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Horse profile

Aql

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Pearl Sea (IRE) (Elusive City (USA))

TrainerBrian Meehan
OwnerShadwell Estate (Hamdan Al Maktoum)
FamilyDear Lorraine

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2016
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 13 Apr 2019, Newbury (9/12)
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	Future form
13 Apr 19	Newbury	9/12	20/1	dist	Jim Crowley	Brian Meehan	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	Class 4	Flat Turf	1m	Good to Soft	9-5	Raise You (IRE)	£5,531	5/11

9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury20/1
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
Class 41mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Pos
9/12
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Jim Crowley
Trainer
Brian Meehan
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
9-5
Winner / 2nd
Raise You (IRE)
Winner prize
£5,531
Future form
5/11

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
13 Apr 19	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	9/12	Raise You (IRE)	1	18 May 19	Newmarket	Betway Fairway Stakes
13 Apr 19	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	9/12	Roseman (IRE)	3	30 Apr 19	Nottingham	Join Racing TV Now Novice Stakes (Div II)
13 Apr 19	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	9/12	Pour Me A Drink (GB)	4	27 Apr 19	Haydock	Betway Handicap
13 Apr 19	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	9/12	Gold Stick (IRE)	5	7 May 19	Wetherby	Follow @RacingTV On Twitter Novice Stakes
13 Apr 19	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)	9/12	Light Up Our Stars (IRE)	6	14 May 19	Chepstow	BJ Llewellyn Supports Tenovus Novice Auction Stakes

9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Raise You (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
18 May 19
At
Newmarket
Race won
Betway Fairway Stakes
9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Roseman (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
30 Apr 19
At
Nottingham
Race won
Join Racing TV Now Novice Stakes (Div II)
9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Pour Me A Drink (GB)
Their pos
4
Won on
27 Apr 19
At
Haydock
Race won
Betway Handicap
9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Gold Stick (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
7 May 19
At
Wetherby
Race won
Follow @RacingTV On Twitter Novice Stakes
9/1213 Apr 19 · Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
All fields
Date
13 Apr 19
Course
Newbury
Race
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div II)
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Light Up Our Stars (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
14 May 19
At
Chepstow
Race won
BJ Llewellyn Supports Tenovus Novice Auction 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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Brian Meehan	13 Apr 19	13 Apr 19	9/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Brian Meehan

Trainer: Brian Meehan
First run: 13 Apr 19
Last run: 13 Apr 19
First run for yard: 9/12
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
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 (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	13 Apr 19	13 Apr 19

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 13 Apr 19
Last run: 13 Apr 19

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

Pedigree

Sire branchExceed And Excel (AUS)

Parent · 1

SireExceed And Excel (AUS)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damPatrona (USA)

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 branchPearl Sea (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamPearl Sea (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireElusive City (USA)
Dam's damCatch The Sea (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireBarathea (IRE)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Exceed And Excel (AUS)

Pearl Sea (IRE)

Danehill (USA)

Patrona (USA)

Elusive City (USA)

Catch The Sea (IRE)

Not traced

Barathea (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAql (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2016

SireExceed And Excel (AUS)

DamPearl Sea (IRE)

DamsireElusive City (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)

Sire's damPatrona (USA)

2nd damCatch The Sea (IRE)

2nd dam's sireBarathea (IRE)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce2 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingSo Long Marianne (IRE)

Female line

Pearl Sea (IRE) · by Elusive City (USA) · 2 winners from 4 runners · Black-type placed
Catch The Sea (IRE) · by Barathea (IRE) · 3 winners from 4 runners
Catch The Blues (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA) · 7 winners from 10 runners · Group 3 winner
Dear Lorraine (FR) · 5 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Exceed And Excel (AUS)	Pearl Sea (IRE)	Elusive City (USA)	Des Vere Hunt Farm Co Ltd	21 Mar 16	bay	gelding	Flat 6.6f · NH 2m½f	Flat 6.9f · NH 2m1½f

Exceed And Excel (AUS)

Sire: Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Dam: Pearl Sea (IRE)
Damsire: Elusive City (USA)
Breeder: Des Vere Hunt Farm Co Ltd
Foaled: 21 Mar 16
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.6f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.9f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Exceed And Excel (AUS) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	14,826	1,766	4,579	11.9%	30.9%	1
At 7f to 1m	5,248	615	1,595	11.7%	30.4%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,165	113	317	9.7%	27.2%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going	417	43	116	10.3%	27.8%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 14,826
Wins: 1,766
Placed: 4,579
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 30.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 5,248
Wins: 615
Placed: 1,595
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 30.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,165
Wins: 113
Placed: 317
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 27.2%
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: 417
Wins: 43
Placed: 116
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 27.8%
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.

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Elusive City (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€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 (£): £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 (€)
Aql (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Aql (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Pearl Sea (IRE)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Pearl Sea (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Acclamation (GB)

So Long Marianne (IRE)1W · 7R
Lightning Bolt (IRE)2W · 3R

By Zoffany (IRE)

Poets Cottage (IRE)0W · 19R

Female line

1Pearl Sea (IRE) · by Elusive City (USA)
2Catch The Sea (IRE) · by Barathea (IRE)
3Catch The Blues (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA)
4Dear Lorraine (FR)

Notable relatives

First cousin once removed

Sioux Nation (USA)4W · 14R · 1 G1

3rd dam

Catch The Blues (IRE)3W · 22R · 1 black-type

View full Dear Lorraine family

In brief

When was Aql foaled?

Aql (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 21 March 2016.

Who are the sire and dam of Aql?

Aql (IRE) is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Pearl Sea (IRE), a daughter of Elusive City (USA), and was bred by Des Vere Hunt Farm Co Ltd.

Who trained Aql?

Aql (IRE) was trained by Brian Meehan and owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Aql's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Aql (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Aql still racing?

Aql (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 April 2019 at Newbury in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes, finishing 9th of 12, and has not run there since.

Is Aql related to any top horses?

Aql (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Sioux Nation (USA) (first cousin once removed, Group 1 winner) and Catch The Blues (IRE) (3rd dam, Group 3 winner), from the Dear Lorraine (FR) family.