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Horse profile

Catch The Swallows

Masterofthehorse (IRE) × Nafrah (USA) (Shamardal (USA))

TrainerVenetia Williams
OwnerCarol David Shaw

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2014

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £3,654 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Dec 2021, Leicester (3/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): 8 Jan 2019, Bangor-on-Dee

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
15 Dec 21	Leicester	3/12	5/2	2¼	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams	WM Installations Maiden Hurdle	Class 3	Hurdle	1m7½f	Soft	11-4	Sholokjack (IRE)	£5,991	1,072	1/11
8 Jan 19	Bangor-on-Dee	1/13	5/1	won 1¼	David Noonan	David Pipe	Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m½f	Good to Soft	11-5	Frenchy Du Large (FR)	£2,274	-	1/12

3/1215 Dec 21 · Leicester5/2
WM Installations Maiden Hurdle
Class 31m7½fSoft
All fields
Date
15 Dec 21
Course
Leicester
Pos
3/12
SP
5/2
Btn
2¼
Jockey
Charlie Deutsch
Trainer
Venetia Williams
Race
WM Installations Maiden Hurdle
Class
Class 3
Type
Hurdle
Dist
1m7½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
Sholokjack (IRE)
Winner prize
£5,991
Days
1,072
Future form
1/11
1/138 Jan 19 · Bangor-on-Dee5/1
Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
8 Jan 19
Course
Bangor-on-Dee
Pos
1/13
SP
5/1
Btn
won 1¼
Jockey
David Noonan
Trainer
David Pipe
Race
Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-5
Winner / 2nd
Frenchy Du Large (FR)
Winner prize
£2,274
Days
-
Future form
1/12

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
15 Dec 21	Leicester	WM Installations Maiden Hurdle	3/12	Sholokjack (IRE)	1	27 Jan 22	Wetherby	Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
8 Jan 19	Bangor-on-Dee	Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	1/13	Balleticon (IRE)	5	13 Dec 20	Southwell	Starsports.bet £20k Owners Club Guarantee Maiden Hurdle

3/1215 Dec 21 · Leicester
WM Installations Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
15 Dec 21
Course
Leicester
Race
WM Installations Maiden Hurdle
This horse
3/12
Winner next time
Sholokjack (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
27 Jan 22
At
Wetherby
Race won
Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
1/138 Jan 19 · Bangor-on-Dee
Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
8 Jan 19
Course
Bangor-on-Dee
Race
Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
1/13
Winner next time
Balleticon (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
13 Dec 20
At
Southwell
Race won
Starsports.bet £20k Owners Club Guarantee Maiden 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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Venetia Williams	David Pipe	15 Dec 21	15 Dec 21	3/12	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£1,379	€0
David Pipe	-	8 Jan 19	8 Jan 19	1/13	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,274	€0

Venetia Williams

Trainer: Venetia Williams
Moved from: David Pipe
First run: 15 Dec 21
Last run: 15 Dec 21
First run for yard: 3/12
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,379
Prize IRE (€): €0

David Pipe

Trainer: David Pipe
First run: 8 Jan 19
Last run: 8 Jan 19
First run for yard: 1/13
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,274
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

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	1	0	1	50.0%	100.0%	£3,654	€0	8 Jan 19	15 Dec 21

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,654
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 8 Jan 19
Last run: 15 Dec 21

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

Pedigree

Sire branchMasterofthehorse (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireMasterofthehorse (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damShouk (GB)

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 branchNafrah (USA)

Parent · 1

DamNafrah (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShamardal (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

Masterofthehorse (IRE)

Nafrah (USA)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Shouk (GB)

Shamardal (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCatch The Swallows (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2014

SireMasterofthehorse (IRE)

DamNafrah (USA)

DamsireShamardal (USA)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damShouk (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Nafrah (USA) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Masterofthehorse (IRE)	Nafrah (USA)	Shamardal (USA)	gelding	Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3f	Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Masterofthehorse (IRE)

Sire: Masterofthehorse (IRE)
Dam: Nafrah (USA)
Damsire: Shamardal (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Masterofthehorse (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	445	25	77	5.6%	17.3%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f	195	12	32	6.2%	16.4%	2	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	88	3	12	3.4%	13.6%	1	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	34	2	4	5.9%	11.8%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 445
Wins: 25
Placed: 77
Win %: 5.6%
Place %: 17.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 195
Wins: 12
Placed: 32
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 16.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 88
Wins: 3
Placed: 12
Win %: 3.4%
Place %: 13.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 34
Wins: 2
Placed: 4
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 11.8%
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.

Masterofthehorse (IRE) × Shamardal mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	1	100.0%	0	2	1	1	50.0%	£3,654	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,654
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Catch The Swallows (IRE)	2	1	0	£3,654	€0

Catch The Swallows (IRE)

Horse: Catch The Swallows (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,654
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Nafrah (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Catch The Swallows is the only foal out of Nafrah (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Catch The Swallows is the only foal out of Nafrah (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Nafrah (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Catch The Swallows foaled?

Catch The Swallows (IRE) was foaled in 2014.

Who are the sire and dam of Catch The Swallows?

Catch The Swallows (IRE) is by Masterofthehorse (IRE) out of Nafrah (USA), a daughter of Shamardal (USA).

Who trained Catch The Swallows?

Catch The Swallows (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams and owned by Carol David Shaw at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for David Pipe.

What is Catch The Swallows' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Catch The Swallows (IRE) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Catch The Swallows' biggest win?

Catch The Swallows (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Budweiser Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race at Bangor-on-Dee on 8 January 2019.

Has Catch The Swallows ever been beaten?

Catch The Swallows (IRE) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 15 December 2021 at Leicester (3rd of 12).

Is Catch The Swallows still racing?

Catch The Swallows (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 December 2021 at Leicester in the WM Installations Maiden Hurdle, finishing 3rd of 12, and has not run there since.