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Horse profile

Astronomy Domine

Galileo (IRE) × Platonic (GB) (Zafonic (USA))

TrainerJohn Gosden
OwnerR J H Geffen
FamilySoumana

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2009

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 13 Aug 2011, Doncaster (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 Aug 11	Doncaster	9/12	15/2	9	Nicky Mackay	John Gosden	EBF robinsonsofbawtry.com Designer Clothes Boutique Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	1m	Good	9-0	Rythmic (GB)	£3,235	0/11

9/1213 Aug 11 · Doncaster15/2
EBF robinsonsofbawtry.com Designer Clothes Boutique Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class 51mGood
All fields
Date
13 Aug 11
Course
Doncaster
Pos
9/12
SP
15/2
Btn
9
Jockey
Nicky Mackay
Trainer
John Gosden
Race
EBF robinsonsofbawtry.com Designer Clothes Boutique Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Rythmic (GB)
Winner prize
£3,235
Future form
0/11

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Gosden	13 Aug 11	13 Aug 11	9/12	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

John Gosden

Trainer: John Gosden
First run: 13 Aug 11
Last run: 13 Aug 11
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 Aug 11	13 Aug 11

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 Aug 11
Last run: 13 Aug 11

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

Pedigree

Sire branchGalileo (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireGalileo (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damUrban Sea (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 branchPlatonic (GB)

Parent · 1

DamPlatonic (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireZafonic (USA)
Dam's damPuce (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireDarshaan (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Galileo (IRE)

Platonic (GB)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Urban Sea (USA)

Zafonic (USA)

Puce (GB)

Not traced

Darshaan (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAstronomy Domine (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled2009

SireGalileo (IRE)

DamPlatonic (GB)

DamsireZafonic (USA)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damUrban Sea (USA)

2nd damPuce (GB)

2nd dam's sireDarshaan (GB)

Dam's produce3 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingEnglish King (FR)

Female line

Platonic (GB) · by Zafonic (USA) · 3 winners from 4 runners
Puce (GB) · by Darshaan (GB) · 6 winners from 8 runners · Black-type placed
Souk (IRE) · by Ahonoora (GB) · 10 winners from 12 runners · Black-type placed
Soumana (FR) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Galileo (IRE)	Platonic (GB)	Zafonic (USA)	filly	Flat 10.6f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f

Galileo (IRE)

Sire: Galileo (IRE)
Dam: Platonic (GB)
Damsire: Zafonic (USA)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.6f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Galileo (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	13,484	2,106	4,859	15.6%	36.0%	1
At 7f to 1m	3,403	597	1,329	17.5%	39.1%	1
On Good going	3,976	635	1,472	16.0%	37.0%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good going	965	176	399	18.2%	41.3%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 13,484
Wins: 2,106
Placed: 4,859
Win %: 15.6%
Place %: 36.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 3,403
Wins: 597
Placed: 1,329
Win %: 17.5%
Place %: 39.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 3,976
Wins: 635
Placed: 1,472
Win %: 16.0%
Place %: 37.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 965
Wins: 176
Placed: 399
Win %: 18.2%
Place %: 41.3%
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.

Galileo (IRE) × Zafonic mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	10	5	50.0%	61	8	18	13.1%	£160,969	€108,696
National Hunt	3	1	33.3%	27	3	5	11.1%	£17,748	€0
All runs	10	6	60.0%	88	11	23	12.5%	£178,717	€108,696

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 10
Winners: 5
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 61
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 18
Win %: 13.1%
Prize GB (£): £160,969
Prize IRE (€): €108,696

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 27
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 11.1%
Prize GB (£): £17,748
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 10
Winners: 6
Winners %: 60.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 88
Wins: 11
2nd/3rd: 23
Win %: 12.5%
Prize GB (£): £178,717
Prize IRE (€): €108,696

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 (€)
Almagest (GB)	32	4	£29,276	€0
Forget It (GB)	25	3	£17,283	€0
Amber Grey (IRE)	3	1	£0	€9,063
Circle (IRE)	7	1	£0	€15,260
Chabal (IRE)	7	1	£10,667	€59,693
The Mediterranean (IRE)	8	1	£121,491	€23,705
Pursuitoexcellence (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Astronomy Domine (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Optimist (IRE)	2	0	£0	€975
Vakiyla (FR)	2	0	£0	€0

Almagest (GB)

Horse: Almagest (GB)
Runs: 32
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £29,276
Prize IRE (€): €0

Forget It (GB)

Horse: Forget It (GB)
Runs: 25
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £17,283
Prize IRE (€): €0

Amber Grey (IRE)

Horse: Amber Grey (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €9,063

Circle (IRE)

Horse: Circle (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €15,260

Chabal (IRE)

Horse: Chabal (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,667
Prize IRE (€): €59,693

The Mediterranean (IRE)

Horse: The Mediterranean (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £121,491
Prize IRE (€): €23,705

Pursuitoexcellence (IRE)

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

Astronomy Domine (GB)

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

Optimist (IRE)

Horse: Optimist (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €975

Vakiyla (FR)

Horse: Vakiyla (FR)
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

Platonic (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Galileo (IRE) out of Platonic (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kahyasi (IRE)

Hatton Flight (GB)9W · 34R

By Kingman (GB)

Mulan (IRE)1W · 6R

By Camelot (GB)

English King (FR)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

Female line

1Platonic (GB) · by Zafonic (USA)
2Puce (GB) · by Darshaan (GB)
3Souk (IRE) · by Ahonoora (GB)
4Soumana (FR)

Notable relatives

First cousin once removed

Alexandrova (IRE)4W · 8R · 3 G1
Magical Romance (IRE)3W · 8R · 1 G1
Rekindling (GB)3W · 9R · 2 black-type
Golden Sword (GB)2W · 12R · 1 black-type
Masterofthehorse (IRE)1W · 9R · 1 black-type

Aunt (out of 2nd dam)

Pongee (GB)6W · 14R · 2 black-type

Second cousin

Somehow (IRE)5W · 12R · 4 black-type
Happen (USA)2W · 7R · 1 black-type

Half-brother

English King (FR)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Lion Sands (GB)3W · 15R · 2 black-type

First cousin

Pinzolo (GB)7W · 23R · 1 black-type

View full Soumana family

In brief

When was Astronomy Domine foaled?

Astronomy Domine (GB) was foaled in 2009.

Who are the sire and dam of Astronomy Domine?

Astronomy Domine (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Platonic (GB), a daughter of Zafonic (USA).

Who trained Astronomy Domine?

Astronomy Domine (GB) was trained by John Gosden and owned by R J H Geffen at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Astronomy Domine's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Astronomy Domine (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Astronomy Domine still racing?

Astronomy Domine (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 August 2011 at Doncaster in the EBF robinsonsofbawtry.com Designer Clothes Boutique Maiden Fillies' Stakes, finishing 9th of 12, and has not run there since.

Is Astronomy Domine related to any top horses?

Astronomy Domine (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include English King (FR) (half-brother, Listed winner), Alexandrova (IRE) (first cousin once removed, Group 1 winner) and Magical Romance (IRE) (first cousin once removed, Group 1 winner), from the Soumana (FR) family.