What A Friend (GB)
Owner: Mr G Mason, Sir A Ferguson & Mr P Done Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places at fences 13 and 14) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Auroras Encore | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 40 | S Thomas | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Opening Batsman | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 13 | Mr H Derham | 25/1 |
| held up in rear, plugged on from 3 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places at fences 13 and 14) | 3m 1f | 1 | Follow The Plan | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 9/1 |
| mid-division, blundered 15th, outpaced 4 out, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Synchronised | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 15 | D A Jacob | |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Long Run | 11st | 3 of 6 | D A Jacob | 9/1 |
| held up in touch in last pair, mistake 1st, went 3rd 5th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, challenged next until after 2 out, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2011 | Wetherby | Good | 3m 1f | 1 | Restless Harry | 11st | 3 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, went 4th from 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 4m 4f | 1 | Ballabriggs | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 40 | D A Jacob | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Long Run | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 14 | D A Jacob | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 7th, tracked leaders on inside 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on under presure flat, just failed for 3rd | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Noland | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | Harry Skelton | 4/5 |
| held up in 4th, tracked leading pair 11th, mistake next, driven 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd next, switched right flat, rallied towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | What A Friend | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders and disputed 3rd, led after 2 out, soon headed narrowly, regained lead last, stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 0 | What A Friend | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| held up in touch, improved into 6th 6 out, 3rd after 4 out, went 2nd travelling well after 2 out, challenged last, led 100 yards from finish, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Denman | 10st 4lbs | 2 of 19 | S Thomas | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, hit 6th, steady headway from 13th, went 14th at 17th, chased winner from 4 out, challenging from 2 out, every chance when wandered approaching last, found no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2009 | Stratford | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | What A Friend | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | S Thomas | 1/3 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led going well approaching last, soon left clear | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Cooldine | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 15 | S Thomas | 13/2 |
| held up mid-division, nudged along 11th, ridden in 4th after 15th, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | What A Friend | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 5 | S Thomas | 15/8 |
| held up behind leaders, went 3rd after 14th, joined leaders 2 out, quicken to lead when pecked last, readily | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2008 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | What A Friend | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | S Thomas | 9/4 |
| chased clear leading pair, closed 10th, went 2nd 13th, slight lead 2 out, shaken up to assert flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Nenuphar Collonges | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 18 | L Heard | 25/1 |
| mid-division, blundered 9th, soon no impression, well behind when pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Aigle D'or | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 7/1 |
| mid-division, lost place 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | What A Friend | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | Ruby Walsh | 1/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to lead before last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2007 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Carruthers | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | S Thomas | 4/1 |
| held up, headway 7th, led 2 out, hung left and mistake last, soon headed, not recover | |||||||||
| 21 May 2007 | NEWTON ABBOT | Good to Firm | 3740 | 6 | What A Friend | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | T J O'Brien | |
| mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on well | |||||||||