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Horse profile

Paper Knife

Sure Blade (USA) × Red Letter Day (GB) (Crepello)

TrainerMajor W R Hern
OwnerSheikh Mohammed

Sex: colt
Foaled: 1989

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Oct 1991, Warwick (5/10)
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	Days	Future form
8 Oct 91	Warwick	5/10	13/2	8½	L Piggott	Major W R Hern	EBF Brinklow Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class F	Class 6	Flat Turf	7f	Good	9-0	Royal Prussia (CAN)	£2,521	14	0/6
24 Sep 91	Kempton	6/14	20/1	10	B Procter	Major W R Hern	EBF Kenley Maiden Stakes Class F	Class 6	Flat Turf	1m	Good to Soft	8-11	Shrewd Partner (IRE)	£2,595	-	0/12

5/108 Oct 91 · Warwick13/2
EBF Brinklow Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class F
Class 67fGood
All fields
Date
8 Oct 91
Course
Warwick
Pos
5/10
SP
13/2
Btn
8½
Jockey
L Piggott
Trainer
Major W R Hern
Race
EBF Brinklow Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class F
Class
Class 6
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Royal Prussia (CAN)
Winner prize
£2,521
Days
14
Future form
0/6
6/1424 Sep 91 · Kempton20/1
EBF Kenley Maiden Stakes Class F
Class 61mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
24 Sep 91
Course
Kempton
Pos
6/14
SP
20/1
Btn
10
Jockey
B Procter
Trainer
Major W R Hern
Race
EBF Kenley Maiden Stakes Class F
Class
Class 6
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
8-11
Winner / 2nd
Shrewd Partner (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,595
Days
-
Future form
0/12

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Major W R Hern	24 Sep 91	8 Oct 91	6/14	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Major W R Hern

Trainer: Major W R Hern
First run: 24 Sep 91
Last run: 8 Oct 91
First run for yard: 6/14
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
Flat	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	24 Sep 91	8 Oct 91

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: 24 Sep 91
Last run: 8 Oct 91

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSure Blade (USA)

Parent · 1

SireSure Blade (USA)

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 branchRed Letter Day (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRed Letter Day (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCrepello
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

Sure Blade (USA)

Red Letter Day (GB)

Not traced

Crepello

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePaper Knife (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled1989

SireSure Blade (USA)

DamRed Letter Day (GB)

DamsireCrepello

Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingRedden Burn (IRE)

Female line

Red Letter Day (GB) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sure Blade (USA)	Red Letter Day (GB)	Crepello	colt	Flat 9.6f · NH 2m3f	Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f

Sure Blade (USA)

Sire: Sure Blade (USA)
Dam: Red Letter Day (GB)
Damsire: Crepello
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.6f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.4f · NH 2m2½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	1,762	174	482	9.9%	27.4%	2
At 7f to 1m	556	40	143	7.2%	25.7%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	177	10	41	5.6%	23.2%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going	70	2	13	2.9%	18.6%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 1,762
Wins: 174
Placed: 482
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 27.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 556
Wins: 40
Placed: 143
Win %: 7.2%
Place %: 25.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 177
Wins: 10
Placed: 41
Win %: 5.6%
Place %: 23.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 70
Wins: 2
Placed: 13
Win %: 2.9%
Place %: 18.6%
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.

Sure Blade (USA) × Crepello mares (the cross)

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

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

Paper Knife (IRE)

Horse: Paper Knife (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

Red Letter Day (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sure Blade (USA) out of Red Letter Day (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Green Desert (USA)

Redden Burn (IRE)4W · 8R

By Royal Academy (USA)

Varnishing Day (IRE)1W · 16R

Female line

1Red Letter Day (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Paper Knife foaled?

Paper Knife (IRE) was foaled in 1989.

Who are the sire and dam of Paper Knife?

Paper Knife (IRE) is by Sure Blade (USA) out of Red Letter Day (GB), a daughter of Crepello.

Who trained Paper Knife?

Paper Knife (IRE) was trained by Major W R Hern and owned by Sheikh Mohammed at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Paper Knife's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Paper Knife (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Paper Knife still racing?

Paper Knife (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 October 1991 at Warwick in the EBF Brinklow Maiden Stakes Class F, finishing 5th of 10, and has not run there since.