Garde Des Champs

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:9.65

7/1

148lbs

140d

Raced in last - not fluent 5th - some headway after last (usual 3 out) - weakened run-in(op 11/2)

Sep 17

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:7.50

7.5

15/2

148lbs

•

178d

Held up in rear - pecked on landing and pushed along 3 out - no chance from 2 out - rallied and some headway run-in(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

Sep 8

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

4:59.75

9/2

149lbs

102

187d

Towards rear - headway 2 out - went third last - no impression run-in(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)

Aug 16

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

4:56.22

0.3

7/1

140lbs

102

210d

In touch with leaders on inner - went second 4 out - challenging 3 out - led going best 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - edged left and idled run-in - headed towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

Jul 13

16f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

3:56.00

7/2

161lbs

•

244d

Jul 3

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 4

5:8.20

5/1

165lbs

254d

Jun 8

24f

Good

Turf

18 fences

Class 4

6:6.11

1.5

12/1

164lbs

279d

Always behind(op 10/1)

May 14

16f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

4:3.10

9.5

4/1

163lbs

304d

Chased clear leader - headway before 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)

Apr 7

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 4

5:1.92

0.1

14/1

159lbs

101

341d

In touch with leaders - headway and disputing second last - challenging final 110yds - stayed on - just failed(op 18/1)

Oct 16

Wetherby

19.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

16 fences

Class 3

11/1

147lbs

514d

In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 3rd - outpaced 9th - detached 12th - keeping on when mistake 2 out - switched left when fell last(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)

Sep 18

17f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 3

4:6.78

0.05

100/30

150lbs

100

542d

Raced in second - lost second after 3rd - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - chased clear leader omitted 2 out - keeping on approaching last - challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(tchd 3/1)

Sep 9

20f

Good To Soft

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

5:4.86

12/1

145lbs

551d

Prominent - briefly led 3rd - lost ground and in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 14/1)

Aug 17

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 3

4:58.68

4.5

17/2

145lbs

102

574d

In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - mistake 3 out - headway and went third approaching last - kept on run-in(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

Jul 14

16f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

3:50.85

0.5

5/1

168lbs

101

608d

Held up in rear - still plenty to do before 2 out - rallied approaching last - ran on well on near side of group run-in - pressed leader inside final 110yds - soon carried left - no extra towards finish(op 11/2)

Jul 4

20f

Good

Turf

15 fences

Class 4

4:56.16

4.25

7/1

170lbs

104

618d

Held up in last - some headway after 4 out - went third 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

Jun 8

Bangor-on-Dee

17.5f

Good

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

4:18.40

7.5

11/1

161lbs

644d

Always behind - detached and struggling from 6th - tailed off before 4 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)

May 15

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

4:6.64

1.5

9/1

162lbs

668d

Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 3 out - ridden run-in - went second inside final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 12/1)

Apr 25

20f

Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

18/1

168lbs

688d

Led narrowly - headed but prominent after 3rd - lost position 6th - dropped to rear 7th - soon struggling - pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1)

Feb 4

20f

Soft

Turf

12 hurdles

Class 4

DNR

168lbs

769d

DNR: unsuitable ground

Jan 5

20.5f

Soft

Turf

16 fences

Class 3

17/2

144lbs

799d

Held up in last - some headway and disputing third when fell heavily 4 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)

Dec 16

Doncaster

16.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

4:10.54

0.3

11/2

162lbs

819d

Midfield - dropped to rear 3rd - outpaced 8th - weakened 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

Nov 30

16f

Soft

Turf

12 fences

Class 4

DNR

168lbs

835d

DNR: unsuitable ground

Oct 18

Wetherby

15f

Good

Turf

13 fences

Class 3

3:44.00

3.25

13/2

150lbs

100

878d

Prominent - lost ground after 8th - niggled along briefly after 5 out - tenderly handled from 4 out - headway and went third run-in - bled from right nostril (jockey said his instructions were to jump off and sit where he was happy with gelding which was making his chase debut; he jumped well for the majority of the race despite losing his handy pitch when outpaced down back straight; he added gelding did not respond to his urgings on long run approaching home turn and felt gelding was going as fast as he could in the circumstances for some distance thereafter and had only passed tiring horses under a hands and heels drive from the last fence; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and that ride had accorded with them on gelding's first run since another wind operation; vet had nothing to report initially; however one hour after race an examination revealed gelding to have bled from the right nostril)(op 9/2 tchd 7/1)

Aug 2

16f

Good

Turf

8 hurdles

Class 3

11/8F

161lbs

955d

Prominent - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 5/4)

Jun 24

16f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 4

3:55.40

7/2

158lbs

994d

Pressed leader - led before 2 out - soon ridden - went clear approaching last - kept on well(tchd 4/1)

Jun 11

16f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 4

3:58.75

1.5

13/2

166lbs

1007d

In touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden run-in - no extra towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

Mar 24

17.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 4

4:16.75

0.05

5/4F

160lbs

1086d

Led but pestered - went clear halfway - reduced lead 4 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and headed when pecked on landing last - weakened run-in(op 11/8)

Mar 1

15.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 4

3:45.53

0.75

3/1

160lbs

1109d

Chased clear leader - steady headway and every chance from 3 out - ridden when not fluent last - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 16/5)

Feb 5

20f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 4

4:56.91

0.5

5/2F

166lbs

1133d

In touch with leaders - pushed along before 3 out - headway and went second 2 out - soon ridden - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 11/4)

Jan 10

Doncaster

19.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

4:55.51

0.5

9/2

149lbs

1159d

Led - headed but close up 6th - led again home turn - going easily 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - 3 lengths ahead when good jump last - soon went further clear - ridden run-in - idled final 110yds - hard pressed and headed towards finish(op 7/2)

Nov 25

Doncaster

19.5f

Good

Turf

4 hurdles 6 omitted

Class 5

4:44.60

0.3

20/1

165lbs

1205d

Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out on extended run-in - close up 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1)

May 12

20f

Good To Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 3

12/1

149lbs

1402d

In rear - headway when hit 3 out - shaken up after 3 out - pushed along and no response before 2 out - soon behind and pulled up (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 11/1)

Mar 25

20f

Good

Turf

12 hurdles

Class 4

5:1.11

2.25

5/1

166lbs

1450d

Close up - led narrowly 6th - headed and tracked leader 8th - weakened before 3 out(op 11/2)

Jan 3

20f

Soft

Turf

12 hurdles

Class 4

5:29.25

7/2

162lbs

1531d

Tracked winner and disputing second - lost position and ridden 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 3/1)

Dec 6