Rather Be (IRE)
Owner: Matt & Lauren Morgan Trainer: N J Henderson Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Oscar / Irish Wedding (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in the back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in two dips) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2019 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Le Patriote | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 15 | J McGrath | 8/1 |
| 23 Feb 2019 | Kempton | Good | 3m | 1 | Walt | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 10 | J McGrath | 13/2 |
| mid-division, reached for 2nd, pushed along and weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2018 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Frodon | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 15 | J McGrath | 7/2 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression from 4 out, never on terms with leaders | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | Baron Alco | 11st | BroughtDown of 20 | J McGrath | 7/1 |
| in touch on inside, still there and going well enough when badly hampered and brought down 4 out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 1 | Mister Whitaker | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 20 | J McGrath | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, driven to challenge between last 2, ridden after last, led flat, stayed on under pressure when hard pressed inside final 100 yards, headed post | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2018 | Fakenham | Soft (Heavy in two dips) | 2m 59y | 3 | Rather Be | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 5 | J McGrath | 2/7 |
| jumped right at times, made all, clear 3 out, canter | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2018 | Plumpton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 214y | 3 | San Pedro De Senam | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 4 | J McGrath | 1/7 |
| led until jumped right and unseated rider 3rd | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2017 | Towcester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 20y | 3 | Rather Be | 11st | 1 of 4 | N de Boinville | 8/11 |
| made all, driven 2 out, clear last, very easily | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2017 | Sandown | Good | 2m 5f 110y | 1 | L'Ami Serge | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | J McGrath | 5/1 |
| in touch on outer, mistake 4th, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened last | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Rather Be | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 22 | J McGrath | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven and effort after 2 out, every chance when left in narrow lead last, ridden and kept on well under pressure flat, held on | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Champagne Classic | 11st 1lbs | UnseatedRider of 24 | Charlie Deutsch | 10/1 |
| held up, badly hampered and unseated rider 2nd | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2017 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in the back straight) | 1m 7f 216y | 3 | Coeur de Lion | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | Ned Curtis | 5/4 |
| held up in last trio, steady headway 3 out, chased leading pair before 2 out, 2nd before last, ridden and stayed on run-in, upsides and every chance 50 yards out, no extra last strides | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 137y | 4 | Rather Be | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | J McGrath | 1/2 |
| tracked leader, led 4th, clear after 3 out, idled after last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2016 | Hereford | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 53y | 4 | Rather Be | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Andrew Tinkler | 1/2 |
| mid-division, headway before 4 out, led after 2 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | Ballyandy | 11st 5lbs | 9 of 24 | Andrew Tinkler | 50/0 |
| towards rear, headway into mid-division over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace when carried left inside final furlong, never reached leaders | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2016 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 140y | 6 | Snow Leopardess | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | Andrew Tinkler | 11/0 |
| chased leaders, led over 3f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, headed and no extra last strides | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2015 | Ludlow | Soft | 1m 6f 7y | 4 | Rather Be | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | Andrew Tinkler | 6/0 |
| held up towards rear but in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 10 May 2015 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 5 | Ascotdeux Nellerie | 11st | UnseatedRider of 9 | Andrew Tinkler | |