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Horse profile
Light Catcher
- TrainerAndrew Balding
- OwnerJ C Smith
- FamilyOne Better
- Sex
- filly
- Foaled
- 2010
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £0
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 5 May 2013, Salisbury (13/13)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 13 | Salisbury | 13/13 | 12/1 | 19½ | Jimmy Fortune | Andrew Balding | Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes | Class 5 | Flat Turf | 6f | Good to Firm | 8-12 | Secondo (FR) | £4,205 | 1/12 |
Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes
Class 56fGood to Firm
All fields
- Date
- 5 May 13
- Course
- Salisbury
- Pos
- 13/13
- SP
- 12/1
- Btn
- 19½
- Jockey
- Jimmy Fortune
- Trainer
- Andrew Balding
- Race
- Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes
- Class
- Class 5
- Type
- Flat Turf
- Dist
- 6f
- Going
- Good to Firm
- Wgt
- 8-12
- Winner / 2nd
- Secondo (FR)
- Winner prize
- £4,205
- Future form
- 1/12
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.
Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races
| Date | Course | Race | This horse | Winner next time | Their pos | Won on | At | Race won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 13 | Salisbury | Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes | 13/13 | Apricot Sky (GB) | 5 | 20 May 13 | Leicester | Sartorius Maiden Stakes |
- 13/135 May 13 · Salisbury
Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes
All fields
- Date
- 5 May 13
- Course
- Salisbury
- Race
- Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes
- This horse
- 13/13
- Winner next time
- Apricot Sky (GB)
- Their pos
- 5
- Won on
- 20 May 13
- Race won
- Sartorius 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
| Trainer | First run | Last run | First run for yard | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balding | 5 May 13 | 5 May 13 | 13/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Andrew Balding
- Trainer
- Andrew Balding
- First run
- 5 May 13
- Last run
- 5 May 13
- First run for yard
- 13/13
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | 5 May 13 | 5 May 13 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- First run
- 5 May 13
- Last run
- 5 May 13
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchSakhee (USA)
Parent · 1
- SireSakhee (USA)
Grandparents · 2
- Sire's sireBahri (USA)
- Sire's damThawakib (IRE)
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 branchExorcet (FR)
Parent · 1
- DamExorcet (FR)
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sireSelkirk (USA)
- Dam's damStack Rock (GB)
Great-grandparents · 4
- Dam's sire's sireNot traced
- Dam's sire's damNot traced
- Dam's dam's sireBallad Rock (GB)
- Dam's dam's damNot traced
Breeding card
Female line
- Exorcet (FR) · by Selkirk (USA) · 5 winners from 9 runners
- Stack Rock (GB) · by Ballad Rock (GB) · 3 winners from 4 runners · Listed winner
- One Better (GB) · 3 winners from 3 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakhee (USA) | Exorcet (FR) | Selkirk (USA) | filly | Flat 9.6f · NH 2m1½f | Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f |
Sakhee (USA)
- Sire
- Sakhee (USA)
- Dam
- Exorcet (FR)
- Damsire
- Selkirk (USA)
- Sex
- filly
- Sire's avg winning distance
- Flat 9.6f · NH 2m1½f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f
Progeny of Sakhee (USA) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat runs | 2,653 | 300 | 805 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 5f to 6f | 283 | 47 | 87 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Good to firm or firmer going | 602 | 74 | 210 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going | 74 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
All Flat runs
- Condition
- All Flat runs
- Runs
- 2,653
- Wins
- 300
- Placed
- 805
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 5f to 6f
- Condition
- At 5f to 6f
- Runs
- 283
- Wins
- 47
- Placed
- 87
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Good to firm or firmer going
- Condition
- On Good to firm or firmer going
- Runs
- 602
- Wins
- 74
- Placed
- 210
- Win %
- Place %
- 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
- 74
- Wins
- 9
- Placed
- 20
- Win %
- Place %
- 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.
Sakhee (USA) × Selkirk mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 6 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 12 | 30 | £89,985 | €0 | ||
| National Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | £956 | €0 | ||
| All runs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 12 | 32 | £90,941 | €0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 6
- Winners
- 4
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 122
- Wins
- 12
- 2nd/3rd
- 30
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £89,985
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
National Hunt
- Code
- National Hunt
- Runners
- 1
- Winners
- 0
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 3
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd/3rd
- 2
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £956
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
All runs
- Code
- All runs
- Runners
- 6
- Winners
- 4
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 125
- Wins
- 12
- 2nd/3rd
- 32
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £90,941
- 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
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Black-type wins | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakheart (IRE) | 75 | 8 | 0 | £67,551 | €0 |
| Just Fabulous (GB) | 16 | 2 | 0 | £10,574 | €0 |
| Could Be (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 0 | £4,370 | €0 |
| Elsie Bay (GB) | 16 | 1 | 0 | £5,077 | €0 |
| Light Catcher (GB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
| Thunderbird (GB) | 10 | 0 | 0 | £3,369 | €0 |
Breakheart (IRE)
- Horse
- Breakheart (IRE)
- Runs
- 75
- Wins
- 8
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £67,551
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Just Fabulous (GB)
- Horse
- Just Fabulous (GB)
- Runs
- 16
- Wins
- 2
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £10,574
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Could Be (IRE)
- Horse
- Could Be (IRE)
- Runs
- 7
- Wins
- 1
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £4,370
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Elsie Bay (GB)
- Horse
- Elsie Bay (GB)
- Runs
- 16
- Wins
- 1
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £5,077
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Light Catcher (GB)
- Horse
- Light Catcher (GB)
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Thunderbird (GB)
- Horse
- Thunderbird (GB)
- Runs
- 10
- Wins
- 0
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £3,369
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Top 12 by best win level, then wins.
Family
Dam summary
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 5 winners from 9 runners
Full siblings
- Breakheart (IRE)8W · 75R
Half siblings
By Night Shift (USA)
- Dark Missile (GB)4W · 24R
- Night Rocket (IRE)2W · 7R
- Guided Missile (IRE)2W · 6R
By One Cool Cat (USA)
- Ice Missile (GB)0W · 4R
By New Approach (IRE)
- Fast Approach (IRE)0W · 4R
By Henrythenavigator (USA)
- Star Guide (GB)1W · 4R
By Mastercraftsman (IRE)
- Speed Craft (GB)0W · 4R
Female line
- 1Exorcet (FR) · by Selkirk (USA)
- 2Stack Rock (GB) · by Ballad Rock (GB)
- 3One Better (GB)
Notable relatives
2nd dam
- Stack Rock (GB)9W · 45R · 1 black-type
In brief
When was Light Catcher foaled?
Light Catcher (GB) was foaled in 2010.
Who are the sire and dam of Light Catcher?
Light Catcher (GB) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Exorcet (FR), a daughter of Selkirk (USA).
Who trained Light Catcher?
Light Catcher (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding and owned by J C Smith at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.
What is Light Catcher's race record?
In Britain and Ireland, Light Catcher (GB) ran 1 time without winning.
Is Light Catcher still racing?
Light Catcher (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 May 2013 at Salisbury in the Betfred "Goals Galore" Maiden Stakes, finishing 13th of 13, and has not run there since.
Is Light Catcher related to any top horses?
Light Catcher (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Stack Rock (GB) (2nd dam, Listed winner), from the One Better (GB) family.
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