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Horse profile

Perfect Way

Sex
colt
Foaled
1995
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
8 Oct 1997, Nottingham (16/16)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
1716

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
8 Oct 97Nottingham16/1633/1distP BloomfieldMrs N MacAuleySecond Row Selling Stakes Class GClass 6Flat Turf1mGood to Soft8-11Blue Desert (GB)£1,985291/14
9 Sep 97Leicester17/1966/125½P BloomfieldMrs N MacAuleyRempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class DClass 4Flat Turf7fGood to Firm9-0Sensory (GB)£3,561-1/18
  • 16/168 Oct 97 · Nottingham33/1

    Second Row Selling Stakes Class G

    Class 61mGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    8 Oct 97
    Pos
    16/16
    SP
    33/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    Second Row Selling Stakes Class G
    Class
    Class 6
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    8-11
    Winner / 2nd
    Blue Desert (GB)
    Winner prize
    £1,985
    Days
    29
    Future form
    1/14
  • 17/199 Sep 97 · Leicester66/1

    Rempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D

    Class 47fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    9 Sep 97
    Course
    Leicester
    Pos
    17/19
    SP
    66/1
    Btn
    25½
    Race
    Rempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Sensory (GB)
    Winner prize
    £3,561
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/18

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
8 Oct 97NottinghamSecond Row Selling Stakes Class G16/16Emperor's Gold (GB)51 Nov 97Wolverhampton (AW)Midland Bar Selling Nursery Stakes Class G
9 Sep 97LeicesterRempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D17/19Dashing Chief I (IRE)126 Oct 97PontefractEuropean Breeders Fund Claxton Bay Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 16/168 Oct 97 · Nottingham

    Second Row Selling Stakes Class G

    All fields
    Date
    8 Oct 97
    Race
    Second Row Selling Stakes Class G
    This horse
    16/16
    Winner next time
    Emperor's Gold (GB)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    1 Nov 97
    At
    Wolverhampton (AW)
    Race won
    Midland Bar Selling Nursery Stakes Class G
  • 17/199 Sep 97 · Leicester

    Rempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D

    All fields
    Date
    9 Sep 97
    Course
    Leicester
    Race
    Rempstone Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D
    This horse
    17/19
    Winner next time
    Dashing Chief I (IRE)
    Their pos
    12
    Won on
    6 Oct 97
    Race won
    European Breeders Fund Claxton Bay 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 (€)
Mrs N MacAuley9 Sep 978 Oct 9717/1920000.0%0.0%£0€0
Mrs N MacAuley
First run
9 Sep 97
Last run
8 Oct 97
First run for yard
17/19
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€09 Sep 978 Oct 97
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
9 Sep 97
Last run
8 Oct 97

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchNorton Challenger (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireNorton Challenger (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireAbsalom (GB)
  2. Sire's damKlaire (GB)

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 branchRusset Way (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamRusset Way (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireBlushing Scribe (USA)
  2. Dam's damOrchard Road (GB)

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
Orchard Road (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePerfect Way (GB)
Sexcolt
Foaled1995
SireNorton Challenger (GB)
DamRusset Way (GB)
DamsireBlushing Scribe (USA)
Sire's sireAbsalom (GB)
Sire's damKlaire (GB)
2nd damOrchard Road (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Russet Way (GB) · by Blushing Scribe (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
  2. Orchard Road (GB) · 0 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Norton Challenger (GB)Russet Way (GB)Blushing Scribe (USA)coltFlat 8.5f · NH 2m5½fFlat 7.3f
Norton Challenger (GB)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m5½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.3f

Progeny of Norton Challenger (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs68242.9%5.9%20
At 7f to 1m23124.3%8.7%20
On Good to firm or firmer going19125.3%10.5%10
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going4000.0%0.0%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
68
Wins
2
Placed
4
Win %
2.9%
Place %
5.9%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
23
Wins
1
Placed
2
Win %
4.3%
Place %
8.7%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
19
Wins
1
Placed
2
Win %
5.3%
Place %
10.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
4
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.

Norton Challenger (GB) × Blushing Scribe 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 (€)
Perfect Way (GB)200£0€0
Perfect Way (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

Russet Way (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Perfect Way is the only foal out of Russet Way (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Perfect Way is the only foal out of Russet Way (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Russet Way (GB) · by Blushing Scribe (USA)
  2. 2Orchard Road (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Orchard Road family

In brief

When was Perfect Way foaled?

Perfect Way (GB) was foaled in 1995.

Who are the sire and dam of Perfect Way?

Perfect Way (GB) is by Norton Challenger (GB) out of Russet Way (GB), a daughter of Blushing Scribe (USA).

Who trained Perfect Way?

Perfect Way (GB) was trained by Mrs N MacAuley and owned by Tinald at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Perfect Way's race record?

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

Is Perfect Way still racing?

Perfect Way (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 October 1997 at Nottingham in the Second Row Selling Stakes Class G, finishing 16th of 16, and has not run there since.

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