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Horse profile

Distant Mirage (IRE)

Caerleon (USA) × Desert Bluebell (GB) (Kalaglow (IRE))

TrainerPeter Chapple-Hyam
OwnerR Sangster Mr R Kaster Cypress Farms
FamilyDesert Bluebell

Sex: colt
Foaled: 1995

See also: Distant Mirage (GB) · J F Levins · 16 runs · 1 win

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £13,797 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 5 May 1998, Chester (3/5)
Last win (GB & IRE): 25 Oct 1997, Newbury

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
5 May 98	Chester	3/5	15/2	4	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Chester Vase	Group 3	Flat Turf	1m4½f	Good	8-10	Gulland (GB)	£32,550	192	0/4
25 Oct 97	Newbury	1/5	4/7F	won hd	Robert Havlin	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Stafford Knight Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	Flat Turf	1m	Good to Soft	8-8	Evander I (IRE)	£4,502	37	0/4
18 Sep 97	Newbury	2/17	5/4F	½	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	Flat Turf	7f	Good to Firm	9-0	Dr Fong (USA)	£11,284	-	1/15

3/55 May 98 · Chester15/2
Chester Vase
Group 31m4½fGood
All fields
Date
5 May 98
Course
Chester
Pos
3/5
SP
15/2
Btn
4
Jockey
John Reid
Trainer
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Race
Chester Vase
Class
Group 3
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m4½f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-10
Winner / 2nd
Gulland (GB)
Winner prize
£32,550
Days
192
Future form
0/4
1/525 Oct 97 · Newbury4/7F
Stafford Knight Conditions Stakes Class C
Class 31mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
25 Oct 97
Course
Newbury
Pos
1/5
SP
4/7F
Btn
won hd
Jockey
Robert Havlin
Trainer
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Race
Stafford Knight Conditions Stakes Class C
Class
Class 3
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
8-8
Winner / 2nd
Evander I (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,502
Days
37
Future form
0/4
2/1718 Sep 97 · Newbury5/4F
Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D
Class 47fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
18 Sep 97
Course
Newbury
Pos
2/17
SP
5/4F
Btn
½
Jockey
John Reid
Trainer
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Race
Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Dr Fong (USA)
Winner prize
£11,284
Days
-
Future form
1/15

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
18 Sep 97	Newbury	Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D	2/17	Dr Fong (USA)	1	11 Oct 97	Ascot	McGee Group Autumn Stakes Class A

2/1718 Sep 97 · Newbury
Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D
All fields
Date
18 Sep 97
Course
Newbury
Race
Amerada Maiden Stakes Class D
This horse
2/17
Winner next time
Dr Fong (USA)
Their pos
1
Won on
11 Oct 97
At
Ascot
Race won
McGee Group Autumn Stakes Class A

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 (€)
Peter Chapple-Hyam	18 Sep 97	5 May 98	2/17	3	1	1	1	33.3%	66.7%	£13,797	€0

Peter Chapple-Hyam

Trainer: Peter Chapple-Hyam
First run: 18 Sep 97
Last run: 5 May 98
First run for yard: 2/17
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £13,797
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
Flat	3	1	1	1	33.3%	66.7%	£13,797	€0	18 Sep 97	5 May 98

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £13,797
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 18 Sep 97
Last run: 5 May 98

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	3	1	1	1	33.3%	66.7%	£13,797	€0

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £13,797
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good to Firm	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£3,420	€0
Good	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0
Good to Soft	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,502	€0

Good to Firm

Going: Good to Firm
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,420
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good to Soft

Going: Good to Soft
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,502
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
7f to 1m	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£7,922	€0
12f to 13f	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £7,922
Prize IRE (€): €0

12f to 13f

Distance: 12f to 13f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Newbury	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£7,922	€0
Chester	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0

Newbury

Course: Newbury
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £7,922
Prize IRE (€): €0

Chester

Course: Chester
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Group 3	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0
Class 3	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,502	€0
Class 4	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£3,420	€0

Group 3

Class: Group 3
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

Class 3

Class: Class 3
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,502
Prize IRE (€): €0

Class 4

Class: Class 4
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,420
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2 to 5 runners	2	1	0	1	50.0%	50.0%	£10,377	€0
17+ runners	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£3,420	€0

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £10,377
Prize IRE (€): €0

17+ runners

Runners: 17+ runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,420
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
May	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0
September	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£3,420	€0
October	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,502	€0

May

Month: May
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

September

Month: September
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,420
Prize IRE (€): €0

October

Month: October
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,502
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Reid	2	0	1	1	0.0%	50.0%	£9,295	€0
Robert Havlin	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,502	€0

John Reid

Jockey: John Reid
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £9,295
Prize IRE (€): €0

Robert Havlin

Jockey: Robert Havlin
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,502
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	1	1	1	33.3%	66.7%	£13,797	€0

