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Horse profile

Definite Element

Definite Article (GB) × Miss Ell (IRE) (Houmayoun (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2008

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Mar 2014, Gowran Park (IRE) (PU/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
8 Mar 14	Gowran Park (IRE)	PU/13	66/1	Brian O'Connell	Kieran Purcell	Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Soft	11-12	Sizing Granite (IRE)	€6,900	1/10

PU/138 Mar 14 · Gowran Park (IRE)66/1
Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft
All fields
Date
8 Mar 14
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
PU/13
SP
66/1
Jockey
Brian O'Connell
Trainer
Kieran Purcell
Race
Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-12
Winner / 2nd
Sizing Granite (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,900
Future form
1/10

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 Mar 14	Gowran Park (IRE)	Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle	PU/13	Desertmore Stream (IRE)	2	3 Apr 14	Clonmel (IRE)	Go Racing In The South East '5 For 50' Maiden Hurdle

PU/138 Mar 14 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
8 Mar 14
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle
This horse
PU/13
Winner next time
Desertmore Stream (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
3 Apr 14
At
Clonmel (IRE)
Race won
Go Racing In The South East '5 For 50' 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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Kieran Purcell	8 Mar 14	8 Mar 14	PU/13	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Kieran Purcell

Trainer: Kieran Purcell
First run: 8 Mar 14
Last run: 8 Mar 14
First run for yard: PU/13
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 Mar 14	8 Mar 14

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 Mar 14
Last run: 8 Mar 14

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDefinite Article (GB)

Parent · 1

SireDefinite Article (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)
Sire's damSummer Fashion (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 branchMiss Ell (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMiss Ell (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHoumayoun (FR)
Dam's damHampsruth (GB)

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

Definite Article (GB)

Miss Ell (IRE)

Indian Ridge (IRE)

Summer Fashion (GB)

Houmayoun (FR)

Hampsruth (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDefinite Element (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2008

SireDefinite Article (GB)

DamMiss Ell (IRE)

DamsireHoumayoun (FR)

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)

Sire's damSummer Fashion (GB)

2nd damHampsruth (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingSonny B (IRE)

Female line

Miss Ell (IRE) · by Houmayoun (FR) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Hampsruth (GB) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Definite Article (GB)	Miss Ell (IRE)	Houmayoun (FR)	gelding	Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 8.0f · NH 2m5f

Definite Article (GB)

Sire: Definite Article (GB)
Dam: Miss Ell (IRE)
Damsire: Houmayoun (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.0f · NH 2m5f

Progeny of Definite Article (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,089	659	1,688	10.8%	27.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	2,500	266	695	10.6%	27.8%	1
On Soft going	1,226	121	327	9.9%	26.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	504	53	143	10.5%	28.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,089
Wins: 659
Placed: 1,688
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,500
Wins: 266
Placed: 695
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 27.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,226
Wins: 121
Placed: 327
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 504
Wins: 53
Placed: 143
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 28.4%
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.

Definite Article (GB) × Houmayoun mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Definite Element (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Definite Element (IRE)

Horse: Definite Element (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Miss Ell (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Definite Article (GB) out of Miss Ell (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Spadoun (FR)

Sonny B (IRE)4W · 34R

Female line

1Miss Ell (IRE) · by Houmayoun (FR)
2Hampsruth (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Hampsruth family

In brief

When was Definite Element foaled?

Definite Element (IRE) was foaled in 2008.

Who are the sire and dam of Definite Element?

Definite Element (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Miss Ell (IRE), a daughter of Houmayoun (FR).

Who trained Definite Element?

Definite Element (IRE) was trained by Kieran Purcell and owned by Mrs Kathleen Fagan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Definite Element's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Definite Element (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Definite Element still racing?

Definite Element (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 March 2014 at Gowran Park (IRE) in the Michael Fennelly & Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 13 ran), and has not run there since.