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Able Friend (AUS) silks

Horse profile

Able Friend

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2010
Highest OR
127
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£5,063 GB
Last official rating
127 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE)
16 Jun 2015, Ascot (6/8)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
6

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORHeadgearWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
16 Jun 15Ascot6/811/48¾Joao MoreiraJohn MooreQueen Anne StakesGroup 1Flat Turf1mGood9-0127pSolow (GB)£212,6633/7
  • 6/816 Jun 15 · Ascot11/4

    Queen Anne Stakes

    Group 11mGood

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jun 15
    Course
    Ascot
    Pos
    6/8
    SP
    11/4
    Btn
    8¾
    Trainer
    John Moore
    Race
    Queen Anne Stakes
    Class
    Group 1
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    9-0
    OR
    127
    Headgear
    p
    Winner / 2nd
    Solow (GB)
    Winner prize
    £212,663
    Future form
    3/7

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
16 Jun 15AscotQueen Anne Stakes6/8Solow (GB)129 Jul 15GoodwoodQatar Sussex Stakes (Supported By Qatar Petroleum)
16 Jun 15AscotQueen Anne Stakes6/8Esoterique (IRE)23 Oct 15NewmarketKingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Fillies & Mares)
16 Jun 15AscotQueen Anne Stakes6/8Toormore (IRE)428 Jul 15GoodwoodQatar Lennox Stakes
  • 6/816 Jun 15 · Ascot

    Queen Anne Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jun 15
    Course
    Ascot
    Race
    Queen Anne Stakes
    This horse
    6/8
    Winner next time
    Solow (GB)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    29 Jul 15
    Race won
    Qatar Sussex Stakes (Supported By Qatar Petroleum)
  • 6/816 Jun 15 · Ascot

    Queen Anne Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jun 15
    Course
    Ascot
    Race
    Queen Anne Stakes
    This horse
    6/8
    Winner next time
    Esoterique (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    3 Oct 15
    At
    Newmarket
    Race won
    Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Fillies & Mares)
  • 6/816 Jun 15 · Ascot

    Queen Anne Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jun 15
    Course
    Ascot
    Race
    Queen Anne Stakes
    This horse
    6/8
    Winner next time
    Toormore (IRE)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    28 Jul 15
    Race won
    Qatar Lennox Stakes

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 yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
John Moore16 Jun 1516 Jun 156/812712712710000.0%0.0%£5,063€0
John Moore
Trainer
John Moore
First run
16 Jun 15
Last run
16 Jun 15
First run for yard
6/8
OR first run
127
OR last run
127
Best OR
127
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£5,063
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 (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
Flat10000.0%0.0%£5,063€012716 Jun 1516 Jun 15
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£5,063
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Best OR
127
First run
16 Jun 15
Last run
16 Jun 15

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchShamardal (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireShamardal (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireGiant's Causeway (USA)
  2. Sire's damHelsinki (GB)

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 branchPonte Piccolo (NZ)

Parent · 1

  1. DamPonte Piccolo (NZ)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireVolksraad
  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
Volksraad
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAble Friend (AUS)
Sexgelding
Foaled2010
SireShamardal (USA)
DamPonte Piccolo (NZ)
DamsireVolksraad
Sire's sireGiant's Causeway (USA)
Sire's damHelsinki (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Ponte Piccolo (NZ) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Shamardal (USA)Ponte Piccolo (NZ)VolksraadgeldingFlat 7.9f · NH 2m1fNH 2m
Shamardal (USA)
Damsire
Volksraad
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.9f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance
NH 2m

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs8,4311,2552,98814.9%35.4%10
At 7f to 1m3,8915701,40914.6%36.2%10
On Good going1,91324964213.0%33.6%10
At 7f to 1m on Good going88710931012.3%34.9%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
8,431
Wins
1,255
Placed
2,988
Win %
14.9%
Place %
35.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
3,891
Wins
570
Placed
1,409
Win %
14.6%
Place %
36.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
1,913
Wins
249
Placed
642
Win %
13.0%
Place %
33.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on Good going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs
887
Wins
109
Placed
310
Win %
12.3%
Place %
34.9%
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.

Shamardal (USA) × Volksraad mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat100.0%01000.0%£5,063€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£5,063
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Able Friend (AUS)100£5,063€0
Able Friend (AUS)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£5,063
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORRated runs
Flat1271271271
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
127
Highest OR
127
Lowest OR
127
Rated runs
1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

DateCourseCodeORPos
16 Jun 15AscotFlat1276/8
  • 6/816 Jun 15 · Ascot
    All fields
    Date
    16 Jun 15
    Course
    Ascot
    Code
    Flat
    OR
    127
    Pos
    6/8

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeHighest ORv highest
Flat12712701270
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
127
OR last run
127
Change
0
Highest OR
127
v highest
0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Ponte Piccolo (NZ)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Able Friend is the only foal out of Ponte Piccolo (NZ) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Able Friend is the only foal out of Ponte Piccolo (NZ) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Ponte Piccolo (NZ)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Able Friend foaled?

Able Friend (AUS) was foaled in 2010.

Who are the sire and dam of Able Friend?

Able Friend (AUS) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Ponte Piccolo (NZ), a daughter of Volksraad.

Who trained Able Friend?

Able Friend (AUS) was trained by John Moore and owned by Dr Mrs Cornel Li Fook Kwan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Able Friend's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Able Friend (AUS) ran 1 time without winning. Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

What was Able Friend's official rating?

Able Friend (AUS) was last officially rated 127 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Able Friend still racing?

Able Friend (AUS) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 June 2015 at Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes, finishing 6th of 8, and has not run there since.

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