss Country (FR)	Rebecca Menzies	2018-2023	32	3	11	9.4%	0	-	£50,112	-
Grandero Bello (FR)	gelding	Tchi Tchi Bang Bang (FR)	Eddie & Patrick Harty	2022-2026	19	3	4	15.8%	0	-	-	€46,295
Cousin Pascal (FR)	gelding	Tante Zoe (FR)	J J O'Shea	2016-2023	26	3	4	11.5%	0	-	£33,596	€4,456
Cash Again (FR)	gelding	Jeu De Lune (FR)	Miss Becca Shepherd	2016-2025	41	3	15	7.3%	0	-	£38,016	-
Judicieuse Allen (FR)	mare	Concerto D'Allen (FR)	Willie Mullins	2023-2025	11	3	1	27.3%	0	-	£1,474	€36,420
Great Ocean (FR)	gelding	Diamond Of Diana (FR)	Cian Collins	2021-2025	21	3	5	14.3%	0	-	£19,582	€6,490
Tom Doniphon (FR)	gelding	La Courtille (FR)	Christian Williams	2024-2026	11	3	4	27.3%	0	-	£24,521	-
Robert d'Ores (FR)	gelding	Sister Du Berlais (FR)	George Bewley	2023-2026	25	3	4	12.0%	0	-	£24,270	-
Creep Desbois (FR)	gelding	Brigade Mondaine (FR)	Ben Pauling	2016-2019	16	3	4	18.8%	0	-	£23,303	-
Shomen Uchi (FR)	gelding	Vavea (FR)	Sam Thomas	2021-2025	7	3	2	42.9%	0	-	£21,501	-
Lagonda (GB)	mare	Lago D'Oro (GB)	Venetia Williams	2020-2026	25	2	13	8.0%	0	-	£48,783	-
Hashtag Pretender (FR)	gelding	Adriana Rochelaise (FR)	Barry Connell	2022-2026	14	2	9	14.3%	0	-	-	€32,484

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Great Pretender sired?: Great Pretender (IRE) has sired 94 winners from 165 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2010 (57%), with 302 wins from 1,947 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Great Pretender sired?: Great Pretender (IRE) has sired 19 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2010, 15 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Great Pretender sired?: Great Pretender (IRE) has sired 5 Grade 1 winners (19 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2010.
Who is the best offspring of Great Pretender?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Great Pretender (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Lossiemouth (FR) (out of Mariner's Light (FR)), a Grade 1 winner with 14 black-type wins from 18 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Great Pretender?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Great Pretender (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Lossiemouth (FR), in the Boodles Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 1 May 2026.
What is the average winning distance of Great Pretender's progeny?: The average winning distance of Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m3½f over jumps.
How are Great Pretender's progeny doing this season?: Great Pretender (IRE) has had 5 winners from 22 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Great Pretender's progeny won?: Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny have earned £4,306,596 in Britain and €1,917,730 in Ireland since 2010.
Are any of Great Pretender's progeny running soon?: 6 runners by Great Pretender (IRE) are entered or declared in Britain and Ireland in the next 7 days.
How has Great Pretender done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Great Pretender (IRE)'s daughters include 14 winners from 22 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

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