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Sire profile

Midnight Legend (GB)

Best progeny: Sizing John (GB), Midnight Shadow (GB), Seeyouatmidnight (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 13.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 18.0f · NH 2m3½f
Race record: 34 runs, 11 wins
By: Night Shift (USA)
As damsire: 90 winners from 211 runners
Country: GB

Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 5 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 309 of 506 runners (61%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 1,215 from 8,722 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 27 (13 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £13,070,110 GB · €713,982 IRE
Best progeny: Sizing John (GB), Midnight Shadow (GB), Seeyouatmidnight (GB)

Big wins

Group, Grade and Listed wins by level


Grade 1	5	1	10 Dec 17
Grade 2	11	7	16 Mar 23
Grade 3	8	8	8 Apr 22
Listed	21	17	20 Dec 23

Group 1 and Grade 1 wins (latest 60)


10 Dec 17	Punchestown (IRE)	John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase	Grade 1	Sizing John (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	Robbie Power	2/1	€50,150
26 Apr 17	Punchestown (IRE)	Coral Punchestown Gold Cup (Chase)	Grade 1	Sizing John (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	Robbie Power	9/10F	€147,500
17 Mar 17	Cheltenham	Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase	Grade 1	Sizing John (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	Robbie Power	7/1	£327,463
12 Feb 17	Leopardstown (IRE)	Stan James Irish Gold Cup Chase	Grade 1	Sizing John (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	Robbie Power	100/30	€84,750
27 Dec 14	Leopardstown (IRE)	Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle	Grade 1	Sizing John (GB)	Henry de Bromhead	Jonathan Burke	11/1	€52,000

