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Horse profile

Strong Focus

Strong Gale (IRE) × Scotch News (GB) (London Gazette (GB))

TrainerE J O'Grady
OwnerDavid Lloyd

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1992

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 27 Oct 1997, Galway (IRE) (8/8)
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	Future form
27 Oct 97	Galway (IRE)	8/8	8/1	dist	Ken Whelan	E J O'Grady	Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4½f	Yielding	11-4	Cloone Bridge (IRE)	1/7

8/827 Oct 97 · Galway (IRE)8/1
Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4½fYielding
All fields
Date
27 Oct 97
Course
Galway (IRE)
Pos
8/8
SP
8/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Ken Whelan
Trainer
E J O'Grady
Race
Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4½f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-4
Winner / 2nd
Cloone Bridge (IRE)
Future form
1/7

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
27 Oct 97	Galway (IRE)	Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle	8/8	Sup A Whiskey (IRE)	3	9 Nov 97	Limerick (IRE)	Boss Trucks (Ireland) Ltd. Novice Hurdle

8/827 Oct 97 · Galway (IRE)
Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle
All fields
Date
27 Oct 97
Course
Galway (IRE)
Race
Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle
This horse
8/8
Winner next time
Sup A Whiskey (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
9 Nov 97
At
Limerick (IRE)
Race won
Boss Trucks (Ireland) Ltd. Novice 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

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
E J O'Grady	27 Oct 97	27 Oct 97	8/8	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

E J O'Grady

Trainer: E J O'Grady
First run: 27 Oct 97
Last run: 27 Oct 97
First run for yard: 8/8
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	27 Oct 97	27 Oct 97

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: 27 Oct 97
Last run: 27 Oct 97

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

Pedigree

Sire branchStrong Gale (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireStrong Gale (IRE)

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 branchScotch News (GB)

Parent · 1

DamScotch News (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireLondon Gazette (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

Strong Gale (IRE)

Scotch News (GB)

Not traced

London Gazette (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseStrong Focus (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled1992

SireStrong Gale (IRE)

DamScotch News (GB)

DamsireLondon Gazette (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingAndero (GB)

Female line

Scotch News (GB) · 0 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Strong Gale (IRE)	Scotch News (GB)	London Gazette (GB)	gelding	Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m4½f

Strong Gale (IRE)

Sire: Strong Gale (IRE)
Dam: Scotch News (GB)
Damsire: London Gazette (GB)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	14,680	1,860	4,296	12.7%	29.3%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	5,203	711	1,563	13.7%	30.0%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	2,895	314	772	10.8%	26.7%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	1,014	114	275	11.2%	27.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 14,680
Wins: 1,860
Placed: 4,296
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 29.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 5,203
Wins: 711
Placed: 1,563
Win %: 13.7%
Place %: 30.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 2,895
Wins: 314
Placed: 772
Win %: 10.8%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,014
Wins: 114
Placed: 275
Win %: 11.2%
Place %: 27.1%
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.

Strong Gale (IRE) × London Gazette mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	3	2	66.7%	0	37	9	7	24.3%	£33,840	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 2
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 37
Wins: 9
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 24.3%
Prize GB (£): £33,840
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
File Concord (GB)	23	6	£24,545	€0
Night Wind (GB)	13	3	£9,295	€0
Strong Focus (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0

File Concord (GB)

Horse: File Concord (GB)
Runs: 23
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,545
Prize IRE (€): €0

Night Wind (GB)

Horse: Night Wind (GB)
Runs: 13
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £9,295
Prize IRE (€): €0

Strong Focus (IRE)

Horse: Strong Focus (IRE)
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

Scotch News (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Strong Gale (IRE) out of Scotch News (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Tug Of War (GB)

Andero (GB)0W · 3R

By Le Bavard (FR)

Where Am I Going (GB)0W · 4R

By The Parson (GB)

Female line

1Scotch News (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was Strong Focus foaled?

Strong Focus (IRE) was foaled in 1992.

Who are the sire and dam of Strong Focus?

Strong Focus (IRE) is by Strong Gale (IRE) out of Scotch News (GB), a daughter of London Gazette (GB).

Who trained Strong Focus?

Strong Focus (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady and owned by David Lloyd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Strong Focus' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Strong Focus (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Strong Focus still racing?

Strong Focus (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 27 October 1997 at Galway (IRE) in the Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle, finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.