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Horse profile
Tarn Pure
- TrainerPaul Howling
- OwnerSkycastle Limited
- Sex
- gelding
- Foaled
- 1985
- Highest OR
- 55
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £0
- Last official rating
- 55 (Flat)
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 25 Apr 1990, Epsom (8/8)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | OR | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 90 | Epsom | 8/8 | 66/1 | dist | T Williams | Paul Howling | Great Metropolitan Handicap | Handicap (unclassified) | Flat Turf | 1m4f | Good | 7-9 | 55 | Empire Blue (GB) | £7,156 | 0/6 |
Great Metropolitan Handicap
Handicap (unclassified)1m4fGood
All fields
- Date
- 25 Apr 90
- Course
- Epsom
- Pos
- 8/8
- SP
- 66/1
- Btn
- dist
- Jockey
- T Williams
- Trainer
- Paul Howling
- Race
- Great Metropolitan Handicap
- Class
- Handicap (unclassified)
- Type
- Flat Turf
- Dist
- 1m4f
- Going
- Good
- Wgt
- 7-9
- OR
- 55
- Winner / 2nd
- Empire Blue (GB)
- Winner prize
- £7,156
- Future form
- 0/6
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.
Trainer changes
| Trainer | First run | Last run | First run for yard | OR first run | OR last run | Best OR | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Howling | 25 Apr 90 | 25 Apr 90 | 8/8 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Paul Howling
- Trainer
- Paul Howling
- First run
- 25 Apr 90
- Last run
- 25 Apr 90
- First run for yard
- 8/8
- OR first run
- 55
- OR last run
- 55
- Best OR
- 55
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- 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 (€) | Best OR | First run | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | 55 | 25 Apr 90 | 25 Apr 90 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- Best OR
- 55
- First run
- 25 Apr 90
- Last run
- 25 Apr 90
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchBlue Refrain (GB)
Parent · 1
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 branchSterling Kate I (GB)
Parent · 1
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sireSterling Bay
- 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
- Sterling Kate I (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Refrain (GB) | Sterling Kate I (GB) | Sterling Bay | gelding | NH 2m3½f | Flat 5.8f · NH 2m3½f |
Blue Refrain (GB)
- Damsire
- Sterling Bay
- Sex
- gelding
- Sire's avg winning distance
- NH 2m3½f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 5.8f · NH 2m3½f
Progeny of Blue Refrain (GB) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat runs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 12f to 13f | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Good going | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 12f to 13f on Good going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All Flat runs
- Condition
- All Flat runs
- Runs
- 3
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 12f to 13f
- Condition
- At 12f to 13f
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Good going
- Condition
- On Good going
- Runs
- 2
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 12f to 13f on Good going
- Condition
- At 12f to 13f on Good going
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Placed
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- 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.
Blue Refrain (GB) × Sterling Bay mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 1
- Winners
- 0
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 1
- 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 (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarn Pure (GB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
Tarn Pure (GB)
- Horse
- Tarn Pure (GB)
- Runs
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Top 12 by best win level, then wins.
Ratings
Official ratings
| Code | Current OR | Highest OR | Lowest OR | Rated runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 55
- Highest OR
- 55
- Lowest OR
- 55
- 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
| Date | Course | Code | OR | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 90 | Epsom | Flat | 55 | 8/8 |
Current mark v winning marks
| Code | Current OR | OR last run | Change | Highest OR | v highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Current OR
- 55
- OR last run
- 55
- Change
- 0
- Highest OR
- 55
- 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
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 0 winners from 1 runners
Full siblings
Tarn Pure is the only foal out of Sterling Kate I (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.
Half siblings
Tarn Pure is the only foal out of Sterling Kate I (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.
Female line
- 1Sterling Kate I (GB)
Notable relatives
No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.
In brief
When was Tarn Pure foaled?
Tarn Pure (GB) was foaled in 1985.
Who are the sire and dam of Tarn Pure?
Tarn Pure (GB) is by Blue Refrain (GB) out of Sterling Kate I (GB), a daughter of Sterling Bay.
Who trained Tarn Pure?
Tarn Pure (GB) was trained by Paul Howling and owned by Skycastle Limited at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.
What is Tarn Pure's race record?
In Britain and Ireland, Tarn Pure (GB) ran 1 time without winning.
What was Tarn Pure's official rating?
Tarn Pure (GB) was last officially rated 55 on the Flat (also the career high).
Is Tarn Pure still racing?
Tarn Pure (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 25 April 1990 at Epsom in the Great Metropolitan Handicap, finishing 8th of 8, and has not run there since.
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