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Caracal (FR) silks

Horse profile

Caracal (FR)

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2019
Colour
bay

See also: Caracal (GB) · Miss Claire Simpson · 36 runs · 0 wins, Caracal (IRE) · Peter Makin · 1 run · 0 wins

Highest OR
95
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
€10,325 IRE
Last official rating
95 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE)
3 Sep 2023, Tipperary (IRE) (1/6)
Recent form
1

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORHeadgearWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
3 Sep 23Tipperary (IRE)1/613/2won ¾Conor Stone-WalshJoseph Patrick O'BrienMeadowview Stables RaceNon-handicap (unclassified)Flat Turf7½fYielding9-295tLust (IRE)€10,3250/5

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.

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien3 Sep 233 Sep 231/69595951100100.0%100.0%£0€10,325
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
First run
3 Sep 23
Last run
3 Sep 23
First run for yard
1/6
OR first run
95
OR last run
95
Best OR
95
Runs
1
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
100.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€10,325

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
Flat1100100.0%100.0%£0€10,325953 Sep 233 Sep 23
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
1
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
100.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€10,325
Best OR
95
First run
3 Sep 23
Last run
3 Sep 23

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchZelzal (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. SireZelzal (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireSea The Stars (IRE)
  2. Sire's damOlga Prekrasa (USA)

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 branchCaramanta (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. DamCaramanta (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireZamindar (USA)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
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Breeding card

HorseCaracal (FR)
Sexgelding
Foaled2019
SireZelzal (FR)
DamCaramanta (FR)
DamsireZamindar (USA)
Sire's sireSea The Stars (IRE)
Sire's damOlga Prekrasa (USA)
Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners
Notable siblingDecla

Female line

  1. Caramanta (FR) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Zelzal (FR)Caramanta (FR)Zamindar (USA)Mlle J Mestrallet, Mme C Mestrallet Et Al15 Mar 19baygeldingFlat 8.0f · NH 2m½fFlat 8.0f · NH 2m2f
Zelzal (FR)
Breeder
Mlle J Mestrallet, Mme C Mestrallet Et Al
Foaled
15 Mar 19
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.0f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.0f · NH 2m2f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs28421737.4%25.7%11
At 7f to 1m16012437.5%26.9%11
On Good to soft or yielding going28277.1%25.0%11
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going13147.7%30.8%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
284
Wins
21
Placed
73
Win %
7.4%
Place %
25.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
160
Wins
12
Placed
43
Win %
7.5%
Place %
26.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
28
Wins
2
Placed
7
Win %
7.1%
Place %
25.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
13
Wins
1
Placed
4
Win %
7.7%
Place %
30.8%
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.

Zelzal (FR) × Zamindar (USA) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat3133.3%018125.6%£3,253€10,805
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
3
Winners
1
Winners %
33.3%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
18
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
2
Win %
5.6%
Prize GB (£)
£3,253
Prize IRE (€)
€10,805

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Caracal (FR)110£0€10,325
Nishiki Kamuro (FR)600£0€480
Smoker Bellamy (IRE)1100£3,253€0
Caracal (FR)
Runs
1
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€10,325
Nishiki Kamuro (FR)
Runs
6
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€480
Smoker Bellamy (IRE)
Runs
11
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,253
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORLast winning ORLast winRated runs
Flat959595953 Sep 231
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
95
Highest OR
95
Lowest OR
95
Last winning OR
95
Last win
3 Sep 23
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

DateCourseCodeORPos
3 Sep 23Tipperary (IRE)Flat951/6

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeLast winning ORLast winv last winningHighest winning ORv highest winningHighest ORv highest
Flat95950953 Sep 230950950
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
95
OR last run
95
Change
0
Last winning OR
95
Last win
3 Sep 23
v last winning
0
Highest winning OR
95
v highest winning
0
Highest OR
95
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

Caramanta (FR)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Caramanta (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

  1. 1Caramanta (FR)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Caracal foaled?

Caracal (FR), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 15 March 2019.

Who are the sire and dam of Caracal?

Caracal (FR) is by Zelzal (FR) out of Caramanta (FR), a daughter of Zamindar (USA), and was bred by Mlle J Mestrallet, Mme C Mestrallet Et Al.

Who trained Caracal?

Caracal (FR) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien and owned by Al Shaqab Racing at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Caracal's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Caracal (FR) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is Caracal's biggest win?

Caracal (FR)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Meadowview Stables Race at Tipperary (IRE) on 3 September 2023.

Has Caracal ever been beaten?

Caracal (FR) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

What was Caracal's official rating?

Caracal (FR) was last officially rated 95 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Caracal still racing?

Caracal (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 3 September 2023 at Tipperary (IRE) in the Meadowview Stables Race, finishing 1st of 6, and has not run there since.

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