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Horse profile

Cobalt Marthen

Balko (FR) × Hellen Marthen (FR) (Passing Sale (FR))

TrainerRichard Hobson
OwnerD A Thorpe

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2012
Colour: bay or brown

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Apr 2017, Chepstow (5/9)
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	Winner prize	Future form
8 Apr 17	Chepstow	5/9	12/1	20½	Alain Cawley	Richard Hobson	mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-0	Truckers Lodge (IRE)	£1,949	1/7

5/98 Apr 17 · Chepstow12/1
mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…
Class 62mGood
All fields
Date
8 Apr 17
Course
Chepstow
Pos
5/9
SP
12/1
Btn
20½
Jockey
Alain Cawley
Trainer
Richard Hobson
Race
mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Truckers Lodge (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,949
Future form
1/7

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
8 Apr 17	Chepstow	mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…	5/9	Mont Des Avaloirs (FR)	2	15 Oct 17	Chepstow	Shadow Scaffolding Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)

5/98 Apr 17 · Chepstow
mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…
All fields
Date
8 Apr 17
Course
Chepstow
Race
mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race…
This horse
5/9
Winner next time
Mont Des Avaloirs (FR)
Their pos
2
Won on
15 Oct 17
At
Chepstow
Race won
Shadow Scaffolding Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)

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 (€)
Richard Hobson	8 Apr 17	8 Apr 17	5/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Richard Hobson

Trainer: Richard Hobson
First run: 8 Apr 17
Last run: 8 Apr 17
First run for yard: 5/9
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	8 Apr 17	8 Apr 17

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: 8 Apr 17
Last run: 8 Apr 17

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBalko (FR)

Parent · 1

SireBalko (FR)

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 branchHellen Marthen (FR)

Parent · 1

DamHellen Marthen (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sirePassing Sale (FR)
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

Balko (FR)

Hellen Marthen (FR)

Not traced

Passing Sale (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCobalt Marthen (FR)

Sexgelding

Foaled2012

SireBalko (FR)

DamHellen Marthen (FR)

DamsirePassing Sale (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Hellen Marthen (FR) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Balko (FR)	Hellen Marthen (FR)	Passing Sale (FR)	O Leray, B Leray, S Leray & F Leray	13 Jun 12	bay or brown	gelding	NH 2m4f	NH 2m3½f

Balko (FR)

Sire: Balko (FR)
Dam: Hellen Marthen (FR)
Damsire: Passing Sale (FR)
Breeder: O Leray, B Leray, S Leray & F Leray
Foaled: 13 Jun 12
Colour: bay or brown
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,584	213	509	13.4%	32.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	559	69	184	12.3%	32.9%	1
On Good going	512	71	170	13.9%	33.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	146	19	55	13.0%	37.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,584
Wins: 213
Placed: 509
Win %: 13.4%
Place %: 32.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 559
Wins: 69
Placed: 184
Win %: 12.3%
Place %: 32.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 512
Wins: 71
Placed: 170
Win %: 13.9%
Place %: 33.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 146
Wins: 19
Placed: 55
Win %: 13.0%
Place %: 37.7%
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.

Balko (FR) × Passing Sale (FR) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	9	3	33.3%	0	70	9	22	12.9%	£60,556	€39,864

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 9
Winners: 3
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 70
Wins: 9
2nd/3rd: 22
Win %: 12.9%
Prize GB (£): £60,556
Prize IRE (€): €39,864

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Breizh Alko (FR)	16	4	£29,966	€0
Bel Sas (FR)	9	3	£0	€38,880
Bako De La Saulaie (FR)	20	2	£21,087	€0
Cobalt Marthen (FR)	1	0	£0	€0
Ilfu Un Mome (FR)	1	0	£1,756	€0
Canyon D'Ahaut (FR)	2	0	£0	€0
Carlita Moriviere (FR)	4	0	£1,030	€0
Calderone (FR)	5	0	£0	€984
Kadjar Des Mottes (FR)	12	0	£6,717	€0

Breizh Alko (FR)

Horse: Breizh Alko (FR)
Runs: 16
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £29,966
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bel Sas (FR)

Horse: Bel Sas (FR)
Runs: 9
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €38,880

Bako De La Saulaie (FR)

Horse: Bako De La Saulaie (FR)
Runs: 20
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £21,087
Prize IRE (€): €0

Cobalt Marthen (FR)

Horse: Cobalt Marthen (FR)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ilfu Un Mome (FR)

Horse: Ilfu Un Mome (FR)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,756
Prize IRE (€): €0

Canyon D'Ahaut (FR)

Horse: Canyon D'Ahaut (FR)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Carlita Moriviere (FR)

Horse: Carlita Moriviere (FR)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,030
Prize IRE (€): €0

Calderone (FR)

Horse: Calderone (FR)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €984

Kadjar Des Mottes (FR)

Horse: Kadjar Des Mottes (FR)
Runs: 12
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,717
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Hellen Marthen (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Cobalt Marthen is the only foal out of Hellen Marthen (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Cobalt Marthen is the only foal out of Hellen Marthen (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Hellen Marthen (FR)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Cobalt Marthen foaled?

Cobalt Marthen (FR), a bay or brown racehorse, was foaled on 13 June 2012.

Who are the sire and dam of Cobalt Marthen?

Cobalt Marthen (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Hellen Marthen (FR), a daughter of Passing Sale (FR), and was bred by O Leray, B Leray, S Leray & F Leray.

Who trained Cobalt Marthen?

Cobalt Marthen (FR) was trained by Richard Hobson and owned by D A Thorpe at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Cobalt Marthen's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Cobalt Marthen (FR) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Cobalt Marthen still racing?

Cobalt Marthen (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 April 2017 at Chepstow in the mytotepool.com Exclusive Racing Preview Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 5th of 9, and has not run there since.