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Columbus (IRE)

b g 1997

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Columbus (IRE)

b g 1997

Sire

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Dam

Northern Script (USA)

Dam's Sire

Arts And Letters (USA)

Owner

Mrs Judith Ratcliff

Trainer

Jennie Candlish

Breeder

Last Win

Southwell Sat, 1st May, 04 8/1, A O'Keeffe Mrs J Candlish (8113 days)

Last Run

Catterick Tue, 8th May, 07 13th, 33/1, Hayley Turner (7011 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

4

1

0

25%

€3,825

0.50

Hurdle IRE

2

0

1

0%

€5,000

-2.00

Flat GB

6

0

0

0%

0

-6.00

Hurdle GB

30

2

10

7%

£22,035

-19.20

Chase GB

6

0

1

0%

£2,987

-6.00

Under Rules Total

48

3

12

6%

-32.70

Form Figures

9-6417632-126P-042-622222P5-5203157-2U46PPP-765P68-66090/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 9-6417632-126P-042-622222P5-5203157-2U46PPP-765P68-66090/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Mrs J Candlish to Jennie Candlish

23Apr05 Mar 25f Good 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-5[12/1]pulled up in race won by Benefit

12Mar05 Che 24f Good 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-4[8/1]6th/11, 11.25L behind Cinnamon Line

17Feb05 Tau 24f Good 5y+ NovCh(8K)

11-4[7/1]4th/10, 25.75L behind Were In Touch

03Feb05 Kel 25f Good 5y+ NovCh(8K)

11-4[3/1]unseated rider in race won by Toulon Rouge

24Jan05 Sou 24f Good 5y+ NovCh(12K)

11-3[4/1]2nd/4, 23L behind Graphic Approach

13Nov04 Utt 24f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(10K)

11-12[16/1]7th/9, 38.50L behind Fullards

21May04 Str 27f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(10K)

11-12[6/1]5th/8, 19.00L behind Sully Shuffles

01May04 Sou 26f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

11-12[8/1]1st/13, 10L to The Sister

23Apr04 Per 27f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(10K)

11-6[16/1]3rd/15, 3.50L behind Solway Minstrel

16Mar04 Che 25f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(60K)

10-0[100/1]17th/24, 18.25L behind Creon

06Feb04 Cat 25f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(10K)

11-7[12/1]2nd/18, 0.5L behind Grey Abbey

10Jan04 War 25f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(25K)

10-0[66/1]5th/14, 27.50L behind Mistanoora

17Dec03 Ban 24f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(12K)

10-6[14/1]5th/14, 14.75L behind Campaign Trail

05Nov03 Kem 24f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(5K)

11-12[5/1]pulled up in race won by Bosham Mill

12Apr03 Ban 24f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

11-1[8/1]2nd/13, 2L behind Prokofiev

29Mar03 Hay 22f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(15K)

10-0[33/1]2nd/7, 7L behind Miss Cool

07Mar03 Her 19f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

11-3[2/1Fav]bf2nd/6, 3L behind Speed Venture

23Feb03 Her 19f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

10-13[16/1]2nd/16, 1L behind Coquelles

14Feb03 San 20f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

10-9[20/1]6th/12, 17.25L behind Taillefer

26Dec02 Her 19f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(5K)

11-12[25/1]2nd/15, 15L behind Lizzys First

Change of Trainer C Grant to Mrs J Candlish

11Oct02 Car 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(4K)

11-10[10/1]4th/5, 4.00L behind Amjad

09Sep02 New 16f Good 3y+ Hcap(4K)

9-0[20/1]14th/14, 7.00L behind Magic Combination

31Mar01 Hay 23f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(10K)

10-0[33/1]pulled up in race won by

17Feb01 New 20f Soft 4y+ H(3K)

10-12[7/2]6th/10, 15.25L behind

01Feb01 Kel 18f Soft 4y H(6K)

11-5[7/1]2nd/4, 11L behind

02Jan01 Ayr 16f Good 4y H(3K)

10-10[4/5Fav]1st/6, 0.5L to

20Dec00 New 16f Good 3y H(3K)

10-12[10/1]2nd/18, 4L behind

22Nov00 Wet 16f Soft 3y H(4K)

10-12[5/1]3rd/12, 15.00L behind

16Aug00 Bev 16f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

8-13[20/1]6th/7, 21.75L behind Bustling Rio

12Aug00 Hay 14f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

8-10[25/1]7th/12, 7.25L behind Sudden Flight

Change of Trainer A P O'Brien to C Grant

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 Columbus (IRE) was mentioned

Related by Dam Northern Script (USA)

Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Caerless Writing ch f 1986

4-

11

36

Careless Writing ch f 1986

0-

0

0

Northern Hal b c 1987

3-

14

21

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Legible (GB) b g 1988

2-

22

9

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Scribe (IRE) b c 1990

2-

10

20

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Noblissima (IRE) b f 1991

1-

9

11

Sadler's Wells (USA)

City of Gold (IRE) b f 1996

2-

3

67

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Scripture (IRE) b f 1999

0-

0

0

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Fontanesi (IRE) b g 2000

9-

46

20

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Crystalina (IRE) b f 2001

0-

2

0