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Horse profile

Matinee Lover (FR)

Double Bed (FR) × Hornblower Girl (GB) (Faraway Times (USA))
Sex
gelding
Foaled
1994

See also: Matinee Lover (GB) · Seamus Fahey · 7 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£585 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
19 Dec 1998, Ascot (4/4)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
4

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
19 Dec 98Ascot4/414/1distT DoumenF DoumenKnights Royal Hurdle Class BClass 2Hurdle2m½fSoft11-10Toto Toscato (FR)£8,3250/3
  • 4/419 Dec 98 · Ascot14/1

    Knights Royal Hurdle Class B

    Class 22m½fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    19 Dec 98
    Course
    Ascot
    Pos
    4/4
    SP
    14/1
    Btn
    dist
    Jockey
    T Doumen
    Trainer
    F Doumen
    Race
    Knights Royal Hurdle Class B
    Class
    Class 2
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m½f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    11-10
    Winner / 2nd
    Toto Toscato (FR)
    Winner prize
    £8,325
    Future form
    0/3

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
F Doumen19 Dec 9819 Dec 984/410000.0%0.0%£585€0
F Doumen
Trainer
F Doumen
First run
19 Dec 98
Last run
19 Dec 98
First run for yard
4/4
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£585
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%£585€019 Dec 9819 Dec 98
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£585
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
19 Dec 98
Last run
19 Dec 98

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchDouble Bed (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. SireDouble Bed (FR)

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 branchHornblower Girl (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamHornblower Girl (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireFaraway Times (USA)
  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
Double Bed (FR)
Hornblower Girl (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Faraway Times (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMatinee Lover (FR)
Sexgelding
Foaled1994
SireDouble Bed (FR)
DamHornblower Girl (GB)
DamsireFaraway Times (USA)
Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingTrophy Wife (FR)

Female line

  1. Hornblower Girl (GB) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Double Bed (FR)Hornblower Girl (GB)Faraway Times (USA)geldingFlat 13.5f · NH 2m2½fFlat 7.5f · NH 2m2½f
Double Bed (FR)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 13.5f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.5f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Double Bed (FR) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs289407713.8%26.6%10
At 2m to 2m1f140203614.3%25.7%10
On Soft going5681314.3%23.2%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going233413.0%17.4%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
289
Wins
40
Placed
77
Win %
13.8%
Place %
26.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
140
Wins
20
Placed
36
Win %
14.3%
Place %
25.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Soft going
Condition
On Soft going
Runs
56
Wins
8
Placed
13
Win %
14.3%
Place %
23.2%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs
23
Wins
3
Placed
4
Win %
13.0%
Place %
17.4%
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.

Double Bed (FR) × Faraway Times mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat100.0%01000.0%£0€0
National Hunt100.0%01000.0%£585€0
All runs200.0%02000.0%£585€0
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
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£585
Prize IRE (€)
€0
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
2
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£585
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 winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Trophy Wife (FR)100£0€0
Matinee Lover (FR)100£585€0
Trophy Wife (FR)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Matinee Lover (FR)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£585
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Hornblower Girl (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Epistolaire (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Hornblower Girl (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Matinee Lover foaled?

Matinee Lover (FR) was foaled in 1994.

Who are the sire and dam of Matinee Lover?

Matinee Lover (FR) is by Double Bed (FR) out of Hornblower Girl (GB), a daughter of Faraway Times (USA).

Who trained Matinee Lover?

Matinee Lover (FR) was trained by F Doumen and owned by R Reeves at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Matinee Lover's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Matinee Lover (FR) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Matinee Lover still racing?

Matinee Lover (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 19 December 1998 at Ascot in the Knights Royal Hurdle Class B, finishing 4th of 4, and has not run there since.

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