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Horse profile

How Sweet It Is (GB)

The Parson (GB) × Gild Over (GB) (Red Slipper)

TrainerE McNamara
OwnerG A Power

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1987

See also: How Sweet It Is (IRE) · James Bethell · 7 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Jun 1992, Limerick (IRE) (11/14)
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	Future form
29 Jun 92	Limerick (IRE)	11/14	14/1	3	Mr G Mulcaire	E McNamara	Richard Power Bookmaker INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-6	Amid Birds Of Prey (GB)	0/12

11/1429 Jun 92 · Limerick (IRE)14/1
Richard Power Bookmaker INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
29 Jun 92
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Pos
11/14
SP
14/1
Btn
3
Jockey
Mr G Mulcaire
Trainer
E McNamara
Race
Richard Power Bookmaker INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-6
Winner / 2nd
Amid Birds Of Prey (GB)
Future form
0/12

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 (€)
E McNamara	29 Jun 92	29 Jun 92	11/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

E McNamara

Trainer: E McNamara
First run: 29 Jun 92
Last run: 29 Jun 92
First run for yard: 11/14
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	29 Jun 92	29 Jun 92

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: 29 Jun 92
Last run: 29 Jun 92

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

Pedigree

Sire branchThe Parson (GB)

Parent · 1

SireThe Parson (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 branchGild Over (GB)

Parent · 1

DamGild Over (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireRed Slipper
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

The Parson (GB)

Gild Over (GB)

Not traced

Red Slipper

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHow Sweet It Is (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1987

SireThe Parson (GB)

DamGild Over (GB)

DamsireRed Slipper

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Gild Over (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
The Parson (GB)	Gild Over (GB)	Red Slipper	gelding	Flat 17.9f · NH 2m4½f	Flat 5.3f

The Parson (GB)

Sire: The Parson (GB)
Dam: Gild Over (GB)
Damsire: Red Slipper
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 17.9f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 5.3f

Progeny of The Parson (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	4,901	602	1,448	12.3%	29.5%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	1,270	142	352	11.2%	27.7%	1
On Good going	1,558	195	463	12.5%	29.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	382	51	108	13.4%	28.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 4,901
Wins: 602
Placed: 1,448
Win %: 12.3%
Place %: 29.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,270
Wins: 142
Placed: 352
Win %: 11.2%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,558
Wins: 195
Placed: 463
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 29.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 382
Wins: 51
Placed: 108
Win %: 13.4%
Place %: 28.3%
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.

The Parson (GB) × Red Slipper 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	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
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 (€)
How Sweet It Is (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

How Sweet It Is (GB)

Horse: How Sweet It Is (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

Gild Over (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

How Sweet It Is is the only foal out of Gild Over (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

How Sweet It Is is the only foal out of Gild Over (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Gild Over (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was How Sweet It Is foaled?

How Sweet It Is (GB) was foaled in 1987.

Who are the sire and dam of How Sweet It Is?

How Sweet It Is (GB) is by The Parson (GB) out of Gild Over (GB), a daughter of Red Slipper.

Who trained How Sweet It Is?

How Sweet It Is (GB) was trained by E McNamara and owned by G A Power at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is How Sweet It Is' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, How Sweet It Is (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is How Sweet It Is still racing?

How Sweet It Is (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 June 1992 at Limerick (IRE) in the Richard Power Bookmaker INH Flat Race, finishing 11th of 14, and has not run there since.