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Horse profile

Bishopswood Flyer

Arcadio (GER) × Catch The Class (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))

TrainerNigel Twiston-Davies
OwnerGeoff Bruce

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2014
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £763 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 12 May 2019, Ludlow (3/8)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
12 May 19	Ludlow	3/8	20/1	22½	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Scott & Newman Centenary Challenger Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m5f	Good	10-12	Palixandre (FR)	£5,198	43	0/7
30 Mar 19	Uttoxeter	5/5	40/1	dist	Jamie Bargary	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Farley & Jones Recruitment Tamworth Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m7½f	Good	11-2	Supremely Lucky (IRE)	£4,094	184	0/4
27 Sep 18	Perth	5/5	12/1	dist	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	3m	Good	10-10	Dinons (FR)	£4,224	-	1/4

3/812 May 19 · Ludlow20/1
Scott & Newman Centenary Challenger Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m5fGood
All fields
Date
12 May 19
Course
Ludlow
Pos
3/8
SP
20/1
Btn
22½
Jockey
Sam Twiston-Davies
Trainer
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Race
Scott & Newman Centenary Challenger Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m5f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Palixandre (FR)
Winner prize
£5,198
Days
43
Future form
0/7
5/530 Mar 19 · Uttoxeter40/1
Farley & Jones Recruitment Tamworth Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m7½fGood
All fields
Date
30 Mar 19
Course
Uttoxeter
Pos
5/5
SP
40/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Jamie Bargary
Trainer
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Race
Farley & Jones Recruitment Tamworth Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m7½f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Supremely Lucky (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,094
Days
184
Future form
0/4
5/527 Sep 18 · Perth12/1
Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle
Class 43mGood
All fields
Date
27 Sep 18
Course
Perth
Pos
5/5
SP
12/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Sam Twiston-Davies
Trainer
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Race
Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
3m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-10
Winner / 2nd
Dinons (FR)
Winner prize
£4,224
Days
-
Future form
1/4

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
27 Sep 18	Perth	Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle	5/5	Dinons (FR)	1	27 Oct 18	Cheltenham	Randox Health Novices' Hurdle

5/527 Sep 18 · Perth
Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
27 Sep 18
Course
Perth
Race
Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle
This horse
5/5
Winner next time
Dinons (FR)
Their pos
1
Won on
27 Oct 18
At
Cheltenham
Race won
Randox Health Novices' 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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Nigel Twiston-Davies	27 Sep 18	12 May 19	5/5	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies
First run: 27 Sep 18
Last run: 12 May 19
First run for yard: 5/5
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
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
National Hunt	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0	27 Sep 18	12 May 19

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 27 Sep 18
Last run: 12 May 19

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 (€)
Hurdle	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

Hurdle

Race type: Hurdle
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£763	€0
2m6f to 3m1f	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

2m6f to 3m1f

Distance: 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
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	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ludlow	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£763	€0
Perth	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Uttoxeter	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Ludlow

Course: Ludlow
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

Perth

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

Uttoxeter

Course: Uttoxeter
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 4	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

Class 4

Class: Class 4
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
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 (€)
2 to 5 runners	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
6 to 8 runners	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£763	€0

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
March	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
May	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£763	€0
September	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

March

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

May

Month: May
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

September

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

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Sam Twiston-Davies	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£763	€0
Jamie Bargary	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Sam Twiston-Davies

Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

Jamie Bargary

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

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Nigel Twiston-Davies	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Trainer: Nigel Twiston-Davies
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	0	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	£763	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £763
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	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
31 to 60 days	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£763	€0
121 to 365 days	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Debut / no previous run

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

31 to 60 days

Days since last run: 31 to 60 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

121 to 365 days

Days since last run: 121 to 365 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Pedigree

Sire branchArcadio (GER)

Parent · 1

SireArcadio (GER)

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 branchCatch The Class (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamCatch The Class (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFlemensfirth (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

Arcadio (GER)

Catch The Class (IRE)

Not traced

Flemensfirth (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBishopswood Flyer (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2014

SireArcadio (GER)

DamCatch The Class (IRE)

DamsireFlemensfirth (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingMystical Mover (IRE)

