Almazhar Garde (FR)
Owner: Arthur's Party Trainer: C E Longsdon Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Kapgarde / Loin De Moi (Loup Solitaire)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Good to soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2025 | Carlisle | Good | 3m 110y | 3 | Dare To Shout | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | Paul O'Brien | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost position after 4 out, driven after 3 out, stayed on run-in, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2025 | Ludlow | Good to Firm | 2m 7f 171y | 3 | Hold Your Fort | 12st | of 5 | Paul O'Brien | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2025 | Worcester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 7 | Paul O'Brien | 15/2 |
| mid-division, closed into 3rd after 12th, led before 2 out, ridden before last, ran on well flat | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2025 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Paul O'Brien | 10/1 |
| travelled strongly, slowly into stride, midfield, headway before 12th, ridden and pressed leader before 3 out where led, 2 lengths ahead approaching last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2025 | Uttoxeter | Good | 3m 2f 13y | 4 | Art Of Diplomacy | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 10 | Paul O'Brien | 12/1 |
| held up behind leaders, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 May 2025 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 125y | 4 | Baskerville | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 5 | Paul O'Brien | 15/2 |
| prominent, headway to briefly lead before 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced in 3rd, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2025 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 171y | 4 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul O'Brien | 10/3 |
| made all, went clear after 6th, went left 5 out, hit 3 out, galloped on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2025 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Konfusion | 12st | PulledUp of 11 | Paul O'Brien | 18/1 |
| off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2025 | Hereford | Soft | 3m 1f 44y | 4 | Champagnesuperover | 12st | 4 of 8 | Paul O'Brien | 4/1 |
| midfield, not fluent 8th, struggling after 3 out, rallied to make some headway before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2024 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f 151y | 4 | The Wolf | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | Paul O'Brien | 11/2 |
| prominent, led 9th, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2024 | Kempton | Good | 3m | 4 | Regarde | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | Paul O'Brien | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway tracking leader from 3rd, led 4 out, ridden and hard pressed 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2024 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Roll With It | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 9 | Paul O'Brien | 13/2 |
| handy, led 8th, not fluent 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, headed last, ridden run-in and soon held by winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2024 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | Olivers Travels | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 14 | Paul O'Brien | 12/1 |
| close up, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2024 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Hidden Depths | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul O'Brien | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden flat, driven flat, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2024 | Bangor-on-Dee | Good | 3m 30y | 4 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Paul O'Brien | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, led going well 3 out, well clear last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 14 May 2024 | Southwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 60y | 4 | Jessie Lightfoot | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2024 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 30y | 4 | Inflexible | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 11 | Paul O'Brien | 11/1 |
| held up last early, moved to midfield after 5th, closed on leader 14th, went second before five out, chased leader from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on but always held by winner run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2024 | Sedgefield | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 202y | 4 | Deep Charm | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 5 | Paul O'Brien | 9/2 |
| led, set steady tempo, good jump 11th, joined 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened after last, pressed for position run-in, just held on for second | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2024 | Doncaster | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 214y | 4 | Betterforeveryone | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Paul O'Brien | 18/1 |
| jumped slightly right, led, hit 9th, mistake 12th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner from next | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2024 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | Farceur Du Large | 12st | 6 of 10 | B Durrell | 22/1 |
| in rear, stumbled badly 1st, not fluent 2nd, slow 3rd, mistake 6th, jumped right and hampered next, behind from 12th | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2023 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 4 | Milan Bridge | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 9 | S Bowen | 17/2 |
| awkward 1st, soon prominent on outer, lost ground quickly 5 out and pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 54y | 3 | Some Scope | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | S Bowen | 11/2 |
| chased leaders out wide 3rd, led next, not fluent 10th, headed 13th, led again 15th turning in, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2023 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Mole Court | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 20 | Mr James King | 22/1 |
| held up in midfield, ridden before 3 out where mistake, weakened before 2 out where not fluent, kept on one pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 17 May 2023 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | Destroytheevidence | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | B Roberts | 13/8 |
| led. ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd approaching the last, no extra in 3rd | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2023 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 4f 21y | 3 | Madera Mist | 12st | 9 of 20 | B Roberts | 9/1 |
| towards rear, headway when jumped right 8th, led 18th, mistake 19th, pecked 3 out, soon headed, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2023 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 3m 37y | 3 | Broken Halo | 12st | 2 of 10 | Nathan Rahman | 9/4 |
| held up in 6th, not fluent and lost place 8th, in last trio 10th, rallied 11th, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2023 | Hereford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 44y | 3 | Only The Bold | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 12 | B Roberts | 16/1 |
