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Horse profile

Sea Wedding

Groom Dancer (USA) × Cruising Height (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1993

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £735 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 24 Oct 1996, Newbury (4/16)
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
24 Oct 96	Newbury	4/16	9/4J	11¾	A McGlone	Sir Henry Cecil	Paddy Heffernan Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	Flat Turf	1m2f	Soft	8-9	Enriched (IRE)	£3,392	15	0/15
9 Oct 96	Nottingham	3/10	6/4F	5	Willie Ryan	Sir Henry Cecil	Notts County Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good	8-9	Smilin N Wishin (USA)	£3,605	-	0/8

4/1624 Oct 96 · Newbury9/4J
Paddy Heffernan Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class 41m2fSoft
All fields
Date
24 Oct 96
Course
Newbury
Pos
4/16
SP
9/4J
Btn
11¾
Jockey
A McGlone
Trainer
Sir Henry Cecil
Race
Paddy Heffernan Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Soft
Wgt
8-9
Winner / 2nd
Enriched (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,392
Days
15
Future form
0/15
3/109 Oct 96 · Nottingham6/4F
Notts County Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class 41m2fGood
All fields
Date
9 Oct 96
Course
Nottingham
Pos
3/10
SP
6/4F
Btn
5
Jockey
Willie Ryan
Trainer
Sir Henry Cecil
Race
Notts County Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-9
Winner / 2nd
Smilin N Wishin (USA)
Winner prize
£3,605
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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Sir Henry Cecil	9 Oct 96	24 Oct 96	3/10	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£735	€0

Sir Henry Cecil

Trainer: Sir Henry Cecil
First run: 9 Oct 96
Last run: 24 Oct 96
First run for yard: 3/10
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £735
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
Flat	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£735	€0	9 Oct 96	24 Oct 96

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £735
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 9 Oct 96
Last run: 24 Oct 96

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

Pedigree

Sire branchGroom Dancer (USA)

Parent · 1

SireGroom Dancer (USA)

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 branchCruising Height (GB)

Parent · 1

DamCruising Height (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShirley Heights (GB)
Dam's damNomadic Pleasure (GB)

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

Groom Dancer (USA)

Cruising Height (GB)

Not traced

Shirley Heights (GB)

Nomadic Pleasure (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSea Wedding (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled1993

SireGroom Dancer (USA)

DamCruising Height (GB)

DamsireShirley Heights (GB)

2nd damNomadic Pleasure (GB)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce3 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingCorradini (GB)

Female line

Cruising Height (GB) · by Shirley Heights (GB) · 3 winners from 6 runners · Black-type placed
Nomadic Pleasure (GB) · 4 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Groom Dancer (USA)	Cruising Height (GB)	Shirley Heights (GB)	filly	Flat 9.3f · NH 2m2f	Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f

Groom Dancer (USA)

Sire: Groom Dancer (USA)
Dam: Cruising Height (GB)
Damsire: Shirley Heights (GB)
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Groom Dancer (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	2,989	257	733	8.6%	24.5%	2
At 9f to 11f	773	74	190	9.6%	24.6%	2
On Good going	610	48	142	7.9%	23.3%	1
At 9f to 11f on Good going	171	11	41	6.4%	24.0%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 2,989
Wins: 257
Placed: 733
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 24.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 773
Wins: 74
Placed: 190
Win %: 9.6%
Place %: 24.6%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 610
Wins: 48
Placed: 142
Win %: 7.9%
Place %: 23.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 9f to 11f on Good going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good going
Runs: 171
Wins: 11
Placed: 41
Win %: 6.4%
Place %: 24.0%
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.

Groom Dancer (USA) × Shirley Heights mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	6	75.0%	110	12	16	10.9%	£133,806	€0
National Hunt	4	3	75.0%	53	5	10	9.4%	£37,902	€0
All runs	9	7	77.8%	163	17	26	10.4%	£171,708	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 6
Winners %: 75.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 110
Wins: 12
2nd/3rd: 16
Win %: 10.9%
Prize GB (£): £133,806
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 3
Winners %: 75.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 53
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 10
Win %: 9.4%
Prize GB (£): £37,902
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 9
Winners: 7
Winners %: 77.8%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 163
Wins: 17
2nd/3rd: 26
Win %: 10.4%
Prize GB (£): £171,708
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 (€)
Lord Of Men (GB)	10	5	£38,016	€0
Acceleration (IRE)	54	4	£22,284	€0
Whirling (GB)	11	2	£12,833	€0
Shenanigan (GB)	15	2	£15,427	€0
Consort (GB)	46	2	£70,782	€0
Ghillies Ball (GB)	2	1	£6,116	€0
Gretna (GB)	6	1	£3,702	€0
Sea Wedding (GB)	2	0	£735	€0
Dancing Bear (GB)	17	0	£1,813	€0

Lord Of Men (GB)

Horse: Lord Of Men (GB)
Runs: 10
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £38,016
Prize IRE (€): €0

Acceleration (IRE)

Horse: Acceleration (IRE)
Runs: 54
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £22,284
Prize IRE (€): €0

Whirling (GB)

Horse: Whirling (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,833
Prize IRE (€): €0

Shenanigan (GB)

Horse: Shenanigan (GB)
Runs: 15
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £15,427
Prize IRE (€): €0

Consort (GB)

Horse: Consort (GB)
Runs: 46
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £70,782
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ghillies Ball (GB)

Horse: Ghillies Ball (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,116
Prize IRE (€): €0

Gretna (GB)

Horse: Gretna (GB)
Runs: 6
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,702
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sea Wedding (GB)

Horse: Sea Wedding (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £735
Prize IRE (€): €0

Dancing Bear (GB)

Horse: Dancing Bear (GB)
Runs: 17
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,813
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Cruising Height (GB)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Cruising Height (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Rainbow Quest (USA)

By Warning (GB)

Air Defence (GB)1W · 7R

By Sadler's Wells (USA)

Huckleberry Finn (GB)0W · 5R

Female line

1Cruising Height (GB) · by Shirley Heights (GB)
2Nomadic Pleasure (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Nomadic Pleasure family

In brief

When was Sea Wedding foaled?

Sea Wedding (GB) was foaled in 1993.

Who are the sire and dam of Sea Wedding?

Sea Wedding (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Cruising Height (GB), a daughter of Shirley Heights (GB).

Who trained Sea Wedding?

Sea Wedding (GB) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil and owned by K Abdullah at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sea Wedding's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sea Wedding (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Sea Wedding still racing?

Sea Wedding (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 24 October 1996 at Newbury in the Paddy Heffernan Memorial Maiden Stakes, finishing 4th of 16, and has not run there since.