Female line

Catch The Class (IRE) · 0 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Arcadio (GER)	Catch The Class (IRE)	Flemensfirth (USA)	Denis Ahern	21 May 14	bay	gelding	Flat 14.3f · NH 2m3f	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Arcadio (GER)

Sire: Arcadio (GER)
Dam: Catch The Class (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder: Denis Ahern
Foaled: 21 May 14
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.3f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Arcadio (GER) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	3,909	359	935	9.2%	23.9%	3
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1,443	129	359	8.9%	24.9%	1
On Good going	1,688	170	430	10.1%	25.5%	3
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	615	60	164	9.8%	26.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 3,909
Wins: 359
Placed: 935
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 23.9%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1,443
Wins: 129
Placed: 359
Win %: 8.9%
Place %: 24.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,688
Wins: 170
Placed: 430
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 25.5%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 615
Wins: 60
Placed: 164
Win %: 9.8%
Place %: 26.7%
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.

Arcadio (GER) × Flemensfirth (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	12	2	16.7%	71	6	11	8.5%	£15,601	€89,228
Flat	2	1	50.0%	9	2	4	22.2%	£57,228	€12,335
All runs	12	2	16.7%	80	8	15	10.0%	£72,829	€101,563

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 12
Winners: 2
Winners %: 16.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 71
Wins: 6
2nd/3rd: 11
Win %: 8.5%
Prize GB (£): £15,601
Prize IRE (€): €89,228

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 9
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 22.2%
Prize GB (£): £57,228
Prize IRE (€): €12,335

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 12
Winners: 2
Winners %: 16.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 80
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 15
Win %: 10.0%
Prize GB (£): £72,829
Prize IRE (€): €101,563

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 (€)
Arcadian Sunrise (IRE)	18	7	£59,827	€97,802
Pakie's Dream (IRE)	29	1	£10,617	€1,350
Liberadio (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Flaming Lily (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Mystical Mover (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
J R Ewing (IRE)	2	0	£0	€200
Lady Moon (IRE)	2	0	£0	€2,101
Bishopswood Flyer (IRE)	3	0	£763	€0
Half Grand (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
Cozziemodo (IRE)	5	0	£0	€110
Autum Rain (IRE)	5	0	£572	€0
That's Me (IRE)	7	0	£1,050	€0

Arcadian Sunrise (IRE)

Horse: Arcadian Sunrise (IRE)
Runs: 18
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £59,827
Prize IRE (€): €97,802

Pakie's Dream (IRE)

Horse: Pakie's Dream (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,617
Prize IRE (€): €1,350

Liberadio (IRE)

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

Flaming Lily (IRE)

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

Mystical Mover (IRE)

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

J R Ewing (IRE)

Horse: J R Ewing (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €200

Lady Moon (IRE)

Horse: Lady Moon (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,101

Bishopswood Flyer (IRE)

Horse: Bishopswood Flyer (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £763
Prize IRE (€): €0

Half Grand (IRE)

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

Cozziemodo (IRE)

Horse: Cozziemodo (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €110

Autum Rain (IRE)

Horse: Autum Rain (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £572
Prize IRE (€): €0

That's Me (IRE)

Horse: That's Me (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,050
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Catch The Class (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Mystical Mover (IRE)0W · 2R

Half siblings

By Westerner (GB)

West Class (IRE)0W · 16R

By Imperial Monarch (IRE)

Imperial Class (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Catch The Class (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Bishopswood Flyer foaled?

Bishopswood Flyer (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 21 May 2014.

Who are the sire and dam of Bishopswood Flyer?

Bishopswood Flyer (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Catch The Class (IRE), a daughter of Flemensfirth (USA), and was bred by Denis Ahern.

Who trained Bishopswood Flyer?

Bishopswood Flyer (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and owned by Geoff Bruce at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Bishopswood Flyer's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Bishopswood Flyer (IRE) ran 3 times without winning.

Is Bishopswood Flyer still racing?

Bishopswood Flyer (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 12 May 2019 at Ludlow in the Scott & Newman Centenary Challenger Novices' Hurdle, finishing 3rd of 8, and has not run there since.