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Horse profile

King Menelaos

Ile De Bourbon (USA) × Be Sweet (GB) (Reform (GB))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
1985
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
22 Jan 1990, Lingfield (AW) (PU/5)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PU

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
22 Jan 90Lingfield (AW)PU/55/1J McLaughlinJeff Pearce'more Haste' Novices' HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle3mStandard11-0Olympus Reef (GB)£1,4921/4
  • PU/522 Jan 90 · Lingfield (AW)5/1

    'more Haste' Novices' Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)3mStandard

    All fields
    Date
    22 Jan 90
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Pos
    PU/5
    SP
    5/1
    Race
    'more Haste' Novices' Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    3m
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    11-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Olympus Reef (GB)
    Winner prize
    £1,492
    Future form
    1/4

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
22 Jan 90Lingfield (AW)'more Haste' Novices' HurdlePU/5Olympus Reef (GB)114 Feb 90Lingfield (AW)Racing Post AllWeather Challenge Handicap Hurdle (Round 11)
  • PU/522 Jan 90 · Lingfield (AW)

    'more Haste' Novices' Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    22 Jan 90
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    'more Haste' Novices' Hurdle
    This horse
    PU/5
    Winner next time
    Olympus Reef (GB)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    14 Feb 90
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Racing Post AllWeather Challenge Handicap Hurdle (Round 11)

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 (€)
Jeff Pearce22 Jan 9022 Jan 90PU/510000.0%0.0%£0€0
Jeff Pearce
First run
22 Jan 90
Last run
22 Jan 90
First run for yard
PU/5
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt10000.0%0.0%£0€022 Jan 9022 Jan 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
22 Jan 90
Last run
22 Jan 90

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchIle De Bourbon (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireIle De Bourbon (USA)

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 branchBe Sweet (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamBe Sweet (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireReform (GB)
  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
Ile De Bourbon (USA)
Be Sweet (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Reform (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseKing Menelaos (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1985
SireIle De Bourbon (USA)
DamBe Sweet (GB)
DamsireReform (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingHouse Warming (GB)

Female line

  1. Be Sweet (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Ile De Bourbon (USA)Be Sweet (GB)Reform (GB)geldingFlat 11.5f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.8f · NH 2m4½f
Ile De Bourbon (USA)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 11.5f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.8f · NH 2m4½f

Progeny of Ile De Bourbon (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs7999925212.4%31.5%10
At 2m6f to 3m1f102112710.8%26.5%10
On AW going3841110.5%28.9%10
At 2m6f to 3m1f on AW going4010.0%25.0%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
799
Wins
99
Placed
252
Win %
12.4%
Place %
31.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m6f to 3m1f
Condition
At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs
102
Wins
11
Placed
27
Win %
10.8%
Place %
26.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
38
Wins
4
Placed
11
Win %
10.5%
Place %
28.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m6f to 3m1f on AW going
Condition
At 2m6f to 3m1f on AW going
Runs
4
Wins
0
Placed
1
Win %
0.0%
Place %
25.0%
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.

Ile De Bourbon (USA) × Reform mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt200.0%013000.0%£187€0
Flat2150.0%1101610.0%£81,705€0
All runs3133.3%123164.3%£81,892€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
2
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
13
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£187
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
2
Winners
1
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
10
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
6
Win %
10.0%
Prize GB (£)
£81,705
Prize IRE (€)
€0
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
3
Winners
1
Winners %
33.3%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
23
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
6
Win %
4.3%
Prize GB (£)
£81,892
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 winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Ile De Nisky (GB)711Group/Grade 3£80,105€0
King Menelaos (GB)100-£0€0
Fenouille (GB)1500-£1,787€0
Ile De Nisky (GB)
Runs
7
Wins
1
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£)
£80,105
Prize IRE (€)
€0
King Menelaos (GB)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Fenouille (GB)
Runs
15
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,787
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Be Sweet (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Ile De Bourbon (USA) out of Be Sweet (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Habitat (USA)

By Persian Bold (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Be Sweet (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Be Sweet family

In brief

When was King Menelaos foaled?

King Menelaos (GB) was foaled in 1985.

Who are the sire and dam of King Menelaos?

King Menelaos (GB) is by Ile De Bourbon (USA) out of Be Sweet (GB), a daughter of Reform (GB).

Who trained King Menelaos?

King Menelaos (GB) was trained by Jeff Pearce and owned by Kevin Moorcroft at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is King Menelaos' race record?

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

Is King Menelaos still racing?

King Menelaos (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 22 January 1990 at Lingfield (AW) in the 'more Haste' Novices' Hurdle (result: pulled up, 5 ran), and has not run there since.

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