King of Castile (GB)
Owner: Silverton Racing Inc Trainer: Jim Best Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Chase Course: Good to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places; Chase Course: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in plcs back straight,G/Firm places last 2f) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Hurdle; Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2012 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 5 | Snow Blizzard | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 10 | Conor O'farrell | 5/2 |
| led and disputed, slow and ridden 7th, driven to lead after 4 out, headed next, chased leaders, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fakenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | King Of Castile | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Conor O'farrell | 7/4 |
| led, reminders 4th, headed 8th, chased leaders, ridden next, rallied to lead again bend before last, soon clear | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2012 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 5f | 5 | Hassadin | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | James Best | 7/4 |
| prominent, led 5th, driven next, headed 8th, chased winner after, well held from 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2012 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | King Of Castile | 12st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | James Best | 11/4 |
| made all, hard ridden when joined 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on to pull clear towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2012 | Folkestone | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | King Of Castile | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | T Scudamore | 3/1 |
| chased leader until before 3rd, went 2nd again next, led after 4th, drew clear on long run to last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Frosted Grape | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 10 | Harry Challoner | 17/2 |
| mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and lost place 8th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Jocheski | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Harry Challoner | 7/2 |
| cajoled along in front, headed after 2nd, ridden aloang from 5th, stayed on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 May 2011 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 3f | 3 | Dais Return | 10st | 3 of 11 | Harry Challoner | 25/1 |
| towards rear, reminders 5th, stayed on from after 3 out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 08 May 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | Youngstown | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 12 | L Heard | 9/2 |
| on touch on outside, lost place 6th, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon chased easy winner, kept on same pace fom next, no impression | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2011 | Hexham | Good (Good to Soft in plcs back straight,G/Firm places last 2f) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Harry Flashman | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 12 | L Heard | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Uttoxeter | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Big Talk | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | L Heard | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, closed 4th, ridden to lead after 3 out, headed before next, not much room and switched left after last, led flat, headed close home | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Chase Course: Good to Soft) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | Golden Gem | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Paul Moloney | |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | Cape Secret | 11st 5lbs | Fell of 7 | Donal Fahy | |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Southwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Dereks | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | Paul Moloney | 11/8 |
| chased winner until 5th, soon pushed along, driven along next, under strong pressure in 4th after 3 out, rallied to 3rd approaching last, went well held 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2010 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 5 | Knar Mardy | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 6 | R Johnson | 1/1 |
| led, headed 3 out, ridden and hit last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 May 2010 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | King Of Castile | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 4/5 |
| chased leader, led 6th, driven and headed 3 out, regained lead last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 09 May 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places; Chase Course: Good) | 2m 6f 110y | 5 | House Of Bourbon | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 14 | R McGrath | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed before next, stayed on to press winner until held towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2010 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Work Boy | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Paul Moloney | |
| 29 Jan 2010 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Callerlilly | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Paul Moloney | |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Sona Sasta | 11st 12lbs | of 16 | Paul Moloney | |
| 17 Jan 2010 | Ffos Las | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Lord Crewe | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 15 | Paul Moloney | 11/2 |
| led, headed approaching 4th, tracked leader, every chance approaching 3 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2009 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 3 | Cross Kennon | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 15 | Paul Moloney | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, challenged 4 out, every chance next, no impression on winner last | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2009 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Sprosser | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | W Kennedy | 5/1 |
| soon in touch, driven 7th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2009 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Sweet Seville | 11st | 4 of 13 | W Kennedy | 11/2 |
| prominent, lost place approaching 3 out, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 19 May 2009 | Towcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Bulwark | 11st | 5 of 14 | W Kennedy | 15/2 |
| in touch, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2008 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Clay Hollister | 11st | 4 of 14 | W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on to take 3rd after last, until towards finish | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2008 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Finney | 10st 10lbs | 8 of 16 | W P Kavanagh | 11/2 |
| in touch, ridden and weakened over 6f out | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2008 | Newbury | Soft (Hurdle; Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Mad Max | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | D Elsworth | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2007 | Towcester | Good | 1m 5f 110y | 5 | Call Me A Legend | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | D Elsworth | 13/2 |
| towards rear, ridden, headway 5f out, kept on under pressure | |||||||||


