Pigeon Island (GB)

Owner: Mr H R Mould Trainer: N & W Twiston-Davies Sex: Gelding Age: 22

Form Summary

GoingView detailed formhide detailed form	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
Good	10	3	1	2
Good (Cross Country Firm, Good to Firm in places)	1
Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places)	1			1
Good (Good to Firm in places )	1
Good (Good to Firm in places)	6	1	2	1
Good (Good to Soft in places )	1			1
Good (Good to Soft in places on the Chase Course)	1			1
Good (Good to Soft in places)	6	3	1
Good (National Course; Good to Soft, Good in places, Mildmay; Good)	1
Good (Watered in the home straight)	1			1
Good (Watered)	1	1
Good (Watering)	1
Good to Firm	5
Good to Firm (Good in places)	5	1	1
Good to Soft	16	1	3	2
Good to Soft (Cross Country Good to Soft)	1
Good to Soft (Good in places)	3
Good to Soft (Soft in places)	4	1
Good to Soft (Soft in places, Chase: Soft, Good to Soft in places)	1		1
Heavy	2			1
Heavy (Back straight Soft)	1			1
Heavy (Soft in places)	2			1
Polytrack	3		2
Soft	9			2
Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2		1
Soft (Good to Soft in places,Cross Country, Good to Soft, Soft in places)	1		1
Soft (Heavy in places)	3		1
Totals	89	11	14	14

Race History

Date	Course	Going	Distance	Class	Race Winner	Weight	Position	Jockey	SP
26 Jul 2015	Uttoxeter	Soft	3m 2y	4	High Ron	11st 11lbs	5 of 16	Sam Twiston-Davies	8/1
held up in rear, blundered 3rd, reminder 8th, mistake and well held 14th, plugged on flat
30 May 2015	Stratford	Good (Watering)	3m 4f	3	Thomas Wild	11st 5lbs	6 of 9	Sam Twiston-Davies	10/1
held up towards rear, weakened before 2 out
23 May 2015	Ffos Las	Good (Watered)	3m	4	Pigeon Island	11st 5lbs	1 of 8	Sam Twiston-Davies	6/1
held up in last pair, headway 12th, driven to chase leaders before 4 out, ridden and one pace before 2 out, rallied flat, led towards finish
16 Mar 2015	Taunton	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	3m 2f 110y	4	Gunna Be A Devil	11st 12lbs	4 of 9	Sam Twiston-Davies	8/1
last pair, not fluent 10th, plugged on in modest 5th from 4 out, went poor 4th run-in, never involved
11 Feb 2015	Chepstow	Good to Soft (Good in places)	3m	4	Financial Climate	11st 12lbs	6 of 7	Sam Twiston-Davies	4/1
held up rear in touch, pushed along after 13th, soon outpaced and struggling before 5 out, tailed off
01 Jan 2015	Cheltenham	Good to Soft	3m 2f 110y	2	Mon Parrain	10st 5lbs	5 of 13	Jamie Bargary	20/1
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, headway 15th, stayed on same pace from 2 out
12 Dec 2014	Cheltenham	Good to Soft (Cross Country Good to Soft)	3m 2f	1	Benbane Head	10st	5 of 10	S Bowen	16/1
chased leaders on outside, pushed along 17th, outpaced 3 out, no impression after
15 Nov 2014	Cheltenham	Soft	3m 3f 110y	1	Sam Winner	10st 2lbs	5 of 14	Jamie Bargary	20/1
towards rear, mistake 11th, ridden 18th, modest progress after 3 out, never on terms and well beaten 2 out
25 Oct 2014	Aintree	Good	3m 1f	2	Lie Forrit	10st	2 of 5	Jamie Bargary	9/4
in touch in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along after 5th, jumped right next, headway 14th, outpaced 3 out, rallied before last, soon went 2nd, stayed on, just held
23 Apr 2014	Perth	Good (Good to Soft in places)	3m	3	Lamboro Lad	11st 3lbs	5 of 10	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/1
held up towards rear, kept on from before 2 out, never dangerous
01 Mar 2014	Newbury	Heavy	3m 2f 110y	2	Summery Justice	10st 4lbs	3 of 7	Sam Twiston-Davies	9/1
in rear, no impression in 5th when went right 3 out (normal 4 out), plugged on to 4th approaching last, went 3rd run in, never any chance with leading duo
25 Jan 2014	Cheltenham	Heavy (Soft in places)	3m 1f 110y	1	The Giant Bolster	11st 4lbs	7 of 7	Sam Twiston-Davies	66/1
held up behind, ridden and outpaced on long run before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
01 Jan 2014	Cheltenham	Soft (Heavy in places)	3m 2f 110y	2	Mendip Express	11st 5lbs	PulledUp of 13	Sam Twiston-Davies

