Saphir Du Rheu (FR)
Owner: The Stewart Family Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Al Namix / Dona Du Rheu (Dom Pasquini)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 1 | Native River | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 18 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 66/1 |
| in touch on outside, lost place before 6th, driven and struggling towards rear 17th, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2018 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 7f 86y | 1 | Native River | 11st | 3 of 3 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/3 |
| tracked winner until 4 out, beaten before 2 out, mistake last | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | One For Arthur | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 40 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/1 |
| mid-division on outside when blundered badly and unseated rider 11th | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 70y | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 14 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 33/1 |
| held up in touch on outside, lost a bit of ground on leaders 6th, closed 13th, 4th 2 out, no impression, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2017 | Kelso | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 96y | 2 | Saphir Du Rheu | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/7 |
| tracked leaders, led 12th, clear from 2 out, readliy | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Foxtail Hill | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 13 | Nick Scholfield | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 2 out, stayed on flat, closed on winner but unable to challenge | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2016 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 1 | Native River | 10st 13lbs | Fell of 20 | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| towards rear of mid-division when fell 4th | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2016 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Antony | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 12 | Nick Scholfield | 9/4 |
| tracked leader, slow 3rd, ridden to challenge 2 out, stayed on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 164y | 1 | Menorah | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 7 | Nick Scholfield | 8/0 |
| held up in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, plugged on run-in, never involved | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 210y | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/0 |
| led to 2nd, mid-division, in 4th from 4 out and not fluent, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Thistlecrack | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 13 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/0 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakening when mistake next, no danger after | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 97y | 1 | Thistlecrack | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/0 |
| chased leader until approaching 5th, 2nd again after 7th until pushed along after 3 out, weakened approaching next | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2015 | Newbury | Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 1 | Smad Place | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/0 |
| chased leaders on outside, went 3rd 11th (water), pushed along before 3 out, ridden before next, weakened last | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2015 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 3 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/0 |
| with leader, led before 2 out, clear before last, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/8 |
| always prominent, led narrowly 4 out, drew clear after 2 out, unchallenged after, stayed on well, impressive | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 1 | Cole Harden | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 17 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd and 3 lengths down approaching last, kept on same pace under pressure flat, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m | 1 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 7th, mistake 9th, went 2nd before last, hard ridden flat, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 05 Dec 2014 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st | 1 of 8 | Nick Scholfield | 4/5 |
| prominent, challenged 3 out, led next, clear last, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 1lbs | UnseatedRider of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 23 Feb 2014 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Kayf Moss | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | D A Jacob | 2/5 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 3rd, closed on winner 5th, pushed along before 2 out, driven and no impression between last 2, lost 2nd and weakened flat | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2014 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 4f | 2 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 7 | Mr H Derham | 2/1 |
| led, pressed 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon regained lead, just held on, all out | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2014 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr H Derham | 6/1 |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway and tracking leaders when stumbled badly 4 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2013 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 2 | Saphir Du Rheu | 11st | 1 of 16 | D A Jacob | 8/1 |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway after 3 out, tracking leaders on bit approaching next, led between last 2, in command last, kept on strongly to forge clear flat | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 2 | Vendor | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 17 | Mr H Derham | 14/1 |
| mid-division, not much room soon after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to 4th flat, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 2m 110y | 3 | Hawkhill | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr H Derham | 6/1 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, mistake 3 out, one pace next, disputing 5th and no impression when not fluent last | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2013 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Pine Creek | 10st 4lbs | of 13 | R Mahon | |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Flaxen Flare | 10st 10lbs | 20 of 24 | Ruby Walsh | 6/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2013 | Taunton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Saphir Du Rheu | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | Ruby Walsh | 7/4 |
| led until 3rd, stayed close up, led last, soon clear | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Vasco D'ycy | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | 10/11 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd when hit 2 out, hit last, one pace flat | |||||||||