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Horse profile

Atouchofblack

Lord Americo (IRE) × Wishing Velvet (IRE) (Mandalus (IRE))

TrainerD E Fitzgerald
OwnerMichael John O'Connor

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1998

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 4 Jun 2006, Listowel (IRE) (14/14)
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
4 Jun 06	Listowel (IRE)	14/14	33/1	dist	Mr A Fitzgerald	D E Fitzgerald	Kingdom (Q.R.) Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m6f	Good to Firm	11-0	Kinger Rocks (IRE)	€10,365	0/12

14/144 Jun 06 · Listowel (IRE)33/1
Kingdom (Q.R.) Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m6fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
4 Jun 06
Course
Listowel (IRE)
Pos
14/14
SP
33/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr A Fitzgerald
Trainer
D E Fitzgerald
Race
Kingdom (Q.R.) Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m6f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Kinger Rocks (IRE)
Winner prize
€10,365
Future form
0/12

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D E Fitzgerald	4 Jun 06	4 Jun 06	14/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

D E Fitzgerald

Trainer: D E Fitzgerald
First run: 4 Jun 06
Last run: 4 Jun 06
First run for yard: 14/14
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	4 Jun 06	4 Jun 06

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: 4 Jun 06
Last run: 4 Jun 06

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLord Americo (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireLord Americo (IRE)

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 branchWishing Velvet (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamWishing Velvet (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMandalus (IRE)
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

Lord Americo (IRE)

Wishing Velvet (IRE)

Not traced

Mandalus (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAtouchofblack (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled1998

SireLord Americo (IRE)

DamWishing Velvet (IRE)

DamsireMandalus (IRE)

Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingMerry Cowboy (IRE)

Female line

Wishing Velvet (IRE) · 1 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Lord Americo (IRE)	Wishing Velvet (IRE)	Mandalus (IRE)	gelding	Flat 16.0f · NH 2m4f	Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3½f

Lord Americo (IRE)

Sire: Lord Americo (IRE)
Dam: Wishing Velvet (IRE)
Damsire: Mandalus (IRE)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 16.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.8f · NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	71	1	4	1.4%	5.6%	1
At 14f and over	35	1	4	2.9%	11.4%	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	15	1	1	6.7%	6.7%	1
At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going	7	1	1	14.3%	14.3%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 71
Wins: 1
Placed: 4
Win %: 1.4%
Place %: 5.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 14f and over

Condition: At 14f and over
Runs: 35
Wins: 1
Placed: 4
Win %: 2.9%
Place %: 11.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 15
Wins: 1
Placed: 1
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 6.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Placed: 1
Win %: 14.3%
Place %: 14.3%
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.

Lord Americo (IRE) × Mandalus mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	12	5	41.7%	242	18	49	7.4%	£161,089	€171,663
Flat	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	13	5	38.5%	243	18	49	7.4%	£161,089	€171,663

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 12
Winners: 5
Winners %: 41.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 242
Wins: 18
2nd/3rd: 49
Win %: 7.4%
Prize GB (£): £161,089
Prize IRE (€): €171,663

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

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 13
Winners: 5
Winners %: 38.5%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 243
Wins: 18
2nd/3rd: 49
Win %: 7.4%
Prize GB (£): £161,089
Prize IRE (€): €171,663

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 (€)
Wishwillow Lord (IRE)	39	6	£0	€163,926
Jacks Craic (IRE)	37	4	£81,739	€0
Bywell Beau (IRE)	40	4	£57,119	€0
Buckland Gold (IRE)	38	3	£17,319	€3,642
Roadworthy (IRE)	46	1	£4,650	€0
Atouchofblack (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Sadie's Lane (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Phaleree (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Another Princess (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Killarney Prince (IRE)	7	0	£262	€0
Lord Only Knows (IRE)	8	0	£0	€1,275
Lord Mandari (IRE)	9	0	£0	€0

Wishwillow Lord (IRE)

Horse: Wishwillow Lord (IRE)
Runs: 39
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €163,926

Jacks Craic (IRE)

Horse: Jacks Craic (IRE)
Runs: 37
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £81,739
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bywell Beau (IRE)

Horse: Bywell Beau (IRE)
Runs: 40
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £57,119
Prize IRE (€): €0

Buckland Gold (IRE)

Horse: Buckland Gold (IRE)
Runs: 38
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £17,319
Prize IRE (€): €3,642

Roadworthy (IRE)

Horse: Roadworthy (IRE)
Runs: 46
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,650
Prize IRE (€): €0

Atouchofblack (IRE)

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

Sadie's Lane (IRE)

Horse: Sadie's Lane (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Phaleree (IRE)

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

Another Princess (IRE)

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

Killarney Prince (IRE)

Horse: Killarney Prince (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £262
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lord Only Knows (IRE)

Horse: Lord Only Knows (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,275

Lord Mandari (IRE)

Horse: Lord Mandari (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Wishing Velvet (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Sadie's Lane (IRE)0W · 1R

Half siblings

By Rock Hopper (GB)

Merry Cowboy (IRE)6W · 52R · 1 black-type

By Heron Island (IRE)

Merry Ploughboy (IRE)0W · 1R

Female line

1Wishing Velvet (IRE)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Merry Cowboy (IRE)6W · 52R · 1 black-type

In brief

When was Atouchofblack foaled?

Atouchofblack (IRE) was foaled in 1998.

Who are the sire and dam of Atouchofblack?

Atouchofblack (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Wishing Velvet (IRE), a daughter of Mandalus (IRE).

Who trained Atouchofblack?

Atouchofblack (IRE) was trained by D E Fitzgerald and owned by Michael John O'Connor at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Atouchofblack's race record?

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

Is Atouchofblack still racing?

Atouchofblack (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 June 2006 at Listowel (IRE) in the Kingdom (Q.R.) Race, finishing 14th of 14, and has not run there since.

Is Atouchofblack related to any top horses?

Atouchofblack (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Merry Cowboy (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 2 winner), from the Wishing Velvet (IRE) family.