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Horse profile
Sparks
- TrainerSarah-Jayne Davies
- OwnerPump & Plant Services Ltd
- FamilyHambye
- Sex
- filly
- Foaled
- 2012
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £0
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 25 Apr 2016, Southwell (AW) (7/7)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Days | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 16 | Southwell (AW) | 7/7 | 20/1 | dist | Aaron Jones | Sarah-Jayne Davies | Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes | Class 5 | Flat AW | 1m | Standard | 9-6 | Dusky Dawn (GB) | £3,881 | 367 | 1/5 |
| 24 Apr 15 | Sandown | 12/13 | 40/1 | dist | Jim Crowley | Jonathan Portman | Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes | Class 4 | Flat Turf | 1m2f | Good | 9-0 | Brandybend (IRE) | £6,469 | - | 1/11 |
- 7/725 Apr 16 · Southwell (AW)20/1
Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class 51mStandard
All fields
- Date
- 25 Apr 16
- Course
- Southwell (AW)
- Pos
- 7/7
- SP
- 20/1
- Btn
- dist
- Jockey
- Aaron Jones
- Trainer
- Sarah-Jayne Davies
- Race
- Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes
- Class
- Class 5
- Type
- Flat AW
- Dist
- 1m
- Going
- Standard
- Wgt
- 9-6
- Winner / 2nd
- Dusky Dawn (GB)
- Winner prize
- £3,881
- Days
- 367
- Future form
- 1/5
Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class 41m2fGood
All fields
- Date
- 24 Apr 15
- Course
- Sandown
- Pos
- 12/13
- SP
- 40/1
- Btn
- dist
- Jockey
- Jim Crowley
- Trainer
- Jonathan Portman
- Race
- Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes
- Class
- Class 4
- Type
- Flat Turf
- Dist
- 1m2f
- Going
- Good
- Wgt
- 9-0
- Winner / 2nd
- Brandybend (IRE)
- Winner prize
- £6,469
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 16 | Southwell (AW) | Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 7/7 | Catalan (IRE) | 2 | 16 May 16 | Redcar | Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes |
| 24 Apr 15 | Sandown | Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 12/13 | Moonlight Sonata (GB) | 3 | 11 Aug 15 | Lingfield (AW) | PMW Communications Maiden Stakes |
- 7/725 Apr 16 · Southwell (AW)
Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes
All fields
- Date
- 25 Apr 16
- Course
- Southwell (AW)
- Race
- Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes
- This horse
- 7/7
- Winner next time
- Catalan (IRE)
- Their pos
- 2
- Won on
- 16 May 16
- At
- Redcar
- Race won
- Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Median Auction Maiden Stakes
- 12/1324 Apr 15 · Sandown
Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes
All fields
- Date
- 24 Apr 15
- Course
- Sandown
- Race
- Nordoff Robbins Willie Robertson Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes
- This horse
- 12/13
- Winner next time
- Moonlight Sonata (GB)
- Their pos
- 3
- Won on
- 11 Aug 15
- At
- Lingfield (AW)
- Race won
- PMW Communications Maiden Stakes
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 | Moved from | First run | Last run | First run for yard | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah-Jayne Davies | Jonathan Portman | 25 Apr 16 | 25 Apr 16 | 7/7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | ||
| Jonathan Portman | - | 24 Apr 15 | 24 Apr 15 | 12/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Sarah-Jayne Davies
- Trainer
- Sarah-Jayne Davies
- Moved from
- Jonathan Portman
- First run
- 25 Apr 16
- Last run
- 25 Apr 16
- First run for yard
- 7/7
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Jonathan Portman
- Trainer
- Jonathan Portman
- First run
- 24 Apr 15
- Last run
- 24 Apr 15
- First run for yard
- 12/13
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- 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)
| Code | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) | First run | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | 24 Apr 15 | 25 Apr 16 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runs
- 2
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- First run
- 24 Apr 15
- Last run
- 25 Apr 16
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchElusive City (USA)
Parent · 1
Grandparents · 2
- Sire's sireElusive Quality (USA)
- Sire's damStar Of Paris (USA)
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 branchHambye (GB)
Parent · 1
- DamHambye (GB)
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sireDistant Relative (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
Breeding card
Female line
- Hambye (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elusive City (USA) | Hambye (GB) | Distant Relative (GB) | filly | Flat 6.7f · NH 2m2½f | Flat 7.0f · NH 2m2f |
Elusive City (USA)
- Dam
- Hambye (GB)
- Damsire
- Distant Relative (GB)
- Sex
- filly
- Sire's avg winning distance
- Flat 6.7f · NH 2m2½f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 7.0f · NH 2m2f
Progeny of Elusive City (USA) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat runs | 4,245 | 449 | 1,188 | 2 | 0 | ||
| At 7f to 1m | 1,712 | 169 | 456 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Good going | 828 | 66 | 195 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 7f to 1m on Good going | 289 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
All Flat runs
- Condition
- All Flat runs
- Runs
- 4,245
- Wins
- 449
- Placed
- 1,188
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 2
- This horse wins
- 0
At 7f to 1m
- Condition
- At 7f to 1m
- Runs
- 1,712
- Wins
- 169
- Placed
- 456
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Good going
- Condition
- On Good going
- Runs
- 828
- Wins
- 66
- Placed
- 195
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 7f to 1m on Good going
- Condition
- At 7f to 1m on Good going
- Runs
- 289
- Wins
- 22
- Placed
- 64
- Win %
- Place %
- 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.
Elusive City (USA) × Distant Relative mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 1
- Winners
- 0
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 2
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd/3rd
- 0
- Win %
- 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 (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Sparks (IRE)
- Horse
- Sparks (IRE)
- 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
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 1 winners from 4 runners
Full siblings
No other foal by Elusive City (USA) out of Hambye (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.
Half siblings
By Marju (IRE)
- Marbye (IRE)0W · 1R
By Arcano (IRE)
- Corroyer (IRE)1W · 4R
By Sunday Break (JPN)
- French Cricket (FR)0W · 3R
Female line
- 1Hambye (GB)
Notable relatives
No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.
In brief
When was Sparks foaled?
Sparks (IRE) was foaled in 2012.
Who are the sire and dam of Sparks?
Sparks (IRE) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Hambye (GB), a daughter of Distant Relative (GB).
Who trained Sparks?
Sparks (IRE) was trained by Sarah-Jayne Davies and owned by Pump & Plant Services Ltd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Jonathan Portman.
What is Sparks' race record?
In Britain and Ireland, Sparks (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.
Is Sparks still racing?
Sparks (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 25 April 2016 at Southwell (AW) in the Visit attheraces.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes, finishing 7th of 7, and has not run there since.
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