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Horse profile
Clearance Ahead (IRE) silks

Clearance Ahead

Statue Of Liberty (USA) × Forest Delight (IRE) (Shinko Forest (IRE))

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2007
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
16 Aug 2012, Fontwell (PU/14)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PUPU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtHeadgearWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
16 Aug 12FontwellPU/14150/1Wayne KavanaghLinda JewellQ Hair And Beauty 40th Anniversary Novices' HurdleClass 4Hurdle2m1½fGood10-9tIvan Vasilevich (IRE)£2,534531/13
24 Jun 12Gowran Park (IRE)PU/1950/1Robbie MoranDermot DayGoresbridge 5yo Maiden HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m2fSoft11-12-Maxim Gorky (IRE)€6,900-2/17
PU/14 · Fontwell · 2012-08-16 · 150/1
Date
16 Aug 12
Course
Fontwell
Pos
PU/14
SP
150/1
Race
Q Hair And Beauty 40th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-9
Headgear
t
Winner prize
£2,534
Days
53
Future form
1/13
PU/19 · Gowran Park (IRE) · 2012-06-24 · 50/1
Date
24 Jun 12
Pos
PU/19
SP
50/1
Trainer
Dermot Day
Race
Goresbridge 5yo Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m2f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-12
Winner / 2nd
Maxim Gorky (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,900
Future form
2/17

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 timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
16 Aug 12FontwellQ Hair And Beauty 40th Anniversary Novices' HurdlePU/14Violets Boy (IRE)330 Aug 12HerefordHP Bulmer Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
24 Jun 12Gowran Park (IRE)Goresbridge 5yo Maiden HurdlePU/19Zuzka (IRE)315 Jul 12Sligo (IRE)Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Maiden Hurdle
24 Jun 12Gowran Park (IRE)Goresbridge 5yo Maiden HurdlePU/19Thomas Edison (IRE)-7 Jul 12Bellewstown (IRE)Buck Mooneys 5yo Maiden Hurdle
PU/14 · Fontwell · 2012-08-16
Date
16 Aug 12
Course
Fontwell
Race
Q Hair And Beauty 40th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle
This horse
PU/14
Winner next time
Violets Boy (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
30 Aug 12
Race won
HP Bulmer Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle
PU/19 · Gowran Park (IRE) · 2012-06-24
Date
24 Jun 12
Race
Goresbridge 5yo Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/19
Winner next time
Zuzka (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
15 Jul 12
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Maiden Hurdle
PU/19 · Gowran Park (IRE) · 2012-06-24
Date
24 Jun 12
Race
Goresbridge 5yo Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/19
Winner next time
Thomas Edison (IRE)
Won on
7 Jul 12
Race won
Buck Mooneys 5yo 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

TrainerMoved fromFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Linda JewellDermot Day16 Aug 1216 Aug 12PU/1410000.0%0.0%£0€0
Dermot Day-24 Jun 1224 Jun 12PU/1910000.0%0.0%£0€0
Linda Jewell
Moved from
Dermot Day
First run
16 Aug 12
Last run
16 Aug 12
First run for yard
PU/14
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Dermot Day
Trainer
Dermot Day
First run
24 Jun 12
Last run
24 Jun 12
First run for yard
PU/19
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€024 Jun 1216 Aug 12
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
24 Jun 12
Last run
16 Aug 12

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

Pedigree

Breeding card

HorseClearance Ahead (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2007
SireStatue Of Liberty (USA)
DamForest Delight (IRE)
DamsireShinko Forest (IRE)
Sire's sireStorm Cat (USA)
Sire's damCharming Lassie (USA)
2nd damLaurel Delight (GB)
2nd dam's sirePresidium (GB)
Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners
Notable siblingFinal Drive (IRE)

Female line

  1. Forest Delight (IRE) · by Shinko Forest (IRE) · 1 winners from 4 runners
  2. Laurel Delight (GB) · by Presidium (GB) · 2 winners from 6 runners
  3. Foudroyer (GB) · 3 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Statue Of Liberty (USA)Forest Delight (IRE)Shinko Forest (IRE)geldingFlat 7.1f · NH 2m1½fFlat 7.1f · NH 2m1½f
Statue Of Liberty (USA)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.1f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Statue Of Liberty (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs33327818.1%24.3%20
At 2m2f to 2m5f8082010.0%25.0%20
On Soft going774175.2%22.1%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going18135.6%16.7%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
333
Wins
27
Placed
81
Win %
8.1%
Place %
24.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs
80
Wins
8
Placed
20
Win %
10.0%
Place %
25.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Soft going
Condition
On Soft going
Runs
77
Wins
4
Placed
17
Win %
5.2%
Place %
22.1%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Soft going
Runs
18
Wins
1
Placed
3
Win %
5.6%
Place %
16.7%
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.

Statue Of Liberty (USA) × Shinko Forest mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Clearance Ahead (IRE)200£0€0
Clearance Ahead (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Forest Delight (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Statue Of Liberty (USA) out of Forest Delight (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Viking Ruler (AUS)

By Thewayyouare (USA)

By Elzaam (AUS)

Female line

  1. 1Forest Delight (IRE) · by Shinko Forest (IRE)
  2. 2Laurel Delight (GB) · by Presidium (GB)
  3. 3Foudroyer (GB)

Notable relatives

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

View full Foudroyer family

In brief

When was Clearance Ahead foaled?

Clearance Ahead (IRE) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of Clearance Ahead?

Clearance Ahead (IRE) is by Statue Of Liberty (USA) out of Forest Delight (IRE), a daughter of Shinko Forest (IRE).

Who trained Clearance Ahead?

Clearance Ahead (IRE) was trained by Linda Jewell and owned by Peter Oppenheimer at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Dermot Day.

What is Clearance Ahead's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Clearance Ahead (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Clearance Ahead still racing?

Clearance Ahead (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 August 2012 at Fontwell in the Q Hair And Beauty 40th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 14 ran), and has not run there since.

Is Clearance Ahead related to any top horses?

Clearance Ahead (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Cape Blanco (IRE) (uncle, Group 1 winner) and Paris House (GB) (great-uncle, Group 2 winner), from the Foudroyer (GB) family.

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