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Horse profile

Prickly Path

Royal Match (GB) × Thistle Blue (GB) (Lepanto (GER))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1990

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 Jun 1995, Worcester (16/17)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
10 Jun 95	Worcester	16/17	25/1	dist	G Hogan	R E Pocock	Grimley Open National Hunt Flat (Div I)	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good to Firm	10-5	Jimmy's Cross (IRE)	£1,688	28	0/14
13 May 95	Worcester	10/20	50/1	dist	P M McLoughlin	R E Pocock	Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good	10-11	Coole Hill (IRE)	£1,968	-	1/16

16/1710 Jun 95 · Worcester25/1
Grimley Open National Hunt Flat (Div I)
Class 62mGood to Firm
All fields
Date
10 Jun 95
Course
Worcester
Pos
16/17
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
G Hogan
Trainer
R E Pocock
Race
Grimley Open National Hunt Flat (Div I)
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
10-5
Winner / 2nd
Jimmy's Cross (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,688
Days
28
Future form
0/14
10/2013 May 95 · Worcester50/1
Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H
Class 62mGood
All fields
Date
13 May 95
Course
Worcester
Pos
10/20
SP
50/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
P M McLoughlin
Trainer
R E Pocock
Race
Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Coole Hill (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,968
Days
-
Future form
1/16

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 95	Worcester	Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H	10/20	Henrietta Howard (IRE)	2	20 Nov 95	Folkestone	Biggin Hill Mares' Only Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Class H

10/2013 May 95 · Worcester
Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H
All fields
Date
13 May 95
Course
Worcester
Race
Gallows Green Mares Only National Hunt Flat Class H
This horse
10/20
Winner next time
Henrietta Howard (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
20 Nov 95
At
Folkestone
Race won
Biggin Hill Mares' Only Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Class H

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 (€)
R E Pocock	13 May 95	10 Jun 95	10/20	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

R E Pocock

Trainer: R E Pocock
First run: 13 May 95
Last run: 10 Jun 95
First run for yard: 10/20
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	13 May 95	10 Jun 95

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: 13 May 95
Last run: 10 Jun 95

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

Pedigree

Sire branchRoyal Match (GB)

Parent · 1

SireRoyal Match (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 branchThistle Blue (GB)

Parent · 1

DamThistle Blue (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireLepanto (GER)
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 Match (GB)

Thistle Blue (GB)

Not traced

Lepanto (GER)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePrickly Path (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled1990

SireRoyal Match (GB)

DamThistle Blue (GB)

DamsireLepanto (GER)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingIrish Lil (GB)

Female line

Thistle Blue (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Royal Match (GB)	Thistle Blue (GB)	Lepanto (GER)	mare	Flat 10.6f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m4f

Royal Match (GB)

Sire: Royal Match (GB)
Dam: Thistle Blue (GB)
Damsire: Lepanto (GER)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.6f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	434	38	91	8.8%	21.0%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	170	12	32	7.1%	18.8%	2
On Good going	151	13	26	8.6%	17.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	50	2	5	4.0%	10.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 434
Wins: 38
Placed: 91
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 170
Wins: 12
Placed: 32
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 18.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 151
Wins: 13
Placed: 26
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 17.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 50
Wins: 2
Placed: 5
Win %: 4.0%
Place %: 10.0%
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 Match (GB) × Lepanto 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 (€)
Prickly Path (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Prickly Path (GB)

Horse: Prickly Path (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

Thistle Blue (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Royal Match (GB) out of Thistle Blue (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Paddy's Stream (GB)

Irish Lil (GB)0W · 6R

Female line

1Thistle Blue (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Thistle Blue family

In brief

When was Prickly Path foaled?

Prickly Path (GB) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Prickly Path?

Prickly Path (GB) is by Royal Match (GB) out of Thistle Blue (GB), a daughter of Lepanto (GER).

Who trained Prickly Path?

Prickly Path (GB) was trained by R E Pocock and owned by Exors Of The Late T E Pocock at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Prickly Path's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Prickly Path (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Prickly Path still racing?

Prickly Path (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 June 1995 at Worcester in the Grimley Open National Hunt Flat, finishing 16th of 17, and has not run there since.