Afsoun (FR)
Owner: Mrs J K Buckle Trainer: N B King Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft places)(Chase; Soft, Good to Soft places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft places in the Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Back Straight Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 46 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2012 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | Dineur | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | Alex Merriam | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 6th, no impression from 3 out, lost 3rd after 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2012 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Third Intention | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 8 | Alex Merriam | 50/1 |
| chased leader, led 4th until next, pressed leader until 4 out, lost place before 3 out, soon struggling | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2012 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 2m | 6 | Abergavenny | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 14 | Alex Merriam | 14/1 |
| made most 8f, ridden and lost place 5f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2012 | Sandown | Soft (Back Straight Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 2 | Ciceron | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 15 | Alex Merriam | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2011 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 4f | 2 | Safran De Cotte | 10st 12lbs | of 14 | 2nd Preference | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft places in the Back Straight) | 2m | 3 | Afsoun | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | T E Whelan | 2/1 |
| made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well to go clear approaching last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2011 | Leicester | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Christopher Wren | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | Alex Merriam | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon hard ridden, kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2011 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 1 | Overturn | 11st | of 8 | J E Moore | |
| 18 Nov 2011 | Haydock | Good | 2m | 3 | Desert Cry | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 12 | Alex Merriam | 25/1 |
| tracked leader until 5th, ridden after next, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 2m 4f | 1 | Russian War | 10st 10lbs | 15 of 22 | Alex Merriam | 50/1 |
| in touch on outer, chased leaders approaching 5th, weakening when badly hampered 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2011 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Celestial Halo | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | Alex Merriam | 25/1 |
| led, raced keenly, headed 5th, remained prominent, pushed along after 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | Alex Merriam | 100/1 |
| held up last, hedway to 4th after 4 out, poor 5th as field came into view final 110 yards, tailed off | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Karabak | 11st 6lbs | of 13 | Alex Merriam | |
| 10 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 2 | Lush Life | 11st 8lbs | BroughtDown of 17 | Alex Merriam | |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Newmarket | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 3 | Hawridge Star | 10st | 3 of 8 | S Sanders | 7/1 |
| steadied start, held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 May 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft places)(Chase; Soft, Good to Soft places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Bella Haze | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | Andrew Tinkler | 25/1 |
| led, headed approaching 4 out, ridden after 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Sir Harry Ormesher | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 22 | David Bass | 33/1 |
| mid-division on inside, headway after 7th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2010 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Trenchant | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | Andrew Tinkler | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3rd to 5th, led again before 7th, ridden and headed between last 2, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2010 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Souffleur | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 9 | Andrew Tinkler | 15/2 |
| held up in rear, pushed along approaching 8th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2010 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Medermit | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | Andrew Tinkler | 12/1 |
| led and clear to before 5th, headed approaching 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 2 | Consigliere | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 10 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 12 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Big Buck's | 11st 10lbs | 14 of 14 | D Elsworth | 100/1 |
| mid-division, lost place 8th, well behind 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Lough Derg | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, blundered 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2009 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in back straight) | 2m 110y | 1 | Celestial Halo | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 7/1 |
| tracked leading pair, ridden approaching 2 out, jumped left, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2009 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Songe | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| led, jumped left, ridden 2 out, soon headed, kept on from last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2008 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Harchibald | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 7 | R Thornton | |
| 01 Dec 2008 | Fakenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Kings Quay | 11st 5lbs | Fell of 5 | M Foley | |
| 03 Nov 2008 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Afsoun | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 4/11 |
| held up in touch, raced keenly, went 2nd approaching 6th, mistake 4 out, ridden after 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, rallied under strong pressure flat, led last strides | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Al Eile | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | M A Fitzgerald | 13/2 |
| held up, pushed along and lost place from 7th | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Katchit | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 15 | M A Fitzgerald | 16/1 |
| chased leaders until 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on again past beaten horses approaching last | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2008 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 2m 110y | 1 | Afsoun | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | M A Fitzgerald | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led soon after 2 out, edged right under pressure approaching last, ran on, ridden out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Blazing Bailey | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | M A Fitzgerald | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, left 2nd 6th, ridden 2 out, hung left, switched left approaching last, every chance soon after, weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 1 | Osana | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | M A Fitzgerald | 9/2 |
| chased winner until approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on approaching last, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2007 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 1 | Hardy Eustace | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 8 | M A Fitzgerald | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led going well 2 out, soon strongly pressed, headed flat, held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2007 | AINTREE | Good | 4400 | 1 | Al Eile | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, kept on from next | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Soft | 3630 | 1 | Sublimity | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up towards rear, headway from 2 out, hung left under pressure between last 2, continued to hang left flat, stayed on to take 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2007 | WINCANTON | Soft | 3520 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up in touch, headway to chase winner approaching 3rd, ridden and lost touch approaching 2 out, soon no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2007 | HAYDOCK | Heavy | 3520 | 1 | Afsoun | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| soon chasing leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | KEMPTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Jazz Messenger | 11st 7lbs | FE of 7 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| led 2nd, clear 4th, 2 lengths clear when fell | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | NEWBURY | Soft | 3630 | 1 | Afsoun | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led between last 2, in command last, driven out | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good | 3630 | 1 | Detroit City | 11st | 3 of 13 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| held up, headway 3rd, chasing leaders when hit 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3740 | 1 | Detroit City | 11st | 5 of 17 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, beaten when hampered last | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2006 | HUNTINGDON | Good | 3630 | 2 | Afsoun | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| always prominent, led approaching 3 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Afsoun | 11st | 1 of 9 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| prominent, hit 2 out, led approaching last, soon ridden, ran on | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Fair Along | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | M Foley | |
| prominent in chasing group, chased winner after 5th, 3 lengths down last, stayed on but no impression | |||||||||