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African Sun (IRE) b g 1993

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

African Sun (IRE) b g 1993

Sire

Dam

Nuit D'Ete (USA)

Dam's Sire

Super Concorde (USA)

Owner

Mr Abdullah Ali

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Market Rasen Sat, 12th Jun, 99 12/1, C Rafter Michael Chapman (9325 days)

Last Run

Warwick Thu, 16th Nov, 00 9th, 7/1, G Tormey (8802 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat GB

37

0

1

0%

£1,317

-37.00

Hurdle GB

35

2

5

6%

£4,772

-9.00

Chase GB

4

0

1

0%

£320

-4.00

Under Rules Total

76

2

7

3%

-50.00

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 89-95845-0098902000069006203-519760546600408956042-6834309010P6455853P5-064885049/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

16Nov00 War 19f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-4[7/1]9th of 13, 37.50L behind

02Oct00 Fol 20f Good 4-7y HcapHdl(2K)

10-9[4/1]4th of 6, 10.75L behind Red Bordeaux

09Sep00 Wor 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

11-0[10/1]11th of 19, 14.00L behind Connel's Croft

02Sep00 Str 22f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

11-0[4/1Fav]bf5th of 15, 13.00L behind Prussia

29Jul00 Str 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(4K)

10-12[14/1]8th of 9, 26.50L behind Impala

15Apr00 Str 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(4K)

10-0[10/1]8th of 14, 14.75L behind Shampooed

30Mar00 Tau 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-12[2/1]4th of 15, 8.25L behind Lone Soldier

Change of Trainer Michael Chapman to C Morlock

22Jan00 Cat 16f Good 5y+ NovCh(6K)

11-2[33/1]6th of 9, 41.25L behind Forest Dante

17Jan00 Don 16f Good 5y+ NovCh(4K)

10-6[40/1]11th of 14, 29.25L behind Red Ark

27Dec99 Mar 17f Good 4-6y HcapHdl(2K)

11-8[11/2]5th of 11, 27.00L behind Milan King

22Dec99 Lud 16f Good 5y+ NovCh(4K)

10-12[40/1]pulled up in race won by Blowing Wind

06Dec99 Fak 16f Good 5y+ HcapCh(3K)

11-6[13/2]3rd of 6, 11.00L behind Lislaughtin Abbey

13Nov99 Mar 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(3K)

10-7[8/1]5th of 8, 17.75L behind Reverse Charge

02Nov99 Cat 12f Soft 3y+ Mdn(4K)

9-6[50/1]8th of 14, 30.75L behind Just Dreams

16Oct99 Str 16f Good 4-7y H(2K)

28Aug99 Car 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(5K)

10-0[25/1]5th of 11, 7.50L behind Sayeh

21Aug99 Rip 10f Good 3y+ Mdn(5K)

9-7[100/1]5th of 15, 18.75L behind Didifon

08Aug99 Mar 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

12-0[12/1]4th of 18, 11.00L behind Governor Daniel

02Aug99 Rip 10f Good 3y+ Mdn(5K)

9-7[150/1]6th of 9, 19.50L behind Gentle Dame

24Jul99 Mar 21f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

12-0[12/1]pulled up in race won by Classic Masquerade

02Jul99 Mar 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-13[10/1]10th of 13, 15.25L behind Eden Dancer

12Jun99 Mar 17f Good 4-6y HcapHdl(2K)

11-8[12/1]1st of 18, 4L to Helenes Hill

03Jun99 Yar 8f Good 3y+ Hcap(2K)

8-6[25/1]14th of 18, 11.00L behind Etisalat

26May99 Car 22f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(5K)

10-0[16/1]9th of 14, 12.75L behind Wynyard Lady

12May99 Yor 14f Soft 4y+ Hcap(10K)

7-10[100/1]14th of 15, 1.75L behind Swift

23Apr99 Lud 21f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(4K)

10-0[5/1]3rd of 6, 2.75L behind One More Dime

05Apr99 Mar 19f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(4K)

10-0[8/1]4th of 9, 3.50L behind Shahrani

20Mar99 Mar 21f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(3K)

10-0[25/1]3rd of 12, 1.25L behind Jessica One

26Feb99 Mar 17f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-3[8/1]8th of 10, 35.25L behind Irish Wildcard

04Feb99 Tow 16f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(3K)

10-0[6/1]6th of 9, 32.00L behind Ismeno

26Dec98 Mar 17f Good 4-6y HcapHdl(2K)

11-3[10/1]2nd of 10, 1.75L behind Oakbury

24Oct98 Mar 17f Soft 4-5y HcapHdl(2K)

11-0[13/2]4th of 8, 20.50L behind Irish Sea

07Oct98 Yor 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(9K)

7-10[50/1]15th of 15, 3.50L behind Abuhail

08Aug98 New 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

7-10[33/1]6th of 9, 3.00L behind Classic Find

04Jul98 Not 10f Good 3y+ Mdn(6K)

8-0[14/1]5th of 14, 2.00L behind Harmony Hall

02Jul98 Yar 8f Good 3y+ F(3K)

8-12[50/1]9th of 20, 6.50L behind Senor Hurst

28Jun98 Don 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(20K)

7-10[100/1]8th of 10, 5.25L behind Labeq

22Jun98 Not 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

7-10[66/1]12th of 13, 3.00L behind Premier Generation

18Jun98 Rip 10f Soft 4y+ F(3K)

