Expert Opinion (GB)
Owner: Aj Racing Trainer: M Appleby Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Worthadd / Calypso Choir (Bahamian Bounty)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Standard / Slow | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 6 | Lilkian | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Oisin Murphy | 11/2 |
| chased leader who soon went clear, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2023 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 5 | Dalby Forest | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | Alec Voikhansky | 7/2 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left turning in, ridden and unable to quicken 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2023 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 6 | Beauzon | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 9 | Frederick Larson | 5/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2022 | Southwell | Standard | 4f 214y | 5 | Twilight Madness | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 10 | L Morris | 25/1 |
| keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | La Roca Del Fuego | 8st 8lbs | of 11 | L Morris | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 5 | Street Parade | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | L Morris | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 5 | Cabeza De Llave | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 10 | L Morris | 12/1 |
| pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2022 | Southwell | Standard | 4f 214y | 4 | Coup De Force | 8st 10lbs | 8 of 14 | L Morris | 12/1 |
| chased leaders near side of group, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2022 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 5f 42y | 5 | Stone Circle | 9st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Ray Dawson | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, no progress | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2022 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 3 | Celsius | 8st 6lbs | 10 of 14 | Ray Dawson | 28/1 |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 5 | Lucky Ava | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | Cieren Fallon | 5/2 |
| bumped soon after start, midfield early, chased leaders under 4f out, shaken up under 2f out, took 2nd entering final furlong, kept on but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 13 May 2022 | Newmarket | Good | 6f | 5 | Brazen Bolt | 9st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | Sam Feilden | 14/1 |
| tracked leader, led halfway, pushed along over 1f out, headed final strides | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2022 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 5f 42y | 5 | World Of Windhover | 9st 8lbs | 7 of 10 | S Donohoe | 17/2 |
| raced keenly, held up far side of group, headway chasing leaders 3f out, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | Atiyah | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 11 | S Donohoe | 14/1 |
| steadied start and awkwardly away, held up last, some late minor headway, never involved | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 5 | Got No Dollars | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | S Donohoe | 16/1 |
| bumped start, in touch in mid-division, closed and not much room over 1f out, soon switched right, led inside final furlong, headed close home | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 21y | 5 | Annie Rose | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 10 | S Donohoe | 11/1 |
| led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | Copinet | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | S Donohoe | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 21y | 5 | The Daley Express | 9st 4lbs | of 11 | S Donohoe | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 5 | Fauvette | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 12 | S Donohoe | 12/1 |
| raced keenly, led 1f, chased leader, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, clear 2nd | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | Sir Rodneyredblood | 9st | 4 of 11 | Hayley Turner | 15/2 |
| held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 21y | 5 | Street Life | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | Hayley Turner | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, waiting for room 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never near to challenge | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2021 | Yarmouth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 42y | 4 | Araifjan | 9st 2lbs | of 9 | Hayley Turner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2021 | Yarmouth | Good | 5f 42y | 5 | Lady Quickstep | 9st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Sebastian Woods | 11/4 |
| raced towards stand side, in touch, headway halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2021 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 5f 42y | 5 | Expert Opinion | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 8 | Hayley Turner | 8/1 |
| led group up the middle, ridden to lead overall 2f out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2021 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 5f 42y | 5 | Moonshiner | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | Hayley Turner | 11/1 |
| raced keenly, led over 3f out, raced on near side of group, narrowly headed inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Newcastle | Standard | 5f | 5 | Tanasoq | 9st | 7 of 13 | B A Curtis | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 May 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 6 | Expert Opinion | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 May 2021 | Bath | Good to Firm | 5f 160y | 6 | Youllovemewheniwin | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | Hayley Turner | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 6 | Silver Nemo | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| took keen hold, sat mid-division, brief headway when niggled along over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, further headway final 110 yards, went 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 6 | Silver Nemo | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 14 | Hayley Turner | 40/1 |
| early speed from wide draw, soon switched left and steadied in behind leaders, ran on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 21y | 4 | Nelson Gay | 8st 5lbs | 7 of 7 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2021 | Lingfield | Standard | 5f 6y | 6 | Hotalena | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | David Probert | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, wide home turn, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, finished well, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 5f | 5 | Jacattack | 8st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | David Probert | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, effort 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2021 | Lingfield | Standard | 5f 6y | 6 | Lucky Ava | 9st 11lbs | 7 of 8 | Marie Perrault | 12/1 |
| raced out wide and keen, ran very wide and weakened home turn | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2021 | Southwell | Standard | 4f 214y | 5 | Cahors | 8st 13lbs | 7 of 8 | David Probert | 9/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2021 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 4f 214y | 5 | Silent Queen | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | David Probert | 7/1 |
| close up, ridden and headway to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Water Of Leith | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 13 | Joshua Bryan | 40/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2020 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 5 | Caribbean Sunset | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | David Probert | 50/1 |
| close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2020 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Razor Glass | 9st 2lbs | of 12 | William Carver | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2020 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Lockdown Latchico | 9st 5lbs | 11 of 12 | Rob Hornby | 14/1 |
| Always towards rear | |||||||||