Peter Chapple-Hyam

Trainer: Peter Chapple-Hyam
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £13,797
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	1	1	1	33.3%	66.7%	£13,797	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £13,797
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£3,420	€0
31 to 60 days	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,502	€0
121 to 365 days	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£5,875	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,420
Prize IRE (€): €0

31 to 60 days

Days since last run: 31 to 60 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,502
Prize IRE (€): €0

121 to 365 days

Days since last run: 121 to 365 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,875
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchCaerleon (USA)

Parent · 1

SireCaerleon (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 branchDesert Bluebell (GB)

Parent · 1

DamDesert Bluebell (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKalaglow (IRE)
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

Caerleon (USA)

Desert Bluebell (GB)

Not traced

Kalaglow (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDistant Mirage (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled1995

SireCaerleon (USA)

DamDesert Bluebell (GB)

DamsireKalaglow (IRE)

Dam's produce5 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingTayil (IRE)

Female line

Desert Bluebell (GB) · 5 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Caerleon (USA)	Desert Bluebell (GB)	Kalaglow (IRE)	colt	Flat 10.1f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 9.1f · NH 2m3½f

Caerleon (USA)

Sire: Caerleon (USA)
Dam: Desert Bluebell (GB)
Damsire: Kalaglow (IRE)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.1f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m3½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	3,824	550	1,302	14.4%	34.0%	3	1
At 7f to 1m	1,186	162	387	13.7%	32.6%	2	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	498	55	148	11.0%	29.7%	1	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going	175	22	58	12.6%	33.1%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 3,824
Wins: 550
Placed: 1,302
Win %: 14.4%
Place %: 34.0%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 1,186
Wins: 162
Placed: 387
Win %: 13.7%
Place %: 32.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 498
Wins: 55
Placed: 148
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 29.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 175
Wins: 22
Placed: 58
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 33.1%
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.

Caerleon (USA) × Kalaglow mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	8	100.0%	1	62	16	14	25.8%	£213,709	€0
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	4	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	8	8	100.0%	1	66	16	14	24.2%	£213,709	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 8
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 62
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 14
Win %: 25.8%
Prize GB (£): £213,709
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 8
Winners: 8
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 66
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 14
Win %: 24.2%
Prize GB (£): £213,709
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	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Tenby (GB)	9	4	3	Group/Grade 2	£129,402	€0
Bright Water I (GB)	7	3	0	-	£34,641	€0
River Usk (GB)	5	2	0	-	£10,566	€0
Tayil (IRE)	8	2	0	-	£15,196	€0
Monongahela (IRE)	22	2	0	-	-	-
Distant Mirage (IRE)	3	1	0	-	£13,797	€0
Bayswater (GB)	5	1	0	-	£6,224	€0
Maya Cove (GB)	7	1	0	-	£3,883	€0

Tenby (GB)

Horse: Tenby (GB)
Runs: 9
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £129,402
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bright Water I (GB)

Horse: Bright Water I (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £34,641
Prize IRE (€): €0

River Usk (GB)

Horse: River Usk (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,566
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tayil (IRE)

Horse: Tayil (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £15,196
Prize IRE (€): €0

Monongahela (IRE)

Horse: Monongahela (IRE)
Runs: 22
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0

Distant Mirage (IRE)

Horse: Distant Mirage (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,797
Prize IRE (€): €0

Bayswater (GB)

Horse: Bayswater (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,224
Prize IRE (€): €0

Maya Cove (GB)

Horse: Maya Cove (GB)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,883
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Desert Bluebell (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 5 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

Tayil (IRE)2W · 8R

Half siblings

Female line

1Desert Bluebell (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Desert Bluebell family

In brief

When was Distant Mirage foaled?

Distant Mirage (IRE) was foaled in 1995.

Who are the sire and dam of Distant Mirage?

Distant Mirage (IRE) is by Caerleon (USA) out of Desert Bluebell (GB), a daughter of Kalaglow (IRE).

Who trained Distant Mirage?

Distant Mirage (IRE) was trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam and owned by R Sangster Mr R Kaster Cypress Farms at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Distant Mirage's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Distant Mirage (IRE) won 1 of 3 races (33%). Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

What is Distant Mirage's biggest win?

Distant Mirage (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Stafford Knight Conditions Stakes Class C at Newbury on 25 October 1997.

Has Distant Mirage ever been beaten?

Distant Mirage (IRE) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 18 September 1997 at Newbury (2nd of 17).

Is Distant Mirage still racing?

Distant Mirage (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 May 1998 at Chester in the Chester Vase (Group 3), finishing 3rd of 5, and has not run there since.

What is Distant Mirage's record at Newbury?

Distant Mirage (IRE) ran most often at Newbury, with 1 win from 2 runs there.

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Distant Mirage (IRE)

Form

Race record

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

By race type

By going

By distance

By course

By class

By field size

By month

By jockey

By trainer

By headgear

By days since last run

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

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

Caerleon (USA) × Kalaglow mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Persian Heights (GB)

By Be My Guest (USA)

By Giant's Causeway (USA)

By Galileo (IRE)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief

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