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Horse profile

Grouty

Norton Challenger (GB) × Qualitair Blazer (GB) (Blazing Saddles (AUS))

TrainerJames Fanshawe
OwnerK Brooke
FamilyMidfirna

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1996

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Oct 1998, Newmarket (20/28)
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	Winner prize	Days	Future form
15 Oct 98	Newmarket	20/28	25/1	17¾	Daragh O'Donohoe	James Fanshawe	H & K Commissions Selling Stakes Class E	Class 5	Flat Turf	7f	Good	8-11	L S Lowry (USA)	£6,028	20	0/20
25 Sep 98	Folkestone	14/16	12/1	17½	Tony Clark	James Fanshawe	East Wear Bay Claiming Stakes Class F	Class 6	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Firm	9-0	Helen's Stardust (GB)	£2,973	-	0/11

20/2815 Oct 98 · Newmarket25/1
H & K Commissions Selling Stakes Class E
Class 57fGood
All fields
Date
15 Oct 98
Course
Newmarket
Pos
20/28
SP
25/1
Btn
17¾
Jockey
Daragh O'Donohoe
Trainer
James Fanshawe
Race
H & K Commissions Selling Stakes Class E
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
L S Lowry (USA)
Winner prize
£6,028
Days
20
Future form
0/20
14/1625 Sep 98 · Folkestone12/1
East Wear Bay Claiming Stakes Class F
Class 66fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
25 Sep 98
Course
Folkestone
Pos
14/16
SP
12/1
Btn
17½
Jockey
Tony Clark
Trainer
James Fanshawe
Race
East Wear Bay Claiming Stakes Class F
Class
Class 6
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Helen's Stardust (GB)
Winner prize
£2,973
Days
-
Future form
0/11

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 (€)
James Fanshawe	25 Sep 98	15 Oct 98	14/16	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

James Fanshawe

Trainer: James Fanshawe
First run: 25 Sep 98
Last run: 15 Oct 98
First run for yard: 14/16
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
Flat	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	25 Sep 98	15 Oct 98

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 25 Sep 98
Last run: 15 Oct 98

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNorton Challenger (GB)

Parent · 1

SireNorton Challenger (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAbsalom (GB)
Sire's damKlaire (GB)

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 branchQualitair Blazer (GB)

Parent · 1

DamQualitair Blazer (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBlazing Saddles (AUS)
Dam's damMidfirna (GB)

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

Norton Challenger (GB)

Qualitair Blazer (GB)

Absalom (GB)

Klaire (GB)

Blazing Saddles (AUS)

Midfirna (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGrouty (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1996

SireNorton Challenger (GB)

DamQualitair Blazer (GB)

DamsireBlazing Saddles (AUS)

Sire's sireAbsalom (GB)

Sire's damKlaire (GB)

2nd damMidfirna (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingBlazer's Baby (GB)

Female line

Qualitair Blazer (GB) · by Blazing Saddles (AUS) · 1 winners from 3 runners
Midfirna (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Norton Challenger (GB)	Qualitair Blazer (GB)	Blazing Saddles (AUS)	gelding	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m5½f	Flat 6.3f

Norton Challenger (GB)

Sire: Norton Challenger (GB)
Dam: Qualitair Blazer (GB)
Damsire: Blazing Saddles (AUS)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m5½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	68	2	4	2.9%	5.9%	2
At 5f to 6f	7	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	1
On Good going	15	0	1	0.0%	6.7%	1
At 5f to 6f on Good going	2	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 68
Wins: 2
Placed: 4
Win %: 2.9%
Place %: 5.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Placed: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 15
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 6.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Placed: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
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.

Norton Challenger (GB) × Blazing Saddles mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	1	50.0%	18	1	5.6%	£1,985	€0
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	8	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	2	1	50.0%	26	1	3.8%	£1,985	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 18
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 5.6%
Prize GB (£): £1,985
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 26
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 3.8%
Prize GB (£): £1,985
Prize IRE (€): €0

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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Blazer's Baby (GB)	24	1	0	£1,985	€0
Grouty (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Blazer's Baby (GB)

Horse: Blazer's Baby (GB)
Runs: 24
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,985
Prize IRE (€): €0

Grouty (GB)

Horse: Grouty (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

Qualitair Blazer (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Blazer's Baby (GB)1W · 24R

Half siblings

By Excelsis (GB)

Hearts Ablaze (GB)0W · 4R

Female line

1Qualitair Blazer (GB) · by Blazing Saddles (AUS)
2Midfirna (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Midfirna family

In brief

When was Grouty foaled?

Grouty (GB) was foaled in 1996.

Who are the sire and dam of Grouty?

Grouty (GB) is by Norton Challenger (GB) out of Qualitair Blazer (GB), a daughter of Blazing Saddles (AUS).

Who trained Grouty?

Grouty (GB) was trained by James Fanshawe and owned by K Brooke at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Grouty's race record?

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

Is Grouty still racing?

Grouty (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 October 1998 at Newmarket in the H & K Commissions Selling Stakes Class E, finishing 20th of 28, and has not run there since.