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Horse profile

Sailing Bird

Jupiter Pluvius (GB) × Flying Swan (GB)
Sex
gelding
Foaled
1978
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
5 Jul 1991, Wexford (RH) (IRE) (10/13)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
610

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndDaysFuture form
5 Jul 91Wexford (RH) (IRE)10/1320/113½Niall ByrneFrancis M O'BrienWilliam Neville And Sons Handicap ChaseHandicap (unclassified)Chase2m4fGood to Firm9-7Colligan River (GB)112/11
24 Jun 91Kilbeggan (IRE)6/1325/115W SlatteryFrancis M O'BrienStand Handicap ChaseHandicap (unclassified)Chase2m4fGood9-7Guildway (GB)-1/11
  • 10/135 Jul 91 · Wexford (RH) (IRE)20/1

    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase

    Handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jul 91
    Course
    Wexford (RH) (IRE)
    Pos
    10/13
    SP
    20/1
    Btn
    13½
    Race
    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase
    Class
    Handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Chase
    Dist
    2m4f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-7
    Days
    11
    Future form
    2/11
  • 6/1324 Jun 91 · Kilbeggan (IRE)25/1

    Stand Handicap Chase

    Handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood

    All fields
    Date
    24 Jun 91
    Pos
    6/13
    SP
    25/1
    Btn
    15
    Race
    Stand Handicap Chase
    Class
    Handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Chase
    Dist
    2m4f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    9-7
    Winner / 2nd
    Guildway (GB)
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/11

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
5 Jul 91Wexford (RH) (IRE)William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase10/13Fraber Glen (GB)217 Jul 91Killarney (IRE)Rank Cup (Handicap Chase)
5 Jul 91Wexford (RH) (IRE)William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase10/13Thursday Sweep (IRE)416 Aug 91Tramore (IRE)O'Shaughnessy & Co. Ltd. Handicap Chase
24 Jun 91Kilbeggan (IRE)Stand Handicap Chase6/13Slyguff (GB)412 Jul 91Tipperary (IRE)Power Solicitors Handicap Chase
  • 10/135 Jul 91 · Wexford (RH) (IRE)

    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jul 91
    Course
    Wexford (RH) (IRE)
    Race
    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase
    This horse
    10/13
    Winner next time
    Fraber Glen (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    17 Jul 91
    Race won
    Rank Cup (Handicap Chase)
  • 10/135 Jul 91 · Wexford (RH) (IRE)

    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jul 91
    Course
    Wexford (RH) (IRE)
    Race
    William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase
    This horse
    10/13
    Winner next time
    Thursday Sweep (IRE)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    16 Aug 91
    Race won
    O'Shaughnessy & Co. Ltd. Handicap Chase
  • 6/1324 Jun 91 · Kilbeggan (IRE)

    Stand Handicap Chase

    All fields
    Date
    24 Jun 91
    Race
    Stand Handicap Chase
    This horse
    6/13
    Winner next time
    Slyguff (GB)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    12 Jul 91
    Race won
    Power Solicitors Handicap 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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Francis M O'Brien24 Jun 915 Jul 916/1320000.0%0.0%£0€0
Francis M O'Brien
First run
24 Jun 91
Last run
5 Jul 91
First run for yard
6/13
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
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€024 Jun 915 Jul 91
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
24 Jun 91
Last run
5 Jul 91

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchJupiter Pluvius (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireJupiter Pluvius (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

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 branchFlying Swan (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamFlying Swan (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's damNot traced

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
Jupiter Pluvius (GB)
Flying Swan (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSailing Bird (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1978
SireJupiter Pluvius (GB)
DamFlying Swan (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners
Notable siblingCurragh Rose (GB)

Female line

  1. Flying Swan (GB) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamSexSire's avg winning distance
Jupiter Pluvius (GB)Flying Swan (GB)geldingNH 2m7f
Jupiter Pluvius (GB)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m7f

Progeny of Jupiter Pluvius (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs515129.8%23.5%20
At 2m2f to 2m5f24248.3%16.7%20
On Good going22269.1%27.3%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going132315.4%23.1%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
51
Wins
5
Placed
12
Win %
9.8%
Place %
23.5%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs
24
Wins
2
Placed
4
Win %
8.3%
Place %
16.7%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
22
Wins
2
Placed
6
Win %
9.1%
Place %
27.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs
13
Wins
2
Placed
3
Win %
15.4%
Place %
23.1%
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.

Family

Dam summary

Flying Swan (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Jupiter Pluvius (GB) out of Flying Swan (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Buckskin (FR)

Female line

  1. 1Flying Swan (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Flying Swan family

In brief

When was Sailing Bird foaled?

Sailing Bird (GB) was foaled in 1978.

Who are the sire and dam of Sailing Bird?

Sailing Bird (GB) is by Jupiter Pluvius (GB) out of Flying Swan (GB).

Who trained Sailing Bird?

Sailing Bird (GB) was trained by Francis M O'Brien and owned by J Devereaux at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sailing Bird's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sailing Bird (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Sailing Bird still racing?

Sailing Bird (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 July 1991 at Wexford (RH) (IRE) in the William Neville And Sons Handicap Chase, finishing 10th of 13, and has not run there since.

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