Always Lion (IRE)
Owner: Paul & Clare Rooney Trainer: I Jardine Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Let The Lion Roar / Addie's Choice (Norwich)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2019 | Musselburgh | Good | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | Always Lion | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | B S Hughes | 5/1 |
| made all, 1 length ahead 2 out, ridden before last, in command last, edged right and driven clear run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2019 | Musselburgh | Good | 2m 7f 170y | 4 | Elmono | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 4 | Ross Chapman | 5/4 |
| held up in touch, mistake 10th, went 2nd after next, hard driven approaching 4 out, weakened before 2 out, remote 4th | |||||||||
| 21 May 2017 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 191y | 4 | Always Lion | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | N de Boinville | 7/4 |
| led, jumped slowly and headed 4th, led again 7th, made rest, ridden after last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2015 | Ludlow | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 55y | 3 | Always Lion | 11st | 1 of 11 | N de Boinville | 7/0 |
| prominent, led 2nd, strongly challenged when mistake 2 out, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2015 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Roll The Dough | 11st | 2 of 9 | David Bass | 1/0 |
| led until after 1st, prominent, every chance 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression on winner final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Moon Racer | 11st 5lbs | 17 of 24 | David Bass | 100/1 |
| towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2015 | Ascot | Soft | 2m | 4 | Wait For Me | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | J M Maguire | 7/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, kept on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Definitly Red | 11st | 3 of 10 | J M Maguire | 16/1 |
| held up in touch in rear, headway on outside 6f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2014 | Worcester | Good | 2m | 6 | Always Lion | 11st | 1 of 10 | Brendan Powell | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, held on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||