13 Dec 2013	Cheltenham	Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places)	3m 1f 110y	1	Monbeg Dude	10st 10lbs	3 of 10	Sam Twiston-Davies	12/1
held up, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair
23 Nov 2013	Haydock	Soft	3m 1f	2	Sydney Paget	11st 2lbs	5 of 12	Sam Twiston-Davies	16/1
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, never able to challenge
26 Oct 2013	Aintree	Good (Good to Soft in places)	3m 1f	2	Jamsie Hall	11st 4lbs	2 of 7	Sam Twiston-Davies	9/2
tracked leader until 14th, rallied approaching 2 out, stayed on to press winner flat, just held
09 Jun 2013	Perth	Good to Firm (Good in places)	3m	2	Problema Tic	11st 1lbs	7 of 13	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/1
towards rear, ridden and outpaced 14th, plugged on flat, no threat
23 May 2013	Wetherby	Good (Watered in the home straight)	3m 1f	2	Lost Glory	10st 5lbs	3 of 8	Sam Twiston-Davies	15/2
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 4th 3 out, ridden and one pace 2 out, kept on strongly run-in, went 3rd close home
24 Apr 2013	Perth	Good to Soft	3m	3	Good Order	11st 12lbs	4 of 14	Sam Twiston-Davies	8/1
held up in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on under pressure approaching last, never nearer
07 Apr 2013	Ascot	Good	3m	2	Pigeon Island	10st 8lbs	1 of 13	Sam Twiston-Davies	10/1
held up towards rear, steady headway after 14th, chased leading pair going well before 2 out, switched left 2 out, went 2nd between last two, soon edged right, led last, came clear flat
30 Mar 2013	Haydock	Good to Soft	2m 4f	2	Cedre Bleu	10st 10lbs	6 of 12	Sam Twiston-Davies	14/1
towards rear, not fluent and ridden 9th, well behind 4 out, ran on flat, never nearer
16 Feb 2013	Ascot	Soft	2m 5f 110y	1	Cue Card	11st 7lbs	5 of 6	Sam Twiston-Davies	66/1
held up in rear, under pressure 5 out, soon no beaten
09 Feb 2013	Newbury	Soft	2m 1f	1	Wishfull Thinking	11st	5 of 8	Sam Twiston-Davies	20/1
chased leaders, no extra from 2 out
02 Feb 2013	Sandown	Heavy (Back straight Soft)	2m 4f 110y	2	Dashing George	11st 1lbs	3 of 7	N D Fehily	4/1
chased leaders, slow 9th, driven to challenge 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied last, kept on well
24 Nov 2012	Haydock	Soft (Heavy in places)	3m	2	Quartz De Thaix	11st 2lbs	of 12	Sam Twiston-Davies

