Topofthegame (IRE)
Owner: Mr Chris Giles & Mr&Mrs P K Barber Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Derry Vale (Mister Lord)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 5 |
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 | 2 of 7 | H Cobden | 10/11 |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 13th, pushed along in rear 4 out, left 4th next, rallied to chase front pair between last 2, ridden and stayed on to snatch 2nd near finish, never going pace to threaten winner | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 80y | 1 | Topofthegame | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | H Cobden | 4/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, headway from 4 out, challenged last, soon led, driven and edged right flat, holding 2nd towards finish, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | La Bague Au Roi | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | H Cobden | 5/1 |
| in touch, headway 10th, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2018 | Exeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 48y | 2 | Defi Du Seuil | 11st | 2 of 7 | H Cobden | 6/4 |
| reluctant start and very slowly away, detached until joined main group 5th, headway 8th, chased leaders next, ridden to challenge 2 out, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 26y | 1 | Bleu Berry | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 27 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| in touch, challenged 2 out, led narrowly last, soon ridden, kept on when headed inside final 100 yards, just held | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2018 | Sandown | Soft | 2m 7f 98y | 1 | Topofthegame | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 18 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/2 |
| chased leaders on outside, 2nd going well before 2 out, led and not fluent 2 out, driven and stayed on run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2018 | Kempton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | William Henry | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 16 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, headway on wide outside approaching 2 out, went 4th before the last, kept on under pressure run-in, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2017 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 6f 93y | 3 | Strong Pursuit | 11st 5lbs | Fell of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/6 |
| tracking leader when fell 5 out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 58y | 2 | Beyond Conceit | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | S Bowen | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, upsides and every chance under pressure run-in, went 2nd post, just held | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 56y | 1 | Wholestone | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 10 | N D Fehily | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders on outside, 2nd after normal 3 out, every chance when not fluent next, one pace in 4th bypassing omitted last | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 141y | 3 | Topofthegame | 11st | 1 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/8 |
| tracked leader until 2nd, tracked leading pair, 2nd again on long run before 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, clear between last two, awkward last, idled badly and hung left run-in, just held on | |||||||||