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Horse profile

Ardent Step

Brush Aside (USA) × Ardelle Grey (GB) (Ardross (GB))

TrainerPaul Nicholls
OwnerMrs Elaine Hutchinson

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1993

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 5 May 1997, Exeter (8/12)
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
5 May 97	Exeter	8/12	11/2	dist	O Burrows	Paul Nicholls	Kevin Kane Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m2f	Good	10-4	Bramshaw Wood (IRE)	£1,413	0/9

8/125 May 97 · Exeter11/2
Kevin Kane Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class 62m2fGood
All fields
Date
5 May 97
Course
Exeter
Pos
8/12
SP
11/2
Btn
dist
Jockey
O Burrows
Trainer
Paul Nicholls
Race
Kevin Kane Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m2f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-4
Winner / 2nd
Bramshaw Wood (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,413
Future form
0/9

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Paul Nicholls	5 May 97	5 May 97	8/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Paul Nicholls

Trainer: Paul Nicholls
First run: 5 May 97
Last run: 5 May 97
First run for yard: 8/12
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
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	5 May 97	5 May 97

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 5 May 97
Last run: 5 May 97

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBrush Aside (USA)

Parent · 1

SireBrush Aside (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)
Sire's damTop Twig (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 branchArdelle Grey (GB)

Parent · 1

DamArdelle Grey (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireArdross (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

Brush Aside (USA)

Ardelle Grey (GB)

Alleged (USA)

Top Twig (GB)

Ardross (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseArdent Step (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled1993

SireBrush Aside (USA)

DamArdelle Grey (GB)

DamsireArdross (GB)

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)

Sire's damTop Twig (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingRimpton Boy (GB)

Female line

Ardelle Grey (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Brush Aside (USA)	Ardelle Grey (GB)	Ardross (GB)	filly	Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3f	Flat 11.1f · NH 2m4f

Brush Aside (USA)

Sire: Brush Aside (USA)
Dam: Ardelle Grey (GB)
Damsire: Ardross (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.1f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,436	106	318	7.4%	22.1%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	492	28	89	5.7%	18.1%	1
On Good going	450	32	107	7.1%	23.8%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	128	7	24	5.5%	18.8%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,436
Wins: 106
Placed: 318
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 22.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 492
Wins: 28
Placed: 89
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 18.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 450
Wins: 32
Placed: 107
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 23.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 128
Wins: 7
Placed: 24
Win %: 5.5%
Place %: 18.8%
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.

Brush Aside (USA) × Ardross mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
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 (€)
Ardent Step (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Ardent Step (IRE)

Horse: Ardent Step (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

Ardelle Grey (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Brush Aside (USA) out of Ardelle Grey (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Interrex (CAN)

Rimpton Boy (GB)1W · 3R

Female line

1Ardelle Grey (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Ardent Step foaled?

Ardent Step (IRE) was foaled in 1993.

Who are the sire and dam of Ardent Step?

Ardent Step (IRE) is by Brush Aside (USA) out of Ardelle Grey (GB), a daughter of Ardross (GB).

Who trained Ardent Step?

Ardent Step (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls and owned by Mrs Elaine Hutchinson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ardent Step's race record?

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

Is Ardent Step still racing?

Ardent Step (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 May 1997 at Exeter in the Kevin Kane Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H, finishing 8th of 12, and has not run there since.