Finian's Rainbow

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. He was sired by Tiraaz, who won the Prix Royal-Oak in 1998. Finian's Rainbow's dam was Trinity Gale, a daughter of top National Hunt sire Strong Gale, 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. Finian's Rainbow died on 24 March 2021 from complications due to colic. 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. This was his only start of the 2008–09 season.