17 Oct 2012	Wetherby	Good to Soft	2m 4f 110y	3	Alvarado	11st 8lbs	2 of 12	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/1
always prominent, left 2nd briefly 3rd, headway to lead narrowly approaching 4 out, ridden last, kept on until headed and not pace of winner final 50 yards
23 Sep 2012	Uttoxeter	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m 5f	3	Pigeon Island	11st 1lbs	1 of 14	Sam Twiston-Davies	11/2
soon led, headed after 1st, tracked leaders, jumped right 7th, led 4 out, clear last, comfortably
07 Jun 2012	Wetherby	Heavy (Soft in places)	2m 6f 110y	3	Allanard	11st 9lbs	3 of 6	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/2
chased leaders, slow 1st and 10th, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, plugged on to modest 3rd in closing stages
22 Apr 2012	Stratford	Good (Good to Soft in places)	2m 4f	3	Marley Roca	11st 12lbs	4 of 7	Sam Twiston-Davies	4/1
chased leaders, screwed at 5th, ridden and struggling in 4th when mistake 11th, beaten when left 4th next, went right 2 out
27 Dec 2011	Chepstow	Heavy	2m 3f 110y	2	Quincy Des Pictons	10st 8lbs	6 of 14	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/1
chased leaders, ridden approaching 5 out, one pace, no impression
08 Dec 2011	Ludlow	Good to Soft	3m 1f 110y	3	Midnight Haze	11st 12lbs	3 of 9	Sam Twiston-Davies	14/1
held up mid-division on inner, pushed along before 4 out, chased winner before 4 out, weakened from 3 out
11 Nov 2011	Cheltenham	Good (Cross Country Firm, Good to Firm in places)	3m 110y	3	Swing Bill	11st 6lbs	4 of 15	Mr Derek O'Connor	10/1
towards rear, pushed along 13th, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression, stayed on flat, never nearer
13 Apr 2011	Cheltenham	Good (Good to Firm in places )	2m 5f	1	Poquelin	10st 4lbs	4 of 6	P J Brennan	16/1
tracked leaders, mistake 5th and last briefly, reminders after 12th, outpaced from next, soon behind
18 Mar 2011	Cheltenham	Good	2m 110y	1	Oiseau de Nuit	10st 8lbs	9 of 24	P J Brennan	14/1
mistake 1st and 2nd, behind, outpaced 4 out, never on terms
03 Mar 2011	Ludlow	Good (Good to Soft in places )	3m	3	Isn't That Lucky	11st 11lbs	3 of 9	P J Brennan	9/1
in rear, headway 12th, mistake next, outpaced 15th, rallied from 2 out, went 3rd flat, stayed on
11 Dec 2010	Cheltenham	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m 5f	1	Poquelin	10st	7 of 16	P J Brennan	33/1
mid-division, hit 9th, soon under pressure, no impression when hampered 3 out
13 Nov 2010	Cheltenham	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m 4f 110y	1	Little Josh	10st	9 of 20	P J Brennan	25/1
raced in rear, struggling 9th, some late headway, never nearer
16 Oct 2010	Cheltenham	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m	2	Kilmurry	11st 10lbs	3 of 6	P J Brennan	6/1
held up in 5th and off the pace, not fluent and reminders 5th, driven along from 3 out, stayed on to poor 3rd after last
16 Apr 2010	Cheltenham	Good	2m 110y	2	Woolcombe Folly	11st 8lbs	of 4	P J Brennan

08 Apr 2010	Aintree	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	2m	1	Chaninbar	10st 13lbs	9 of 17	P J Brennan	11/1
in rear, mistake 6th, soon ridden along, never in contention
19 Mar 2010	Cheltenham	Good to Soft	2m 110y	1	Pigeon Island	10st 1lbs	1 of 24	P J Brennan	16/1
held up in rear, still enough to do 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure approaching last to lead 150 yards out, ran on
13 Feb 2010	Warwick	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	2m	1	Long Run	11st	5 of 5	Mr S Twiston-davies	12/1
not fluent, chased leaders, jumped right and bumped 1st, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 4 out
30 Jan 2010	Cheltenham	Soft	2m 5f	2	Hey Big Spender	11st 6lbs	Fell of 11	P J Brennan

01 Jan 2010	Cheltenham	Soft (Good to soft in places)	2m 5f	1	Seven Is My Number	11st	2 of 2	P J Brennan	15/8
tracked winner, not fluent 11th, pushed along 13th, pecked 4 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression last, eased final 100 yards
11 Dec 2009	Cheltenham	Soft (Good to Soft in places,Cross Country, Good to Soft, Soft in places)	2m 5f	2	Weird Al	11st	2 of 5	P J Brennan	6/1
tracked leading pair, not fluent 11th, headway to chase winner 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, always held
15 Nov 2009	Cheltenham	Soft (Heavy in places)	2m	1	Tataniano	11st 2lbs	2 of 4	P J Brennan	12/1
held up in last, niggled along 5th, left chasing winner 3 out, no impression
16 Oct 2009	Cheltenham	Good to Firm (Good in places)	2m	2	Snap Tie	11st 2lbs	Fell of 5	P J Brennan

