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Horse profile

Speculight

Spectrum (IRE) × Sprite (GB) (Fairy King (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2000

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 23 May 2004, Southwell (7/14)
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	Days	Future form
23 May 04	Southwell	7/14	12/1	dist	Ciaran Eddery	Alan Swinbank	Release of Paperback Writer Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)	Class 6	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	10-7	Gay Oscar (IRE)	£1,904	14	0/11
9 May 04	Market Rasen	6/10	11/2	28½	Graham Lee	Alan Swinbank	Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m1½f	Good to Soft	10-12	Jay Be Junior (GB)	£2,093	-	2/8

7/1423 May 04 · Southwell12/1
Release of Paperback Writer Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)
Class 62m1fGood
All fields
Date
23 May 04
Course
Southwell
Pos
7/14
SP
12/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Ciaran Eddery
Trainer
Alan Swinbank
Race
Release of Paperback Writer Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-7
Winner / 2nd
Gay Oscar (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,904
Days
14
Future form
0/11
6/109 May 04 · Market Rasen11/2
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class 62m1½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
9 May 04
Course
Market Rasen
Pos
6/10
SP
11/2
Btn
28½
Jockey
Graham Lee
Trainer
Alan Swinbank
Race
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Jay Be Junior (GB)
Winner prize
£2,093
Days
-
Future form
2/8

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.

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
9 May 04	Market Rasen	Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	6/10	Jay Be Junior (GB)	1	9 Jun 04	Hereford	Future Stars Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
9 May 04	Market Rasen	Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	6/10	The Mick Weston (GB)	2	27 Oct 04	Cheltenham	Weatherbys Bank Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

6/109 May 04 · Market Rasen
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
All fields
Date
9 May 04
Course
Market Rasen
Race
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
This horse
6/10
Winner next time
Jay Be Junior (GB)
Their pos
1
Won on
9 Jun 04
At
Hereford
Race won
Future Stars Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
6/109 May 04 · Market Rasen
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
All fields
Date
9 May 04
Course
Market Rasen
Race
Rasen The Roof Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
This horse
6/10
Winner next time
The Mick Weston (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
27 Oct 04
At
Cheltenham
Race won
Weatherbys Bank Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

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 (€)
Alan Swinbank	9 May 04	23 May 04	6/10	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Alan Swinbank

Trainer: Alan Swinbank
First run: 9 May 04
Last run: 23 May 04
First run for yard: 6/10
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	9 May 04	23 May 04

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: 9 May 04
Last run: 23 May 04

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSpectrum (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireSpectrum (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireRainbow Quest (USA)
Sire's damRiver Dancer (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 branchSprite (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSprite (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFairy King (USA)
Dam's damCubby Hole (GB)

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

Spectrum (IRE)

Sprite (GB)

Rainbow Quest (USA)

River Dancer (GB)

Fairy King (USA)

Cubby Hole (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSpeculight (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2000

SireSpectrum (IRE)

DamSprite (GB)

DamsireFairy King (USA)

Sire's sireRainbow Quest (USA)

Sire's damRiver Dancer (GB)

2nd damCubby Hole (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingOff Air (GB)

Female line

Sprite (GB) · by Fairy King (USA) · 0 winners from 3 runners
Cubby Hole (GB) · 5 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Spectrum (IRE)	Sprite (GB)	Fairy King (USA)	gelding	Flat 8.9f · NH 2m3f	Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2f

Spectrum (IRE)

Sire: Spectrum (IRE)
Dam: Sprite (GB)
Damsire: Fairy King (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.9f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,553	115	359	7.4%	23.1%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	787	49	165	6.2%	21.0%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	322	14	61	4.3%	18.9%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	174	4	30	2.3%	17.2%	0

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,553
Wins: 115
Placed: 359
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 23.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 787
Wins: 49
Placed: 165
Win %: 6.2%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 322
Wins: 14
Placed: 61
Win %: 4.3%
Place %: 18.9%
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: 174
Wins: 4
Placed: 30
Win %: 2.3%
Place %: 17.2%
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.

Spectrum (IRE) × Fairy King mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	8	3	37.5%	1	92	9	10	9.8%	£181,396	€9,624
National Hunt	4	1	25.0%	0	36	5	5	13.9%	£0	€57,189
All runs	9	3	33.3%	1	128	14	15	10.9%	£181,396	€66,813

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 8
Winners: 3
Winners %: 37.5%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 92
Wins: 9
2nd/3rd: 10
Win %: 9.8%
Prize GB (£): £181,396
Prize IRE (€): €9,624

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 1
Winners %: 25.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 36
Wins: 5
2nd/3rd: 5
Win %: 13.9%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €57,189

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 9
Winners: 3
Winners %: 33.3%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 128
Wins: 14
2nd/3rd: 15
Win %: 10.9%
Prize GB (£): £181,396
Prize IRE (€): €66,813

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Just James (GB)	37	7	2	Group/Grade 2	£173,784	€0
New Phase (IRE)	29	6	0	-	£0	€66,172
Fraternize (GB)	22	1	0	-	£7,612	€0
Speculight (GB)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Roaming Vagabond (IRE)	5	0	0	-	£0	€0
Mark Your Way (GB)	6	0	0	-	£0	€0
Grainne Mhaol (IRE)	8	0	0	-	£0	€0
Phantom Lake (IRE)	9	0	0	-	£0	€641
Ardasnails (IRE)	10	0	0	-	£0	€0

Just James (GB)

Horse: Just James (GB)
Runs: 37
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£): £173,784
Prize IRE (€): €0

New Phase (IRE)

Horse: New Phase (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €66,172

Fraternize (GB)

Horse: Fraternize (GB)
Runs: 22
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,612
Prize IRE (€): €0

Speculight (GB)

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

Roaming Vagabond (IRE)

Horse: Roaming Vagabond (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mark Your Way (GB)

Horse: Mark Your Way (GB)
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Grainne Mhaol (IRE)

Horse: Grainne Mhaol (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Phantom Lake (IRE)

Horse: Phantom Lake (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €641

Ardasnails (IRE)

Horse: Ardasnails (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sprite (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Spectrum (IRE) out of Sprite (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Robellino (USA)

Off Air (GB)0W · 1R

By Vettori (IRE)

Hoofbeats Tour (GB)0W · 7R

Female line

1Sprite (GB) · by Fairy King (USA)
2Cubby Hole (GB)

Notable relatives

Aunt (out of 2nd dam)

Niche (GB)6W · 10R · 4 black-type

First cousin

Captain Hurricane (GB)1W · 15R · 1 black-type
Senor Mirasol (GB)3W · 5R · 1 black-type

First cousin once removed

Delectation Girl (GB)2W · 3R · 1 black-type

View full Cubby Hole family

In brief

When was Speculight foaled?

Speculight (GB) was foaled in 2000.

Who are the sire and dam of Speculight?

Speculight (GB) is by Spectrum (IRE) out of Sprite (GB), a daughter of Fairy King (USA).

Who trained Speculight?

Speculight (GB) was trained by Alan Swinbank and owned by Brandsby Racing at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Speculight's race record?

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

Is Speculight still racing?

Speculight (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 23 May 2004 at Southwell in the Release of Paperback Writer Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 7th of 14, and has not run there since.

Is Speculight related to any top horses?

Speculight (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Niche (GB) (aunt, Group 2 winner), Captain Hurricane (GB) (first cousin, Group 2 winner) and Delectation Girl (GB) (first cousin once removed, Group 3 winner), from the Cubby Hole (GB) family.