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Horse profile
African Affair (GB)
- TrainerRichard Whitaker
- OwnerWetherby Racing Bureau Plc
- Sex
- gelding
- Foaled
- 1985
See also: African Affair (IRE) · Ms Sheila Lavery · 4 runs · 1 win
- Highest OR
- 41
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £0
- Last official rating
- 41 (Flat)
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 31 Oct 1990, Musselburgh (15/16)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | OR | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 90 | Musselburgh | 15/16 | 33/1 | 26¼ | Nick Connorton | Richard Whitaker | Humbie Handicap | Handicap (unclassified) | Flat Turf | 1m3f | Soft | 8-9 | 41 | Officer Cadet I (GB) | £2,784 | 1/15 |
Humbie Handicap
Handicap (unclassified)1m3fSoft
All fields
- Date
- 31 Oct 90
- Course
- Musselburgh
- Pos
- 15/16
- SP
- 33/1
- Btn
- 26¼
- Jockey
- Nick Connorton
- Trainer
- Richard Whitaker
- Race
- Humbie Handicap
- Class
- Handicap (unclassified)
- Type
- Flat Turf
- Dist
- 1m3f
- Going
- Soft
- Wgt
- 8-9
- OR
- 41
- Winner / 2nd
- Officer Cadet I (GB)
- Winner prize
- £2,784
- Future form
- 1/15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 90 | Musselburgh | Humbie Handicap | 15/16 | Rainbow Bridge I (GB) | 14 | 6 Nov 90 | Nottingham | Lake Conditional Jockeys Selling Hurdle |
- 15/1631 Oct 90 · Musselburgh
Humbie Handicap
All fields
- Date
- 31 Oct 90
- Course
- Musselburgh
- Race
- Humbie Handicap
- This horse
- 15/16
- Winner next time
- Rainbow Bridge I (GB)
- Their pos
- 14
- Won on
- 6 Nov 90
- Race won
- Lake Conditional Jockeys Selling Hurdle
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 | First run | Last run | First run for yard | OR first run | OR last run | Best OR | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Whitaker | 31 Oct 90 | 31 Oct 90 | 15/16 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Richard Whitaker
- Trainer
- Richard Whitaker
- First run
- 31 Oct 90
- Last run
- 31 Oct 90
- First run for yard
- 15/16
- OR first run
- 41
- OR last run
- 41
- Best OR
- 41
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.
Stats
Career summary by code (GB & IRE)
| Code | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) | Best OR | First run | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | 41 | 31 Oct 90 | 31 Oct 90 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- Best OR
- 41
- First run
- 31 Oct 90
- Last run
- 31 Oct 90
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchBe My Native (USA)
Parent · 1
Grandparents · 2
- Sire's sireNot traced
- Sire's damNot traced
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 branchMoment Of Weakness (GB)
Parent · 1
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sirePieces Of Eight (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
Breeding card
Female line
- Moment Of Weakness (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be My Native (USA) | Moment Of Weakness (GB) | Pieces Of Eight (GB) | gelding | Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f | Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2½f |
Be My Native (USA)
- Damsire
- Pieces Of Eight (GB)
- Sex
- gelding
- Sire's avg winning distance
- Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2½f
Progeny of Be My Native (USA) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat runs | 1,223 | 110 | 308 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 9f to 11f | 290 | 31 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Soft going | 125 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 9f to 11f on Soft going | 33 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
All Flat runs
- Condition
- All Flat runs
- Runs
- 1,223
- Wins
- 110
- Placed
- 308
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 9f to 11f
- Condition
- At 9f to 11f
- Runs
- 290
- Wins
- 31
- Placed
- 70
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Soft going
- Condition
- On Soft going
- Runs
- 125
- Wins
- 16
- Placed
- 32
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 9f to 11f on Soft going
- Condition
- At 9f to 11f on Soft going
- Runs
- 33
- Wins
- 6
- Placed
- 10
- Win %
- Place %
- 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.
Be My Native (USA) × Pieces Of Eight mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 1
- Winners
- 0
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd/3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.
Best of the cross
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Black-type wins | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Affair (GB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
African Affair (GB)
- Horse
- African Affair (GB)
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Top 12 by best win level, then wins.
Ratings
Official ratings
| Code | Current OR | Highest OR | Lowest OR | Rated runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 41
- Highest OR
- 41
- Lowest OR
- 41
- 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
| Date | Course | Code | OR | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 90 | Musselburgh | Flat | 41 | 15/16 |
- 15/1631 Oct 90 · Musselburgh
All fields
- Date
- 31 Oct 90
- Course
- Musselburgh
- Code
- Flat
- OR
- 41
- Pos
- 15/16
Current mark v winning marks
| Code | Current OR | OR last run | Change | Highest OR | v highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 41 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 41
- OR last run
- 41
- Change
- 0
- Highest OR
- 41
- 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
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 1 winners from 4 runners
Full siblings
No other foal by Be My Native (USA) out of Moment Of Weakness (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.
Half siblings
By Camden Town (GB)
- Motown Girl (GB)0W · 3R
By Harlow (USA)
- Give In (GB)1W · 34R
By Paean (GB)
- Express Signmaker (IRE)0W · 9R
Female line
- 1Moment Of Weakness (GB)
Notable relatives
No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.
In brief
When was African Affair foaled?
African Affair (GB) was foaled in 1985.
Who are the sire and dam of African Affair?
African Affair (GB) is by Be My Native (USA) out of Moment Of Weakness (GB), a daughter of Pieces Of Eight (GB).
Who trained African Affair?
African Affair (GB) was trained by Richard Whitaker and owned by Wetherby Racing Bureau Plc at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.
What is African Affair's race record?
In Britain and Ireland, African Affair (GB) ran 1 time without winning.
What was African Affair's official rating?
African Affair (GB) was last officially rated 41 on the Flat (also the career high).
Is African Affair still racing?
African Affair (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 31 October 1990 at Musselburgh in the Humbie Handicap, finishing 15th of 16, and has not run there since.
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