Group/Grade 2, Group/Grade 3 and Listed wins


20 Dec 23	Newbury	Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Mares' Chase	Listed	2m7½f	Pink Legend (GB)	Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch	4/1	£18,727
4 Nov 23	Wetherby	bet365 Mares' Hurdle	Listed	2m	You Wear It Well (GB)	Jamie Snowden	Gavin Sheehan	2/1	£14,238
26 Apr 23	Perth	BetVictor Fair Maid Of Perth Mares' Chase	Listed	3m	Pink Legend (GB)	Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch	2/1	£18,596
16 Mar 23	Cheltenham	Jack De Bromhead Mares' Novices' Hurdle (The Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle)	Grade 2	2m1f	You Wear It Well (GB)	Jamie Snowden	Gavin Sheehan	16/1	£59,084
16 Feb 23	Sandown	Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Grade 2	2m4f	You Wear It Well (GB)	Jamie Snowden	Gavin Sheehan	5/4F	£28,475
12 Feb 23	Exeter	Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Mares' Chase	Listed	3m	Pink Legend (GB)	Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch	4/1	£19,318
8 Apr 22	Aintree	Randox Topham Handicap Chase	Grade 3	2m5f	Mac Tottie (GB)	Peter Bowen	Sean Bowen	8/1	£84,195
28 Jan 22	Huntingdon	Pertemps Lady Protectress Mares' Chase	Listed	2m4f	Pink Legend (GB)	Venetia Williams	Harry Bannister	6/1	£42,713
14 Nov 21	Cheltenham	Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle	Grade 3	2m½f	West Cork (GB)	Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton	11/1	£56,270
13 Nov 21	Cheltenham	Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase	Grade 3	2m4f	Midnight Shadow (GB)	Sue Smith	Ryan Mania	9/1	£90,032
30 Oct 21	Ascot	Bateaux London Gold Cup Handicap Chase	Grade 3	3m	Larry (GB)	Gary Moore	Jamie Moore	9/1	£56,950
15 Apr 21	Cheltenham	British EBF Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase Final	Listed	2m4½f	Pink Legend (GB)	Venetia Williams	Charlie Deutsch	11/2	£15,377
17 Mar 21	Cheltenham	Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase	Grade 3	2m	Sky Pirate (GB)	Jonjo O'Neill	Nick Scholfield	14/1	£46,423
1 Jan 20	Cheltenham	Paddy Power Broken Resolutions Already Dipper Novices' Chase	Grade 2	2m4½f	Midnight Shadow (GB)	Sue Smith	Danny Cook	4/1	£20,026
7 Dec 19	Aintree	Download The App At Virgin Bet Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle	Listed	2m1f	Midnights' Gift (GB)	Alan King	Tom Cannon	15/8F	£14,068
16 Feb 19	Haydock	William Hill Rendlesham Hurdle	Grade 2	3m½f	Shades Of Midnight (GB)	Sandy Thomson	Henry Brooke	11/2	£22,780
1 Jan 19	Cheltenham	Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle	Grade 2	2m4½f	Midnight Shadow (GB)	Sue Smith	Danny Cook	8/1	£28,135
21 Apr 18	Ayr	QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle	Grade 2	2m	Midnight Shadow (GB)	Sue Smith	Danny Cook	25/1	£59,798
19 Apr 18	Cheltenham	EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Handicap Chase	Listed	2m5f	Midnight Target (GB)	John Groucott	Lee Edwards	7/2	£22,780
16 Feb 18	Sandown	Weatherbys General Stud Book Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Grade 2	2m4f	Midnight Tune (GB)	Anthony Honeyball	Aidan Coleman	4/1F	£17,085
20 Apr 17	Cheltenham	Catesby Property Group PLC Mares' Handicap Hurdle	Listed	2m4½f	Midnight Tour (GB)	Alan King	Davy Russell	9/4F	£12,529
19 Jan 17	Thurles (IRE)	Ladbrokes Ireland Kinloch Brae Chase	Grade 3	2m4f	Sizing John (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	Robbie Power	3/1	€26,550
30 Oct 16	Carlisle	Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase	Listed	2m4f	Seeyouatmidnight (GB)	Sandy Thomson	Brian Hughes	15/8	£15,661
29 Oct 16	Ascot	Byrne Group Handicap Chase	Listed	2m1f	Quite By Chance (GB)	Colin Tizzard	Tom O'Brien	8/1	£34,170
1 Jan 16	Cheltenham	BetBright #realfansonly Novices' Chase	Grade 2	2m5f	Seeyouatmidnight (GB)	Sandy Thomson	Brian Hughes	7/2	£18,224
15 Nov 15	Punchestown (IRE)	Ryans Cleaning Craddockstown Novice Chase	Grade 2	2m	Sizing John (GB)	Henry de Bromhead	Jonathan Burke	4/7F	€27,300
11 Mar 14	Cheltenham	Terry Biddlecombe National Hunt Chase Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase	Listed	4m	Midnight Prayer (GB)	Alan King	Mr Joshua Newman	8/1	£50,966
22 Feb 14	Kempton	BetBright Chase (Handicap)	Grade 3	3m	Bally Legend (GB)	Caroline Keevil	Ian Popham	28/1	£56,950
15 Feb 14	Haydock	Betfred Mobile Hurdle	Grade 2	2m7f	Seeyouatmidnight (GB)	Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania	6/1	£20,787
18 Jan 14	Haydock	Peter Marsh Chase	Grade 2	3m	Wychwoods Brook (GB)	Evan Williams	Conor Ring	16/1	£28,475
9 Mar 13	Sandown	EBF/DBS Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Race	Listed	2m	Molly's A Diva (GB)	Kim Bailey	Nick Scholfield	17/2	£14,238
1 Jul 12	Uttoxeter	John Smith's Summer Cup (Handicap Chase)	Listed	3m2f	Emmaslegend (GB)	Suzy Smith	Gavin Sheehan	6/1	£11,390
13 Apr 12	Aintree	John Smith's Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Listed	2m1f	Eleven Fifty Nine (GB)	Anthony Honeyball	Rachael Green	6/1	£14,238
10 Mar 12	Sandown	DBS/E.B.F. Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Final	Listed	2m	Call Me A Star (GB)	Alan King	Robert Thornton	2/1F	£11,390
26 Jun 11	Uttoxeter	Britannia English Summer National (Handicap Chase)	Listed	3m4f	Knighton Combe (GB)	Jamie Snowden	Daryl Jacob	16/1	£22,608
26 Mar 11	Newbury	E B F/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Finale Handicap	Listed	2m6½f	Easter Legend (GB)	Emma Lavelle	Jack Doyle	6/1	£17,039
10 Dec 10	Cheltenham	Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Chase	Listed	3m1½f	Midnight Chase (GB)	Neil Mulholland	Dougie Costello	11/4F	£22,804
13 Nov 10	Cheltenham	Morson Group Handicap Chase	Grade 3	3m3½f	Midnight Chase (GB)	Neil Mulholland	Dougie Costello	8/1	£28,505
21 Mar 09	Newbury	EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Final	Listed	2m6½f	Aimigayle (GB)	Suzy Smith	Colin Bolger	9/2	£28,189
1 Nov 08	Wetherby	bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed Mares' Hurdle	Listed	2m	My Petra (GB)	Nicky Henderson	Richard Johnson	5/4F	£22,804

Latest 40; counts for every level are in the table above. Prize in the currency of the race (GBP for GB, EUR for IRE).

Quick answers

How many winners has Midnight Legend sired?: Midnight Legend (GB) has sired 309 winners from 506 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2002 (61%), with 1,215 wins from 8,722 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Midnight Legend sired?: Midnight Legend (GB) has sired 27 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2002, 13 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Midnight Legend sired?: Midnight Legend (GB) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (5 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2002.
Who is the best offspring of Midnight Legend?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Midnight Legend (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Sizing John (GB) (out of La Perrotine (FR)), a Grade 1 winner with 7 black-type wins from 21 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Midnight Legend?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Midnight Legend (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Sizing John (GB), in the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 10 December 2017.
Who is Midnight Legend's sire?: Midnight Legend (GB) is by Night Shift (USA), and won 11 of 34 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Midnight Legend's progeny?: The average winning distance of Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 13.0 furlongs on the Flat and 2m4f over jumps.
How are Midnight Legend's progeny doing this season?: Midnight Legend (GB) has had 1 winner from 5 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Midnight Legend's progeny won?: Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny have earned £13,070,110 in Britain and €713,982 in Ireland since 2002.
How has Midnight Legend done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Midnight Legend (GB)'s daughters include 90 winners from 211 runners in Britain and Ireland, 3 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2026-10-17

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