Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

14racecard tabs per race
20+bookmaker prices side by side
Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.

Horse profile

True Comment

Dutch Art (GB) × Stravie (IRE) (Stravinsky (USA))

TrainerEd Walker
OwnerC F Ma

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2011

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £2,911 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 27 Sep 2013, Haydock (1/11)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
27 Sep 13	Haydock	1/11	14/1	won 3½	Neil Callan	Ed Walker	E B F Vale UK Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	Class 5	Flat Turf	6f	Good	9-0	Galvanize (GB)	£2,911	0/10

1/1127 Sep 13 · Haydock14/1
E B F Vale UK Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Class 56fGood
All fields
Date
27 Sep 13
Course
Haydock
Pos
1/11
SP
14/1
Btn
won 3½
Jockey
Neil Callan
Trainer
Ed Walker
Race
E B F Vale UK Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Galvanize (GB)
Winner prize
£2,911
Future form
0/10

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ed Walker	27 Sep 13	27 Sep 13	1/11	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,911	€0

Ed Walker

Trainer: Ed Walker
First run: 27 Sep 13
Last run: 27 Sep 13
First run for yard: 1/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,911
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
Flat	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,911	€0	27 Sep 13	27 Sep 13

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,911
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 27 Sep 13
Last run: 27 Sep 13

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

Pedigree

Sire branchDutch Art (GB)

Parent · 1

SireDutch Art (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMedicean (GB)
Sire's damHalland Park Lass (IRE)

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 branchStravie (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamStravie (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireStravinsky (USA)
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

Dutch Art (GB)

Stravie (IRE)

Medicean (GB)

Halland Park Lass (IRE)

Stravinsky (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTrue Comment (GB)

Sexcolt

Foaled2011

SireDutch Art (GB)

DamStravie (IRE)

DamsireStravinsky (USA)

Sire's sireMedicean (GB)

Sire's damHalland Park Lass (IRE)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingBlackdown Boy (GB)

Female line

Stravie (IRE) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Dutch Art (GB)	Stravie (IRE)	Stravinsky (USA)	colt	Flat 7.4f · NH 2m½f	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2½f

Dutch Art (GB)

Sire: Dutch Art (GB)
Dam: Stravie (IRE)
Damsire: Stravinsky (USA)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.4f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	7,256	891	2,168	12.3%	29.9%	1	1
At 5f to 6f	2,471	353	793	14.3%	32.1%	1	1
On Good going	1,438	176	398	12.2%	27.7%	1	1
At 5f to 6f on Good going	516	81	161	15.7%	31.2%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 7,256
Wins: 891
Placed: 2,168
Win %: 12.3%
Place %: 29.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 2,471
Wins: 353
Placed: 793
Win %: 14.3%
Place %: 32.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,438
Wins: 176
Placed: 398
Win %: 12.2%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 516
Wins: 81
Placed: 161
Win %: 15.7%
Place %: 31.2%
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.

Dutch Art (GB) × Stravinsky mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0	100.0%	£2,911	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,911
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 (€)
True Comment (GB)	1	1	0	£2,911	€0

True Comment (GB)

Horse: True Comment (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,911
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Stravie (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Dutch Art (GB) out of Stravie (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Foxwedge (AUS)

Blackdown Boy (GB)0W · 1R

By Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Solent Scene (GB)0W · 5R

Female line

1Stravie (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was True Comment foaled?

True Comment (GB) was foaled in 2011.

Who are the sire and dam of True Comment?

True Comment (GB) is by Dutch Art (GB) out of Stravie (IRE), a daughter of Stravinsky (USA).

Who trained True Comment?

True Comment (GB) was trained by Ed Walker and owned by C F Ma at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is True Comment's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, True Comment (GB) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is True Comment's biggest win?

True Comment (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the E B F Vale UK Maiden Stakes at Haydock on 27 September 2013.

Has True Comment ever been beaten?

True Comment (GB) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

Is True Comment still racing?

True Comment (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 27 September 2013 at Haydock in the E B F Vale UK Maiden Stakes, finishing 1st of 11, and has not run there since.