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Horse profile

Admiral's Call

Definite Article (GB) × Taoveret (IRE) (Flash Of Steel (GB))

TrainerRaymond Hurley
OwnerLisselan Farms Ltd

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2001

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 26 Aug 2008, Sligo (IRE) (7/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
26 Aug 08	Sligo (IRE)	7/8	6/1	dist	Mr D Murphy	Raymond Hurley	Anglo Irish Bank INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Soft to Heavy	11-11	Waterloo Chateau (IRE)	€6,565	971	0/7
29 Dec 05	Leopardstown (IRE)	5/9	5/2F	dist	Ms N Carberry	D K Weld	Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Soft	10-13	Dancing Hero (IRE)	€10,365	-	1/7

7/826 Aug 08 · Sligo (IRE)6/1
Anglo Irish Bank INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft to Heavy
All fields
Date
26 Aug 08
Course
Sligo (IRE)
Pos
7/8
SP
6/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr D Murphy
Trainer
Raymond Hurley
Race
Anglo Irish Bank INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft to Heavy
Wgt
11-11
Winner / 2nd
Waterloo Chateau (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,565
Days
971
Future form
0/7
5/929 Dec 05 · Leopardstown (IRE)5/2F
Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
29 Dec 05
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
5/9
SP
5/2F
Btn
dist
Jockey
Ms N Carberry
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-13
Winner / 2nd
Dancing Hero (IRE)
Winner prize
€10,365
Days
-
Future form
1/7

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

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
29 Dec 05	Leopardstown (IRE)	Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race	5/9	Bluebyyou (IRE)	6	12 Sep 06	Galway (IRE)	Anglo Printers INH Flat Race

5/929 Dec 05 · Leopardstown (IRE)
Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
29 Dec 05
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
Bewleys Hotels Dublin Airport INH Flat Race
This horse
5/9
Winner next time
Bluebyyou (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
12 Sep 06
At
Galway (IRE)
Race won
Anglo Printers INH Flat Race

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

Trainer	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Raymond Hurley	D K Weld	26 Aug 08	26 Aug 08	7/8	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
D K Weld	-	29 Dec 05	29 Dec 05	5/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Raymond Hurley

Trainer: Raymond Hurley
Moved from: D K Weld
First run: 26 Aug 08
Last run: 26 Aug 08
First run for yard: 7/8
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

D K Weld

Trainer: D K Weld
First run: 29 Dec 05
Last run: 29 Dec 05
First run for yard: 5/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	29 Dec 05	26 Aug 08

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 29 Dec 05
Last run: 26 Aug 08

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDefinite Article (GB)

Parent · 1

SireDefinite Article (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)
Sire's damSummer Fashion (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchTaoveret (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamTaoveret (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFlash Of Steel (GB)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Definite Article (GB)

Taoveret (IRE)

Indian Ridge (IRE)

Summer Fashion (GB)

Flash Of Steel (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAdmiral's Call (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2001

SireDefinite Article (GB)

DamTaoveret (IRE)

DamsireFlash Of Steel (GB)

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)

Sire's damSummer Fashion (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingIt's Definite (IRE)

Female line

Taoveret (IRE) · 1 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Definite Article (GB)	Taoveret (IRE)	Flash Of Steel (GB)	gelding	Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f

Definite Article (GB)

Sire: Definite Article (GB)
Dam: Taoveret (IRE)
Damsire: Flash Of Steel (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Definite Article (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,089	659	1,688	10.8%	27.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	2,500	266	695	10.6%	27.8%	2
On Soft going	1,226	121	327	9.9%	26.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	504	53	143	10.5%	28.4%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,089
Wins: 659
Placed: 1,688
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,500
Wins: 266
Placed: 695
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 27.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,226
Wins: 121
Placed: 327
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 504
Wins: 53
Placed: 143
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 28.4%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Definite Article (GB) × Flash Of Steel mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	1	33.3%	32	5	3	15.6%	£28,024	€0
Flat	1	1	100.0%	22	3	4	13.6%	£22,724	€0
All runs	3	1	33.3%	54	8	7	14.8%	£50,748	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 32
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 3
Win %: 15.6%
Prize GB (£): £28,024
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 22
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 13.6%
Prize GB (£): £22,724
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 54
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 14.8%
Prize GB (£): £50,748
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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
It's Definite (IRE)	51	8	£50,748	€0
Pias Princess (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Admiral's Call (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0

It's Definite (IRE)

Horse: It's Definite (IRE)
Runs: 51
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £50,748
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pias Princess (IRE)

Horse: Pias Princess (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Admiral's Call (IRE)

Horse: Admiral's Call (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Taoveret (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

It's Definite (IRE)8W · 51R

Half siblings

By Tagula (IRE)

Sudest Island (IRE)0W · 2R
Go Sunshine (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Taoveret (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Admiral's Call foaled?

Admiral's Call (IRE) was foaled in 2001.

Who are the sire and dam of Admiral's Call?

Admiral's Call (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Taoveret (IRE), a daughter of Flash Of Steel (GB).

Who trained Admiral's Call?

Admiral's Call (IRE) was trained by Raymond Hurley and owned by Lisselan Farms Ltd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for D K Weld.

What is Admiral's Call's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Admiral's Call (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Admiral's Call still racing?

Admiral's Call (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 26 August 2008 at Sligo (IRE) in the Anglo Irish Bank INH Flat Race, finishing 7th of 8, and has not run there since.