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Holy Sting (IRE)

b g 1989

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Holy Sting (IRE)

b g 1989

Sire

Dam

Little Credit

Dam's Sire

Little Buskins

Owner

Mr Gavin MacEchern

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Chepstow Tue, 23rd Apr, 96 10/1, C Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies (11046 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle GB

6

2

0

33%

£4,106

2.73

Chase GB

25

1

10

4%

£8,295

-14.00

NHF GB

3

0

0

0%

0

-3.00

Under Rules Total

34

3

10

9%

-14.27

Form Figures

96546-461146-P392613B5-573-33P33-3P6U53/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 96546-461146-P392613B5-573-33P33-3P6U53/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

11Mar99 Tow 25f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-0[40/1]3rd/4, 40.00L behind Scotby

Mr A Charles-Jones

08Feb99 Fon 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

10-8[20/1]5th/11, 89.00L behind Swansea Gold

29Jan99 Fol 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

10-4[33/1]unseated rider in race won by Mystic Isle

Mr A Charles-Jones

18Jan99 Plu 25f Heavy 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-0[33/1]6th/12, 42.00L behind Total Joy

Mr A Charles-Jones

11Jan99 Fon 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

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

01Jan99 Plu 25f Heavy 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-9[5/1]3rd/5, 30.00L behind Shanagore Warrior

29Apr98 Che 33f Good 5y+ S(6K)

12-0[14/1]3rd/11, 38.00L behind Holland House

21Apr98 Che 26f Heavy 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-11[12/1]3rd/7, 30.50L behind Pennymoor Prince

03Apr98 Ain 22f Good 6y+ S(20K)

12-0[66/1]pulled up in race won by Cavalero

Mr J Trice-Rolph

16Mar98 Tau 24f Good to Soft 6y+ S(1K)

12-12[12/1]3rd/5, 7.25L behind King Torus

Mr J Trice-Rolph

13Mar98 San 24f Good to Soft 5y+ S(3K)

12-4[10/1]3rd/6, 9.75L behind Braes Of Mar

Capt E Andrewes

Change of Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies to J De Giles

06Mar97 Tow 25f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-3[7/1]3rd/9, 0.10L behind Carlingford Lakes

15Feb97 Che 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-0[16/1]7th/16, 26.00L behind Giventime

21Jan97 Mar 28f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

10-13[9/2]5th/10, 13.25L behind Banntown Bill

18Dec96 Ban 33f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

10-5[11/4Fav]bf5th/10, 32.25L behind Pennine Pride

06Dec96 Mar 28f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

10-13[4/1]brought down in race won by Ivy House

11Nov96 Car 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

10-0[7/1]3rd/10, 4.25L behind Parsons Boy

23Apr96 Che 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-0[10/1]1st/20, 2.5L to Jurassic Classic

06Apr96 New 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-0[6/1]6th/14, 50.00L behind Keano

27Mar96 Che 24f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

10-0[12/1]2nd/11, 9L behind Sister Stephanie

06Mar96 Ban 24f Good 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-4[4/1JFav]bf9th/14, 22.50L behind Banntown Bill

15Feb96 Tow 25f Soft 5y+ NovCh(4K)

11-4[25/1]3rd/8, 11.50L behind Billygoat Gruff

17Jan96 Win 24f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-3[16/1]pulled up in race won by Lay It Off

02Dec95 Che 19f Good 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-0[12/1]6th/8, 0 behind Call It A Day

07Oct95 Wor 23f Good 5y+ NovCh(4K)

11-1[4/1]4th/9, 0 behind The Bud Club

18Mar95 Lin 23f Heavy 4y+ HcapHdl(3K)

11-10[8/11Fav]1st/3, 15L to Celtic Lilley

09Mar95 Tow 24f Heavy 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

11-3[6/1]1st/10, 4L to Same Difference

18Feb95 Not 21f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

11-1[14/1]6th/22, 0 behind Kadari

21Jan95 Hay 20f Heavy 4y+ MdnHdl(3K)

11-6[16/1]4th/12, 0 behind Nahthen Lad

16Dec94 Utt 20f Soft 4y+ MdnHdl(2K)

10-12[16/1]6th/16, 0 behind Challenger Du Luc

23Nov94 Win 22f Good 4y+ MdnHdl(2K)

10-12[20/1]4th/14, 0 behind Givus A Call

10May94 Che 16f Good 4-6y NHF(1K)

11-0[8/1]5th/15, 0 behind Distant Echo

30Apr94 Her 17f Good 4-6y NHF(1K)

11-6[6/1]6th/17, 0 behind Wizzo

22Mar94 Not 16f Soft 4-6y NHF(2K)

11-8[14/1]9th/17, 0 behind What's Your Story

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 Holy Sting (IRE) was mentioned

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