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Horse profile

Sicilian Answer

Sex
gelding
Foaled
1977
Highest OR
124
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£3,746 GB
Last official rating
124 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE)
23 Feb 1990, Kelso (4/6)
Last win (GB & IRE)
13 Jan 1990, Newcastle
Recent form
14

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
23 Feb 90Kelso4/610/121Mr R HaleMrs D ThomsonHamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur RidersHandicap (unclassified)Chase3m4fGood to Soft11-0124Rubika (FR)£2,898411/4
13 Jan 90Newcastle1/46/1won 20L O'HaraG RichardsPintail Handicap ChaseHandicap (unclassified)Chase3m6fGood9-13118Polar Nomad (GB)£3,560-0/2
  • 4/623 Feb 90 · Kelso10/1

    Hamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders

    Handicap (unclassified)3m4fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 90
    Course
    Kelso
    Pos
    4/6
    SP
    10/1
    Btn
    21
    Jockey
    Mr R Hale
    Race
    Hamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders
    Class
    Handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Chase
    Dist
    3m4f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    11-0
    OR
    124
    Winner / 2nd
    Rubika (FR)
    Winner prize
    £2,898
    Days
    41
    Future form
    1/4
  • 1/413 Jan 90 · Newcastle6/1

    Pintail Handicap Chase

    Handicap (unclassified)3m6fGood

    All fields
    Date
    13 Jan 90
    Course
    Newcastle
    Pos
    1/4
    SP
    6/1
    Btn
    won 20
    Jockey
    L O'Hara
    Trainer
    G Richards
    Race
    Pintail Handicap Chase
    Class
    Handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Chase
    Dist
    3m6f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    9-13
    OR
    118
    Winner / 2nd
    Polar Nomad (GB)
    Winner prize
    £3,560
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/2

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
23 Feb 90KelsoHamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders4/6Rubika (FR)115 Mar 90HexhamChollerford Handicap Chase
  • 4/623 Feb 90 · Kelso

    Hamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders

    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 90
    Course
    Kelso
    Race
    Hamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders
    This horse
    4/6
    Winner next time
    Rubika (FR)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    15 Mar 90
    Race won
    Chollerford 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

TrainerMoved fromFirst runLast runFirst run for yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Mrs D ThomsonG Richards23 Feb 9023 Feb 904/612412412410000.0%0.0%£186€0
G Richards-13 Jan 9013 Jan 901/41181181181100100.0%100.0%£3,560€0
Mrs D Thomson
Moved from
G Richards
First run
23 Feb 90
Last run
23 Feb 90
First run for yard
4/6
OR first run
124
OR last run
124
Best OR
124
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£186
Prize IRE (€)
€0
G Richards
Trainer
G Richards
First run
13 Jan 90
Last run
13 Jan 90
First run for yard
1/4
OR first run
118
OR last run
118
Best OR
118
Runs
1
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
100.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£3,560
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
National Hunt210050.0%50.0%£3,746€012413 Jan 9023 Feb 90
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£3,746
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Best OR
124
First run
13 Jan 90
Last run
23 Feb 90

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchNo Arguement (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireNo Arguement (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 branchSicilian Girl (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamSicilian Girl (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireSicilian Prince
  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
Not traced
Not traced
Sicilian Prince
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSicilian Answer (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1977
SireNo Arguement (GB)
DamSicilian Girl (GB)
DamsireSicilian Prince
Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Sicilian Girl (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
No Arguement (GB)Sicilian Girl (GB)Sicilian PrincegeldingNH 3mNH 2m5½f
No Arguement (GB)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 3m
Damsire's avg winning distance
NH 2m5½f

Progeny of No Arguement (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs5092018.0%40.0%21
At 3m2f and over113427.3%36.4%21
On Good going143621.4%42.9%11
At 3m2f and over on Good going42250.0%50.0%11
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
50
Wins
9
Placed
20
Win %
18.0%
Place %
40.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 3m2f and over
Condition
At 3m2f and over
Runs
11
Wins
3
Placed
4
Win %
27.3%
Place %
36.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
14
Wins
3
Placed
6
Win %
21.4%
Place %
42.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 3m2f and over on Good going
Condition
At 3m2f and over on Good going
Runs
4
Wins
2
Placed
2
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1

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.

No Arguement (GB) × Sicilian Prince mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt11100.0%021050.0%£3,746€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
1
Winners %
100.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£3,746
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Sicilian Answer (GB)210£3,746€0
Sicilian Answer (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£3,746
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORLast winning ORLast winRated runs
National Hunt12412411811813 Jan 902
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Current OR
124
Highest OR
124
Lowest OR
118
Last winning OR
118
Last win
13 Jan 90
Rated runs
2

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

DateCourseCodeORChangePos
23 Feb 90KelsoNH12464/6
13 Jan 90NewcastleNH118-1/4
  • 4/623 Feb 90 · Kelso
    All fields
    Date
    23 Feb 90
    Course
    Kelso
    Code
    NH
    OR
    124
    Change
    6
    Pos
    4/6
  • 1/413 Jan 90 · Newcastle
    All fields
    Date
    13 Jan 90
    Course
    Newcastle
    Code
    NH
    OR
    118
    Change
    -
    Pos
    1/4

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeLast winning ORLast winv last winningHighest winning ORv highest winningHighest ORv highest
National Hunt124124011813 Jan 90611861240
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Current OR
124
OR last run
124
Change
0
Last winning OR
118
Last win
13 Jan 90
v last winning
6
Highest winning OR
118
v highest winning
6
Highest OR
124
v highest
0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Sicilian Girl (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Sicilian Answer is the only foal out of Sicilian Girl (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Sicilian Answer is the only foal out of Sicilian Girl (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Sicilian Girl (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Sicilian Answer foaled?

Sicilian Answer (GB) was foaled in 1977.

Who are the sire and dam of Sicilian Answer?

Sicilian Answer (GB) is by No Arguement (GB) out of Sicilian Girl (GB), a daughter of Sicilian Prince.

Who trained Sicilian Answer?

Sicilian Answer (GB) was trained by Mrs D Thomson and owned by G Lennox Cotton at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for G Richards.

What is Sicilian Answer's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sicilian Answer (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Sicilian Answer's biggest win?

Sicilian Answer (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Pintail Handicap Chase at Newcastle on 13 January 1990.

Has Sicilian Answer ever been beaten?

Sicilian Answer (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 23 February 1990 at Kelso (4th of 6).

What was Sicilian Answer's official rating?

Sicilian Answer (GB) was last officially rated 124 over jumps (also the career high).

Is Sicilian Answer still racing?

Sicilian Answer (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 February 1990 at Kelso in the Hamilton Memorial Chase Handicap For Amateur Riders, finishing 4th of 6, and has not run there since.

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