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Ben Vicar (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Ben Vicar

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2006
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
14 May 2011, Kilbeggan (IRE) (PU/16)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
14 May 11Kilbeggan (IRE)PU/1625/1Tom DoyleP J ColvilleKinnegad 5yo Maiden HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m3fGood to Firm11-4Raggletagglegypsy (IRE)€5,1752/13
  • PU/1614 May 11 · Kilbeggan (IRE)25/1

    Kinnegad 5yo Maiden Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m3fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    14 May 11
    Pos
    PU/16
    SP
    25/1
    Jockey
    Tom Doyle
    Race
    Kinnegad 5yo Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m3f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    11-4
    Winner prize
    €5,175
    Future form
    2/13

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
14 May 11Kilbeggan (IRE)Kinnegad 5yo Maiden HurdlePU/16Raggletagglegypsy (IRE)114 Jul 11Killarney (IRE)John O'Connell Memorial Novice Hurdle
14 May 11Kilbeggan (IRE)Kinnegad 5yo Maiden HurdlePU/16Eightybarackstreet (IRE)28 Jun 11Clonmel (IRE)Valley Of Honey 5yo Maiden Hurdle

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 (€)
P J Colville14 May 1114 May 11PU/1610000.0%0.0%£0€0
P J Colville
First run
14 May 11
Last run
14 May 11
First run for yard
PU/16
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt10000.0%0.0%£0€014 May 1114 May 11
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
14 May 11
Last run
14 May 11

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchCeltic Swing (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireCeltic Swing (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireDamister (USA)
  2. Sire's damCeltic Ring (GB)

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 branchKillinallan (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamKillinallan (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireVettori (IRE)
  2. Dam's damBabycham Sparkle (GB)

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
Babycham Sparkle (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBen Vicar (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2006
SireCeltic Swing (GB)
DamKillinallan (GB)
DamsireVettori (IRE)
Sire's sireDamister (USA)
Sire's damCeltic Ring (GB)
2nd damBabycham Sparkle (GB)
Dam's produce3 winners from 5 runners
Notable siblingSteps (IRE)

Female line

  1. Killinallan (GB) · by Vettori (IRE) · 3 winners from 5 runners
  2. Babycham Sparkle (GB) · 6 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Celtic Swing (GB)Killinallan (GB)Vettori (IRE)geldingFlat 9.1f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f
Celtic Swing (GB)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.1f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Celtic Swing (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs939822468.7%26.2%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f313358711.2%27.8%10
On Good to firm or firmer going14712378.2%25.2%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to firm or firmer going4961212.2%24.5%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
939
Wins
82
Placed
246
Win %
8.7%
Place %
26.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs
313
Wins
35
Placed
87
Win %
11.2%
Place %
27.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
147
Wins
12
Placed
37
Win %
8.2%
Place %
25.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
49
Wins
6
Placed
12
Win %
12.2%
Place %
24.5%
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.

Celtic Swing (GB) × Vettori mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%01000.0%£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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Ben Vicar (IRE)100£0€0
Ben Vicar (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

Killinallan (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
3 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Killinallan (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Verglas (IRE)

By Zebedee (GB)

By Clodovil (IRE)

By The Last Lion (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Killinallan (GB) · by Vettori (IRE)
  2. 2Babycham Sparkle (GB)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Half-brother

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

View full Babycham Sparkle family

In brief

When was Ben Vicar foaled?

Ben Vicar (IRE) was foaled in 2006.

Who are the sire and dam of Ben Vicar?

Ben Vicar (IRE) is by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Killinallan (GB), a daughter of Vettori (IRE).

Who trained Ben Vicar?

Ben Vicar (IRE) was trained by P J Colville and owned by Mrs Grainne Colville at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ben Vicar's race record?

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

Is Ben Vicar still racing?

Ben Vicar (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 May 2011 at Kilbeggan (IRE) in the Kinnegad 5yo Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 16 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Ben Vicar related to any top horses?

Ben Vicar (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Steps (IRE) (half-brother, Group 3 winner), Dick Turpin (IRE) (first cousin, Group 2 winner) and Halmahera (IRE) (first cousin, Group 3 winner), from the Babycham Sparkle (GB) family.

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