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Horse profile

What A Gig

Pardigras (GB) × Fizgig (GB) (Don't Look)

TrainerJohn Best
OwnerH J Jarvis

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1983

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £153 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 May 1994, Folkestone (5/9)
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	Winner prize	Days	Future form
10 May 94	Folkestone	5/9	25/1	23½	Mr J Best	John Best	Eurocharing Novices' Hunters' Chase For Guy Peate Memorial Challenge Trophy	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	3m2f	Good to Firm	12-0	No Fizz (GB)	£1,852	728	0/5
12 May 92	Folkestone	3/8	7/1	10¼	Mr P Bull	H J Jarvis	Grant's Cherry Brandy South East Champion Novices' Hunter Chase Final	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m4f	Good	12-0	The Lager Lout (GB)	£1,077	-	0/3

5/910 May 94 · Folkestone25/1
Eurocharing Novices' Hunters' Chase For Guy Peate Memorial Challenge Trophy
Non-handicap (unclassified)3m2fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
10 May 94
Course
Folkestone
Pos
5/9
SP
25/1
Btn
23½
Jockey
Mr J Best
Trainer
John Best
Race
Eurocharing Novices' Hunters' Chase For Guy Peate Memorial Challenge Trophy
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
3m2f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
12-0
Winner / 2nd
No Fizz (GB)
Winner prize
£1,852
Days
728
Future form
0/5
3/812 May 92 · Folkestone7/1
Grant's Cherry Brandy South East Champion Novices' Hunter Chase Final
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fGood
All fields
Date
12 May 92
Course
Folkestone
Pos
3/8
SP
7/1
Btn
10¼
Jockey
Mr P Bull
Trainer
H J Jarvis
Race
Grant's Cherry Brandy South East Champion Novices' Hunter Chase Final
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
12-0
Winner / 2nd
The Lager Lout (GB)
Winner prize
£1,077
Days
-
Future form
0/3

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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Best	H J Jarvis	10 May 94	10 May 94	5/9	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
H J Jarvis	-	12 May 92	12 May 92	3/8	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£153	€0

John Best

Trainer: John Best
Moved from: H J Jarvis
First run: 10 May 94
Last run: 10 May 94
First run for yard: 5/9
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

H J Jarvis

Trainer: H J Jarvis
First run: 12 May 92
Last run: 12 May 92
First run for yard: 3/8
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £153
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£153	€0	12 May 92	10 May 94

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £153
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 12 May 92
Last run: 10 May 94

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

Pedigree

Sire branchPardigras (GB)

Parent · 1

SirePardigras (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 branchFizgig (GB)

Parent · 1

DamFizgig (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDon't Look
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

Pardigras (GB)

Fizgig (GB)

Not traced

Don't Look

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWhat A Gig (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1983

SirePardigras (GB)

DamFizgig (GB)

DamsireDon't Look

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Fizgig (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Pardigras (GB)	Fizgig (GB)	Don't Look	gelding	NH 2m3f	NH 2m1½f

Pardigras (GB)

Sire: Pardigras (GB)
Dam: Fizgig (GB)
Damsire: Don't Look
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m1½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	165	21	52	12.7%	31.5%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	61	7	20	11.5%	32.8%	1
On Good going	45	4	14	8.9%	31.1%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	17	1	7	5.9%	41.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 165
Wins: 21
Placed: 52
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 31.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 61
Wins: 7
Placed: 20
Win %: 11.5%
Place %: 32.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 45
Wins: 4
Placed: 14
Win %: 8.9%
Place %: 31.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 17
Wins: 1
Placed: 7
Win %: 5.9%
Place %: 41.2%
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.

Pardigras (GB) × Don't Look 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	2	0	1	0.0%	£153	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £153
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 (€)
What A Gig (GB)	2	0	0	£153	€0

What A Gig (GB)

Horse: What A Gig (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £153
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Fizgig (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

What A Gig is the only foal out of Fizgig (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

What A Gig is the only foal out of Fizgig (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Fizgig (GB)

Notable relatives

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

In brief

When was What A Gig foaled?

What A Gig (GB) was foaled in 1983.

Who are the sire and dam of What A Gig?

What A Gig (GB) is by Pardigras (GB) out of Fizgig (GB), a daughter of Don't Look.

Who trained What A Gig?

What A Gig (GB) was trained by John Best and owned by H J Jarvis at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for H J Jarvis.

What is What A Gig's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, What A Gig (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is What A Gig still racing?

What A Gig (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 May 1994 at Folkestone in the Eurocharing Novices' Hunters' Chase For Guy Peate Memorial Challenge Trophy, finishing 5th of 9, and has not run there since.