Puffin Billy (IRE)
Owner: Tim Syder Trainer: O Sherwood Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Heron Island / Downtown Train (Glacial Storm)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good | 3m 149y | 1 | Yanworth | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 12 | L P Aspell | 33/1 |
| close up, weakened before 5 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2017 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 118y | 3 | Dell' Arca | 12st | of 13 | Harrison Beswick | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2015 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 3m 37y | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 5lbs | of 4 | L P Aspell | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2015 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Puffin Billy | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | L P Aspell | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and pressed before last, headed soon after, rallied to regain lead run-in, kept on gamely | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Puffin Billy | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | L P Aspell | 5/4 |
| led, set steady pace until quickened after 11th, challenged when hit 2 out, headed before last, rallied closing stages, stayed on gamely to lead again last stride | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2015 | Leicester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 3 | Puffin Billy | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 3 | L P Aspell | 4/9 |
| led, hit 4 out, headed before next, good jump to lead again at fence, clear flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2015 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 4f | 2 | Silsol | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 14 | L P Aspell | |
| 20 Dec 2014 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 110y | 2 | Irish Saint | 11st | Fell of 5 | L P Aspell | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | Puffin Billy | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 5 | L P Aspell | 5/2 |
| mostly jumped well, made all, not fluent 5th, clear 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2014 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Dunraven Storm | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | L P Aspell | 2/1 |
| led to 2nd, chased winner from 4th until 3 out, not fluent and one pace after | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2013 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Special Catch | 11st 12lbs | of 6 | Non Runner | |
| 28 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Ifandbutwhynot | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | L P Aspell | 5/2 |
| pressed winner, challenged on wide outside and hit 3 out, soon ridden and weakened before next, mistake last | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Whisper | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 7 | L P Aspell | 6/5 |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 3rd, hit 7th, closed 3 out, pushed along and tracking leaders after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when not fluent last, weakened and lost 2 places flat | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | The New One | 11st 7lbs | of 10 | L P Aspell | |
| 12 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 2m 110y | 1 | Champagne Fever | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 12 | L P Aspell | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway to track leaders when hit 3 out, 5th when blundered next, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2013 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 1f | 1 | Melodic Rendezvous | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | L P Aspell | 4/5 |
| took keen hold, held up in 4th, went 2nd 3rd, led soon after next, went riight 3 out, mistake next, soon ridden, joined last, soon headed, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2012 | Ascot | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Puffin Billy | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Geraghty | 4/9 |
| in touch, headway 2 out, led on bit after last, soon clear, impressive | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Puffin Billy | 11st | 1 of 13 | L P Aspell | 11/8 |
| took keen hold, soon prominent, led approaching 3 out, not fluent last, ran on well to draw clear final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2012 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m | 6 | Puffin Billy | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | B J Geraghty | 13/8 |
| held up in last pair, smooth headway 6f out, tracked leaders on bit over 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, unextended | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2012 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 6 | Puffin Billy | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | L P Aspell | 9/4 |
| held up in rear and keen, steady headway 5f out, led on bit over 2f out, soon clear, very easily | |||||||||


