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Unibet Hyde Stakes
(Listed) of £45,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 7.10
1m. Flat (Class 1) 3-y-o plus 13 Entered
Unibet Hyde Stakes
(Listed) of £45,000.00- Race Info
1st - £25,520.00 2nd - £9,675.00 3rd - £4,842.00 4th - £2,412.00 5th - £1,210.00 6th - £608.00
Noble Mission (GB)-Garmoosha(Kingmambo)
(481)
(Shadwell Estate Company Ltd)
Rated 100
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
11th Aug 23 Haydock(6f 212yds Flat, Good) 5/2Fav 9-7 Jim Crowley 1st of 11 runners, by 1.25L and nk from Remaadd and Grand Karat
1st Jul 23 Doncaster(7f 6yds Flat Maiden, Good (Good to Firm in Places)) 5/2Fav 9-2 Dane O Neill 1st of 10 runners, by 0.5L and 1L from Squeaker and Tokyo Dreamer
Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Hokkaido(Street Cry)
(26)
c2
(Mr Saeed Manana)
Rated 97
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
UK | 14 | 5 | 3 | 13.81 |
8th Nov 24 Dundalk(1m Flat, Standard) Rated 97 10/3 9-4 W J Lee 3rd of 14 runners, 1L and hd behind Sakti and Vivienda
17th Oct 24 Southwell(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 98 9/1 9-12 Clifford Lee 9th of 12 runners, 7.72L behind Paborus
22nd Aug 24 Newcastle(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 98 8/1 9-5 Jason Hart 7th of 12 runners, 5.38L behind Ten Pounds
In the last 3 years Cloud Cover (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Julia Augusta (GB) | 1 | |
7th Jul 2024 Chelmsford City(7f , Flat, Standard) Cloud Cover (IRE) 2nd (7/2 9-2 Rated 96) N Callan 8.75L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 8th (13/2 9-2 Rated 101) D Tudhope (8 ran) | ||
Pivotal (GB)-Dusty Red(Teofilo)
(81)
d4
(Middleham Park Racing XXV & Michael Lai)
Rated 101
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7.58 |
14th Sep 24 Doncaster(1m Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 104 28/1 9-11 J P Spencer 14th of 14 runners, 8.54L behind Johan
22nd Aug 24 York(7f 192yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 107 66/1 9-12 J Fanning 15th of 18 runners, 15.54L behind Thunder Run
28th Jul 24 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 107 14/1 9-10 J Fanning 3rd of 7 runners, 5.5L and 1L behind Point Lynas and Regal Reality
In the last 3 years Dear My Friend (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Poker Face (IRE) | 1 | |
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle 2.00L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 8th (40/1 9-2 Rated 113) J Fanning (10 ran) | ||
Holloway Boy (GB) | 2 | |
22nd Aug 2024 York(7f 192yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Holloway Boy (GB) 3rd (15/2 9-11 Rated 106) S H James 14.04L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 15th (66/1 9-12 Rated 107) J Fanning (18 ran) | ||
26th Jul 2022 Goodwood(7f , Flat, Good-Good to Firm in places) Holloway Boy (GB) 2nd (11/8Fav 9-3) D Tudhope 4.28L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 5th (5/1 9-3 Rated 95) F Norton (9 ran) | ||
Flight Plan (GB) | 3 | |
28th Jul 2024 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dear My Friend (GB) 3rd (14/1 9-10 Rated 107) J Fanning 1.25L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 4th (10/3 9-7 Rated 110) D Tudhope (7 ran) | ||
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Dear My Friend (GB) 8th (40/1 9-2 Rated 113) J Fanning 18.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 10th (33/1 9-2 Rated 113) D Tudhope (10 ran) | ||
