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Horse profile

Reliable Commodity

Definite Article (GB) × Vics Approach (IRE) (Old Vic (GB))

TrainerEdward U Hales
OwnerW B Connors

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2004

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 4 Jun 2009, Tipperary (IRE) (6/11)
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
4 Jun 09	Tipperary (IRE)	6/11	12/1	dist	Davy Russell	Edward U Hales	Clanwilliam Novice Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Good	11-0	Hintsnallegations (IRE)	€7,256	33	0/9
2 May 09	Punchestown (IRE)	8/21	10/1	17¾	Mr J J King	Edward U Hales	O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1f	Soft	11-7	Brog An Ri (IRE)	€9,674	-	2/15

6/114 Jun 09 · Tipperary (IRE)12/1
Clanwilliam Novice Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
4 Jun 09
Course
Tipperary (IRE)
Pos
6/11
SP
12/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Davy Russell
Trainer
Edward U Hales
Race
Clanwilliam Novice Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Hintsnallegations (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,256
Days
33
Future form
0/9
8/212 May 09 · Punchestown (IRE)10/1
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fSoft
All fields
Date
2 May 09
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
8/21
SP
10/1
Btn
17¾
Jockey
Mr J J King
Trainer
Edward U Hales
Race
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Brog An Ri (IRE)
Winner prize
€9,674
Days
-
Future form
2/15

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.

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
2 May 09	Punchestown (IRE)	O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	8/21	Milbig Lass (IRE)	4	27 May 09	Punchestown (IRE)	Black Hills Mares INH Flat Race
2 May 09	Punchestown (IRE)	O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	8/21	Ashfield's Dream (GB)	12	20 Nov 09	Ascot	Nicholas Cunningham Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle

8/212 May 09 · Punchestown (IRE)
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 May 09
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
This horse
8/21
Winner next time
Milbig Lass (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
27 May 09
At
Punchestown (IRE)
Race won
Black Hills Mares INH Flat Race
8/212 May 09 · Punchestown (IRE)
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
2 May 09
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
O'Hare O'Connor Walshe Solicitors (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
This horse
8/21
Winner next time
Ashfield's Dream (GB)
Their pos
12
Won on
20 Nov 09
At
Ascot
Race won
Nicholas Cunningham Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle

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 (€)
Edward U Hales	2 May 09	4 Jun 09	8/21	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Edward U Hales

Trainer: Edward U Hales
First run: 2 May 09
Last run: 4 Jun 09
First run for yard: 8/21
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	2 May 09	4 Jun 09

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: 2 May 09
Last run: 4 Jun 09

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDefinite Article (GB)

Parent · 1

SireDefinite Article (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)
Sire's damSummer Fashion (GB)

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 branchVics Approach (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamVics Approach (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOld Vic (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

Definite Article (GB)

Vics Approach (IRE)

Indian Ridge (IRE)

Summer Fashion (GB)

Old Vic (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseReliable Commodity (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2004

SireDefinite Article (GB)

DamVics Approach (IRE)

DamsireOld Vic (GB)

Sire's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)

Sire's damSummer Fashion (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingEnchanted Approach (IRE)

Female line

Vics Approach (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Definite Article (GB)	Vics Approach (IRE)	Old Vic (GB)	gelding	Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Definite Article (GB)

Sire: Definite Article (GB)
Dam: Vics Approach (IRE)
Damsire: Old Vic (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.8f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Definite Article (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,089	659	1,688	10.8%	27.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	2,500	266	695	10.6%	27.8%	1
On Soft going	1,226	121	327	9.9%	26.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	504	53	143	10.5%	28.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,089
Wins: 659
Placed: 1,688
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,500
Wins: 266
Placed: 695
Win %: 10.6%
Place %: 27.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 1,226
Wins: 121
Placed: 327
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 504
Wins: 53
Placed: 143
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 28.4%
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.

Definite Article (GB) × Old Vic mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	11	5	45.5%	0	84	7	13	8.3%	£12,244	€58,665

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 11
Winners: 5
Winners %: 45.5%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 84
Wins: 7
2nd/3rd: 13
Win %: 8.3%
Prize GB (£): £12,244
Prize IRE (€): €58,665

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 (€)
Laoch Liam (IRE)	2	2	£0	€14,784
Das Mooser (IRE)	10	2	£0	€31,839
Sandanski (IRE)	10	1	£3,794	€0
Westinmare (IRE)	12	1	£1,145	€5,535
Delirious Love (IRE)	20	1	£3,577	€5,810
Definite Venture (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Reliable Commodity (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Westar Gold (IRE)	3	0	£0	€697
Inarticulate (IRE)	7	0	£697	€0
Minimalistic (IRE)	8	0	£1,030	€0
Carlingford Prince (IRE)	9	0	£2,001	€0

Laoch Liam (IRE)

Horse: Laoch Liam (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €14,784

Das Mooser (IRE)

Horse: Das Mooser (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €31,839

Sandanski (IRE)

Horse: Sandanski (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,794
Prize IRE (€): €0

Westinmare (IRE)

Horse: Westinmare (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,145
Prize IRE (€): €5,535

Delirious Love (IRE)

Horse: Delirious Love (IRE)
Runs: 20
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,577
Prize IRE (€): €5,810

Definite Venture (IRE)

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

Reliable Commodity (IRE)

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

Westar Gold (IRE)

Horse: Westar Gold (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €697

Inarticulate (IRE)

Horse: Inarticulate (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £697
Prize IRE (€): €0

Minimalistic (IRE)

Horse: Minimalistic (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,030
Prize IRE (€): €0

Carlingford Prince (IRE)

Horse: Carlingford Prince (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,001
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Vics Approach (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Definite Article (GB) out of Vics Approach (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Bob Back (USA)

Enchanted Approach (IRE)1W · 14R

Female line

1Vics Approach (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Reliable Commodity foaled?

Reliable Commodity (IRE) was foaled in 2004.

Who are the sire and dam of Reliable Commodity?

Reliable Commodity (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Vics Approach (IRE), a daughter of Old Vic (GB).

Who trained Reliable Commodity?

Reliable Commodity (IRE) was trained by Edward U Hales and owned by W B Connors at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Reliable Commodity's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Reliable Commodity (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Reliable Commodity still racing?

Reliable Commodity (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 June 2009 at Tipperary (IRE) in the Clanwilliam Novice Hurdle, finishing 6th of 11, and has not run there since.