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Horse profile

Melba Rose

Orpen (USA) × Melba (IRE) (Namaqualand (USA))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2004

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 20 Dec 2009, Thurles (IRE) (8/10)
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
20 Dec 09	Thurles (IRE)	8/10	20/1	dist	Mr J P McKeown	P Cluskey	Curaheen (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Soft to Heavy	11-6	Cottage Star (IRE)	€4,837	0/9

8/1020 Dec 09 · Thurles (IRE)20/1
Curaheen (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft to Heavy
All fields
Date
20 Dec 09
Course
Thurles (IRE)
Pos
8/10
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr J P McKeown
Trainer
P Cluskey
Race
Curaheen (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Soft to Heavy
Wgt
11-6
Winner / 2nd
Cottage Star (IRE)
Winner prize
€4,837
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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
P Cluskey	20 Dec 09	20 Dec 09	8/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

P Cluskey

Trainer: P Cluskey
First run: 20 Dec 09
Last run: 20 Dec 09
First run for yard: 8/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
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
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	20 Dec 09	20 Dec 09

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 20 Dec 09
Last run: 20 Dec 09

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

Pedigree

Sire branchOrpen (USA)

Parent · 1

SireOrpen (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireLure (USA)
Sire's damBonita Francita (CAN)

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 branchMelba (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMelba (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireNamaqualand (USA)
Dam's damPriyanka (GB)

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

Orpen (USA)

Melba (IRE)

Lure (USA)

Bonita Francita (CAN)

Namaqualand (USA)

Priyanka (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMelba Rose (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2004

SireOrpen (USA)

DamMelba (IRE)

DamsireNamaqualand (USA)

Sire's sireLure (USA)

Sire's damBonita Francita (CAN)

2nd damPriyanka (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingOrpen Wide (IRE)

Female line

Melba (IRE) · by Namaqualand (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Priyanka (GB) · 0 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Orpen (USA)	Melba (IRE)	Namaqualand (USA)	mare	Flat 7.3f · NH 2m1f	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m3f

Orpen (USA)

Sire: Orpen (USA)
Dam: Melba (IRE)
Damsire: Namaqualand (USA)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,177	103	262	8.8%	22.3%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	780	76	190	9.7%	24.4%	1
On Soft going	257	21	61	8.2%	23.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	174	16	46	9.2%	26.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,177
Wins: 103
Placed: 262
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 22.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 780
Wins: 76
Placed: 190
Win %: 9.7%
Place %: 24.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 257
Wins: 21
Placed: 61
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 23.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 174
Wins: 16
Placed: 46
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 26.4%
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.

Orpen (USA) × Namaqualand mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	1	33.3%	109	10	20	9.2%	£65,192	€0
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	67	9	8	13.4%	£80,023	€0
All runs	4	1	25.0%	176	19	28	10.8%	£145,215	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 1
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 109
Wins: 10
2nd/3rd: 20
Win %: 9.2%
Prize GB (£): £65,192
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 67
Wins: 9
2nd/3rd: 8
Win %: 13.4%
Prize GB (£): £80,023
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 4
Winners: 1
Winners %: 25.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 176
Wins: 19
2nd/3rd: 28
Win %: 10.8%
Prize GB (£): £145,215
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	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Orpen Wide (IRE)	172	19	£145,215	€0
Melba Rose (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Hazel Traveller (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Oleorpen (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0

Orpen Wide (IRE)

Horse: Orpen Wide (IRE)
Runs: 172
Wins: 19
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £145,215
Prize IRE (€): €0

Melba Rose (IRE)

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

Hazel Traveller (IRE)

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

Oleorpen (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Melba (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

Orpen Wide (IRE)19W · 172R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Melba (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Melba (IRE) · by Namaqualand (USA)
2Priyanka (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Priyanka family

In brief

When was Melba Rose foaled?

Melba Rose (IRE) was foaled in 2004.

Who are the sire and dam of Melba Rose?

Melba Rose (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Melba (IRE), a daughter of Namaqualand (USA).

Who trained Melba Rose?

Melba Rose (IRE) was trained by P Cluskey and owned by Asppb Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Melba Rose's race record?

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

Is Melba Rose still racing?

Melba Rose (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 December 2009 at Thurles (IRE) in the Curaheen (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race, finishing 8th of 10, and has not run there since.