Ventura Express (GB)
Owner: Buist, Crowther & Shields Trainer: P T Midgley Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Mayson / Mail Express (Cape Cross)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 5f | 3 | Cover Point | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | D Nolan | 80/1 |
| in rear, ridden off pace far side over 1f out, late headway final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2024 | Hamilton | Soft | 5f 7y | 3 | Never Dark | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | D Nolan | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thirsk | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 3 | Tinto | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | D Nolan | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2024 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f 16y | 3 | Manila Scouse | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | O J Orr | 9/1 |
| disputed lead early, soon towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2024 | Pontefract | Good | 5f 3y | 3 | Vantheman | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | D Nolan | 11/1 |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 4 | Ventura Express | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | P Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2024 | Thirsk | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f | 2 | American Affair | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 16 | Aiden Brookes | 25/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, never dangerous after | |||||||||
| 24 May 2024 | Pontefract | Good | 5f 3y | 4 | Ventura Express | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | D Nolan | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd inside 2f out, led over 1f out, hard pressed towards finish, held on | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Redcar | Good | 5f | 4 | Muker | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | Mark Winn | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ran on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | York | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f | 2 | Vintage Clarets | 8st 10lbs | 9 of 22 | G Lee | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, plugged on, never threatened | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2023 | Haydock | Good | 5f | 2 | Raasel | 8st 7lbs | 6 of 12 | Laura Coughlan | 13/2 |
| in touch towards rear, outpaced 3f out, no immediate response when ridden over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2023 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 89y | 2 | Equilateral | 8st 7lbs | 12 of 20 | G Lee | 22/1 |
| close up near side, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2023 | Redcar | Good | 5f 217y | 3 | Tinto | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | G Lee | 11/2 |
| front mid-division, pushed along 2f out, stayed on, not quite pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2023 | York | Good to Soft | 5f | 4 | Copper Knight | 10st | 2 of 22 | D Nolan | 17/2 |
| held up on near side rail, chased leaders 2f out, went second inside final 110 yards, just denied | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2023 | Chester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 17y | 4 | Faro De San Juan | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 10 | G Lee | 7/1 |
| mid-division, not clear run 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2023 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f 2y | 4 | Temple Bruer | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | D Nolan | 3/1 |
| held up in mid-division, good headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon ridden and kept on, headed and no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 May 2023 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 4 | Ventura Express | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | D Nolan | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 4 | Probe | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 13 | G Lee | 25/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2023 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 5f | 4 | Pockley | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | G Lee | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on between horses inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2022 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 3y | 3 | Ginger Jam | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | G Lee | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, some late headway out wide, never going pace to get involved | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2022 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 6f | 2 | Khanjar | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 7 | G Lee | 10/1 |
| took keen hold in midfield, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2022 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 2 | Intrinsic Bond | 8st 2lbs | 8 of 15 | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2022 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 3 | Dynamic Force | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 7 | G Lee | 7/1 |
| held up in touch, took keen hold, lost place over 2f out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2022 | Beverley | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 4 | Ventura Express | 10st | 1 of 10 | G Lee | 7/2 |
| front mid-division, pushed along and headway to lead 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well, just held on | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2022 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 6f | 4 | Our Little Pony | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 21 | P Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| rear mid-division, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never involved | |||||||||
| 27 May 2022 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 4 | Dream Composer | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 9 | P Hanagan | 2/1 |
| keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 14 May 2022 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 4 | Atiyah | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | K Stott | 7/2 |
| slowly away, in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, stayed on but never on terms | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2021 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 6f | 2 | Call Me Ginger | 9st 6lbs | 21 of 25 | Ben Robinson | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2021 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 3 | King Of Stars | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 8 | K Stott | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, held by front pair but kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2021 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 2 | Mark's Choice | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | K Stott | 10/1 |
| held up on far side, headway 2f out, every chance final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2021 | York | Good to Firm | 5f | 3 | Soul Seeker | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | D A Jacob | 7/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out ridden over 1f out, kept on into third inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2021 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 6f | 4 | Capote's Dream | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 20 | P Mulrennan | 18/1 |
| midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2021 | Haydock | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 4 | Mr Wagyu | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | P J Dobbs | 11/2 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2021 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f 2y | 4 | Giogiobbo | 9st 7lbs | of 14 | Jason Hart | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2021 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Tenaya Canyon | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | K Stott | 5/6 |
| held up, good headway near side of group over 1f out, went 2nd and ran on well inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2021 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 5 | Ventura Express | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | K Stott | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden clear | |||||||||
| 28 May 2021 | Pontefract | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 3y | 4 | Bossipop | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 6 | Ben Robinson | 3/1 |
| very awkwardly away, outpaced in last pair, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 5f | 6 | Phoenix Star | 9st 12lbs | of 11 | K Stott | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 5 | Soul Seeker | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | Billy Garritty | 1/1 |
| settled on heels of leaders, driven 2f out to go second, ran on well but could not catch winner | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 3y | 5 | Ventura Express | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | K Stott | 5/1 |
| dwelt, tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, running on when hung right towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2020 | Leicester | Heavy (Soft in places) | 6f | 5 | Spanish Star | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 11 | Connor Murtagh | 11/4 |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Lezardrieux | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 12 | Connor Murtagh | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, raced keenly, lost place over 5f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2020 | Hamilton | Good to Soft | 6f 6y | 6 | Vintage Polly | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | P Hanagan | 11/4 |
| narrowly led far side group, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 1st of 5 in group | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2020 | Catterick | Soft | 5f | 6 | Wade's Magic | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 12 | Connor Murtagh | 9/1 |
| dwelt towards rear, switched right after 1f, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to go 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2020 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 6f | 6 | Mr Wagyu | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | D Nolan | 13/8 |
| dwelt and went right start, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2020 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 6f | 6 | Epeius | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | D Nolan | 11/2 |
| slowly away in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2020 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 5 | Aristocratic Lady | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | D Nolan | 20/1 |
| towards rear, shaken up and headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2020 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 5 | Cry Havoc | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | Connor Murtagh | 18/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2019 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 217y | 5 | Bond's Boy | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 13 | S P Davis | 8/1 |
| slowly away, behind, never figured | |||||||||