Blaklion (GB)
Owner: Darren & Annaley Yates Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 14
Breeding: Kayf Tara / Franciscaine (Legend Of France)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 3 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 44 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2023 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 7f 91y | 3 | Cash To Ash | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Tristan Durrell | 22/1 |
| prominent, left in lead 7th, headed 9th, ridden and weakened from 12th, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2022 | Haydock | Soft | 3m 1f 125y | 2 | Saint Xavier | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| led, mistake 5th, pushed along and headed 4 out, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2022 | Bangor-on-Dee | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 5y | 2 | Le Milos | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Bridget Andrews | 50/1 |
| towards rear, ridden 9th, pulled up 11th | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2022 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Peking Rose | 11st 3lbs | 11 of 11 | Bridget Andrews | 66/1 |
| jumped left 1st, always behind | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2022 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Noble Yeats | 10st 8lbs | 14 of 40 | Harry Skelton | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2022 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 4f 97y | 1 | The Galloping Bear | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 9th until 11th, chased leaders, weakened after 5 out, poor 4th when pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2021 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 4f 97y | 2 | Blaklion | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 11/4 |
| prominent, led 4th, headed 9th, led before 10th, well clear from 4 out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2021 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 1f 125y | 2 | Blaklion | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| close up on inside from 2nd, led after 5th, reduced lead last, stayed on gamely and going away again towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Bangor-on-Dee | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 5y | 2 | Snow Leopardess | 11st | 5 of 14 | Harry Skelton | 18/1 |
| raced wide towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2021 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Minella Times | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 40 | Harry Skelton | 50/1 |
| held up well in rear, hampered 1st, headway 18th, chasing leaders after 3 out, 6th and looking held 2 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2021 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 91y | 3 | Dingo Dollar | 12st 3lbs | 4 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden to chase leader after 4 out, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2021 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Espoir De Teillee | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| mid-division on outside, closed 4th, slow and lost place next, effort 8th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Regal Encore | 11st | 11 of 14 | Bridget Andrews | 33/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2019 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 3m 58y | 2 | Sykes | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | Jordan Nailor | 7/1 |
| held up, slow 3rd, headway after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2019 | Warwick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Keeper Hill | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| pressed leader, slow 2nd and 3rd, led 5th, headed 4 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2018 | Aintree | Soft | 3m 1f 188y | 1 | Walk In The Mill | 11st 10lbs | 11 of 18 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| mid-division, closed 13th, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 15th (canal turn), 6th 3 out, well beaten next | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2018 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 4f 166y | 1 | Step Back | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 20 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Heavy (Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Tiger Roll | 11st 10lbs | BroughtDown of 40 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 14/1 |
| in touch when brought down 1st | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2018 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 4f 97y | 1 | Yala Enki | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| towards rear, headway before 5 out, chased winner before 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Aintree | Heavy | 3m 1f 188y | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 16 | G Sheehan | 7/4 |
| held up towards rear, steady headway from 11th, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, clear before elbow, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Wetherby | Soft | 3m 45y | 1 | Bristol De Mai | 11st | 2 of 10 | G Sheehan | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led next, headed 12th, responded gamely to pressure and challenged last, held close home | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | One For Arthur | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 40 | N D Fehily | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 24th (2nd canal turn), led after 4 out, driven and headed before last, soon ridden, no impression with front pair flat, lost 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 3m 4f 97y | 1 | Vieux Lion Rouge | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | William Twiston-Davies | 7/2 |
| prominent, challenged 4 out, every chance from 3 out, kept on and held last 50 yards | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 3m 45y | 1 | Definitly Red | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | Jamie Bargary | 2/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 14th, 3rd and driven 4 out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2016 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 1 | Native River | 11st | 5 of 20 | Ryan Hatch | 13/2 |
| in touch in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 10th, ridden in 3rd before 2 out where went left, lost well held 3rd soon after last, weakened run-in, lost 4th close home | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2016 | Wetherby | Good | 3m 45y | 1 | Irish Cavalier | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | Ryan Hatch | 7/2 |
| in touch, went 2nd after 5 out, challenged next, soon ridden, lost place 2 out, no impression betwen last 2 | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 210y | 1 | Native River | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | Ryan Hatch | 3/0 |
| tracked leaders, effort 3 out, ridden to chase front pair after next, kept on same pace, well held in 3rd from last | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 80y | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | Ryan Hatch | 8/0 |
| held up in touch, not clear run after 3 out, pushed along to close 2 out, soon switched right, challenged last, led flat, stayed on gamely, driven out | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2016 | Wetherby | Heavy | 3m 45y | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Ryan Hatch | 4/0 |
| held up in touch, challenged before 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2016 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Seeyouatmidnight | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | Ryan Hatch | 7/0 |
| tracked leaders, close 2nd 11th, ridden after 2 out, switched right flat, held final 100 yards, stayed on | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 56y | 2 | Blaklion | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | Ryan Hatch | 3/0 |
| held up on inside, closed before 6th, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well, driven out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2015 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 80y | 2 | Vicente | 11st | Fell of 6 | Ryan Hatch | 4/0 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 15th, every chance when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2015 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 2m 3f 98y | 2 | Cocktails At Dawn | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 7 | T Scudamore | 9/0 |
| close 2nd or 3rd, not fluent 5 out, ridden 3 out, no impression on winner from next, stayed on, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Thistlecrack | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 17 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, one pace and beaten from next, left 4th last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Martello Tower | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 20 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 24 Jan 2015 | Doncaster | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 1 | Caracci Apache | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | Ryan Hatch | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden to chalenge between last 2, led last, hard pressed final 110 yards, kept on, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2014 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Parlour Games | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | Ryan Hatch | 2/1 |
| led and set decent pace, increaed tempo before 4th, hit 4 out, pushed along and headed after last, one pace in 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | J E Moore | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, led before next, drew clear approaching last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Parlour Games | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | J E Moore | 13/8 |
| took keen hold, led, set steady pace, driven before last, soon ridden, headed and not pace of winner flat | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2014 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | J E Moore | 8/1 |
| close up, led 5 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Vicente | 11st 3lbs | of 7 | J E Moore | |
| 24 Sep 2014 | Perth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Blaklion | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/9 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 4th, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2014 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 5 | Blaklion | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/4 |
| led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, rider lost iron towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2014 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m | 6 | Blaklion | 11st | 1 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders on inside, not much room after 4f, led over 5f out, drew clear final 4f, very easily | |||||||||