Verse Of Love (GB)
Owner: Mr W Clifford Trainer: P D Evans Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Byron / Lovellian (Machiavellian)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm ( ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places between 4f & 1f: Good, Good to Firm in places on the Loop section) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places 5f straight) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft back straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Standard (to slow) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 76 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 3 | Halation | 8st 8lbs | 4 of 11 | J F Egan | 20/1 |
| held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway to chase leading trio, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 2 | Baddilini | 8st 6lbs | 9 of 14 | J F Egan | 50/1 |
| towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 2 | Prince's Trust | 8st 5lbs | 12 of 14 | S De Sousa | 25/1 |
| got down in stalls, started slowly, switched left after start, held up and behind, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 3 | Dutch Art Dealer | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | J F Egan | 20/1 |
| ridden from stalls, soon tracking leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2014 | Chester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 2y | 3 | Lincoln | 8st 12lbs | of 14 | Non Runner | |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 16y | 4 | Verse Of Love | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | J F Egan | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, challenged over 3f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on well | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2014 | Chester | Good | 7f 2y | 3 | Athletic | 9st 1lbs | of 11 | Non Runner | |
| 09 Sep 2014 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 9y | 3 | Take A Note | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | J F Egan | 25/1 |
| dwelt, behind, short of room 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2014 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft back straight) | 1m 14y | 2 | Fury | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 10 | J F Egan | 12/1 |
| prominent in centre, went to near side 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on same pace and no extra well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2014 | Chester | Good to Soft | 7f 122y | 3 | Apostle | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr D J Bates | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, midfield, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2014 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 7f | 3 | Related | 9st 8lbs | of 20 | Non Runner | |
| 12 Jul 2014 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f 18y | 2 | Kimberella | 8st 12lbs | 11 of 14 | Mr D J Bates | 8/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2014 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Firm in places between 4f & 1f: Good, Good to Firm in places on the Loop section) | 1m | 2 | The Rectifier | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 11 | S De Sousa | 11/1 |
| chased leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 May 2014 | Goodwood | Soft | 7f | 2 | Russian Realm | 8st 8lbs | 6 of 10 | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| pushed along to lead, set decent pace, stayed alone towards far side in straight until hung left to join main group and headed over 2f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 09 May 2014 | Chester | Soft | 7f 2y | 4 | Verse Of Love | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | J F Egan | 7/1 |
| head down and stumbled as stalls opened, great effort by rider to stay on board, soon presssing leader, led narrowly 4f out, in command and shaken up 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2014 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 7f | 3 | Music In The Rain | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 12 | Graham Gibbons | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, pushed along and one pace over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2014 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm (Good in places 5f straight) | 7f 30y | 3 | That's Plenty | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 12 | Mr D J Bates | 25/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 4 | Silverware | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | A Kirby | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Mar 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 3 | True To Form | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 12 | E J Walsh | 20/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 2 | Grey Mirage | 8st 6lbs | 12 of 14 | Joe Doyle | 66/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2014 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 3 | Frontier Fighter | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 8 | C Catlin | 14/1 |
| disputed lead until entering final 3f, ridden and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 3 | Rebellious Guest | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 11 | G Baker | 16/1 |
| led, hard driven when challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 2 | Alfred Hutchinson | 8st 8lbs | 3 of 14 | Joe Doyle | 20/1 |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home but held on for 3rd | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 3 | Alfred Hutchinson | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 9 | A Kirby | 8/1 |
| led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ridden and lost place inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 2 | Galician | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 7 | David Probert | 8/1 |
| soon led, headed 6f out, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd post | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 2 | Mont Ras | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 9 | A Kirby | 12/1 |
| driven forward, soon led, hard ridden when headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 2 | Marshgate Lane | 8st 11lbs | of 13 | Non Runner | |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 3 | Verse Of Love | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | M Harley | 7/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 2 | Solar Deity | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 13 | Graham Gibbons | 18/1 |
| tracked leaders, joined leader over 4f out, every chance over 2f out, faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 3 | Star Links | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 6 | A Kirby | 6/1 |
| prominent early, lost place over 7f out, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, went 2nd post, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 3 | Captain Cat | 9st 1lbs | 13 of 14 | M Harley | 50/1 |
| soon tracking leader, led after 1f until over 5f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2013 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m | 4 | First Post | 9st 4lbs | of 20 | Catherine Gannon | |
| 29 Sep 2013 | Epsom Downs | Good | 1m 2f 18y | 3 | Weapon Of Choice | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 11 | Catherine Gannon | 8/1 |
| led, ridden and pressed 2f out, soon headed, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2013 | Bath | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 5y | 3 | Mister Music | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | Catherine Gannon | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on to modest 4th close home | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2013 | Chester | Good | 7f 2y | 3 | Laffan | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 14 | T P Queally | 12/1 |
| short of room leaving stalls, in rear, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2013 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 2f 7y | 3 | Croquembouche | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 10 | P Cosgrave | 20/1 |
| tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, dropped to 3rd over 2f out and hampered soon after, switched left over 1f out, soon driven and one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2013 | Chester | Good | 7f 122y | 3 | Tellovoi | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 13 | N Callan | 14/1 |
| bumped start, held up, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2013 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Sirius Prospect | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | D Allan | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2013 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 122y | 4 | Verse Of Love | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | Miss H Doyle | 9/2 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2013 | Chester | Good to Soft | 7f 2y | 4 | Snow Bay | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | Mr D J Bates | 11/1 |
| slowly away in rear, headway when rider dropped whip over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2013 | Chester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 122y | 4 | Al Muheer | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 17 | J Fortune | 16/1 |
| chased leader until well over 1f out, soon ridden, chased leaders until weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2013 | Chester | Good | 7f 2y | 2 | Dr Red Eye | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | Mr D J Bates | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2013 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Excellent Guest | 8st 6lbs | 22 of 29 | Noel Garbutt | 66/1 |
| in touch over 4f | |||||||||
| 10 May 2013 | Chester | Good to Soft | 7f 122y | 2 | Captain Bertie | 8st 10lbs | 7 of 14 | D E Egan | 28/1 |
| mid-division on outside, bumped after 1f, closed 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 3 | Mia's Boy | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 6 | Richard Hughes | 3/1 |
| chased leader 3f, close 3rd until over 3f out and soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2013 | Leicester | Good to Firm | 7f 9y | 1 | Producer | 9st 2lbs | of 9 | Mr D J Bates | |
| 23 Apr 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 3 | Dubawi Island | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | M Harley | 8/1 |
| chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 2 | Grey Mirage | 8st 8lbs | 8 of 15 | Catherine Gannon | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2013 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 30y | 3 | Hi There | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | D Allan | 10/1 |
| chased leader, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 1 | Solar Deity | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 10 | Richard Hughes | 18/1 |
| led, headed 5f out, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 2 | Solar Deity | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 10 | L Morris | 25/1 |
| tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 3 | Emerald Wilderness | 9st 1lbs | 12 of 12 | Graham Gibbons | 14/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard (to slow) | 7f 32y | 4 | Anaconda | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 5 | Graham Gibbons | 3/1 |
| awkward start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 3 | Verse Of Love | 9st | 1 of 8 | Graham Gibbons | 16/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2012 | Chester | Heavy | 7f 2y | 3 | Big Note | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 14 | R Clark | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, some late progress, no chance | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2012 | Brighton | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 209y | 3 | Konstantin | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 9 | Catherine Gannon | 11/4 |
| led, hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2012 | Chester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 122y | 3 | Chosen Character | 9st 2lbs | of 17 | Katia Scallan | |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Chester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 2y | 3 | Clockmaker | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 14 | Catherine Gannon | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway to dispute 2nd over 4f out, driven to chase leader over 2f out, keeping on one pace when short of room near finish | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2012 | Chester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 122y | 2 | Verse Of Love | 8st 1lbs | 1 of 17 | Noel Garbutt | 11/2 |
| made all, soon pressed, ridden over 2f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on, founed extra near finish | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2012 | Epsom Downs | Good | 7f | 4 | Verse Of Love | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | Catherine Gannon | 11/2 |
| made all, ridden clear final furlong, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2012 | Salisbury | Soft | 1m | 4 | Knave Of Clubs | 9st | 5 of 11 | Catherine Gannon | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2012 | Chepstow | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 16y | 5 | Verse Of Love | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | Catherine Gannon | 4/1 |
| chased leader, went 2nd approaching final 2f, led inside final 2f, ridden and hung left final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2012 | Chester | Soft | 7f 122y | 4 | Our Boy Jack | 9st 2lbs | of 12 | Nathan Sweeney | |
| 01 Jul 2012 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 67y | 3 | Asatir | 8st 5lbs | 10 of 13 | Andrea Atzeni | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2012 | Haydock | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 3 | Farang Kondiew | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 9 | Catherine Gannon | 13/2 |
| tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, led narrowly over 2f out, headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 May 2012 | Doncaster | Good | 1m | 3 | Bronze Angel | 8st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | L Morris | 25/1 |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2012 | Doncaster | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 60y | 4 | Spirit Of The Law | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 13 | Matt Cosham | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to dispute 2nd over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 26y | 5 | Verse Of Love | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | Catherine Gannon | 6/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2011 | Leicester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Afaal | 9st | of 16 | Graham Gibbons | |
| 15 Sep 2011 | Yarmouth | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 3y | 4 | Always Et Toujours | 8st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Kieren Fallon | 4/1 |
| went left start, took keen hold, tracked winner, joined winner 4f out, ridden and battled with winner from 2f out, just held near finish | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2011 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Oscan | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 17 | Graham Gibbons | 25/1 |
| in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2011 | Salisbury | Good to Firm ( ) | 6f 212y | 5 | Bu Naaji | 9st 4lbs | 11 of 12 | F Sweeney | 22/1 |
| bumped and pushed right start, always behind, ridden and struggling 3f out | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2011 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 3 | Swiss Spirit | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 10 | Catherine Gannon | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, led narrowly halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 28 May 2011 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 4 | Democretes | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 14 | Catherine Gannon | 25/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 May 2011 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Sixx | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 4 | Catherine Gannon | 28/1 |
| led 1f, chased leader until 3f out, stayed in 3rd until over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd again close home, no chance with leading duo | |||||||||