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Horse profile

Love Around

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) × Sleep Over (GB) (Alflora (IRE))

TrainerMrs C Crow
OwnerMrs S Davies
FamilyShannon Ville

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2013

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £3,249 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 25 Mar 2021, Ludlow (6/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): 31 May 2019, Stratford

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
25 Mar 21	Ludlow	6/9	50/1	21¼	Robert Dunne	Mrs C Crow	Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)	Class 5	Chase	2m4f	Good	11-5	Garde Ville (FR)	£3,249	664	2/5
31 May 19	Stratford	1/13	10/1	won 7	Mr Henry Crow	Mrs Sheila Crow	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To-Point" Bumper (Amateur Riders)	Class 4	NH Flat	2m½f	Good	10-10	Daranova (IRE)	£3,249	-	0/9

6/925 Mar 21 · Ludlow50/1
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
Class 52m4fGood
All fields
Date
25 Mar 21
Course
Ludlow
Pos
6/9
SP
50/1
Btn
21¼
Jockey
Robert Dunne
Trainer
Mrs C Crow
Race
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
Class
Class 5
Type
Chase
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-5
Winner / 2nd
Garde Ville (FR)
Winner prize
£3,249
Days
664
Future form
2/5
1/1331 May 19 · Stratford10/1
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To-Point" Bumper (Amateur Riders)
Class 42m½fGood
All fields
Date
31 May 19
Course
Stratford
Pos
1/13
SP
10/1
Btn
won 7
Jockey
Mr Henry Crow
Trainer
Mrs Sheila Crow
Race
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To-Point" Bumper (Amateur Riders)
Class
Class 4
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m½f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-10
Winner / 2nd
Daranova (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,249
Days
-
Future form
0/9

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
25 Mar 21	Ludlow	Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)	6/9	Garde Ville (FR)	1	21 Apr 21	Ludlow	Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
25 Mar 21	Ludlow	Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)	6/9	Zamparelli (IRE)	4	31 Mar 21	Ludlow	Heath Farm Meats Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

6/925 Mar 21 · Ludlow
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
All fields
Date
25 Mar 21
Course
Ludlow
Race
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
This horse
6/9
Winner next time
Garde Ville (FR)
Their pos
1
Won on
21 Apr 21
At
Ludlow
Race won
Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase
6/925 Mar 21 · Ludlow
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
All fields
Date
25 Mar 21
Course
Ludlow
Race
Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (for The Ludlow Gold Cup)
This horse
6/9
Winner next time
Zamparelli (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
31 Mar 21
At
Ludlow
Race won
Heath Farm Meats Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mrs C Crow	Mrs Sheila Crow	25 Mar 21	25 Mar 21	6/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Mrs Sheila Crow	-	31 May 19	31 May 19	1/13	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£3,249	€0

Mrs C Crow

Trainer: Mrs C Crow
Moved from: Mrs Sheila Crow
First run: 25 Mar 21
Last run: 25 Mar 21
First run for yard: 6/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mrs Sheila Crow

Trainer: Mrs Sheila Crow
First run: 31 May 19
Last run: 31 May 19
First run for yard: 1/13
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,249
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£3,249	€0	31 May 19	25 Mar 21

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,249
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 31 May 19
Last run: 25 Mar 21

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

Pedigree

Sire branchBlack Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireBlack Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damUrban Sea (USA)

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 branchSleep Over (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSleep Over (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireAlflora (IRE)
Dam's damLoving Around (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireFurry Glen (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Sleep Over (GB)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Urban Sea (USA)

Alflora (IRE)

Loving Around (IRE)

Not traced

Furry Glen (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLove Around (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled2013

SireBlack Sam Bellamy (IRE)

DamSleep Over (GB)

DamsireAlflora (IRE)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damUrban Sea (USA)

2nd damLoving Around (IRE)

2nd dam's sireFurry Glen (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Sleep Over (GB) · by Alflora (IRE) · 1 winners from 1 runners
Loving Around (IRE) · by Furry Glen (GB) · 3 winners from 5 runners
Shannon Ville (GB) · 3 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)	Sleep Over (GB)	Alflora (IRE)	mare	Flat 12.9f · NH 2m4f	Flat 10.3f · NH 2m4f

