Whirling
Foaled 2002 · by Groom Dancer out of Supersonic (Shirley Heights)
Form 900121P (latest on the right) · Flat, Hurdle · ran 3 Jun 05 – 8 Oct 05, last for M C Pipe · current OR 50
| Date | Course & race | Trip | Going | Pos | OR | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 05 | ChepstowBetfairpoker.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m110y · Good To Soft | 2m110y | Good To Soft | PU/16 | – | Timmy Murphy |
| 24 Sep 05 | Market RasenBluesqpoker.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m1f110y · Good | 2m1f110y | Good | 1/14 | – | Timmy Murphy |
| 27 Aug 05 | Market RasenLincolnshire Motors Juvenile Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m1f110y · Good | 2m1f110y | Good | 2/12 | – | Timmy Murphy |
| 26 Jul 05 | BeverleyNational Festival Circus Selling Handicap · Class 5 · 1m4f16y · Good | 1m4f16y | Good | 1/10 | 50 | Daniel Tudhope |
| 18 Jul 05 | BeverleySailors Families Society Maiden Handicap · Class 6 · 2m35y · Good | 2m35y | Good | 12/16 | 50 | Duran Fentiman |
| 16 Jun 05 | Wolverhampton (AW)ROR Second Career For Racehorses Handicap · Class 6 · 1m4f50y · Standard | 1m4f50y | Standard | 11/12 | 53 | Neil Pollard |
| 3 Jun 05 | Wolverhampton (AW)Book For Christmas At Dunstall Park Handicap · Class 5 · 1m4f50y · Standard | 1m4f50y | Standard | 9/10 | 56 | Neil Pollard |
Groom Dancer as a stallion
In our records: 198 runners, 85 winners (43%), 7 black-type winners including 1 at the top level, 5 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1995–2007.
His best
Sphenophyta Group 1 · Goose Bay Group 2 · Egerton Group 2 · Groom Tesse Group 3 · Levera Listed OR 139 · Succession Listed OR 86
The dam: Supersonic by Shirley Heights
No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 1 winner from 5 other runners.
The dam’s other foals
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid (GB) 2007 gelding · by Refuse To Bend | 58 | 3 | OR 98 |
| Beat Faster (GB) 2006 mare · by Beat Hollow | 6 | 0 | OR 53 |
| Generous Boy (GB) 2005 gelding · by Fantastic Light | 5 | 0 | OR 58 |
| Our Refusal (GB) 2004 gelding · by Polish Precedent | 12 | 0 | OR 100 |
| Point Perfect (GB) 2003 filly · by Dansili | 2 | 0 | – |
The family at the sales — out of the same dam
| Foal | Sale | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Rigid2007 colt by Refuse To Bend | 2009 Tattersalls Autumn HITLot 1335 · in training | 8,000gnsAW Carroll |
| Beat Faster2006 filly by Beat Hollow | 2009 Tattersalls December MaresLot 2183 · broodmare | 900gnsJehad Ghazal |
| Rigid2007 colt by Refuse to Bend | 2008 Tattersalls October, Book 3Lot 1567 · yearling | 2,000gnsTom Ryan |
| Beat Faster2006 filly by Beat Hollow | 2007 Tattersalls October, Book 1Lot 424 · yearling | Bought back |
| Our Refusal2004 gelding by Polish Precedent | 2007 Goffs HIT SaleLot 30 · in training | €3,200Harty Sabrina |
| Generous Boy2005 colt by Fantastic Light | 2006 Tattersalls October, Book 2Lot 1220 · yearling | 11,000gnsTim Easterby |
| Our Refusal2004 colt by Polish Precedent | 2005 Tattersalls October, Book 2Lot 1362 · yearling | 42,000gnsEamon Tyrrell |
| Point Perfect2003 filly by Dansili | 2005 Tattersalls December MaresLot 2911 · broodmare | Not sold |
From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.