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Horse profile

Captain Probus (GB)

Geordieland (FR) × Drop The Hammer (GB) (Lucky Story (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2017
Colour: grey

See also: Captain Probus (IRE) · Harry Fry · 4 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 24 Mar 2023, Newbury (PU/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

7PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
24 Mar 23	Newbury	PU/12	250/1	-	Jonathan Burke	Keiran Burke	Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m4½f	Soft	11-5	The Carpenter (IRE)	£4,901	82	2/10
1 Jan 23	Exeter	7/8	8/1	dist	Tom Bellamy	Keiran Burke	Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m½f	Heavy	11-8	Wrappedupinmay (IRE)	£2,178	-	0/7

PU/1224 Mar 23 · Newbury250/1
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m4½fSoft
All fields
Date
24 Mar 23
Course
Newbury
Pos
PU/12
SP
250/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Jonathan Burke
Trainer
Keiran Burke
Race
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-5
Winner / 2nd
The Carpenter (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,901
Days
82
Future form
2/10
7/81 Jan 23 · Exeter8/1
Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m½fHeavy
All fields
Date
1 Jan 23
Course
Exeter
Pos
7/8
SP
8/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Tom Bellamy
Trainer
Keiran Burke
Race
Cheltenham And South West Racing Club Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m½f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
11-8
Winner / 2nd
Wrappedupinmay (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,178
Days
-
Future form
0/7

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
24 Mar 23	Newbury	Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle	PU/12	The Carpenter (IRE)	1	6 May 23	Uttoxeter	From Burton With Love Handicap Hurdle
24 Mar 23	Newbury	Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle	PU/12	Iliko D'Olivate (FR)	-	13 Apr 23	Taunton	Pony Racing Pathway Novices' Hurdle

PU/1224 Mar 23 · Newbury
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
24 Mar 23
Course
Newbury
Race
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
This horse
PU/12
Winner next time
The Carpenter (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
6 May 23
At
Uttoxeter
Race won
From Burton With Love Handicap Hurdle
PU/1224 Mar 23 · Newbury
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
24 Mar 23
Course
Newbury
Race
Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle
This horse
PU/12
Winner next time
Iliko D'Olivate (FR)
Their pos
-
Won on
13 Apr 23
At
Taunton
Race won
Pony Racing Pathway 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 (€)
Keiran Burke	1 Jan 23	24 Mar 23	7/8	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Keiran Burke

Trainer: Keiran Burke
First run: 1 Jan 23
Last run: 24 Mar 23
First run for yard: 7/8
Runs: 2
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	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	1 Jan 23	24 Mar 23

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 1 Jan 23
Last run: 24 Mar 23

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

Pedigree

Sire branchGeordieland (FR)

Parent · 1

SireGeordieland (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireJohann Quatz (FR)
Sire's damAerdee (FR)

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 branchDrop The Hammer (GB)

Parent · 1

DamDrop The Hammer (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireLucky Story (USA)
Dam's damPaperweight (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireIn The Wings (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Geordieland (FR)

Drop The Hammer (GB)

Johann Quatz (FR)

Aerdee (FR)

Lucky Story (USA)

Paperweight (GB)

Not traced

In The Wings (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCaptain Probus (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2017

SireGeordieland (FR)

DamDrop The Hammer (GB)

DamsireLucky Story (USA)

Sire's sireJohann Quatz (FR)

Sire's damAerdee (FR)

2nd damPaperweight (GB)

2nd dam's sireIn The Wings (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingGeneral Probus (GB)

Female line

Drop The Hammer (GB) · by Lucky Story (USA) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Paperweight (GB) · by In The Wings (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Crystal Reay (GB) · by Sovereign Dancer (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Crystal Bright (GB) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Geordieland (FR)	Drop The Hammer (GB)	Lucky Story (USA)	E G M Beard	14 Feb 17	grey	gelding	Flat 11.8f · NH 2m4f	Flat 6.5f · NH 2m2f

Geordieland (FR)

Sire: Geordieland (FR)
Dam: Drop The Hammer (GB)
Damsire: Lucky Story (USA)
Breeder: E G M Beard
Foaled: 14 Feb 17
Colour: grey
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.8f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.5f · NH 2m2f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	647	80	184	12.4%	28.4%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	255	33	67	12.9%	26.3%	1
On Heavy going	74	8	19	10.8%	25.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going	29	4	5	13.8%	17.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 647
Wins: 80
Placed: 184
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 28.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 255
Wins: 33
Placed: 67
Win %: 12.9%
Place %: 26.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 74
Wins: 8
Placed: 19
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Heavy going
Runs: 29
Wins: 4
Placed: 5
Win %: 13.8%
Place %: 17.2%
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.

Geordieland (FR) × Lucky Story (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	4	1	25.0%	0	26	1	2	3.8%	£3,896	€8,580

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 1
Winners %: 25.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 26
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 3.8%
Prize GB (£): £3,896
Prize IRE (€): €8,580

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Champagne Auction (GB)	11	1	£0	€8,580
Captain Probus (GB)	2	0	£0	€0
Captain Marco (GB)	6	0	£0	€0
General Probus (GB)	7	0	£3,896	€0

Champagne Auction (GB)

Horse: Champagne Auction (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,580

Captain Probus (GB)

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

Captain Marco (GB)

Horse: Captain Marco (GB)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

General Probus (GB)

Horse: General Probus (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,896
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Drop The Hammer (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Drop The Hammer (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Drop The Hammer (GB) · by Lucky Story (USA)
2Paperweight (GB) · by In The Wings (GB)
3Crystal Reay (GB) · by Sovereign Dancer (USA)
4Crystal Bright (GB)

Notable relatives

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

Crystal Gazing (USA)3W · 6R · 2 black-type

First cousin twice removed

Killybegs (IRE)3W · 11R · 1 black-type

View full Crystal Bright family

In brief

When was Captain Probus foaled?

Captain Probus (GB), a grey racehorse, was foaled on 14 February 2017.

Who are the sire and dam of Captain Probus?

Captain Probus (GB) is by Geordieland (FR) out of Drop The Hammer (GB), a daughter of Lucky Story (USA), and was bred by E G M Beard.

Who trained Captain Probus?

Captain Probus (GB) was trained by Keiran Burke and owned by E G M Beard at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Captain Probus' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Captain Probus (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Captain Probus still racing?

Captain Probus (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 24 March 2023 at Newbury in the Bet In-Play On Racing At BetVictor Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 12 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Captain Probus related to any top horses?

Captain Probus (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Crystal Gazing (USA) (great-great-aunt, Group 3 winner) and Killybegs (IRE) (first cousin twice removed, Group 3 winner), from the Crystal Bright (GB) family.