Absolutelythebest (IRE)
Owner: Mr K W Bell Trainer: J G M O'Shea Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Chase - Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good plcs)(Hurdles Good, Good to Firm plcs) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | ||
| Polytrack | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places, Chase; Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2008 | Ludlow | Good to Firm | 2m | 4 | Art Modern | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 18 | Dave Crosse | 25/1 |
| led, headed after 1st, ridden and weakened 6th | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2008 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Mad Professor | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 15 | Miss Sally Randell | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 30 May 2008 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Red Jester | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | A P McCoy | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden 7th, beaten 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 May 2008 | Towcester | Good to Firm | 2m 110y | 5 | Red Jester | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 16 | Aidan Coleman | 14/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon driven, weakening when mistake last | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2007 | Leicester | Soft (Heavy in places, Chase; Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Axinit | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 11 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| tracked winner, lost place after 4 out | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2007 | Hereford | Good | 2m | 5 | Thievery | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 14 | David England | 5/1 |
| mid-division, ridden, weakened 6th, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2007 | Ludlow | Good to Firm (Good plcs)(Hurdles Good, Good to Firm plcs) | 2m | 4 | Good Old Days | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 5 | David England | 13/2 |
| tracked leader, ridden 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace last | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2007 | Chepstow | Good (Chase - Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 4 | Petit Lord | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 6 | P C O'Neill | 28/1 |
| in rear, jumped right, lost touch 10th, pulled up before 13th | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2007 | Hereford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Dere Lyn | 11st 8lbs | of 11 | P C O'Neill | 14/1 |
| mid-division, reminaders after 5th, behind from 8th | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2007 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 1m 6f 21y | 5 | Synonymy | 9st 12lbs | of 14 | F Sweeney | 25/1 |
| prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2007 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 4180 | 4 | Genghis | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 16 | P C O'Neill | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 17 May 2007 | LUDLOW | Good | 5280 | 3 | Dizzy Future | 10st 13lbs | 8 of 11 | P C O'Neill | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2007 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 3740 | 4 | Nocivo | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 10 | Dave Crosse | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2006 | LUDLOW | Good | 4400 | 4 | Fourty Acers | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | Dave Crosse | |
| prominent, weakening 13th | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 4180 | 4 | Borora | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 6 | Dave Crosse | |
| tracked leaders, led briefly 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2006 | LUDLOW | Good to Firm | 4620 | 3 | Sea Wall | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 7 | Dave Crosse | |
| prominent, ridden after 7th, mistake 8th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 4290 | 4 | Absolutelythebest | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | A P McCoy | |
| made all, mistake 2 out, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2006 | MARKET RASEN | Good to Firm | 3850 | 4 | Absolutelythebest | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 14 | A P McCoy | |
| led to approaching 2nd, led again 4th, clear when hit 2 out, all out | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2006 | WORCESTER | Good | 3520 | 4 | Iffy | 11st | 2 of 11 | A P McCoy | |
| jumped right, led, ridden and hung and jumped badly right from 3 out, headed after last, kept on | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 4290 | 4 | Different Class | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Dave Crosse | |
| always prominent, led 5th to 3 out, ridden 2 out, still chance when stumbled last, no extra | |||||||||
| 17 May 2006 | EXETER | Good to Firm | 4180 | 4 | Megaton | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | Mr S Crawford | |
| held up, headway after 7th, soon ridden, stayed on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2006 | HAMILTON | Good | 2869 | 4 | Tilt | 8st 9lbs | 8 of 14 | D Kinsella | |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2006 | HEREFORD | Good | 4290 | 4 | True Mariner | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 11 | Mr S Crawford | |
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, in 4th, ridden 3 out, kept on, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2006 | EXETER | Soft | 4950 | 3 | Bumper | 9st 12lbs | PU of 8 | T J Malone | |
| in touch until 6th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2006 | SANDOWN | Good | 4510 | 3 | Temoin | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | T J Malone | |
| held up in rear, hit 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, one pace and no impression after | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 4400 | 0 | Be Be King | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 15 | T Doyle | |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Miss Pebbles | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 16 | O Nelmes | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2005 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 3740 | 0 | Davy's Luck | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | O Nelmes | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway 5th, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2005 | BATH | Firm | 3774 | 5 | Mersey Sound | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 10 | R Havlin | |
| behind, stayed on from 2f out, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2005 | LEICESTER | Good | 2603 | 4 | Royal Jet | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 7 | F Sweeney | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2005 | HAMILTON | Good to Firm | 2869 | 4 | Turnstile | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 6 | R Winston | |
| tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2005 | SALISBURY | Good to Firm | 3095 | 4 | Inchpast | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 7 | R Havlin | |
| held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on but not pace of winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good | 3565 | 3 | Golden Quest | 8st 4lbs | 10 of 16 | B Swarbrick | |
| behind, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2005 | SALISBURY | Good to Soft | 3095 | 4 | Balkan Knight | 9st | 4 of 12 | F Sweeney | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2004 | GOODWOOD | Good | 2420 | 0 | Nordwind | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 12 | D Holland | |
| held up behind, weakened over 2f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2004 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 3080 | 0 | Levitator | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 9 | E Ahern | |
| led to 11f out, remained close up, stayed alone far rail in straight, soon weakened and no chance final 2f | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2004 | WINDSOR | Good to Soft | 2555 | 0 | Settlement Craic | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 12 | Ted Durcan | |
| steady start, held up midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on for over 1f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2004 | SALISBURY | Good to Firm | 3095 | 0 | Le Tiss | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| held up mid-division, switched left and headway to lead after 4f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 May 2004 | GOODWOOD | Good to Firm | 2640 | 0 | Admiral | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 6 | Willie Supple | |
| reminders early, led after 3f, headed 5f out, weakened under pressure after 2f out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 13 May 2004 | YORK | Good to Soft | 2618 | 0 | Cutting Crew | 9st | 2 of 14 | E Ahern | |
| mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, stayed on final 2f | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2004 | RIPON | Good | 2700 | 0 | Lochbuie | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 11 | Willie Supple | |
| held up in rear, headway halfway, led over 6f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2004 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2200 | 0 | Absolutelythebest | 9st | 1 of 14 | E Ahern | |
| close up, chased leader over 2f out, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, led last strides | |||||||||