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Horse profile

Biographical

Dynaformer (USA) × Tell It (USA) (Storm Cat (USA))

TrainerJohn Gosden
OwnerHrh Princess Haya Of Jordan

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2008

Highest OR: 74
Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £4,024 GB
Last official rating: 74 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Sep 2010, Nottingham (15/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): 18 Sep 2010, Wolverhampton (AW)

Recent form

3115

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
29 Sep 10	Nottingham	15/16	9/2	dist	William Buick	John Gosden	PHS Group Nursery	Class 5	Flat Turf	1m2f	Soft	9-7	74	Slight Advantage (IRE)	£2,590	11	1/15
18 Sep 10	Wolverhampton (AW)	1/7	4/11F	won nse	William Buick	John Gosden	European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes	Class 5	Flat AW	1m½f	Standard to Fast	9-3	-	Jaridh (USA)	£3,562	19	0/6
30 Aug 10	Bath	3/15	9/1	3½	Nicky Mackay	John Gosden	Lancer Scott M & E European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	Class 5	Flat Turf	1m	Good	9-0	-	Happy Today (USA)	£3,108	-	0/14

15/1629 Sep 10 · Nottingham9/2
PHS Group Nursery
Class 51m2fSoft
All fields
Date
29 Sep 10
Course
Nottingham
Pos
15/16
SP
9/2
Btn
dist
Jockey
William Buick
Trainer
John Gosden
Race
PHS Group Nursery
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Soft
Wgt
9-7
OR
74
Winner / 2nd
Slight Advantage (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,590
Days
11
Future form
1/15
1/718 Sep 10 · Wolverhampton (AW)4/11F
European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
Class 51m½fStandard to Fast
All fields
Date
18 Sep 10
Course
Wolverhampton (AW)
Pos
1/7
SP
4/11F
Btn
won nse
Jockey
William Buick
Trainer
John Gosden
Race
European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
1m½f
Going
Standard to Fast
Wgt
9-3
OR
-
Winner / 2nd
Jaridh (USA)
Winner prize
£3,562
Days
19
Future form
0/6
3/1530 Aug 10 · Bath9/1
Lancer Scott M & E European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Class 51mGood
All fields
Date
30 Aug 10
Course
Bath
Pos
3/15
SP
9/1
Btn
3½
Jockey
Nicky Mackay
Trainer
John Gosden
Race
Lancer Scott M & E European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
OR
-
Winner / 2nd
Happy Today (USA)
Winner prize
£3,108
Days
-
Future form
0/14

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
29 Sep 10	Nottingham	PHS Group Nursery	15/16	Fly By White (IRE)	9	14 Oct 10	Brighton	European Breeders' Fund Median Auction Maiden Stakes

15/1629 Sep 10 · Nottingham
PHS Group Nursery
All fields
Date
29 Sep 10
Course
Nottingham
Race
PHS Group Nursery
This horse
15/16
Winner next time
Fly By White (IRE)
Their pos
9
Won on
14 Oct 10
At
Brighton
Race won
European Breeders' Fund Median Auction Maiden Stakes

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	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Gosden	30 Aug 10	29 Sep 10	3/15	74	74	74	3	1	0	1	33.3%	66.7%	£4,024	€0

John Gosden

Trainer: John Gosden
First run: 30 Aug 10
Last run: 29 Sep 10
First run for yard: 3/15
OR first run: 74
OR last run: 74
Best OR: 74
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £4,024
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 (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
Flat	3	1	0	1	33.3%	66.7%	£4,024	€0	74	30 Aug 10	29 Sep 10

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £4,024
Prize IRE (€): €0
Best OR: 74
First run: 30 Aug 10
Last run: 29 Sep 10

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£462	€0
Flat AW	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,562	€0

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat AW

Race type: Flat AW
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0
Soft	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Standard to Fast	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,562	€0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

Soft

Going: Soft
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Standard to Fast

Going: Standard to Fast
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
7f to 1m	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0
9f to 11f	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£3,562	€0

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

9f to 11f

Distance: 9f to 11f
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,562	€0
Bath	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0
Nottingham	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Wolverhampton (AW)

Course: Wolverhampton (AW)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bath

Course: Bath
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

Nottingham

Course: Nottingham
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Class 5	3	1	0	1	33.3%	66.7%	£4,024	€0

Class 5

Class: Class 5
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £4,024
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,562	€0
13 to 16 runners	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£462	€0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
August	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0
September	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£3,562	€0

August

Month: August
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

September

Month: September
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
William Buick	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£3,562	€0
Nicky Mackay	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0

William Buick

Jockey: William Buick
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

Nicky Mackay

Jockey: Nicky Mackay
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Gosden	3	1	0	1	33.3%	66.7%	£4,024	€0

