Border Castle (GB)
Owner: Michael & Sharon Blake Trainer: M Blake Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Back Straight Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2010 | Taunton | Good | 2m 1f | 5 | If I Had Him | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 13 | Nick Scholfield | 5/1 |
| mid-division on inside, weakened from 6th | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2010 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Sway | 11st 1lbs | Refused of 6 | D Elsworth | |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Uttoxeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Abey M'boy | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 4 | T J Murphy | |
| 29 May 2010 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 2m 110y | 3 | Tiger O'toole | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 12 | Nick Scholfield | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 5th | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2010 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Overturn | 10st 12lbs | 10 of 12 | B S Hughes | 10/1 |
| held up in touch, hit 5th, soon weakened, tailed off after 4 out | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 110y | 3 | Bella Haze | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 4 | P J Brennan | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, effort between last 2, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2010 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Back Straight Good) | 2m 110y | 1 | Qaspal | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 24 | A Glassonbury | |
| 27 Feb 2010 | Kempton | Soft | 2m | 2 | Punjabi | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | Nick Scholfield | 14/1 |
| with leader, led 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 10 May 2008 | Haydock | Good | 2m | 1 | Blue Bajan | 11st 12lbs | 22 of 24 | Mr N Scholfield | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2008 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Border Castle | 10st 4lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr N Scholfield | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, led after 4 out, ridden next, kept on gamely | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2008 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Border Castle | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr N Scholfield | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place approaching 4 out, soon ridden, headway 3 out, led approaching last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2008 | Sandown | Good | 2m 110y | 1 | Ashkazar | 10st 13lbs | 18 of 22 | Mr N Scholfield | 50/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 01 Mar 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Trouble At Bay | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 10 | P J Brennan | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden along approaching 2 out, hung left but stayed on flat, took 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2008 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Chapoturgeon | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | Mr N Scholfield | 8/1 |
| held up, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 12 May 2007 | HAYDOCK | Good | 3520 | 1 | Leslingtaylor | 10st 4lbs | 17 of 23 | S Thomas | |
| mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2007 | SANDOWN | Heavy | 3630 | 1 | Gaspara | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | L Treadwell | |
| mid-division, driven approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Soft | 4400 | 2 | Take A Mile | 10st 13lbs | PU of 8 | L Treadwell | |
| held up, ridden after 3 out, no impression and pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Soft | 4400 | 2 | Take A Mile | 10st 13lbs | PU of 8 | L Treadwell | |
| held up, ridden after 3 out, no impression and pulled up | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Soft | 4400 | 2 | Take A Mile | 10st 13lbs | PU of 8 | L Treadwell | |
| held up, ridden after 3 out, no impression and pulled up | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Soft | 3740 | 3 | Border Castle | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 16 | S Thomas | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, led last, driven clear | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2006 | BANGOR | Good to Soft | 3740 | 4 | Temple Place | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | A O'Keeffe | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th, hit 3 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2006 | STRATFORD | Good to Soft | 3630 | 3 | Rojabaa | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 13 | S Thomas | |
| held up towards rear, headway and hit 6th, ridden 3 out, staying on when hit last | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2006 | FOLKESTONE | Soft | 3850 | 4 | Topkat | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | S Thomas | |
| in touch, effort after 2 out, chased winner last, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2005 | EXETER | Good to Soft | 4180 | 0 | Dare Too Dream | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 18 | S Thomas | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, ridden to chase leading pair approaching 3 out, held when mistake last | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2005 | HAYDOCK | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Border Castle | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | S Thomas | |
| with leaders, led last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2005 | YORK | Good to Soft | 2288 | 3 | Ofaraby | 10st | 7 of 9 | J P Spencer | |
| soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2005 | WINDSOR | Good | 2555 | 2 | Salute | 10st | 3 of 8 | J P Spencer | |
| tracked leaders, pressed leader from 5f out to 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong and lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2004 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 2200 | 0 | Destination Dubai | 8st 10lbs | 7 of 13 | Kieren Fallon | |
| close up, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon one pace and no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2004 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 2200 | 0 | Border Castle | 8st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | N Mackay | |
| held up, went far side 7f out, improved 2f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead close home | |||||||||