Far West (FR)
Owner: Axom Xxxix Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Poliglote / Far Away Girl (Cadoudal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2017 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 111y | 3 | Space Oddity | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | H Cobden | 14/1 |
| took keen hold, held up, towards rear, some headway on outside into mid-division, 6th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Far West | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/4 |
| made all, ridden after last, just held on | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Sire De Grugy | 10st 4lbs | 4 of 4 | Jack Sherwood | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 4th, niggled along after 7th, outpaced 5 out, soon well beaten | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2015 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Top Gamble | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| took keen hold, chased winner throughout, ridden before last, stayed on under pressure run-in, always held | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2014 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Far West | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd approaching last, slightly hampered and switched left run-in, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2014 | Plumpton | Heavy | 2m 4f | 3 | Deputy Dan | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/4 |
| disputed lead until 8th, chased winner, ridden 3 out, 5 lengths down next, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2014 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Dunraven Storm | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/4 |
| held up mid-division, went 3rd from 5th, chased winner from 3 out, kept on and always held | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Whisper | 11st 6lbs | 21 of 28 | Nick Scholfield | 20/1 |
| in touch, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2014 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 110y | 1 | Splash of Ginge | 11st 8lbs | Fell of 22 | Mr H Derham | |
| 23 Nov 2013 | Haydock | Soft | 2m | 2 | Rolling Star | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 5 | Nick Scholfield | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders, slow 3 out, effort next, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Melodic Rendezvous | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, challenged after 3 out, led narrowly before next, ridden and hard pressed last, soon headed, kept on but held flat | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Our Conor | 11st | 2 of 17 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| mistake 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with impressive winner | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 2m | 2 | Far West | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 4 | Ruby Walsh | 8/13 |
| tracked leader, left in lead approaching 3rd, set steady pace until quickened 2 out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2012 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 2 | Far West | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 2/9 |
| with leader to 1st, held up 3rd and last, left close up 2nd and sole rival 3rd, shaken up to challenge 2 out, led on bit between last 2, clear last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Far West | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | Ruby Walsh | 15/8 |
| led and took keen hold, went right 1st, settled in 2nd before next, led again soon after next, ridden and 1 length ahead last, driven and stayed on strongly, came clear flat | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2012 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Far West | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 15/8 |
| tracked leader, led 4th, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2012 | Auteuil | Soft | 1m 6f 200y | 0 | Storm Of Saintly | 10st 3lbs | 3 of 15 | S Dupuis | 14/1 |