Finian's Rainbow (horse)

Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow in the Champions Parade at Sandown on bet365 Gold Cup Day, 28 April 2012
SireTiraaz
GrandsireLear Fan
DamTrinity Gale
DamsireStrong Gale
SexGelding
Foaled(2003-05-29)29 May 2003
Died24 March 2021(2021-03-24) (aged 17)
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederJ. O'Keeffe
OwnerMichael Buckley
TrainerNicky Henderson
Record15: 10-2-1
Earnings£464,144
Major wins
Kingmaker Novices' Chase (2011)
Maghull Novices' Chase (2011)
Desert Orchid Chase (2011)
Queen Mother Champion Chase (2012)
Melling Chase (2012)
Awards
Anglo-Irish Champion 2m Chaser (2011/12)

Finian's Rainbow (29 May 2003 – 24 March 2021) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won ten of his fifteen starts, including the Maghull Novices' Chase, Queen Mother Champion Chase, and Melling Chase. He was owned by Michael Buckley, trained by Nicky Henderson, and was ridden by Barry Geraghty in all but one of his races.

Background

Finian's Rainbow was foaled on 29 May 2003. A bay gelding, he was bred by J. O'Keeffe.[1] He was sired by Tiraaz, who won the Prix Royal-Oak in 1998.[2] Finian's Rainbow's dam was Trinity Gale, a daughter of top National Hunt sire Strong Gale,[3] who was the leading jump racing sire in Great Britain and Ireland for six seasons. Trinity Gale raced in seven hurdle races in 1993 and 1994, without winning; she did however win a point-to-point race at Ballon Racecourse.[4] Finian's Rainbow died on 24 March 2021 from complications due to colic.[5]

Racing career

2008–09 season

In his first start under rules, Finian's Rainbow won a two-mile National Hunt flat race at Kempton Park, beating Stoney's Treasure by six lengths.[6] This was his only start of the 2008–09 season.

2009–10 season

At the start of the 2009–10 season he won his first race over hurdles in November, when he beat favourite Sereth by fifteen lengths in a Class 3 Novices' Hurdle race over two miles and half a furlong at Newbury.[7] On his next start he finished third, one length behind winner Reve De Sivola, in the Grade 1 Challow Novices' Hurdle.[8] After winning another Class 3 Novices Hurdle at Ascot, Finian's Rainbow went to the Cheltenham Festival, where he was one of seventeen horses to contest the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle. Rite of Passage, who had finished third in the previous season's Champion Bumper started as the 7/2 favourite, with Finian's Rainbow third favourite at 11/2. He was with the leaders when they jumped the second to last hurdle, but could not keep pace with them in the final stages. The race was won by Peddlers Cross by one and a half lengths from Reve De Sivola, with Rite of Passage a further three and three quarter lengths back in third. Finian's Rainbow finished in fifth place, six and three quarter lengths behind the winner.[9]

2010–11 season

Finian's Rainbow started the 2010–11 season in November 2010, when he won a Class 3 Novices' Chase at Newbury over two miles and one furlong, easily beating Hell's Bay by twelve lengths. The following January he won another Novices' Chase at Newbury,[3] before starting as the 2/5 favourite for the Kingmaker Novices' Chase at Warwick. He won the race by eleven lengths from Stagecoach Pearl, after being eased up in the final stages by jockey Andrew Tinkler.[10] Finian's Rainbow went to the Cheltenham Festival again, this time contesting the Arkle Challenge Trophy. With regular jockey Barry Geraghty back on board, he raced near the front of the ten-runner field throughout the race. He was leading until he hit the last fence, after which he was overtaken by Captain Chris and could not get back on terms. Captain Chris won the race by two and three quarter lengths from Finian's Rainbow, with Realt Dubh a further six lengths back in third and pre-race favourite Medermit in fourth place.[11]

At Aintree on 9 April, Finian's Rainbow was one of seven horses to run in the Maghull Novices' Chase over two miles. He started as the odd-on favourite for the race. Also near the front of the betting were Ghizao, Starluck and Dan Breen. Finian's Rainbow led the race from the start. He was challenged by Ghizao with two fences left to jump, but beat him by two lengths. The two were over twenty lengths clear of Dan Breen, who finished in third place.[12] This was Finian's Rainbow's first Grade 1 win and his final race of the season.

