The Very Thing (IRE)
Owner: Mr Derek Walpole Trainer: Micky Hammond Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Getaway / Katie Quinn (Glacial Storm)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2023 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 7f 191y | 5 | Chief Black Robe | 11st | Fell of 7 | Emma Smith-Chaston | 14/1 |
| tracked leader, blundered and fell 7th | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2023 | Sedgefield | Good | 3m 2f 202y | 5 | Sir Apollo | 10st 6lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Miss Becky Smith | 18/1 |
| in rear, well behind from 7th, pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Catterick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f 54y | 5 | Skyhill | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Miss Becky Smith | 11/1 |
| always in rear and well behind from 13th, pulled up | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2022 | Catterick | Soft | 2m 3f 51y | 5 | Bolsover Bill | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Miss Becky Smith | 16/1 |
| held up in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, went third after last | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2022 | Cartmel | Good | 3m 1f 107y | 5 | Mah Mate Bob | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Miss Becky Smith | 14/1 |
| always behind, slow 1st, not fluent 2nd, well tailed off 14th, pulled up after | |||||||||
| 19 May 2022 | Market Rasen | Good | 3m 3f 123y | 4 | Wake Up Early | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 8 | Miss Becky Smith | 12/1 |
| in rear, slow 1st, jumped right 2nd, pushed along in 6th after 4 out, never involved | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2022 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 7f 191y | 4 | Railway Muice | 10st | 2 of 7 | Miss Becky Smith | 10/1 |
| towards rear, last 8th, headway 12th, chased winner from 4 out, held but kept on from 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2022 | Wetherby | Soft | 3m 26y | 5 | Veshenskaya | 10st 6lbs | of 10 | Emma Smith-Chaston | 0/0 |
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| 24 Mar 2022 | Sedgefield | Good | 3m 3f 9y | 5 | Cresswell Queen | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 6 | Miss Becky Smith | 12/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2022 | Wetherby | Heavy | 3m 45y | 5 | Magic Of Milan | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Miss Becky Smith | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2022 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 54y | 5 | The Very Thing | 10st | 1 of 9 | Miss Becky Smith | 66/1 |
| held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway before 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, left in lead at the last, driven clear run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2022 | Catterick | Soft | 3m 1f 54y | 5 | Tumbling Dice | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Alain Cawley | 33/1 |
| mid-division, lost ground after 9th, dropped to last before 12th, pulled up after 14th | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 85y | 5 | Ladronne | 10st | 5 of 12 | Alain Cawley | 20/1 |
| jumped slow in rear, left poor 5th 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2021 | Newcastle | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 91y | 5 | Gun Merchant | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 6 | Alain Cawley | 8/1 |
| in rear, ridden 6 out, outpaced 5 out, detached 4 out, one paced soon after | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2021 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 56y | 4 | Rock The House | 10st | 5 of 10 | Alain Cawley | 80/1 |
| in rear, not fluent 4 out, detached 3 out, mistake 2 out, always in rear | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2021 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 83y | 4 | Liffeydale Dreamer | 10st 3lbs | 8 of 13 | Alain Cawley | 33/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 4th, headway after 8th, struggling next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2021 | Hexham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Forchena | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 16 | Miss Becky Smith | 22/1 |
| towards rear, headway into mid-division 8th, kept on after 2 out but never a factor | |||||||||
| 12 May 2021 | Perth | Soft | 2m 7f 207y | 5 | Farocco | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | Alain Cawley | 28/1 |
| in rear, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2021 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 26y | 5 | Iwasthefutureonce | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Alain Cawley | 33/1 |
| not always fluent in rear, pulled up before 7th | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2020 | Hexham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Cudgel | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Billy Garritty | 20/1 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, mistake 4th, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2020 | Hexham | Heavy | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Cudgel | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | Billy Garritty | 7/1 |
| close-up, joined leader jumping 8th, led jumping 2 out, soon pushed and headed, weakened to 4th jumping last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2020 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 26y | 5 | Espoir Moriviere | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Alain Cawley | 28/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, chasing winner when rider dropped whip approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2020 | Sedgefield | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 188y | 5 | Bertie Blake | 12st | PulledUp of 10 | Billy Garritty | 22/1 |
| well behind, blundered badly 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2020 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 4 | Petite Ganache | 11st | PulledUp of 8 | Alain Cawley | 16/1 |
| close up, pushed along and lost touch 4 out, pulled up 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2019 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 3m 1f 71y | 4 | Reve | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 8 | Alain Cawley | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place 7th, closed next, one pace in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 09 May 2019 | Wincanton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 5f 82y | 4 | Craigmor | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | Aidan Coleman | 10/1 |
| held up 4th and last throughout, outpaced and unable to go with leaders after 3 out, weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2019 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 2f 140y | 4 | Ice Galley | 11st 13lbs | 7 of 9 | Lewis Stones | 6/1 |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Musselburgh | Good | 2m 3f 171y | 4 | Landsman | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | 5/2 |
| held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, stayed on approaching last, never a threat | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2019 | Fakenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 1y | 3 | Ceara Be | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | David England | 9/2 |
| close up, ridden 3 out, weakened omitted last | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2018 | Fakenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3y | 4 | The Very Thing | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | R Johnson | 5/4 |
| held up in touch, headway 2 out, effort on inner approaching bend into straight, soon every chance, driven to lead and hung right flat, all out, disqualified and placed 2nd | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2018 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m | 4 | Imperial Acolyte | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Aidan Coleman | 11/8 |
| always prominent, led 2 out, ridden and headed next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2018 | Fakenham | Good | 2m 3y | 4 | Didtheyleaveuoutto | 11st | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out until mistake 2 out, one pace and beaten 3rd after | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2018 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 56y | 5 | Summer Lightening | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 14 | Aidan Coleman | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, headway and effort over 2f out, driven and not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held | |||||||||