From our racing database
Love Actually
Foaled 2016 · by Shirocco out of Elsie (Milan)
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18Runs
4Wins
12nd / 3rd
109Best OR
£25,224Prize money
Form 51/1P44P/4PP (latest on the right) · Hurdle, Chase · ran 2 Dec 21 – 5 Jun 24, last for Keiran Burke · current OR 97
| Date | Course & race | Trip | Going | Pos | OR | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 24 | Newton AbbotNewton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m1f170y · Good | 3m1f170y | Good | PU/11 | 97 | Tom Bellamy |
| 14 May 24 | SouthwellRacing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m60y · Good | 3m60y | Good | PU/12 | 100 | Tom Bellamy |
| 6 Feb 24 | TauntonArthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 2m7f3y · Good | 2m7f3y | Good | 4/7 | 103 | Tom Bellamy |
| 26 Dec 23 | WincantonRodney Francis Chinnock Memorial Lord Stalbridge Cup Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m1f30y · Good To Soft | 3m1f30y | Good To Soft | PU/7 | 106 | Sean Houlihan |
| 13 Nov 23 | KemptonPaul Ferguson's Jumper's To Follow Mares' Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 2m4f110y · Good | 2m4f110y | Good | 4/8 | 107 | Harry Kimber |
| 27 Apr 23 | TauntonCharles Clark Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · Class 4 · 2m7f3y · Soft | 2m7f3y | Soft | 4/4 | 108 | Harry Kimber |
| 18 Mar 23 | FontwellBetGoodwin Our Best Odds Guaranteed Mares' Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m1f210y · Heavy | 3m1f210y | Heavy | PU/4 | 109 | Jamie Moore |
| 10 Feb 23 | KemptonEvery Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · Class 4 · 3m · Good | 3m | Good | 1/7 | 106 | Harry Kimber |
| 30 Dec 22 | TauntonLeague Of Friends Of Musgrove Park Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) · Class 4 · 2m7f3y · Good To Soft | 2m7f3y | Good To Soft | 1/11 | 102 | Tom Bellamy |
| 24 Nov 22 | TauntonBet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m3f1y · Good | 2m3f1y | Good | 5/9 | 102 | Harry Kimber |
| 10 Nov 22 | TauntonThoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m3f1y · Good | 2m3f1y | Good | 1/7 | 99 | Harry Kimber |
| 6 Oct 22 | WorcesterGet Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f · Good | 2m4f | Good | 6/10 | 101 | Tom Bellamy |
Love Actually2016
Shirocco
Elsie
Monsun
So Sedulous
Milan
Notcomplainingbut
Shirocco as a stallion
In our records: 973 runners, 394 winners (40%), 54 black-type winners including 8 at the top level, 34 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2008–2023.
On the track himself: 7 runs, 4 wins — Group 1 winner (John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf).
His best
Annie Power Grade 1 OR 165 · Lac Fontana Grade 1 OR 151 · Brown Panther Group 1 OR 118 · Windstoss Group 1 OR 117 · Pateo Do Batel Group 1 · Some In Tieme Group 1
The dam: Elsie by Milan
She ran 29 times and won 4, best OR 124 — placed in black type. Dam of 2 winners from 3 other runners.
The dam’s other foals
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Of The Vale (IRE) 2020 filly · by Malinas | 2 | 2 | – |
| Time For Tea (IRE) 2019 mare · by Youmzain | 13 | 0 | OR 106 |
| Esperti (IRE) 2017 gelding · by Presenting | 36 | 7 | OR 122 |
Love Actually in the sale ring
| Sale | Result | Bought by | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 708 · as a store | €11,000Peter Nolan Bloodstock | Peter Nolan Bloodstock | Rathbarry Stud (Agent) |
| 2019 Goffs UK Spring SaleLot 180 · as a in training | £35,000Mary Kelly | Mary Kelly | Peter Nolan Bloodstock |
The family at the sales — out of the same dam
| Foal | Sale | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 filly by Blue Bresil | 2026 Goffs UK Spring Store SaleLot 103 · store | £11,000Ed Bailey/David Redvers/Chris Barber |
| 2022 filly by Kew Gardens | 2025 Tattersalls Ireland July StoreLot 162 · store | Bought back |
| Queen Of The Vale2020 mare by Malinas | 2025 Tattersalls Online DecemberLot 55 · broodmare | 9,000gnsDarren Holmes |
| 2023 filly by Blue Bresil | 2024 Tattersalls Ireland Winter Flat and National HuntLot 57 · store | €5,000 |
| 2022 filly by Kew Gardens | 2023 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 1021 · store | €2,200Letter Macaward Partnership |
| Queen Of The Vale2020 filly by Malinas | 2023 Goffs UK Spring Store SaleLot 244 · store | £15,000Harry Whittington Racing Ltd |
| 2022 filly by Kew Gardens | 2022 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 938 · store | €9,500Whrenhill Stud |
| Time For Tea2019 filly by Youmzain | 2022 Goffs Land Rover Sale, Part 1Lot 399 · store | €38,000Mary Dermody |
| Queen Of The Vale2020 filly by Malinas | 2020 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 351 · store | €17,500Lulham Bloodstock |
| Time For Tea2019 filly by Youmzain | 2019 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 286 · store | €18,000Ferndale Stables |
| Esperti2017 gelding by Presenting | 2018 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 141 · store | €22,000Direct Bloodstock |
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