Can anyone help me find out my boys history?

[mattie mistletoe]

Hi all
Just wondering if anyone can help me, I bought an 'ex-racer' in december and the lady i got jim off said he had raced in NH. She had him brought over from ireland but he turned out to be to sharp for her. On his passport he's not named or anything, just a description of him. Not really bothered if he hasn't or has raced just would like to be able to find a history for him. Tried looking up his breeder but not getting anywhere!! Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Would getting in touch with weatherbys with his passprt number be my best bet? X

 

[Mince Pie]

I think she is having you on, either that or he didn't come with his original passport. If he raced he has to have a name!

 

[Cuppatea]

if he isnt named he couldnt have raced under rules. Maybe he went flapping or something. Who is his breeder?

 

[Mince Pie]

Sorry to go off topic but Cuppatea what is flapping?

 

[mattie mistletoe]

Thats what i thought, if he didn't have a name then he hasn't raced but hearing conflicting stories so got all confused! He's just 'bay gelding' bless him. Not bothered at all whether he has or not just would be nice to know where he came from and what he has been used for so far! If anything! His breeder is Alan Stanfield. Thanks for replies so far

 

[mattie mistletoe]

Sorry to go off topic but Cuppatea what is flapping?

^this

 

[rambling]

I'm not a racing expert but as far as I know Flapper races are local races not licensed by the jockey club or any other licensing authority usually held in fields or on the beaches.

 

[Cuppatea]

Sorry to go off topic but Cuppatea what is flapping?

^this

I'm not a racing expert but as far as I know Flapper races are local races not licensed by the jockey club or any other licensing authority usually held in fields or on the beaches.

this. They are flat races as oppposed to over jumps and un-licenced and un-approved of by the racing authorities! Any horse can do it, they dont have to be named or registered with any breed/authority and if they are they dont even have to race under their real name, you could race them as 'fred' or whatever. Lots of real racehorses from the flat are sold to go flapping (prize money is pretty good!) and lots of horses that are too small for proper racing go down that route but all unofficially of course....!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Does your horse have a Wetherby's passport? If so then having no name means that he has not been raced. Who are his Sire and Dam?

 

[mattie mistletoe]

He does have a weatherbys passport, his sire is mister Matt and his dam is witchy lady.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

How old is he?

 

[mattie mistletoe]

Just turned 8 in may. X

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Then I don't know where his name went from his passport but he is called Mr Stanfield and he raced in PTP's in Ireland. He ran 5 times, pulled up 3 of them and 6th the other 2 times - ie pretty useless lol!

http://www.racingpost.com/horses/ho...dam_name=WITCHYLADY&search_horse_dam_ctry=IRE

I'll go see if I can find pics of him.

 

[Cuppatea]

are you sure its matt with 2 t's? the only horse i can find out of witchy lady is by mister mat (one t) who is french.....

 

[mattie mistletoe]

sorry yeah its one t!!!! Thank you! Pics would be useful. Where did you find info? Can you post a link? Thank you!!! xxx

 

[mattie mistletoe]

mister mat is french, checked passport x x

 

[Cuppatea]

click the link EKW posted...

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

http://healyracing.ie/site/#/gallery/11-1-09-askeaton/

Page 4, last on the first line and first on the second line. Red and Black colours - covered in mud!

And this is your horses PTP form, owner, trainer, jockeys etc...

http://www.p2p.ie/ search for Mr Stanfield.

 

[mattie mistletoe]

Thats my boy!!!!! You are amazing!

 

[mattie mistletoe]

the link you posted EKW with the pics, had a look and the whole top line of page 4 is him x x

 

[Cuppatea]

ah, just found the site and ekw beat me to it!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

ah, just found the site and ekw beat me to it!

Lol! I'm just a bloodstock freak so have all my useful sources favourite placed

 

[mattie mistletoe]

seriously i just didnt know where to start! Any ideas where i could find more pics of him? It is very very much appreciated thatyou have helped.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

If you match up his PTP course and dates with the albums on Healy Racing there may be more of him on there.