Crucial Role (GB)
Owner: Mr D W Fox Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Westerner / The Lyme Volunteer (Zaffaran)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 210y | 1 | Lostintranslation | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 7 | Harry Skelton | 28/1 |
| tracked clear leader, close up 4 out, still disputing 2nd when fell next | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 1f | 1 | Beware The Bear | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 24 | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2019 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m 6f 108y | 3 | Crucial Role | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 10/11 |
| led 2nd, made rest, driven clear before 3 out, in no danger after, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2019 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 3f 203y | 1 | Castafiore | 11st | 3 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven to chase winner before 4 out, soon ridden, lost place approaching next, no chance with clear pair from 2 out, just held on for modest 3rd final strides | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Lostintranslation | 11st | of 5 | Harry Skelton | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2018 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Crucial Role | 11st | 1 of 16 | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, led before 3 out, clear next, easily | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2018 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 5f 127y | 2 | Activial | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 6 | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| held up towards rear, mistakes, stayed on into modest 3rd, never on terms | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2018 | Wetherby | Good | 3m 45y | 4 | Rocky's Treasure | 11st 4lbs | of 6 | Harry Skelton | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Kilbricken Storm | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 20 | R Johnson | 66/1 |
| in touch, hit 8th, lost place after 3 out, behind and weakened next, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2018 | Warwick | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 3 | King Uther | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 9 | R Johnson | 11/8 |
| held up behind leaders, went 3rd before 3rd, chased winner after 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, 1 length down and carried right flat, no impression towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2018 | Ludlow | Soft | 2m 7f 174y | 3 | Crucial Role | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Andrew Tinkler | 5/1 |
| held up in mid-division, not keen going out on last circuit, smooth headway after 4 out, led 3 out, hit 2 out, soon clear, easily | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2017 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 2m 3f 207y | 3 | Cave Top | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 5 | Andrew Tinkler | 3/1 |
| edged right and slowly away, soon chasing leaders, not fluent 2nd, closed and hanging right 7th, led briefly before not fluent 3 out, just over 1 length down last, no impression towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2017 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 6f 177y | 3 | Top Ville Ben | 11st 7lbs | of 9 | Andrew Tinkler | 0/0 |
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| 27 Nov 2017 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 55y | 3 | Robin The Raven | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Andrew Tinkler | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, held up, closed when not fluent 3rd, chased winner 6th, ridden before 3 out, no impression on winner when dived at 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 207y | 4 | Who's My Jockey | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | Andrew Tinkler | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place when not fluent 3rd, headway before 3 out, not pace of leaders, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 22 May 2017 | Towcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 34y | 5 | Crucial Role | 11st | 1 of 7 | R Johnson | 6/1 |
| jinked left and lost ground start, took keen hold, held up last in main group, headway on wide outside and hung badly left on bend before 3 out, 4th when hit 3 out, 3rd before next, switched right and challenged last, led run-in, driven out | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 5f 55y | 4 | Robin The Raven | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 7 | R Johnson | 12/1 |
| with leader, led 2nd, headed before next, hanging left on bend after 5th, went left, very awkward and rider nearly off 6th, eased and pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2017 | Ludlow | Soft | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Whatswrongwithyou | 11st | 4 of 5 | T J O'Brien | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 10f out, headed 6f out, weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2017 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 11y | 6 | Lad Of Luck | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | Stan Sheppard | 8/1 |
| led, ran wide on bend after about 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2016 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Way Back Then | 11st | 4 of 12 | Jake Greenall | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out and outpaced, kept on final 2f | |||||||||