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Horse profile

Lovely Bird

Arctic Tern (USA) × Swift Gal (USA) (Little Current (USA))

TrainerMichael Bell
OwnerJerome Brody

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1990

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £1,784 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 20 Oct 1992, Chester (2/6)
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	Winner prize	Days	Future form
20 Oct 92	Chester	2/6	3/1	¾	M Roberts	Michael Bell	Queensferry Graduation Stakes Class D	Class 4	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Soft	8-8	Hung Parliament (GB)	£4,273	18	0/4
2 Oct 92	Goodwood	3/10	4/1	6	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	Isle Of Wight Maiden Fillies Stakes Class E	Class 5	Flat Turf	6f	Good	8-11	Bright Spells (GB)	£3,496	-	0/8

2/620 Oct 92 · Chester3/1
Queensferry Graduation Stakes Class D
Class 46fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
20 Oct 92
Course
Chester
Pos
2/6
SP
3/1
Btn
¾
Jockey
M Roberts
Trainer
Michael Bell
Race
Queensferry Graduation Stakes Class D
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
8-8
Winner / 2nd
Hung Parliament (GB)
Winner prize
£4,273
Days
18
Future form
0/4
3/102 Oct 92 · Goodwood4/1
Isle Of Wight Maiden Fillies Stakes Class E
Class 56fGood
All fields
Date
2 Oct 92
Course
Goodwood
Pos
3/10
SP
4/1
Btn
6
Jockey
Michael Hills
Trainer
Michael Bell
Race
Isle Of Wight Maiden Fillies Stakes Class E
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
Bright Spells (GB)
Winner prize
£3,496
Days
-
Future form
0/8

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 (€)
Michael Bell	2 Oct 92	20 Oct 92	3/10	2	0	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£1,784	€0

Michael Bell

Trainer: Michael Bell
First run: 2 Oct 92
Last run: 20 Oct 92
First run for yard: 3/10
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,784
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	2	0	1	1	0.0%	100.0%	£1,784	€0	2 Oct 92	20 Oct 92

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,784
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 2 Oct 92
Last run: 20 Oct 92

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

Pedigree

Sire branchArctic Tern (USA)

Parent · 1

SireArctic Tern (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 branchSwift Gal (USA)

Parent · 1

DamSwift Gal (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireLittle Current (USA)
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

Arctic Tern (USA)

Swift Gal (USA)

Not traced

Little Current (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLovely Bird (USA)

Sexfilly

Foaled1990

SireArctic Tern (USA)

DamSwift Gal (USA)

DamsireLittle Current (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Swift Gal (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Arctic Tern (USA)	Swift Gal (USA)	Little Current (USA)	filly	Flat 11.5f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

Arctic Tern (USA)

Sire: Arctic Tern (USA)
Dam: Swift Gal (USA)
Damsire: Little Current (USA)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.5f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Arctic Tern (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	858	107	255	12.5%	29.7%	2
At 5f to 6f	38	3	6	7.9%	15.8%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	88	13	32	14.8%	36.4%	1
At 5f to 6f on Good to soft or yielding going	8	1	2	12.5%	25.0%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 858
Wins: 107
Placed: 255
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 29.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 38
Wins: 3
Placed: 6
Win %: 7.9%
Place %: 15.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 88
Wins: 13
Placed: 32
Win %: 14.8%
Place %: 36.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Placed: 2
Win %: 12.5%
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.

Arctic Tern (USA) × Little Current mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	2	0.0%	£1,784	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,784
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 (€)
Lovely Bird (USA)	2	0	0	£1,784	€0

Lovely Bird (USA)

Horse: Lovely Bird (USA)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,784
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Swift Gal (USA)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Lovely Bird is the only foal out of Swift Gal (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Lovely Bird is the only foal out of Swift Gal (USA) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Swift Gal (USA)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Lovely Bird foaled?

Lovely Bird (USA) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Lovely Bird?

Lovely Bird (USA) is by Arctic Tern (USA) out of Swift Gal (USA), a daughter of Little Current (USA).

Who trained Lovely Bird?

Lovely Bird (USA) was trained by Michael Bell and owned by Jerome Brody at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Lovely Bird's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Lovely Bird (USA) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Lovely Bird still racing?

Lovely Bird (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 October 1992 at Chester in the Queensferry Graduation Stakes Class D, finishing 2nd of 6, and has not run there since.