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Bien Entendu

Hernando (FR) × Entente Cordiale (USA) (Affirmed (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1997

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £6,435 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 16 Jul 2000, Newbury (3/7)
Last win (GB & IRE): 18 Apr 2000, Newmarket

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
16 Jul 00	Newbury	3/7	1/2F	7½	T Quinn	Sir Henry Cecil	Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-8	Ekraar (USA)	£6,235	89	1/5
18 Apr 00	Newmarket	1/16	2/1F	won 3	T Quinn	Sir Henry Cecil	Museum Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good to Soft	9-0	Air Defence (GB)	£5,252	-	3/15

3/716 Jul 00 · Newbury1/2F
Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C
Class 31m2fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
16 Jul 00
Course
Newbury
Pos
3/7
SP
1/2F
Btn
7½
Jockey
T Quinn
Trainer
Sir Henry Cecil
Race
Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C
Class
Class 3
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
8-8
Winner / 2nd
Ekraar (USA)
Winner prize
£6,235
Days
89
Future form
1/5
1/1618 Apr 00 · Newmarket2/1F
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
Class 41m2fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
18 Apr 00
Course
Newmarket
Pos
1/16
SP
2/1F
Btn
won 3
Jockey
T Quinn
Trainer
Sir Henry Cecil
Race
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Air Defence (GB)
Winner prize
£5,252
Days
-
Future form
3/15

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
16 Jul 00	Newbury	Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C	3/7	Ekraar (USA)	1	12 Aug 00	Haydock	Petros Rose of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3)
18 Apr 00	Newmarket	Museum Maiden Stakes Class D	1/16	Air Defence (GB)	2	9 May 00	Chester	Chester Evening Leader Maiden Stakes Class D
18 Apr 00	Newmarket	Museum Maiden Stakes Class D	1/16	St Expedit (GB)	7	3 May 00	Pontefract	Timeform Silver Tankard Maiden Stakes Class D
18 Apr 00	Newmarket	Museum Maiden Stakes Class D	1/16	Pentagonal (USA)	9	13 May 00	Lingfield	Testers of Edenbridge Maiden Stakes (Div I)

3/716 Jul 00 · Newbury
Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C
All fields
Date
16 Jul 00
Course
Newbury
Race
Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C
This horse
3/7
Winner next time
Ekraar (USA)
Their pos
1
Won on
12 Aug 00
At
Haydock
Race won
Petros Rose of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3)
1/1618 Apr 00 · Newmarket
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
All fields
Date
18 Apr 00
Course
Newmarket
Race
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
This horse
1/16
Winner next time
Air Defence (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
9 May 00
At
Chester
Race won
Chester Evening Leader Maiden Stakes Class D
1/1618 Apr 00 · Newmarket
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
All fields
Date
18 Apr 00
Course
Newmarket
Race
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
This horse
1/16
Winner next time
St Expedit (GB)
Their pos
7
Won on
3 May 00
At
Pontefract
Race won
Timeform Silver Tankard Maiden Stakes Class D
1/1618 Apr 00 · Newmarket
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
All fields
Date
18 Apr 00
Course
Newmarket
Race
Museum Maiden Stakes Class D
This horse
1/16
Winner next time
Pentagonal (USA)
Their pos
9
Won on
13 May 00
At
Lingfield
Race won
Testers of Edenbridge Maiden Stakes (Div I)

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 (€)
Sir Henry Cecil	18 Apr 00	16 Jul 00	1/16	2	1	0	1	50.0%	50.0%	£6,435	€0

Sir Henry Cecil

Trainer: Sir Henry Cecil
First run: 18 Apr 00
Last run: 16 Jul 00
First run for yard: 1/16
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,435
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	2	1	0	1	50.0%	50.0%	£6,435	€0	18 Apr 00	16 Jul 00

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,435
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 18 Apr 00
Last run: 16 Jul 00

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

Pedigree

Sire branchHernando (FR)

Parent · 1

SireHernando (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNiniski (USA)
Sire's damWhakilyric (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 branchEntente Cordiale (USA)

Parent · 1

DamEntente Cordiale (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireAffirmed (USA)
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

Hernando (FR)

Entente Cordiale (USA)

Niniski (USA)

Whakilyric (USA)

Affirmed (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBien Entendu (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1997

SireHernando (FR)

DamEntente Cordiale (USA)

DamsireAffirmed (USA)

Sire's sireNiniski (USA)

Sire's damWhakilyric (USA)

