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Horse profile

Sparkes Cross

Step Together I (USA) × Al-Barek Bay VII (GB)
Sex
mare
Foaled
1990
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
4 Jul 1997, Wexford (RH) (IRE) (15/15)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
PU15

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtHeadgearWinner / 2ndDaysFuture form
4 Jul 97Wexford (RH) (IRE)15/1520/128½Mr R P RathJohn Paul BerryCo.Wexford Publicans I.N.H. Flat RaceNon-handicap (unclassified)NH Flat2m2fGood to Yielding11-2bThe Well (IRE)6650/13
8 Sep 95Dundalk (IRE)PU/512/1-D P MurphyP J P DoyleCarnlough Maiden HurdleNon-handicap (unclassified)Hurdle3mGood to Firm10-12-Cowanstown Lady (IRE)-1/3
  • 15/154 Jul 97 · Wexford (RH) (IRE)20/1

    Co.Wexford Publicans I.N.H. Flat Race

    Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fGood to Yielding

    All fields
    Date
    4 Jul 97
    Course
    Wexford (RH) (IRE)
    Pos
    15/15
    SP
    20/1
    Btn
    28½
    Race
    Co.Wexford Publicans I.N.H. Flat Race
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m2f
    Going
    Good to Yielding
    Wgt
    11-2
    Headgear
    b
    Winner / 2nd
    The Well (IRE)
    Days
    665
    Future form
    0/13
  • PU/58 Sep 95 · Dundalk (IRE)12/1

    Carnlough Maiden Hurdle

    Non-handicap (unclassified)3mGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    8 Sep 95
    Pos
    PU/5
    SP
    12/1
    Btn
    -
    Race
    Carnlough Maiden Hurdle
    Class
    Non-handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    3m
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    10-12
    Headgear
    -
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/3

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
8 Sep 95Dundalk (IRE)Carnlough Maiden HurdlePU/5Cowanstown Lady (IRE)111 Sep 95Galway (IRE)Gerald Naughton Memorial Handicap Hurdle

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 yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
John Paul BerryP J P Doyle4 Jul 974 Jul 9715/1510000.0%0.0%£0€0
P J P Doyle-8 Sep 958 Sep 95PU/510000.0%0.0%£0€0
John Paul Berry
Moved from
P J P Doyle
First run
4 Jul 97
Last run
4 Jul 97
First run for yard
15/15
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
P J P Doyle
First run
8 Sep 95
Last run
8 Sep 95
First run for yard
PU/5
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
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 (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€08 Sep 954 Jul 97
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
8 Sep 95
Last run
4 Jul 97

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchStep Together I (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireStep Together I (USA)

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 branchAl-Barek Bay VII (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamAl-Barek Bay VII (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
Step Together I (USA)
Al-Barek Bay VII (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

HorseSparkes Cross (IRE)
Sexmare
Foaled1990
SireStep Together I (USA)
DamAl-Barek Bay VII (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Al-Barek Bay VII (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamSexSire's avg winning distance
Step Together I (USA)Al-Barek Bay VII (GB)mareNH 2m4f
Step Together I (USA)
Sex
mare
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m4f

Progeny of Step Together I (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs889842079.4%23.3%20
At 2m6f to 3m1f20620469.7%22.3%10
On Good going303317210.2%23.8%10
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going766177.9%22.4%00
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
889
Wins
84
Placed
207
Win %
9.4%
Place %
23.3%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m6f to 3m1f
Condition
At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs
206
Wins
20
Placed
46
Win %
9.7%
Place %
22.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
303
Wins
31
Placed
72
Win %
10.2%
Place %
23.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going
Condition
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good going
Runs
76
Wins
6
Placed
17
Win %
7.9%
Place %
22.4%
This horse runs
0
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

Al-Barek Bay VII (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Sparkes Cross is the only foal out of Al-Barek Bay VII (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Sparkes Cross is the only foal out of Al-Barek Bay VII (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Al-Barek Bay VII (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Sparkes Cross foaled?

Sparkes Cross (IRE) was foaled in 1990.

Who are the sire and dam of Sparkes Cross?

Sparkes Cross (IRE) is by Step Together I (USA) out of Al-Barek Bay VII (GB).

Who trained Sparkes Cross?

Sparkes Cross (IRE) was trained by John Paul Berry and owned by B T Murphy Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for P J P Doyle.

What is Sparkes Cross' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sparkes Cross (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Sparkes Cross still racing?

Sparkes Cross (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 July 1997 at Wexford (RH) (IRE) in the Co.Wexford Publicans I.N.H. Flat Race, finishing 15th of 15, and has not run there since.

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