Pay The Piper

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:6.00

1.5

9/1

168lbs

103

178d

Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - left in third 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied when bit short of room and switched right run-in - no extra inside final 110yds

Apr 23

Perth

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:5.56

10/1

168lbs

325d

In rear - headway 8th - went remote second 2 out - no match for winner (gelding ran without his left-fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

Mar 31

20.5f

Good

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 3

5:5.99

6/1

167lbs

348d

In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - outpaced approaching last - no impression run-in(op 8/1 and tchd 17/2)

Mar 15

17f

Good To Soft

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 3

4:9.87

3/1

168lbs

364d

Raced in third - outpaced before 3 out - rallied and went second before 2 out - kept on from last - no match for winner(op 5/2)

Feb 14

17f

Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

DNR

168lbs

393d

DNR: self certificate

Dec 27

15f

Good To Soft

Turf

13 fences

Class 2

4:0.12

4/1

164lbs

442d

Pressed leader - briefly disputed lead 4 out - ridden 3 out - rallied and keeping on 2 out - challenging last - lost second run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 5/1)

Nov 16

19.5f

Good

Turf

16 fences

Class 3

4:56.38

7.5

11/4

168lbs

102

483d

In touch with leaders - outpaced but went third 3 out - rallying when hit 2 out - went second run-in - no match for winner(op 85/40 tchd 2/1)

Oct 26

17f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:21.16

15/8

168lbs

504d

In touch with leaders - went third with one circuit to go - went second and going easily 2 out - shaken up to lead before last - good jump last - ridden out run-in - readily(tchd 7/4)

Oct 16

15f

Good To Soft

Turf

13 fences

Class 3

3:44.74

5/2

164lbs

102

514d

In touch with leaders - not fluent and niggled along briefly 2nd - left in second 3 out - switched left and pressed leader briefly approaching last - bit short of room against far rail run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 85/40)

Sep 18

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:6.63

5/2

166lbs

102

542d

In touch with leaders on inner - mistake and lost ground 4th - rallied and went third 2 out (usual 3 out) - keeping on omitted 2 out - headway approaching last - ridden and challenging run-in - led final 110yds - won going away(op 9/4)

May 27

Cartmel

17.5f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:21.36

5/1

161lbs

656d

Held up in rear - steady headway from 4 out - went third last - soon disputing lead - led home turn - headed run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 13/2)

May 8

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:11.59

7.5

11/2

165lbs

675d

Midfield - headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)

Apr 13

20f

Heavy

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

5:33.64

2.5

8/1

168lbs

700d

In touch with leaders on outer - headway and went second 7th - led narrowly 4 out - pushed along and went clear 2 out - tired jump last - weakened and headed final 110yds(op 13/2)

Mar 26

20.5f

Heavy

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 3

5:43.10

28/1

166lbs

718d

Towards rear - headway and briefly went second before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 33/1)

Mar 16

17f

Heavy

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 3

4:30.24

25/1

168lbs

728d

In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced and pushed along 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - tailed off before last(tchd 22/1)

Nov 25

Haydock

16.5f

Soft

Turf

13 fences

Class 3

100/30

167lbs

840d

In touch with leaders - headway on outer 5th - jumped left and dropped to last 9th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 7/2)

Oct 28

17f

Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:30.21

11/8F

169lbs

868d

Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 4th - headway 5 out - switched right before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - soon no extra(op 6/4)

Oct 18

19.5f

Good

Turf

16 fences

Class 3

5/2

164lbs

878d

In touch with leaders - unseated 5th(op 15/8)

Apr 22

Ayr

16.5f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 1

3:57.13

1.25

5/1

163lbs

1057d

Towards rear of midfield on inner - ridden and weakened after 4 out(op 9/2)

Apr 13

Aintree

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 1

3:56.84

0.5

6/1

163lbs

1066d

Midfield - mistake 6th - not fluent and lost position 5 out - in rear when ridden 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 15/2)

