Bucephalus (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Carol Ferguson Trainer: Mrs C Ferguson Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places Hurdles Course;Chase Course;Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Hurdle - Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft on the woodside) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2012 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 5 | Ruttan Lake | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | P Buchanan | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, losing ground 7th, tailed off 9th | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2012 | Cartmel | Good to Soft (Soft on the woodside) | 2m 1f 110y | 5 | Pete | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | Tony Kelly | 33/1 |
| always behind, weakened from 3 out | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2012 | Hexham | Heavy | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Flinty Bay | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | Tony Kelly | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, jumped slowly 7th, led 2 out, headed after last, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2011 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 2f | 4 | Rolecarr | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Stephen Mulqueen | |
| 17 Feb 2011 | Kelso | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 2 | Peddlers Cross | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 9 | M J McAlister | |
| 11 Feb 2011 | Musselburgh | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Devotion To Duty | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 6 | M J McAlister | 40/1 |
| held up behind in touch, headway on outside to challenge 4 out, soon driven and outpaced, behind from next, left remote 4th last | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2010 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | King O'the Gypsies | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 11 | M J McAlister | |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Bucephalus | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | M J McAlister | 13/2 |
| in touch, tracked leading pair after 3rd, went 2nd approaching 2 out, driven to lead last, ridden and held on under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2010 | Hexham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Crosby Jemma | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | M J McAlister | 5/2 |
| tracked leading pair, lost place 3 out, 5th and under pressure when blundered next, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure approaching last, no impression | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2010 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Rubipresent | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | M J McAlister | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, mistake and led last, headed flat, held close home | |||||||||
| 26 May 2010 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Good in places Hurdles Course;Chase Course;Good) | 2m 1f | 4 | Bucephalus | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | M J McAlister | 9/1 |
| held up in touch, chased leader halfway, led soon after 3rd last, 10 lengths clear after next, eased flat, easily | |||||||||
| 15 May 2010 | Thirsk | Good to Firm | 1m | 4 | Charlie Cool | 8st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | C Catlin | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride and switched left start, behind until ridden and stayed on on outside final 2f, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 08 May 2010 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 95y | 4 | Ahlawy | 8st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | Alex Edwards | 33/1 |
| held up in rear and keen, pushed along over 3f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2010 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Chief Bucaneer | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | M J McAlister | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, soon with leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2010 | Perth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Ciceron | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | K Renwick | 33/1 |
| held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2010 | Ayr | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | Drussell | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 14 | M J McAlister | 40/1 |
| chased leading pair, led between 6th and 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2010 | Newcastle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Little Promise | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | M J McAlister | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2009 | Hexham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | I'll Be Frank | 11st | 10 of 13 | F Keniry | 14/1 |
| mid-division, hampered 4th, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2009 | Hexham | Good to Firm | 2m 110y | 4 | Blacktoft | 10st 12lbs | of 5 | F Keniry | |
| 01 Sep 2009 | Laytown | Standard | 7f | 0 | Richelieu | 11st 13lbs | 5 of 9 | Mr P Roche | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2009 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Andre Mon Ami | 9st 9lbs | 15 of 22 | C O'Farrell | 14/1 |
| towards rear, ridden from 3f out, kept on same pace on outer straight | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2009 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Rajik | 12st | 9 of 18 | Mr A J Berry | 7/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Temecula | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | N G McCullagh | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, 11th 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2009 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | New Phase | 11st 12lbs | 17 of 24 | N P Madden | 50/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2008 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | First Symphony | 11st 7lbs | 15 of 18 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Two Timer | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 19 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2008 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Hurdle - Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Sweetheart | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | M A Fitzgerald | 9/1 |
| mid-division, behind from 5th, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2007 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 1f | 0 | Bucephalus | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 22 | Fran Berry | 7/2 |
| rear of mid-division, smooth headway on wide outside early straight, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily | |||||||||


