The Parson (GB)

Best progeny: Danoli (IRE), Large Action (IRE), What A Question (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 17.9f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 12.6f · NH 2m5f
As damsire: 245 winners from 729 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 158 of 344 runners (46%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 607 from 4,929 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 16 (7 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,600,092 GB
Best progeny: Danoli (IRE), Large Action (IRE), What A Question (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2003/04	NH	3	1	9	1	11.1%	£4,689
2002/03	NH	8	3	27	7	25.9%	£28,782
2001/02	NH	19	4	85	5	5.9%	£33,812
2000/01	NH	24	5	76	7	9.2%	£40,287
1999/00	NH	36	11	166	19	11.4%	£90,781
1998	Flat	1	1	1	1	100.0%	-
1998/99	NH	57	20	251	30	12.0%	£122,930
1997	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-
1997/98	NH	81	23	323	33	10.2%	£195,102
1996	Flat	2	0	2	0	0.0%	-
1996/97	NH	100	34	427	60	14.1%	£251,561
1995	Flat	6	0	7	0	0.0%	£211
1995/96	NH	136	49	617	82	13.3%	£396,632
1994	Flat	3	0	4	0	0.0%	-
1994/95	NH	154	42	667	74	11.1%	£387,681
1993	Flat	3	0	3	0	0.0%	-
1993/94	NH	147	38	642	66	10.3%	£398,558
1992	Flat	3	1	4	1	25.0%	-
1992/93	NH	127	46	584	89	15.2%	£236,621
1991	Flat	2	1	3	1	33.3%	-
1991/92	NH	115	35	478	62	13.0%	£129,108
1990	Flat	2	2	3	2	66.7%	-
1990/91	NH	95	28	364	43	11.8%	£147,231
1989/90	NH	65	16	185	24	13.0%	£136,105

