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Blaise Hollow (USA) b g 2002

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Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Blaise Hollow (USA) b g 2002

Sire

Dam

Castellina (USA)

Dam's Sire

Danzig Connection (USA)

Owner

Miss Debbie McConnell

Trainer

John C McConnell

Breeder

Newbiggin Ltd

Last Win

Cork Sun, 14th Dec, 08 25/1, P T Enright (5852 days)

Last Run

Dundalk Fri, 2nd Oct, 09 12th, 14/1, Nicola Walsh (5560 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

14

0

2

0%

€1,905

-14.00

Hurdle IRE

7

1

0

14%

€5,950

19.00

Flat GB

13

2

1

15%

£14,879

1.75

Under Rules Total

34

3

3

9%

6.75

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 8515-4130-006000000000-735500401-87370/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

08Aug08 Cor 12f Good to Yielding 4y+ Hcap(8K)

non-runner (Reserve)

20Jul08 Fai 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(8K)

non-runner (Reserve)

09May08 Dow 11f Good 4y+ Hcap(9K)

non-runner (Reserve)

04Apr08 Dun 11f Standard 4y+ Hcap(9K)

non-runner (Reserve)

07Mar08 Dun 11f Standard 4y+ Hcap(9K)

non-runner (Reserve)

26Dec06 Lim 16f Yielding to Soft 4y H(27K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Change of Trainer Roger Charlton to John C McConnell

17Jun05 Yor 12f Good 3y Hcap(50K)

14Apr05 New 10f Good 3y Hcap(14K)

8-11[10/1]1st of 15, hd to Zalongo

28Mar05 Kem 9f Good 3y Hcap(10K)

9-4[33/1]4th of 17, 7.00L behind Glen Ida

16Aug04 Not 8f Good 2y F(7K)

9-2[15/2]5th of 7, 12.50L behind Northern Splendour

08Aug04 Win 8f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

9-0[11/4Fav]1st of 11, 3L to Lithos

17Jul04 Lin 7f Good 2y Mdn(6K)

9-0[16/1]5th of 15, 1.75L behind Minnesota

02Jul04 Hay 6f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

8-9[20/1]8th of 12, 9.50L behind Harvest Warrior

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 Blaise Hollow (USA) was mentioned

The Bishop Looney Keeps it Local

The O'Connell Transport Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle looked a match between Pomme Tiepy and Western Charmer but after getting a result in the opener with Blaise Hollow the layers again had reason to smile as the local horses, The Bishop Looney and Part Presenting fought out the finish, the former prevailing by two lengths under Tom Doyle. Sun 14th Dec

Blaise Hollow Causes Cork Shock

John McConnell's Blaise Hollow caused a 25/1 shock (59/1 on the Tote) in the opening Newmarket Novice Hurdle under Philip Enright, beating off Wicklow Lad and fellow outsider Loughwell Star, by a head and one and three parts of a length. Sun 14th Dec

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