Aiken (GB)
Owner: Mr George Strawbridge Trainer: J & T Gosden Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Selkirk / Las Flores (Sadler's Wells)
Form Summary
GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good | 1 | |||
Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
Good (Good to Soft, Good in places on the Round Course) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm | 1 | |||
Good to Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
Good to Soft (Soft in places); Soft (Sprint Course) | 1 | |||
Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Soft (Round Course: Heavy, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
Totals | 16 | 6 | 1 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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09 Nov 2013 | Doncaster | Soft | 1m 4f | 2 | Conduct | 9st 10lbs | 11 of 23 | W Buick | 14/1 |
towards rear, ridden 5f out, never a factor | |||||||||
19 Oct 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 2m | 1 | Royal Diamond | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 12 | Richard Hughes | 12/1 |
held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 3f, driven and weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong | |||||||||
15 Sep 2013 | Longchamp | Soft | 1m 7f 90y | 1 | Domeside | 8st 13lbs | of 14 | W Buick | |
17 Aug 2013 | Newbury | Good | 1m 5f 61y | 1 | Royal Empire | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 10 | R Havlin | 3/1 |
slowly into stride, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
02 Aug 2013 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 1 | Forgotten Voice | 9st | of 7 | W Buick | |
22 Jun 2013 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 1 | Thomas Chippendale | 9st | of 9 | W Buick | |
20 Oct 2012 | Ascot | Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Rite Of Passage | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | W Buick | 4/1 |
held up disputing 5th, headway on outside over 2f out, disputing 2nd 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards | |||||||||
15 Sep 2012 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 6f | 1 | Royal Diamond | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 9 | J Fortune | 9/2 |
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden entering straight, kept on under pressure and every chance well inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2 places close home | |||||||||
23 Jun 2012 | Royal Ascot | Good (Good to Soft, Good in places on the Round Course) | 1m 4f | 1 | Sea Moon | 9st | 4 of 13 | W Buick | 4/1 |
held up in touch on outside, headway to join leader over 3f out, driven to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed when edged left just inside final 2f, kept on same pace, faded into 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
03 Jun 2012 | Chantilly | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 204y | 1 | Aiken | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | W Buick | 9/4 |
12 May 2012 | Ascot | Soft (Round Course: Heavy, Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 1 | Aiken | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | R L Moore | 2/5 |
tracked leader 1f, settled in 3rd place, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, led 2f out, soon clear and edged right to far rail, pushed right out final furlong, stayed on strongly, very easily | |||||||||
25 Apr 2012 | Epsom Downs | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 4f 10y | 3 | Aiken | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | W Buick | 10/3 |
prominent, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on towards finish | |||||||||
23 Jul 2011 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 1m 4f | 4 | Aiken | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | W Buick | 15/8 |
dwelt raced wide in rear, quick move to go 3rd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and idled inside final furlong | |||||||||
13 Jul 2011 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 7y | 4 | Aiken | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | W Buick | 7/2 |
held up in touch on outside, driven over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, chased leading pair over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead narrowly towards finish | |||||||||
25 Jun 2011 | Chester | Soft | 1m 2f 75y | 4 | Aiken | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | S Sanders | 5/2 |
dwelt, in rear, effort over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
11 Jun 2011 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places); Soft (Sprint Course) | 1m 2f 7y | 5 | Arch Fire | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 15 | Dane O'Neill | 16/1 |
slowly away in rear, kept on final furlong, never on terms |