Mar 4

Doncaster

16.5f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 2

3:56.99

0.05

11/4J

168lbs

1106d

Held up in rear - headway 3rd - joined leaders 3 out - led after 2 out - soon ridden - edged left and headed final 110yds - kept on well(op 5/2)

Feb 5

Musselburgh

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 3

3:52.20

3/1F

163lbs

1133d

Midfield - headway before 4 out - went second 4 out - ridden 4 out - led 3 out - kept on well and went clear from last(op 10/3)

Jan 14

15f

Soft

Turf

12 fences 1 omitted

Class 3

4:8.45

0.5

7/2

167lbs

1155d

Led - headed 8th - chased leaders 4 out - ridden and jumped left 2 out - jumped left last - no extra run-in(op 3/1)

Jan 1

Musselburgh

20.5f

Soft

Turf

16 fences

Class 2

5:33.68

3/1

161lbs

1168d

Prominent - ridden before 4 out - lost second after 3 out - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 11/4)

Dec 4

17f

Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:19.20

2.25

5/2

166lbs

1196d

Prominent - awkward jump 1st - not fluent and lost position 4th - dropped to last 8th - ridden when hit 3 out - rallied after 2 out - went third last - stayed on(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)

Oct 29

Ayr

16.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 fences 1 omitted

Class 3

4:12.26

100/30

168lbs

1232d

Held up in rear on outer - bad mistake 6th - recovered and headway into midfield after 8th - raced slightly wide home turn - not fluent 4 out - soon ridden and beaten - lost touch from 2 out(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

Feb 18

21.5f

Heavy

Turf

16 fences

Class 2

6:6.89

1.75

9/4F

163lbs

1485d

Held up in midfield - hit 7th - pushed along before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - weakened quickly run-in - finished tired

Feb 5

Musselburgh

20.5f

Good

Turf

16 fences

Class 2

5:17.64

0.5

10/11F

160lbs

1498d

Held up in behind leaders - tracked leader 10th - hit 5 out - made challenge 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and joined leader approaching last - not fluent last - kept on but always just held(op Evens tchd 5/6)

Dec 27

19.5f

Soft

Turf

16 fences

Class 3

5:33.07

0.3

11/10F

162lbs

1538d

Close up - shaken up to challenge 3 out - mistake 2 out - led last - kept on well against far rail but headed final 110yds - just failed(tchd 6/5)

Dec 9

16.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

11 fences 1 omitted

Class 3

4:7.06

1/2F

157lbs

1556d

Chased leader - close up 4th - not fluent 4 out - led and jumped left 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - ridden and joined approaching last - led again run-in - ran on well towards finish(tchd 4/9 and tchd 8/15)

Nov 20

Haydock

21.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

17 fences

Class 2

5:29.90

5/1

156lbs

1575d

Chased leaders - mistake 9th - niggled along 3 out - ridden 2 out - 6 lengths third approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 9/2)

Oct 31

Carlisle

20f

Soft

Turf

16 fences

Class 1

4:57.54

1.25

6/1

150lbs

1595d

Tracked leader - hit 10th - pushed along and made challenge 3 out - led narrowly after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - no extra towards finish(op 5/1)

Oct 13

15f

Good

Turf

13 fences

Class 3

4:23.80

1/6F

156lbs

1613d

Tracked leader - left alone 1st(op 2/9)

Sep 23

Perth

20f

Good To Soft

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

5:0.87

4/1

160lbs

1633d

Tracked leaders - mistake 7th - went second 3 out - ridden 2 out - kept on but always held(op 3/1)

Mar 20

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 3

4:1.24

0.3

6/5F

166lbs

1820d

Held up in last - pushed along 3 out - headway and chased leader when not fluent 2 out - 2 lengths down when mistake last - soon ridden and edged left - kept on well final 110yds - just failed(op 5/4 tchd 11/10)

Mar 8