Bob Ford (IRE)
Owner: Miss Laura Richardson Trainer: Miss Laura Richardson Sex: gelding Age: 14
Breeding: Vinnie Roe / Polar Lamb (Brush Aside)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places)(Mildmay Good, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in Places on the Back Straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | |||
| Totals | 48 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 4m 97y | 4 | Captain Cattistock | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Mr Henry Bailey | 125/1 |
| towards rear, tailed off 17th, pulled up soon after | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2020 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 4f 199y | 4 | Clondaw Westie | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr Adam O'Shea | 4/1 |
| mistake 1st, soon in touch, under pressure 12th, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2020 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m 2f 54y | 4 | Holdbacktheriver | 12st 3lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Harry Teal | 10/1 |
| led, niggled along and headed before 10th, weakened after 14th, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2019 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | High Counsel | 12st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | Harry Teal | 4/1 |
| chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, reminder after 11th, pushed along before 13th, outpaced 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2019 | Bangor-on-Dee | Heavy | 3m 5y | 3 | Knockoura | 11st | 2 of 5 | Harry Teal | 9/4 |
| taken to post early, led, headed 10th, tracked winner, led again briefly 4 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2019 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 3m 2y | 4 | Bob Ford | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 5 | Harry Teal | 11/4 |
| jumped left, led 3rd, headed next, led from 6th, clear before 4 out, easily | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2019 | Bangor-on-Dee | Good | 3m 5f 142y | 4 | Packettotherafters | 11st 13lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Charlie Hammond | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly, lost place 5th, soon in rear, under pressure when blundered 13th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2019 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 204y | 4 | Knockanrawley | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/2 |
| led until before 3rd, slow next, soon lost place, under pressure halfway, last when mistake 10th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2019 | Uttoxeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Cougar's Gold | 12st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | Charlie Hammond | 11/2 |
| jumped left and not always fluent, led until mistake 11th, soon outpaced, kept on flat, almost took 2nd | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2019 | Lingfield | Soft (Heavy in Places on the Back Straight) | 3m 4f 178y | 3 | Le Reve | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 17 | Lee Edwards | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, tailed off from halfway, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2019 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Cave Top | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | Lee Edwards | 13/2 |
| led, headed after 4 out, ridden after next, one pace when rider dropped whip after 2 out, no impression before last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Market Rasen | Soft | 3m 3f 123y | 3 | Ange Des Malberaux | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 13 | Charlie Hammond | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, jumped left throughout, led 6 out, headed 4 out, rallied next, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2018 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Kings Lad | 10st 7lbs | 8 of 13 | Andrew Tinkler | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, weakened 5 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2018 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m 3f 208y | 3 | Henri Parry Morgan | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 12 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| close up, mistake 8th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2018 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 4m 2f 8y | 1 | Regal Flow | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 18 | S Bowen | 12/1 |
| towards rear, last when slow 4th, not fluent next or 10th, well behind 14th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Wild West Wind | 10st 8lbs | Fell of 11 | Brendan Powell | 5/1 |
| in touch, chased winner from 5 out until about 3 lengths down in second place when fell 4 out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 13y | 3 | Jennys Surprise | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | S Bowen | 11/8 |
| chased leaders, went left 5th, outpaced 16th, plugged on into modest 5th 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2017 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Bob Ford | 10st | 1 of 15 | S Bowen | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, led approaching last, driven clear run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2017 | Ffos Las | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 177y | 3 | Wuff | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Jonathan Moore | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place 4th, behind 6th, detached 8th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2017 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m 7f 177y | 3 | Pearl Swan | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | Jonathan Moore | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 11th, behind from next, plugged on to take 4th final strides, no impression | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2017 | Warwick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 5f 54y | 1 | One For Arthur | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 20 | Adam Wedge | 25/1 |
| held up in mid-division, mistake 3rd, well beaten 18th, pulled up after | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 188y | 1 | Vieux Lion Rouge | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 24 | Jonathan Moore | 20/1 |
