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Horse profile

Gamblers Refrain

Sex
gelding
Foaled
1985
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
28 Sep 1993, Exeter (PU/13)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PUPU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
28 Sep 93ExeterPU/13100/1S McNeillR W PincombeDominion Oils Ltd Novices' HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m6fGood11-0King's Treasure (USA)£1,5449152/10
28 Mar 91TauntonPU/1350/1Rodi GreeneR W PincombeTaunton Novices' HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m½fGood to Firm10-11Simpson (GB)£1,881-0/12
  • PU/1328 Sep 93 · Exeter100/1

    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m6fGood

    All fields
    Date
    28 Sep 93
    Course
    Exeter
    Pos
    PU/13
    SP
    100/1
    Jockey
    S McNeill
    Race
    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m6f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    11-0
    Winner prize
    £1,544
    Days
    915
    Future form
    2/10
  • PU/1328 Mar 91 · Taunton50/1

    Taunton Novices' Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m½fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    28 Mar 91
    Course
    Taunton
    Pos
    PU/13
    SP
    50/1
    Race
    Taunton Novices' Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    10-11
    Winner / 2nd
    Simpson (GB)
    Winner prize
    £1,881
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/12

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
28 Sep 93ExeterDominion Oils Ltd Novices' HurdlePU/13King's Treasure (USA)113 Oct 93ExeterDean & Dyball Novices' Hurdle
28 Sep 93ExeterDominion Oils Ltd Novices' HurdlePU/13Eid (USA)217 Sep 94Market RasenBob Kett Handicap Hurdle
  • PU/1328 Sep 93 · Exeter

    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    28 Sep 93
    Course
    Exeter
    Race
    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle
    This horse
    PU/13
    Winner next time
    King's Treasure (USA)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    13 Oct 93
    Race won
    Dean & Dyball Novices' Hurdle
  • PU/1328 Sep 93 · Exeter

    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    28 Sep 93
    Course
    Exeter
    Race
    Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle
    This horse
    PU/13
    Winner next time
    Eid (USA)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    17 Sep 94
    Race won
    Bob Kett Handicap 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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
R W Pincombe28 Mar 9128 Sep 93PU/1320000.0%0.0%£0€0
R W Pincombe
First run
28 Mar 91
Last run
28 Sep 93
First run for yard
PU/13
Runs
2
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 Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€028 Mar 9128 Sep 93
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
28 Mar 91
Last run
28 Sep 93

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchBlue Refrain (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireBlue Refrain (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 branchBlue Fire Lady (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamBlue Fire Lady (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sirePitcairn
  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
Not traced
Not traced
Pitcairn
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGamblers Refrain (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1985
SireBlue Refrain (GB)
DamBlue Fire Lady (GB)
DamsirePitcairn
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Blue Fire Lady (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Blue Refrain (GB)Blue Fire Lady (GB)PitcairngeldingNH 2m3½fFlat 8.3f · NH 2m2½f
Blue Refrain (GB)
Damsire
Pitcairn
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.3f · NH 2m2½f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs133213715.8%27.8%20
At 2m to 2m1f61111718.0%27.9%10
On Good going40387.5%20.0%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going192410.5%21.1%00
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
133
Wins
21
Placed
37
Win %
15.8%
Place %
27.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
61
Wins
11
Placed
17
Win %
18.0%
Place %
27.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
40
Wins
3
Placed
8
Win %
7.5%
Place %
20.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs
19
Wins
2
Placed
4
Win %
10.5%
Place %
21.1%
This horse runs
0
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.

Blue Refrain (GB) × Pitcairn mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
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 (€)
Gamblers Refrain (GB)200£0€0
Gamblers Refrain (GB)
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

Blue Fire Lady (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Gamblers Refrain is the only foal out of Blue Fire Lady (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Gamblers Refrain is the only foal out of Blue Fire Lady (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Blue Fire Lady (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Gamblers Refrain foaled?

Gamblers Refrain (GB) was foaled in 1985.

Who are the sire and dam of Gamblers Refrain?

Gamblers Refrain (GB) is by Blue Refrain (GB) out of Blue Fire Lady (GB), a daughter of Pitcairn.

Who trained Gamblers Refrain?

Gamblers Refrain (GB) was trained by R W Pincombe and owned by R W Pincombe at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Gamblers Refrain's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Gamblers Refrain (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Gamblers Refrain still racing?

Gamblers Refrain (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 28 September 1993 at Exeter in the Dominion Oils Ltd Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 13 ran), and has not run there since.

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