John Gosden

Trainer: John Gosden
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £4,024
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	1	0	1	33.3%	66.7%	£4,024	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £4,024
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£462	€0
8 to 14 days	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
15 to 30 days	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,562	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £462
Prize IRE (€): €0

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,562
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchDynaformer (USA)

Parent · 1

SireDynaformer (USA)

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 branchTell It (USA)

Parent · 1

DamTell It (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireStorm Cat (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

Dynaformer (USA)

Tell It (USA)

Not traced

Storm Cat (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBiographical (USA)

Sexgelding

Foaled2008

SireDynaformer (USA)

DamTell It (USA)

DamsireStorm Cat (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Tell It (USA) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Dynaformer (USA)	Tell It (USA)	Storm Cat (USA)	gelding	Flat 10.9f · NH 2m3f	Flat 7.8f · NH 2m2f

Dynaformer (USA)

Sire: Dynaformer (USA)
Dam: Tell It (USA)
Damsire: Storm Cat (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.9f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m2f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	1,435	215	511	15.0%	35.6%	3	1
At 9f to 11f	359	54	132	15.0%	36.8%	2	1
On AW going	350	47	124	13.4%	35.4%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on AW going	65	4	17	6.2%	26.2%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 1,435
Wins: 215
Placed: 511
Win %: 15.0%
Place %: 35.6%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 359
Wins: 54
Placed: 132
Win %: 15.0%
Place %: 36.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 350
Wins: 47
Placed: 124
Win %: 13.4%
Place %: 35.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on AW going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on AW going
Runs: 65
Wins: 4
Placed: 17
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 26.2%
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.

Dynaformer (USA) × Storm Cat mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	4	50.0%	2	76	13	14	17.1%	£364,271	€9,000
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	30	3	5	10.0%	£48,874	€0
All runs	8	4	50.0%	2	106	16	19	15.1%	£413,145	€9,000

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 4
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 76
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 14
Win %: 17.1%
Prize GB (£): £364,271
Prize IRE (€): €9,000

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 30
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 10.0%
Prize GB (£): £48,874
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 8
Winners: 4
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 2
Runs: 106
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 19
Win %: 15.1%
Prize GB (£): £413,145
Prize IRE (€): €9,000

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 (€)
Michita (USA)	6	3	2	Group/Grade 2	£122,970	€0
Willing Foe (USA)	14	5	1	Listed	£218,080	€9,000
Hada Men (USA)	45	7	0	-	£64,824	€0
Biographical (USA)	3	1	0	-	£4,024	€0
Mutarjim (USA)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Arbaab (GB)	4	0	0	-	£453	€0
Zinjbar (USA)	10	0	0	-	£2,118	€0
Don Jose (USA)	22	0	0	-	£676	€0

Michita (USA)

Horse: Michita (USA)
Runs: 6
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £122,970
Prize IRE (€): €0

Willing Foe (USA)

Horse: Willing Foe (USA)
Runs: 14
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £218,080
Prize IRE (€): €9,000

Hada Men (USA)

Horse: Hada Men (USA)
Runs: 45
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £64,824
Prize IRE (€): €0

Biographical (USA)

Horse: Biographical (USA)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,024
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mutarjim (USA)

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

Arbaab (GB)

Horse: Arbaab (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £453
Prize IRE (€): €0

Zinjbar (USA)

Horse: Zinjbar (USA)
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,118
Prize IRE (€): €0

Don Jose (USA)

Horse: Don Jose (USA)
Runs: 22
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £676
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
Flat	74	74	74	1

Flat

Code: Flat
Current OR: 74
Highest OR: 74
Lowest OR: 74
Rated runs: 1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Pos
29 Sep 10	Nottingham	Flat	74	15/16

15/1629 Sep 10 · Nottingham
All fields
Date
29 Sep 10
Course
Nottingham
Code
Flat
OR
74
Pos
15/16

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
Flat	74	74	0	74	0

Flat

Code: Flat
Current OR: 74
OR last run: 74
Change: 0
Highest OR: 74
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Tell It (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Biographical is the only foal out of Tell It (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Biographical is the only foal out of Tell It (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Tell It (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Biographical foaled?

Biographical (USA) was foaled in 2008.

Who are the sire and dam of Biographical?

Biographical (USA) is by Dynaformer (USA) out of Tell It (USA), a daughter of Storm Cat (USA).

Who trained Biographical?

Biographical (USA) was trained by John Gosden and owned by Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Biographical's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Biographical (USA) won 1 of 3 races (33%).

What is Biographical's biggest win?

Biographical (USA)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 September 2010.

Has Biographical ever been beaten?

Biographical (USA) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 30 August 2010 at Bath (3rd of 15).

What was Biographical's official rating?

Biographical (USA) was last officially rated 74 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Biographical still racing?

Biographical (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 September 2010 at Nottingham in the PHS Group Nursery, finishing 15th of 16, and has not run there since.

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