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Horse profile

Merry Captain

Leading Man (GB) × Merry Legs (GB) (Gay Pilot (GB))

TrainerF Gray
OwnerFrederick Gray

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1985

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 3 Nov 1990, Chepstow (5/20)
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
3 Nov 90	Chepstow	5/20	66/1	12	M Crosse	F Gray	Stayers Novices' Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m7½f	Good	11-0	Mister Gebo (GB)	£1,800	11	1/18
23 Oct 90	Plumpton	7/8	25/1	dist	M Crosse	F Gray	Newick Novices' Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Firm	11-0	Secret Four (GB)	£1,360	-	0/7

5/203 Nov 90 · Chepstow66/1
Stayers Novices' Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m7½fGood
All fields
Date
3 Nov 90
Course
Chepstow
Pos
5/20
SP
66/1
Btn
12
Jockey
M Crosse
Trainer
F Gray
Race
Stayers Novices' Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m7½f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Mister Gebo (GB)
Winner prize
£1,800
Days
11
Future form
1/18
7/823 Oct 90 · Plumpton25/1
Newick Novices' Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fFirm
All fields
Date
23 Oct 90
Course
Plumpton
Pos
7/8
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
M Crosse
Trainer
F Gray
Race
Newick Novices' Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Firm
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Secret Four (GB)
Winner prize
£1,360
Days
-
Future form
0/7

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

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Won on	At	Race won
3 Nov 90	Chepstow	Stayers Novices' Hurdle	5/20	Flairy Lad (GB)	28 Nov 90	Hereford	Bishops Frome Novices' Handicap Hurdle

5/203 Nov 90 · Chepstow
Stayers Novices' Hurdle
All fields
Date
3 Nov 90
Course
Chepstow
Race
Stayers Novices' Hurdle
This horse
5/20
Winner next time
Flairy Lad (GB)
Won on
28 Nov 90
At
Hereford
Race won
Bishops Frome Novices' Handicap Hurdle

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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
F Gray	23 Oct 90	3 Nov 90	7/8	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

F Gray

Trainer: F Gray
First run: 23 Oct 90
Last run: 3 Nov 90
First run for yard: 7/8
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)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	23 Oct 90	3 Nov 90

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 23 Oct 90
Last run: 3 Nov 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchLeading Man (GB)

Parent · 1

SireLeading Man (GB)

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 branchMerry Legs (GB)

Parent · 1

DamMerry Legs (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireGay Pilot (GB)
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

Leading Man (GB)

Merry Legs (GB)

Not traced

Gay Pilot (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMerry Captain (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1985

SireLeading Man (GB)

DamMerry Legs (GB)

DamsireGay Pilot (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Merry Legs (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance
Leading Man (GB)	Merry Legs (GB)	Gay Pilot (GB)	gelding	NH 2m5½f

Leading Man (GB)

Sire: Leading Man (GB)
Dam: Merry Legs (GB)
Damsire: Gay Pilot (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	240	41	80	17.1%	33.3%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	74	12	27	16.2%	36.5%	1
On Good going	77	12	28	15.6%	36.4%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	29	3	10	10.3%	34.5%	0

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 240
Wins: 41
Placed: 80
Win %: 17.1%
Place %: 33.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 74
Wins: 12
Placed: 27
Win %: 16.2%
Place %: 36.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 77
Wins: 12
Placed: 28
Win %: 15.6%
Place %: 36.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 29
Wins: 3
Placed: 10
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 34.5%
This horse runs: 0
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.

Leading Man (GB) × Gay Pilot mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
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

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

Merry Captain (GB)

Horse: Merry Captain (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

Merry Legs (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Merry Captain is the only foal out of Merry Legs (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Merry Captain is the only foal out of Merry Legs (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Merry Legs (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Merry Captain foaled?

Merry Captain (GB) was foaled in 1985.

Who are the sire and dam of Merry Captain?

Merry Captain (GB) is by Leading Man (GB) out of Merry Legs (GB), a daughter of Gay Pilot (GB).

Who trained Merry Captain?

Merry Captain (GB) was trained by F Gray and owned by Frederick Gray at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Merry Captain's race record?

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

Is Merry Captain still racing?

Merry Captain (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 3 November 1990 at Chepstow in the Stayers Novices' Hurdle, finishing 5th of 20, and has not run there since.