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Horse profile

Saddle Up (GB)

Black Minstrel (GB) × Mehitabel (GB) (Cantab (GB))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1985

See also: Saddle Up (IRE) · Richard Spencer · 4 runs · 0 wins, Saddle Up (IRE) · P A Fahy · 13 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Jul 1992, Killarney (IRE) (PU/6)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

PUFPU

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
15 Jul 92	Killarney (IRE)	PU/6	20/1	H Rogers	D P McCarthy	Doyle Brothers Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m4f	Good	11-4	General Idea I (GB)	349	0/5
1 Aug 91	Galway (IRE)	F/14	33/1	H Rogers	D P McCarthy	Guinness Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m2f	Good to Yielding	11-7	The Ridge Boreen (GB)	15	1/12
17 Jul 91	Killarney (IRE)	PU/12	16/1	Norman Williamson	D P McCarthy	Doyle Brothers Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m4f	Good	11-4	Foxe's Castle (GB)	-	0/8

PU/615 Jul 92 · Killarney (IRE)20/1
Doyle Brothers Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
15 Jul 92
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
PU/6
SP
20/1
Jockey
H Rogers
Trainer
D P McCarthy
Race
Doyle Brothers Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
General Idea I (GB)
Days
349
Future form
0/5
F/141 Aug 91 · Galway (IRE)33/1
Guinness Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
1 Aug 91
Course
Galway (IRE)
Pos
F/14
SP
33/1
Jockey
H Rogers
Trainer
D P McCarthy
Race
Guinness Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m2f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
The Ridge Boreen (GB)
Days
15
Future form
1/12
PU/1217 Jul 91 · Killarney (IRE)16/1
Doyle Brothers Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
17 Jul 91
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
PU/12
SP
16/1
Jockey
Norman Williamson
Trainer
D P McCarthy
Race
Doyle Brothers Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
Foxe's Castle (GB)
Days
-
Future form
0/8

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
1 Aug 91	Galway (IRE)	Guinness Chase	F/14	The Ridge Boreen (GB)	1	3 Sep 91	Galway (IRE)	Bookmakers Chase

F/141 Aug 91 · Galway (IRE)
Guinness Chase
All fields
Date
1 Aug 91
Course
Galway (IRE)
Race
Guinness Chase
This horse
F/14
Winner next time
The Ridge Boreen (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
3 Sep 91
At
Galway (IRE)
Race won
Bookmakers Chase

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 (€)
D P McCarthy	17 Jul 91	15 Jul 92	PU/12	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

D P McCarthy

Trainer: D P McCarthy
First run: 17 Jul 91
Last run: 15 Jul 92
First run for yard: PU/12
Runs: 3
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	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	17 Jul 91	15 Jul 92

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 17 Jul 91
Last run: 15 Jul 92

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Chase	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Chase

Race type: Chase
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Good to Yielding	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good to Yielding

Going: Good to Yielding
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Killarney (IRE)	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Galway (IRE)	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Killarney (IRE)

Course: Killarney (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Galway (IRE)

Course: Galway (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
13 to 16 runners	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
9 to 12 runners	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
July	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
August	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

July

Month: July
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

August

Month: August
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
H Rogers	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Norman Williamson	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

H Rogers

Jockey: H Rogers
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Norman Williamson

Jockey: Norman Williamson
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D P McCarthy	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

D P McCarthy

Trainer: D P McCarthy
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
15 to 30 days	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
121 to 365 days	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

121 to 365 days

Days since last run: 121 to 365 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchBlack Minstrel (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBlack Minstrel (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 branchMehitabel (GB)

Parent · 1

DamMehitabel (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCantab (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

Black Minstrel (GB)

Mehitabel (GB)

Not traced

Cantab (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSaddle Up (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1985

SireBlack Minstrel (GB)

DamMehitabel (GB)

DamsireCantab (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingRobeson I (GB)

Female line

Mehitabel (GB) · 1 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Black Minstrel (GB)	Mehitabel (GB)	Cantab (GB)	gelding	Flat 16.0f · NH 2m4f	NH 2m5½f

Black Minstrel (GB)

Sire: Black Minstrel (GB)
Dam: Mehitabel (GB)
Damsire: Cantab (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 16.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5½f

Progeny of Black Minstrel (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	2,229	178	491	8.0%	22.0%	3
At 2m2f to 2m5f	767	70	171	9.1%	22.3%	3
On Good going	728	61	153	8.4%	21.0%	3
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	249	22	53	8.8%	21.3%	3

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 2,229
Wins: 178
Placed: 491
Win %: 8.0%
Place %: 22.0%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 767
Wins: 70
Placed: 171
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 22.3%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 728
Wins: 61
Placed: 153
Win %: 8.4%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 249
Wins: 22
Placed: 53
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 21.3%
This horse runs: 3
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.

Black Minstrel (GB) × Cantab mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	7	1	14.3%	0	42	3	6	7.1%	£11,271	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 7
Winners: 1
Winners %: 14.3%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 42
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 6
Win %: 7.1%
Prize GB (£): £11,271
Prize IRE (€): €0

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 (€)
Grey Minstrel (GB)	12	3	£10,199	€0
Black Breezer (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Saddle Up (GB)	3	0	£0	€0
Little Nickers (IRE)	3	0	£0	€0
Artic Minstrel (IRE)	5	0	£0	€0
Minstrel Sam (GB)	7	0	£0	€0
Robeson I (GB)	11	0	£1,072	€0

Grey Minstrel (GB)

Horse: Grey Minstrel (GB)
Runs: 12
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,199
Prize IRE (€): €0

Black Breezer (IRE)

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

Saddle Up (GB)

Horse: Saddle Up (GB)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Little Nickers (IRE)

Horse: Little Nickers (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Artic Minstrel (IRE)

Horse: Artic Minstrel (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Minstrel Sam (GB)

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

Robeson I (GB)

Horse: Robeson I (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,072
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Mehitabel (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

Robeson I (GB)0W · 11R
Little Nickers (IRE)0W · 3R

Half siblings

By Golden Love I (GB)

Golden Asset (GB)1W · 4R
Fearless Molly (GB)0W · 1R

By Royal Fountain (GB)

Baltic Breeze (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Mehitabel (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Mehitabel family

In brief

When was Saddle Up foaled?

Saddle Up (GB) was foaled in 1985.

Who are the sire and dam of Saddle Up?

Saddle Up (GB) is by Black Minstrel (GB) out of Mehitabel (GB), a daughter of Cantab (GB).

Who trained Saddle Up?

Saddle Up (GB) was trained by D P McCarthy and owned by D P McCarthy at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Saddle Up's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Saddle Up (GB) ran 3 times without winning.

Is Saddle Up still racing?

Saddle Up (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 July 1992 at Killarney (IRE) in the Doyle Brothers Chase (result: pulled up, 6 ran), and has not run there since.

What is Saddle Up's record at Killarney (IRE)?

Saddle Up (GB) ran most often at Killarney (IRE), with no wins from 2 runs there.