7th Apr 2023 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat, Standard) Dear My Friend (GB) 1st (11/2 9-4 Rated 104) James Doyle .25L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 2nd (13/2 9-4) D Tudhope (11 ran) | ||
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 |
UK | 12 | 1 | 3 | -9.90 |
14th Sep 24 Leopardstown(1m Flat, Good) Rated 107 28/1 9-10 Clifford Lee 9th of 11 runners, 5.44L behind Diego Velazquez
24th Aug 24 York(1m 177yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 108 25/1 9-7 D Tudhope 7th of 9 runners, 5.31L behind See The Fire
28th Jul 24 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 110 10/3 9-7 D Tudhope 4th of 7 runners, 7.75L behind Point Lynas
In the last 3 years Flight Plan (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Popmaster (IRE) | 1 | |
8th Jun 2024 Haydock(7f 37yds, Flat, Good-Good to Firm in places) Flight Plan (GB) 5th (16/1 9-7 Rated 113) D Tudhope 1.75L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 7th (10/1 9-2 Rated 108) Saffie Osborne (11 ran) | ||
Poker Face (IRE) | 4 | |
14th Sep 2024 Leopardstown(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 4th (13/2 9-10 Rated 115) James Doyle 3.31L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 9th (28/1 9-10 Rated 107) Clifford Lee (11 ran) | ||
18th Jun 2024 Royal Ascot(1m , Flat, Good to Firm) Flight Plan (GB) 12th (66/1 9-2 Rated 112) D Tudhope Poker Face (IRE) pulled up (20/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle (13 ran) | ||
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle 20.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 10th (33/1 9-2 Rated 113) D Tudhope (10 ran) | ||
30th Jul 2023 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Poker Face (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 9-7 Rated 108) James Doyle .75L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 2nd (13/2 8-13 Rated 105) David Egan (6 ran) | ||
Dear My Friend (GB) | 3 | |
28th Jul 2024 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dear My Friend (GB) 3rd (14/1 9-10 Rated 107) J Fanning 1.25L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 4th (10/3 9-7 Rated 110) D Tudhope (7 ran) | ||
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Dear My Friend (GB) 8th (40/1 9-2 Rated 113) J Fanning 18.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 10th (33/1 9-2 Rated 113) D Tudhope (10 ran) | ||
7th Apr 2023 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat, Standard) Dear My Friend (GB) 1st (11/2 9-4 Rated 104) James Doyle .25L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 2nd (13/2 9-4) D Tudhope (11 ran) | ||
Holloway Boy (GB) | 2 | |
24th Jun 2023 Royal Ascot(7f , Flat, Good to Firm) Holloway Boy (GB) 4th (7/1 9-3 Rated 109) Clifford Lee 1.76L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 7th (28/1 9-3 Rated 102) D Tudhope (15 ran) | ||
6th May 2023 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Soft) Holloway Boy (GB) 9th (18/1 9-2 Rated 109) C Soumillon 11.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 13th (40/1 9-2 Rated 102) D Tudhope (14 ran) | ||
Ulysses (IRE)-Sultry(Pivotal)
(46)
d1
(Mr Nick White & Mrs E Burke)
Rated 110
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 15 | 2 | 8 | 30.50 |
19th Oct 24 Ascot(1m Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 110 12/1 9-12 W Buick 10th of 20 runners, 11.31L behind Carrytheone
7th Sep 24 Haydock(1m 37yds Flat, Good) Rated 106 7/2 9-5 W Buick 1st of 7 runners, by 0.5L and hd from Prague and Witch Hunter
22nd Aug 24 York(7f 192yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 106 15/2 9-11 S H James 3rd of 18 runners, 0.5L and 1L behind Thunder Run and Mirsky