| mid-division, in rear when blundered 11th, not fluent 13th (becher's brook), some headway 17th, 8th and no impression 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2016 | Ffos Las | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 191y | 3 | Tobefair | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | Jonathan Moore | 11/1 |
| tracked leader, tracked leaders 4th, pushed along 4 out, ridden and outpaced 2 out, rallied flat, went 4th near finish | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2016 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 1f 92y | 1 | Firebird Flyer | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 21 | S Bowen | 50/0 |
| mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, led to 4th, chased leaders, weakened 18th, behind when pulled up before 20th | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2016 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 86y | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 7 | N de Boinville | 10/0 |
| prominent, led after 2nd, headed 4th, lost place after 8th, behind from 11th, pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2016 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Mountainous | 10st 11lbs | Fell of 20 | S Bowen | 10/0 |
| tracked leaders, led 7th until 11th, soon led again, headed 14th, led 17th, headed 5 out, disputing 4th when fell next | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2015 | Ffos Las | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 60y | 3 | Bob Ford | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | S Bowen | 8/0 |
| led, hit 3rd, mistake and headed 5th, pressed leader, led again 3 out, clear next, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2015 | Bangor | Soft | 3m 30y | 2 | What A Good Night | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 13 | L P Aspell | 14/0 |
| prominent, lost place 10th, behind when pulled up 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 10st 4lbs | PulledUp of 40 | Paul Townend | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 4m 1f 110y | 1 | Goonyella | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 22 | Paul Townend | |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m 4f | 2 | Bob Ford | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | Paul Townend | 16/1 |
| made most, drew clear from 3 out, unchallenged after, left alone last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2014 | Chepstow | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Quincy Des Pictons | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Paul Moloney | |
| 06 Dec 2014 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places)(Mildmay Good, Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 2 | Poole Master | 10st 2lbs | 10 of 16 | J E Moore | 12/1 |
| 12 Nov 2014 | Bangor | Soft | 3m 110y | 2 | Howard's Legacy | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | Paul Moloney | 5/1 |
| led, joined 12th, headed 4 out, chased leaders, rallied to go 2nd near finish | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2014 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Bob Ford | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | T Scudamore | 2/1 |
| made all, took keen hold, soon clear, in command before 2 out, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2014 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Sixty Something | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 7 | P E Corbett | |
| 08 Mar 2014 | Chepstow | Soft | 3m | 4 | Bob Ford | 11st | 1 of 4 | P E Corbett | 8/15 |
| led, not fluent 9th, not fluent and headed 12th, led before 5 out, soon headed, led again 4 out, not fluent 3 out, drew clear from next | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2014 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 5f | 3 | Bobcatbilly | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 7 | P E Corbett | |
| 01 Feb 2014 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m 4f | 2 | Emperor's Choice | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 13 | P E Corbett | |
| 30 Dec 2013 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 4f | 2 | Across The Bay | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 10 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| took keen hold and hung left, led until before 10th, weakened approaching last (normal 2 out) | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Bangor | Soft | 3m 110y | 3 | Mendip Express | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | P E Corbett | 15/8 |
| led, driven 3 out, headed before next, rallied after last, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Le Bec | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 6 | T Scudamore | 25/1 |
| led, not fluent 14th, hit 4 out, soon headed, outpaced when not fluent and went left next, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2013 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m | 4 | Taquin Du Seuil | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 4 | T Scudamore | 4/1 |
| jumped left, chased clear leader, closed 9th, led before 4 out, slight lead but pressed when went left and stumbled 3 out, driven and headed between last 2, hit last, flattered by proximity to unextended winner | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Whisper | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | A P McCoy | 8/1 |
| took keen hold, led, clear after 2nd until 4th, ridden and headed approaching last, soon beaten, went 3rd just after last, no chance with front pair | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2013 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Bob Ford | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | Aidan Coleman | 7/2 |
| made all, hit 4th, mistake 4 out, clear before 3 out, eased run-in, very easily | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2013 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 6f | 5 | Bob Ford | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | T Scudamore | 4/1 |
| not always fluent, led after 1st, hit 7th, clear 3 out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2013 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 110y | 6 | Seebright | 11st | 3 of 7 | A P McCoy | 11/8 |
| took keen hold, led, ridden and headed 3f out, outpaced final 2f | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m | 6 | Top Gamble | 11st 2lbs | of 7 | P E Corbett | |


