First Buddy (GB)
Owner: Mr W J Gredley Trainer: W J Haggas Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Polytrack | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2008 | Redcar | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | Scartozz | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 5 | M Lawson | 3/1 |
| in touch, ridden along 3f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 26 May 2008 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 2 | Capable Guest | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 13 | Ted Durcan | 8/1 |
| in touch, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 May 2008 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 1m 1f | 4 | First Buddy | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | N Callan | 4/9 |
| made all, drew clear from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2008 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 2f 120y | 4 | First Buddy | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | P J McDonald | 7/4 |
| made all, ridden along and clear 2f out, pushed out final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 2m 110y | 1 | Binocular | 11st | 5 of 10 | B S Hughes | 12/1 |
| raced keenly, held up in touch, mistake 1st, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2008 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 60y | 4 | Granston | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 17 | N Callan | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, switched right and headway well over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2008 | Bangor | Good | 2m 1f | 4 | First Buddy | 11st | 1 of 14 | B S Hughes | 9/4 |
| chased clear leaders, went 2nd 5th, led approaching 2 out, clear when hit last | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2008 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Rich Lord | 10st 12lbs | of 8 | D C Costello | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2007 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Los Nadis | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | D C Costello | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 4 out to chase winner 2 out, driven and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2007 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 2 | Habalwatan | 8st 4lbs | of 9 | P Hanagan | 16/1 |
| led far side group and overall leader, both groups merged after 3f, headed over 3f out, soon under pressure and weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2007 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m 14y | 3 | Amarna | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 8 | O Urbina | 16/1 |
| soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace and no impression when lost 2nd well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2007 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 30y | 3 | Sunlight | 9st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | P Hanagan | 20/1 |
| led, ridden, headed over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Cape Hawk | 9st 4lbs | of 11 | T P Queally | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2007 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Traffic Guard | 8st 12lbs | of 10 | N Callan | 16/1 |
| switched right to race alone stand side, overall leader until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2007 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 54y | 5 | First Buddy | 9st | 1 of 10 | K McEvoy | 9/1 |
| made all, ridden and ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 6 | World Spirit | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | J P Spencer | |
| led after 2f, ridden and hard pressed from 2f out, stayed on, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 6 | Sharpazmax | 9st | 2 of 13 | J Fortune | |
| slowly into stride, soon ridden to mid-division, switched right entering final 2f, ridden and ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2006 | NEWBURY | Soft | 1540 | 4 | Mythical Kid | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 16 | J P Spencer | |
| slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||


