The Road Ahead (GB)
Owner: Mr F Lloyd Trainer: G Hanmer Sex: mare Age: 10
Breeding: Grape Tree Road / Althrey Flame (Torus)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Selectively watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 25 | 5 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2017 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 3m 149y | 3 | Knight Of Noir | 10st 11lbs | 8 of 11 | Conor Shoemark | 40/1 |
| held up, mistake 9th, modest headway after 4 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2017 | Bangor | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 32y | 4 | The Road Ahead | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | Conor Shoemark | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear and keen, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, held on close home | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2016 | Bangor | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 3f 123y | 4 | Lyric Street | 11st 7lbs | 10 of 14 | T Scudamore | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 4 out | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Perfect Summer | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 6 | Nick Slatter | 10/1 |
| tracked leader, took keen hold, not fluent 6th, lost 2nd next, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 May 2016 | Aintree | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Nathans Pride | 10st | 8 of 14 | Nick Slatter | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 7th, headway before 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 15 May 2015 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f | 4 | Dubh Eile | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 8 | S Bowen | 9/4 |
| held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd and stayed on flat, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 08 May 2015 | Market Rasen | Good (Selectively watered) | 3m | 3 | The Road Ahead | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | S Bowen | 3/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon challenged, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | The Road Ahead | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | S Bowen | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon led, kept on well | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Wizards Bridge | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | S Bowen | 11/4 |
| ran in snatches, pushed along in last pair after 1st, headway approaching 7th, 3rd after 3 out, driven into 2nd and pressed winner run-in, soon every chance, just held | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Make Me A Fortune | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr D Devereux | 5/1 |
| 02 Dec 2014 | Southwell | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 4 | Rascal | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 7 | S Bowen | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, lost place 7th, pushed along 5 out, soon lost place | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2014 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Parish Business | 10st 9lbs | 6 of 16 | S Bowen | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, jumped right 4th, headway on outside 9th, one pace and beaten last | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2014 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Playhara | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | Mr D Devereux | 11/8 |
| held up in touch on outside, took keen hold, closed from 4 out, challenged 3 out, stayed on same pace from last, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 16 May 2014 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | The Road Ahead | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr D Devereux | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent when close up 3 out, led after next, not fluent last, edged left flat, driven out | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2013 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 3 | Tweedledrum | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 5 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, went 4th before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2013 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Red Admirable | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | Nick Scholfield | 7/1 |
| mid-division, took keen hold, headway after 7th, 5th and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2013 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Willow's Saviour | 10st 9lbs | of 16 | Non Runner | |
| 09 Oct 2013 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Magic Money | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 6/4 |
| took keen hold tracking leading pair on inside, not fluent 7th, pushed along to challenge when veered badly left 3 out, not recover | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2013 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Letsby Avenue | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 5th, not fluent 7th, ridden, not fluent and headed 2 out, soon beaten, just held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 31 May 2013 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 1f | 6 | The Road Ahead | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, led over 3f out, clear 2f out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 19 May 2013 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Prideofthecastle | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 15/8 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd on inside well over 1f out, ridden and every chance when edged left and almost hit wing, hampered, lost all momentum and rider unbalanced close home, not recover | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2012 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 6 | Up And Go | 10st 7lbs | of 7 | T J O'Brien | |
| 18 Oct 2012 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 6 | Centasia | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | A P McCoy | 9/4 |
| 28 Sep 2012 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Good places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Pure Style | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 17/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2012 | Hereford | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 6 | Floral Spinner | 11st 1lbs | of 15 | D C Costello | |