| in rear, headway on outside when jumped left and not fluent 4th, hit 13th, challenged 15th, mistake 4 out, beaten from 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2022 | Newbury | Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 3 | Grumpy Charley | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Paul O'Brien | 50/1 |
| never closer than mid-division, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 4f 166y | 2 | Quick Wave | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 11 | Lily Pinchin | 18/1 |
| chased leader, led 5th and soon went well clear, pecked 19th, reduced lead 4 out, headed and weakened rapidly before 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2022 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 3f 149y | 3 | Slipway | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 14 | Lily Pinchin | 13/2 |
| in mid-division when fell 10th (usual 11th) | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 1f | 2 | Lord Accord | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | Lily Pinchin | 12/1 |
| raced keenly, led, not fluent 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 2f | 2 | Chambard | 11st 6lbs | 11 of 25 | M J M O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| midfield, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2022 | Catterick | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 3m 1f 54y | 2 | Omar Maretti | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | Luca Morgan | 5/1 |
| not fluent at times, soon led, ridden and joined 3 out, mistake and headed next, not fluent next, plugged on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2022 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 5f 214y | 3 | Supreme Escape | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Luca Morgan | 10/3 |
| tracked leading pair, led 8th, bumped next, headed 15th, led again before hit 3 out, 3 lengths ahead at the last, hard ridden run-in, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2021 | Kelso | Soft (Heavy in places) | 4m 90y | 3 | Big River | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 13 | Theo Gillard | 14/1 |
| soon in clear lead, hit 9th, bad mistake 16th, jumped right 19th, reduced lead 5 out, ridden before 2 out, headed after 2 out, weakening when blundered badly last | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 3f 149y | 3 | Salty Boy | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Paul O'Brien | 13/2 |
| led, ridden 2 out, responded for pressure, headed last, stayed on but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2021 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 7f 208y | 2 | Bardenstown Lad | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | G Sheehan | 12/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 1st, led after next, clear 3rd until after 6th, headed 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 01 May 2021 | Uttoxeter | Good (Watered) | 3m | 2 | Captain Tommy | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | G Sheehan | 5/1 |
| led, headed briefly 11th, disputed lead after the 12th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened and in rear | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2021 | Kelso | Good | 2m 7f 96y | 3 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | G Sheehan | 9/4 |
| made all, not fluent 3rd, clear from 3 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 2f | 2 | Mount Ida | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 24 | G Sheehan | 80/1 |
| towards rear, hampered 2nd, mistake 7th and 13th, some headway before 3 out but never any chance | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2021 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Double Shuffle | 10st 11lbs | of 15 | Aidan Coleman | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2020 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 93y | 2 | Cap Du Nord | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 16 | G Sheehan | 12/1 |
| in touch on inside, hit 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2020 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 133y | 3 | Almazhar Garde | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Paul O'Brien | 11/2 |
| midfield, took closer order 4th, led with a circuit to run, clear when not fluent 4 out, reduced advantage 2 out, drew clear passing bypassed 2 out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2020 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 85y | 3 | Cool Mix | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 15 | D A Jacob | 6/1 |
| prominent, pushed along before 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2020 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Delire D'Estruval | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 20 | Paul O'Brien | 16/1 |
| prominent, led 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2020 | Ludlow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 11y | 3 | Almazhar Garde | 11st | 1 of 7 | G Sheehan | 6/1 |
| not fluent 1st, raced keenly, pressed leader, led 4th, made rest, went left and not fluent 11th, mistake 5 out, hit 2 out, driven out flat, stayed on well, readily | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2020 | Ludlow | Soft | 2m 4f 11y | 3 | Town Parks | 11st | Fell of 5 | G Sheehan | 3/1 |
| led 1st until 2nd, headed when fell 5th | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2019 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 3f 51y | 4 | Almazhar Garde | 11st | 1 of 8 | G Sheehan | 9/2 |
| chased leader, upsides 11th, led 3 out, clear last, very easily | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2019 | Hereford | Good | 2m 4f 194y | 4 | Cuban Pete | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 12 | G Sheehan | 5/1 |
| mid-division on outside, tracked leaders 4th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2019 | Huntingdon | Good | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | Glory And Fortune | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | G Sheehan | 13/2 |
| in touch, went 2nd from 2nd, 3rd when mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2019 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m | 4 | Cardigan Bay | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 15 | G Sheehan | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 4th, well behind next | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2019 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 162y | 4 | Archimento | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | G Sheehan | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th flat, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 04 May 2019 | Hexham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 48y | 4 | For Three | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | G Sheehan | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, soon lost touch, stayed on into modest 4th before last, kept on, never reached leaders | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2019 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 2m | 5 | Sheshoon Sonny | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | G Sheehan | 3/1 |
| led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||


