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Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
23 Jan 1999, Lingfield (AW) (12/12)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
812

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtHeadgearWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
23 Jan 99Lingfield (AW)12/1214/1distGary CarterJeremy NosedaChieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class EClass 5Flat AW1mStandard9-0-Three Bay Trees (IRE)£2,684161/11
7 Jan 99Lingfield (AW)8/107/117½Gary CarterJeremy NosedaWaverley Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat AW6fStandard8-8vAjnad (IRE)£3,583-1/9
  • 12/1223 Jan 99 · Lingfield (AW)14/1

    Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E

    Class 51mStandard

    All fields
    Date
    23 Jan 99
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Pos
    12/12
    SP
    14/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    9-0
    Headgear
    -
    Winner prize
    £2,684
    Days
    16
    Future form
    1/11
  • 8/107 Jan 99 · Lingfield (AW)7/1

    Waverley Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 46fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    7 Jan 99
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Pos
    8/10
    SP
    7/1
    Btn
    17½
    Race
    Waverley Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    6f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    8-8
    Headgear
    v
    Winner / 2nd
    Ajnad (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £3,583
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/9

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

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
23 Jan 99Lingfield (AW)Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E12/12Nero Tirol (IRE)78 Feb 99Southwell (AW)Missouri Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
7 Jan 99Lingfield (AW)Waverley Maiden Stakes Class D8/10Mawkab (USA)412 Jan 99Lingfield (AW)Racecourse & Railway Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 12/1223 Jan 99 · Lingfield (AW)

    Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E

    All fields
    Date
    23 Jan 99
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
    This horse
    12/12
    Winner next time
    Nero Tirol (IRE)
    Their pos
    7
    Won on
    8 Feb 99
    At
    Southwell (AW)
    Race won
    Missouri Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
  • 8/107 Jan 99 · Lingfield (AW)

    Waverley Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    7 Jan 99
    Course
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race
    Waverley Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    8/10
    Winner next time
    Mawkab (USA)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    12 Jan 99
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Racecourse & Railway Maiden Stakes Class D

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Jeremy Noseda7 Jan 9923 Jan 998/1020000.0%0.0%£0€0
Jeremy Noseda
First run
7 Jan 99
Last run
23 Jan 99
First run for yard
8/10
Runs
2
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)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat20000.0%0.0%£0€07 Jan 9923 Jan 99
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
7 Jan 99
Last run
23 Jan 99

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchDolphin Street (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. SireDolphin Street (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireBluebird (USA)
  2. Sire's damOr Vision (USA)

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 branchShapely Test (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. DamShapely Test (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireElocutionist (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
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMelben (GB)
Sexcolt
Foaled1996
SireDolphin Street (FR)
DamShapely Test (USA)
DamsireElocutionist (USA)
Sire's sireBluebird (USA)
Sire's damOr Vision (USA)
Dam's produce2 winners from 4 runners
Notable siblingLidanna (GB)

Female line

  1. Shapely Test (USA) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Dolphin Street (FR)Shapely Test (USA)Elocutionist (USA)coltFlat 8.4f · NH 2m1½fFlat 7.3f · NH 2m2½f
Dolphin Street (FR)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.4f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.3f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Dolphin Street (FR) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs2,3551574946.7%21.0%20
At 5f to 6f619541398.7%22.5%10
On AW going585441377.5%23.4%20
At 5f to 6f on AW going174185010.3%28.7%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
2,355
Wins
157
Placed
494
Win %
6.7%
Place %
21.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 5f to 6f
Condition
At 5f to 6f
Runs
619
Wins
54
Placed
139
Win %
8.7%
Place %
22.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
585
Wins
44
Placed
137
Win %
7.5%
Place %
23.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 5f to 6f on AW going
Condition
At 5f to 6f on AW going
Runs
174
Wins
18
Placed
50
Win %
10.3%
Place %
28.7%
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.

Dolphin Street (FR) × Elocutionist mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat100.0%02000.0%£0€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Melben (GB)200£0€0
Melben (GB)
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

Shapely Test (USA)

G1 winners
0
Produce
2 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Dolphin Street (FR) out of Shapely Test (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Bluebird (USA)

By Zalazl (USA)

By Nicholas (USA)

Female line

  1. 1Shapely Test (USA)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Great-niece

Nephew (out of a sibling)

View full Shapely Test family

In brief

When was Melben foaled?

Melben (GB) was foaled in 1996.

Who are the sire and dam of Melben?

Melben (GB) is by Dolphin Street (FR) out of Shapely Test (USA), a daughter of Elocutionist (USA).

Who trained Melben?

Melben (GB) was trained by Jeremy Noseda and owned by Late B Schmidt Bodnerlate Mrs M Tillman at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Melben's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Melben (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Melben still racing?

Melben (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 January 1999 at Lingfield (AW) in the Chieftain Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E, finishing 12th of 12, and has not run there since.

Is Melben related to any top horses?

Melben (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Lidanna (GB) (half-sister, Group 3 winner), Duty First (GB) (great-niece, Group 3 winner) and Yaa Wayl (IRE) (nephew, Listed winner), from the Shapely Test (USA) family.

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