23 Sep 2009	Perth	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m	5	Regent's Secret	11st 4lbs	2 of 3	P J Brennan	1/5
led from 2nd, mistake 8th, mistake 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on, caught post
16 Nov 2008	Cheltenham	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2m 110y	1	Numide	11st 5lbs	8 of 12	P J Brennan	14/1
led, not fluent 3rd or 5th, ridden and headed just after 2 out, weakened approaching last
01 Nov 2008	Ascot	Good	2m	2	Sentry Duty	11st 8lbs	8 of 15	T Molloy	16/1
hampered on bend after 5th, always towards rear
19 Oct 2008	Kempton	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m	2	Snap Tie	11st 8lbs	6 of 7	P J Brennan	16/1
in touch, driven approaching 2 out, no impression
26 Apr 2008	Sandown	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m	2	Poquelin	11st 7lbs	5 of 8	P J Brennan	9/4
raced in 3rd, driven and closed approaching 2 out, weakened run-in
17 Apr 2008	Cheltenham	Good (Good to Soft in places)	2m 1f	2	Pigeon Island	11st 8lbs	1 of 7	P J Brennan	7/2
with leader, quickened to lead 3 out, ran on strongly from last, eased near finish
04 Apr 2008	Aintree	Good (National Course; Good to Soft, Good in places, Mildmay; Good)	2m 110y	1	Pierrot Lunaire	11st 8lbs	Fell of 14	P J Brennan	16/1
fell 1st
14 Mar 2008	Cheltenham	Good to Soft	2m 1f	1	Silver Jaro	11st 11lbs	of 22	P J Brennan
Nonrunner
11 Mar 2008	Cheltenham	Good to Soft	2m 110y	1	Captain Cee Bee	11st 7lbs	11 of 22	P J Brennan	8/1
struggling 5th, always towards rear
23 Feb 2008	Kempton	Good (Good to Soft in places)	2m	1	Pigeon Island	11st 9lbs	1 of 9	P J Brennan	7/2
held up, slow 5th, soon outpaced, headway, travelling well after 3 out, led after next, ridden clear
09 Feb 2008	Newbury	Good to Soft	2m 110y	1	Wingman	11st	5 of 24	P J Brennan	33/1
mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden and close 4th 2 out, kept on same pace
22 Dec 2007	Ascot	Good to Firm (Good in places)	2m	1	Jack The Giant	11st 6lbs	5 of 17	P J Brennan	14/1
mid-division driven along approaching 2 out, plugged on one pace soon after
15 Dec 2007	Cheltenham	Good	2m 5f 110y	1	Pouvoir	11st 4lbs	3 of 8	P J Brennan	10/1
held up, hit 6th, headway 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
24 Nov 2007	Haydock	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	2m	2	Pigeon Island	10st 7lbs	1 of 8	P J Brennan	8/1
held up in rear, headway after 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on to lead last 100 yards
18 Nov 2007	Cheltenham	Soft	2m 110y	1	Sizing Europe	10st 13lbs	of 19	David England	33/1
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
27 Oct 2007	Chepstow	Good	2m 4f	1	Elusive Dream	11st 7lbs	3 of 8	P J Brennan	7/2
held up, some headway 7th, ridden 4 out, plugged on
29 Sep 2007	Market Rasen	Good (Good to Soft in places)	2m 3f 110y	2	Pigeon Island	10st 9lbs	1 of 17	P J Brennan	9/2
held up, smooth headway approaching 2 out, shaken up to lead after last, kept on well
23 Sep 2007	Uttoxeter	Good	2m 4f 110y	4	Pigeon Island	11st 8lbs	1 of 17	P J Brennan	4/1
held up, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd before last, led on bit flat, hard held
05 Sep 2007	Hereford	Good to Firm (Good in places)	2m 4f	4	Pigeon Island	11st 4lbs	1 of 14	P J Brennan	10/11
held up, headway approaching 6th, led last, cosily
19 Aug 2007	Perth	Good to Soft (Soft in places, Chase: Soft, Good to Soft in places)	2m 4f 110y	4	Middleton Dene	11st 3lbs	2 of 10	P J Brennan	6/4
held up, tracked leaders approaching 2 out, soon led, ridden and headed after last and soon one pace
