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Horse profile

Opal Surprise

Royal Boxer (GB) × Opal Lady (GB) (Averof (GB))

TrainerMilton Bradley
OwnerS A Mailes

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1986

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 1 Jan 1990, Exeter (PU/17)
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	Winner prize	Future form
1 Jan 90	Exeter	PU/17	33/1	D Tegg	Milton Bradley	Upton Pyne Novices' Selling Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m1f	Soft	10-3	Punchbag (USA)	£1,716	0/15

PU/171 Jan 90 · Exeter33/1
Upton Pyne Novices' Selling Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fSoft
All fields
Date
1 Jan 90
Course
Exeter
Pos
PU/17
SP
33/1
Jockey
D Tegg
Trainer
Milton Bradley
Race
Upton Pyne Novices' Selling Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1f
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-3
Winner / 2nd
Punchbag (USA)
Winner prize
£1,716
Future form
0/15

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 (€)
Milton Bradley	1 Jan 90	1 Jan 90	PU/17	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Milton Bradley

Trainer: Milton Bradley
First run: 1 Jan 90
Last run: 1 Jan 90
First run for yard: PU/17
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	1 Jan 90	1 Jan 90

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: 1 Jan 90
Last run: 1 Jan 90

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

Pedigree

Sire branchRoyal Boxer (GB)

Parent · 1

SireRoyal Boxer (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 branchOpal Lady (GB)

Parent · 1

DamOpal Lady (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireAverof (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

Royal Boxer (GB)

Opal Lady (GB)

Not traced

Averof (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseOpal Surprise (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1986

SireRoyal Boxer (GB)

DamOpal Lady (GB)

DamsireAverof (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingOpal's Tenspot (GB)

Female line

Opal Lady (GB) · 1 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Royal Boxer (GB)	Opal Lady (GB)	Averof (GB)	filly	NH 2m5f	Flat 8.1f · NH 2m3f

Royal Boxer (GB)

Sire: Royal Boxer (GB)
Dam: Opal Lady (GB)
Damsire: Averof (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m3f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	198	18	33	9.1%	16.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	67	1	6	1.5%	9.0%	1
On Soft going	22	1	1	4.5%	4.5%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	9	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 198
Wins: 18
Placed: 33
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 16.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 67
Wins: 1
Placed: 6
Win %: 1.5%
Place %: 9.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 22
Wins: 1
Placed: 1
Win %: 4.5%
Place %: 4.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Placed: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
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.

Royal Boxer (GB) × Averof mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	38	5	7	13.2%	£16,941	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 38
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 13.2%
Prize GB (£): £16,941
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 (€)
Opal's Tenspot (GB)	37	5	0	£16,941	€0
Opal Surprise (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Opal's Tenspot (GB)

Horse: Opal's Tenspot (GB)
Runs: 37
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £16,941
Prize IRE (€): €0

Opal Surprise (GB)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Opal Lady (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

Opal's Tenspot (GB)5W · 37R

Half siblings

By Librate (GB)

Female line

1Opal Lady (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Opal Surprise foaled?

Opal Surprise (GB) was foaled in 1986.

Who are the sire and dam of Opal Surprise?

Opal Surprise (GB) is by Royal Boxer (GB) out of Opal Lady (GB), a daughter of Averof (GB).

Who trained Opal Surprise?

Opal Surprise (GB) was trained by Milton Bradley and owned by S A Mailes at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Opal Surprise's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Opal Surprise (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Opal Surprise still racing?

Opal Surprise (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 1 January 1990 at Exeter in the Upton Pyne Novices' Selling Hurdle (result: pulled up, 17 ran), and has not run there since.