Ardkilly Witness (IRE)
Owner: Mr Tim Thirlby Trainer: K L Smith Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Witness Box / Ardkilly Angel (Yashgan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places. National: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Back Straight Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places - Heavy in places down hill) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Hazel Hill | 12st | UnseatedRider of 24 | Mr W Thirlby | 100/1 |
| mid-division, struggling 14th (water), behind when went right and unseated rider next | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2017 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | Rathlin Rose | 12st | UnseatedRider of 11 | Major Harry Wallace | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, blundered badly 12th and sprawled on landing, unseated rider | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2017 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places - Heavy in places down hill) | 3m 37y | 3 | Rathlin Rose | 12st | 2 of 7 | Major Harry Wallace | 9/2 |
| sometimes jumped right, held up in 4th and off the pace, tracked leading pair 6th, closer in 2nd after 16th, led 17th, headed approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression when went right last | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2017 | Wincanton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 82y | 3 | Chase End Charlie | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 11 | M G Nolan | 25/1 |
| jumped right at times, led, ridden after 3 out, headed before next, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | More Buck's | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 9 | Mr H Hunt | 12/1 |
| tracked leading trio, went 2nd 4th until 10th, chased leading pair, not fluent 14th, lost 3rd 18th, chased leading trio, pushed along and hit 3 out, rallied into 3rd approaching next where went right, no impression, went badly right last | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2016 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 54y | 3 | Royal Palladium | 11st 11lbs | of 14 | Jonathan Moore | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2016 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 3 | Carrigdhoun | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Brendan Powell | 8/1 |
| in touch, not fluent and lost place 4th, soon behind, reminders after next, struggling 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 05 May 2016 | Wincanton | Good to Firm | 3m 1f 30y | 3 | I'm In Charge | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | M G Nolan | 11/0 |
| in touch, pushed along in rear 7th, headway into modest 4th before 4 out, plugged on | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 2 | Forgotten Gold | 11st | UnseatedRider of 15 | Page Fuller | 12/0 |
| in touch in chasing group, unseated rider on flat after 10th | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2016 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places Back Straight) | 3m 37y | 3 | Jennys Surprise | 12st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Major Harry Wallace | 5/0 |
| lost shoe and reshod at start, prominent, led briefly 3rd, chased leaders, led again 16th until 4 out, chased leader until 3 out, went 2nd again run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2015 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | The Last Samuri | 11st 3lbs | 10 of 15 | Brendan Powell | 33/0 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 14th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2015 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places. National: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 188y | 1 | Highland Lodge | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 17 | D F O'Regan | 25/0 |
| prominent when pecked 1st, soon lost place, mistake 8th, well behind when jumped right 16th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2015 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 26y | 3 | Towering | 11st 7lbs | 14 of 18 | Brendan Powell | 25/0 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 1 | Rocky Creek | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 16 | W T Kennedy | 20/1 |
| chased leading pair, 2nd before 7th until 9th, 2nd again next, led 13th until 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next, chased leaders, faded 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2015 | Sandown | Soft | 3m 110y | 2 | Le Reve | 10st 13lbs | UnseatedRider of 12 | W T Kennedy | |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 2 | Ardkilly Witness | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | W T Kennedy | 6/1 |
| took keen hold, held up, steady headway on inside after 9th, mistake next, slightly hampered 13th, 2nd after 3 out, driven along betwen last two, 1 length down and left with chance as leader went left last, led narrowly final 100 yards, all out | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2014 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | The Young Master | 10st | 7 of 9 | T Scudamore | 9/2 |
| chased leader, led 9th until headed 16th, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | Grandads Horse | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 11 | W T Kennedy | 9/2 |
| chased leaders on inside, mistakes 7th and 12th, 2nd 15th until 4 out, driven and lost 3rd before 2 out, one pace in 4th when went right last | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | What A Warrior | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 15 | W T Kennedy | 6/1 |
| mid-division, driven before 3 out, soon one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Ulzana's Raid | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 15 | Chris Ward | 12/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along when not fluent 4 out, mistake and no impression 3 out, stayed on last, unable to get on terms | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2014 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Hadrian's Approach | 10st 4lbs | 11 of 20 | T J O'Brien | 8/1 |
| led until after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2014 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Ardkilly Witness | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 6 | L P Aspell | 8/11 |
| prominent, led 3rd until before 5th, led 10th, clear when jumped right and hit 3 out, went right last 2, all out | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 1 | Bally Legend | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 13 | L P Aspell | 7/1 |
| held up in last trio, not fluent 11th, headway and pushed along in 7th after 4 out, not much room on bend well before 3 out, staying on same pace in 5th when went left 2 out, no further progress | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2014 | Sandown | Heavy (Back Straight Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Relax | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 12 | L P Aspell | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway after 12th, jumped right and mistake 18th, led before 2 out, jumped right and headed last, no impression towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2013 | Wincanton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Ardkilly Witness | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 6 | Brendan Powell | 3/1 |
| with leader, led 7th, reminders 10th, in command when left clear 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Just A Par | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| jumped right, tracked winner, led after 13th, headed 4 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd before 3 out, disputing 2 lengths 3rd when left modest 3rd 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2013 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 3m | 3 | Smad Place | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 6 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, led before 4 out, soon headed, mistake 3 out, beaten last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Holywell | 10st 13lbs | 11 of 24 | Chris Ward | 33/1 |
| mid-division in touch, chased leaders under pressure after 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace never on terms | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Two Rockers | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, led 8th, ridden and headed before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2013 | Carlisle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Shutthefrontdoor | 10st 3lbs | 2 of 10 | Chris Ward | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, headway 8th, led last, kept on and headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2013 | Wetherby | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Herdsman | 11st 4lbs | of 8 | Non Runner | |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Up And Go | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 18 | Chris Ward | 8/1 |
| in touch, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on and no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2012 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | R Johnson | 20/1 |
| held up in touch on inside, hit 9th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2012 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Ardkilly Witness | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | A P McCoy | 5/4 |
| raced wide, pressed leader, led 5th, made rest, came clear from 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Tammys Hill | 12st | 2 of 22 | Mr J W Hannon | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, close 3rd 4 out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd from 2 out | |||||||||