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Sire: Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
Dam: Sleep Over (GB)
Damsire: Alflora (IRE)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.9f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.3f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	4,298	430	1,187	10.0%	27.6%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f	1,398	145	398	10.4%	28.5%	1	1
On Good going	1,319	111	314	8.4%	23.8%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	393	23	84	5.9%	21.4%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 4,298
Wins: 430
Placed: 1,187
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 27.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,398
Wins: 145
Placed: 398
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 28.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,319
Wins: 111
Placed: 314
Win %: 8.4%
Place %: 23.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 393
Wins: 23
Placed: 84
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 21.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) × Alflora mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	40	20	50.0%	0	393	44	100	11.2%	£499,318	€18,430

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 40
Winners: 20
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 393
Wins: 44
2nd/3rd: 100
Win %: 11.2%
Prize GB (£): £499,318
Prize IRE (€): €18,430

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 (€)
Captain Cattistock (GB)	32	9	£132,754	€0
Sizable Sam (GB)	23	5	£53,400	€0
Unwin VC (GB)	11	3	£12,398	€0
Theformismighty (GB)	18	3	£31,200	€0
Hoe Joly Smoke (GB)	18	3	£85,912	€0
Black Tulip (GB)	26	3	£36,642	€0
Blacksamssenorita (GB)	12	2	£18,969	€0
Samedi Soir (GB)	14	2	£13,043	€0
Billams Legacy (GB)	16	2	£23,483	€0
Glengolly (GB)	20	2	£14,087	€0
Love Around (GB)	2	1	£3,249	€0
Lawlor's Choice (GB)	5	1	£0	€5,900

Captain Cattistock (GB)

Horse: Captain Cattistock (GB)
Runs: 32
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £132,754
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sizable Sam (GB)

Horse: Sizable Sam (GB)
Runs: 23
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £53,400
Prize IRE (€): €0

Unwin VC (GB)

Horse: Unwin VC (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,398
Prize IRE (€): €0

Theformismighty (GB)

Horse: Theformismighty (GB)
Runs: 18
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £31,200
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hoe Joly Smoke (GB)

Horse: Hoe Joly Smoke (GB)
Runs: 18
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £85,912
Prize IRE (€): €0

Black Tulip (GB)

Horse: Black Tulip (GB)
Runs: 26
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £36,642
Prize IRE (€): €0

Blacksamssenorita (GB)

Horse: Blacksamssenorita (GB)
Runs: 12
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,969
Prize IRE (€): €0

Samedi Soir (GB)

Horse: Samedi Soir (GB)
Runs: 14
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,043
Prize IRE (€): €0

Billams Legacy (GB)

Horse: Billams Legacy (GB)
Runs: 16
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £23,483
Prize IRE (€): €0

Glengolly (GB)

Horse: Glengolly (GB)
Runs: 20
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £14,087
Prize IRE (€): €0

Love Around (GB)

Horse: Love Around (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,249
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lawlor's Choice (GB)

Horse: Lawlor's Choice (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €5,900

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sleep Over (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Love Around is the only foal out of Sleep Over (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Love Around is the only foal out of Sleep Over (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Sleep Over (GB) · by Alflora (IRE)
2Loving Around (IRE) · by Furry Glen (GB)
3Shannon Ville (GB)

Notable relatives

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

Verrazano Bridge (IRE)6W · 17R · 1 black-type

Second cousin

Minella Foru (IRE)4W · 15R · 1 black-type

Second cousin once removed

Mrs Milner (IRE)4W · 16R · 2 black-type

View full Shannon Ville family

In brief

When was Love Around foaled?

Love Around (GB) was foaled in 2013.

Who are the sire and dam of Love Around?

Love Around (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Sleep Over (GB), a daughter of Alflora (IRE).

Who trained Love Around?

Love Around (GB) was trained by Mrs C Crow and owned by Mrs S Davies at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Mrs Sheila Crow.

What is Love Around's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Love Around (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Love Around's biggest win?

Love Around (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Champion "Point-To-Point" Bumper (Amateur Riders) at Stratford on 31 May 2019.

Has Love Around ever been beaten?

Love Around (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 25 March 2021 at Ludlow (6th of 9).

Is Love Around still racing?

Love Around (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 25 March 2021 at Ludlow in the Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase, finishing 6th of 9, and has not run there since.

Is Love Around related to any top horses?

Love Around (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Mrs Milner (IRE) (second cousin once removed, Grade 3 winner), Verrazano Bridge (IRE) (great-uncle, Grade 3 winner) and Minella Foru (IRE) (second cousin, Grade 3 winner), from the Shannon Ville (GB) family.