03 Aug 2007	Bangor	Good to Firm (Good in places)	2m 1f	4	Rood Report	11st 4lbs	2 of 12	P J Brennan	6/4
held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, ridden to lead approaching next, headed towards finish
15 Jul 2007	Perth	Good (Good to Soft in places on the Chase Course)	2m 4f 110y	4	Middleton Dene	10st 13lbs	3 of 11	David England	15/8
raced keenly, tracked leaders, led before 3 out, headed before last, switched left last, lost 2nd near finish
21 Jun 2007	Towcester	Good to Soft	2m	4	Investment Wings	11st 2lbs	3 of 15	A P McCoy	5/2
set good pace, hit 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra flat
11 Jun 2007	Newton Abbot	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m 3f	3	Deep Purple	11st 2lbs	2 of 5	P J Brennan	2/1
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening, no chance with winner when left 2nd before 2 out
02 Jun 2007	WORCESTER	Good	4400	5	Pigeon Island	10st 12lbs	1 of 13	P J Brennan
always going well in touch, led approaching 3 out, clear 2 out, ran on well
15 May 2007	HUNTINGDON	Good to Soft	3630	4	Compton Star	11st 10lbs	2 of 8	T Scudamore
tracked leaders, every chance before 3 out, not pace of winner approaching last
25 Apr 2007	PERTH	Soft	4510	4	Russian Trigger	10st 11lbs	3 of 14	T Scudamore
tracked leaders, ridden and effort when mistake 2 out, soon beaten
23 Mar 2007	NEWBURY	Good to Soft	4180	3	Pyleigh Lady	10st 10lbs	2 of 16	B Wharfe
tracked leader, hit 5th, challenged 3 out, soon led, strongly pressed and headed soon after last, stayed on same pace
09 Feb 2007	KEMPTON	Good to Soft	3520	4	Prime Bere	11st 6lbs	4 of 7	M Goldstein
tracked leaders, went prominent 5th, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten
08 Jan 2007	LUDLOW	Good to Soft	3520	4	Altilhar	10st 12lbs	7 of 14	Tony Evans
hampered 1st, mistakes, weakened 3 out
24 Nov 2006	NEWBURY	Good to Soft	3630	3	My Petra	10st 12lbs	4 of 8	Tony Evans
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened soon after
11 Nov 2006	CHELTENHAM	Good to Soft	3630	1	Katchit	10st 12lbs	5 of 10	Tony Evans
held up in last pair, driven along before 3 out, beaten when mistake next
09 Oct 2006	WOLVERHAMPTON	Polytrack	2083	5	Cantabilly	8st 13lbs	10 of 13	Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, disputed lead from over 5f out until hampered 2f out, soon lost place
25 Sep 2006	BATH	Good to Firm	1765	5	Hassaad	9st 2lbs	9 of 15	Dane O'Neill
prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
12 Sep 2006	SANDOWN	Good to Firm	1556	5	Kasumi	8st 13lbs	6 of 11	Dane O'Neill
hampered soon after start on inner, pulled hard towards rear, some headway over 2f out, never nearer
19 Aug 2006	GOODWOOD	Good to Firm	1760	4	Kavachi	9st 2lbs	7 of 11	F Sweeney
always towards rear
02 Aug 2006	LEICESTER	Good to Firm	2198	4	Custodian	9st 4lbs	8 of 8	Dane O'Neill
pulled hard, chased leader, led over 6f out until 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
12 Jun 2006	PONTEFRACT	Good to Firm	2206	4	Formal Decree	9st 1lbs	6 of 8	F Sweeney
led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
08 May 2006	WINDSOR	Soft	2207	5	Sixties Icon	9st 3lbs	3 of 11	Dane O'Neill
prominent, pushed along 3f out, readily outpaced by front pair final 2f
16 Dec 2005	WOLVERHAMPTON	Polytrack	1901	5	Whatizzit	9st	2 of 12	F Sweeney
tracked leader and keen, led 5f out, ridden and headed close home
26 Nov 2005	LINGFIELD	Polytrack	2200	4	All The Good	9st	2 of 14	Dane O'Neill
held up, headway over 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, one pace final furlong

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