Simply The Betts (IRE)
Owner: Mr David Maxwell Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Arcadio / Crimson Flower (Soviet Lad)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2023 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m 52y | 2 | Ed Keeper | 12st | 5 of 12 | Mr D Maxwell | 40/1 |
| close up, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Il Ridoto | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 17 | Mr D Maxwell | 18/1 |
| held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 3rd | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Midnight River | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 17 | Mr D Maxwell | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place 8th, well held from 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | Ga Law | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 16 | Mr D Maxwell | 16/1 |
| mid-division, headway on inside tracking leaders 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2022 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Stolen Silver | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | H Cobden | 7/2 |
| prominent, disputed lead 6th, led 4 out, pressed 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, hit 2 out and soon headed, ridden and well held run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Coole Cody | 11st 12lbs | of 22 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2022 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 56y | 1 | Chantry House | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 5 | H Cobden | 3/1 |
| raced keenly in 4th place, mistake 13th (water), mistake 16th, outpaced and struggling 4 out, weakened into 5th towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Vienna Court | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 16 | H Cobden | 17/2 |
| prominent, led 12th, headed before 4 out, led 3 out, headed 2 out, still pressing winner flat, no impression final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Aintree | Soft | 3m 210y | 1 | Protektorat | 11st | PulledUp of 8 | G Sheehan | 7/2 |
| towards rear, mistake in 4th 13th, pushed along after 5 out, soon beaten and tailed off, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | Midnight Shadow | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 20 | Bryony Frost | 20/1 |
| led until 2nd, chased leader until before 8th, chased leaders, left in 2nd 2 out, well held when bad mistake last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | Coole Cody | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 17 | G Sheehan | 7/1 |
| led until 3rd, chased winner until mistake 10th, weakened after 4 out | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Simply The Betts | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 24 | G Sheehan | 10/3 |
| tracked leader, challenged on inside after 3 out, left in narrow lead next, ridden and hit last, soon headed, rallied to regain lead flat, stayed on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 2 | Simply The Betts | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | G Sheehan | 11/2 |
| led until 2nd, led 5th, headed before 3 out, led again after 2 out, driven flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Kempton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Commanche Red | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 12 | G Sheehan | 5/1 |
| well off the pace in last pair, went left 8th, stayed on from 3 out, went never nearer 2nd at the last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2019 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 75y | 3 | Simply The Betts | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 4 | G Sheehan | 8/13 |
| tracked clear leader, took closer order 5 out, led approaching last, drew clear flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2019 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 11y | 3 | Simply The Betts | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | D A Jacob | 5/1 |
| in touch on inside, went 2nd 4 out, challenged next, led when mistake 2 out, clear last, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2018 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 88y | 3 | Big Time Dancer | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 11 | G Sheehan | 9/4 |
| held up in rear, closed 3rd, jumped left and not fluent next, went left 5th, pushed along after 4 out, beaten 4th when jumped left and not fluent 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2018 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Fidux | 10st 11lbs | 8 of 9 | G Sheehan | 5/2 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2018 | Hexham | Soft | 2m 48y | 4 | Simply The Betts | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | G Sheehan | 8/11 |
| prominent, led 4 out, strongly challenged 2 out and throughout closing stages, held on gamely | |||||||||
| 07 May 2018 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 5 | Simply The Betts | 11st | 1 of 11 | D A Jacob | 30/100 |
| tracked leader, led before 2 out, quickened clear last, very easily | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 103y | 1 | Lalor | 11st 4lbs | of 15 | S Bowen | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | Summerville Boy | 11st 7lbs | 10 of 20 | S Bowen | 40/1 |
| held up, always towards rear, struggling after 4th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2018 | Musselburgh | Soft | 1m 7f 124y | 2 | Beyond The Clouds | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | S Bowen | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden after 2 out, edged right, rallied and went 2nd flat, closing towards finish, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | If The Cap Fits | 11st | 4 of 8 | B J Cooper | 3/1 |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner briefly approaching 2 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2017 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 69y | 3 | Lostintranslation | 11st | 3 of 13 | Harry Bannister | 4/1 |
| chased winner, challenged 3 out, 2 lengths down next, tried to challenge last, no extra run-in, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2017 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 148y | 6 | Simply The Betts | 11st | 1 of 11 | B J Cooper | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||