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Horse profile

La Tortue

Lafontaine I (USA) × Kero Code (GB) (Straight Lad (GB))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1987

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 6 Jan 1992, Thurles (IRE) (14/16)
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
6 Jan 92	Thurles (IRE)	14/16	12/1	11¼	Miss M Olivefalk	Capt D G Swan	Archerstown I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Yielding to Soft	11-5	Doran's Town Lad (GB)	0/14

14/166 Jan 92 · Thurles (IRE)12/1
Archerstown I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding to Soft
All fields
Date
6 Jan 92
Course
Thurles (IRE)
Pos
14/16
SP
12/1
Btn
11¼
Jockey
Miss M Olivefalk
Trainer
Capt D G Swan
Race
Archerstown I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding to Soft
Wgt
11-5
Winner / 2nd
Doran's Town Lad (GB)
Future form
0/14

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 (€)
Capt D G Swan	6 Jan 92	6 Jan 92	14/16	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Capt D G Swan

Trainer: Capt D G Swan
First run: 6 Jan 92
Last run: 6 Jan 92
First run for yard: 14/16
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 Jan 92	6 Jan 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: 6 Jan 92
Last run: 6 Jan 92

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLafontaine I (USA)

Parent · 1

SireLafontaine I (USA)

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 branchKero Code (GB)

Parent · 1

DamKero Code (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireStraight Lad (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

Lafontaine I (USA)

Kero Code (GB)

Not traced

Straight Lad (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLa Tortue (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled1987

SireLafontaine I (USA)

DamKero Code (GB)

DamsireStraight Lad (GB)

Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingKerfontaine (GB)

Female line

Kero Code (GB) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Lafontaine I (USA)	Kero Code (GB)	Straight Lad (GB)	mare	Flat 12.4f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m5f

Lafontaine I (USA)

Sire: Lafontaine I (USA)
Dam: Kero Code (GB)
Damsire: Straight Lad (GB)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.4f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f

Progeny of Lafontaine I (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,092	239	536	11.4%	25.6%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	776	78	182	10.1%	23.5%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	428	43	93	10.0%	21.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	186	19	37	10.2%	19.9%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,092
Wins: 239
Placed: 536
Win %: 11.4%
Place %: 25.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 776
Wins: 78
Placed: 182
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 23.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 428
Wins: 43
Placed: 93
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 21.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 186
Wins: 19
Placed: 37
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 19.9%
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.

Lafontaine I (USA) × Straight Lad mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	1	33.3%	44	6	7	13.6%	-	-
Flat	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	3	1	33.3%	45	6	7	13.3%	-	-

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 44
Wins: 6
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 13.6%

Flat

Code: Flat
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

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 45
Wins: 6
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 13.3%

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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Kerfontaine (GB)	43	6	-	-
La Tortue (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Musical Manor (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0

Kerfontaine (GB)

Horse: Kerfontaine (GB)
Runs: 43
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0

La Tortue (GB)

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

Musical Manor (IRE)

Horse: Musical Manor (IRE)
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

Kero Code (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Kerfontaine (GB)6W · 43R

Half siblings

By Tycoon II (GB)

Rich Remorse (GB)3W · 13R

Female line

1Kero Code (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Kero Code family

In brief

When was La Tortue foaled?

La Tortue (GB) was foaled in 1987.

Who are the sire and dam of La Tortue?

La Tortue (GB) is by Lafontaine I (USA) out of Kero Code (GB), a daughter of Straight Lad (GB).

Who trained La Tortue?

La Tortue (GB) was trained by Capt D G Swan and owned by Mrs J A Dene at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is La Tortue's race record?

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

Is La Tortue still racing?

La Tortue (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 January 1992 at Thurles (IRE) in the Archerstown I.N.H. Flat Race, finishing 14th of 16, and has not run there since.