Onthefrontfoot (IRE)
Owner: Nigel Dunnington & David Shaw Trainer: D McCain Jnr Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Shantou / On The Backfoot (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2022 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 78y | 3 | Xcitations | 11st | 3 of 6 | Theo Gillard | 2/1 |
| in rear, in touch, pushed along after 7th, hit 4 out when well held, tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2021 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Bathiva | 11st 9lbs | of 5 | Theo Gillard | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2021 | Cartmel | Good | 2m 1f 61y | 3 | Onthefrontfoot | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 3 | B S Hughes | 1/1 |
| chased leader, left in lead 7th, mistake 4 out (water), awkward 2 out, driven clear after last, in command entering home straight, comfortably | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2021 | Perth | Good | 2m | 3 | Cenotice | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 3 | B S Hughes | 1/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led after 2nd, niggled along under 3 out and soon pressed, headed 2 out, rallied and pressed winner after last, ran on | |||||||||
| 19 May 2021 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 182y | 3 | Onthefrontfoot | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, pushed along when headway and made strong challenge 2 out, led briefly run to the last, disputed lead and every chance last, ridden and prolonged duel run-in, led post | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2021 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 182y | 4 | Fidelio Vallis | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 5 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| chased easy winner throughout and clear of rest, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and well held before next, mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2021 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Onthefrontfoot | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | J J Burke | 6/1 |
| held up in last pair, closer tracking leaders 7th, pushed along after 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 5 | Plan Of Escape | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 8 | B S Hughes | 4/11 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, went 2nd 4f out until 1f out, held and one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 4 | Not That Fuisse | 11st | 2 of 14 | B S Hughes | 11/2 |
| raced keenly, midfield, close up over 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on final furlong but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 4 | Burbank | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 14 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway travelling strongly 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly down near rail over 1f out, kept on without troubling leaders final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 4 | Just Call Me Al | 11st 5lbs | of 9 | B S Hughes | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2020 | Sedgefield | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 65y | 4 | Equus Dancer | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 6 | B S Hughes | 4/1 |
| chased clear leader, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, ridden and went second approaching last, kept on but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Eritage | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Henry Brooke | 12/1 |
| led, pecked and headed 1st, mistake 2nd, dropped to fourth before 6th, pushed along 4 out, made no impression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2019 | Hereford | Good | 2m 53y | 4 | Olly The Brave | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 16 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| led to 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced after 2 out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2019 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 70y | 4 | Ashington | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 14 | B S Hughes | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, led, clear 2nd until after 4th, blundered badly 5th, rider nearly unseated and lost both irons briefly, soon headed, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 May 2019 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 1f 46y | 4 | Onthefrontfoot | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 11 | B S Hughes | 4/9 |
| made all, clear before last, easily | |||||||||
| 07 May 2019 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 5 | Onthefrontfoot | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | B S Hughes | 9/4 |
| tracked leader, led before when not fluent 3 out, challenged next, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 209y | 1 | Mcfabulous | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 15 | B S Hughes | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2019 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 178y | 5 | Onthefrontfoot | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | B S Hughes | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, led over 4f out, came towards stands side over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||


