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Horse profile

Silver Quill

Sharp Deal (GB) × Bird Stream (GB) (Birdbrook)

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1991

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 2 Dec 1996, Worcester (15/20)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
2 Dec 96	Worcester	15/20	20/1	dist	Mr R Arnold	G B Balding	Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good to Soft	11-0	Billingsgate (GB)	£1,448	12	1/19
20 Nov 96	Hereford	12/13	12/1	dist	Mr A Balding	G B Balding	Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good to Soft	10-13	Melstock Meggie (GB)	£1,395	-	1/11

15/202 Dec 96 · Worcester20/1
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H
Class 62mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
2 Dec 96
Course
Worcester
Pos
15/20
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr R Arnold
Trainer
G B Balding
Race
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Billingsgate (GB)
Winner prize
£1,448
Days
12
Future form
1/19
12/1320 Nov 96 · Hereford12/1
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H
Class 62mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
20 Nov 96
Course
Hereford
Pos
12/13
SP
12/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr A Balding
Trainer
G B Balding
Race
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-13
Winner / 2nd
Melstock Meggie (GB)
Winner prize
£1,395
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

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
2 Dec 96	Worcester	Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H	15/20	Tain Ton (GB)	5	28 Nov 98	Warwick	Quinton Novices' Hurdle Class E
20 Nov 96	Hereford	Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H	12/13	Melstock Meggie (GB)	1	2 Dec 96	Worcester	Rushock Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle Class E

15/202 Dec 96 · Worcester
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H
All fields
Date
2 Dec 96
Course
Worcester
Race
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H
This horse
15/20
Winner next time
Tain Ton (GB)
Their pos
5
Won on
28 Nov 98
At
Warwick
Race won
Quinton Novices' Hurdle Class E
12/1320 Nov 96 · Hereford
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H
All fields
Date
20 Nov 96
Course
Hereford
Race
Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' Mares' Only National Hunt Flat Standard - Class H
This horse
12/13
Winner next time
Melstock Meggie (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
2 Dec 96
At
Worcester
Race won
Rushock Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle Class E

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 (€)
G B Balding	20 Nov 96	2 Dec 96	12/13	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

G B Balding

Trainer: G B Balding
First run: 20 Nov 96
Last run: 2 Dec 96
First run for yard: 12/13
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)

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	20 Nov 96	2 Dec 96

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: 20 Nov 96
Last run: 2 Dec 96

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSharp Deal (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSharp Deal (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 branchBird Stream (GB)

Parent · 1

DamBird Stream (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBirdbrook
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

Sharp Deal (GB)

Bird Stream (GB)

Not traced

Birdbrook

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSilver Quill (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled1991

SireSharp Deal (GB)

DamBird Stream (GB)

DamsireBirdbrook

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Bird Stream (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sharp Deal (GB)	Bird Stream (GB)	Birdbrook	mare	NH 2m6f	Flat 7.7f · NH 2m4f

Sharp Deal (GB)

Sire: Sharp Deal (GB)
Dam: Bird Stream (GB)
Damsire: Birdbrook
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m6f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Sharp Deal (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	240	20	76	8.3%	31.7%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	31	1	9	3.2%	29.0%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	46	5	14	10.9%	30.4%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	5	0	1	0.0%	20.0%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 240
Wins: 20
Placed: 76
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 31.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 31
Wins: 1
Placed: 9
Win %: 3.2%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 46
Wins: 5
Placed: 14
Win %: 10.9%
Place %: 30.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 20.0%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Sharp Deal (GB) × Birdbrook mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Silver Quill (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Silver Quill (GB)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Bird Stream (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Silver Quill is the only foal out of Bird Stream (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Silver Quill is the only foal out of Bird Stream (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Bird Stream (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Bird Stream family

In brief

When was Silver Quill foaled?

Silver Quill (GB) was foaled in 1991.

Who are the sire and dam of Silver Quill?

Silver Quill (GB) is by Sharp Deal (GB) out of Bird Stream (GB), a daughter of Birdbrook.

Who trained Silver Quill?

Silver Quill (GB) was trained by G B Balding and owned by R P Shepherd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Silver Quill's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Silver Quill (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Silver Quill still racing?

Silver Quill (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 2 December 1996 at Worcester in the Weatherbys 'Stars Of Tomorrow' National Hunt Flat Maiden - Class H, finishing 15th of 20, and has not run there since.