In the last 3 years Holloway Boy (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Popmaster (IRE) | 1 | |
19th Oct 2024 Ascot(1m , Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Holloway Boy (GB) 10th (12/1 9-12 Rated 110) W Buick 6.38L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 15th (50/1 9-6 Rated 104) R Coakley (20 ran) | ||
Dear My Friend (GB) | 2 | |
22nd Aug 2024 York(7f 192yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Holloway Boy (GB) 3rd (15/2 9-11 Rated 106) S H James 14.04L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 15th (66/1 9-12 Rated 107) J Fanning (18 ran) | ||
26th Jul 2022 Goodwood(7f , Flat, Good-Good to Firm in places) Holloway Boy (GB) 2nd (11/8Fav 9-3) D Tudhope 4.28L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 5th (5/1 9-3 Rated 95) F Norton (9 ran) | ||
Flight Plan (GB) | 2 | |
24th Jun 2023 Royal Ascot(7f , Flat, Good to Firm) Holloway Boy (GB) 4th (7/1 9-3 Rated 109) Clifford Lee 1.76L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 7th (28/1 9-3 Rated 102) D Tudhope (15 ran) | ||
6th May 2023 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Soft) Holloway Boy (GB) 9th (18/1 9-2 Rated 109) C Soumillon 11.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 13th (40/1 9-2 Rated 102) D Tudhope (14 ran) | ||
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 15 | 2 | 2 | -4.40 |
13th Nov 24 Lingfield(1m 1yds Flat, Standard) Rated 99 12/1 9-2 Jason Watson 9th of 12 runners, 7L behind Doom
10th Aug 24 Haydock(1m 37yds Flat, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 99 22/1 9-4 Jason Watson 7th of 9 runners, 9.56L behind Choisya
27th Jul 24 Ascot(7f 213yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 99 50/1 9-5 S De Sousa 5th of 8 runners, 3.63L behind Friendly Soul
In the last 3 years Julia Augusta (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Rose Prick (IRE) | 2 | |
13th Nov 2024 Lingfield(1m 1yds, Flat, Standard) Rose Prick (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-2 Rated 94) Hector Crouch 4.25L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 9th (12/1 9-2 Rated 99) Jason Watson (12 ran) | ||
6th Apr 2024 Kempton(1m , Flat, Standard to Slow) Rose Prick (IRE) 3rd (50/1 9-2 Rated 92) Saffie Osborne .03L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 4th (4/1 9-2 Rated 92) James Doyle (10 ran) | ||
Cloud Cover (IRE) | 1 | |
7th Jul 2024 Chelmsford City(7f , Flat, Standard) Cloud Cover (IRE) 2nd (7/2 9-2 Rated 96) N Callan 8.75L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 8th (13/2 9-2 Rated 101) D Tudhope (8 ran) | ||
Dark Angel (IRE)-Ceaseless(Iffraaj)
(31)
c4
(Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum)
Rated 106
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1.18 |
Other | 5 | 1 | 2 |
3rd Nov 24 Deauville(6f 211yds Flat, Soft) Rated 105 5/2Fav 9-1 C Soumillon 1st of 12 runners, by 0.75L and 1.25L from Fast Raaj and Le Tabou
15th Sep 24 Longchamp(6f 211yds Flat, Soft) Rated 106 12/1 9-2 C Soumillon 7th of 9 runners, 5.75L behind Topgear
20th Jun 24 Longchamp(6f 211yds Flat, Very Soft) Rated 106 6/1 9-4 C Soumillon 5th of 9 runners, 1.76L behind King Gold
Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Stars At Night(Galileo)
(46)
d5
(Mr Edward J Ware)
Rated 109
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
UK | 14 | 4 | 5 | -3.09 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19th Oct 24 Ascot(1m Flat, Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 112 66/1 9-6 James Doyle 12th of 12 runners, 52.78L behind Charyn
