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Horse profile

Sparkinthedark

Telescope (IRE) × Cherished Love (IRE) (Tomba (GB))

TrainerSarah Hollinshead
OwnerJ Gould

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 22 Jul 2022, Uttoxeter (9/10)
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	Future form
22 Jul 22	Uttoxeter	9/10	28/1	dist	Chris Ward	Sarah Hollinshead	steelbeamsderby.co.uk Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good to Soft	10-5	Masked Matgil (FR)	£2,614	0/8

9/1022 Jul 22 · Uttoxeter28/1
steelbeamsderby.co.uk Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
22 Jul 22
Course
Uttoxeter
Pos
9/10
SP
28/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Chris Ward
Trainer
Sarah Hollinshead
Race
steelbeamsderby.co.uk Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-5
Winner / 2nd
Masked Matgil (FR)
Winner prize
£2,614
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 (€)
Sarah Hollinshead	22 Jul 22	22 Jul 22	9/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Sarah Hollinshead

Trainer: Sarah Hollinshead
First run: 22 Jul 22
Last run: 22 Jul 22
First run for yard: 9/10
Runs: 1
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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	22 Jul 22	22 Jul 22

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 22 Jul 22
Last run: 22 Jul 22

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

Pedigree

Sire branchTelescope (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireTelescope (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damVelouette (GB)

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 branchCherished Love (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamCherished Love (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireTomba (GB)
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

Telescope (IRE)

Cherished Love (IRE)

Galileo (IRE)

Velouette (GB)

Tomba (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSparkinthedark (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireTelescope (IRE)

DamCherished Love (IRE)

DamsireTomba (GB)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damVelouette (GB)

Dam's produce3 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingOldwood Lad (GB)

Female line

Cherished Love (IRE) · 3 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Telescope (IRE)	Cherished Love (IRE)	Tomba (GB)	Jeff Gould	5 Apr 18	bay	mare	Flat 11.1f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2½f

Telescope (IRE)

Sire: Telescope (IRE)
Dam: Cherished Love (IRE)
Damsire: Tomba (GB)
Breeder: Jeff Gould
Foaled: 5 Apr 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.1f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Telescope (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,641	137	355	8.3%	21.6%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	795	54	150	6.8%	18.9%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	461	31	90	6.7%	19.5%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	220	10	33	4.5%	15.0%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,641
Wins: 137
Placed: 355
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 21.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 795
Wins: 54
Placed: 150
Win %: 6.8%
Place %: 18.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 461
Wins: 31
Placed: 90
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 19.5%
This horse runs: 1
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: 220
Wins: 10
Placed: 33
Win %: 4.5%
Place %: 15.0%
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.

Telescope (IRE) × Tomba (GB) mares (the cross)

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

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
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 (€)
Sparkinthedark (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Oldwood Lad (GB)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Sparkinthedark (GB)

Horse: Sparkinthedark (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Oldwood Lad (GB)

Horse: Oldwood Lad (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Cherished Love (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

Oldwood Lad (GB)0W · 1R

Half siblings

By Striking Ambition (GB)

Ambitious Boy (GB)5W · 54R

By Multiplex (GB)

Willy Sewell (GB)1W · 9R
Jenny Ren (GB)4W · 47R

Female line

1Cherished Love (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Sparkinthedark foaled?

Sparkinthedark (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 5 April 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Sparkinthedark?

Sparkinthedark (GB) is by Telescope (IRE) out of Cherished Love (IRE), a daughter of Tomba (GB), and was bred by Jeff Gould.

Who trained Sparkinthedark?

Sparkinthedark (GB) was trained by Sarah Hollinshead and owned by J Gould at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sparkinthedark's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sparkinthedark (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Sparkinthedark still racing?

Sparkinthedark (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 22 July 2022 at Uttoxeter in the steelbeamsderby.co.uk Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination), finishing 9th of 10, and has not run there since.