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Horse profile

Groveton

Big Spruce (USA) × Vatican (USA) (Bold Bidder (USA))

TrainerT Casey
OwnerPat Whelan

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1982

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Feb 1990, Leicester (7/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

117

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
15 Feb 90	Leicester	7/13	50/1	dist	M M Lynch	T Casey	Oadby Novices' Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Heavy	10-12	Young Ty (GB)	£1,360	45	1/11
1 Jan 90	Leicester	11/16	33/1	23¾	Jimmy McCarthy	T Casey	Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Good	10-9	Patrick James (GB)	£1,758	-	1/14

7/1315 Feb 90 · Leicester50/1
Oadby Novices' Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fHeavy
All fields
Date
15 Feb 90
Course
Leicester
Pos
7/13
SP
50/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
M M Lynch
Trainer
T Casey
Race
Oadby Novices' Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Young Ty (GB)
Winner prize
£1,360
Days
45
Future form
1/11
11/161 Jan 90 · Leicester33/1
Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
1 Jan 90
Course
Leicester
Pos
11/16
SP
33/1
Btn
23¾
Jockey
Jimmy McCarthy
Trainer
T Casey
Race
Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Patrick James (GB)
Winner prize
£1,758
Days
-
Future form
1/14

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
15 Feb 90	Leicester	Oadby Novices' Hurdle	7/13	The Illywhacker (GB)	3	5 Mar 90	Windsor	Levy Board Novices' Hurdle
1 Jan 90	Leicester	Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle	11/16	Patrick James (GB)	1	17 Jan 90	Ludlow	Welshpool Claiming Hurdle

7/1315 Feb 90 · Leicester
Oadby Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
15 Feb 90
Course
Leicester
Race
Oadby Novices' Hurdle
This horse
7/13
Winner next time
The Illywhacker (GB)
Their pos
3
Won on
5 Mar 90
At
Windsor
Race won
Levy Board Novices' Hurdle
11/161 Jan 90 · Leicester
Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle
All fields
Date
1 Jan 90
Course
Leicester
Race
Parsley Novices' Claiming Hurdle
This horse
11/16
Winner next time
Patrick James (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
17 Jan 90
At
Ludlow
Race won
Welshpool Claiming 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	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
T Casey	1 Jan 90	15 Feb 90	11/16	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

T Casey

Trainer: T Casey
First run: 1 Jan 90
Last run: 15 Feb 90
First run for yard: 11/16
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
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	1 Jan 90	15 Feb 90

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: 1 Jan 90
Last run: 15 Feb 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBig Spruce (USA)

Parent · 1

SireBig Spruce (USA)

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 branchVatican (USA)

Parent · 1

DamVatican (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBold Bidder (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

Big Spruce (USA)

Vatican (USA)

Not traced

Bold Bidder (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseGroveton (USA)

Sexgelding

Foaled1982

SireBig Spruce (USA)

DamVatican (USA)

DamsireBold Bidder (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Vatican (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Big Spruce (USA)	Vatican (USA)	Bold Bidder (USA)	gelding	Flat 16.0f · NH 2m5f	Flat 8.2f · NH 2m3f

Big Spruce (USA)

Sire: Big Spruce (USA)
Dam: Vatican (USA)
Damsire: Bold Bidder (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 16.0f · NH 2m5f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.2f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	84	14	34	16.7%	40.5%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	39	6	16	15.4%	41.0%	2
On Heavy going	11	2	3	18.2%	27.3%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going	5	2	2	40.0%	40.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 84
Wins: 14
Placed: 34
Win %: 16.7%
Place %: 40.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 39
Wins: 6
Placed: 16
Win %: 15.4%
Place %: 41.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Heavy going

Condition: On Heavy going
Runs: 11
Wins: 2
Placed: 3
Win %: 18.2%
Place %: 27.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Heavy going
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Placed: 2
Win %: 40.0%
Place %: 40.0%
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.

Big Spruce (USA) × Bold Bidder 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 (€)
Groveton (USA)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Groveton (USA)

Horse: Groveton (USA)
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

Vatican (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Groveton is the only foal out of Vatican (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Groveton is the only foal out of Vatican (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Vatican (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Groveton foaled?

Groveton (USA) was foaled in 1982.

Who are the sire and dam of Groveton?

Groveton (USA) is by Big Spruce (USA) out of Vatican (USA), a daughter of Bold Bidder (USA).

Who trained Groveton?

Groveton (USA) was trained by T Casey and owned by Pat Whelan at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Groveton's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Groveton (USA) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Groveton still racing?

Groveton (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 February 1990 at Leicester in the Oadby Novices' Hurdle, finishing 7th of 13, and has not run there since.