Rufus King (GB)
Owner: Garrett J Freyne Racing Trainer: Charlie & Mark Johnston Sex: colt Age: 10
Breeding: Iffraaj / Mosqueras Romance (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Laughifuwant | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 19 | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| in touch on inner, pushed along into 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2019 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 123y | 0 | Saltonstall | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2019 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 170y | 3 | Sameem | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | F Norton | 3/1 |
| tracked winner, took keen hold, ridden and every chance 2f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd last stride | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2019 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 1m 37y | 3 | Certain Lad | 10st | 3 of 8 | F Norton | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no impression on front pair towards finish | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 2f | 3 | Star Of Southwold | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | L Morris | 16/1 |
| raced keenly, tracked winner, ridden inside final 2f, closer inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish | |||||||||
| 31 May 2019 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 113y | 2 | Gossiping | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 15 | F Norton | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 May 2019 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 3 | Pettifogger | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | F Norton | 10/1 |
| dwelt soon tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2019 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Kimifive | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 11 | J F Egan | 33/1 |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2019 | Haydock | Soft | 7f 37y | 2 | Safe Voyage | 9st 3lbs | 14 of 14 | F Norton | 25/1 |
| mid-division, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2019 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 7f | 2 | Mubtasim | 9st 1lbs | 10 of 11 | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2018 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 2 | Never Back Down | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 9 | J Fanning | 5/1 |
| raced wide tracked leader over 5f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2018 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m | 2 | Argentello | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 10 | L P Keniry | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 2 | Very Talented | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 8 | W Buick | 10/3 |
| dwelt raced wide tacked leaders after 1f, led 5f out, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 7f | 2 | Victory Wave | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 13 | A Kirby | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 7f | 2 | Cenotaph | 9st 3lbs | 14 of 16 | J Fanning | 7/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2018 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 2 | Rufus King | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| chased leaders on inside, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2018 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Tigre du Terre | 8st 10lbs | 14 of 16 | Wayne Lordan | 40/1 |
| mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, behind final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2018 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m | 2 | Ostilio | 9st 7lbs | 30 of 30 | C Soumillon | 66/1 |
| raced stands side, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened and eased | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2018 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f | 2 | Maksab | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 11 | R L Moore | 10/1 |
| close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, keeping on when slightly hampered inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2018 | Epsom Downs | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 3y | 1 | Lake Volta | 9st | 3 of 6 | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| chased winner, ridden over 2f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd | |||||||||
| 26 May 2018 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Gilgamesh | 9st | 5 of 11 | Harry Bentley | 12/1 |
| chased leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2018 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 1 | Anna Nerium | 9st | 10 of 10 | J Fanning | 10/1 |
| close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2018 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 1 | Headway | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 6 | J Fanning | 12/1 |
| pressed leader, led over 4f out, 4 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and increased lead entering final furlong, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2017 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Rufus King | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | P J McDonald | 16/1 |
| keen, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven and ran on gamely | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2017 | Chester | Heavy | 6f 17y | 2 | Ginbar | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 12 | F Norton | 12/1 |
| tracked leader, led before halfway, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2017 | York | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f | 2 | Tangled | 9st 2lbs | 10 of 20 | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| raced far side, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2017 | Chester | Good to Soft | 6f 17y | 2 | Prestbury Park | 9st 5lbs | of 6 | J Fanning | 0/0 |
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| 04 Aug 2017 | Goodwood | Soft | 6f | 2 | Red Roman | 9st 10lbs | 7 of 12 | S De Sousa | 3/1 |
| pulled hard, held up, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2017 | Ascot | Good | 6f | 3 | Rufus King | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | S De Sousa | 11/4 |
| squeezed out soon after start, held up in rear, headway on outside 3f out, edged left and led over 1f out, ran on well, clear towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2017 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Red Persian | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | W J Lee | 5/4 |
| soon close up and disputed lead, pushed along from 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra and one place in 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2017 | Beverley | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f | 2 | Cardsharp | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 7 | P Hanagan | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner | |||||||||
| 26 May 2017 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 2 | Rufus King | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | P J McDonald | 2/1 |
| tracked leading pair, left in 2nd place after 1f, led halfway, clear 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 19 May 2017 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 4 | Rajasinghe | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 14 | L Morris | 25/1 |
| prominent, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||


