Strategic Bid (GB)
Owner: Mrs Fitri Hay Trainer: T J Taaffe Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Selkirk / Eminencia (Sadler's Wells)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 2013 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 2m 100y | 0 | Tisamystery | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | J L Cullen | 6/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd and took keen hold, led 3rd, mistake 5th, pushed along and headed entering straight, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2013 | Sligo | Yielding | 2m | 0 | The Black Russian | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 18 | Ruby Walsh | 7/4 |
| soon well off pace in mid-division, some headway in poor 6th 3 out, 3rd and no impression from after next, kept on run-in, just failed for 2nd | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2013 | Roscommon | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Dawerann | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 21 | Ruby Walsh | 9/4 |
| settled in mid-division and 8th halfway, headway into 4th 3 out, pushed along and no impression when not fluent next, soon no extra and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2012 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Starkie | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 27 | J L Cullen | 12/1 |
| settled mid-division, headway in 6th before straight, ridden into 2nd and mistake 2 out, kept on run-in, pressed winner close home | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Jezki | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Andrew J McNamara | 33/1 |
| held up and failed to settle, never a factor, eased when beaten in straight, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Sizing Rio | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | Andrew J McNamara | 10/1 |
| led and took keen hold, well clear halfway, headed 3 out and soon ridden in 3rd, well held in moderate 3rd when bad mistake last | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2012 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Reine Angevine | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 23 | Andrew J McNamara | 10/1 |
| led, headed 3rd, remained prominent, dropped to 4th 3 out, no extra when pecked 2 out | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 2m 100y | 0 | Cloudgazer | 11st 2lbs | of 21 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 06 Sep 2012 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 100y | 0 | Landenstown Lady | 11st 3lbs | of 21 | M N Doran | |
| 12 Nov 2011 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 5 | Night And Dance | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | S W Kelly | 15/2 |
| dwelt, held up in rear, never nearer | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2011 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 2f | 4 | Eagles Peak | 9st 3lbs | 11 of 12 | J P Spencer | 11/1 |
| slowly away, rein broke soon after start, bolted and unrideable, hit outside rail and ran very wide into straight 8f out, soon prominent until eased 4f out | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2011 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 1m | 4 | Dubawi Sound | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 14 | J P Spencer | 13/2 |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1m | 4 | Midsummer Fair | 9st 3lbs | of 14 | J P Spencer | |


