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Horse profile

Melancholy

Acclamation (GB) × Colour Blue (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £862 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 Nov 2021, Lingfield (AW) (3/11)
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	Future form
2 Nov 21	Lingfield (AW)	3/11	9/4J	2½	Silvestre De Sousa	Simon & Ed Crisford	Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 5	Flat AW	7f	Standard	9-0	Rani Of Jhansi (GB)	£3,672	0/8

3/112 Nov 21 · Lingfield (AW)9/4J
Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class 57fStandard
All fields
Date
2 Nov 21
Course
Lingfield (AW)
Pos
3/11
SP
9/4J
Btn
2½
Jockey
Silvestre De Sousa
Trainer
Simon & Ed Crisford
Race
Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
7f
Going
Standard
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Rani Of Jhansi (GB)
Winner prize
£3,672
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 (€)
Simon & Ed Crisford	2 Nov 21	2 Nov 21	3/11	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£862	€0

Simon & Ed Crisford

Trainer: Simon & Ed Crisford
First run: 2 Nov 21
Last run: 2 Nov 21
First run for yard: 3/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £862
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	1	0.0%	100.0%	£862	€0	2 Nov 21	2 Nov 21

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £862
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 2 Nov 21
Last run: 2 Nov 21

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

Pedigree

Sire branchAcclamation (GB)

Parent · 1

SireAcclamation (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireRoyal Applause (GB)
Sire's damPrincess Athena (GB)

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 branchColour Blue (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamColour Blue (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHoly Roman Emperor (IRE)
Dam's damCatch The Blues (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireBluebird (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Acclamation (GB)

Colour Blue (IRE)

Royal Applause (GB)

Princess Athena (GB)

Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)

Catch The Blues (IRE)

Not traced

Bluebird (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMelancholy (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireAcclamation (GB)

DamColour Blue (IRE)

DamsireHoly Roman Emperor (IRE)

Sire's sireRoyal Applause (GB)

Sire's damPrincess Athena (GB)

2nd damCatch The Blues (IRE)

2nd dam's sireBluebird (USA)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce2 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingTashkent (IRE)

Female line

Colour Blue (IRE) · by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) · 2 winners from 6 runners · Black-type placed
Catch The Blues (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA) · 7 winners from 10 runners · Group 3 winner
Dear Lorraine (FR) · 5 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Acclamation (GB)	Colour Blue (IRE)	Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	Rathbarry Stud	26 Feb 18	bay	mare	Flat 6.7f · NH 2m½f	Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f

Acclamation (GB)

Sire: Acclamation (GB)
Dam: Colour Blue (IRE)
Damsire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
Breeder: Rathbarry Stud
Foaled: 26 Feb 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Acclamation (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	18,198	1,836	5,192	10.1%	28.5%	1
At 7f to 1m	6,825	629	1,849	9.2%	27.1%	1
On AW going	6,142	615	1,734	10.0%	28.2%	1
At 7f to 1m on AW going	2,559	237	690	9.3%	27.0%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 18,198
Wins: 1,836
Placed: 5,192
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 28.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 6,825
Wins: 629
Placed: 1,849
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 27.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 6,142
Wins: 615
Placed: 1,734
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 28.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on AW going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs: 2,559
Wins: 237
Placed: 690
Win %: 9.3%
Place %: 27.0%
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.

Acclamation (GB) × Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	9	2	22.2%	0	125	13	39	10.4%	£196,916	€2,200

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 9
Winners: 2
Winners %: 22.2%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 125
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 39
Win %: 10.4%
Prize GB (£): £196,916
Prize IRE (€): €2,200

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 (€)
Abduction (FR)	84	11	£162,226	€2,200
Remember Me (GB)	18	2	£10,200	€0
Melancholy (IRE)	1	0	£862	€0
Jinaan (GB)	2	0	£672	€0
Tashkent (IRE)	3	0	£926	€0
Jiwin (IRE)	3	0	£7,714	€0
Albert Street (IRE)	4	0	£1,829	€0
Ponga (IRE)	4	0	£12,035	€0
Fumata Bianca (IRE)	6	0	£452	€0

Abduction (FR)

Horse: Abduction (FR)
Runs: 84
Wins: 11
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £162,226
Prize IRE (€): €2,200

Remember Me (GB)

Horse: Remember Me (GB)
Runs: 18
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,200
Prize IRE (€): €0

Melancholy (IRE)

Horse: Melancholy (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £862
Prize IRE (€): €0

Jinaan (GB)

Horse: Jinaan (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £672
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tashkent (IRE)

Horse: Tashkent (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £926
Prize IRE (€): €0

Jiwin (IRE)

Horse: Jiwin (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,714
Prize IRE (€): €0

Albert Street (IRE)

Horse: Albert Street (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,829
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ponga (IRE)

Horse: Ponga (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,035
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fumata Bianca (IRE)

Horse: Fumata Bianca (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £452
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Colour Blue (IRE)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

Tashkent (IRE)0W · 3R
Ponga (IRE)0W · 4R

Half siblings

By Kodi Bear (IRE)

Female line

1Colour Blue (IRE) · by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
2Catch The Blues (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA)
3Dear Lorraine (FR)

Notable relatives

First cousin

Sioux Nation (USA)4W · 14R · 1 G1

2nd dam

Catch The Blues (IRE)3W · 22R · 1 black-type

View full Dear Lorraine family

In brief

When was Melancholy foaled?

Melancholy (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 26 February 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Melancholy?

Melancholy (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Colour Blue (IRE), a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor (IRE), and was bred by Rathbarry Stud.

Who trained Melancholy?

Melancholy (IRE) was trained by Simon & Ed Crisford and owned by Rabbah Racing at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Melancholy's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Melancholy (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Melancholy still racing?

Melancholy (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 November 2021 at Lingfield (AW) in the Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Maiden Fillies' Stakes, finishing 3rd of 11, and has not run there since.

Is Melancholy related to any top horses?

Melancholy (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Sioux Nation (USA) (first cousin, Group 1 winner) and Catch The Blues (IRE) (2nd dam, Group 3 winner), from the Dear Lorraine (FR) family.