Al Ferof (IRE)
Owner: Mr J Hales Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Dom Alco / Maralta (Altayan)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places at fences 13 and 14) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places at fences 13 and 14) | 2m 4f | 1 | Menorah | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | R Walsh | 6/5 |
| led after 1st, headed after 8th, led again 11th, ridden and headed when not fluent 3 out, well held by leading pair after next | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m | 1 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | R Walsh | 3/1 |
| pressed leader, led 9th, blundered and dropped to 3rd next, outpaced approaching 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Somersby | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | R Walsh | 5/2 |
| in touch in 5th, headway to 3rd 4 out, went 2nd and hit 3 out, ridden and not fluent 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, no extra in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Al Ferof | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | R Walsh | 4/11 |
| in touch, tracked leading pair approaching 3rd, joined leader 10th, led 3 out, ridden and hard pressed flat, held on near finish | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Al Ferof | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | R Walsh | 5/6 |
| tracked clear pair, close up 4 out, went 2nd going well after next, upsides 2 out, led before last, quickened clear flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places ) | 2m 110y | 1 | Al Ferof | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 15 | R Walsh | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, stayed on well under pressure to lead flat, kept on | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Al Ferof | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 1/4 |
| made all, hit 1st, good advantage 3rd, drew clear before 2 out, went right last, kept on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2011 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Al Ferof | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 14 | Harry Skelton | 1/7 |
| held up in touch, heaway to lead 5th, soon clear, very easily | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Backspin | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| slow 1st, held up last, headway 5th, 4th after 4 out, 3rd before next, well held 3rd as field came into view final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 3 | Prince Of Pirates | 10st 12lbs | Fell of 16 | S Thomas | |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 24 | R Walsh | 8/1 |
| raced keenly, led driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Al Ferof | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | R Walsh | 11/4 |
| tracked leader to halfway, regained 2nd 3f out, led well over 2f out, kept on well, driven out final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Al Ferof | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr R P McNamara | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd 6f out, ridden to lead 2f out, stretched clear from over 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Summit Meeting | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr B T O'Connell | 12/1 |