Opera Buff (GB)
Owner: Mr Rae Guest Trainer: Rae Guest Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Oratorio / Opera Glass (Barathea)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Round Course: Good to Soft ) | 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 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Straight Course ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Good on the Loop ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 8 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard | 24 | 3 | 2 | |
| Standard (to Slow) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2016 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 1m 5f | 5 | Jacob Cats | 8st 2lbs | 8 of 11 | Noel Garbutt | 40/1 |
| tracked leader, driven 4f out, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 6 | Eugenic | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Charles Eddery | 14/1 |
| led 1f, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 May 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Bamako Du Chatelet | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 12 | Charlotte Clayton | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, wide on bend 4f out and when well beaten 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2016 | Bath | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 34y | 6 | Guards Chapel | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 14 | S De Sousa | 9/0 |
| chased leaders, 2nd briefly over 10f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off and eased final 2f | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Zarliman | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | Edward Greatrex | 25/0 |
| slowly into stride, driven forward to chase leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2016 | Warwick | Soft | 2m 5f | 5 | Beggars Cross | 11st | PulledUp of 12 | James Davies | 50/0 |
| prominent, weakened before 5 out, tailed off, pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2016 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 6 | Wolf Of Windlesham | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 9 | Edward Greatrex | 8/0 |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 7f 169y | 5 | Flighty Filia | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | K Stott | 10/0 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 5f | 6 | Trending | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | G Baker | 7/0 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Percella | 11st | 4 of 10 | Mr Will Pettis | 7/0 |
| led, hard driven 3f out, soon strongly challenged, headed entering final furlong, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 7f 169y | 5 | Valid Reason | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 12 | Jim Crowley | 14/1 |
| raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 5f | 6 | Investissement | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Oscar Pereira | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 7f 169y | 5 | Guards Chapel | 9st 12lbs | 10 of 12 | S Sanders | 12/1 |
| headway on outer to lead after 2f, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2015 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 5 | Steve Rogers | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 8 | G Baker | 6/1 |
| led, headed over 6f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2015 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 6f | 5 | Teajaybe | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | G Baker | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear pair inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, just held on for 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2014 | Lingfield | Standard (to Slow) | 1m 7f 169y | 5 | Planetoid | 10st | 3 of 9 | S Sanders | 9/2 |
| led, quickened over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 2m | 5 | Jezza | 9st 10lbs | 11 of 11 | Paddy Bradley | 5/1 |
| led after 1f until pushed along and headed 4f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2014 | Goodwood | Soft | 2m | 4 | Aiyana | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 16 | James Davies | 9/1 |
| tracked leader, led halfway, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, lost 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 4 | Sunblazer | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 10 | Irineu Goncalves | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 4 | Deficit | 9st | 6 of 7 | Cam Hardie | 8/1 |
| in touch, lost place over 2f out | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2014 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 1m 6f | 4 | Precision Strike | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | Raul Da Silva | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, outpaced and no threat after | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2014 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Firm in places between 4f & 1f: Good, Good to Firm in places on the Loop section) | 1m 6f 21y | 4 | Sunny Future | 9st 4lbs | of 11 | S De Sousa | |
| 05 Jun 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 4 | Spice Fair | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 12 | James Doyle | 5/1 |
| led and set steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden clear 2f out, reduced lead over 1f out, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 22 May 2014 | Salisbury | Soft | 1m 6f 21y | 4 | The Quarterjack | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | M Barzalona | 3/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2014 | Windsor | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 3f 135y | 4 | Running Deer | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | James Doyle | 3/1 |
| led early, tracked leader until 8f out, handy 4th, went 2nd again 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2013 | Nottingham | Soft | 1m 6f 15y | 4 | Twelve Strings | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 10 | James Doyle | 7/2 |
| soon pressing leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2013 | Goodwood | Soft | 2m | 4 | Harry Hunt | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | M D Grant | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, led after 4f, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, clear with winner when edged right over 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2013 | Salisbury | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 6f 21y | 5 | Opera Buff | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 14 | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| made all, remained on far side when race split over 5f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 4 | Jazz Master | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | L P Keniry | 8/1 |
| led 1f, tracked leader until 9f out, tracked leaders, effort on inside 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, no extra in 4th final 75 yard | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 5 | Qanan | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 14 | Aidan Coleman | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 4f out, wide into straight 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2013 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 5 | Don Padeja | 9st 8lbs | of 11 | A Kirby | |
| 06 Aug 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Dukes Delight | 10st | 2 of 14 | S De Sousa | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, went 2nd again over 1f out, stayed on well and strong challenge in closing stages, just failed | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Diletta Tommasa | 10st | 4 of 14 | Aidan Coleman | 8/1 |
| in touch, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Hector's Chance | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 13 | Renato Souza | 8/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer | |||||||||
| 24 May 2013 | Yarmouth | Soft | 1m 3y | 5 | Qanan | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | Renato Souza | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2012 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 5 | Lean On Pete | 9st | 6 of 13 | M Harley | 18/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, unable to trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2012 | Windsor | Soft | 1m 3f 135y | 4 | Scottish Boogie | 8st 10lbs | 13 of 16 | L P Keniry | 16/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2012 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 5 | Brimstone Hill | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | L P Keniry | 12/1 |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Engrossing | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 12 | L P Keniry | 25/1 |
| slowly into stide towards rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2012 | Ascot | Good (Round Course: Good to Soft ) | 1m | 4 | Halling Dancer | 9st | 9 of 10 | Raul Da Silva | 14/1 |
| in touch, reminders halfway, weakened 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Curzon Line | 8st 13lbs | 11 of 14 | L P Keniry | 25/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2011 | Ffos Las | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m | 5 | Knave Of Clubs | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | L P Keniry | 9/4 |
| tracked leader going well, led over 1f out, ridden 1f out, headed final strides | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2011 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Poetic Dancer | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 13 | L P Keniry | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Salisbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1m | 1 | Coupe de Ville | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | L P Keniry | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2011 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 7f | 2 | Nawwaar | 9st | 3 of 16 | L P Keniry | 50/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2011 | Newbury | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Straight Course ) | 7f | 4 | Jungle Beat | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | L P Keniry | 13/2 |
| tracked leading trio, ridden, staying on same pace and no impression when slightly pushed right 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2011 | Salisbury | Good to Soft (Good in places, Good on the Loop ) | 6f | 2 | Harbour Watch | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 9 | L P Keniry | 9/1 |
| dwelt in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||