African Gold (IRE)
Owner: Walters Plant, J & J Potter & Egan Trainer: Paul Morgan Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: King's Theatre / Mrs Dempsey (Presenting)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 6 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 5 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2017 | Bangor | Soft | 3m 30y | 4 | Drumviredy | 12st | 4 of 8 | H Cobden | 3/1 |
| held up in last pair, tailed off when blundered 8th, headway into modest 4th after 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | More Buck's | 11st 1lbs | 7 of 9 | R Deegan | 13/2 |
| held up in touch, pushed along and lost place approaching 12th, never on terms after | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2016 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m 5f 192y | 3 | Sirop De Menthe | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 14/1 |
| close up, hit 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, soon lost 3rd | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 118y | 3 | Taj Badalandabad | 11st 6lbs | 13 of 16 | Jamie Bargary | 10/0 |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2015 | Ffos Las | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 60y | 3 | Bob Ford | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 7 | N D Fehily | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 12th, tailed off 5 out, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2015 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 6f 93y | 3 | Spookydooky | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Ryan Hatch | 7/0 |
| tracked leaders, blundered badly 10th, ridden 12th, lost place when hampered 5 out, weakened before next, pulled up approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2015 | Stratford | Soft | 2m 3f 98y | 3 | Roc D'apsis | 11st 11lbs | of 13 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/0 |
| prominent, mistake 1st, lost place before 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2014 | Warwick | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Uncle Jimmy | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 10 Dec 2013 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Milborough | 11st 1lbs | Fell of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 16 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Le Bec | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| tracked leading pair, effort on inside when hampered 3 out, soon outpaced, no chance with leading trio before next | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Solwhit | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/2 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 9th, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened after last | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | At Fishers Cross | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway 7th, challenged after 2 out, led before last, not fluent and headed at hurdle, no impression on winner flat, just held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2013 | Doncaster | Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | African Gold | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, led before 3 out, mistake last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 5f | 2 | African Gold | 10st | 1 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| chased clear leader, cosed approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hung left soon after, driven out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | African Gold | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, led 3 out, soon strongly challenged, held on under pressure, all out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | African Gold | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 2/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 6th, challenged 3 out, soon edged left, went 2nd approaching last, led flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2012 | Carlisle | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Ballybough Pat | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| in touch, effort before 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd after last, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 20 May 2012 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | African Gold | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| chased leader, led over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon clear, stayed on | |||||||||