Leading Contender (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Joanna Peppiatt Trainer: P Hobbs & J White Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft and Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2012 | Warwick | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 5f | 3 | Fortification | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | James Best | 10/1 |
| led to 3rd, chased leaders, soon mid-division, reminders 14th, ridden before 6 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Wincanton | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 110y | 3 | Zarrafakt | 11st | 7 of 13 | James Best | 13/2 |
| in touch, not fluent 3rd, mistake 14th, lost place before next, soon no chance, tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2011 | Newbury | Soft | 3m 2f 110y | 3 | Rey Nacarado | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 10 | James Best | 6/1 |
| chased leading trio, slow 2nd, went 3rd 5th, went 2nd approaching 10th until 12th, lost place next, behind when hit 15th, rallied from 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner when lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | That'lldoboy | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 13 | James Best | 10/1 |
| chased leadrs until slow 7th (water), soon lost place, pushed along before 9th, towards rear when mistakes 11th and 13th, hit 4 out, plugged on to modest 5th flat | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2011 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft and Good to Firm in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Eric's Charm | 10st 3lbs | UnseatedRider of 11 | R Johnson | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Nicto De Beauchene | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 18 | R Johnson | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, mistake 16th, went 3rd 3 out, soon well held | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2010 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 3 | West End Rocker | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | R Flint | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Don't Push It | 10st | 2 of 17 | T J O'Brien | 20/1 |
| towards rear, headway 12th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, kept on to take 2nd on run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2009 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Leading Contender | 11st | 1 of 4 | R P Flint | 1/4 |
| tracked leaders, led after 7th, in command from 4 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2009 | Stratford | Good | 2m 4f | 3 | Oscar Bay | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 4 | T J O'Brien | 8/11 |
| held up, went 3rd from 7th, mistake 3 out and next, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2009 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Pancake | 11st | 2 of 4 | T J O'Brien | 9/4 |
| hit 1st, pulled hard in third, chased winner 11th, strong challenge from 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, no extra and held before last | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 2 | Leading Contender | 10st | 1 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 11/4 |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well flat | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2007 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 3 | Mendo | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 19 | T J O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 20 Oct 2007 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | From Dawn To Dusk | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, steady headway 6th, chasing leaders with hit 4 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression approaching last | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 5280 | 2 | Abragante | 10st 13lbs | FE of 10 | T J O'Brien | |
| chased leaders, led 5th, stumbled on landing and fell | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2007 | UTTOXETER | Good to Soft | 4950 | 2 | Michael Muck | 10st 9lbs | 7 of 15 | T J O'Brien | |
| in touch, mistake 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2007 | WARWICK | Heavy | 5500 | 3 | Supreme Cara | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 6 | T J O'Brien | |
| held up and keen, headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2007 | TAUNTON | Soft | 5390 | 4 | Itsa Legend | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 14 | T J O'Brien | |
| in touch, narrow advantage 2 out, soon ridden, headed run in, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | WINCANTON | Good to Soft | 4840 | 2 | Lord Sam | 10st 3lbs | 3 of 9 | T J O'Brien | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Soft | 4400 | 4 | Leading Contender | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | T J O'Brien | |
| tracked leaders, joined leader and mistake 3 out, led soon after, mistake last, all out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 4400 | 5 | Carnival Town | 11st | 2 of 16 | R Johnson | |
| led, ridden 3 out, challenged and mistake 2 out, headed after last, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2006 | WORCESTER | Good to Soft | 4400 | 4 | Bradley Boy | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | R Johnson | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, hard ridden to lead flat, caught close home | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 1 | Hairy Molly | 11st 5lbs | 18 of 23 | R Johnson | |
| mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Leading Contender | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 19 | R Johnson | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway from 6f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Leading Contender | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | R Johnson | |
| held up mid-division, headway on stands side 4f out, led over 3f out, soon clear, very easily | |||||||||