Somersby (IRE)
Owner: Mrs T P Radford Trainer: Miss H C Knight Sex: Colt Age: 8
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places on National Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2012 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m | 1 | Sanctuaire | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | D Elsworth | 11/4 |
| held up in 5th and off the pace, went 4th 4 out, went 2nd approaching and plenty to do when hit 2 out, plugged on, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to soft in places ) | 2m 5f | 1 | Riverside Theatre | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 14 | D Elsworth | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced by leaders, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Somersby | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | D Elsworth | 9/2 |
| took keen hold and soon settled 4th on inside, went 2nd 4 out until next, effort on inside approaching 2 out, ridden to chase leader between last 2, driven and stayed on gamely to lead final 130 yards | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | D Elsworth | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway to track leading pair 14th to before 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2011 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Gauvain | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | D Elsworth | 5/4 |
| held up in rear in touch, close up 8th, 4th and outpaced before 2 out, chased winner approaching last, ridden and stayed on flat, always held | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2011 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f | 1 | Master Minded | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | D Elsworth | 2/1 |
| tracked leading trio, headway to 2nd at 8th, led 11th, ridden and headed 2 out, switched left before last, held when hit last, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2011 | Kempton | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Somersby | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 3 | D Elsworth | 4/6 |
| jumped well, tracked leader, good jump to close 12th, led 3 out, soon in control, kept up to work after last, eased close home | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Master Minded | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | R Thornton | 5/1 |
| held up mid-division on outer, headway before 5 out, pressed leaders before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Albertas Run | 11st 10lbs | of 14 | R Thornton | |
| 16 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 11 | R Thornton | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, chased winner 4 out, mistake and lost place next, soon ridden, kept on under pressure to chase leaders on inside before 2 out, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2011 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 1f | 1 | Master Minded | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | Hadden Frost | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on strongly flat, just failed | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Master Minded | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 10 | Hadden Frost | 13/2 |
| mid-division in main group, not fluent 8th, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure to go 3rd after last, just held for 2nd near finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2010 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 1 | Tchico Polos | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | Hadden Frost | 9/4 |
| mid-division, headway 4th, close 2nd when mistake 4 out, not fluent next, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace and held flat | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Mad Max | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | R Thornton | 6/4 |
| held up towards rear, chased winner from 8th, hit 10th, hit 12th, challenged 3 out, every chance next, 1 length down when hit last, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | R Thornton | 4/1 |
| mid-division, heaway to track leaders 9th, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, rallied flat, closed on winner towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2009 | Sandown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Somersby | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 4 | A P McCoy | 7/2 |
| tracked clear leader, took closer order 4 out, every chance from 3 out, led just after last, edged right, ridden out and ran on well (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2009 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 3 | Somersby | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul Moloney | 11/10 |
| disputed 2nd, headway 4 out, led before 2 out, drew clear between last 2, stayed on well comfortably | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places on National Course) | 2m 110y | 1 | El Dancer | 11st | 3 of 11 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Go Native | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 20 | D Elsworth | 40/1 |
| mid-division on outer, hit 3 out, headway next, soon ridden, stayed on well from last, snatched 3rd final strides | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2009 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Karabak | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 13 | D Elsworth | 5/1 |
| mid-division and keen, headway and mistake 8th, switched right to chase leading pair 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2008 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Somersby | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | D Elsworth | 5/2 |
| mid-division, smooth headway after 3 out, led last, pushed clear, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2008 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Shoreacres | 11st | 4 of 11 | S Thomas | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2008 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Somersby | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | R McGrath | 13/2 |
| mid-division, smooth headway on outside over 5f out, led well over 1f out, shaken up and quickened clear inside final furlong, readily | |||||||||