Sheer Grit (GB)

Best progeny: Unsinkable Boxer (IRE), Love And Porter (IRE), Triptodicks (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m5½f
As damsire: 21 winners from 62 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 28 of 76 runners (37%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 106 from 900 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 3 (2 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £356,543 GB · €30,308 IRE
Best progeny: Unsinkable Boxer (IRE), Love And Porter (IRE), Triptodicks (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2004/05	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2003/04	NH	2	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2002/03	NH	5	0	6	0	0.0%	£552	-
2001/02	NH	4	2	27	2	7.4%	£400	€30,308
2000/01	NH	6	2	26	2	7.7%	£2,217	-
1999/00	NH	9	5	45	7	15.6%	£42,181	-
1998/99	NH	14	7	61	9	14.8%	£28,206	-
1997	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1997/98	NH	23	9	96	18	18.8%	£102,831	-
1996	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1996/97	NH	32	8	122	13	10.7%	£34,359	-
1995	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1995/96	NH	28	8	120	10	8.3%	£25,072	-
1994/95	NH	28	6	102	10	9.8%	£48,239	-
1993/94	NH	17	6	70	9	12.9%	£14,948	-
1992	Flat	1	1	3	1	33.3%	-	-
1992/93	NH	18	5	73	7	9.6%	£13,188	-
1991	Flat	1	1	1	1	100.0%	-	-
1991/92	NH	13	5	78	10	12.8%	£29,867	-
1990	Flat	2	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
1990/91	NH	12	4	48	6	12.5%	£12,409	-
1989/90	NH	4	1	12	1	8.3%	£2,075	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Unsinkable Boxer (IRE)	-	-	Ms M T Condon	1993-2005	30	8	8	26.7%	1	Grade 1	£74,421	€2,308
Love And Porter (IRE)	-	-	James Joseph O'Connor	1992-1997	53	8	16	15.1%	2	Grade 3	-	-
Triptodicks (IRE)	-	-	David A Kiely	1995-2001	79	11	16	13.9%	1	Listed	-	€14,823
Clay County (GB)	-	-	Micky Hammond	1990-1997	50	16	15	32.0%	0	-	£103,873	-
Cock Cockburn (GB)	-	-	Donal Kinsella	1990-1997	47	9	10	19.1%	0	-	-	-
Brave Highlander (IRE)	-	-	J T Gifford	1993-2001	38	5	8	13.2%	0	-	£70,259	-
Brighter Shade (IRE)	-	-	Mrs Sarah L Dent	1996-2002	27	5	10	18.5%	0	-	£27,934	-
True Scot (IRE)	-	-	John Wade	1995-2000	24	4	9	16.7%	0	-	£22,704	-
Tough Deal (IRE)	-	-	P Bradley	1993-1996	21	4	4	19.0%	0	-	£14,215	-
Truckinabout (IRE)	-	-	John Queally	1996-2002	42	4	7	9.5%	0	-	-	€13,177
Dixon Varner (IRE)	-	-	Diana Grissell	1996-2003	12	4	2	33.3%	0	-	£331	-
Welsh Grit (IRE)	-	-	Willie Mullins	1994-1997	29	4	15	13.8%	0	-	-	-
Charlton Yeoman (GB)	gelding	Bell Walks Breeze (GB)	Richard Rowe	1990-1995	19	3	3	15.8%	0	-	£9,796	-
Gimme (IRE)	-	-	John O'Shea	1995-1997	19	3	5	15.8%	0	-	£8,624	-
Brambledown (IRE)	-	-	Mrs B L M Sillars	1998-2000	5	3	1	60.0%	0	-	£4,726	-
General Norman (IRE)	-	-	A L T Moore	1991-1996	13	2	2	15.4%	0	-	-	-
Coleman's Castle (GB)	-	-	A J McNamara	1990-1993	42	2	14	4.8%	0	-	-	-
Mythical Approach (IRE)	-	-	D Nicholson	1996-1997	8	1	4	12.5%	0	-	£5,857	-
Mellion Pride (IRE)	-	-	Philip Hobbs	1993-1996	11	1	2	9.1%	0	-	£4,049	-
No Quitting (IRE)	-	-	M A Kemp	1999	1	1	0	100.0%	0	-	£2,004	-
Bank Place (GB)	-	-	Karl Burke	1992-1996	9	1	2	11.1%	0	-	£589	-
Slaney Fayre (IRE)	-	-	Donal Hassett	1992-1999	23	1	5	4.3%	0	-	-	-
Arctic Red River (IRE)	-	-	Thomas Patrick McGovern	1994-1996	4	1	1	25.0%	0	-	-	-
Cathy's Girl (GB)	-	-	J Hodnett	1990-1992	17	1	4	5.9%	0	-	-	-
Sheer Mirth (GB)	-	-	A. J. Martin	1990-1993	14	1	6	7.1%	0	-	-	-
Sheer Pleasure (GB)	-	-	F Flood	1991-1992	7	1	2	14.3%	0	-	-	-
Silentbrook (IRE)	-	-	P J Healy	1992-1997	44	1	15	2.3%	0	-	-	-
Bracing Breeze (IRE)	-	-	Gerard Stack	1998-1999	8	1	1	12.5%	0	-	-	-
The Booley House (IRE)	-	-	V Soane	1996-1997	8	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£3,082	-
