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Horse profile

Facing The Facts

Defacto I (USA) × Sassy Lady (IRE) (Brief Truce (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2001

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 19 May 2003, Wolverhampton (AW) (10/10)
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
19 May 03	Wolverhampton (AW)	10/10	16/1	29	John Egan	Chris Dwyer	Dine Out At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class G	Class 6	Flat AW	6f	Standard	8-12	Blue Gallery (IRE)	£2,912	0/8

10/1019 May 03 · Wolverhampton (AW)16/1
Dine Out At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class G
Class 66fStandard
All fields
Date
19 May 03
Course
Wolverhampton (AW)
Pos
10/10
SP
16/1
Btn
29
Jockey
John Egan
Trainer
Chris Dwyer
Race
Dine Out At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class G
Class
Class 6
Type
Flat AW
Dist
6f
Going
Standard
Wgt
8-12
Winner / 2nd
Blue Gallery (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,912
Future form
0/8

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 (€)
Chris Dwyer	19 May 03	19 May 03	10/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Chris Dwyer

Trainer: Chris Dwyer
First run: 19 May 03
Last run: 19 May 03
First run for yard: 10/10
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
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	19 May 03	19 May 03

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 19 May 03
Last run: 19 May 03

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDefacto I (USA)

Parent · 1

SireDefacto I (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 branchSassy Lady (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamSassy Lady (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBrief Truce (USA)
Dam's damTaken By Force (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

Defacto I (USA)

Sassy Lady (IRE)

Not traced

Brief Truce (USA)

Taken By Force (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFacing The Facts (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2001

SireDefacto I (USA)

DamSassy Lady (IRE)

DamsireBrief Truce (USA)

2nd damTaken By Force (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingProspect Point (GB)

Female line

Sassy Lady (IRE) · by Brief Truce (USA) · 0 winners from 2 runners
Taken By Force (GB) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Defacto I (USA)	Sassy Lady (IRE)	Brief Truce (USA)	gelding	Flat 10.7f · NH 2m3f	Flat 7.3f · NH 2m3f

Defacto I (USA)

Sire: Defacto I (USA)
Dam: Sassy Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Brief Truce (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.7f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	176	3	23	1.7%	13.1%	1
At 5f to 6f	55	1	6	1.8%	10.9%	1
On AW going	75	1	10	1.3%	13.3%	1
At 5f to 6f on AW going	18	1	3	5.6%	16.7%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 176
Wins: 3
Placed: 23
Win %: 1.7%
Place %: 13.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 55
Wins: 1
Placed: 6
Win %: 1.8%
Place %: 10.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 75
Wins: 1
Placed: 10
Win %: 1.3%
Place %: 13.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on AW going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on AW going
Runs: 18
Wins: 1
Placed: 3
Win %: 5.6%
Place %: 16.7%
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.

Defacto I (USA) × Brief Truce mares (the cross)

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

Flat

Code: Flat
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 (€)
Facing The Facts (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Facing The Facts (GB)

Horse: Facing The Facts (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

Sassy Lady (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Defacto I (USA) out of Sassy Lady (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Cayman Kai (IRE)

Prospect Point (GB)0W · 9R

Female line

1Sassy Lady (IRE) · by Brief Truce (USA)
2Taken By Force (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Taken By Force family

In brief

When was Facing The Facts foaled?

Facing The Facts (GB) was foaled in 2001.

Who are the sire and dam of Facing The Facts?

Facing The Facts (GB) is by Defacto I (USA) out of Sassy Lady (IRE), a daughter of Brief Truce (USA).

Who trained Facing The Facts?

Facing The Facts (GB) was trained by Chris Dwyer and owned by Mrs Shelley Dwyer at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Facing The Facts' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Facing The Facts (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Facing The Facts still racing?

Facing The Facts (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 May 2003 at Wolverhampton (AW) in the Dine Out At Dunstall Park Selling Stakes Class G, finishing 10th of 10, and has not run there since.