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Horse profile

Game Set Match

Royal Match (GB) × Oliva Staypleton (GB) (Road House)

TrainerR Donoghue
OwnerMrs Seamus Purcell

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1983

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 21 Jul 1992, Ballinrobe (IRE) (PU/7)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

4PU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
21 Jul 92	Ballinrobe (IRE)	PU/7	8/1	-	D P Geoghegan	R Donoghue	Bowers Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	11-9	Majiriyoun (IRE)	597	0/6
2 Dec 90	Fairyhouse (IRE)	4/10	12/1	19	H Taylor	R Donoghue	River Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Good	10-11	Boro Smackeroo (GB)	-	0/9

PU/721 Jul 92 · Ballinrobe (IRE)8/1
Bowers Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
21 Jul 92
Course
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Pos
PU/7
SP
8/1
Btn
-
Jockey
D P Geoghegan
Trainer
R Donoghue
Race
Bowers Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-9
Winner / 2nd
Majiriyoun (IRE)
Days
597
Future form
0/6
4/102 Dec 90 · Fairyhouse (IRE)12/1
River Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
2 Dec 90
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Pos
4/10
SP
12/1
Btn
19
Jockey
H Taylor
Trainer
R Donoghue
Race
River Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Boro Smackeroo (GB)
Days
-
Future form
0/9

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
R Donoghue	2 Dec 90	21 Jul 92	4/10	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

R Donoghue

Trainer: R Donoghue
First run: 2 Dec 90
Last run: 21 Jul 92
First run for yard: 4/10
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)

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 Dec 90	21 Jul 92

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 Dec 90
Last run: 21 Jul 92

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

Pedigree

Sire branchRoyal Match (GB)

Parent · 1

SireRoyal Match (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 branchOliva Staypleton (GB)

Parent · 1

DamOliva Staypleton (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRoad House
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

Royal Match (GB)

Oliva Staypleton (GB)

Not traced

Road House

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGame Set Match (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1983

SireRoyal Match (GB)

DamOliva Staypleton (GB)

DamsireRoad House

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Oliva Staypleton (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Royal Match (GB)	Oliva Staypleton (GB)	Road House	gelding	Flat 10.6f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m1½f

Royal Match (GB)

Sire: Royal Match (GB)
Dam: Oliva Staypleton (GB)
Damsire: Road House
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.6f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m1½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	434	38	91	8.8%	21.0%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	170	12	32	7.1%	18.8%	2
On Good going	151	13	26	8.6%	17.2%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	50	2	5	4.0%	10.0%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 434
Wins: 38
Placed: 91
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 170
Wins: 12
Placed: 32
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 18.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 151
Wins: 13
Placed: 26
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 17.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 50
Wins: 2
Placed: 5
Win %: 4.0%
Place %: 10.0%
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.

Royal Match (GB) × Road House mares (the cross)

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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Game Set Match (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Game Set Match (GB)

Horse: Game Set Match (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

Oliva Staypleton (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Game Set Match is the only foal out of Oliva Staypleton (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Game Set Match is the only foal out of Oliva Staypleton (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Oliva Staypleton (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Game Set Match foaled?

Game Set Match (GB) was foaled in 1983.

Who are the sire and dam of Game Set Match?

Game Set Match (GB) is by Royal Match (GB) out of Oliva Staypleton (GB), a daughter of Road House.

Who trained Game Set Match?

Game Set Match (GB) was trained by R Donoghue and owned by Mrs Seamus Purcell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Game Set Match's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Game Set Match (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Game Set Match still racing?

Game Set Match (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 21 July 1992 at Ballinrobe (IRE) in the Bowers Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 7 ran), and has not run there since.