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Horse profile

Commanche Saddle

Sadler's Wells (USA) × Commanche Belle (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB))

Sex: colt
Foaled: 1997

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 9 Oct 1999, Cork (IRE) (1/16)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
9 Oct 99	Cork (IRE)	1/16	4/1	won 3	Pat Smullen	D K Weld	European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m1f	Yielding to Soft	9-2	Majariyya (IRE)	1/12

1/169 Oct 99 · Cork (IRE)4/1
European Breeders Fund Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m1fYielding to Soft
All fields
Date
9 Oct 99
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
1/16
SP
4/1
Btn
won 3
Jockey
Pat Smullen
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
European Breeders Fund Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m1f
Going
Yielding to Soft
Wgt
9-2
Winner / 2nd
Majariyya (IRE)
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
9 Oct 99	Cork (IRE)	European Breeders Fund Maiden	1/16	Homer I (IRE)	3	25 Oct 99	Leopardstown (IRE)	Sycamore European Breeders Fund Maiden

1/169 Oct 99 · Cork (IRE)
European Breeders Fund Maiden
All fields
Date
9 Oct 99
Course
Cork (IRE)
Race
European Breeders Fund Maiden
This horse
1/16
Winner next time
Homer I (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
25 Oct 99
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Sycamore European Breeders Fund Maiden

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 (€)
D K Weld	9 Oct 99	9 Oct 99	1/16	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

D K Weld

Trainer: D K Weld
First run: 9 Oct 99
Last run: 9 Oct 99
First run for yard: 1/16
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

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
Flat	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-	9 Oct 99	9 Oct 99

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
First run: 9 Oct 99
Last run: 9 Oct 99

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSadler's Wells (USA)

Parent · 1

SireSadler's Wells (USA)

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 branchCommanche Belle (GB)

Parent · 1

DamCommanche Belle (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShirley Heights (GB)
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

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Commanche Belle (GB)

Not traced

Shirley Heights (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCommanche Saddle (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled1997

SireSadler's Wells (USA)

DamCommanche Belle (GB)

DamsireShirley Heights (GB)

Dam's produce9 winners from 11 runners

Notable siblingFairy Heights (IRE)

Female line

Commanche Belle (GB) · 9 winners from 11 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sadler's Wells (USA)	Commanche Belle (GB)	Shirley Heights (GB)	colt	Flat 10.8f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Sire: Sadler's Wells (USA)
Dam: Commanche Belle (GB)
Damsire: Shirley Heights (GB)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.8f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Sadler's Wells (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	9,483	1,474	3,354	15.5%	35.4%	1	1
At 9f to 11f	2,667	450	1,001	16.9%	37.5%	1	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,562	274	594	17.5%	38.0%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going	472	104	201	22.0%	42.6%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 9,483
Wins: 1,474
Placed: 3,354
Win %: 15.5%
Place %: 35.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 2,667
Wins: 450
Placed: 1,001
Win %: 16.9%
Place %: 37.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,562
Wins: 274
Placed: 594
Win %: 17.5%
Place %: 38.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 472
Wins: 104
Placed: 201
Win %: 22.0%
Place %: 42.6%
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.

Sadler's Wells (USA) × Shirley Heights mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	66	51	77.3%	15	526	96	118	18.3%	£1,662,719	€798,880
National Hunt	26	17	65.4%	1	424	57	91	13.4%	£429,398	€227,220
All runs	71	56	78.9%	15	950	153	209	16.1%	£2,092,117	€1,026,100

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 66
Winners: 51
Winners %: 77.3%
Black-type winners: 15
Runs: 526
Wins: 96
2nd/3rd: 118
Win %: 18.3%
Prize GB (£): £1,662,719
Prize IRE (€): €798,880

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 26
Winners: 17
Winners %: 65.4%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 424
Wins: 57
2nd/3rd: 91
Win %: 13.4%
Prize GB (£): £429,398
Prize IRE (€): €227,220

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 71
Winners: 56
Winners %: 78.9%
Black-type winners: 15
Runs: 950
Wins: 153
2nd/3rd: 209
Win %: 16.1%
Prize GB (£): £2,092,117
Prize IRE (€): €1,026,100

