Kicks For Free (IRE)
Owner: Mr Trevor Hemmings Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good | 3m 110y | 1 | Ringaroses | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 22 | Ruby Walsh | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 3m 110y | 1 | Chief Dan George | 10st 12lbs | 15 of 24 | Christian Williams | 22/1 |
| mistakes, always behind | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2009 | Sandown | Soft | 3m 110y | 1 | Seven Is My Number | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 4 | A P McCoy | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, slow 9th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, under pressure last, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Monet's Garden | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | Christian Williams | 7/1 |
| held up in touch, blundered 12th, weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 2 | Mount Sandel | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 3 | Ruby Walsh | 1/4 |
| tracked leading pair, stumbled on bend after 10th, ridden and every chance after 3 out, held from next | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Calgary Bay | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 11/8 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 9th, hit 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on flat, no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | The Market Man | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 4 | S Thomas | 5/4 |
| held up in 4th, not fluent and ridden 11th, hung left from 4 out, chased winner 3 out, soon ridden and hung left, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2008 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Kicks For Free | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 4/6 |
| soon tracking leader, mistake 5th, led 2 out easily | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 3m 110y | 1 | Blazing Bailey | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 7th, hung left from 3 out, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Naiad du Misselot | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 24 | Ruby Walsh | 11/1 |
| held up, hampered 6th, still well behind before 2 out, hung left but headway on long run to last, continued to hang left, strong challenge towards finish, just denied | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2008 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Kicks For Free | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 3/1 |
| held up in rear, smooth headway after 3 out, led on bit last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2007 | AINTREE | Good | 4400 | 1 | Two Miles West | 11st 3lbs | 12 of 22 | D Elsworth | |
| held up mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Soft | 3630 | 1 | Ebaziyan | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 22 | S Thomas | |
| never reached beyond mid-division | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | KEMPTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 2 | De Soto | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | |
| tracked leaders, chased winner soon after 3 out, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Soft | 3740 | 2 | Tidal Bay | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up, headway 3rd, disputing lead when mistake last, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2006 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Kicks For Free | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | |
| tracked leaders, led on bit 2 out, ridden clear from last | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2006 | WINCANTON | Good | 3520 | 3 | Kicks For Free | 11st | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | |
| held up in touch, headway on bit and left in lead 2 out, headed after last, shaken up and led 100 yards out, pushed out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 3740 | 1 | Pangbourne | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 22 | L Heard | |
| held up, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, wandered about inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 1 | Hairy Molly | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 23 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| mid-division, good headway 4f out, disputed 2nd from over 2f out, soon ridden, not quicken well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2006 | WINCANTON | Good | 3520 | 6 | Kicks For Free | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 15 | L Heard | |
| held up, good headway 4f out, led 1f out, impressive | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2006 | WINCANTON | Soft | 3520 | 6 | Kicks For Free | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | L Heard | |
| held up, smooth progress 7f out, led on bit 3f out, soon clear | |||||||||