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High Comedy (GB) silks

Horse profile

High Comedy

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Ecstatic (GB) (Nashwan (USA))
Sex
colt
Foaled
2007
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£385 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
20 Oct 2009, Yarmouth (7/10)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
47

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
20 Oct 09Yarmouth7/104/111¼Ahmed AjtebiSaeed bin SuroorEuropean Breeders' Fund Maiden StakesClass 5Flat Turf6fGood to Firm9-0Rule Of Nature (GB)£3,785131/9
7 Oct 09Nottingham4/158/13¾Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorEuropean Breeders' Fund Maiden StakesClass 4Flat Turf6fGood to Soft9-3No Explaining (IRE)£5,181-1/11
  • 7/1020 Oct 09 · Yarmouth4/1

    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes

    Class 56fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    20 Oct 09
    Course
    Yarmouth
    Pos
    7/10
    SP
    4/1
    Btn
    11¼
    Race
    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    6f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner prize
    £3,785
    Days
    13
    Future form
    1/9
  • 4/157 Oct 09 · Nottingham8/1

    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes

    Class 46fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    7 Oct 09
    Pos
    4/15
    SP
    8/1
    Btn
    3¾
    Race
    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    6f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    9-3
    Winner prize
    £5,181
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/11

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.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
20 Oct 09YarmouthEuropean Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes7/10Tewin Wood (GB)39 Nov 09Wolverhampton (AW)Bet Premier League Football - Betdaq Nursery
7 Oct 09NottinghamEuropean Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes4/15Deacon Blues (GB)526 Oct 09LeicesterEBF Fosse Way Maiden Stakes
  • 7/1020 Oct 09 · Yarmouth

    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    20 Oct 09
    Course
    Yarmouth
    Race
    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
    This horse
    7/10
    Winner next time
    Tewin Wood (GB)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    9 Nov 09
    At
    Wolverhampton (AW)
    Race won
    Bet Premier League Football - Betdaq Nursery
  • 4/157 Oct 09 · Nottingham

    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    7 Oct 09
    Race
    European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes
    This horse
    4/15
    Winner next time
    Deacon Blues (GB)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    26 Oct 09
    Race won
    EBF Fosse Way Maiden Stakes

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Saeed bin Suroor7 Oct 0920 Oct 094/1520000.0%0.0%£385€0
Saeed bin Suroor
First run
7 Oct 09
Last run
20 Oct 09
First run for yard
4/15
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£385
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20000.0%0.0%£385€07 Oct 0920 Oct 09
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£385
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
7 Oct 09
Last run
20 Oct 09

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchExceed And Excel (AUS)

Parent · 1

  1. SireExceed And Excel (AUS)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
  2. Sire's damPatrona (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchEcstatic (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamEcstatic (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireNashwan (USA)
  2. Dam's damDivine Quest (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireKris (GB)
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Ecstatic (GB)
Danehill (USA)
Patrona (USA)
Nashwan (USA)
Divine Quest (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Kris (GB)
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHigh Comedy (GB)
Sexcolt
Foaled2007
SireExceed And Excel (AUS)
DamEcstatic (GB)
DamsireNashwan (USA)
Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damPatrona (USA)
2nd damDivine Quest (GB)
2nd dam's sireKris (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingKnowsall (GB)

Female line

  1. Ecstatic (GB) · by Nashwan (USA) · 0 winners from 3 runners
  2. Divine Quest (GB) · by Kris (GB) · 5 winners from 9 runners
  3. Dance Quest (FR) · 4 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Exceed And Excel (AUS)Ecstatic (GB)Nashwan (USA)coltFlat 6.6f · NH 2m½fFlat 9.2f · NH 2m2f
Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 6.6f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.2f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Exceed And Excel (AUS) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs14,8271,7674,58011.9%30.9%20
At 5f to 6f7,9269982,52012.6%31.8%20
On Good to firm or firmer going3,4064371,08212.8%31.8%10
At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going2,02826966813.3%32.9%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
14,827
Wins
1,767
Placed
4,580
Win %
11.9%
Place %
30.9%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 5f to 6f
Condition
At 5f to 6f
Runs
7,926
Wins
998
Placed
2,520
Win %
12.6%
Place %
31.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
3,406
Wins
437
Placed
1,082
Win %
12.8%
Place %
31.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
2,028
Wins
269
Placed
668
Win %
13.3%
Place %
32.9%
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.

Exceed And Excel (AUS) × Nashwan mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat6350.0%0425311.9%£18,086€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
6
Winners
3
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
42
Wins
5
2nd/3rd
3
Win %
11.9%
Prize GB (£)
£18,086
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

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Ovett (GB)930£7,721€0
Isle Of Man (GB)610£3,586€0
Especially Special (IRE)1210£5,397€0
High Comedy (GB)200£385€0
Gamrah (IRE)400£697€0
Jasmine B (IRE)900£300€0
Ovett (GB)
Runs
9
Wins
3
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£7,721
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Isle Of Man (GB)
Runs
6
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,586
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Especially Special (IRE)
Runs
12
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£5,397
Prize IRE (€)
€0
High Comedy (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£385
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Gamrah (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£697
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Jasmine B (IRE)
Runs
9
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£300
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Ecstatic (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Ecstatic (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kyllachy (GB)

By Lomitas (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Ecstatic (GB) · by Nashwan (USA)
  2. 2Divine Quest (GB) · by Kris (GB)
  3. 3Dance Quest (FR)

Notable relatives

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

Second cousin

View full Dance Quest family

In brief

When was High Comedy foaled?

High Comedy (GB) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of High Comedy?

High Comedy (GB) is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Ecstatic (GB), a daughter of Nashwan (USA).

Who trained High Comedy?

High Comedy (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor and owned by Godolphin at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is High Comedy's race record?

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

Is High Comedy still racing?

High Comedy (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 October 2009 at Yarmouth in the European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes, finishing 7th of 10, and has not run there since.

Is High Comedy related to any top horses?

High Comedy (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Pursuit Of Love (GB) (great-uncle, Group 3 winner) and Namibian (IRE) (second cousin, Group 3 winner), from the Dance Quest (FR) family.

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