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Horse profile

Handbelle

Nearly A Hand (GB) × Bellemarie (GB) (Beau Chapeau (GB))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1984

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 6 Oct 1990, Worcester (4/22)
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
6 Oct 90	Worcester	4/22	50/1	6½	Vince Slattery	J Colston	Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good	10-9	Pennethorne Place (GB)	£1,898	0/19

4/226 Oct 90 · Worcester50/1
Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
6 Oct 90
Course
Worcester
Pos
4/22
SP
50/1
Btn
6½
Jockey
Vince Slattery
Trainer
J Colston
Race
Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-9
Winner / 2nd
Pennethorne Place (GB)
Winner prize
£1,898
Future form
0/19

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 (€)
J Colston	6 Oct 90	6 Oct 90	4/22	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

J Colston

Trainer: J Colston
First run: 6 Oct 90
Last run: 6 Oct 90
First run for yard: 4/22
Runs: 1
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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	6 Oct 90	6 Oct 90

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 6 Oct 90
Last run: 6 Oct 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNearly A Hand (GB)

Parent · 1

SireNearly A Hand (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 branchBellemarie (GB)

Parent · 1

DamBellemarie (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBeau Chapeau (GB)
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

Nearly A Hand (GB)

Bellemarie (GB)

Not traced

Beau Chapeau (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHandbelle (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled1984

SireNearly A Hand (GB)

DamBellemarie (GB)

DamsireBeau Chapeau (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingBow Handy Man (GB)

Female line

Bellemarie (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Nearly A Hand (GB)	Bellemarie (GB)	Beau Chapeau (GB)	mare	Flat 10.0f · NH 2m5½f	NH 2m5f

Nearly A Hand (GB)

Sire: Nearly A Hand (GB)
Dam: Bellemarie (GB)
Damsire: Beau Chapeau (GB)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.0f · NH 2m5½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f

Progeny of Nearly A Hand (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,616	165	415	10.2%	25.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	444	27	85	6.1%	19.1%	1
On Good going	531	63	145	11.9%	27.3%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	130	8	27	6.2%	20.8%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,616
Wins: 165
Placed: 415
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 444
Wins: 27
Placed: 85
Win %: 6.1%
Place %: 19.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 531
Wins: 63
Placed: 145
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 27.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 130
Wins: 8
Placed: 27
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 20.8%
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.

Nearly A Hand (GB) × Beau Chapeau mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	40	4	19	10.0%	£21,876	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 40
Wins: 4
2nd/3rd: 19
Win %: 10.0%
Prize GB (£): £21,876
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 (€)
Bow Handy Man (GB)	39	4	0	£21,876	€0
Handbelle (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Bow Handy Man (GB)

Horse: Bow Handy Man (GB)
Runs: 39
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £21,876
Prize IRE (€): €0

Handbelle (GB)

Horse: Handbelle (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Bellemarie (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Bow Handy Man (GB)4W · 39R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Bellemarie (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Bellemarie (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Bellemarie family

In brief

When was Handbelle foaled?

Handbelle (GB) was foaled in 1984.

Who are the sire and dam of Handbelle?

Handbelle (GB) is by Nearly A Hand (GB) out of Bellemarie (GB), a daughter of Beau Chapeau (GB).

Who trained Handbelle?

Handbelle (GB) was trained by J Colston and owned by Mrs Heather Bare at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Handbelle's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Handbelle (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Handbelle still racing?

Handbelle (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 October 1990 at Worcester in the Grunwick Stakes National Hunt Flat, finishing 4th of 22, and has not run there since.