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Ballyculla

Foaled 2007 · by Westerner out of Someone Told Me (Saddlers' Hall)

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28Runs

5Wins

72nd / 3rd

136Best OR

£41,752Prize money

Form 51/F1P5/P478 (latest on the right) · Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat · ran 30 Oct 11 – 30 Mar 17, last for Warren Greatrex · current OR 125

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
30 Mar 17	WarwickBest Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m2f · Soft	3m2f	Soft	8/13	125	Gavin Sheehan
25 Feb 17	ChepstowPertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 2m7f131y · Soft	2m7f131y	Soft	7/13	127	Thomas Greatrex
4 Feb 17	Sandown Grade 3Betfred Mobile Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) · Class 1 · 2m7f98y · Heavy	2m7f98y	Heavy	4/14	128	Thomas Greatrex
12 Jan 17	CatterickNorth Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m5f214y · Good	3m5f214y	Good	PU/14	132	Leighton Aspell
26 Dec 16	Wetherby Grade 3188Bet Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) · Class 1 · 3m45y · Good To Soft	3m45y	Good To Soft	5/10	136	Gavin Sheehan
16 Apr 16	Ayr Grade 3Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) · Class 1 · 3m7f176y · Good To Soft	3m7f176y	Good To Soft	PU/28	136	Gavin Sheehan
22 Mar 16	WetherbyWatch Racing UK In Glorious HD Novices' Chase · Class 3 · 3m45y · Good To Soft	3m45y	Good To Soft	1/3	136	Gavin Sheehan
27 Feb 16	NewcastleBetfred Eider (Handicap Chase) · Class 2 · 4m122y · Good To Soft	4m122y	Good To Soft	F/17	136	Gavin Sheehan
11 Dec 15	Bangor-on-DeeProactive Personnel Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m30y · Heavy	3m30y	Heavy	1/5	132	Denis O'Regan
2 May 15	PunchestownPalmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) · 3m1f · Soft	3m1f	Soft	5/19	130	Gavin Sheehan
10 Mar 15	Cheltenham ListedToby Balding National Hunt Chase (Listed Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) · Class 1 · 4m · Good To Soft	4m	Good To Soft	7/17	133	Harry Bannister
20 Feb 15	ExeterAndrew West Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	2/8	133	Gavin Sheehan

All 28 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
27 Dec 14	Chepstowcoral.co.uk Money Back If Your Horse Falls Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Heavy	3m	Heavy	4/9	133	Gavin Sheehan
6 Dec 14	ChepstowWeatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft	3m	Good To Soft	2/8	133	Gavin Sheehan
12 Nov 14	ExeterAggregate Industries Logistics Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	3/7	133	Noel Fehily
17 Apr 14	CheltenhamBarbury International Supporting The IJF Handicap Hurdle · Class 2 · 3m · Good	3m	Good	2/17	133	Gavin Sheehan
11 Jan 14	WarwickPertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) · Class 2 · 3m1f · Heavy	3m1f	Heavy	5/12	133	Jason Maguire
21 Dec 13	HaydockOne Stop Energy Race Day Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	4/9	135	Gavin Sheehan
22 Nov 13	Ffos Las32Red Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m6f · Soft	2m6f	Soft	1/6	119	Gavin Sheehan
13 Nov 13	ExeterVisit The New Ap Bar At Exeter Racecourse Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m7f110y · Soft	2m7f110y	Soft	1/17	119	Gavin Sheehan
21 Oct 13	PlumptonSis Handicap Hurdle · Class 3 · 3m1f110y · Soft	3m1f110y	Soft	3/9	119	Noel Fehily
23 Apr 13	Ffos Las32Red.com Maiden Hurdle · Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft	3m	Good To Soft	1/8	119	Wayne Hutchinson
13 Apr 13	UttoxeterBetfred Goals Galore Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Maiden Hurdle · Class 5 · 2m4f110y · Good	2m4f110y	Good	3/12	122	Gavin Sheehan
24 Feb 13	TowcesterHaygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft	2m	Good To Soft	3/10	124	Wayne Hutchinson
9 Feb 13	NewburyVisit betfair.com/racingoffers Novices' Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m110y · Soft	2m110y	Soft	4/12	–	Noel Fehily
6 Dec 11	FontwellWellpool Proud To Sponsor Kirsty Milczarek Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft	2m4f	Soft	13/14	–	Sam Thomas
16 Nov 11	WarwickStephens And George Print Group 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m · Good	2m	Good	14/15	–	Sam Thomas
30 Oct 11	HuntingdonTurfTV Standard Open NH Flat Race · Class 5 · 2m110y · Good	2m110y	Good	8/14	–	Sam Thomas

Ballyculla2007

Westerner

Someone Told Me

Danehill

Walensee

Saddlers' Hall

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Westerner as a stallion

In our records: 944 runners, 474 winners (50%), 53 black-type winners including 7 at the top level, 47 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2007–2022.

On the track himself: 6 runs, 3 wins — Group 1 winner (Gold Cup (Group 1)).

His best
Cole Harden Grade 1 OR 166 · Ferny Hollow Grade 1 OR 160 · Gilgamboa Grade 1 OR 159 · Western Fold Grade 1 OR 157 · Captain Cutter Grade 1 OR 147 · Skyace Grade 1 OR 142

The dam: Someone Told Me by Saddlers' Hall

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 0 winners from 2 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Someone's Opera (IRE) 2011 mare · by Mahler	1	0	–
Time For Champers (IRE) 2010 mare · by Robin Des Champs	24	0	OR 100

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Someone's Opera2011 filly by Mahler	2014 Goffs Land Rover SaleLot 306 · store	€8,000Dermot Corkery

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.