Dam's produce6 winners from 8 runners

Notable siblingForeign Affairs (GB)

Female line

Entente Cordiale (USA) · 6 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Hernando (FR)	Entente Cordiale (USA)	Affirmed (USA)	gelding	Flat 12.0f · NH 2m3f	Flat 9.4f · NH 2m2½f

Hernando (FR)

Sire: Hernando (FR)
Dam: Entente Cordiale (USA)
Damsire: Affirmed (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.0f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.4f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Hernando (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	3,258	399	963	12.2%	29.6%	2	1
At 9f to 11f	786	106	229	13.5%	29.1%	2	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	403	47	117	11.7%	29.0%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going	96	14	34	14.6%	35.4%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 3,258
Wins: 399
Placed: 963
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 29.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 786
Wins: 106
Placed: 229
Win %: 13.5%
Place %: 29.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 403
Wins: 47
Placed: 117
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 96
Wins: 14
Placed: 34
Win %: 14.6%
Place %: 35.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Hernando (FR) × Affirmed mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	5	4	80.0%	1	60	15	20	25.0%	£239,409	€131,810
National Hunt	1	1	100.0%	0	4	2	1	50.0%	£15,230	€0
All runs	5	4	80.0%	1	64	17	21	26.6%	£254,639	€131,810

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 5
Winners: 4
Winners %: 80.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 60
Wins: 15
2nd/3rd: 20
Win %: 25.0%
Prize GB (£): £239,409
Prize IRE (€): €131,810

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £15,230
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 5
Winners: 4
Winners %: 80.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 64
Wins: 17
2nd/3rd: 21
Win %: 26.6%
Prize GB (£): £254,639
Prize IRE (€): €131,810

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	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Foreign Affairs (GB)	28	8	3	Listed	£190,448	€131,810
Affaire D'Amour (GB)	11	4	0	-	£28,358	€0
Esprit De Corps I (GB)	13	4	0	-	£26,791	€0
Bien Entendu (GB)	2	1	0	-	£6,435	€0
Suite Francaise (GB)	10	0	0	-	£2,607	€0

Foreign Affairs (GB)

Horse: Foreign Affairs (GB)
Runs: 28
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £190,448
Prize IRE (€): €131,810

Affaire D'Amour (GB)

Horse: Affaire D'Amour (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £28,358
Prize IRE (€): €0

Esprit De Corps I (GB)

Horse: Esprit De Corps I (GB)
Runs: 13
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £26,791
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bien Entendu (GB)

Horse: Bien Entendu (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,435
Prize IRE (€): €0

Suite Francaise (GB)

Horse: Suite Francaise (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,607
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Entente Cordiale (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 6 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

Foreign Affairs (GB)8W · 28R · 3 black-type
Affaire D'Amour (GB)4W · 11R
Esprit De Corps I (GB)4W · 13R
Suite Francaise (GB)0W · 10R

Half siblings

By Selkirk (USA)

Wizzical Lad (GB)0W · 7R

By Sulamani (IRE)

Quai D'Orsay (GB)4W · 13R

By Motivator (GB)

Motrice (GB)4W · 17R · 1 black-type

Female line

1Entente Cordiale (USA)

Notable relatives

Full brother

Foreign Affairs (GB)8W · 28R · 3 black-type

Half-sister

Motrice (GB)4W · 17R · 1 black-type

View full Entente Cordiale family

In brief

When was Bien Entendu foaled?

Bien Entendu (GB) was foaled in 1997.

Who are the sire and dam of Bien Entendu?

Bien Entendu (GB) is by Hernando (FR) out of Entente Cordiale (USA), a daughter of Affirmed (USA).

Who trained Bien Entendu?

Bien Entendu (GB) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil and owned by Niarchos Family at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Bien Entendu's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Bien Entendu (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Bien Entendu's biggest win?

Bien Entendu (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Museum Maiden Stakes Class D at Newmarket on 18 April 2000.

Has Bien Entendu ever been beaten?

Bien Entendu (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 16 July 2000 at Newbury (3rd of 7).

Is Bien Entendu still racing?

Bien Entendu (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 July 2000 at Newbury in the Newbury Show 2000 Conditions Stakes Class C, finishing 3rd of 7, and has not run there since.

Is Bien Entendu related to any top horses?

Bien Entendu (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Foreign Affairs (GB) (full brother, Listed winner) and Motrice (GB) (half-sister, Listed winner), from the Entente Cordiale (USA) family.

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Updated 2000-07-16