Politologue (FR)
Owner: Mr J Hales Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Poliglote / Scarlet Row (Turgeon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 3 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 31 | 12 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Energumene | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | H Cobden | 80/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced from 4 out, well held 3 out, modest 4th before 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Nube Negra | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 4 | H Cobden | 5/1 |
| led, bad mistake 4 out, soon recovered, joined 2 out, headed soon after, 2 lengths down last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2021 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Fakir D'Oudairies | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | H Cobden | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd from 2nd, edged left and every chance after 3 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd before last, weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Put The Kettle On | 11st 10lbs | of 10 | H Cobden | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2021 | Ascot | Soft (Heavy In Places) | 2m 167y | 1 | First Flow | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | H Cobden | 11/8 |
| led until 7th, led again next, headed 9th, driven after 2 out, no impression on winner last | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2020 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 119y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 11/8 |
| made all and jumped well, pressed on run to 2 out but quickened, responded well to pressure and stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 7 | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| made virtually all, clear before 2 out, ridden approaching last, driven flat, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2019 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 119y | 1 | Defi Du Seuil | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | H Cobden | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, driven and lost place after 3 out, soon outpaced, never able to get back on terms | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Defi Du Seuil | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 4 | H Cobden | 5/2 |
| led, ridden after last, rallied when narrowly headed flat, no extra and held near finish | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Min | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | H Cobden | 5/2 |
| chased winner until 4th, went 2nd again 4 out, no impression from 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Altior | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | H Cobden | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, effort from 3 out, driven and stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2019 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Cyrname | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Clan Des Obeaux | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| towards rear, mistake 12th, headway 5 out, ridden after next, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2018 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/4 |
| tracked leading pair, close 2nd at 12th, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/1 |
| tracked leader from 2nd, not fluent 10th or 12th, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden and headed narrowly just before last, led again flat, held on gamely | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Altior | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway 6th, hampered 4 out, soon led, ridden and headed before 2 out, beaten in 3rd last, faded into 4th final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2018 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 92y | 1 | Altior | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 3 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| keen, with leader until went on approaching 2nd, fiddled 4th, pushed along after 2 out, joined last, ridden headed and easily outpaced run-in, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2017 | Kempton | Soft | 2m | 1 | Politologue | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/15 |
| tracked leader, left in lead 8th, clear before 3 out, pushed along and well in command when not fluent last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 119y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | H Cobden | 7/2 |
| tracked clear leader, jumped well, every chance 3 out, led after next, soon challenged, ran on well and always in command | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2017 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 109y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| always prominent, went 2nd after 6th, led before 4 out, 4 lengths clear last, ridden and idled flat, held on | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 176y | 1 | San Benedeto | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, led 7th, ridden and pressed after 2 out, a narrow lead when stumbled and fell on landing side of last | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 198y | 1 | Yorkhill | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 |
| held up in touch on outer, tracked leaders after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, not pace of leaders before last, no impression in 4th after | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2017 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Politologue | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 2 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 1/8 |
| made all, clear before 3 out, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2017 | Haydock | Soft | 2m 3f 203y | 1 | Waiting Patiently | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, led 4th, pushed along and headed last, kept on | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/11 |
| jumped boldly, made all, clear 8th until given breather 12th, drew away again after 3 out, pushed along approaching last, reduced lead and ridden out towards finish but unchallenged | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2016 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 127y | 2 | Politologue | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | H Cobden | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, led 4 out, clear before 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 26y | 1 | Diamond King | 10st 10lbs | 20 of 26 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/0 |
| in touch on outside, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2016 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 175y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 2/0 |
| held up in touch, led 5 out, looking in command and about 3 lengths up when left clear from 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2015 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 118y | 1 | Barters Hill | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 3 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/0 |
| tracked front pair, close up 2 out, driven and one pace between last 2, ridden to take 2nd flat, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 179y | 3 | North Hill Harvey | 11st 8lbs | UnseatedRider of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/0 |
| held up in touch, effort 2 out, every chance when jinked right and unseated rider before last | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2015 | Auteuil | Good | 2m 1f 196y | 0 | Politologue | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 17 | W Denuault | 13/2 |