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Horse profile

Cricket Bat

Alflora (IRE) × Kolpatcheva (FR) (Cricket Ball (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2005

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 25 May 2011, Sedgefield (5/6)
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	Days	Future form
25 May 11	Sedgefield	5/6	66/1	dist	Brian Toomey	Brian Ellison	Albert Hill Commercials Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m1f	Good to Firm	10-7	Abergavenny (GB)	£2,082	25	0/5
30 Apr 11	Hexham	5/7	3/1	dist	Henry Brooke	Brian Ellison	James The First Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	Hurdle	2m7½f	Good to Firm	10-7	Quelle Chance (IRE)	£2,192	-	0/5

5/625 May 11 · Sedgefield66/1
Albert Hill Commercials Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m1fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
25 May 11
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
5/6
SP
66/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Brian Toomey
Trainer
Brian Ellison
Race
Albert Hill Commercials Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
10-7
Winner / 2nd
Abergavenny (GB)
Winner prize
£2,082
Days
25
Future form
0/5
5/730 Apr 11 · Hexham3/1
James The First Novices' Hurdle
Class 42m7½fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
30 Apr 11
Course
Hexham
Pos
5/7
SP
3/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Henry Brooke
Trainer
Brian Ellison
Race
James The First Novices' Hurdle
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m7½f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
10-7
Winner / 2nd
Quelle Chance (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,192
Days
-
Future form
0/5

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Brian Ellison	30 Apr 11	25 May 11	5/7	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Brian Ellison

Trainer: Brian Ellison
First run: 30 Apr 11
Last run: 25 May 11
First run for yard: 5/7
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 (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	30 Apr 11	25 May 11

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: 30 Apr 11
Last run: 25 May 11

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

Pedigree

Sire branchAlflora (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireAlflora (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNiniski (USA)
Sire's damAdrana (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 branchKolpatcheva (FR)

Parent · 1

DamKolpatcheva (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCricket Ball (USA)
Dam's damTosca De Bellouet (FR)

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

Alflora (IRE)

Kolpatcheva (FR)

Niniski (USA)

Adrana (GB)

Cricket Ball (USA)

Tosca De Bellouet (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseCricket Bat (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2005

SireAlflora (IRE)

DamKolpatcheva (FR)

DamsireCricket Ball (USA)

Sire's sireNiniski (USA)

Sire's damAdrana (GB)

2nd damTosca De Bellouet (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingSportingfriendship (IRE)

Female line

Kolpatcheva (FR) · by Cricket Ball (USA) · 0 winners from 2 runners
Tosca De Bellouet (FR) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Alflora (IRE)	Kolpatcheva (FR)	Cricket Ball (USA)	gelding	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f	Flat 5.6f · NH 2m3½f

Alflora (IRE)

Sire: Alflora (IRE)
Dam: Kolpatcheva (FR)
Damsire: Cricket Ball (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 5.6f · NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	7,582	759	1,962	10.0%	25.9%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	2,636	244	649	9.3%	24.6%	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	751	78	186	10.4%	24.8%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going	279	27	58	9.7%	20.8%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 7,582
Wins: 759
Placed: 1,962
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 25.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,636
Wins: 244
Placed: 649
Win %: 9.3%
Place %: 24.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 751
Wins: 78
Placed: 186
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 24.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 279
Wins: 27
Placed: 58
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 20.8%
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.

Alflora (IRE) × Cricket Ball mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	0	0.0%	0	13	0	1	0.0%	£2,242	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,242
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 (€)
Cricket Bat (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0
Cricket Boy (GB)	11	0	0	£2,242	€0

Cricket Bat (IRE)

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

Cricket Boy (GB)

Horse: Cricket Boy (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,242
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Kolpatcheva (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Alflora (IRE) out of Kolpatcheva (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Accordion (IRE)

Sportingfriendship (IRE)0W · 1R

Female line

1Kolpatcheva (FR) · by Cricket Ball (USA)
2Tosca De Bellouet (FR)

Notable relatives

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

View full Tosca De Bellouet family

In brief

When was Cricket Bat foaled?

Cricket Bat (IRE) was foaled in 2005.

Who are the sire and dam of Cricket Bat?

Cricket Bat (IRE) is by Alflora (IRE) out of Kolpatcheva (FR), a daughter of Cricket Ball (USA).

Who trained Cricket Bat?

Cricket Bat (IRE) was trained by Brian Ellison and owned by W A Bethell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Cricket Bat's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Cricket Bat (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Cricket Bat still racing?

Cricket Bat (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 25 May 2011 at Sedgefield in the Albert Hill Commercials Novices' Hurdle, finishing 5th of 6, and has not run there since.