West Is Best (IRE)
Owner: Dr Kenneth Sinanan Trainer: A Sexton Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Westerner / Rita's Charm (Arctic Lord)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 6 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | |||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Dorans River | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 19 | E Walsh | 66/1 |
| always behind, pushed along before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off when pulled up close home | |||||||||
| 23 May 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 80y | 0 | Hanoi Jane | 11st 1lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
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| 05 Mar 2023 | Wexford | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Ocean Legacy | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 17 | A M King | 50/1 |
| mid-division, progress after 3rd, 6th after 5th, lost place and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2022 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Three Loud Knocks | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 17 | D E Mullins | 11/1 |
| mid-division, 7th when slight mistake 4 out, soon no extra, well behind and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2022 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Enduring Love | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 17 | N T Prendergast | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, ran freely, 6th 5 out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2022 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 37y | 0 | Feyan | 12st | 9 of 15 | N T Prendergast | 50/1 |
| held up, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f 150y | 0 | Robindevidastar | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 21 | D E Mullins | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 9th, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2021 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Robyndeglory | 11st 2lbs | of 17 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 02 Jun 2021 | Wexford | Good | 3m 110y | 0 | Dedanann | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 15 | D E Mullins | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden into moderate 7th after 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 18 May 2021 | Limerick | Good | 2m 6f 160y | 0 | Mister Bells | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 16 | D E Mullins | 6/1 |
| led early, tracked leaders and headway to dispute lead halfway, headed 9th, dropped to 7th 3 out, pushed along entering straight and no impression when slow 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2021 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Springfield Lodge | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 16 | D E Mullins | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 4 out, 6th when mistake next, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching last, kept on one pace, went moderate 5th close home | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2021 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | West Is Best | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | D E Mullins | 7/1 |
| towards rear, some progress into 7th from halfway, pushed along in 5th from 3 out and ridden in 3rd from next, went 2nd from last and kept on strongly to lead close home | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2021 | Down Royal | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | It's Only A Number | 12st | 7 of 12 | D E Mullins | 9/1 |
| mid-division when hampered 2nd, mistake 4th, towards rear halfway, some headway 5 out, moderate 6th 3 out, no extra before next | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2020 | Tramore | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Moscowsowhat | 12st | 7 of 15 | D E Mullins | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, hampered at 8th, mid-division and slight mistake at 10th, 6th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2020 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 4f 51y | 0 | Spancil Hill | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 17 | D E Mullins | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, closed up 6th, soon on terms, led before 7th, joined before 10th, headed after 3 out but remained close up, back on terms briefly straight, switched right approaching 2 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Vodka Society | 11st 10lbs | of 17 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Sunrise Lady | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 18 | Mr E P O'Brien | 9/1 |
| disputed lead, led 2nd, headed 5th, ridden in moderate 5th 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2020 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Ask Heather | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 15 | R A Doyle | 4/1 |
| led, joined 5th, led from 7th, headed and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2020 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Misty Adage | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 13 | R A Doyle | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, led at last, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2019 | Naas | Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Bapaume | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 19 | D E Mullins | 100/1 |
| always towards rear, hampered at 1st, under pressure 4th, never a factor | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2019 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Dunvegan | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 14 | H Morgan | 50/1 |
| well off pace in 6th from early, no danger when hampered and unseated rider 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2019 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Benefit Run | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 19 | R A Doyle | 66/1 |
| soon led, headed 3 out and ridden, under pressure in 4th approaching 2 out, left 3rd and hampered, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2019 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 3m 140y | 0 | Ocean Glandore | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | D E Mullins | 8/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 10 May 2019 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 5f 180y | 0 | Manomine | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 15 | D E Mullins | 6/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, jumped slightly left 3 out, pushed along after next and ridden in 4th from last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2019 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft | 3m 50y | 0 | Cloudy Morning | 10st 3lbs | of 16 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 21 Apr 2019 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Youcantcallherthat | 10st 5lbs | of 23 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Limerick | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Shanroe Al C | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 17 | D E Mullins | 4/1 |
| disputed early, chased leader from before 1st, disputed from 5th and led next, joined after 3 out, ridden entering straight, headed before 2 out, no extra in 4th when bad mistake and unseated rider last | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2019 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | West Is Best | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 21 | D E Mullins | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, headway entering straight and pushed along to lead before 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2019 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 86y | 0 | Bothar Dubh | 12st 3lbs | 9 of 17 | R Deegan | 14/1 |
| mid-division early, not always fluent jumping, 10th at 6th, soon headway, no extra and one pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2019 | Clonmel | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Thereisnodoubt | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 17 | R Loughran | 20/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, disputed 3rd approaching straight, no extra and one pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2018 | Limerick | Soft | 2m | 0 | Press Conference | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 15 | R Loughran | 100/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, pushed along in 5th from 3 out, one pace after | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2018 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 3f 58y | 0 | Western Honour | 11st 4lbs | 12 of 21 | Mr E P O'Brien | 100/1 |
| towards rear for most, no impression 3 out, no extra before straight | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2018 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Borderline Chatho | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 14 | R Loughran | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, under pressure at 5th, never a factor | |||||||||