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Horse profile

Always A Pleasure

Chauve Souris (GB) × Pleasure Bid (GB) (Mon Plaisir I)
Sex
mare
Foaled
1991
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£167 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
29 May 2000, Huntingdon (8/15)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
38

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
29 May 00Huntingdon8/1533/1distD FloodWillie MussonWhite Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class EClass 4Hurdle2m3½fGood to Soft10-13Bansha House (GB)£2,7781,0481/10
16 Jul 97Worcester3/1625/13½B Powell SnrWillie MussonPirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class HClass 6NH Flat2mGood to Firm10-13Regal Absence (IRE)£1,256-1/12
  • 8/1529 May 00 · Huntingdon33/1

    White Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E

    Class 42m3½fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    29 May 00
    Pos
    8/15
    SP
    33/1
    Btn
    dist
    Jockey
    D Flood
    Race
    White Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m3½f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    10-13
    Winner / 2nd
    Bansha House (GB)
    Winner prize
    £2,778
    Days
    1,048
    Future form
    1/10
  • 3/1616 Jul 97 · Worcester25/1

    Pirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H

    Class 62mGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jul 97
    Course
    Worcester
    Pos
    3/16
    SP
    25/1
    Btn
    3½
    Race
    Pirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H
    Class
    Class 6
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    10-13
    Winner prize
    £1,256
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/12

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
29 May 00HuntingdonWhite Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E8/15Master Satchmo (IRE)331 May 00CartmelStrongbow Maiden Hurdle Class D
16 Jul 97WorcesterPirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H3/16Regal Absence (IRE)14 Aug 97Newton AbbotWho's Who Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H
  • 8/1529 May 00 · Huntingdon

    White Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E

    All fields
    Date
    29 May 00
    Race
    White Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E
    This horse
    8/15
    Winner next time
    Master Satchmo (IRE)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    31 May 00
    Race won
    Strongbow Maiden Hurdle Class D
  • 3/1616 Jul 97 · Worcester

    Pirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H

    All fields
    Date
    16 Jul 97
    Course
    Worcester
    Race
    Pirton Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H
    This horse
    3/16
    Winner next time
    Regal Absence (IRE)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    4 Aug 97
    Race won
    Who's Who Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H

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 (€)
Willie Musson16 Jul 9729 May 003/1620010.0%50.0%£167€0
Willie Musson
First run
16 Jul 97
Last run
29 May 00
First run for yard
3/16
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£167
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
National Hunt20010.0%50.0%£167€016 Jul 9729 May 00
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£167
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
16 Jul 97
Last run
29 May 00

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchChauve Souris (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireChauve Souris (GB)

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 branchPleasure Bid (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamPleasure Bid (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireMon Plaisir I
  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
Chauve Souris (GB)
Pleasure Bid (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Mon Plaisir I
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAlways A Pleasure (GB)
Sexmare
Foaled1991
SireChauve Souris (GB)
DamPleasure Bid (GB)
DamsireMon Plaisir I
Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners
Notable siblingMy Bid (GB)

Female line

  1. Pleasure Bid (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSex
Chauve Souris (GB)Pleasure Bid (GB)Mon Plaisir Imare
Chauve Souris (GB)
Sex
mare

Progeny of Chauve Souris (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs16010.0%6.3%20
At 2m to 2m1f13010.0%7.7%10
On Good to firm or firmer going7010.0%14.3%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going5010.0%20.0%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
16
Wins
0
Placed
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
6.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
13
Wins
0
Placed
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
7.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
7
Wins
0
Placed
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
14.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
5
Wins
0
Placed
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
20.0%
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.

Chauve Souris (GB) × Mon Plaisir I mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02010.0%£167€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£167
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Always A Pleasure (GB)200£167€0
Always A Pleasure (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£167
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Pleasure Bid (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Chauve Souris (GB) out of Pleasure Bid (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Cleon (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Pleasure Bid (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Pleasure Bid family

In brief

When was Always A Pleasure foaled?

Always A Pleasure (GB) was foaled in 1991.

Who are the sire and dam of Always A Pleasure?

Always A Pleasure (GB) is by Chauve Souris (GB) out of Pleasure Bid (GB), a daughter of Mon Plaisir I.

Who trained Always A Pleasure?

Always A Pleasure (GB) was trained by Willie Musson and owned by R D Musson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Always A Pleasure's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Always A Pleasure (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Always A Pleasure still racing?

Always A Pleasure (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 May 2000 at Huntingdon in the White Hart (Alconbury Weston) Maiden Hurdle Class E, finishing 8th of 15, and has not run there since.

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