Never So Bold (IRE)

Best progeny: Venture Capitalist I (GB), Eton Lad (GB), Colway Bold (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.1f · NH 2m1f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f
As damsire: 67 winners from 200 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 111 of 234 runners (47%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 272 from 3,476 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 5 (2 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,567,217 GB · €67,333 IRE
Best progeny: Venture Capitalist I (GB), Eton Lad (GB), Colway Bold (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2008	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2006	Flat	3	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,335	-
2006/07	NH	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£304	-
2005	Flat	4	1	42	1	2.4%	£1,812	-
2005/06	NH	9	1	19	1	5.3%	£3,839	-
2004	Flat	6	1	45	2	4.4%	£7,369	-
2004/05	NH	9	2	37	3	8.1%	£7,279	€21,227
2003	Flat	10	3	88	4	4.5%	£20,914	€1,585
2003/04	NH	6	0	16	0	0.0%	£1,933	€4,800
2002	Flat	14	5	117	9	7.7%	£36,912	€7,260
2002/03	NH	8	1	26	2	7.7%	£9,566	€1,760
2001	Flat	22	6	185	8	4.3%	£34,413	€17,041
2001/02	NH	7	3	21	4	19.0%	£8,032	€13,660
2000	Flat	26	10	168	13	7.7%	£77,034	-
2000/01	NH	7	2	12	2	16.7%	£4,127	-
1999	Flat	34	13	226	18	8.0%	£95,308	-
1999/00	NH	7	0	11	0	0.0%	-	-
1998	Flat	32	13	204	21	10.3%	£156,255	-
1998/99	NH	10	2	27	4	14.8%	£6,547	-
1997	Flat	34	6	198	14	7.1%	£106,718	-
1997/98	NH	8	1	46	2	4.3%	£1,758	-
1996	Flat	43	10	215	19	8.8%	£134,805	-
1996/97	NH	11	0	50	0	0.0%	£3,142	-
1995	Flat	42	12	232	17	7.3%	£109,455	-
1995/96	NH	14	3	44	3	6.8%	£9,102	-
1994	Flat	52	13	256	16	6.3%	£138,243	-
1994/95	NH	13	3	35	4	11.4%	£8,124	-
1993	Flat	53	16	266	18	6.8%	£113,930	-
1993/94	NH	11	1	26	2	7.7%	£5,605	-
1992	Flat	61	19	293	32	10.9%	£169,240	-
1992/93	NH	10	3	31	4	12.9%	£2,954	-
1991	Flat	55	18	272	26	9.6%	£131,748	-
1991/92	NH	11	2	39	4	10.3%	£6,158	-
1990	Flat	43	12	185	17	9.2%	£151,461	-
1990/91	NH	7	2	26	2	7.7%	£1,798	-