Feicim (IRE)	-	-	Mrs L C Taylor	1994-1998	7	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,550	-
Graphic Designer (IRE)	-	-	J J Hazeltine	1995-2003	6	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£1,085	-
Brigadier John (IRE)	-	-	J R Adam	1996	1	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£763	-
Sovereign Grit (IRE)	-	-	Linda Jewell	1996-2002	8	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£400	-
Moorlandmerrymaker (IRE)	-	-	D R Gandolfo	1996-1999	10	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£281	-
Quarry Rock (IRE)	-	-	William Magill	1992	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Fair Adeline (GB)	-	-	James Murphy	1992-1994	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Gritrick (IRE)	-	-	M V Manning	1997	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Mystic Meg (IRE)	-	-	Garrett Verling	1993	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Oldcourt Lady (GB)	-	-	Timothy O'Callaghan	1993	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Bush Telegraph (IRE)	-	-	Mrs D Mellerick	1996-1997	2	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Dons Pride (IRE)	-	-	Martin Hurley	1997	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Mony-Grit (IRE)	-	-	Micky Hammond	1994	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Whitebarn Grit (IRE)	-	-	Mrs F M O'Brien	1994-1996	6	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Sheer Dorney (GB)	-	-	Garrett Verling	1994	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Sheer Mystery (IRE)	-	-	J F Sleator	1994-1999	8	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Tramps Heartbreak (IRE)	-	-	Michael Cullen	1997	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Builder's Line (IRE)	-	-	Trainer Unknown	1993-1997	20	0	2	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Alice Sheer Thorn (IRE)	-	-	J. R. Jenkins	1996	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Mcguinness Flint (IRE)	-	-	M Halford	1994	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Winning Spirit I (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1995	6	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	-

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 Sheer Grit sired?: Sheer Grit (GB) has sired 28 winners from 76 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (37%), with 106 wins from 900 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Sheer Grit sired?: Sheer Grit (GB) has sired 3 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Sheer Grit sired?: Sheer Grit (GB) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Sheer Grit?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Sheer Grit (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Unsinkable Boxer (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 1 black-type win from 30 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Sheer Grit?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Sheer Grit (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Unsinkable Boxer (IRE), in the Belle Epoque Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) at Aintree on 3 April 1998.
What is the average winning distance of Sheer Grit's progeny?: The average winning distance of Sheer Grit (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m4f over jumps.
How much prize money have Sheer Grit's progeny won?: Sheer Grit (GB)'s progeny have earned £356,543 in Britain and €30,308 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Sheer Grit done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Sheer Grit (GB)'s daughters include 21 winners from 62 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2005-01-22

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