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	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Alexandrova (IRE)	8	4	3	Group/Grade 1	£459,834	€250,174
In The Wings (GB)	2	1	1	Group/Grade 1	£81,045	€0
Prospect Wells (FR)	20	5	2	Group/Grade 2	£109,362	€0
Subtle Power (IRE)	4	2	1	Group/Grade 2	£95,713	€0
St Expedit (GB)	14	3	2	Group/Grade 3	£117,760	€0
Puerto Rico (IRE)	5	2	1	Group/Grade 3	£14,540	€70,102
Hawker's News (IRE)	5	2	1	Group/Grade 3	£35,643	€0
Scriptwriter I (IRE)	43	8	1	Listed	£97,822	€0
Rostropovich I (IRE)	42	7	1	Listed	£45,475	€112,005
Mikado (GB)	31	6	2	Listed	£42,193	€86,425
Saafeya (IRE)	12	5	1	Listed	£53,557	€0
Atlantic Waves (IRE)	4	2	1	Listed	£22,137	€0

Alexandrova (IRE)

Horse: Alexandrova (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £459,834
Prize IRE (€): €250,174

In The Wings (GB)

Horse: In The Wings (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £81,045
Prize IRE (€): €0

Prospect Wells (FR)

Horse: Prospect Wells (FR)
Runs: 20
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £109,362
Prize IRE (€): €0

Subtle Power (IRE)

Horse: Subtle Power (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £95,713
Prize IRE (€): €0

St Expedit (GB)

Horse: St Expedit (GB)
Runs: 14
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £117,760
Prize IRE (€): €0

Puerto Rico (IRE)

Horse: Puerto Rico (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £14,540
Prize IRE (€): €70,102

Hawker's News (IRE)

Horse: Hawker's News (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £35,643
Prize IRE (€): €0

Scriptwriter I (IRE)

Horse: Scriptwriter I (IRE)
Runs: 43
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £97,822
Prize IRE (€): €0

Rostropovich I (IRE)

Horse: Rostropovich I (IRE)
Runs: 42
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £45,475
Prize IRE (€): €112,005

Mikado (GB)

Horse: Mikado (GB)
Runs: 31
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £42,193
Prize IRE (€): €86,425

Saafeya (IRE)

Horse: Saafeya (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £53,557
Prize IRE (€): €0

Atlantic Waves (IRE)

Horse: Atlantic Waves (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £22,137
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Commanche Belle (GB)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 9 winners from 11 runners

Full siblings

Don't Sioux Me (IRE)4W · 37R
Puerto Rico (IRE)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

Half siblings

By Commanche Run (GB)

Indian Slave (IRE)4W · 31R
Too Brave (IRE)0W · 1R

By Persian Heights (GB)

Persian Brave (IRE)7W · 20R · 1 black-type

By Fairy King (USA)

By Danehill (USA)

Angellino (IRE)2W · 7R

By Grand Lodge (USA)

Grand Seigneur (IRE)1W · 2R

Female line

1Commanche Belle (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Fairy Heights (IRE)3W · 7R · 1 G1

Half-brother

Persian Brave (IRE)7W · 20R · 1 black-type

Full brother

Puerto Rico (IRE)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

View full Commanche Belle family

In brief

When was Commanche Saddle foaled?

Commanche Saddle (IRE) was foaled in 1997.

Who are the sire and dam of Commanche Saddle?

Commanche Saddle (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Commanche Belle (GB), a daughter of Shirley Heights (GB).

Who trained Commanche Saddle?

Commanche Saddle (IRE) was trained by D K Weld and owned by Satish K Sanan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Commanche Saddle's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Commanche Saddle (IRE) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is Commanche Saddle's biggest win?

Commanche Saddle (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the European Breeders Fund Maiden at Cork (IRE) on 9 October 1999.

Has Commanche Saddle ever been beaten?

Commanche Saddle (IRE) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

Is Commanche Saddle still racing?

Commanche Saddle (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 9 October 1999 at Cork (IRE) in the European Breeders Fund Maiden, finishing 1st of 16, and has not run there since.

Is Commanche Saddle related to any top horses?

Commanche Saddle (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Fairy Heights (IRE) (half-sister, Group 1 winner), Persian Brave (IRE) (half-brother, Group 3 winner) and Puerto Rico (IRE) (full brother, Group 3 winner), from the Commanche Belle (GB) family.