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Horse profile

Front Cover

Sunyboy (GB) × Roman Lilly (GB) (Romany Air)

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1990

Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 2 runs (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £3,185 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 16 May 1997, Aintree (1/6)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
16 May 97	Aintree	1/6	4/9F	won dist	Miss S Vickery	Stewart Pike	Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	3m1f	Good	11-7	The Rum Mariner (GB)	£1,739	9	0/4
7 May 97	Uttoxeter	1/10	5/2J	won 13	Miss S Vickery	Stewart Pike	Mobilefone Group Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	3m2f	Good to Soft	11-2	Royal Segos (GB)	£1,446	-	0/7

1/616 May 97 · Aintree4/9F
Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 63m1fGood
All fields
Date
16 May 97
Course
Aintree
Pos
1/6
SP
4/9F
Btn
won dist
Jockey
Miss S Vickery
Trainer
Stewart Pike
Race
Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
3m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
The Rum Mariner (GB)
Winner prize
£1,739
Days
9
Future form
0/4
1/107 May 97 · Uttoxeter5/2J
Mobilefone Group Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 63m2fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
7 May 97
Course
Uttoxeter
Pos
1/10
SP
5/2J
Btn
won 13
Jockey
Miss S Vickery
Trainer
Stewart Pike
Race
Mobilefone Group Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
3m2f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-2
Winner / 2nd
Royal Segos (GB)
Winner prize
£1,446
Days
-
Future form
0/7

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 (€)
Stewart Pike	7 May 97	16 May 97	1/10	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,185	€0

Stewart Pike

Trainer: Stewart Pike
First run: 7 May 97
Last run: 16 May 97
First run for yard: 1/10
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,185
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	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,185	€0	7 May 97	16 May 97

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,185
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 7 May 97
Last run: 16 May 97

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSunyboy (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSunyboy (GB)

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 branchRoman Lilly (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRoman Lilly (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRomany Air
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

Sunyboy (GB)

Roman Lilly (GB)

Not traced

Romany Air

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFront Cover (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled1990

SireSunyboy (GB)

DamRoman Lilly (GB)

DamsireRomany Air

Dam's produce5 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingProud Sun (GB)

Female line

Roman Lilly (GB) · 5 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sunyboy (GB)	Roman Lilly (GB)	Romany Air	mare	NH 3m	Flat 24.0f · NH 2m6½f

Sunyboy (GB)

Sire: Sunyboy (GB)
Dam: Roman Lilly (GB)
Damsire: Romany Air
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 3m
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 24.0f · NH 2m6½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	816	66	187	8.1%	22.9%	2	2
At 3m2f and over	159	19	44	11.9%	27.7%	1	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	168	11	30	6.5%	17.9%	1	1
At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going	29	3	7	10.3%	24.1%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 816
Wins: 66
Placed: 187
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 22.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

At 3m2f and over

Condition: At 3m2f and over
Runs: 159
Wins: 19
Placed: 44
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 168
Wins: 11
Placed: 30
Win %: 6.5%
Place %: 17.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 29
Wins: 3
Placed: 7
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 24.1%
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.

Sunyboy (GB) × Romany Air mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	3	100.0%	0	41	11	16	26.8%	£69,430	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 3
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 41
Wins: 11
2nd/3rd: 16
Win %: 26.8%
Prize GB (£): £69,430
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Proud Sun (GB)	13	6	£56,168	€0
Sonofagipsy (GB)	26	3	£10,077	€0
Front Cover (GB)	2	2	£3,185	€0

Proud Sun (GB)

Horse: Proud Sun (GB)
Runs: 13
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £56,168
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sonofagipsy (GB)

Horse: Sonofagipsy (GB)
Runs: 26
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,077
Prize IRE (€): €0

Front Cover (GB)

Horse: Front Cover (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,185
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Roman Lilly (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 5 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

Proud Sun (GB)6W · 13R

Half siblings

By Leander I (GB)

Winter's Lane (GB)2W · 13R
Sweatshirt (GB)1W · 11R

By Rymer (GB)

Synderborough Lad (GB)5W · 23R

Female line

1Roman Lilly (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Roman Lilly family

In brief

When was Front Cover foaled?

Front Cover (GB) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Front Cover?

Front Cover (GB) is by Sunyboy (GB) out of Roman Lilly (GB), a daughter of Romany Air.

Who trained Front Cover?

Front Cover (GB) was trained by Stewart Pike and owned by Stewart Pike at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Front Cover's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Front Cover (GB) won 2 of 2 races (100%).

What is Front Cover's biggest win?

Front Cover (GB)'s biggest wins in Britain and Ireland were 2 Class 6 victories, most recently the Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H at Aintree on 16 May 1997.

Has Front Cover ever been beaten?

Front Cover (GB) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 2 of those races.

Is Front Cover still racing?

Front Cover (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 May 1997 at Aintree in the Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H, finishing 1st of 6, and has not run there since.