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Sire profile

Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Best progeny: Grace O'Malley (IRE), Croisultan (IRE), Alaiyma (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m4f
Race record: 12 runs, 7 wins
By: Sadler's Wells (USA)
As damsire: 124 winners from 244 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 138 of 278 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 439 from 4,560 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,626,592 GB · €1,220,044 IRE
Best progeny: Grace O'Malley (IRE), Croisultan (IRE), Alaiyma (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2022	Flat	1	0	11	0	0.0%	£8,672	-
2021	Flat	2	1	13	2	15.4%	£10,696	-
2021/22	NH	2	0	4	0	0.0%	£350	-
2020	Flat	3	2	18	4	22.2%	£24,409	-
2020/21	NH	2	1	10	1	10.0%	£10,797	€280
2019	Flat	7	3	53	3	5.7%	£37,000	-
2019/20	NH	4	0	18	0	0.0%	£5,616	€3,310
2018	Flat	10	4	71	8	11.3%	£89,227	-
2018/19	NH	10	4	44	5	11.4%	£25,379	€10,717
2017	Flat	17	6	107	13	12.1%	£116,932	€810
2017/18	NH	9	2	46	3	6.5%	£17,319	€5,464
2016	Flat	27	10	145	17	11.7%	£126,233	€18,995
2016/17	NH	15	4	70	5	7.1%	£45,719	€7,346
2015	Flat	41	15	240	23	9.6%	£190,911	€104,555
2015/16	NH	22	10	93	12	12.9%	£74,718	€32,445
2014	Flat	58	19	318	32	10.1%	£151,431	€11,635
2014/15	NH	25	8	90	11	12.2%	£65,337	€43,035
2013	Flat	82	32	505	51	10.1%	£256,265	€133,400
2013/14	NH	31	9	116	14	12.1%	£64,388	€34,565
2012	Flat	111	35	594	56	9.4%	£268,142	€85,495
2012/13	NH	33	6	107	10	9.3%	£33,157	€21,605
2011	Flat	108	39	596	58	9.7%	£225,281	€95,940
2011/12	NH	30	8	103	12	11.7%	£36,338	€22,975
2010	Flat	98	29	522	40	7.7%	£182,668	€304,610
2010/11	NH	16	0	43	0	0.0%	£4,478	€5,795
2009	Flat	97	29	446	39	8.7%	£320,148	€204,558
2009/10	NH	6	3	25	3	12.0%	£6,021	€11,135
2008	Flat	46	13	152	17	11.2%	£228,961	€61,376

