Illusionist (GER)
Owner: Miss Marjorie A Thompson Trainer: Grant Tuer Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Hot Streak / Irishstone (Danehill Dancer)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 4 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 8 | 2 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2024 | Ripon | Heavy | 6f | 4 | Fortamour | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 13 | Harrison Shaw | 3/1 |
| mid-division near side, ridden 2f out, headway to go 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, could not go by winner | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Thirsk | Heavy | 5f | 4 | Glory Fighter | 9st | 2 of 14 | S H James | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, ran on, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 7f 14y | 4 | Sibyl Charm | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | A J Farragher | 9/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on, never nearer | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 4 | Sibyl Charm | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 12 | S H James | 9/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 4 | Grant Wood | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | S H James | 11/1 |
| held up rear of mid-division, headway 1f out, ran on, went 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 7f 14y | 4 | Swiss Ace | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 10 | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 7f 14y | 4 | The Turpinator | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 12 | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, still going well 2f out, short of room over 1f out, driven when in clear 1f out, stayed on for 3rd | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2023 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 6f | 4 | Solray | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| raced wide in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 4 | Charencey | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | Oliver Stammers | 16/1 |
| in rear, headway near side entering final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f 1y | 3 | Jump The Gun | 9st 1lbs | 10 of 14 | S A Gray | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, no response | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | Ayr | Good to Soft | 6f | 2 | Wobwobwob | 9st 5lbs | 13 of 25 | Oliver Stammers | 22/1 |
| towards far side, driven over 1f out, never threatened | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2023 | Haydock | Heavy | 6f | 4 | Dark Trooper | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 9 | S H James | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway to be prominent 1f out, ridden and outpaced by leaders inside last | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2023 | Hamilton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f 6y | 2 | Paws For Thought | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 13 | Christian Howarth | 5/1 |
| raced towards far side, chased leaders, weakening when hung left over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2023 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 3 | Ramiro | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 16 | Oliver Stammers | 16/1 |
| off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2023 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 6f | 3 | Raatea | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 14 | S H James | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders far side, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 May 2023 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 2 | Regional | 8st 9lbs | 12 of 14 | S H James | 10/1 |
| in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, made no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2023 | Ripon | Soft | 5f | 2 | Hyperfocus | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 10 | S H James | 6/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside last, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2022 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 5f | 2 | City Walk | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | S H James | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th close home | |||||||||
| 21 May 2022 | York | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f | 2 | Illusionist | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Barry McHugh | 33/1 |
| in rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and plenty to do when switched right inside last, ran on strongly to lead on line | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2021 | Nottingham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 8y | 3 | Raasel | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 9 | S H James | 17/2 |
| towards rear, last when ridden over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Doncaster | Soft | 5f 3y | 2 | Boundless Power | 8st 6lbs | 10 of 15 | S H James | 7/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2021 | York | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f | 3 | Illusionist | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 20 | S H James | 11/1 |
| held up off the pace towards rear, good headway between horses and switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2021 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 2 | Justanotherbottle | 8st 5lbs | 17 of 20 | A Mullen | 50/1 |
| held up on far side, short of room under 3f out and soon switched left, short of room again 2f out, soon no chance but kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2021 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 6y | 2 | Commanche Falls | 9st | 9 of 12 | S H James | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2021 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 3 | Gabrial The Wire | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 17 | S H James | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, pushed along over 2f out, joined leader over 1f out, edged left and no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2021 | Hamilton | Good to Firm | 6f 6y | 2 | Lampang | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | S H James | 11/2 |
| close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 May 2021 | Hamilton | Good to Soft | 6f 6y | 4 | Illusionist | 10st | 1 of 9 | S H James | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, challenged from 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 13 May 2021 | York | Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f | 2 | Copper Knight | 8st 7lbs | 8 of 18 | S H James | 7/1 |
| slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear of mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on late, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2021 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 3 | Arecibo | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 11 | S H James | 13/2 |
| slow into stride, towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 3 | Brian The Snail | 9st 7lbs | 10 of 14 | S H James | 14/1 |
| towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2020 | York | Soft | 5f | 3 | Muscika | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 22 | S H James | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, not much room when headway entering final furlong, ran on well, went 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2020 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Magical Spirit | 9st 3lbs | 13 of 25 | S H James | 40/1 |
| restrained towards rear in centre, ridden and some headway over 2f out, plugged on final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2020 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 3 | Alben Spirit | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 17 | S H James | 14/1 |
| raced in centre towards far side, towards rear, effort and hung left from 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2020 | York | Soft | 5f | 2 | Live In The Moment | 8st 5lbs | 2 of 11 | Rowan Scott | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, ran on, lost on the nod | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2020 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 6f | 2 | Theotherside | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 11 | S W Kelly | 40/1 |
| dwelt always in rear | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2020 | Pontefract | Good | 5f 3y | 3 | Rayong | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | P Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2020 | Royal Ascot | Good to Soft | 5f | 2 | Art Power | 8st 9lbs | 6 of 22 | S H James | 150/1 |
| raced centre, behind, last over 1f out, ran on towards stands side inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2019 | Lingfield | Good to Firm (Firm in Places) | 4f 217y | 5 | Poets Dance | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Adam J McNamara | 7/2 |
| went right start, prominent, driven to challenge when bumped over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2019 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in Places) | 5f | 1 | Strive For Glory | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 7 | G F Carroll | 9/2 |
| pushed along early, soon disputed lead, pushed along again from halfway, headed over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2019 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 5f | 1 | Southern Hills | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 24 | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to get on terms | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2019 | Bath | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 10y | 3 | Illusionist | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | Edward Greatrex | 8/11 |
| chased leader, carried right briefly on bend 3f out, led halfway, ridden and came clear over 1f out, very easily | |||||||||
| 13 May 2019 | Windsor | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 21y | 3 | Kemble | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | Oisin Murphy | 8/11 |
| slowly into stride, soon recovered to lead on rail, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, one pace and no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 03 May 2019 | Lingfield | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 4f 217y | 4 | Strong Power | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 |
| edged left start, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on, edged left and held towards finish | |||||||||