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Horse profile

Espada

Lope De Vega (IRE) × Lady Pimpernel (GB) (Sir Percy (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2019
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £1,014 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 1 Nov 2022, Southwell (AW) (3/11)
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	Future form
1 Nov 22	Southwell (AW)	3/11	11/1	5½	William Carver	Andrew Balding	Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes	Class 5	Flat AW	1m4f	Standard	9-4	Quantum Leap (GB)	£4,320	1/9

3/111 Nov 22 · Southwell (AW)11/1
Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes
Class 51m4fStandard
All fields
Date
1 Nov 22
Course
Southwell (AW)
Pos
3/11
SP
11/1
Btn
5½
Jockey
William Carver
Trainer
Andrew Balding
Race
Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
1m4f
Going
Standard
Wgt
9-4
Winner / 2nd
Quantum Leap (GB)
Winner prize
£4,320
Future form
1/9

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
1 Nov 22	Southwell (AW)	Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes	3/11	Aztec Empire (IRE)	2	6 Jan 23	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes

3/111 Nov 22 · Southwell (AW)
Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes
All fields
Date
1 Nov 22
Course
Southwell (AW)
Race
Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes
This horse
3/11
Winner next time
Aztec Empire (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
6 Jan 23
At
Kempton (AW)
Race won
Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes

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 (€)
Andrew Balding	1 Nov 22	1 Nov 22	3/11	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£1,014	€0

Andrew Balding

Trainer: Andrew Balding
First run: 1 Nov 22
Last run: 1 Nov 22
First run for yard: 3/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,014
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	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£1,014	€0	1 Nov 22	1 Nov 22

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,014
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 1 Nov 22
Last run: 1 Nov 22

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLope De Vega (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireLope De Vega (IRE)

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 branchLady Pimpernel (GB)

Parent · 1

DamLady Pimpernel (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireSir Percy (GB)
Dam's damAngeleno (IRE)

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

Lope De Vega (IRE)

Lady Pimpernel (GB)

Not traced

Sir Percy (GB)

Angeleno (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseEspada (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2019

SireLope De Vega (IRE)

DamLady Pimpernel (GB)

DamsireSir Percy (GB)

2nd damAngeleno (IRE)

Dam's own recordListed winner

Dam's produce3 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingShuwari (IRE)

Female line

Lady Pimpernel (GB) · by Sir Percy (GB) · 3 winners from 4 runners · Listed winner
Angeleno (IRE) · 1 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Lope De Vega (IRE)	Lady Pimpernel (GB)	Sir Percy (GB)	Ballylinch Stud	3 May 19	chestnut	gelding	Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1f	Flat 8.7f · NH 2m1f

Lope De Vega (IRE)

Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
Dam: Lady Pimpernel (GB)
Damsire: Sir Percy (GB)
Breeder: Ballylinch Stud
Foaled: 3 May 19
Colour: chestnut
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Lope De Vega (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	9,447	1,315	3,194	13.9%	33.8%	1
At 12f to 13f	1,155	170	388	14.7%	33.6%	1
On AW going	3,138	456	1,094	14.5%	34.9%	1
At 12f to 13f on AW going	386	71	145	18.4%	37.6%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 9,447
Wins: 1,315
Placed: 3,194
Win %: 13.9%
Place %: 33.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 12f to 13f

Condition: At 12f to 13f
Runs: 1,155
Wins: 170
Placed: 388
Win %: 14.7%
Place %: 33.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 3,138
Wins: 456
Placed: 1,094
Win %: 14.5%
Place %: 34.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 12f to 13f on AW going

Condition: At 12f to 13f on AW going
Runs: 386
Wins: 71
Placed: 145
Win %: 18.4%
Place %: 37.6%
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.

Lope De Vega (IRE) × Sir Percy (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	1	33.3%	24	2	7	8.3%	£29,949	€0
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	8	0	0	0.0%	£0	€210
All runs	3	1	33.3%	32	2	7	6.3%	£29,949	€210

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 24
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 8.3%
Prize GB (£): £29,949
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €210

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 32
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 6.3%
Prize GB (£): £29,949
Prize IRE (€): €210

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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Albany (GB)	10	2	£24,280	€0
Espada (IRE)	1	0	£1,014	€0
Chequer Square (IRE)	21	0	£4,655	€210

Albany (GB)

Horse: Albany (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,280
Prize IRE (€): €0

Espada (IRE)

Horse: Espada (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,014
Prize IRE (€): €0

Chequer Square (IRE)

Horse: Chequer Square (IRE)
Runs: 21
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,655
Prize IRE (€): €210

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Lady Pimpernel (GB)

Record: Listed winner
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Lady Pimpernel (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Make Believe (GB)

True Scarlet (IRE)4W · 13R

By Zoffany (IRE)

Elusive Artist (IRE)1W · 19R

By New Bay (GB)

Shuwari (IRE)2W · 8R · 1 black-type

Female line

1Lady Pimpernel (GB) · by Sir Percy (GB)
2Angeleno (IRE)

Notable relatives

Dam

Lady Pimpernel (GB)4W · 14R · 1 black-type

Half-sister

Shuwari (IRE)2W · 8R · 1 black-type

View full Angeleno family

In brief

When was Espada foaled?

Espada (IRE), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 3 May 2019.

Who are the sire and dam of Espada?

Espada (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Lady Pimpernel (GB), a daughter of Sir Percy (GB), and was bred by Ballylinch Stud.

Who trained Espada?

Espada (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding and owned by Mick And Janice Mariscotti at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Espada's race record?

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

Is Espada still racing?

Espada (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 1 November 2022 at Southwell (AW) in the Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes, finishing 3rd of 11, and has not run there since.

Is Espada related to any top horses?

Espada (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Lady Pimpernel (GB) (dam, Listed winner) and Shuwari (IRE) (half-sister, Listed winner), from the Angeleno (IRE) family.