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Horse profile

A Likely Tale

Alleged (USA) × Thatsallshewrote I (USA) (Graustark (USA))
Sex
colt
Foaled
1993
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£841 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
28 Mar 1996, Leicester (3/5)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
43

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
28 Mar 96Leicester3/53/13½Micky FentonMichael BellLangham Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf1m4fSoft9-0Infamous (USA)£3,5961831/4
27 Sep 95Salisbury4/1833/12¾Micky FentonMichael BellEuropean Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf1mGood to Soft9-0Mystic Knight (GB)£4,783-4/16
  • 3/528 Mar 96 · Leicester3/1

    Langham Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 41m4fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    28 Mar 96
    Course
    Leicester
    Pos
    3/5
    SP
    3/1
    Btn
    3½
    Race
    Langham Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m4f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Infamous (USA)
    Winner prize
    £3,596
    Days
    183
    Future form
    1/4
  • 4/1827 Sep 95 · Salisbury33/1

    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 41mGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    27 Sep 95
    Course
    Salisbury
    Pos
    4/18
    SP
    33/1
    Btn
    2¾
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Mystic Knight (GB)
    Winner prize
    £4,783
    Days
    -
    Future form
    4/16

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
28 Mar 96LeicesterLangham Maiden Stakes Class D3/5Sharaf (IRE)216 Apr 96FolkestoneDartford Maiden Stakes Class D
27 Sep 95SalisburyEuropean Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D4/18Mystic Knight (GB)113 Oct 95NewmarketH & K Commissions Nursery Class C
27 Sep 95SalisburyEuropean Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D4/18Annaba (IRE)317 Jun 96WindsorChampagne Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Maiden Stakes Class D
27 Sep 95SalisburyEuropean Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D4/18Lear Jet (ZIM)730 Apr 96BathBlathwayt Maiden Stakes Class D
27 Sep 95SalisburyEuropean Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D4/18Shu Gaa (IRE)82 Apr 96NottinghamDennis Fidler Maiden Stakes (Div II)
  • 3/528 Mar 96 · Leicester

    Langham Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    28 Mar 96
    Course
    Leicester
    Race
    Langham Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    3/5
    Winner next time
    Sharaf (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    16 Apr 96
    At
    Folkestone
    Race won
    Dartford Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 4/1827 Sep 95 · Salisbury

    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    27 Sep 95
    Course
    Salisbury
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    4/18
    Winner next time
    Mystic Knight (GB)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    13 Oct 95
    At
    Newmarket
    Race won
    H & K Commissions Nursery Class C
  • 4/1827 Sep 95 · Salisbury

    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    27 Sep 95
    Course
    Salisbury
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    4/18
    Winner next time
    Annaba (IRE)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    17 Jun 96
    Race won
    Champagne Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 4/1827 Sep 95 · Salisbury

    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    27 Sep 95
    Course
    Salisbury
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    4/18
    Winner next time
    Lear Jet (ZIM)
    Their pos
    7
    Won on
    30 Apr 96
    Race won
    Blathwayt Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 4/1827 Sep 95 · Salisbury

    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    27 Sep 95
    Course
    Salisbury
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Marlborough Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    4/18
    Winner next time
    Shu Gaa (IRE)
    Their pos
    8
    Won on
    2 Apr 96
    Race won
    Dennis Fidler Maiden Stakes (Div II)

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Michael Bell27 Sep 9528 Mar 964/1820010.0%0.0%£841€0
Michael Bell
First run
27 Sep 95
Last run
28 Mar 96
First run for yard
4/18
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£841
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20010.0%0.0%£841€027 Sep 9528 Mar 96
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£841
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
27 Sep 95
Last run
28 Mar 96

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchAlleged (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireAlleged (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchThatsallshewrote I (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. DamThatsallshewrote I (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireGraustark (USA)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Alleged (USA)
Thatsallshewrote I (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Graustark (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseA Likely Tale (USA)
Sexcolt
Foaled1993
SireAlleged (USA)
DamThatsallshewrote I (USA)
DamsireGraustark (USA)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Thatsallshewrote I (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Alleged (USA)Thatsallshewrote I (USA)Graustark (USA)coltFlat 11.3f · NH 2m2½fFlat 9.4f · NH 2m3½f
Alleged (USA)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.4f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Alleged (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs1,27318342514.4%33.4%20
At 7f to 1m228307513.2%32.9%10
On Good to soft or yielding going193296815.0%35.2%10
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going3061720.0%56.7%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
1,273
Wins
183
Placed
425
Win %
14.4%
Place %
33.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
228
Wins
30
Placed
75
Win %
13.2%
Place %
32.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
193
Wins
29
Placed
68
Win %
15.0%
Place %
35.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
30
Wins
6
Placed
17
Win %
20.0%
Place %
56.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Alleged (USA) × Graustark mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt2150.0%071314.3%£4,270€0
Flat300.0%05010.0%£1,446€0
All runs3133.3%012148.3%£5,716€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
2
Winners
1
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
7
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
3
Win %
14.3%
Prize GB (£)
£4,270
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
3
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
5
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£1,446
Prize IRE (€)
€0
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
3
Winners
1
Winners %
33.3%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
12
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
4
Win %
8.3%
Prize GB (£)
£5,716
Prize IRE (€)
€0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Loveman (USA)310£3,403€0
A Likely Tale (USA)200£841€0
Aconitum (USA)700£1,472€0
Loveman (USA)
Runs
3
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,403
Prize IRE (€)
€0
A Likely Tale (USA)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£841
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Aconitum (USA)
Runs
7
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,472
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Thatsallshewrote I (USA)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

A Likely Tale is the only foal out of Thatsallshewrote I (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

A Likely Tale is the only foal out of Thatsallshewrote I (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Thatsallshewrote I (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was A Likely Tale foaled?

A Likely Tale (USA) was foaled in 1993.

Who are the sire and dam of A Likely Tale?

A Likely Tale (USA) is by Alleged (USA) out of Thatsallshewrote I (USA), a daughter of Graustark (USA).

Who trained A Likely Tale?

A Likely Tale (USA) was trained by Michael Bell and owned by Nasser Abdullah at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is A Likely Tale's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, A Likely Tale (USA) ran 2 times without winning.

Is A Likely Tale still racing?

A Likely Tale (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 28 March 1996 at Leicester in the Langham Maiden Stakes Class D, finishing 3rd of 5, and has not run there since.

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