27th Sep 24 Newmarket(1m Flat, Soft) Rated 112 2/1JFav 9-6 James Doyle 2nd of 4 runners, 3.75L behind Prague
14th Sep 24 Leopardstown(1m Flat, Good) Rated 115 13/2 9-10 James Doyle 4th of 11 runners, 2.13L behind Diego Velazquez
In the last 3 years Poker Face (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Dear My Friend (GB) | 1 | |
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle 2.00L in front of Dear My Friend (GB) 8th (40/1 9-2 Rated 113) J Fanning (10 ran) | ||
Flight Plan (GB) | 4 | |
14th Sep 2024 Leopardstown(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 4th (13/2 9-10 Rated 115) James Doyle 3.31L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 9th (28/1 9-10 Rated 107) Clifford Lee (11 ran) | ||
18th Jun 2024 Royal Ascot(1m , Flat, Good to Firm) Flight Plan (GB) 12th (66/1 9-2 Rated 112) D Tudhope Poker Face (IRE) pulled up (20/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle (13 ran) | ||
18th May 2024 Newbury(1m , Flat, Good) Poker Face (IRE) 7th (9/1 9-2 Rated 116) James Doyle 20.00L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 10th (33/1 9-2 Rated 113) D Tudhope (10 ran) | ||
30th Jul 2023 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Poker Face (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 9-7 Rated 108) James Doyle .75L in front of Flight Plan (GB) 2nd (13/2 8-13 Rated 105) David Egan (6 ran) | ||
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 41 | 6 | 11 | -3.89 |
20th Nov 24 Kempton(1m Flat Hcap, Standard to Slow) Rated 100 22/1 9-10 Billy Loughnane 2nd of 14 runners, shd behind Roi De France
19th Oct 24 Ascot(1m Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 104 50/1 9-6 R Coakley 15th of 20 runners, 17.69L behind Carrytheone
5th Oct 24 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 104 9/1 9-12 Saffie Osborne 14th of 18 runners, 12.39L behind Volterra
In the last 3 years Popmaster (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Holloway Boy (GB) | 1 | |
19th Oct 2024 Ascot(1m , Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Holloway Boy (GB) 10th (12/1 9-12 Rated 110) W Buick 6.38L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 15th (50/1 9-6 Rated 104) R Coakley (20 ran) | ||
Flight Plan (GB) | 1 | |
8th Jun 2024 Haydock(7f 37yds, Flat, Good-Good to Firm in places) Flight Plan (GB) 5th (16/1 9-7 Rated 113) D Tudhope 1.75L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 7th (10/1 9-2 Rated 108) Saffie Osborne (11 ran) | ||
Roi De France (IRE) | 1 | |
20th Nov 2024 Kempton(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard to Slow) Roi De France (IRE) 1st (1/1Fav 9-3 Rated 95) Oisin Murphy .06L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 2nd (22/1 9-10 Rated 100) Billy Loughnane (14 ran) | ||
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 6 | 2 | 3 | -2.09 |
20th Nov 24 Kempton(1m Flat Hcap, Standard to Slow) Rated 95 1/1Fav 9-3 Oisin Murphy 1st of 14 runners, by shd and 1.5L from Popmaster and Final Voyage
28th Sep 24 Newmarket(1m 1f Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 95 17/2 8-11 Oisin Murphy 19th of 31 runners, 11.67L behind Liberty Lane
18th Sep 24 Yarmouth(1m 1f 21yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 95 2/1Fav 9-11 Kieran Shoemark 2nd of 9 runners, 0.75L behind James Webb
In the last 3 years Roi De France (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Popmaster (IRE) | 1 | |
20th Nov 2024 Kempton(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard to Slow) Roi De France (IRE) 1st (1/1Fav 9-3 Rated 95) Oisin Murphy .06L in front of Popmaster (IRE) 2nd (22/1 9-10 Rated 100) Billy Loughnane (14 ran) | ||
