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What Chance

Buckskin (FR) × Grainne Geal (GB) (General Ironside (IRE))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 1988

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £2,894 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 31 May 1997, Stratford (6/9)
Last win (GB & IRE): 14 Mar 1997, Fakenham

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
31 May 97	Stratford	6/9	16/1	dist	Mrs K Sunderland	Mrs H Mobley	Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	3m	Good	10-5	Thank U Jim (GB)	£2,136	22	1/4
9 May 97	Sedgefield	2/6	9/4	¾	Mr A Charles-Jones	Mrs H Mobley	Guy Cunard Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	2m5f	Good to Firm	11-12	Greenmount Lad (IRE)	£1,842	56	0/4
14 Mar 97	Fakenham	1/10	7/2	won 3½	Mr A Charles-Jones	Mrs H Mobley	William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H	Class 6	Chase	2m5f	Good	10-11	Galzig (GB)	£2,382	-	0/7

6/931 May 97 · Stratford16/1
Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 63mGood
All fields
Date
31 May 97
Course
Stratford
Pos
6/9
SP
16/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mrs K Sunderland
Trainer
Mrs H Mobley
Race
Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
3m
Going
Good
Wgt
10-5
Winner / 2nd
Thank U Jim (GB)
Winner prize
£2,136
Days
22
Future form
1/4
2/69 May 97 · Sedgefield9/4
Guy Cunard Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 62m5fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
9 May 97
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
2/6
SP
9/4
Btn
¾
Jockey
Mr A Charles-Jones
Trainer
Mrs H Mobley
Race
Guy Cunard Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
2m5f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
11-12
Winner / 2nd
Greenmount Lad (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,842
Days
56
Future form
0/4
1/1014 Mar 97 · Fakenham7/2
William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class 62m5fGood
All fields
Date
14 Mar 97
Course
Fakenham
Pos
1/10
SP
7/2
Btn
won 3½
Jockey
Mr A Charles-Jones
Trainer
Mrs H Mobley
Race
William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
Chase
Dist
2m5f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Galzig (GB)
Winner prize
£2,382
Days
-
Future form
0/7

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
31 May 97	Stratford	Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H	6/9	Final Pride (GB)	2	9 Jul 97	Worcester	Wadham Kenning Worcester Vauxhall Handicap Chase Class F

6/931 May 97 · Stratford
Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H
All fields
Date
31 May 97
Course
Stratford
Race
Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H
This horse
6/9
Winner next time
Final Pride (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
9 Jul 97
At
Worcester
Race won
Wadham Kenning Worcester Vauxhall Handicap Chase Class F

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 (€)
Mrs H Mobley	14 Mar 97	31 May 97	1/10	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0

Mrs H Mobley

Trainer: Mrs H Mobley
First run: 14 Mar 97
Last run: 31 May 97
First run for yard: 1/10
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
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	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0	14 Mar 97	31 May 97

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 14 Mar 97
Last run: 31 May 97

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Chase	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0

Chase

Race type: Chase
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good to Firm	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£512	€0
Good	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£2,382	€0

Good to Firm

Going: Good to Firm
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £512
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£2,894	€0
2m6f to 3m1f	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

2m6f to 3m1f

Distance: 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Fakenham	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,382	€0
Sedgefield	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£512	€0
Stratford	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Fakenham

Course: Fakenham
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,382
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sedgefield

Course: Sedgefield
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £512
Prize IRE (€): €0

Stratford

Course: Stratford
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Class 6	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0

Class 6

Class: Class 6
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£512	€0
9 to 12 runners	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£2,382	€0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £512
Prize IRE (€): €0

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
March	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,382	€0
May	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£512	€0

March

Month: March
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,382
Prize IRE (€): €0

May

Month: May
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £512
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mr A Charles-Jones	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£2,894	€0
Mrs K Sunderland	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Mr A Charles-Jones

Jockey: Mr A Charles-Jones
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

Mrs K Sunderland

Jockey: Mrs K Sunderland
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mrs H Mobley	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0

Mrs H Mobley

Trainer: Mrs H Mobley
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£2,894	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£2,382	€0
15 to 30 days	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
31 to 60 days	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£512	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,382
Prize IRE (€): €0

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

31 to 60 days

Days since last run: 31 to 60 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £512
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchBuckskin (FR)

Parent · 1

SireBuckskin (FR)

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 branchGrainne Geal (GB)

Parent · 1

DamGrainne Geal (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireGeneral Ironside (IRE)
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

Buckskin (FR)

Grainne Geal (GB)

Not traced

General Ironside (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWhat Chance (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled1988

