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The Bishop Looney

Foaled 2004 · by Oscar out of Bright News (Buckskin)

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50Runs

6Wins

72nd / 3rd

130Best OR

€116,752Prize money

Form 843720666/5 (latest on the right) · Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat · ran 6 Apr 08 – 26 Feb 15, last for T J Nagle Jr · current OR 119

Grade 3 won the O'Connell Transport Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) (2008)

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
26 Feb 15	ThurlesLittleton Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	5/10	119	Brian Hayes
28 Dec 14	LimerickGuinness Veterans Handicap Chase · 2m6f · Soft To Heavy	2m6f	Soft To Heavy	6/10	116	Danny Mullins
13 Nov 14	ClonmelClonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	6/10	121	Andrew J McNamara
2 Nov 14	CorkPaddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) · 3m4f · Soft	3m4f	Soft	6/17	118	Danny Mullins
2 Jun 14	ListowelJohn J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Good	3m	Good	16/17	123	Brian O'Connell
16 May 14	KilbegganFollow KilbegganRaces On Twitter Hurdle · 3m · Good	3m	Good	2/4	123	Brian O'Connell
6 Apr 14	FairyhouseBoylesports Handicap Chase · 3m1f · Soft	3m1f	Soft	7/19	121	Brian O'Connell
27 Mar 14	CorkUcc Horse Racing Society Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	3/13	123	Brian O'Connell
20 Mar 14	ThurlesThurles Racecourse Hurdle · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	4/4	123	Brian O'Connell
16 Feb 14	NavanDunsany Handicap Hurdle · 2m7f · Heavy	2m7f	Heavy	8/9	124	Brian O'Connell
2 Feb 14	PunchestownClaim Your One Month Free Trial At Racinguk.com Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (grade C) · 3m4f · Heavy	3m4f	Heavy	F/18	121	Phillip Enright
11 Jan 14	PunchestownFollow Us On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Soft To Heavy	3m	Soft To Heavy	4/11	123	Brian O'Connell

