Viva Steve (IRE)
Owner: Paul & Clare Rooney Trainer: F O'Brien Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Eluna (Unfuwain)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | 3 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2017 | Aintree | Heavy | 3m 1f 188y | 1 | Blaklion | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 16 | J J Burke | 12/1 |
| in touch, not fluent 6th (chair), blundered badly and lost place 15th (canal turn), pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Potters Point | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 21 | P J Brennan | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd after 10th, closed up before 12th where slight mistake, slightly impeded 4 out, disputed 4th into straight, one pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | One For Arthur | 10st 2lbs | of 40 | Reserve 4 | |
| 25 Feb 2017 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Pilgrims Bay | 10st 11lbs | 11 of 13 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| led until mistake and headed 1st, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2017 | Warwick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 5f 54y | 1 | One For Arthur | 10st 13lbs | 10 of 20 | P J Brennan | 8/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 12th, 3rd when mistake 18th, blundered 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2016 | Ayr | Soft | 3m 67y | 3 | Viva Steve | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | P J Brennan | 11/8 |
| made most, clear 4 out to 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well from last | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 10y | 2 | Junction Fourteen | 11st | 5 of 11 | Harry Bannister | 8/0 |
| chased leaders until hit 5th and lost place, towards rear, rallied 11th, chased leaders 3 out, driven and one pace between last two, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2016 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 86y | 3 | Potters Cross | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 7 | Harry Bannister | 7/0 |
| held up in touch, headway to join leaders 10th, led next, headed approaching 4 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on well under pressure towards finish, never reached winner | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 7f 170y | 1 | Minella Rocco | 11st 6lbs | 8 of 20 | Mr R O Harding | 66/0 |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, well beaten before 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Theatre Guide | 10st | 6 of 16 | Harry Bannister | 14/0 |
| took keen hold in touch, not fluent 10th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2016 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 2m 4f 166y | 2 | King's Odyssey | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 15 | G Sheehan | 15/0 |
| chased leaders to before 3 out (usual 4 out), no danger after | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2015 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | The Last Samuri | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 15 | B S Hughes | 10/0 |
| chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 10th, led 12th, mistake and headed 3 out, led again after next, headed flat, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2015 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 7f 191y | 3 | Viva Steve | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | B S Hughes | 11/0 |
| in touch, tracked leader 9th, pushed along in 4th after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden to lead briefly 2 out, switched inside and rallied flat, led towards finish, kept on | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2015 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Arthur's Oak | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven to chase leading pair after 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, ridden and kept on flat, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2015 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Somchine | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 11 | C O'Farrell | 5/2 |
| prominent, mistake 6th, reminder 11th, not fluent 12th, ridden 13th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2014 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | Gevrey Chambertin | 10st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | B S Hughes | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, pecked 3rd, outpaced 12th, rallied into modest 4th approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2014 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Shantou Magic | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | B S Hughes | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, effort when left in 2nd at 3 out, not fluent next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2014 | Market Rasen | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Cloudy Bob | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | C O'Farrell | 6/1 |
| led to 4th, tracked leaders, effort 3 out, switched inside approaching next, ridden and kept on flat, always held | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2014 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 2 | Buddy Bolero | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 9 | D Elsworth | 8/1 |
| took keen hold, led until before 4th, stayed prominent, ridden 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2014 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Everaard | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | D Elsworth | 20/1 |
| led, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 3 | Bucking The Trend | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 9 | D Elsworth | 6/1 |
| led 1st, soon lost place, weakened 5 out | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2013 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 4 | Bear's Affair | 11st 2lbs | of 5 | D Elsworth | |
| 16 Nov 2013 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Renard D'Irlande | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | D Elsworth | 3/1 |
| prominent until not fluent 6th, in touch, not fluent 5 out, 4th and outpaced before next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2013 | Sandown | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Viva Steve | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 14 | D Elsworth | 2/1 |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, went 3rd approaching 2 out, driven and stayed on well flat, went 2nd final 100 yards, led close home | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2013 | Fakenham | Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Edmund Kean | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | D Elsworth | 2/1 |
| tracked leader, left in lead 7th, hit and headed 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2013 | Towcester | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | If In Doubt | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 16 | D Elsworth | 3/1 |
| with leader, led 3 out, headed before last, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2012 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 6 | Fountains Mary | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 8 | D Elsworth | 5/2 |
| led, headed 7f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||