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Grace O'Malley (IRE)	-	-	D K Weld	2008-2010	9	3	2	33.3%	2	Group 3	£2,488	€150,486
Croisultan (IRE)	-	-	D K Weld	2008-2012	43	5	11	11.6%	1	Listed	-	€155,800
Alaiyma (IRE)	-	-	John M Oxx	2008-2009	10	3	2	30.0%	1	Listed	-	€52,658
Tiz The Shot (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Prendergast	2010	6	2	3	33.3%	1	Listed	-	€44,368
Pettochside (GB)	gelding	Clear Impression (IRE)	John Bridger	2011-2022	123	18	33	14.6%	0	-	£161,651	-
Ginger Jack (GB)	gelding	Coretta (IRE)	Nigel Tinkler	2009-2018	78	12	11	15.4%	0	-	£114,382	-
Broxbourne (IRE)	-	-	Nicky Henderson	2011-2016	33	11	5	33.3%	0	-	£104,217	-
Corton Lad (GB)	gelding	Kelucia (IRE)	Keith Dalgleish	2012-2020	94	11	22	11.7%	0	-	£89,901	-
Always Resolute (GB)	gelding	Mad Annie (USA)	Ian Williams	2013-2021	72	11	14	15.3%	0	-	£89,060	-
Varsovian (GB)	gelding	Queen Of Poland (GB)	Dean Ivory	2014-2018	48	11	5	22.9%	0	-	£46,217	-
Miss Tenacious (GB)	-	-	Ron Hodges	2010-2016	53	10	13	18.9%	0	-	£73,992	-
Powerful Presence (IRE)	-	-	David O'Meara	2009-2015	59	9	12	15.3%	0	-	£61,033	€490
Rigid Rock (IRE)	gelding	Delia (IRE)	Adrian McGuinness	2009-2017	86	8	11	9.3%	0	-	-	€64,120
Stags Leap (IRE)	gelding	Swingsky (IRE)	Julia Brooke	2009-2018	50	8	7	16.0%	0	-	£47,841	-
Minstrels Gallery (IRE)	gelding	Lilakiya (IRE)	Lucy Wadham	2012-2017	35	7	12	20.0%	0	-	£53,308	-
Table Forty Six (IRE)	-	-	Denis W Cullen	2009-2015	77	7	11	9.1%	0	-	-	€50,780
Jacobs Son (GB)	-	-	John Balding	2010-2016	49	7	17	14.3%	0	-	£33,144	-
Saddlers Bend (IRE)	-	-	George Baker	2009-2011	21	7	4	33.3%	0	-	£21,871	-
Favourite Girl (IRE)	-	-	Tim Easterby	2008-2011	49	6	12	12.2%	0	-	£131,982	-
Captainofthefleet (IRE)	gelding	Darabaka (IRE)	Eamonn O'Connell	2009-2019	60	6	13	10.0%	0	-	-	€91,148
Desert Creek (IRE)	-	-	David Nicholls	2008-2014	37	6	4	16.2%	0	-	£83,216	-
Easy Tiger (GB)	gelding	Extremely Rare (IRE)	David Weston	2014-2019	42	6	17	14.3%	0	-	£76,025	-
Jamesbo's Girl (GB)	-	-	David Barron	2012-2015	30	6	7	20.0%	0	-	£58,272	-
Bow To No One (IRE)	-	-	Alan Jarvis	2009-2013	39	6	6	15.4%	0	-	£35,344	-
William Haigh (IRE)	-	-	Alan Swinbank	2011-2012	14	6	1	42.9%	0	-	£29,426	-
Akbabend (GB)	-	-	Chris Gordon	2008-2014	41	6	11	14.6%	0	-	£28,112	-
Taroum (IRE)	gelding	Taraza (IRE)	John Flint	2009-2017	72	6	18	8.3%	0	-	£25,950	€735
Forced Family Fun (GB)	gelding	Juniper Girl (IRE)	George Baker	2012-2017	32	6	4	18.8%	0	-	£25,409	-
Refuse Colette (IRE)	mare	Roclette (USA)	Adrian Nicholls	2012-2017	65	6	11	9.2%	0	-	£23,796	€1,470
Hold Firm (GB)	horse	Four Miracles (GB)	Mark H Tompkins	2014-2017	39	6	11	15.4%	0	-	£25,168	-
Bendzoldan (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2010-2013	33	5	5	15.2%	0	-	-	€40,893
Wot A Shot (IRE)	gelding	Ashdali (IRE)	Nicky Richards	2011-2020	67	5	12	7.5%	0	-	£33,148	€6,690
Royal Defence (IRE)	-	-	Richard Ford	2008-2014	55	5	9	9.1%	0	-	£25,110	-
Climaxfortackle (IRE)	-	-	Derek Shaw	2010-2014	65	5	16	7.7%	0	-	£23,012	-
Sugar Hiccup (IRE)	-	-	Jim Best	2010-2014	27	5	7	18.5%	0	-	£21,446	-
Kelinni (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Ryan	2010-2016	28	4	5	14.3%	0	-	£83,926	€92,520
Northern Rocked (IRE)	-	-	D K Weld	2008-2016	55	4	10	7.3%	0	-	-	€115,092
Benzanno (IRE)	-	-	Donald McCain	2011-2015	34	4	10	11.8%	0	-	£43,623	-
King's Counsel (IRE)	-	-	David O'Meara	2008-2012	48	4	11	8.3%	0	-	£22,417	-
Sunny Side Up (IRE)	-	-	Karen Tutty	2011-2014	35	4	10	11.4%	0	-	£17,869	-
No Quarter (IRE)	-	-	Tracy Waggott	2009-2014	58	4	10	6.9%	0	-	£15,136	-
Regimental (IRE)	-	-	Ann Duffield	2010-2011	16	4	2	25.0%	0	-	£14,056	-
Janet's Pearl (IRE)	-	-	Michael Easterby	2010-2012	19	4	8	21.1%	0	-	£13,702	-
Corn Maiden (GB)	-	-	Phil McEntee	2011-2015	36	4	8	11.1%	0	-	£12,961	-
Royal Sea (IRE)	gelding	Janayen (USA)	Michael Mullineaux	2012-2018	34	4	6	11.8%	0	-	£12,798	-
Ryedale Dancer (IRE)	-	-	Richard Guest	2010-2013	43	4	7	9.3%	0	-	£12,636	-
La Sylphe (GB)	-	-	Derek Shaw	2012-2013	24	4	5	16.7%	0	-	£12,274	-
Kasbhom (GB)	-	-	Anthony Carson	2013-2014	17	4	2	23.5%	0	-	£9,420	-
Ned Buntline (GB)	-	-	Noel Meade	2012-2015	15	3	7	20.0%	0	-	£24,030	€38,675
Feeling Fab (FR)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2008-2009	14	3	4	21.4%	0	-	£43,194	-

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 Refuse To Bend sired?: Refuse To Bend (IRE) has sired 138 winners from 278 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2008 (50%), with 439 wins from 4,560 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Refuse To Bend sired?: Refuse To Bend (IRE) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2008, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Refuse To Bend?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Refuse To Bend (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Grace O'Malley (IRE), a Group 3 winner with 2 black-type wins from 9 runs.
Who is Refuse To Bend's sire?: Refuse To Bend (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA), and won 7 of 12 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Refuse To Bend's progeny?: The average winning distance of Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.5 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Refuse To Bend's progeny won?: Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny have earned £2,626,592 in Britain and €1,220,044 in Ireland since 2008.
How has Refuse To Bend done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s daughters include 124 winners from 244 runners in Britain and Ireland, 6 of them black-type winners.

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