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Horse profile

Merve The Swerve

Hollow Hand (GB) × Castle Balda (GB) (Kambalda (GB))

TrainerS J Treacy
OwnerEugene McDermott

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1992

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 13 May 1998, Navan (IRE) (PU/15)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
13 May 98	Navan (IRE)	PU/15	20/1	Mr A Fitzgerald	S J Treacy	Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Yielding to Soft	11-7	Its Time For A Win (IRE)	2/12

PU/1513 May 98 · Navan (IRE)20/1
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding to Soft
All fields
Date
13 May 98
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
PU/15
SP
20/1
Jockey
Mr A Fitzgerald
Trainer
S J Treacy
Race
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding to Soft
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Its Time For A Win (IRE)
Future form
2/12

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	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
13 May 98	Navan (IRE)	Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race	PU/15	Its Time For A Win (IRE)	1	4 Jun 98	Tipperary (IRE)	Knockaney I.N.H. Flat Race
13 May 98	Navan (IRE)	Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race	PU/15	Native Dara (IRE)	2	17 Sep 98	Gowran Park (IRE)	Dungarvan I.N.H. Flat Race (Div 1)

PU/1513 May 98 · Navan (IRE)
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
13 May 98
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
PU/15
Winner next time
Its Time For A Win (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
4 Jun 98
At
Tipperary (IRE)
Race won
Knockaney I.N.H. Flat Race
PU/1513 May 98 · Navan (IRE)
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
13 May 98
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
PU/15
Winner next time
Native Dara (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
17 Sep 98
At
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race won
Dungarvan I.N.H. Flat Race (Div 1)

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 (€)
S J Treacy	13 May 98	13 May 98	PU/15	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

S J Treacy

Trainer: S J Treacy
First run: 13 May 98
Last run: 13 May 98
First run for yard: PU/15
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	13 May 98	13 May 98

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: 13 May 98
Last run: 13 May 98

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

Pedigree

Sire branchHollow Hand (GB)

Parent · 1

SireHollow Hand (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 branchCastle Balda (GB)

Parent · 1

DamCastle Balda (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKambalda (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

Hollow Hand (GB)

Castle Balda (GB)

Not traced

Kambalda (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMerve The Swerve (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled1992

SireHollow Hand (GB)

DamCastle Balda (GB)

DamsireKambalda (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Castle Balda (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Hollow Hand (GB)	Castle Balda (GB)	Kambalda (GB)	gelding	Flat 9.0f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 9.0f · NH 2m4f

Hollow Hand (GB)

Sire: Hollow Hand (GB)
Dam: Castle Balda (GB)
Damsire: Kambalda (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.0f · NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	669	33	123	4.9%	18.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	273	13	46	4.8%	16.8%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	138	7	26	5.1%	18.8%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	49	2	8	4.1%	16.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 669
Wins: 33
Placed: 123
Win %: 4.9%
Place %: 18.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 273
Wins: 13
Placed: 46
Win %: 4.8%
Place %: 16.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 138
Wins: 7
Placed: 26
Win %: 5.1%
Place %: 18.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 49
Wins: 2
Placed: 8
Win %: 4.1%
Place %: 16.3%
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.

Hollow Hand (GB) × Kambalda mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	11	2	18.2%	97	7	17	7.2%	£21,183	€49,591
Flat	1	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	11	2	18.2%	98	7	17	7.1%	£21,183	€49,591

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 11
Winners: 2
Winners %: 18.2%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 97
Wins: 7
2nd/3rd: 17
Win %: 7.2%
Prize GB (£): £21,183
Prize IRE (€): €49,591

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

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 11
Winners: 2
Winners %: 18.2%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 98
Wins: 7
2nd/3rd: 17
Win %: 7.1%
Prize GB (£): £21,183
Prize IRE (€): €49,591

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 (€)
Son Of Light (IRE)	24	4	£21,183	€0
Poker Pal (IRE)	26	3	£0	€45,161
Poker Hand (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Merve The Swerve (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Mr Naborro (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Call Me Shiela (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Slyguff Hollow (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Hand Care (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
Hollywood Star I (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
The Gilly Gooley (IRE)	14	0	£0	€600
Deramore (IRE)	19	0	£0	€3,830

Son Of Light (IRE)

Horse: Son Of Light (IRE)
Runs: 24
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £21,183
Prize IRE (€): €0

Poker Pal (IRE)

Horse: Poker Pal (IRE)
Runs: 26
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €45,161

Poker Hand (IRE)

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

Merve The Swerve (IRE)

Horse: Merve The Swerve (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mr Naborro (IRE)

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

Call Me Shiela (IRE)

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

Slyguff Hollow (IRE)

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

Hand Care (IRE)

Horse: Hand Care (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hollywood Star I (IRE)

Horse: Hollywood Star I (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

The Gilly Gooley (IRE)

Horse: The Gilly Gooley (IRE)
Runs: 14
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €600

Deramore (IRE)

Horse: Deramore (IRE)
Runs: 19
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,830

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Castle Balda (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Merve The Swerve is the only foal out of Castle Balda (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Merve The Swerve is the only foal out of Castle Balda (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Castle Balda (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Merve The Swerve foaled?

Merve The Swerve (IRE) was foaled in 1992.

Who are the sire and dam of Merve The Swerve?

Merve The Swerve (IRE) is by Hollow Hand (GB) out of Castle Balda (GB), a daughter of Kambalda (GB).

Who trained Merve The Swerve?

Merve The Swerve (IRE) was trained by S J Treacy and owned by Eugene McDermott at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Merve The Swerve's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Merve The Swerve (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Merve The Swerve still racing?

Merve The Swerve (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 May 1998 at Navan (IRE) in the Rathfeigh I.N.H. Flat Race (result: pulled up, 15 ran), and has not run there since.