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Horse profile

Elegant Sun

Sunyboy (GB) × Arctic Elegance (GB) (Articulate (GB))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
1982
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
26 Oct 1990, Exeter (PU/14)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
26 Oct 90ExeterPU/1425/1Lorna VincentRon HodgesWoolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' ChaseNon-handicap (unclassified)Chase2m1fGood to Firm11-2Zummerset (NZ)£3,8751/10
  • PU/1426 Oct 90 · Exeter25/1

    Woolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' Chase

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    26 Oct 90
    Course
    Exeter
    Pos
    PU/14
    SP
    25/1
    Trainer
    Ron Hodges
    Race
    Woolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' Chase
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Chase
    Dist
    2m1f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    11-2
    Winner / 2nd
    Zummerset (NZ)
    Winner prize
    £3,875
    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

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
26 Oct 90ExeterWoolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' ChasePU/14Beau Pari (GB)317 Nov 90WarwickBonusPrint Novices' Chase
  • PU/1426 Oct 90 · Exeter

    Woolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' Chase

    All fields
    Date
    26 Oct 90
    Course
    Exeter
    Race
    Woolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' Chase
    This horse
    PU/14
    Winner next time
    Beau Pari (GB)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    17 Nov 90
    Race won
    BonusPrint Novices' Chase

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Ron Hodges26 Oct 9026 Oct 90PU/1410000.0%0.0%£0€0
Ron Hodges
Trainer
Ron Hodges
First run
26 Oct 90
Last run
26 Oct 90
First run for yard
PU/14
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt10000.0%0.0%£0€026 Oct 9026 Oct 90
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
26 Oct 90
Last run
26 Oct 90

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchSunyboy (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireSunyboy (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchArctic Elegance (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamArctic Elegance (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireArticulate (GB)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Sunyboy (GB)
Arctic Elegance (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Articulate (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseElegant Sun (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1982
SireSunyboy (GB)
DamArctic Elegance (GB)
DamsireArticulate (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingArtic Missile (GB)

Female line

  1. Arctic Elegance (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Sunyboy (GB)Arctic Elegance (GB)Articulate (GB)geldingNH 3mNH 2m6f
Sunyboy (GB)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 3m
Damsire's avg winning distance
NH 2m6f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs816661878.1%22.9%10
At 2m to 2m1f1073122.8%11.2%10
On Good to firm or firmer going18314437.7%23.5%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to firm or firmer going22020.0%9.1%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
816
Wins
66
Placed
187
Win %
8.1%
Place %
22.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
107
Wins
3
Placed
12
Win %
2.8%
Place %
11.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
183
Wins
14
Placed
43
Win %
7.7%
Place %
23.5%
This horse runs
1
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
22
Wins
0
Placed
2
Win %
0.0%
Place %
9.1%
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.

Sunyboy (GB) × Articulate mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%01000.0%£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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Elegant Sun (GB)100£0€0
Elegant Sun (GB)
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

Arctic Elegance (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sunyboy (GB) out of Arctic Elegance (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Cruise Missile (GB)

By Relkino (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Arctic Elegance (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Elegant Sun foaled?

Elegant Sun (GB) was foaled in 1982.

Who are the sire and dam of Elegant Sun?

Elegant Sun (GB) is by Sunyboy (GB) out of Arctic Elegance (GB), a daughter of Articulate (GB).

Who trained Elegant Sun?

Elegant Sun (GB) was trained by Ron Hodges and owned by Jock Cullen at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Elegant Sun's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Elegant Sun (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Elegant Sun still racing?

Elegant Sun (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 26 October 1990 at Exeter in the Woolea Retail Of Street & Wells Novices' Chase (result: pulled up, 14 ran), and has not run there since.

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