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Horse profile

Tara Express

Sarab (GB) × Roman Folly (GB) (Pontifex)

TrainerF Oakes
OwnerF Oakes
FamilyRoman Folly

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1991

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 Jun 1995, Gowran Park (IRE) (PU/16)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Future form
17 Jun 95	Gowran Park (IRE)	PU/16	20/1	Miss W Oakes	F Oakes	Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good to Yielding	10-11	Betterbebob (IRE)	2/15

PU/1617 Jun 95 · Gowran Park (IRE)20/1
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
17 Jun 95
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
PU/16
SP
20/1
Jockey
Miss W Oakes
Trainer
F Oakes
Race
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Betterbebob (IRE)
Future form
2/15

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
17 Jun 95	Gowran Park (IRE)	Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race	PU/16	Space Trucker (IRE)	2	1 Sep 95	Tralee (IRE)	Ballybeggan Racegoers Club INH Flat Race
17 Jun 95	Gowran Park (IRE)	Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race	PU/16	Clear Bid (IRE)	4	29 Jun 95	Thurles (IRE)	Devil's Bit I.N.H. Flat Race

PU/1617 Jun 95 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
17 Jun 95
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
PU/16
Winner next time
Space Trucker (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
1 Sep 95
At
Tralee (IRE)
Race won
Ballybeggan Racegoers Club INH Flat Race
PU/1617 Jun 95 · Gowran Park (IRE)
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
All fields
Date
17 Jun 95
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Race
Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race
This horse
PU/16
Winner next time
Clear Bid (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
29 Jun 95
At
Thurles (IRE)
Race won
Devil's Bit I.N.H. Flat Race

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 (€)
F Oakes	17 Jun 95	17 Jun 95	PU/16	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

F Oakes

Trainer: F Oakes
First run: 17 Jun 95
Last run: 17 Jun 95
First run for yard: PU/16
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	17 Jun 95	17 Jun 95

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: 17 Jun 95
Last run: 17 Jun 95

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

Pedigree

Sire branchSarab (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSarab (GB)

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 branchRoman Folly (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRoman Folly (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sirePontifex
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

Sarab (GB)

Roman Folly (GB)

Not traced

Pontifex

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTara Express (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled1991

SireSarab (GB)

DamRoman Folly (GB)

DamsirePontifex

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingRoman Life (GB)

Female line

Roman Folly (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sarab (GB)	Roman Folly (GB)	Pontifex	filly	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m	Flat 6.8f · NH 2m3½f

Sarab (GB)

Sire: Sarab (GB)
Dam: Roman Folly (GB)
Damsire: Pontifex
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.8f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Sarab (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	84	6	16	7.1%	19.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	58	6	12	10.3%	20.7%	1
On Good going	27	1	3	3.7%	11.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	17	1	2	5.9%	11.8%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 84
Wins: 6
Placed: 16
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 19.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 58
Wins: 6
Placed: 12
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 20.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 27
Wins: 1
Placed: 3
Win %: 3.7%
Place %: 11.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 17
Wins: 1
Placed: 2
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 11.8%
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.

Sarab (GB) × Pontifex mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
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 (€)
Tara Express (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Tara Express (IRE)

Horse: Tara Express (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

Roman Folly (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sarab (GB) out of Roman Folly (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Wolverlife (GB)

Roman Life (GB)0W · 3R

By Sharp Victor (USA)

Fish Amble Street (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Roman Folly (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Roman Folly family

In brief

When was Tara Express foaled?

Tara Express (IRE) was foaled in 1991.

Who are the sire and dam of Tara Express?

Tara Express (IRE) is by Sarab (GB) out of Roman Folly (GB), a daughter of Pontifex.

Who trained Tara Express?

Tara Express (IRE) was trained by F Oakes and owned by F Oakes at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Tara Express' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Tara Express (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Tara Express still racing?

Tara Express (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 June 1995 at Gowran Park (IRE) in the Barrowvale I.N.H. Flat Race (result: pulled up, 16 ran), and has not run there since.