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Horse profile

Gale Eight

Strong Gale (IRE) × Dorcetta (GB) (Condorcet (FR))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1993

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 27 Dec 1996, Leopardstown (IRE) (9/14)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
27 Dec 96	Leopardstown (IRE)	9/14	20/1	4	Tommy Treacy	V Bowens	Tote Account Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Yielding	10-2	Fern Fields (IRE)	55	0/13
2 Nov 96	Navan (IRE)	15/23	20/1	10	L P Cusack	Mervyn Torrens	Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Yielding	10-9	Choosey's Treasure (IRE)	-	1/20

9/1427 Dec 96 · Leopardstown (IRE)20/1
Tote Account Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding
All fields
Date
27 Dec 96
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
9/14
SP
20/1
Btn
4
Jockey
Tommy Treacy
Trainer
V Bowens
Race
Tote Account Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding
Wgt
10-2
Winner / 2nd
Fern Fields (IRE)
Days
55
Future form
0/13
15/232 Nov 96 · Navan (IRE)20/1
Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding
All fields
Date
2 Nov 96
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
15/23
SP
20/1
Btn
10
Jockey
L P Cusack
Trainer
Mervyn Torrens
Race
Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Choosey's Treasure (IRE)
Days
-
Future form
1/20

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
2 Nov 96	Navan (IRE)	Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle	15/23	Choosey's Treasure (IRE)	1	10 Nov 96	Leopardstown (IRE)	Sandyford Hurdle

15/232 Nov 96 · Navan (IRE)
Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
2 Nov 96
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Navan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle
This horse
15/23
Winner next time
Choosey's Treasure (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
10 Nov 96
At
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race won
Sandyford Hurdle

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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
V Bowens	Mervyn Torrens	27 Dec 96	27 Dec 96	9/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Mervyn Torrens	-	2 Nov 96	2 Nov 96	15/23	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

V Bowens

Trainer: V Bowens
Moved from: Mervyn Torrens
First run: 27 Dec 96
Last run: 27 Dec 96
First run for yard: 9/14
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mervyn Torrens

Trainer: Mervyn Torrens
First run: 2 Nov 96
Last run: 2 Nov 96
First run for yard: 15/23
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

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	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	2 Nov 96	27 Dec 96

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 2 Nov 96
Last run: 27 Dec 96

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

Pedigree

Sire branchStrong Gale (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireStrong Gale (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 branchDorcetta (GB)

Parent · 1

DamDorcetta (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCondorcet (FR)
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

Strong Gale (IRE)

Dorcetta (GB)

Not traced

Condorcet (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGale Eight (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled1993

SireStrong Gale (IRE)

DamDorcetta (GB)

DamsireCondorcet (FR)

Dam's produce5 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingNotcomplainingbut (IRE)

Female line

Dorcetta (GB) · 5 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Strong Gale (IRE)	Dorcetta (GB)	Condorcet (FR)	filly	Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4½f	Flat 11.4f · NH 2m2f

Strong Gale (IRE)

Sire: Strong Gale (IRE)
Dam: Dorcetta (GB)
Damsire: Condorcet (FR)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.4f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Strong Gale (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	14,680	1,860	4,296	12.7%	29.3%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	4,749	513	1,276	10.8%	26.9%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	2,895	314	772	10.8%	26.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	999	95	244	9.5%	24.4%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 14,680
Wins: 1,860
Placed: 4,296
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 29.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 4,749
Wins: 513
Placed: 1,276
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 26.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 2,895
Wins: 314
Placed: 772
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 999
Wins: 95
Placed: 244
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 24.4%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Strong Gale (IRE) × Condorcet mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	2	66.7%	1	77	12	15	15.6%	£1,593	€1,260
Flat	1	1	100.0%	0	13	3	4	23.1%	-	-
All runs	3	2	66.7%	1	90	15	19	16.7%	£1,593	€1,260

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 2
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 77
Wins: 12
2nd/3rd: 15
Win %: 15.6%
Prize GB (£): £1,593
Prize IRE (€): €1,260

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 4
Win %: 23.1%

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 3
Winners: 2
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 90
Wins: 15
2nd/3rd: 19
Win %: 16.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,593
Prize IRE (€): €1,260

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 (€)
Force Seven (GB)	46	10	2	Group/Grade 3	£1,593	€0
Storm Ten (IRE)	42	5	0	-	£0	€1,260
Gale Eight (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0

Force Seven (GB)

Horse: Force Seven (GB)
Runs: 46
Wins: 10
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £1,593
Prize IRE (€): €0

Storm Ten (IRE)

Horse: Storm Ten (IRE)
Runs: 42
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,260

Gale Eight (IRE)

Horse: Gale Eight (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Dorcetta (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 5 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

Force Seven (GB)10W · 46R · 2 black-type
Storm Ten (IRE)5W · 42R

Half siblings

By My Top (GB)

High Stoy (GB)1W · 6R

By Tender King (GB)

Carringtons Hill (IRE)0W · 4R

By Supreme Leader (GB)

Notcomplainingbut (IRE)9W · 49R · 3 black-type

By Brush Aside (USA)

Brushetta (IRE)2W · 35R

Female line

1Dorcetta (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Notcomplainingbut (IRE)9W · 49R · 3 black-type

Great-nephew

Ballyoisin (IRE)11W · 26R · 3 black-type

Full sister

Force Seven (GB)10W · 46R · 2 black-type

View full Dorcetta family

In brief

When was Gale Eight foaled?

Gale Eight (IRE) was foaled in 1993.

Who are the sire and dam of Gale Eight?

Gale Eight (IRE) is by Strong Gale (IRE) out of Dorcetta (GB), a daughter of Condorcet (FR).

Who trained Gale Eight?

Gale Eight (IRE) was trained by V Bowens and owned by Exors Of Late Mrs C A Moore at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Mervyn Torrens.

What is Gale Eight's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Gale Eight (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Gale Eight still racing?

Gale Eight (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 27 December 1996 at Leopardstown (IRE) in the Tote Account Hurdle, finishing 9th of 14, and has not run there since.

Is Gale Eight related to any top horses?

Gale Eight (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Notcomplainingbut (IRE) (half-sister, Grade 2 winner), Force Seven (GB) (full sister, Grade 3 winner) and Ballyoisin (IRE) (great-nephew, Grade 2 winner), from the Dorcetta (GB) family.