SireBuckskin (FR)

DamGrainne Geal (GB)

DamsireGeneral Ironside (IRE)

Dam's produce4 winners from 9 runners

Notable siblingHall's Mill (IRE)

Female line

Grainne Geal (GB) · 4 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Buckskin (FR)	Grainne Geal (GB)	General Ironside (IRE)	mare	Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4½f	NH 2m5f

Buckskin (FR)

Sire: Buckskin (FR)
Dam: Grainne Geal (GB)
Damsire: General Ironside (IRE)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m5f

Progeny of Buckskin (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	6,690	640	1,559	9.6%	23.3%	3	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	2,285	232	555	10.2%	24.3%	2	1
On Good going	1,992	178	467	8.9%	23.4%	2	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	679	64	168	9.4%	24.7%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,690
Wins: 640
Placed: 1,559
Win %: 9.6%
Place %: 23.3%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 2,285
Wins: 232
Placed: 555
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 24.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,992
Wins: 178
Placed: 467
Win %: 8.9%
Place %: 23.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 679
Wins: 64
Placed: 168
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 24.7%
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.

Buckskin (FR) × General Ironside mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	11	5	45.5%	0	153	23	31	15.0%	£190,095	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 11
Winners: 5
Winners %: 45.5%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 153
Wins: 23
2nd/3rd: 31
Win %: 15.0%
Prize GB (£): £190,095
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ebony Light (IRE)	49	9	£138,633	€0
GrousemanI (GB)	25	8	£22,749	€0
No Collusion (IRE)	12	3	£17,162	€0
Hall's Mill (IRE)	12	2	£7,383	€0
What Chance (IRE)	3	1	£2,894	€0
C'Mon Tiger (IRE)	4	0	£285	€0
Taxman Willy (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
Tantum Bonum (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
In Your Interest (IRE)	5	0	£389	€0
Leaping Three (IRE)	15	0	£0	€0
The Hucklebuck (GB)	20	0	£600	€0

Ebony Light (IRE)

Horse: Ebony Light (IRE)
Runs: 49
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £138,633
Prize IRE (€): €0

GrousemanI (GB)

Horse: GrousemanI (GB)
Runs: 25
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £22,749
Prize IRE (€): €0

No Collusion (IRE)

Horse: No Collusion (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £17,162
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hall's Mill (IRE)

Horse: Hall's Mill (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,383
Prize IRE (€): €0

What Chance (IRE)

Horse: What Chance (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,894
Prize IRE (€): €0

C'Mon Tiger (IRE)

Horse: C'Mon Tiger (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Taxman Willy (IRE)

Horse: Taxman Willy (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tantum Bonum (IRE)

Horse: Tantum Bonum (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

In Your Interest (IRE)

Horse: In Your Interest (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £389
Prize IRE (€): €0

Leaping Three (IRE)

Horse: Leaping Three (IRE)
Runs: 15
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

The Hucklebuck (GB)

Horse: The Hucklebuck (GB)
Runs: 20
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £600
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Grainne Geal (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 9 runners

Full siblings

Hall's Mill (IRE)2W · 12R

Half siblings

By Lancastrian (IRE)

Bayloughbess (IRE)0W · 4R

By Commanche Run (GB)

Female line

1Grainne Geal (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Grainne Geal family

In brief

When was What Chance foaled?

What Chance (IRE) was foaled in 1988.

Who are the sire and dam of What Chance?

What Chance (IRE) is by Buckskin (FR) out of Grainne Geal (GB), a daughter of General Ironside (IRE).

Who trained What Chance?

What Chance (IRE) was trained by Mrs H Mobley and owned by C W Booth at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is What Chance's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, What Chance (IRE) won 1 of 3 races (33%).

What is What Chance's biggest win?

What Chance (IRE)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H at Fakenham on 14 March 1997.

Has What Chance ever been beaten?

What Chance (IRE) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 9 May 1997 at Sedgefield (2nd of 6).

Is What Chance still racing?

What Chance (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 31 May 1997 at Stratford in the Spillers Horse Feeds Ladies' Hunters' Chase Class H, finishing 6th of 9, and has not run there since.

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What Chance

Form

Race record

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

By race type

By going

By distance

By course

By class

By field size

By month

By jockey

By trainer

By headgear

By days since last run

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

Progeny of Buckskin (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Buckskin (FR) × General Ironside mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Lancastrian (IRE)

By Commanche Run (GB)

By Dr Massini (IRE)

By Flemensfirth (USA)

By Fourstars Allstar (USA)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief

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