Unblinking

26f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

6:56.90

11/4

151lbs

160d

Prominent - hit 14th - disputing second after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 5/2)

Sep 7

26f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

6:51.38

7/2

163lbs

186d

In touch with leaders - not fluent 12th - not fluent 13th - outpaced before 15th - rallied before 3 out - went third before 2 out - weakened before last(op 3/1)

Jul 25

Uttoxeter

26f

Good

Turf

20 fences

Class 5

6:51.45

0.5

12/1

154lbs

230d

May 25

26f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

6:42.79

0.3

16/1

153lbs

291d

Raced in last - detached from 2nd - headway from 4 out - went third after 3 out - pressed winner final 110yds - stayed on(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

Feb 19

Doncaster

26f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

12/1

153lbs

386d

In touch with leaders - midfield when mistake 8th - headway before 15th - not fluent when prominent 4 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made several jumping errors)(op 16/1 and tchd 18/1)

Dec 30

26.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

7:6.97

22/1

158lbs

437d

Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - kept on approaching last - never dangerous(op 20/1)

Dec 16

Southwell

24.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

6:54.83

2.5

80/1

157lbs

451d

Travelled strongly - soon prominent - weakened after 4 out - tired jump and pecked on landing 2 out(tchd 125/1)

Apr 24

26.5f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 4

12/1

155lbs

687d

Midfield - reminder after 9th - weakened after 12th - pulled up 14th(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)

Apr 21

Stratford

27.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

20 fences

Class 5

DNR

163lbs

690d

DNR: travel problems

Mar 8

Exeter

24f

Soft

Turf

18 fences

Class 5

12/1

163lbs

734d

Held up in last - some headway 12th - pulled up 14th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1)

Dec 30

26.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

19 fences

Class 5

7:15.71

0.5

18/1

161lbs

803d

Held up in rear - not fluent 11th - hit 12th - headway 13th - pressed leaders 2 out - stumbled last - stayed on(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

Dec 21

Exeter

21.5f

Soft

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 5

6:1.91

40/1

156lbs

812d

Held up in rear - midfield when not fluent 8th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off (vet said gelding lost left-fore shoe)(op 28/1)

Dec 2

Doncaster

26f

Good

Turf

19 fences

Class 4

DNR

153lbs

831d

DNR: travel problems

May 22

Ffos Las

24f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 5

5:57.60

6/1

153lbs

1025d

Towards rear - not fluent 8th - headway 13th - in touch with leaders after 5 out - went second and pushed along 3 out - ridden but no extra when not fluent last(tchd 7/1)

May 10

26f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 5

6:47.34

16/1

151lbs

1037d

Held up in rear - hampered by faller 12th - headway 13th - went third 14th - ridden 3 out - went second run-in - stayed on(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)

Apr 27

24f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 5

6/1

159lbs

1050d

Prominent - dropped to midfield after 7th - struggling when towards rear 12th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out - lost shoe (jockey said gelding was outpaced throughout; vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

Mar 5

Ffos Las

24f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 4

6:13.37

7/1

149lbs

1103d

Led - led narrowly or disputed lead from 3rd - headed after 11th - dropped to midfield when ridden 5 out - mistake 4 out - soon rallied but well held(op 6/1)

Feb 15

Hereford

25f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 5

6:25.30

5/1

153lbs

1121d

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 7th - led 4 out - 3 lengths ahead last - pushed along and reduced lead run-in - always doing enough(op 4/1)

Feb 5

Hereford

25f

Good

Turf

Flat

Class 5

13/2

153lbs

1131d

Midfield - headway 6th - went second 7th - 1 length down when blundered and unseated rider 4 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

Nov 30

Ludlow

24f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 hurdles

Class 5

5:58.77

16/1

147lbs

1198d

In rear - headway after 3rd - went third and ridden before 3 out - stayed on but no impression from 2 out(op 7/1)

Jun 11

Worcester

23f

Good

Turf

16 fences

Class 5

5:55.13

2.25

5/2F

151lbs

1370d

Prominent - ridden 4 out - disputing second and 1 1/2 lengths down last - soon every chance - no extra towards finish (trainer said - regarding improvement in form - that the gelding is a fragile horse who has benefitted from a change in training regime at home in addition to being ridden more prominently on this occasion)(op 7/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 9/2)

Apr 21

24f

Good

Turf

18 fences

Class 5

6:8.50

16/1

154lbs

1421d

Held up in rear - jumped right 9th - pushed along 11th - ridden and held 4 out(op 9/1)

Nov 30

Southwell

20.5f

Good

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 5

5:12.37

4.5

25/1

156lbs

1563d

In rear - niggled along 5th - mistake 4 out - ridden 3 out - soon lost touch (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 16/1)

Feb 18

19f

Heavy

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 5

5:34.19

4.75

40/1

157lbs

1848d

In rear - headway into midfield after 4th - ridden and well beaten 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 20/1)

