Up Helly Aa King (GB)
Owner: Jean Matterson & J Douglas Miller Trainer: N W Alexander Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: And Beyond / Gretton (Terimon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Dec 2024 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f 125y | 2 | Cloudy Glen | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Bruce Lynn | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out where not fluent, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2024 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 7f 96y | 3 | Up Helly Aa King | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Bruce Lynn | 13/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, switched right after 2 out, challenged last, saddle soon slipped badly but led, rider kicked both irons out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2024 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 7f 91y | 3 | Cruz Control | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 5 | Danny McMenamin | 5/1 |
| raced wide tracking leaders, went 3rd 14th, awkward and lost 3rd 4 out, hung left and weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2024 | Carlisle | Heavy | 3m 110y | 3 | Jet Legs | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | Bruce Lynn | 8/1 |
| midfield, headway to press leader 3 out, soon ridden, narrowly behind leader 2 out, every chance approaching last where not fluent, stayed on run-in, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2024 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | Farceur Du Large | 12st 5lbs | Fell of 10 | Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt | 18/1 |
| in touch, fell 6th | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2024 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 20y | 3 | Up Helly Aa King | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Danny McMenamin | 15/2 |
| in touch on outer, good jump and pressed front pair after 4 out, ridden and led before 2 out, kept on gamely when strongly challenged run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 2 | Cepage | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 9 | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| in touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2023 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 20y | 3 | Readysteadybeau | 11st 12lbs | of 7 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2023 | Kelso | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 133y | 3 | Red Happy | 12st | of 8 | Bruce Lynn | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2023 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 214y | 3 | Flying Verse | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 10 | Bruce Lynn | 7/2 |
| towards rear, bit closer in mid-division after 7th, pushed along before 4 out, headway into 3rd 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace, not fluent last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2023 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 2 | Wishing And Hoping | 10st 9lbs | 4 of 18 | Bruce Lynn | 20/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and went 3rd home turn, weakened into 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2022 | Haydock | Soft | 3m 1f 125y | 2 | Saint Xavier | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | Bruce Lynn | 6/1 |
| mid-division, headway into 3rd after 5 out, shaken up and chased leader after 4 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2022 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 133y | 3 | Sirwilliamwallace | 12st | 4 of 9 | Bruce Lynn | 12/1 |
| prominent, smooth headway to dispute lead before 2 out, pushed along when headed before last, mistake last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2022 | Carlisle | Good | 3m 110y | 2 | Smooth Stepper | 10st 11lbs | of 8 | C O'Farrell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2022 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 214y | 2 | Up Helly Aa King | 10st | 1 of 6 | C O'Farrell | 11/2 |
| held up, made smooth headway to challenge at 3 out, ridden and joined leaders at 2 out, came to lead after final fence, won gamely | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2022 | Carlisle | Heavy | 3m 110y | 3 | Bavington Bob | 11st 4lbs | of 9 | C O'Farrell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2021 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 5f 127y | 3 | Keep Wondering | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 13 | C O'Farrell | 6/1 |
| towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 10th, lost place before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2021 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 1f 125y | 2 | Blaklion | 10st 1lbs | 4 of 12 | Danny McMenamin | 15/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 11th, pushed along 4 out, 4th and held from 2 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2021 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 5f 133y | 3 | Calipso Collonges | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Sean Quinlan | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace, never on terms | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2021 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 4f | 2 | Well Above Par | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | Grant Cockburn | 15/2 |
| midfield, lost place approaching 4 out, good headway to go third 2 out, kept on one pace from last | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2021 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 7f 96y | 2 | Claud And Goldie | 10st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Grant Cockburn | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 6th, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, ridden flat, no impression towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2021 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 10y | 3 | Alnadam | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 10 | Grant Cockburn | 16/1 |
| mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 10th, blundered badly and rider lost iron briefly next, no chance after | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2020 | Ayr | Heavy | 3m 20y | 3 | Strong Economy | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | Grant Cockburn | 7/2 |
| bit keen, waited with in 5th place, awkward 3rd, headway chasing leaders 13th, 2nd 4 out, led going well 3 out, headed last, rallied gamely run-in, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2020 | Carlisle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Rath An Iuir | 11st | 4 of 7 | Grant Cockburn | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, hampered by faller 7th, jumped left 8th, headway 4 out, outpaced bypassing the usual 3 out, one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Up Helly Aa King | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 10/1 |
| mid-division early, travelled well into 3rd 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, took it up after leader blundered 2 out, pressed again last but stayed on well | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2020 | Carlisle | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Up Helly Aa King | 12st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Grant Cockburn | 7/2 |
| held up, went 3rd from 9th, not fluent 4 out, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2020 | Kelso | Heavy | 2m 5f 133y | 4 | Aloomomo | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5 out, ridden after 2 out, no chance with winner between last 2, plugged on | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2019 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 4f 19y | 4 | Charlie Snow Angel | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 6/1 |
| held up behind, headway 3 out, chased front pair after next, ridden and kept on flat, not quite able to get on terms | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2019 | Carlisle | Heavy | 2m 4f 198y | 4 | Up Helly Aa King | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, hit 11th, 2nd before 4 out, led going well between last 2, clear when flashed tail run-in, ridden out | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2019 | Ayr | Soft | 2m 5f 91y | 5 | Arctic Road | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | Lorcan Murtagh | 17/2 |
| mid-division, headway on outside before 3 out, challenged next, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance flat, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2019 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 91y | 5 | Magic Of Milan | 11st 7lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | Lorcan Murtagh | 12/1 |
| held up on inside, not fluent 3rd, headway before 3 out, not clear run before 2 out and switched left, tracking leaders going ok when mistake and unseated rider at 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2018 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m 3f 110y | 5 | Bingo D'olivate | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 16 | Grant Cockburn | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, never on terms, ridden and weakened after next | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2018 | Kelso | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 25y | 4 | Make It Happen | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | Grant Cockburn | 17/2 |
| tracked leaders on outside, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, weakened after last | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2018 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 177y | 4 | Calipso Collonges | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Grant Cockburn | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 4 out, headway before 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2018 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Keyboard Gangster | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 80/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2018 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m | 4 | Uncle Alastair | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 7 | Grant Cockburn | 200/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 3 out and weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2018 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m | 4 | Better Getalong | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Grant Cockburn | 100/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, tailed off, pulled up | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2017 | Hexham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 48y | 6 | Baracalu | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Lucy Alexander | 10/1 |
| always towards rear, effort over 6f out, pulled up before 5f out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2017 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 6 | Calix Delafayette | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | Grant Cockburn | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||