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Horse profile

Gray Steel

Turgeon (USA) × Folklorique (FR) (Groom Dancer (USA))

TrainerJ Bertran De Balanda
OwnerSir Robert Ogden

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2002

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £2,698 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 20 Dec 2007, Exeter (3/4)
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
20 Dec 07	Exeter	3/4	14/1	26½	Robert Thornton	J Bertran De Balanda	Puffa Graduation Chase	Class 2	Chase	2m1½f	Good to Soft	11-7	Mister Quasimodo (GB)	£16,043	1/3

3/420 Dec 07 · Exeter14/1
Puffa Graduation Chase
Class 22m1½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
20 Dec 07
Course
Exeter
Pos
3/4
SP
14/1
Btn
26½
Jockey
Robert Thornton
Trainer
J Bertran De Balanda
Race
Puffa Graduation Chase
Class
Class 2
Type
Chase
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Mister Quasimodo (GB)
Winner prize
£16,043
Future form
1/3

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	Won on	At	Race won
20 Dec 07	Exeter	Puffa Graduation Chase	3/4	Master Minded (FR)	5 Jan 08	Sandown	Free £25 Bet partybets.com Handicap Chase

3/420 Dec 07 · Exeter
Puffa Graduation Chase
All fields
Date
20 Dec 07
Course
Exeter
Race
Puffa Graduation Chase
This horse
3/4
Winner next time
Master Minded (FR)
Won on
5 Jan 08
At
Sandown
Race won
Free £25 Bet partybets.com Handicap Chase

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	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
J Bertran De Balanda	20 Dec 07	20 Dec 07	3/4	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£2,698	€0

J Bertran De Balanda

Trainer: J Bertran De Balanda
First run: 20 Dec 07
Last run: 20 Dec 07
First run for yard: 3/4
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,698
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	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£2,698	€0	20 Dec 07	20 Dec 07

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,698
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 20 Dec 07
Last run: 20 Dec 07

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

Pedigree

Sire branchTurgeon (USA)

Parent · 1

SireTurgeon (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireCaro (GB)
Sire's damReiko (FR)

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 branchFolklorique (FR)

Parent · 1

DamFolklorique (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireGroom Dancer (USA)
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

Turgeon (USA)

Folklorique (FR)

Caro (GB)

Reiko (FR)

Groom Dancer (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGray Steel (FR)

Sexgelding

Foaled2002

SireTurgeon (USA)

DamFolklorique (FR)

DamsireGroom Dancer (USA)

Sire's sireCaro (GB)

Sire's damReiko (FR)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingSagalyrique (FR)

Female line

Folklorique (FR) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Turgeon (USA)	Folklorique (FR)	Groom Dancer (USA)	gelding	NH 2m4f	Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

Turgeon (USA)

Sire: Turgeon (USA)
Dam: Folklorique (FR)
Damsire: Groom Dancer (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,032	284	695	14.0%	34.2%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	739	118	261	16.0%	35.3%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	556	70	189	12.6%	34.0%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	216	32	78	14.8%	36.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,032
Wins: 284
Placed: 695
Win %: 14.0%
Place %: 34.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 739
Wins: 118
Placed: 261
Win %: 16.0%
Place %: 35.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 556
Wins: 70
Placed: 189
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 34.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 216
Wins: 32
Placed: 78
Win %: 14.8%
Place %: 36.1%
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.

Turgeon (USA) × Groom Dancer 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	1	0	1	0.0%	£2,698	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,698
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 (€)
Gray Steel (FR)	1	0	0	£2,698	€0

Gray Steel (FR)

Horse: Gray Steel (FR)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,698
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Folklorique (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Turgeon (USA) out of Folklorique (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Sagacity (FR)

Sagalyrique (FR)4W · 13R

By Lost World (IRE)

War Of The World (FR)0W · 4R

Female line

1Folklorique (FR)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Gray Steel foaled?

Gray Steel (FR) was foaled in 2002.

Who are the sire and dam of Gray Steel?

Gray Steel (FR) is by Turgeon (USA) out of Folklorique (FR), a daughter of Groom Dancer (USA).

Who trained Gray Steel?

Gray Steel (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda and owned by Sir Robert Ogden at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Gray Steel's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Gray Steel (FR) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Gray Steel still racing?

Gray Steel (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 December 2007 at Exeter in the Puffa Graduation Chase, finishing 3rd of 4, and has not run there since.