Saafend Rocket (IRE)
Owner: Mr & Mrs Tom Vesey Trainer: Mrs S Johnson Sex: Gelding Age: 27
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Good (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good to Firm (Good places)(Chase Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 13 | 1 | 6 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 46 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2009 | Southwell | Good | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Winchester Red | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Matt Crawley | |
| 09 Jun 2009 | Southwell | Good | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Saafend Rocket | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 14 | D Elsworth | 7/1 |
| chased leader, ridden after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, under pressure last, driven out, held on well | |||||||||
| 26 May 2009 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Dead Or Alive | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 11 | D Elsworth | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear, effort 12th, soon ridden, beated before last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 May 2009 | Fakenham | Good (Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 5 | Saafend Rocket | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 15 | L P Aspell | 7/1 |
| always prominent, led 4 out, headed next, driven to lead again approaching last, ran on | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2007 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good places)(Chase Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Lusaka De Pembo | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2007 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Drumossie | 11st 4lbs | of 12 | R Johnson | 14/1 |
| behind, weakened 8th | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2007 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 2f | 4 | Bollitree Bob | 11st 10lbs | of 11 | R Johnson | 18/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2007 | Worcester | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 4 | Nelson's Spice | 11st 2lbs | of 11 | T Doyle | 40/1 |
| held up, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2007 | WORCESTER | Good | 4400 | 3 | Commemoration Day | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 15 | R Johnson | |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 10 May 2007 | NEWTON ABBOT | Good to Soft | 4730 | 4 | Artic Reason | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 12 | R Johnson | |
| towards rear, lost touch 10th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2006 | UTTOXETER | Good | 4400 | 3 | Incas | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 8 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| prominent, pushed along approaching 8th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2006 | WORCESTER | Good to Firm | 5170 | 4 | Barren Lands | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | R Johnson | |
| held up, headway on inside approaching 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2006 | BANGOR | Good to Firm | 4400 | 4 | Dancing Hill | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | R Johnson | |
| tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from last | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2006 | WORCESTER | Good to Firm | 4400 | 4 | Lucky Do | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | R Johnson | |
| held up, headway 6th, driven after 3 out, led after 2 out, headed flat, not quicken | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2006 | UTTOXETER | Good to Firm | 3520 | 3 | Kety Star | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| mid-division, hit 2nd, mistake 5th, lost place next, effort 4 out, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2006 | WORCESTER | Good to Firm | 4510 | 3 | Goblin | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | R Johnson | |
| chased leader, led approaching 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2006 | STRATFORD | Good | 4400 | 3 | Calatagan | 10st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | M Bradburne | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2006 | LUDLOW | Good | 4400 | 4 | Toulouse | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | R Johnson | |
| towards rear, mistake 5th, headway approaching 13th, chased winner 3 out, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2006 | LUDLOW | Good to Firm | 4400 | 3 | Bob The Builder | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 12 | R Johnson | |
| behind, some headway 13th, kept on from 2 out, never reached leaders | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2006 | LUDLOW | Good | 4400 | 4 | Bob The Builder | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | M Bradburne | |
| held up, headway 9th, ridden along 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2006 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 3 | Palua | 10st 8lbs | 8 of 11 | M Bradburne | |
| in touch, ridden, weakened 10th | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2005 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | Demi Beau | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| held up, headway approaching 4 out, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2005 | WARWICK | Soft | 3630 | 0 | Marked Man | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| mistake 4th, always behind | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2005 | UTTOXETER | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Danish Decorum | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 13 | R Johnson | |
| held up, headway approaching 7th, soon ridden, kept on from 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2005 | WORCESTER | Good | 4510 | 0 | Bronzesmith | 11st 9lbs | UR of 13 | M Bradburne | |
| mid-division, headway 11th, 2 lengths 3rd, ridden when blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 26 May 2005 | HUNTINGDON | Good to Firm | 3630 | 0 | Stance | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | |
| held up, improved approaching 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2005 | LUDLOW | Good | 4400 | 0 | Tigers Lair | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | R Johnson | |
| jumped left, held up, steady headway 11th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, ridden next, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2005 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | Saafend Rocket | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | R Johnson | |
| held up, headway 4th, went 2nd 9th, challenged 3 out, soon led, ran on well | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2005 | LUDLOW | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Saafend Rocket | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 4 | R Johnson | |
| held up and raced wide, headway to track leader from 6th, ridden when joined leader last, left clear last | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2005 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 4510 | 0 | Durlston Bay | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | R Johnson | |
| held up, closed before 3 out, one pace from next | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2005 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 4400 | 0 | Roschal | 11st | 2 of 11 | M Bradburne | |
| held up, hit 13th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and mistake 3 out, led 2 out, hit last, headed close home | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2005 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Dempsey | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | M Bradburne | |
| jumped left, in touch, lost place 3rd, ridden and headway, left 4th 3 out, kept on never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Nagano | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| held up, hit 3rd, bad mistake 6th, headway 8th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, one pace after 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Nagano | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| held up, hit 3rd, bad mistake 6th, headway 8th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, one pace after 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Nagano | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| held up, hit 3rd, bad mistake 6th, headway 8th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, one pace after 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Nagano | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | R Johnson | |
| held up, hit 3rd, bad mistake 6th, headway 8th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, one pace after 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Colliers Court | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 5 | J P Byrne | |
| held up, mistake 7th, jumped left from 8th, ridden after 9th, left 3rd 3 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2004 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | Colliers Court | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | J P McNamara | |
| held up, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Zonergem | 10st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | J P Byrne | |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | STRATFORD | Good to Firm | 3630 | 0 | Flying Spirit | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 16 | R Johnson | |
| held up, steady headway approaching 6, not clear run approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2004 | BANGOR | Good | 3740 | 0 | Penny Pictures | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | M Bradburne | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway after 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2004 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | Smart Savannah | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | J P Byrne | |
| held up in rear, headway after 6th, ridden and one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2004 | LUDLOW | Good | 3520 | 0 | Smart Savannah | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | J P Byrne | |
| held up in rear, headway after 6th, ridden and one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2004 | LUDLOW | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Smart Savannah | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | Mr Marc Barber | |
| held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2004 | HEREFORD | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Forzacurity | 11st 10lbs | 15 of 17 | R Johnson | |
| held up in rear, slow jump 5th, soon behind | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2004 | WARWICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Spring Pursuit | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 18 | J P Byrne | |
| held up in rear, headway on inner 4th, ridden 3 out, no impression from next | |||||||||