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Venture Capitalist I (GB)	David Nicholls	1991-2000	90	9	24	10.0%	1	Group 3	£176,554	-
Eton Lad (GB)	N A Callaghan	1990-1991	14	2	4	14.3%	1	Group 3	£40,144	-
Colway Bold (GB)	J W Watts	1991-1992	12	4	1	33.3%	1	Listed	£21,854	-
Tadwin (GB)	P T Walwyn	1990	6	2	3	33.3%	1	Listed	£33,994	-
Bold Jessie (GB)	B W Hills	1990-1991	6	1	2	16.7%	1	Listed	-	-
So Intrepid (IRE)	Milton Bradley	1993-1997	65	13	9	20.0%	0	-	£72,504	-
Marengo I (GB)	M J Polglase	1996-2005	197	12	31	6.1%	0	-	£58,671	-
Delight Of Dawn (GB)	Eric Wheeler	1994-1999	89	11	13	12.4%	0	-	£48,747	-
Bold Amusement (GB)	W S Cunningham	1992-2003	72	9	14	12.5%	0	-	£46,088	-
Sergeant Slipper (GB)	Charles Smith	1999-2008	104	8	15	7.7%	0	-	£25,918	-
Always Alight (GB)	Karl Burke	1996-2000	50	7	12	14.0%	0	-	£99,374	-
The Gay Fox (GB)	Brendan Powell	1996-2004	138	6	33	4.3%	0	-	£71,911	-
Bold Lez (GB)	M J Haynes	1990-1994	49	6	10	12.2%	0	-	£53,282	-
Gan Saru (GB)	Patrick J Flynn	1996-1999	27	6	5	22.2%	0	-	-	-
Pleading (GB)	Mark Buckley	1995-2002	66	5	12	7.6%	0	-	£41,483	-
Never So Sure (GB)	Alan Bailey	1990-1992	26	5	9	19.2%	0	-	£39,374	-
My Bold Boyo (GB)	Kevin Bishop	1998-2005	53	5	5	9.4%	0	-	£20,018	-
Timid (GB)	M C Pipe	1990-1991	22	5	8	22.7%	0	-	£14,489	-
Bold Melody (GB)	S E Kettlewell	1991-1995	32	5	3	15.6%	0	-	£11,156	-
Forest Fire (SWE)	B Hanbury	1997-2000	23	4	5	17.4%	0	-	£22,675	-
Brilliant (GB)	Jeff Pearce	1991-1995	34	4	8	11.8%	0	-	£16,442	-
Temple Knight (GB)	Miss C Johnsey	1992-1994	22	4	3	18.2%	0	-	£15,535	-
Bowden Boy (IRE)	B Preece	1990-1993	24	4	6	16.7%	0	-	£13,491	-
Bravura I (GB)	Gary Moore	2000-2006	42	4	6	9.5%	0	-	£11,963	-
Emarrceeveess (IRE)	Seamus Fahey	1990-1998	46	4	11	8.7%	0	-	-	-
Bold State (GB)	Mark H Tompkins	1999-2001	27	3	8	11.1%	0	-	£21,294	-
Bold Seven (IRE)	F H Lee	1992-1993	21	3	5	14.3%	0	-	£18,741	-
Bold Acre (GB)	Milton Bradley	1992-1998	53	3	8	5.7%	0	-	£16,138	-
Interstice (GB)	M J Gingell	2002-2006	39	3	7	7.7%	0	-	£15,076	-
Always Grace (GB)	Gay Kelleway	1994-1997	30	3	7	10.0%	0	-	£14,062	-
Bold Double (GB)	C R Nelson	1990	8	3	1	37.5%	0	-	£13,443	-
On Till Morning (IRE)	Michael Dods	1998-2000	21	3	4	14.3%	0	-	£12,417	-
Be Brave (GB)	Tim Etherington	1994-1999	40	3	9	7.5%	0	-	£12,007	-
Bold County (GB)	Mark Johnston	1992-1993	18	3	3	16.7%	0	-	£9,880	-
Ever So Bold (IRE)	P Mullins	1990-1998	57	3	5	5.3%	0	-	-	-
Langkawi Island (GB)	T J O'Mara	2000-2005	35	2	10	5.7%	0	-	-	€28,616
Twist 'n Shout (GB)	Jonjo O'Neill	2002-2005	17	2	6	11.8%	0	-	-	€26,605
Lough Erne (GB)	Chris Wall	1994-1997	19	2	5	10.5%	0	-	£15,906	-
Born To Be (GB)	Simon Dow	1991-1994	23	2	4	8.7%	0	-	£15,231	-
Never Think Twice (GB)	B Hurst	1995-2001	46	2	11	4.3%	0	-	£14,949	-
Ever So Lyrical (GB)	P W Harris	1992-1996	23	2	3	8.7%	0	-	£13,338	-
Vilany (GB)	Mark H Tompkins	1990-1991	11	2	1	18.2%	0	-	£13,031	-
Harvey's Future (GB)	Patrick Gilligan	1996-2001	31	2	9	6.5%	0	-	£12,361	-
Royale Robinia (IRE)	Richard Whitaker	1991	8	2	1	25.0%	0	-	£10,271	-
Bold Spring (IRE)	S A Kirk	1996-1999	28	2	6	7.1%	0	-	£10,033	-
Trillie (GB)	Chris Wall	2000-2001	11	2	1	18.2%	0	-	£9,848	-
Bold Gem (GB)	Brian Meehan	1993-1995	32	2	6	6.3%	0	-	£8,870	-
Certificate-X (GB)	Martyn Meade	1993-1995	16	2	5	12.5%	0	-	£8,729	-
Pluck (GB)	Roger Charlton	1992-1993	6	2	1	33.3%	0	-	£8,010	-
Brandonville (GB)	Nigel Tinkler	1995-2000	23	2	0	8.7%	0	-	£6,849	-

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 Never So Bold sired?: Never So Bold (IRE) has sired 111 winners from 234 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (47%), with 272 wins from 3,476 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Never So Bold sired?: Never So Bold (IRE) has sired 5 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Never So Bold?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Never So Bold (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Venture Capitalist I (GB), a Group 3 winner with 1 black-type win from 90 runs.
What is the average winning distance of Never So Bold's progeny?: The average winning distance of Never So Bold (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.1 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1f over jumps.
How much prize money have Never So Bold's progeny won?: Never So Bold (IRE)'s progeny have earned £1,567,217 in Britain and €67,333 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Never So Bold done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Never So Bold (IRE)'s daughters include 67 winners from 200 runners in Britain and Ireland, 6 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2008-03-04

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