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 12 | 1 | 5 | -5.50 |
Other | 2 | 0 | 0 |
13th Nov 24 Lingfield(1m 1yds Flat, Standard) Rated 94 11/1 9-2 Hector Crouch 4th of 12 runners, 2.75L behind Doom
20th Oct 24 Longchamp(1m 208yds Flat, Heavy) Rated 94 11/1 9-1 Oisin Murphy 5th of 9 runners, 1.41L behind Noir
7th Jul 24 Deauville(7f 209yds Flat, Good) Rated 94 6/1 8-12 M Barzalona 5th of 14 runners, 2.81L behind Excellent Truth
In the last 3 years Rose Prick (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Julia Augusta (GB) | 2 | |
13th Nov 2024 Lingfield(1m 1yds, Flat, Standard) Rose Prick (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-2 Rated 94) Hector Crouch 4.25L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 9th (12/1 9-2 Rated 99) Jason Watson (12 ran) | ||
6th Apr 2024 Kempton(1m , Flat, Standard to Slow) Rose Prick (IRE) 3rd (50/1 9-2 Rated 92) Saffie Osborne .03L in front of Julia Augusta (GB) 4th (4/1 9-2 Rated 92) James Doyle (10 ran) | ||
No Nay Never (USA)-Lesson In Life(Duke Of Marmalade)
(212)
(Mrs S Conway)
Rated 105
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
6th May 24 Curragh(1m Flat, Soft) Rated 105 4/11Fav 9-5 R L Moore 3rd of 5 runners, 1L and 0.5L behind Bright Stripes and Norwalk Havoc
7th Apr 24 Leopardstown(7f 30yds Flat, Heavy) 4/1 9-5 G M Ryan 2nd of 8 runners, 0.5L behind Battle Cry
31st Oct 23 Curragh(6f Flat Maiden, Heavy) 5/2 9-7 J A Heffernan 1st of 20 runners, by 4.5L and 2L from Eclipse Emerald and Shandy
Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Roshina(Chevalier)
(42)
cd5
(Mrs Michelle Anne Crook)
Rated 96
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 15 | 7 | 0 | 84.83 |
23rd Oct 24 Kempton(1m Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 92 9/2 9-7 Josephine Gordon 1st of 14 runners, by nk and nk from Silver Sword and Lion Of War
7th Sep 24 Kempton(1m Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 86 11/1 9-1 Josephine Gordon 1st of 14 runners, by 1.25L and 1.25L from Vultar and Hieronymus
26th Jul 24 Sandown(1m Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 84 10/1 10-1 David Egan 1st of 8 runners, by nk and nk from Plantadream and Indemnity
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2023 Grey's Monument 3 9-5 Hector Crouch 12/1 (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 6)
2022 The Wizard Of Eye 3 9-4 David Egan 20/1 (J S Moore) (Drawn 2)
2021 Madame Tantzy 5 8-11 Georgia Dobie 80/1 (Eve Johnson Houghton) (Drawn 4)
2020 Kinross 3 9-0 R Kingscote 6/1 (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 6)
2019 Set Piece 3 9-0 James Doyle 16/1 (Hugo Palmer) (Drawn 12)
2018 Flaming Spear 6 9-2 R Winston 3/1Fav (D K Ivory) (Drawn 2)
2017 Second Thought 3 9-0 James Doyle 5/1 (William Haggas) (Drawn 5)
2016 Ennaadd 3 9-0 Jack Mitchell 5/2 (Roger Varian) (Drawn 3)
2015 Big Baz 5 9-4 G Lee 8/1 (W R Muir) (Drawn 6)
2014 Sloane Avenue 3 9-0 L Dettori 8/1 (Jeremy Noseda) (Drawn 9)
2013 Sirius Prospect 5 9-4 R Winston 8/1 (D K Ivory) (Drawn 3)
2012 Pearl Mix 3 9-0 Jim Crowley 7/2 (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 8)
2011 Edinburgh Knight 4 9-2 Jim Crowley 7/1 (P D'Arcy) (Drawn 4)
2010 Riggins 6 9-2 W Buick 4/1 (Ed Walker) (Drawn 9)
2009 Without A Prayer 4 9-4 Jim Crowley 7/2 (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 7)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
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ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
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.