During the 2012 election, he criticized Republican rival Michele Bachmann as "too flakey for me". Unlike the majority of modern racehorses, Flakey Dove was not a Thoroughbred. Flakey Dove retired to become a broodmare. Throughout the characters duration, Chris slowly began to mature and Galvin noted, "less flakey". In the 1990/1991 season, Flakey Dove was campaigned in Novice hurdle races. On 15 March, Flakey Dove, ridden by Mark Dwyer, contested the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. In March, Flakey Dove appeared for the first time at the Cheltenham Festival.