8-11[33/1]4th of 7, 11.75L behind Polar Champ

01Jun98 Win 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

9-1[33/1]14th of 20, 8.50L behind Westminster

12May98 Yor 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(12K)

7-10[100/1]12th of 13, 2.50L behind Largesse

04May98 Don 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(10K)

7-10[100/1]6th of 15, 5.25L behind Mowelga

25Apr98 Mar 17f Good 4-5y HcapHdl(2K)

11-9[8/1]6th of 12, 13.75L behind Meg's Memory

13Apr98 Mar 17f Soft 4-6y H(2K)

11-7[7/1]4th of 13, 13.00L behind Grate British

13Mar98 Mar 17f Good 4-5y HcapHdl(2K)

11-6[5/1]5th of 9, 17.75L behind Rambo Tango

09Mar98 Sou 12f Standard 4y+ Hcap(3K)

7-10[33/1]10th of 11, 13.75L behind Grovefair Lad

26Feb98 Hun 20f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-2[25/1]6th of 19, 10.50L behind Normania

14Feb98 Mar 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(3K)

10-0[14/1]7th of 13, 14.00L behind Night Dance

30Jan98 Sou 12f 4y+ Hcap(2K)

10-8[14/1]9th of 13, 10.50L behind Ajdar

22Jan98 Lud 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(2K)

10-3[12/1]1st of 20, 1.75L to Ferrufino

Change of Trainer B Hanbury to Michael Chapman

09Jan98 Sou 12f Standard 4y+ F(3K)

8-13[16/1]5th of 5, 17.50L behind Greenspan

26Dec97 Mar 17f Good 4-6y HcapHdl(2K)

11-3[7/2]3rd of 7, 9.50L behind Tudor Falcon

13Nov97 Mar 17f Good 4y+ H(3K)

10-12[50/1]11th of 19, 25.00L behind Namoodaj

25Oct97 Mar 17f Good 4-6y H(2K)

10-5[16/1]2nd of 8, 1.25L behind Oakbury

22Oct97 Yar 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

8-7[20/1]6th of 11, 2.50L behind Anjou

14Oct97 Lei 12f Good 3y+ F(3K)

9-2[33/1]16th of 17, 13.75L behind Swan Hunter

28Sep97 Not 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

8-8[20/1]13th of 14, 9.00L behind Fighting Times

02Jul97 Yar 14f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

7-10[33/1]9th of 11, 7.50L behind Compass Pointer

23Jun97 Not 10f Soft 3y+ Hcap(4K)

8-9[20/1]6th of 16, 8.25L behind Tonnerre

21Jun97 Red 8f Good 3y+ Mdn(2K)

9-13[16/1]10th of 11, 17.25L behind Kass Alhawa

05Jun97 Yar 10f Firm 3y+ Hcap(3K)

8-3[11/1]11th of 11, 8.00L behind Zorro

Victoria Appleby

02Jun97 Win 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(4K)

8-3[20/1]17th of 23, 5.25L behind Carburton

13May97 Yor 12f Good 4y+ Hcap(10K)

7-10[66/1]11th of 12, 7.00L behind Angus-g

06May97 Don 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(4K)

8-2[25/1]2nd of 16, 1L behind Step N Go

01May97 Red 7f Firm 3y+ F(3K)

9-5[50/1]20th of 24, 7.25L behind Dispol Diamond

26Apr97 Mar 17f Good 4-5y HcapHdl(2K)

10-0[33/1]9th of 16, 12.25L behind Eurolink The Rebel

19Mar97 Lud 16f Good 4y H(3K)

10-12[66/1]8th of 8, 31.00L behind Crandon Boulevard

07Mar97 Mar 17f Good 4y H(4K)

11-0[50/1]9th of 17, 27.75L behind Belmarita

03Mar97 Sou 11f Standard 3-4y Mdn(5K)

9-12[50/1]11th of 13, 10.75L behind River Captain

15Feb97 New 16f Good 4y+ H(3K)

10-8[50/1]16th of 19, 8.75L behind Marello

28Jun96 New 10f Good 3y F(4K)

8-3[6/1]5th of 7, 13.75L behind Titchwell Lass

15Jun96 San 10f Firm 3y F(4K)

8-5[20/1]4th of 7, 12.00L behind Shehab

05Jun96 Bev 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

8-6[10/1]8th of 14, 2.50L behind Mock Trial

25May96 Wol 8f 3y F(2K)

8-8[10/1]5th of 11, 20.00L behind Dragonjoy

18May96 Lin 9f Good 3y+ Mdn(5K)

8-11[25/1]9th of 12, 3.50L behind Major Dundee

10Oct95 Lei 7f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

8-11[50/1]9th of 12, 0 behind Gold Disc

13Jul95 Sou 7f Standard 2y Mdn(5K)

9-0[8/1]8th of 10, 0 behind Kingfisher Brave

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.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Reports in which African Sun (IRE) was mentioned

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Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

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0-

10

0

Touching Wood (USA)

Al Guswa (GB) ch f 1989

3-

11

27

Hugwity (GB) ch g 1992

14-

91

15

Cadeaux Genereux

Nessus (IRE) b g 1994

0-

14

0

Uppity (GB) ch f 1995

0-

17

0

Great Commotion (USA)

Coccinelle (IRE) b m 1998

4-

37

11

Lara's Destiny (IRE) b f 2001

0-

3

0

Rolecarr (IRE) b g 2003

7-

40

18

Tragic Role (USA)