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Horse profile

Byzantine (IRE)

St Mark's Basilica (FR) × Pulcinella (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE))
Sex
colt
Foaled
2024
Colour
bay

See also: Byzantine (GB) · A P O'Brien · 4 runs · 1 win

Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£7,844 GB
Official rating
86 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE)
7 Oct 2026, Kempton (AW) (4/8)
Last win (GB & IRE)
28 May 2026, Yarmouth
Recent form
14

Byzantine: next race and entries

Byzantine holds an entry in the British Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract on Monday 19 October (14:53).

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
7 Oct 26Kempton (AW)4/815/22½Billy LoughnaneGeorge BougheyUnibet Supports Safer Gambling EBF Novice StakesClass 3Flat AW7fStandard to Slow9-11Twelve Bars (IRE)£7,020132-
28 May 26Yarmouth1/53/1won 2½Billy LoughnaneGeorge BougheyBritish Stallion Studs EBF Novice StakesClass 3Flat Turf7fGood to Firm9-4Shiyam (GB)£7,020-1/2
  • 4/87 Oct 26 · Kempton (AW)15/2

    Unibet Supports Safer Gambling EBF Novice Stakes

    Class 37fStandard to Slow

    All fields
    Date
    7 Oct 26
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Pos
    4/8
    SP
    15/2
    Btn
    2½
    Race
    Unibet Supports Safer Gambling EBF Novice Stakes
    Class
    Class 3
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Standard to Slow
    Wgt
    9-11
    Winner / 2nd
    Twelve Bars (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £7,020
    Days
    132
    Future form
    -
  • 1/528 May 26 · Yarmouth3/1

    British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

    Class 37fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    28 May 26
    Course
    Yarmouth
    Pos
    1/5
    SP
    3/1
    Btn
    won 2½
    Race
    British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes
    Class
    Class 3
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-4
    Winner / 2nd
    Shiyam (GB)
    Winner prize
    £7,020
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/2

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 timeWon onAtRace won
28 May 26YarmouthBritish Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes1/5Al Hudaiba (GB)20 Jun 26Newmarket (July)JCB British EBF Novice Stakes
  • 1/528 May 26 · Yarmouth

    British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    28 May 26
    Course
    Yarmouth
    Race
    British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes
    This horse
    1/5
    Winner next time
    Al Hudaiba (GB)
    Won on
    20 Jun 26
    At
    Newmarket (July)
    Race won
    JCB British EBF Novice 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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
George Boughey28 May 267 Oct 261/5210050.0%50.0%£7,844€0
George Boughey
First run
28 May 26
Last run
7 Oct 26
First run for yard
1/5
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£7,844
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Entries

Upcoming entries and declarations

ORStatusDateTimeCourseRaceClassDistGoingPrizeRunners
86Entry19 Oct 2614:53PontefractBritish Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard StakesListed1m6yGood to Soft£31,19013
Pontefract · 2026-10-19
OR
86
Status
Entry
Date
19 Oct 26
Time
14:53
Class
Listed
Dist
1m6y
Going
Good to Soft
Prize
£31,190
Runners
13

Declared runners and forward entries, non-runners excluded.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat210050.0%50.0%£7,844€028 May 267 Oct 26
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£7,844
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
28 May 26
Last run
7 Oct 26

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchSt Mark's Basilica (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. SireSt Mark's Basilica (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireSiyouni (FR)
  2. Sire's damCabaret (IRE)

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 branchPulcinella (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamPulcinella (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireDubawi (IRE)
  2. Dam's damPetrushka (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireUnfuwain (USA)
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
St Mark's Basilica (FR)
Pulcinella (IRE)
Siyouni (FR)
Cabaret (IRE)
Dubawi (IRE)
Petrushka (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Unfuwain (USA)
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseByzantine (IRE)
Sexcolt
Foaled2024
SireSt Mark's Basilica (FR)
DamPulcinella (IRE)
DamsireDubawi (IRE)
Sire's sireSiyouni (FR)
Sire's damCabaret (IRE)
2nd damPetrushka (IRE)
2nd dam's sireUnfuwain (USA)
Dam's produce3 winners from 5 runners
Notable siblingAyre's Hawk (IRE)

