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George The Best (IRE)

b g 2001

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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George The Best (IRE)

b g 2001

Sire

Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Dam

En Retard (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Petardia (GB)

Owner

Mr Stef Stefanou

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Ayr Mon, 9th Oct, 06 12/1, P Hanagan M D Hammond (7086 days)

Last Run

Hamilton Mon, 24th Aug, 09 9th, 22/1, Frederik Tylicki (6036 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

58

6

4

10%

£28,315

6.00

Under Rules Total

58

6

4

10%

6.00

Form Figures

25311800-0640600056-010047007-005176768501014-070384752-9878-009/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 25311800-0640600056-010047007-005176768501014-070384752-9878-009/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Micky Hammond to M Hammond

23Feb08 Wol 7f Standard 4y+ F(2K)

9-0[22/1]8th of 11, 8.35L behind Hi Spec

14Feb08 Wol 5f Standard 4y+ F(2K)

9-0[11/1]7th of 8, 13.25L behind Blackheath

01Jun07 Cat 6f Good 4y+ Hcap(8K)

18May07 Ham 5f Good 4y+ Hcap(6K)

Change of Trainer M D Hammond to Micky Hammond

08Jun05 Ham 5f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-4[25/1]14th of 14, 5.75L behind Viewforth

27May05 Wol 6f Standard 3y+ Hcap(8K)

9-2[9/2]10th of 12, 4.25L behind Adantino

01May05 Ham 6f Good 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-0[10/1]1st of 15, 2.5L to Viewforth

23Apr05 Rip 6f Soft 3y+ Hcap(5K)

9-0[20/1]11th of 18, 3.00L behind Mister Mal

02Nov04 Cat 5f Soft 3y+ F(4K)

8-12[8/1]6th of 13, 14.00L behind Trinculo

12Oct04 Ayr 6f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

11Oct04 Ayr 5f Good 3y Hcap(5K)

9-0[25/1]5th of 15, 2.50L behind Westborough

30Aug04 Rip 6f Good 3y Hcap(9K)

8-5[40/1]20th of 20, 0 behind Imperial Echo

Darren Williams

17Jul04 Hay 6f Good 3y Hcap(8K)

8-7[14/1]11th of 12, 5.50L behind Commando Scott

Darren Williams

13Jul04 Bev 7f Good 3y Hcap(10K)

8-6[28/1]13th of 13, 3.00L behind Burley Flame

Darren Williams

03Jul04 Hay 6f Good 3y Hcap(14K)

7-12[25/1]6th of 15, 7.50L behind Flipando

26Jun04 New 6f Soft 3y+ Hcap(30K)

7-13[25/1]14th of 18, 2.75L behind Sierra Vista

20Jun04 Pon 6f Good 3y Hcap(8K)

14May04 Ham 6f Good 3y Hcap(15K)

8-9[11/2]4th of 11, 4.75L behind Bo McGinty

01May04 Hay 6f Good 3y Hcap(8K)

9-3[16/1]6th of 10, 5.50L behind Benbaun

24Apr04 Rip 6f Good 3y Hcap(14K)

8-10[25/1]13th of 14, 5.75L behind High Voltage

29Sep03 Ham 6f Good 2y Hcap(20K)

9-1[16/1]15th of 17, 10.25L behind Partners In Jazz

10Sep03 Don 6f Good 2y F(200K)

8-11[100/1]20th of 22, 5.50L behind Cape Fear

02Aug03 Thi 5f Good 2y Hcap(14K)

9-4[8/1]8th of 8, 5.50L behind Cape Trafalgar

24Jul03 Ham 6f Good 2y Hcap(8K)

9-2[8/1]1st of 7, 2L to West Highland Way

30Jun03 Pon 5f Good 2y Mdn(8K)

8-9[7/1]1st of 14, 0.5L to Stormy Nature

06Jun03 Cat 5f Good 2y F(6K)

8-12[8/1]3rd of 7, 3.75L behind Sir Ernest

26May03 Red 5f Good 2y F(5K)

8-9[12/1]5th of 9, 2.00L behind Mirasol Princess

09May03 Ham 5f Good 2y Mdn(6K)

8-9[20/1]2nd of 8, 1L behind Parkview Love

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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