Jan 11

Hereford

19.5f

Soft

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 4

5:14.10

4.75

150/1

149lbs

1886d

Towards rear - hampered by faller 4 out - hampered by loose horse 3 out - minor headway from 2 out - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller at the fourth-last hurdle and again by a loose horse approaching the third-last hurdle)(op 125/1)

Dec 3

Leicester

20.5f

Heavy

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

5:51.23

40/1

148lbs

1925d

Always towards rear - behind from 5th

Dec 30

19f

Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

4:58.09

1.75

14/1

152lbs

2264d

Mid-division - nudged along after 5th - ridden after 7th - weakened after next (trainers rep said gelding had a breathing problem)(op 12/1)

Nov 7

Market Rasen

20.5f

Heavy

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

6:32.36

13/2

156lbs

2317d

Held up - mistake 5th - ridden and weakened approaching 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

Jun 4

Bangor-on-Dee

19.5f

Good

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 4

5:3.75

12/1

159lbs

2473d

Behind - lost touch 4 out(op 11/1)

May 15

Newton Abbot

18.5f

Good

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 3

4:42.00

14/1

138lbs

2493d

Never travelling - always towards rear - tailed off (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 16/1)

Mar 31

Ascot

23.5f

Good

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 3

5:38.48

1.75

7/1

137lbs

2538d

Close up - challenged on outer 3 out - ridden and losing place when mistake 2 out - weakened(tchd 13/2)

Feb 28

16f

Standard To Slow

Flat

Class 6

3:31.50

3/1F

135lbs

2569d

Held up in last quartet - effort just over 2f out - headway under pressure over 1f out - stayed on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 9/2 and tchd 5/1)

Jan 21

26f

Good To Soft

Turf

12 hurdles

Class 3

6:23.47

7/2J

141lbs

2607d

Chased leaders - went 2nd 9th until next - clear in leading quartet and ridden bend approaching 2 out - beaten when blundered 2 out - weakened(op 4/1)

Dec 29

Newbury

20.5f

Good To Soft

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 2

5:11.62

4/1

134lbs

2630d

Tracked leader - ridden after 3 out - soon one pace

Nov 29

21f

Soft

Turf

11 hurdles

Class 3

5:12.20

5/4F

139lbs

2660d

Held up in touch - led and blundered 2 out - ridden clear flat(op 11/8 tchd 11/10)

Nov 18

Cheltenham

21f

Good

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 3

5:5.55

1.25

16/1

138lbs

2671d

Mid-division on outer - headway 7th - ridden to lead just before last where went left - headed entering final furlong - stayed on but no extra

Nov 6

16f

Standard To Slow

Flat

Class 6

3:29.78

9/2

133lbs

2683d

Went left leaving stalls - held up in touch in midfield - effort on inner entering final 2f - driven and closed to challenge 1f out - led inside final furlong - stayed on well under pressure(op 7/1)

Jun 6

16f

Standard To Slow

Flat

Class 4

3:29.30

2.75

13/2

111lbs

2836d

Raced in mid-division - ridden well over 2f out - plugged on(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

May 4

Chepstow

16f

Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 6

3:51.74

2.75

3/1

129lbs

2869d

Held up - pushed along and headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - edged left when going 2nd entering final furlong - stayed on but not pace to get on terms with winner(op 9/4)

Apr 27

Chepstow

19.5f

Soft

Turf

8 hurdles 2 omitted

Class 4

5:10.43

4.5

3/1F

151lbs

2876d

Midfield - closed 6th - led 3 out - soon driven - mistake 2 out - headed approaching last - no chance with easy winner(op 7/4)

Apr 11

Market Rasen

20.5f

Heavy

Turf

10 hurdles

Class 4

5:50.55

3.25

16/1

149lbs

2892d

Always in rear - never a factor (trainer's rep said gelding had a breathing problem)(op 10/1)

Mar 21

16f

Standard

Flat

Class 6

3:28.72

0.5

5/1

129lbs

2913d

Held up in rear-division on inner - ridden along 2f out in centre - chased winner entering final furlong - kept on well inside final furlong(tchd 6/1)

Dec 20

16f

Standard

Flat

Class 6

3:28.11

0.5

20/1

133lbs

3004d

In rear - progress from over 3f out - kept on strongly final furlong and finished well near line - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 25/1)

Oct 11

Nottingham

10f

Good To Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 5

2:17.97

0.3

33/1

128lbs

3074d

Towards rear until stayed on final 2f(tchd 40/1)

May 20

Thirsk

12f

Soft

Turf

Flat

Class 5

2:54.77

16/1

137lbs

3218d

Always in rear(op 12/1)

Mar 13

Chepstow

16f

Soft

Turf

7 hurdles 1 omitted

Class 4

4:12.84

0.1

16/1

141lbs

3286d

Towards rear - driven after 4th - modest headway 2 out - mistake last

Dec 20

16.5f

Good

Turf

9 hurdles

Class 4

4:12.25

0.75

16/1

140lbs

3369d

Towards rear - lost touch 6th - tailed off(tchd 18/1)

Dec 8