2011–12 season

Early season

His first race out of novice company was the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park in December 2011. He led in the early stages of the race, but was overtaken when he made a mistake jumping the fourth to last fence. He dropped about four lengths back, but ran on in the finishing straight and regained the lead in the final few yards, beating Wishful Thinking by three-quarters of a length.[13] In the Victor Chandler Chase he was beaten by one and a quarter lengths by Somersby. Finian's Rainbow was nearly four lengths ahead of leading novice Al Ferof, who finished in third place.[14]

Champion Chase

In the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, he faced a quality field that included the previous two winners Sizing Europe and Big Zeb. These were the first three in the betting, with Sizing Europe starting as the 4/5 favourite, Finian's Rainbow at 4/1, Big Zeb at 13/2.[15] Wishful Thinking was leading until he fell at the fourth fence and went through the rail, injuring a photographer.[16] Sizing Europe and Finian's Rainbow began to pull clear with two fences left to jump. However, the last fence was omitted as the photographer and Wishful Thinking's jockey Richard Johnson were injured. This appeared to cause some confusion as to whether the fence should be jumped, with the leading pair veering right to miss the fence and coming close to each other.[17] Finian's Rainbow and Sizing Europe fought for the lead along the finishing straight, until Finian's Rainbow slowly pulled away in the final 100 yards. He beat Sizing Europe by one and a quarter lengths. Big Zeb was another fifteen lengths behind in third, and Gauvain a further eleven lengths down in fourth place.[15] After the race Sizing Europe's jockey Andrew Lynch said to trainer Henry de Bromhead, "the last cost me the race".[18] Finian's Rainbow's jockey Barry Geraghty said: "It's a brilliant day – you dream of days like this. I'm genuinely so delighted for Michael Buckley. He's had a good few disappointments this season, but he's had patience with this fellow and I really am delighted for him."[18]

Melling Chase

In his final start of the season, Finian's Rainbow started as the 13/8 favourite for the two and a half mile Melling Chase, further than he had previously raced over fences. In the early stages he tracked leaders Albertas Run and Poquelin. He hit the tenth fence, but took the lead from Albertas Run two fences out. He then pulled clear to win by seven lengths from Wishfull Thinking, with Albertas Run finishing in third place.[19] Trainer Nicky Henderson said after the race: "Today he was always in a comfortable position just behind and you hoped he was in cruise control and he probably was. When he [Geraghty] switched him on he picked it up very quickly."[20] At the end of the season he had an official rating of 173, making him the Anglo-Irish Champion two-mile chaser for the season. He was the fourth highest rated chaser overall, behind Kauto Star, Long Run and Master Minded.[21]

2012–13 season

Finian's Rainbow made a disappointing start to the 2012–13 National Hunt season, when, in heavy ground, he finished last of the four runners and 24 lengths behind winner Captain Chris in the Amlin 1965 Chase.[22] It was originally intended that he would run in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day, but was withdrawn, with trainer Nicky Henderson saying he would not run due to the heavy ground.[23]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Finian's Rainbow, bay gelding, 2003[1]
Sire
Tiraaz (USA)
b. 1994 		Lear Fan (USA)
b. 1981 		Roberto
b. 1969 		Hail To Reason
Bramalea
Wac
b. 1969 		Lt. Stevens
Belthazar
Tarikhana (IRE)
gr. 1987 		Mouktar
gr. 1982 		Nishapour
Molitva
Tremogia
b. 1971 		Silver Shark
Tonnera
Dam
Trinity Gale (IRE)
b. 1988 		Stong Gale (IRE)
br. 1975 		Lord Gayle
b. 1965 		Sir Gaylord
Sticky Case
Sterntau
b. 1969 		Tamerlane
Sterna
Trinity Air
ch. 1977 		Menelek
b. 1957 		Tulyar
Queen of Sheba
Beauair
ch. 1964 		Beau Sabreur
Midair

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut, gr. = Grey

References

  1. ^ a b "Finian's Rainbow pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Tiraaz | Stud Record". Racing Post. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Finian's Rainbow". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Trinity Gale". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ^ Scargill, Peter (25 March 2021). "'A gentle giant' – Henderson remembers Finian's Rainbow after death aged 18". Racing Post. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Result from the 5:30 race at Kempton". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Result from the 12:25 race at Newbury". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Challow Novices' Hurdle result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Kingmaker Novices' Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Arkle Challenge Trophy result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Maghull Novices' Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Desert Orchid Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Victor Chandler Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Queen Mother Champion Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Rainbow shines brightest in Champion Chase". RTÉ. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  17. ^ "CHAMPION CHASE Drama as Finian's Rainbow lands spoils". Cheltenham.racingpost.com. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  18. ^ a b Jurejko, Jonathan (14 March 2012). "Finian's Rainbow wins Champion Chase". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  19. ^ "Melling Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  20. ^ Keogh, Frank (13 April 2012). "Finian's Rainbow claims Melling Chase victory". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  21. ^ "King Kauto regains his Crown". Britishhorseracing.presscentre.com. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Amlin 1965 Chase result". Racing Post. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Long Run 7/4 for King George as challengers drop away". Racing Post. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

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