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Blackthorn (GB)

ch g 1999

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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Blackthorn (GB)

ch g 1999

Sire

Dam

Balliasta (USA)

Dam's Sire

Lyphard (USA)

Owner

Mr M T Hughes

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Leicester Sun, 26th Nov, 06 5/2, R Greene (7163 days)

Last Run

Taunton Thu, 28th Feb, 08 6th, 22-1, R Greene (6704 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

34

2

7

6%

£12,070

-20.00

Hurdle GB

22

2

4

9%

£10,174

-15.25

Under Rules Total

56

4

11

7%

-35.25

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 41683-5954706-639937152072-40336235-005543001P-24P10-5P4879-586/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

28Dec06 Lei 16f Good 3y+ HcapHdl(15K)

10-4[14/1]10th/11, 32.00L behind Nikola

Change of Trainer R Ford to M Appleby

07Jun05 Che 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

10-3[20/1]12th/13, 9.00L behind Tedstale

12May05 Lud 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

31Mar05 Don 10f Good 4y+ Hcap(6K)

10-0[25/1]10th/20, 9.25L behind True Companion

Change of Trainer Mrs J R Ramsden to R Ford

01Oct04 Hex 16f Good 4y+ H(4K)

10-12[7/2]5th/11, 18.25L behind Honest Endeavour

31Aug04 Sed 17f Good 4y+ H(5K)

10-12[4/1]3rd/10, 3.75L behind Flame Phoenix

21Aug04 Mar 17f Good 4y+ MdnHdl(7K)

11-2[3/1]2nd/9, 3L behind Artane Boys

31Jul04 Thi 16f Firm 4y+ Hcap(6K)

8-12[11/2]6th/10, 14.25L behind Best Port

02Jun04 New 12f Good 3y+ F(3K)

9-7[3/1Fav]bf3rd/8, 1.00L behind Illeana

28May04 Pon 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(7K)

9-4[6/1]3rd/11, 7.00L behind Red Forest

30Apr04 Not 14f Soft 4y+ Hcap(5K)

9-3[11/2]12th/18, 13.50L behind Isa'af

06Apr04 Pon 18f Good 4y+ Hcap(6K)

25Mar04 Don 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(5K)

8-7[25/1]4th/22, 2.00L behind Middlethorpe

Change of Trainer Richard Fahey to Mrs J R Ramsden

18Oct03 Cat 12f Good 3y+ F(3K)

9-3[7/2]2nd/10, 1.75L behind Cheeky Girl

20Sep03 Ayr 13f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

7-12[14/1]7th/11, 4.75L behind Late Claim

24Aug03 Bev 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

9-4[7/1]11th/13, 6.50L behind Swynford Pleasure

05Aug03 Cat 12f Good 3y+ F(4K)

9-5[3/1]2nd/11, 1.5L behind Forbearing

24Jul03 Ham 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-12[14/1]5th/12, 4.50L behind Party Ploy

11Jul03 Ham 13f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

24Jun03 Bev 12f Good 4y+ F(5K)

9-1[5/1]1st/11, 2.5L to Raybaan

11Jun03 Ham 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(20K)

8-4[33/1]7th/13, 6.50L behind Manoubi

26May03 Lei 10f Good 3-5y F(4K)

9-7[3/1Fav]bf3rd/19, 0.50L behind Smoothie

08May03 Che 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(12K)

9-1[14/1]9th/13, 4.25L behind Court Of Appeal

01May03 Red 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-11[9/1]9th/11, 4.50L behind Starry Lodge

16Apr03 Bev 10f Firm 3y+ Hcap(8K)

8-12[13/2]3rd/10, 0.50L behind Trouble Mountain

24Mar03 New 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

9-1[16/1]6th/20, 3.75L behind Cita Verda

05Nov02 Cat 14f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-6[16/1]6th/12, 19.00L behind Aleron

14Oct02 Ayr 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(7K)

9-1[12/1]17th/20, 6.50L behind Altay

28Jul02 Pon 10f Good 3y Hcap(10K)

8-11[16/1]7th/8, 8.75L behind Derwent

12Jul02 Che 12f Good 3y+ F(7K)

8-7[7/1]4th/4, 8.00L behind Scott's View

24May02 Hay 11f Good 3y Hcap(10K)

8-6[25/1]5th/10, 9.75L behind Leadership

08May02 Che 12f Good 3y Hcap(15K)

9-3[14/1]9th/12, 7.00L behind Charley Bates

13Apr02 Hay 11f Good 3y Hcap(11K)

8-9[20/1]5th/9, 10.00L behind Simeon

Change of Trainer Mrs A Perrett to Richard Fahey

15Oct01 Lei 10f Good 2y F(9K)

8-13[11/2]3rd/10, 3.75L behind Barathea Blazer

27Sep01 Goo 8f Good 2y Hcap(5K)

9-7[10/1]8th/13, 4.25L behind

24Aug01 New 8f Good 2y Hcap(9K)

9-7[7/2JFav]bf6th/9, 8.75L behind

03Aug01 New 8f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

9-0[7/1]1st/11, 3.5L to

12Jul01 Fol 7f Good 2y Mdn(3K)

9-0[16/1]4th/13, 2.50L behind Canadian Con

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Blackthorn (GB) was mentioned

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Runner

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Runs

%Wins

Sire

High Atlas (GB) b f 1993

0-

1

0

Shirley Heights

Kilting (USA) ch f 1996

0-

0

0

Kilting (GB) ch f 1996

1-

3

33

Rampart (GB) b g 1997

2-

62

3

Staploy (GB) b f 1998

0-

13

0

Promises (GB) b m 2000

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6

0