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Highest OR
90
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£6,687 GB
Last official rating
90 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE)
6 Jun 2002, Chepstow (2/8)
Last win (GB & IRE)
4 May 2002, Haydock
Recent form
12

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
6 Jun 02Chepstow2/811/8FnkJimmy FortuneJohn GosdenLetheby & Christopher Classified Stakes Class CClass 3Flat Turf1m2fSoft8-890Nysaean (IRE)£6,776330/7
4 May 02Haydock1/115/4Fwon nkJimmy FortuneJohn GosdenMerewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf1m2½fGood to Soft9-0-Windermere (IRE)£4,602-2/10
  • 2/86 Jun 02 · Chepstow11/8F

    Letheby & Christopher Classified Stakes Class C

    Class 31m2fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    6 Jun 02
    Course
    Chepstow
    Pos
    2/8
    SP
    11/8F
    Btn
    nk
    Race
    Letheby & Christopher Classified Stakes Class C
    Class
    Class 3
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    8-8
    OR
    90
    Winner / 2nd
    Nysaean (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £6,776
    Days
    33
    Future form
    0/7
  • 1/114 May 02 · Haydock5/4F

    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 41m2½fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    4 May 02
    Course
    Haydock
    Pos
    1/11
    SP
    5/4F
    Btn
    won nk
    Race
    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m2½f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    OR
    -
    Winner / 2nd
    Windermere (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £4,602
    Days
    -
    Future form
    2/10

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
4 May 02HaydockMerewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D1/11Windermere (IRE)231 May 02BathElite Racing Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
4 May 02HaydockMerewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D1/11Hazim (GB)417 Jun 02WarwickMichelmersh Brick Holdings Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 1/114 May 02 · Haydock

    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    4 May 02
    Course
    Haydock
    Race
    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    1/11
    Winner next time
    Windermere (IRE)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    31 May 02
    Race won
    Elite Racing Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E
  • 1/114 May 02 · Haydock

    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    4 May 02
    Course
    Haydock
    Race
    Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    1/11
    Winner next time
    Hazim (GB)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    17 Jun 02
    Race won
    Michelmersh Brick Holdings Maiden Stakes Class D

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
John Gosden4 May 026 Jun 021/11909090211050.0%100.0%£6,687€0
John Gosden
First run
4 May 02
Last run
6 Jun 02
First run for yard
1/11
OR first run
90
OR last run
90
Best OR
90
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,687
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
Flat211050.0%100.0%£6,687€0904 May 026 Jun 02
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,687
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Best OR
90
First run
4 May 02
Last run
6 Jun 02

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchSadler's Wells (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireSadler's Wells (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 branchLa Bella Fontana (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamLa Bella Fontana (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireLafontaine I (USA)
  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
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSuleiman (IRE)
Sexcolt
Foaled1999
SireSadler's Wells (USA)
DamLa Bella Fontana (GB)
DamsireLafontaine I (USA)
Dam's produce5 winners from 7 runners
Notable siblingKing Of Tara (IRE)

Female line

  1. La Bella Fontana (GB) · 5 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Sadler's Wells (USA)La Bella Fontana (GB)Lafontaine I (USA)coltFlat 10.8f · NH 2m2½fFlat 9.3f · NH 2m3½f
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 10.8f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.3f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Sadler's Wells (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs9,4831,4743,35415.5%35.4%21
At 9f to 11f2,6674501,00116.9%37.5%21
On Good to soft or yielding going1,56227459417.5%38.0%11
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going47210420122.0%42.6%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
9,483
Wins
1,474
Placed
3,354
Win %
15.5%
Place %
35.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 9f to 11f
Condition
At 9f to 11f
Runs
2,667
Wins
450
Placed
1,001
Win %
16.9%
Place %
37.5%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
1,562
Wins
274
Placed
594
Win %
17.5%
Place %
38.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
472
Wins
104
Placed
201
Win %
22.0%
Place %
42.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1

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.

Sadler's Wells (USA) × Lafontaine I mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat11100.0%021150.0%£6,687€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
1
Winners
1
Winners %
100.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,687
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Suleiman (IRE)210£6,687€0
Suleiman (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£6,687
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORRated runs
Flat9090901
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
90
Highest OR
90
Lowest OR
90
Rated runs
1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

DateCourseCodeORPos
6 Jun 02ChepstowFlat902/8

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeHighest ORv highest
Flat90900900
Flat
Code
Flat
Current OR
90
OR last run
90
Change
0
Highest OR
90
v highest
0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

La Bella Fontana (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
5 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of La Bella Fontana (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Absalom (GB)

By Fairy King (USA)

By Caerleon (USA)

By Scenic (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1La Bella Fontana (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

In brief

When was Suleiman foaled?

Suleiman (IRE) was foaled in 1999.

Who are the sire and dam of Suleiman?

Suleiman (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of La Bella Fontana (GB), a daughter of Lafontaine I (USA).

Who trained Suleiman?

Suleiman (IRE) was trained by John Gosden and owned by R E Sangster Mrs J Magnier at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Suleiman's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Suleiman (IRE) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Suleiman's biggest win?

Suleiman (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes Class D at Haydock on 4 May 2002.

Has Suleiman ever been beaten?

Suleiman (IRE) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 6 June 2002 at Chepstow (2nd of 8).

What was Suleiman's official rating?

Suleiman (IRE) was last officially rated 90 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Suleiman still racing?

Suleiman (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 June 2002 at Chepstow in the Letheby & Christopher Classified Stakes Class C, finishing 2nd of 8, and has not run there since.

Is Suleiman related to any top horses?

Suleiman (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include King Of Tara (IRE) (half-brother, Listed winner), from the La Bella Fontana (GB) family.

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