Abidjan (FR)
Owner: Axom L Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Alberto Giacometti / Kundera (Kadalko)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 4 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2017 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Abidjan | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| held up on outside, hit 4th, headway from 3 out, blundered last, driven and stayed on flat, challenged towards finish, led close home | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2017 | Worcester | Good | 2m 110y | 3 | Vikekhal | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, soon chased leaders, in 3rd and well held last, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 214y | 2 | Festive Affair | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 5th, hit 8th, led before 3 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, 3rd and kept on flat, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2017 | Market Rasen | Good (Watered) | 2m 2f 140y | 3 | Star Foot | 12st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | Mr S Davies-Thomas | 6/4 |
| held up in touch on outside, closed 7th, not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, went right, mistake and headed last, 3rd and well held flat | |||||||||
| 25 May 2017 | Warwick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 54y | 2 | Abidjan | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 7/4 |
| in touch in 4th, led 3 out, clear before 2 out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2017 | Warwick | Good | 2m 54y | 2 | Doitforthevillage | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 7/1 |
| held up in 4th place, not fluent 3rd and next, 3rd 3 out, ridden went 2nd run-in, stayed on well towards finish, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2017 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 2 | Fox Appeal | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | David England | 5/1 |
| mistakes always in rear, went right and blundered 8th, tailing off when blundered 4 out, went modest 4th after 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2017 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Ifandbutwhynot | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, lost touch 4th, no danger after | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2016 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 166y | 3 | Brelan D'as | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 12 | Jack Sherwood | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd briefly after 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2016 | Huntingdon | Good | 2m 3f 189y | 3 | Ballybolley | 11st 8lbs | of 6 | S Bowen | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2016 | Fontwell | Good (Watering) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Shantou Village | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| tended to jump right, led until not fluent and headed 3rd, chased winner, went badly right and fell 12th | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2016 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 2m 1f 96y | 4 | Pass The Time | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/6 |
| led, jumped right at times, not fluent and headed 6th, not fluent 3 out, driven and no impression next, eased flat | |||||||||
| 04 May 2016 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 75y | 3 | Abidjan | 11st | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/0 |
| always prominent, not much room 2nd, switched inside before next, led narrowly after 4 out, ridden clear between last 2, not fluent last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 3 | Red Devil Boys | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | H Cobden | 5/0 |
| held up mid-division, headway 5 out to chase leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2015 | Exeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 175y | 4 | Abidjan | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 2/0 |
| tracked leader, led 5th, clear from 3 out, not fluent last, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2015 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 11y | 2 | Broughton | 11st 2lbs | of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2015 | Exeter | Good | 2m 175y | 4 | Abidjan | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/0 |
| veered left as tapes rose, made all, clear from 3 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Abidjan | 11st | 1 of 13 | S Bowen | 4/5 |
| tracked leader, led before 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2015 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m | 5 | Faithful Mount | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/8 |
| led and wandered at some flights, went right 5th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and pressed between last 2, joined last, headed and no extra final 120 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | It's A Close Call | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 12 | S Bowen | 12/1 |
| took keen hold, led until after 1st, chased winner until before 7th, chased leading pair, ridden and one pace before 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2014 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Midnight Shot | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/8 |
| tracked leader, headway and effort 3f out, one pace 2f out, beaten over 1f out | |||||||||