Female line

  1. Pulcinella (IRE) · by Dubawi (IRE) · 3 winners from 5 runners
  2. Petrushka (IRE) · by Unfuwain (USA) · 5 winners from 5 runners · Group 1 winner (3 black-type wins)
  3. Ballet Shoes I (IRE) · by Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) · 5 winners from 7 runners
  4. River Dancer (GB) · 6 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
St Mark's Basilica (FR)Pulcinella (IRE)Dubawi (IRE)Pulcinella Partnership8 May 24baycoltFlat 7.5fFlat 8.5f · NH 2m2f
St Mark's Basilica (FR)
Breeder
Pulcinella Partnership
Foaled
8 May 24
Colour
bay
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.5f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of St Mark's Basilica (FR) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs4966215112.5%30.4%21
At 7f to 1m263399114.8%34.6%21
On Good to firm or firmer going102163315.7%32.4%11
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going58102217.2%37.9%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
496
Wins
62
Placed
151
Win %
12.5%
Place %
30.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
263
Wins
39
Placed
91
Win %
14.8%
Place %
34.6%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
102
Wins
16
Placed
33
Win %
15.7%
Place %
32.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
58
Wins
10
Placed
22
Win %
17.2%
Place %
37.9%
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.

St Mark's Basilica (FR) × Dubawi (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat10550.0%04561413.3%£119,561€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
10
Winners
5
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
45
Wins
6
2nd/3rd
14
Win %
13.3%
Prize GB (£)
£119,561
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Art Gallery (IRE)520£9,553€0
Byzantine (IRE)210£7,844€0
Conciliate (IRE)510£11,075€0
Lady Of Hay (GB)610£5,748€0
Venetian Prince (GB)810£71,100€0
Al Arraab (IRE)100£3,296€0
Boy Basilica (FR)100£0€0
Baarberini (GB)300£3,930€0
Babzini (IRE)400£3,839€0
Venetian Romance (IRE)1000£3,176€0
Art Gallery (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£9,553
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Byzantine (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£7,844
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Conciliate (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£11,075
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Lady Of Hay (GB)
Runs
6
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£5,748
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Venetian Prince (GB)
Runs
8
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£71,100
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Al Arraab (IRE)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,296
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Boy Basilica (FR)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Baarberini (GB)
Runs
3
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,930
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Babzini (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,839
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Venetian Romance (IRE)
Runs
10
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,176
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Pulcinella (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
3 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Pulcinella (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Free Eagle (IRE)

By Dawn Approach (IRE)

By Cracksman (GB)

By Harry Angel (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Pulcinella (IRE) · by Dubawi (IRE)
  2. 2Petrushka (IRE) · by Unfuwain (USA)
  3. 3Ballet Shoes I (IRE) · by Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE)
  4. 4River Dancer (GB)

Notable relatives

2nd dam

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Great-great-uncle (out of 4th dam)

View full River Dancer family

In brief

How old is Byzantine?

Byzantine (IRE) is a 2-year-old bay colt, foaled on 8 May 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of Byzantine?

Byzantine (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Pulcinella (IRE), a daughter of Dubawi (IRE), and was bred by Pulcinella Partnership.

Who trains Byzantine?

Byzantine (IRE) is trained by George Boughey and owned by Teme Valley, Babington & Partner, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Byzantine's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Byzantine (IRE) has won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Byzantine's biggest win?

Byzantine (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Yarmouth on 28 May 2026.

Has Byzantine ever been beaten?

Byzantine (IRE) has been beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 7 October 2026 at Kempton (AW) (4th of 8).

When did Byzantine last run?

Byzantine (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 October 2026 at Kempton (AW) in the Unibet Supports Safer Gambling EBF Novice Stakes, finishing 4th of 8.

When is Byzantine's next race?

Byzantine (IRE) is entered in the British Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race) at Pontefract on 19 October 2026 (off 14:53).

Is Byzantine related to any top horses?

Byzantine (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Petrushka (IRE) (2nd dam, Group 1 winner), Parlour Games (GB) (uncle, Grade 1 winner) and Spectrum (IRE) (great-great-uncle, Group 1 winner), from the River Dancer (GB) family.

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