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Horse profile

College Silk

Balliol I (GB) × Cheb's Honour (GB) (Cheb's Lad)

TrainerD McCain
OwnerD McCain
FamilyCheb's Honour

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1982

Highest OR: 85
Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last official rating: 85 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 Feb 1990, Wolverhampton (14/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

914

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
19 Feb 90	Wolverhampton	14/16	50/1	dist	D McCain	D McCain	West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Soft	10-3	85	Papajoto (GB)	£1,842	9	1/14
10 Feb 90	Uttoxeter	9/14	50/1	18	D McCain	D McCain	Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Soft	10-7	85	Santo Boy (GB)	£2,320	-	1/13

14/1619 Feb 90 · Wolverhampton50/1
West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
19 Feb 90
Course
Wolverhampton
Pos
14/16
SP
50/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
D McCain
Trainer
D McCain
Race
West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-3
OR
85
Winner / 2nd
Papajoto (GB)
Winner prize
£1,842
Days
9
Future form
1/14
9/1410 Feb 90 · Uttoxeter50/1
Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
10 Feb 90
Course
Uttoxeter
Pos
9/14
SP
50/1
Btn
18
Jockey
D McCain
Trainer
D McCain
Race
Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-7
OR
85
Winner / 2nd
Santo Boy (GB)
Winner prize
£2,320
Days
-
Future form
1/13

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
19 Feb 90	Wolverhampton	West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle	14/16	Touching Star (GB)	9	2 Apr 90	Nottingham	Coronach Handicap
10 Feb 90	Uttoxeter	Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle	9/14	Santo Boy (GB)	1	16 Mar 90	Fakenham	Grady's Hotel Swaffham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Conditional Jockeys

14/1619 Feb 90 · Wolverhampton
West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle
All fields
Date
19 Feb 90
Course
Wolverhampton
Race
West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle
This horse
14/16
Winner next time
Touching Star (GB)
Their pos
9
Won on
2 Apr 90
At
Nottingham
Race won
Coronach Handicap
9/1410 Feb 90 · Uttoxeter
Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle
All fields
Date
10 Feb 90
Course
Uttoxeter
Race
Tennents Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle
This horse
9/14
Winner next time
Santo Boy (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
16 Mar 90
At
Fakenham
Race won
Grady's Hotel Swaffham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Conditional Jockeys

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	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D McCain	10 Feb 90	19 Feb 90	9/14	85	85	85	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

D McCain

Trainer: D McCain
First run: 10 Feb 90
Last run: 19 Feb 90
First run for yard: 9/14
OR first run: 85
OR last run: 85
Best OR: 85
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 (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	85	10 Feb 90	19 Feb 90

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
Best OR: 85
First run: 10 Feb 90
Last run: 19 Feb 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBalliol I (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBalliol I (GB)

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 branchCheb's Honour (GB)

Parent · 1

DamCheb's Honour (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCheb's Lad
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

Balliol I (GB)

Cheb's Honour (GB)

Not traced

Cheb's Lad

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCollege Silk (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1982

SireBalliol I (GB)

DamCheb's Honour (GB)

DamsireCheb's Lad

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingGirton Degree (GB)

Female line

Cheb's Honour (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Balliol I (GB)	Cheb's Honour (GB)	Cheb's Lad	gelding	Flat 10.0f · NH 2m1f	Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3f

Balliol I (GB)

Sire: Balliol I (GB)
Dam: Cheb's Honour (GB)
Damsire: Cheb's Lad
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.0f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Balliol I (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	211	10	43	4.7%	20.4%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	120	8	31	6.7%	25.8%	2
On Soft going	26	1	3	3.8%	11.5%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	17	1	2	5.9%	11.8%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 211
Wins: 10
Placed: 43
Win %: 4.7%
Place %: 20.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 120
Wins: 8
Placed: 31
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 25.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 26
Wins: 1
Placed: 3
Win %: 3.8%
Place %: 11.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 17
Wins: 1
Placed: 2
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 11.8%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Balliol I (GB) × Cheb's Lad mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	15	1	3	6.7%	£3,983	€0
Flat	2	0	0.0%	13	0	2	0.0%	£1,003	€0
All runs	3	1	33.3%	28	1	5	3.6%	£4,986	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 15
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 3
Win %: 6.7%
Prize GB (£): £3,983
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,003
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 28
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 3.6%
Prize GB (£): £4,986
Prize IRE (€): €0

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 (€)
London Windows (GB)	14	1	£3,983	€0
College Silk (GB)	2	0	£0	€0
Girton Degree (GB)	12	0	£1,003	€0

London Windows (GB)

Horse: London Windows (GB)
Runs: 14
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,983
Prize IRE (€): €0

College Silk (GB)

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

Girton Degree (GB)

Horse: Girton Degree (GB)
Runs: 12
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,003
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	85	85	85	2

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 85
Highest OR: 85
Lowest OR: 85
Rated runs: 2

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

Date	Course	Code	OR	Change	Pos
19 Feb 90	Wolverhampton	NH	85	0	14/16
10 Feb 90	Uttoxeter	NH	85	-	9/14

14/1619 Feb 90 · Wolverhampton
All fields
Date
19 Feb 90
Course
Wolverhampton
Code
NH
OR
85
Change
0
Pos
14/16
9/1410 Feb 90 · Uttoxeter
All fields
Date
10 Feb 90
Course
Uttoxeter
Code
NH
OR
85
Change
-
Pos
9/14

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	85	85	0	85	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 85
OR last run: 85
Change: 0
Highest OR: 85
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

Cheb's Honour (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Girton Degree (GB)0W · 12R

Half siblings

By Hotfoot I (GB)

Honour And Glory (GB)0W · 5R

Female line

1Cheb's Honour (GB)

Notable relatives

Great-niece

Look Busy (IRE)12W · 50R · 5 black-type

Great-nephew

Unfortunately (IRE)2W · 8R · 1 black-type

Great-great-niece

Keep Busy (IRE)4W · 26R · 1 black-type

View full Cheb's Honour family

In brief

When was College Silk foaled?

College Silk (GB) was foaled in 1982.

Who are the sire and dam of College Silk?

College Silk (GB) is by Balliol I (GB) out of Cheb's Honour (GB), a daughter of Cheb's Lad.

Who trained College Silk?

College Silk (GB) was trained by D McCain and owned by D McCain at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is College Silk's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, College Silk (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

What was College Silk's official rating?

College Silk (GB) was last officially rated 85 over jumps (also the career high).

Is College Silk still racing?

College Silk (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 February 1990 at Wolverhampton in the West Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle, finishing 14th of 16, and has not run there since.

Is College Silk related to any top horses?

College Silk (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Look Busy (IRE) (great-niece, Group 2 winner), Unfortunately (IRE) (great-nephew, Group 3 winner) and Keep Busy (IRE) (great-great-niece, Listed winner), from the Cheb's Honour (GB) family.

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Updated 1990-02-19