Virak (FR)
Owner: Mr Clive Hitchings & Mr Paul Nicholls Trainer: S Loxton Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Bernebeau / Nosika D'airy (nebeau)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Soft | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2021 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 125y | 3 | Deans Road | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 6 | Miss N Parker | 1/1 |
| pressed leader, led narrowly after 3rd, headed 5th, left in clear lead 9th, not fluent 12th, narrow advantage 4 out, ridden after 2 out, headed before last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2020 | Musselburgh | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 170y | 4 | Virak | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Miss N Parker | 1/2 |
| led until before 3rd, led 5th, headed 10th, led 11th, in command from 3 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2020 | Wincanton | Soft | 3m 1f 30y | 6 | Virak | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Miss N Parker | 5/4 |
| tracked leader, led 5th, headed 9th, clear before 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 May 2019 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 125y | 3 | Meldrum Lad | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 9 | Miss N Parker | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, plugged on approaching last, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 03 May 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Hazel Hill | 12st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | Miss N Parker | 6/1 |
| not always fluent, led narrowly to 4th, remained prominent, outpaced by clear pair 5 out, kept on but no danger after | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2019 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 7f 171y | 5 | Virak | 12st 4lbs | 1 of 2 | Miss N Parker | 8/11 |
| disputed lead until led after 5 out, drew clear from next, easily | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2019 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 5 | Virak | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Miss N Parker | 8/13 |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, blundered 13th, effort 2 out, led last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2018 | Newton Abbot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 6 | Strumble Head | 12st 6lbs | 3 of 5 | Lorcan Williams | 2/5 |
| never travelled or jumped with any fluency, chased winner until not fluent and lost 2nd 6th, dropped to 4th place 13th, struggling next, remote 3rd again before 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Pacha Du Polder | 12st | 13 of 24 | Lorcan Williams | 14/1 |
| mid-division, hampered 15th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2018 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 6f 54y | 3 | Virak | 12st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | Lorcan Williams | 5/4 |
| with leader, tracked leaders, jumped left 5th, ridden after last, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2018 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 171y | 4 | Virak | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Lorcan Williams | 10/11 |
| tracked leader, led 15th, made rest, clear from 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Watered) | 3m 2f | 2 | Upswing | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | Bryony Frost | 11/2 |
| led until after 2nd, stayed handy, lost place 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Tenor Nivernais | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 7 | S Bowen | 6/1 |
| chased leading trio until jumped slowly 11th, soon dropped to rear, struggling 14th, left disputing poor 4th 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2017 | Haydock | Soft | 3m 24y | 1 | Bristol De Mai | 11st | 4 of 14 | H Cobden | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, led before 3rd, headed 6th, led next, headed 8th, weakened before 4 out | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2016 | Newcastle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 91y | 1 | Otago Trail | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | H Cobden | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened from 6 out | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2016 | Wetherby | Good | 3m 45y | 1 | Irish Cavalier | 11st | 5 of 7 | S Bowen | 10/1 |
| not fluent 1st, prominent, hit and lost place 13th, driven to chase leaders before 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Soft | 3m 210y | 1 | Maggio | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | H Cobden | 12/0 |
| with leader, led 4 out, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on and no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Theatre Guide | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 16 | H Cobden | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2016 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 24y | 1 | Cloudy Too | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | H Cobden | 9/0 |
| chased leaders, left 2nd from 5 out, kept on and no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Wakanda | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | H Cobden | 14/0 |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching last, kept on run-in, took 2nd towards finish, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2015 | Newcastle | Soft | 2m 7f 91y | 1 | Wakanda | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | H Cobden | 11/0 |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, every chance last, kept on flat, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2015 | Ascot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Pendra | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 15 | Nick Scholfield | 9/0 |
| blundered 1st, mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2015 | Haydock | Soft | 3m | 2 | Virak | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | S Bowen | 5/2 |
| always handy, challenged 3 out, left in lead next, clear last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2015 | Ascot | Soft | 3m | 1 | Ainsi Fideles | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/2 |
| raced wide, took keen hold disputing close 3rd, definite 3rd 14th, 2nd before 3 out, driven and no response before 2 out, dropped to 3rd and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | Nick Scholfield | 9/2 |
| in touch left disputing 2nd 8th, 3rd when left clear 2nd 6out until run in | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Champagne West | 11st 8lbs | of 4 | 2nd Preference | |
| 13 Dec 2014 | Doncaster | Soft | 3m | 1 | Virak | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | Nick Scholfield | 6/4 |
| led, headed after 1st, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, readily | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2014 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 2 | Virak | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/10 |
| led to 4th, tracked leader, left in lead 4 out, stayed on well before last | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2014 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Virak | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/4 |
| made all, quickened from 4 out, held on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2014 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Brother Brian | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Jack Sherwood | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied approaching last, ran on under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Don Poli | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 24 | Jack Sherwood | 25/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside 5th, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2014 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 1f | 2 | Virak | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Jack Sherwood | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 4th, led before 3 out, clear before 2 out, ridden out, very easily | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2014 | Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Kaylif Aramis | 11st 9lbs | of 16 | Non Runner | |
| 18 Jan 2014 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Virak | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Jack Sherwood | 5/1 |
| led until 1st, with leader, not fluent 3rd, mistake 3 out, drew well clear approaching 2 out, kept up to work, stayed on | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2013 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Rio De Sivola | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 4 | D A Jacob | 2/1 |
| chased winner until approaching 4th, disputing 2nd when mistake 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2013 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Shammick Boy | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 11 | D A Jacob | 11/1 |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2013 | Newton Abbot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Virak | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 1/2 |
| tracked leader, challenged last, soon led, driven and quickened clear flat, readily | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2013 | Pau | Heavy | 2m 1f 87y | 0 | Virak | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | V Cheminaud | 7/2 |