Verdana Blue (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Doreen Tabor Trainer: N J Henderson Sex: filly Age: 12
Breeding: Getaway / Blue Gallery (Bluebird)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 179y | 1 | Song For Someone | 10st 7lbs | 8 of 10 | N de Boinville | 17/2 |
| mid-division, headway on outside final bend, not much room bypassing omitted last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m | 1 | Mrs Hyde | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | J McGrath | 5/6 |
| midfield, headway to press leader travelling strongly 2 out, driven before last, kept on strongly flat, just denied | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2020 | Kempton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 1 | Silver Streak | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | N de Boinville | 1/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2020 | York | Soft | 1m 5f 188y | 2 | Fujaira Prince | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 24 | R L Moore | 9/1 |
| held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2020 | Royal Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 210y | 2 | Coeur de Lion | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 20 | R L Moore | 4/1 |
| close up, headway and not clear run 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Kempton | Soft | 2m | 1 | Epatante | 11st | 4 of 10 | J McGrath | 7/1 |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside tracking leaders before 2 out, 4th and one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 7f 209y | 1 | Dee Ex Bee | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 7 | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
| in touch, driven to chase leaders when not clear run 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression in 4th final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2019 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Verdana Blue | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 15 | C Brace | 4/1 |
| held up behind, steady headway when not fluent 3 out, soon tracked leaders, led between last 2, drew readily clear from last, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Supasundae | 11st | of 9 | N de Boinville | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | Espoir D'Allen | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | D N Russell | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, went 5th 3 out, shaken up after 2 out, never on terms and well held before last | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 5 | Gumball | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | L Morris | 1/3 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never enough pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Verdana Blue | 11st | 1 of 5 | N de Boinville | 11/2 |
| held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden next, went second between last 2, stayed on strongly run in to lead post | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 1 | Spark Plug | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 10 | L Morris | 13/8 |
| tracked leader after 1f, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | Nietzsche | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 20 | J McGrath | 9/2 |
| mid-division, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), headway under pressure turning in, ridden and stayed on to take 4th towards finish, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2018 | Wincanton | Good | 1m 7f 65y | 1 | Verdana Blue | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | J McGrath | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, travelling well when switched left before last, led before the last, pushed readily clear run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2018 | Kempton | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m | 1 | Verdana Blue | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | N de Boinville | 8/13 |
| held up, headway going well 3 out, led before 2 out, clear approaching last, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 5f 66y | 3 | Verdana Blue | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | L Morris | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd and poised to challenge inside final 2f, led over 1f out, shaken up to go clear inside final furlong, stayed on, readily | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2018 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Midnight Shadow | 11st 1lbs | 11 of 16 | James Bowen | 6/1 |
| not fluent 4th, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | Buveur D'Air | 11st 3lbs | of 13 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2018 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 69y | 1 | Kalashnikov | 11st 9lbs | 10 of 24 | D N Russell | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 3 out, weakened before the last | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Hunters Call | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 17 | N de Boinville | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on wide outside approaching 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 152y | 2 | Verdana Blue | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 12 | N de Boinville | 3/1 |
| badly hampered and almost unseated rider 1st, towards rear, smooth headway on outside chasing leaders before 2 out, led approaching last, quickened clear, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Elgin | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 15 | J McGrath | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, hit 3 out, effort and every chance next, one pace when not much room before last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f 56y | 1 | Brillare Momento | 11st | 3 of 8 | J McGrath | 2/1 |
| held up in rear, closed before 3 out, tracking leaders going well from after 2 out until switched left before last, ridden and not quicken flat, no impression inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 179y | 1 | Let's Dance | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 16 | J McGrath | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, led between last 2, headed last, soon edged right, kept on under pressure, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2017 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 1y | 4 | Verdana Blue | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | J McGrath | 15/8 |
| chased leaders, travelling well after 3 out, challenging when squeezed for room before 2 out, led and went right 2 out, clear when went right again last, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2017 | Hereford | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 53y | 4 | Verdana Blue | 11st | 1 of 13 | J McGrath | 7/2 |
| led, headed after 1st, led after 2nd until 4th, led before 5th, not fluent 3 out, edged right flat, ridden out | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2016 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Lamanver Odyssey | 10st 10lbs | UnseatedRider of 18 | D A Jacob | 9/4 |
| chasing leaders when stumbled badly and unseated rider 1st | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2016 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m | 0 | Snow Leopardess | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 22 | Mr D L Queally | 50/1 |
| mid-division, ridden entering straight, progress into 5th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2016 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Verdana Blue | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | Ms N Carberry | 12/1 |
| ran 4th, dropped to 7th halfway, driven into 4th over 3f out, progress to 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon strongly challenged leader, ridden to lead narrowly under 1f out, kept on best | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2016 | Tramore | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m | 0 | Arbor Des Champs | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 12 | Mr E P O'Brien | 20/1 |
| mid-division, went 3rd halfway, improved to dispute lead 3f out, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 May 2016 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 0 | Miss Eyecatcher | 10st 8lbs | 11 of 22 | Rachael Blackmore | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out and no extra over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 06 May 2016 | Cork | Good (Watering) | 2m | 0 | Glendine River | 11st 1lbs | of 27 | Mr E P O'Brien | 0/0 |
| 02 Apr 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Elusive Theatre | 10st 4lbs | 6 of 8 | Ms K Walsh | 12/0 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and no extra 4f out, weakened | |||||||||