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Hooking (GB) silks

Horse profile

Hooking

Lope De Vega (IRE) × Quanzhou (FR) (Dubawi (IRE))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
2016
Colour
bay
Highest OR
106
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£24,180 GB
Last official rating
106 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE)
18 Apr 2025, Newcastle (AW) (14/14)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
314

Hooking has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORHeadgearWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
18 Apr 25Newcastle (AW)14/1418/1distAurelien LemaitreP DecouzBetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance HandicapClass 2Flat AW1m2fStandard9-11106pSalamanca (GB)£90,1953850/13
29 Mar 24Newcastle (AW)3/1415/21¾Aurelien LemaitreP DecouzBetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance HandicapClass 2Flat AW1m2fStandard9-10106pElegant Man (USA)£103,080-0/13
  • 14/1418 Apr 25 · Newcastle (AW)18/1

    BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap

    Class 21m2fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    18 Apr 25
    Course
    Newcastle (AW)
    Pos
    14/14
    SP
    18/1
    Btn
    dist
    Trainer
    P Decouz
    Race
    BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap
    Class
    Class 2
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    9-11
    OR
    106
    Headgear
    p
    Winner / 2nd
    Salamanca (GB)
    Winner prize
    £90,195
    Days
    385
    Future form
    0/13
  • 3/1429 Mar 24 · Newcastle (AW)15/2

    BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap

    Class 21m2fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    29 Mar 24
    Course
    Newcastle (AW)
    Pos
    3/14
    SP
    15/2
    Btn
    1¾
    Trainer
    P Decouz
    Race
    BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap
    Class
    Class 2
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    9-10
    OR
    106
    Headgear
    p
    Winner / 2nd
    Elegant Man (USA)
    Winner prize
    £103,080
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/13

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
P Decouz29 Mar 2418 Apr 253/1410610610620010.0%50.0%£24,180€0
P Decouz
Trainer
P Decouz
First run
29 Mar 24
Last run
18 Apr 25
First run for yard
3/14
OR first run
106
OR last run
106
Best OR
106
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£24,180
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 (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
Flat20010.0%50.0%£24,180€010629 Mar 2418 Apr 25
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£24,180
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Best OR
106
First run
29 Mar 24
Last run
18 Apr 25

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchLope De Vega (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireLope De Vega (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

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 branchQuanzhou (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. DamQuanzhou (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireDubawi (IRE)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Lope De Vega (IRE)
Quanzhou (FR)
Not traced
Not traced
Dubawi (IRE)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHooking (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled2016
SireLope De Vega (IRE)
DamQuanzhou (FR)
DamsireDubawi (IRE)
Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners
Notable siblingLe Destrier (IRE)

Female line

  1. Quanzhou (FR) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Lope De Vega (IRE)Quanzhou (FR)Dubawi (IRE)Haras De La Perelle2 Mar 16baygeldingFlat 8.6f · NH 2m1fFlat 8.5f · NH 2m2f
Lope De Vega (IRE)
Breeder
Haras De La Perelle
Foaled
2 Mar 16
Colour
bay
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.6f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Lope De Vega (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs9,4471,3153,19413.9%33.8%20
At 9f to 11f2,33332980814.1%34.6%20
On AW going3,1384561,09414.5%34.9%20
At 9f to 11f on AW going70210725315.2%36.0%20
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
9,447
Wins
1,315
Placed
3,194
Win %
13.9%
Place %
33.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f
Condition
At 9f to 11f
Runs
2,333
Wins
329
Placed
808
Win %
14.1%
Place %
34.6%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
3,138
Wins
456
Placed
1,094
Win %
14.5%
Place %
34.9%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f on AW going
Condition
At 9f to 11f on AW going
Runs
702
Wins
107
Placed
253
Win %
15.2%
Place %
36.0%
This horse runs
2
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.

Lope De Vega (IRE) × Dubawi (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat171376.5%2147234515.6%£609,301€44,452
National Hunt11100.0%0102420.0%£14,189€0
All runs171376.5%2157254915.9%£623,490€44,452
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
17
Winners
13
Winners %
76.5%
Black-type winners
2
Runs
147
Wins
23
2nd/3rd
45
Win %
15.6%
Prize GB (£)
£609,301
Prize IRE (€)
€44,452
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
1
Winners %
100.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
10
Wins
2
2nd/3rd
4
Win %
20.0%
Prize GB (£)
£14,189
Prize IRE (€)
€0
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
17
Winners
13
Winners %
76.5%
Black-type winners
2
Runs
157
Wins
25
2nd/3rd
49
Win %
15.9%
Prize GB (£)
£623,490
Prize IRE (€)
€44,452

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 winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Jonquil (GB)1143Group/Grade 2£203,831€0
Beckford's Folly (IRE)731Group/Grade 3£48,546€0
Trust House (IRE)1430-£23,435€0
Bubbles Wonky (IRE)2630-£37,207€0
Involvement (GB)1320-£108,310€0
Royal Playwright (GB)1420-£107,664€0
Antelope (GB)1920-£24,030€0
Shamalza (IRE)410-£604€9,050
La Pasionaria (GB)510-£13,123€0
So Deuce (GB)510-£6,351€0
Tanazadia (IRE)810-£0€13,125
God Of Power (IRE)810-£0€22,277
Jonquil (GB)
Runs
11
Wins
4
Black-type wins
3
Best win
Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£)
£203,831
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Beckford's Folly (IRE)
Runs
7
Wins
3
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£)
£48,546
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Trust House (IRE)
Runs
14
Wins
3
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£23,435
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Bubbles Wonky (IRE)
Runs
26
Wins
3
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£37,207
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Involvement (GB)
Runs
13
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£108,310
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Royal Playwright (GB)
Runs
14
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£107,664
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Antelope (GB)
Runs
19
Wins
2
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£24,030
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Shamalza (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£604
Prize IRE (€)
€9,050
La Pasionaria (GB)
Runs
5
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£13,123
Prize IRE (€)
€0
So Deuce (GB)
Runs
5
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£6,351
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Tanazadia (IRE)
Runs
8
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€13,125
God Of Power (IRE)
Runs
8
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€22,277

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORRated runs
Flat1061061062
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
106
Highest OR
106
Lowest OR
106
Rated runs
2

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

DateCourseCodeORChangePos
18 Apr 25Newcastle (AW)Flat106014/14
29 Mar 24Newcastle (AW)Flat106-3/14
  • 14/1418 Apr 25 · Newcastle (AW)
    All fields
    Date
    18 Apr 25
    Course
    Newcastle (AW)
    Code
    Flat
    OR
    106
    Change
    0
    Pos
    14/14
  • 3/1429 Mar 24 · Newcastle (AW)
    All fields
    Date
    29 Mar 24
    Course
    Newcastle (AW)
    Code
    Flat
    OR
    106
    Change
    -
    Pos
    3/14

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeHighest ORv highest
Flat10610601060
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
106
OR last run
106
Change
0
Highest OR
106
v highest
0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Quanzhou (FR)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Quanzhou (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Le Havre (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Quanzhou (FR)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

How old is Hooking?

Hooking (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 2 March 2016 and is 10 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Hooking?

Hooking (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Quanzhou (FR), a daughter of Dubawi (IRE), and was bred by Haras De La Perelle.

Who trained Hooking?

Hooking (GB) was trained by P Decouz and owned by Ecurie Griezmann at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Hooking's race record?

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

What was Hooking's official rating?

Hooking (GB) was last officially rated 106 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Hooking still racing?

Hooking (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 18 April 2025 at Newcastle (AW) in the BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap, finishing 14th of 14, and has not run there since.

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