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Danoli (IRE)	Thomas Foley	1992-2000	32	17	9	53.1%	5	Grade 1	£136,131
Large Action (IRE)	Oliver Sherwood	1993-1998	29	15	7	51.7%	1	Grade 1	£250,048
What A Question (IRE)	M F Morris	1993-1997	43	10	15	23.3%	2	Grade 2	£44,481
Natalies Fancy (GB)	James Joseph Mangan	1990-1996	47	9	8	19.1%	1	Grade 3	-
ScribblerI (GB)	J Barclay	1991-1999	45	5	8	11.1%	1	Grade 3	£6,155
Minella Gold (IRE)	Alistair M Brown	1995-2002	36	4	13	11.1%	1	Grade 3	£1,549
Minella Express (IRE)	Howard Johnson	1994-1998	20	3	7	15.0%	1	Grade 3	£3,294
Nancy Myles (GB)	F Flood	1990-1993	38	15	8	39.5%	3	Listed	-
Trapper John I (GB)	M F Morris	1990-1993	19	7	8	36.8%	2	Listed	£70,994
Gravity Gate (IRE)	R H Macnabb	1995-1999	26	6	8	23.1%	2	Listed	-
Father Rector (IRE)	Mrs F E Needham	1993-2003	62	15	11	24.2%	1	Listed	£31,415
Shuil Ar Aghaidh (GB)	Peter M Kiely	1990-1993	29	8	8	27.6%	1	Listed	£47,597
Minella Man (GB)	John J Nallen	1992-1999	19	8	2	42.1%	1	Listed	£1,044
Fairies Cross (IRE)	E J O'Grady	1994-1999	22	5	5	22.7%	1	Listed	-
Gerties Pride (GB)	P M Lynch	1990-1994	47	4	10	8.5%	1	Listed	-
Mixed Blends (GB)	M F Morris	1990	6	1	2	16.7%	1	Listed	£4,380
Padre Mio (IRE)	Paddy Fennelly	1992-2001	55	14	13	25.5%	0	-	£23,304
Lo Stregone (GB)	Tom Tate	1991-1998	37	13	15	35.1%	0	-	£130,527
Bells Life I (IRE)	Philip Hobbs	1993-2001	32	12	7	37.5%	0	-	£79,992
Fifth Amendment I (GB)	Stephen Kemble	1990-1998	46	11	14	23.9%	0	-	£42,076
Grate Deel (IRE)	Sue Smith	1995-2003	53	10	11	18.9%	0	-	£54,333
Parsons Boy (GB)	P H Morris	1994-2003	45	10	10	22.2%	0	-	£52,922
Sigma Run (IRE)	Dr P Pritchard	1994-2002	88	10	24	11.4%	0	-	£52,187
Monsieur Le Cure (GB)	J A C Edwards	1991-1996	28	9	10	32.1%	0	-	£166,294
High Padre (GB)	Mrs P Chamings	1991-1998	31	9	7	29.0%	0	-	£38,624
Abbot Of Furness (GB)	G Richards	1990-1996	51	9	16	17.6%	0	-	£34,465
Rectory Garden (IRE)	T W Biddlecombe	1993-2001	32	8	16	25.0%	0	-	£49,077
Holy Joe (GB)	Dai Burchell	1990-1997	55	8	15	14.5%	0	-	£39,405
Plastic Spaceage (GB)	Jim Old	1990-1997	38	8	13	21.1%	0	-	£30,330
Madison County (IRE)	Philip Hobbs	1994-2000	31	7	15	22.6%	0	-	£37,161
Big Ben Dun (GB)	E L James	1991-1998	38	7	8	18.4%	0	-	£28,806
The Crazy Bishop (IRE)	John A Quinn	1992-1999	43	7	10	16.3%	0	-	-
Ninfa (IRE)	G Richards	1992-1996	26	6	9	23.1%	0	-	£35,460
Youbetterbelieveit (IRE)	Mrs D Thomson	1995-2001	39	6	9	15.4%	0	-	£33,482
Parsons Green I (GB)	Philip Hobbs	1990-1993	21	6	6	28.6%	0	-	£31,123
Boots Madden (IRE)	Venetia Williams	1996-2000	19	6	7	31.6%	0	-	£29,866
Loch Scavaig (IRE)	D Moffatt	1993-1996	28	6	8	21.4%	0	-	£28,266
Bally Parson (GB)	Robin Dickin	1992-1998	55	6	6	10.9%	0	-	£27,335
Shelton Abbey (GB)	John Wade	1991-1998	67	6	13	9.0%	0	-	£24,947
Coq Hardi Affair (IRE)	Noel Meade	1993-1997	20	6	8	30.0%	0	-	£3,040
Parson's Brig (GB)	J S Haldane	1992-1998	37	6	11	16.2%	0	-	-
Bishop's Island (GB)	M C Pipe	1992-1996	28	5	11	17.9%	0	-	£43,342
Pete The Parson (IRE)	Jim Old	1994-2003	38	5	13	13.2%	0	-	£38,792
Direct (GB)	Tom George	1990-1997	24	5	5	20.8%	0	-	£23,820
Lady Peta (IRE)	Nicky Henderson	1995-2001	16	5	6	31.3%	0	-	£21,256
Artful Abbot (GB)	Simon Sherwood	1990-1993	31	5	4	16.1%	0	-	£15,604
Parson's Thorns (GB)	Charlie Brooks	1990-1992	9	5	1	55.6%	0	-	£13,674
Pardon Me Mum (GB)	Kim Bailey	1991-1995	25	5	7	20.0%	0	-	£11,251
Precarium (IRE)	Mrs N Sheppard	1993-1998	22	5	5	22.7%	0	-	£2,130
Open The Gate (GB)	J F C Maxwell	1990-1995	27	5	6	18.5%	0	-	£291

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 The Parson sired?: The Parson (GB) has sired 158 winners from 344 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (46%), with 607 wins from 4,929 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has The Parson sired?: The Parson (GB) has sired 16 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has The Parson sired?: The Parson (GB) has sired 2 Grade 1 winners (4 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of The Parson?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by The Parson (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Danoli (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 5 black-type wins from 32 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by The Parson?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by The Parson (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Danoli (IRE), in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) at Leopardstown (IRE) on 2 February 1997.
What is the average winning distance of The Parson's progeny?: The average winning distance of The Parson (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m4½f over jumps.
How much prize money have The Parson's progeny won?: The Parson (GB)'s progeny have earned £2,600,092 in Britain since 1990.
How has The Parson done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of The Parson (GB)'s daughters include 245 winners from 729 runners in Britain and Ireland, 13 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2003-09-05

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