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Horse profile

California (GB)

Sheer Grit (GB) × Gardinela (GB) (Tanavar)

TrainerNoel Meade
OwnerMark Richardson

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1986

See also: California (IRE) · John Gosden · 9 runs · 4 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 Dec 1990, Fairyhouse (IRE) (18/20)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
2 Dec 90	Fairyhouse (IRE)	18/20	10/1	8¾	D P Murphy	Noel Meade	Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-2	GrousemanI (GB)	2/19

18/202 Dec 90 · Fairyhouse (IRE)10/1
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
2 Dec 90
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Pos
18/20
SP
10/1
Btn
8¾
Jockey
D P Murphy
Trainer
Noel Meade
Race
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
GrousemanI (GB)
Future form
2/19

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
2 Dec 90	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race	18/20	GrousemanI (GB)	1	22 Mar 91	Ludlow	Guinness EBF Novices' Hurdle Qualifier
2 Dec 90	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race	18/20	Ferromyn (GB)	9	29 Dec 90	Leopardstown (IRE)	Glendown I.N.H. Flat Race

18/202 Dec 90 · Fairyhouse (IRE)
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 Dec 90
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Race
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
18/20
Winner next time
GrousemanI (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
22 Mar 91
At
Ludlow
Race won
Guinness EBF Novices' Hurdle Qualifier
18/202 Dec 90 · Fairyhouse (IRE)
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 Dec 90
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Race
Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
18/20
Winner next time
Ferromyn (GB)
Their pos
9
Won on
29 Dec 90
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Glendown I.N.H. Flat Race

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 (€)
Noel Meade	2 Dec 90	2 Dec 90	18/20	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Noel Meade

Trainer: Noel Meade
First run: 2 Dec 90
Last run: 2 Dec 90
First run for yard: 18/20
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)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	2 Dec 90	2 Dec 90

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: 2 Dec 90
Last run: 2 Dec 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSheer Grit (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSheer Grit (GB)

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 branchGardinela (GB)

Parent · 1

DamGardinela (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireTanavar
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

Sheer Grit (GB)

Gardinela (GB)

Not traced

Tanavar

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCalifornia (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1986

SireSheer Grit (GB)

DamGardinela (GB)

DamsireTanavar

Dam's produce2 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingColeman's Castle (GB)

Female line

Gardinela (GB) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sheer Grit (GB)	Gardinela (GB)	Tanavar	gelding	Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4f	NH 2m5f

Sheer Grit (GB)

Sire: Sheer Grit (GB)
Dam: Gardinela (GB)
Damsire: Tanavar
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 15.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f

Progeny of Sheer Grit (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	889	104	268	11.7%	30.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	335	39	101	11.6%	30.1%	1
On Good going	312	45	113	14.4%	36.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	128	22	46	17.2%	35.9%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 889
Wins: 104
Placed: 268
Win %: 11.7%
Place %: 30.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 335
Wins: 39
Placed: 101
Win %: 11.6%
Place %: 30.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 312
Wins: 45
Placed: 113
Win %: 14.4%
Place %: 36.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 128
Wins: 22
Placed: 46
Win %: 17.2%
Place %: 35.9%
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.

Sheer Grit (GB) × Tanavar mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	1	33.3%	0	44	2	14	4.5%	-	-

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 44
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 14
Win %: 4.5%

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Coleman's Castle (GB)	42	2	-	-
Percy Hannon (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
California (GB)	1	0	£0	€0

Coleman's Castle (GB)

Horse: Coleman's Castle (GB)
Runs: 42
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0

Percy Hannon (IRE)

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

California (GB)

Horse: California (GB)
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

Gardinela (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Coleman's Castle (GB)2W · 42R
Percy Hannon (IRE)0W · 1R

Half siblings

By Laurence O (GB)

Bitofadifference (GB)1W · 7R

Female line

1Gardinela (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was California foaled?

California (GB) was foaled in 1986.

Who are the sire and dam of California?

California (GB) is by Sheer Grit (GB) out of Gardinela (GB), a daughter of Tanavar.

Who trained California?

California (GB) was trained by Noel Meade and owned by Mark Richardson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is California's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, California (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is California still racing?

California (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 December 1990 at Fairyhouse (IRE) in the Chiquita Narrow Neck I.N.H. Flat Race, finishing 18th of 20, and has not run there since.