The Mighty Don (IRE)
Owner: Golden Rose Partnership Trainer: N J Gifford Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Shantou / Flying Answer (Anshan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places - Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 4 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 43 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 3f 71y | 1 | Does He Know | 10st 6lbs | PulledUp of 13 | James Davies | 15/2 |
| chased leaders early, struggling to go the pace and dropped to mid-division 8th, hit next, reminders after 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2022 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Some Chaos | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | James Davies | 9/2 |
| held up off the pace in 5th, outpaced 10th, struggling and no chance after, plugged on into modest 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 2f | 2 | Chambard | 11st 2lbs | of 25 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 7f 213y | 2 | Dolphin Square | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 14 | James Davies | 33/1 |
| rear of mdi-division, ridden after 6th, not fluent 7th, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 4f 166y | 2 | Highland Hunter | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 10 | James Davies | 12/1 |
| raced wide in mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 3f 71y | 1 | Yala Enki | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | N F Houlihan | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders until lost place 3rd, blundered and almost unseated rider 7th, soon recovered, closer 13th, pushed along after 17th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied on inside and awkward last, ran on and went 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2021 | Chepstow | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Chirico Vallis | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 14 | James Davies | 11/1 |
| mid-division, niggled along after 10th, soon dropped to rear and tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f | 2 | Domaine De L'Isle | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 12 | James Davies | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, pressed leader going well 4 out, led after 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, pressed when making bad mistake 2 out, rider was almost unseated when his saddle slipped and he lost his irons, carried on but no chance closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 5f 201y | 1 | Galvin | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 13 | James Davies | 40/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 12th, headway 17th, mistake 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2021 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m 2f | 4 | Young Lieutenant | 11st 4lbs | 11 of 13 | James Davies | 18/1 |
| chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2021 | Taunton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 4f 85y | 2 | Yala Enki | 11st | PulledUp of 7 | James Davies | 16/1 |
| never travelled in last pair, mistake and dropped to last 14th, tailed off 17th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2020 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 7f 214y | 1 | Hurricane Harvey | 11st 1lbs | of 5 | James Davies | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2020 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 56y | 2 | Happygolucky | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 5 | James Davies | 8/1 |
| held up, not always fluent, closed 11th, hit 14th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2020 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 54y | 3 | L'Air Du Vent | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | James Davies | 9/2 |
| midfield, driven approaching 4 out, losing touch with leading pair 2 out, one pace from last | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 80y | 2 | The Big Breakaway | 11st 5lbs | of 6 | James Davies | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2020 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 54y | 2 | Enrilo | 11st 6lbs | of 7 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2020 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 7f 131y | 3 | The Mighty Don | 11st | 1 of 7 | James Davies | 10/1 |
| jumped stickily early stages, held up in 4th place, outpaced 12th, rallied approaching 5 out, soon 2nd, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent next, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, led close home | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Dame De Compagnie | 11st 1lbs | 18 of 26 | James Davies | 66/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, driven and lost place 4 out, behind from next | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2020 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 191y | 4 | Monbeg Zena | 11st | Fell of 5 | L P Aspell | 8/11 |
| prominent, led 3rd, 3 lengths clear when fell last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Kempton | Soft | 3m | 1 | Slate House | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 7 | T Scudamore | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, went left 1st, not fluent 10th, fell 12th | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2019 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 2f 175y | 3 | Angels Breath | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 4 | L P Aspell | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders until pushed along 5 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2019 | Exeter | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 2m 3f 48y | 3 | Esprit Du Large | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 6 | L P Aspell | 9/4 |
| jumped right on occasions, led until 3 out, chased winner, mistake 2 out, ridden and plugged on between last 2, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2019 | Exeter | Good | 2m 1f 109y | 3 | Litterale Ci | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | L P Aspell | 5/1 |
| 2nd or 3rd, tended to jump right, left 2nd 3 out, every chance last, 3rd and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (soft in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Paisley Park | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 18 | L P Aspell | 66/1 |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, 9th last, kept on from last, never any chance | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Paisley Park | 11st | 10 of 12 | L P Aspell | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, went right and awkward 1st, headway 9th, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2018 | Ascot | Soft | 3m 97y | 1 | Paisley Park | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| mistake 1st, held up in last pair, steady headway on outside approaching 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2018 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 52y | 1 | Unowhatimeanharry | 11st | 3 of 8 | L P Aspell | 16/1 |
| held up in last pair, headway approaching 2 out, modest 3rd before the last, one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2018 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 208y | 2 | The Mighty Don | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 20 | L P Aspell | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway before 8th, went 2nd after 2 out, challenged after last, 1 length down 100 yards out, stayed on well, led last strides | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2018 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 135y | 4 | Graasten | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 4 | L P Aspell | 10/11 |
| jumped right, pressed leader, awkward and rider lost iron 5th, jumped right when bumped and unseated rider 6th | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Soft | 3m 149y | 1 | Mr Big Shot | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 22 | Tom Cannon | 25/1 |
| in touch, ridden in 5th before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Delta Work | 10st 8lbs | 9 of 24 | L P Aspell | 33/1 |
| held up behind, headway under pressure after 2 out, chased leaders towards stands side rail before last, kept on, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2018 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Kings Walk | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 14 | L P Aspell | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, challenged before 2 out, ridden between last 2, upsides and every chance when mistake last, one pace flat, rallied towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2018 | Huntingdon | Soft | 3m 1f 10y | 2 | Taj Badalandabad | 10st 3lbs | 2 of 8 | L P Aspell | 4/1 |
| led, not fluent 2nd or 6th, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner when dived at last | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 141y | 3 | Golan Fortune | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Mitchell Bastyan | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied into 2nd and challenged 2 out where every chance last, no extra final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 26y | 3 | Coole Cody | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 17 | R Johnson | 7/1 |
| in rear, some headway under pressure after 2 out, ridden after last, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places - Watered) | 2m 5f 26y | 3 | Master Dancer | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 21 | L P Aspell | 7/1 |
| held up behind, headway into mid-division on outer after 4th, close up 4 out, challenged next, driven and lost pace after 2 out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2017 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places in back straight) | 2m 3f 173y | 1 | Minella Awards | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 16 | L P Aspell | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway before 2nd, hit next, challenged after 3 out, hit 2 out, weakening when mistake last | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2017 | Fakenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 1y | 3 | The Mighty Don | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | T Scudamore | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, mistakes 1st, 3rd and 4th, not fluent 7th, led 4 out, drew clear before last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2017 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f 145y | 4 | Casper King | 11st 3lbs | of 7 | L P Aspell | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 145y | 4 | Bastien | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | L Treadwell | 2/1 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, chased winner last, kept on and no impression | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2016 | Lingfield | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Buster Thomas | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | A Glassonbury | 2/1 |
| jumped right throughout, always prominent, reminder after 5th, 2nd after next, every chance when went badly right 2 out, ridden and no impression when very awkward last | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2016 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 164y | 6 | The Mighty Don | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | L P Aspell | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 5f 143y | 6 | Alfredo | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | L P Aspell | 20/0 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on into 3rd final furlong | |||||||||