Welsh Bard (IRE)
Owner: George Tobitt & Richard Gurney Trainer: D McCain Jnr Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Dylan Thomas / Delphinium (Dr Massini)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places on paddock bend) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard | 5 | 1 | ||
| Standard / Fast | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2017 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 105y | 4 | Gamain | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 4 | W T Kennedy | 9/4 |
| led, headed 3rd, led after next, headed 6th, soon led again, headed 4 out, outpaced next, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2017 | Sedgefield | Good | 3m 3f 9y | 3 | Welsh Bard | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | W T Kennedy | 6/1 |
| made all, ridden before 2 out, 4 lengths up when left clear last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2017 | Cartmel | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 107y | 4 | Shake It Up | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | B S Hughes | 9/2 |
| prominent, several slow jumps and often pushed along, 3rd and beaten before last bend, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2017 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2y | 4 | Kinari | 11st | 5 of 8 | W T Kennedy | 6/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, reminders after 4th, struggling to keep up when reached at 5th, slow next, 10 lengths behind rest from 13th and well beaten | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2017 | Cartmel | Good | 3m 1f 107y | 4 | Presenting Junior | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | W T Kennedy | 8/1 |
| prominent, blundered 8th, soon lost place, mistake 6 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2017 | Bangor | Good to Soft | 3m 30y | 4 | Iora Glas | 12st | 3 of 6 | W T Kennedy | 10/1 |
| chased leader until 12th, not fluent 5 out or 4 out, soon outpaced and beaten, plugged on flat, went 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2015 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 28y | 4 | Welsh Bard | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Wayne Hutchinson | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, led 7 out, ridden before 2 out, clear before last | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2015 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 34y | 4 | Dystonia's Revenge | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | Henry Brooke | 12/1 |
| held up in touch, struggling 10th, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2014 | Musselburgh | Good | 3m | 3 | Waltz Darling | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 4 | J M Maguire | 10/11 |
| tracked leader, not fluent 1st, slow next, niggled along 5th, lost 2nd 9th, reminders after 10th, losing touch 11th, left 2nd 13th, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2014 | Exeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Caulfields Venture | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | J M Maguire | 9/1 |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along before 4 out, went 2nd next, no impression when dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2014 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f | 3 | Balbriggan | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 7 | K Renwick | 6/1 |
| behind, blundered 12th, pushed along before next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2014 | Bangor | Good | 3m 110y | 4 | Western King | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, under pressure 6 out, weakened after 4 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2014 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Welsh Bard | 11st | 1 of 7 | K Renwick | 12/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 6th, headway 9th, pecked 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led flat, driven and held on well | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2014 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Ainsi Fideles | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | K Renwick | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, looked struggling 10th, headway into 3rd 3 out, went poor 2nd at the last, no chance with easy winner | |||||||||
| 24 May 2014 | Cartmel | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | Welsh Bard | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Nick Slatter | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, clear last, driven out flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 08 May 2014 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Indepub | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| close up, led before 4th, headed 2 out, led before last, headed last 75 yards, kept on | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2014 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places on paddock bend) | 3m | 4 | Darkestbeforedawn | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 14 | Henry Brooke | 22/1 |
| mid-division on inside, closed before 8th, close up 4 out, hampered 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2014 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Brae On | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 10 | J M Maguire | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure 5 out, weakened quickly before 4 out, tailed off next | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2014 | Sedgefield | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Markem | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 7 | J M Maguire | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along after 3rd, reminders before 5th, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2014 | Catterick | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Hit The Top | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | J M Maguire | 10/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2013 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 3f | 4 | Kilflora | 11st 6lbs | of 12 | S Thomas | |
| 08 May 2013 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered ) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Unex Canaletto | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 14 | J M Maguire | 15/8 |
| led, not fluent 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 May 2013 | Sedgefield | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 5 | Welsh Bard | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | Henry Brooke | 8/1 |
| made all, clear before 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2013 | Bangor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Coverholder | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 5 | J M Maguire | 14/1 |
| made most, hung right and reminders on bend after 5th, headed 4 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2013 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 5 | Deepsand | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | J M Maguire | 15/2 |
| chased leader, pushed along 5th, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2013 | Lingfield | Heavy | 2m | 5 | Chris Pea Green | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | J M Maguire | 5/1 |
| led, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd soon after, one pace and beaten when hit last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2012 | Wetherby | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Hidden Justice | 11st | 5 of 12 | Henry Brooke | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden to chase leaders after 5th, plugged on same pace, never on terms | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2012 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 5 | Rythmic | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 12 | L Morris | 5/2 |
| ran in snatches in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2012 | Bath | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 34y | 5 | Filatore | 8st 8lbs | 8 of 14 | L Morris | 15/8 |
| took keen hold, tracked leader until 10f out, stayed tracking leaders until lost place 6f out, rallieed under pressure to chase leaders again 3f out, driven 2f out, soon hung right and beaten | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2012 | Wolverhampton | Standard / Fast | 1m 5f 194y | 5 | Welsh Bard | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 5 | L Morris | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 3f out, effort and edged right 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 6 | Bramshill Lass | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 13 | L Morris | 9/2 |
| ran in snatches, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Haaf A Sixpence | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | S Sanders | 40/1 |
| towards rear, outpaced 3f out, driven and kept on final 2f, never on terms | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2011 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Rassam | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 12 | S Sanders | 33/1 |
| dwelt always in rear | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2011 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f | 5 | Grizzle | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 11 | S Sanders | 50/1 |
| slowly into stride, always in rear | |||||||||