All 50 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
27 Dec 13	LimerickTim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-145) (grade B) · 2m3f120y · Heavy	2m3f120y	Heavy	7/16	123	Mark Bolger
30 Nov 13	FairyhouseFairyhouse On Facebook Rated Hurdle · 2m4f · Good To Yielding	2m4f	Good To Yielding	4/6	123	Brian O'Connell
21 Sep 13	ListowelM.j. Carroll Arro Handicap Hurdle · 2m4f · Yielding	2m4f	Yielding	17/18	126	Danny Mullins
17 May 13	KilbegganF.b.d. Insurance Hurdle · 3m · Yielding To Soft	3m	Yielding To Soft	BD/11	126	Brian O'Connell
21 Mar 13	CorkUcc Horse Racing Society Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	6/12	128	Brian O'Connell
14 Feb 13	ThurlesHappy St Valentine's Day Handicap Chase (0-130) · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	7/8	126	Tom Doyle
15 Dec 12	FairyhouseFollow Fairyhouse On Twitter Rated Hurdle · 2m4f · Heavy	2m4f	Heavy	7/8	128	Tom Doyle
15 Nov 12	ClonmelClonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	8/11	130	Tom Doyle
4 Nov 12	CorkPaddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) · 3m4f · Soft	3m4f	Soft	F/17	127	Sean McDermott
14 Oct 12	LimerickLadbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade A) · 3m · Soft To Heavy	3m	Soft To Heavy	7/14	128	Tom Doyle
9 May 12	PunchestownBreakfast With Hector On 2FM Handicap Chase (0-145) · 3m6f · Yielding	3m6f	Yielding	4/11	129	Tom Doyle
18 Mar 12	NavanIrish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Novice Handicap Chase Final (grade C) · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	PU/16	129	Tom Doyle
22 Feb 12	PunchestownFestival Any Day Flexi-ticket Hurdle · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	1/8	125	Tom Doyle
26 Jan 12	Gowran ParkGoffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) · 3m · Soft To Heavy	3m	Soft To Heavy	F/18	129	Tom Doyle
27 Dec 11	LeopardstownPaddy Power Chase (0-145) (Grade B Handicap) · 3m · Good To Yielding	3m	Good To Yielding	13/26	130	Tom Doyle
6 Nov 11	CorkPaddypower.com Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) · 3m4f · Soft	3m4f	Soft	1/14	121	Tom Doyle
22 Oct 11	GalwayRenvyle House Hotel Handicap Chase (0-116) · 2m1f · Heavy	2m1f	Heavy	1/15	110	Tom Doyle
4 Oct 11	Tipperarywww.tipperaryraces.ie Beginners Chase · 2m7f · Good To Yielding	2m7f	Good To Yielding	6/14	–	Tom Doyle
11 Sep 11	ListowelCheestrings Beginners Chase · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	7/16	–	Tom Doyle
31 Mar 11	CorkBoole Handicap Hurdle · 3m · Yielding	3m	Yielding	UR/17	125	Tom Doyle
13 Mar 11	NavanIrish Day At Navan Racecourse Beginners Chase · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	4/9	–	Tom Doyle
30 Jan 11	PunchestownPertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	11/21	126	D J Casey
9 Jan 11	LeopardstownPertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	3/19	124	D J Casey
14 Nov 10	Corkwww.corkracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (grade C) · 2m4f · Soft	2m4f	Soft	3/9	123	Stephen Gray
11 Nov 10	ClonmelClonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle (0-140) · 3m · Soft To Heavy	3m	Soft To Heavy	5/10	123	Stephen Gray
15 Nov 09	Corkpaddypower.com Handicap Hurdle · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	6/16	123	Stephen Gray
31 Oct 09	NaasBrown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	4/14	123	Stephen Gray
24 Apr 09	CorkMallow Hurdle · 2m4f · Soft To Heavy	2m4f	Soft To Heavy	5/10	123	Stephen Gray
12 Apr 09	FairyhouseI.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (grade B) · 3m · Good	3m	Good	13/21	125	Tom Doyle
26 Feb 09	ThurlesMichael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (grade 2) · 2m4f · Soft	2m4f	Soft	2/10	125	Tom Doyle
4 Jan 09	Naas Grade 2Goffs Slaney Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) · 2m4f · Soft	2m4f	Soft	5/6	121	Tom Doyle
14 Dec 08	Cork Grade 3O'Connell Transport Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	1/6	125	Tom Doyle
16 Nov 08	Corkwww.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) · 2m4f · Heavy	2m4f	Heavy	1/14	125	Tom Doyle
27 Oct 08	GalwayPaul Mcnamee Memorial Inh Flat Race · 2m · Heavy	2m	Heavy	2/8	–	Mr R O'Sullivan
30 Sep 08	TraleeImperial Hotel INH Flat Race · 2m · Yielding To Soft	2m	Yielding To Soft	1/16	–	Mr R O'Sullivan
16 Sep 08	ListowelM.j.Carroll Hardware Arro Centenary Flat Race (Div 1) · 2m · Heavy	2m	Heavy	7/16	–	Robbie McNamara
22 Apr 08	PunchestownIrish Sun (pro-am) Inh Flat Race · 2m · Good	2m	Good	14/25	–	Lenny Flynn
6 Apr 08	LimerickKevin McManus Bookmaker (Pro-Am) Flat Race · 2m · Yielding To Soft	2m	Yielding To Soft	3/12	–	Ms N Carberry

The Bishop Looney2004

Oscar

Bright News

–

Buckskin

–

Oscar as a stallion

In our records: 1,655 runners, 717 winners (43%), 65 black-type winners including 21 at the top level, 59 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1999–2015.

His best
Big Zeb Grade 1 OR 176 · Paisley Park Grade 1 OR 169 · Our Duke Grade 1 OR 167 · Oscar Whisky Grade 1 OR 167 · God's Own Grade 1 OR 166 · Lord Windermere Grade 1 OR 163

The dam: Bright News by Buckskin

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 1 winner from 3 other runners.

Black type in the family
Very Special One bt half-sibling, by Supreme Leader

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Golan Coin (IRE) 2010 gelding · by Golan	1	0	–
Kelseys Dream (IRE) 2001 mare · by Fourstars Allstar	5	0	–
Very Special One (IRE) bt 2000 mare · by Supreme Leader	14	1	OR 120

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