Clerk's Choice (IRE)
Owner: Mr M C Banks Trainer: M Banks Sex: Colt Age: 18
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places; AW: Standard) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places on the round course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | |||
| Totals | 47 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 2016 | Doncaster | Soft | 3m 96y | 2 | Sugar Baron | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | J M Quinlan | 14/0 |
| in rear, headway before 4 out, soon pushed along and mistake 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 2 | Henryville | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 11 | T E Whelan | 10/1 |
| prominent until 4th, tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and stayed on same pace approaching 2 out, held when mistake last | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2014 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 2 | Enchanted Garden | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | T E Whelan | 10/1 |
| prominent not fluent 6th, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner last | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 3 | Presto Volante | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 9 | Hayley Turner | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2014 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 1 | Southfield Theatre | 11st | 3 of 5 | T E Whelan | 28/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden approaching last, lost 2nd flat and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2014 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 2 | Kingsmere | 11st 12lbs | of 20 | T E Whelan | |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Whisper | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 28 | Aidan Coleman | 40/1 |
| towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway into mid-division next, never nearer | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 4 | Rutherglen | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | G Baker | 5/4 |
| held up off the pace in 5th, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 2m | 2 | Theology | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 8 | Hayley Turner | 11/4 |
| close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 2m | 4 | Clerk's Choice | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Jim Crowley | 11/4 |
| held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | Presburg | 9st | 3 of 13 | S J Drowne | 20/1 |
| held up last, headway from 2f out, soon switched right, switched left and stayed on between horses inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Party Rock | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 17 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, ridden after 2 out, no impression before last | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Minella Forfitness | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 22 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 33/1 |
| mid-division, headway under pressure before 3 out, challenged next, ridden and every chance last, kept on, held flat | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Ted Veale | 11st | 8 of 28 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 66/1 |
| in touch, lost place 3 out, ridden next, kept on under pressure approaching last, never on terms | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2013 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Rock On Ruby | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 4 | T J Murphy | 66/1 |
| always in rear, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2013 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m | 4 | Fair Trade | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 16 | T J Murphy | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon went 4th, one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2012 | Chester | Good | 1m 3f 79y | 4 | Solaras Exhibition | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 11 | Brendan Powell | 9/2 |
| towards rear, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 2f | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2012 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Raya Star | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | L P Aspell | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Alderwood | 11st 12lbs | 17 of 28 | Peter Carberry | 33/1 |
| mid-division, lost place 5th, no danger after | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2012 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Third Intention | 11st 7lbs | of 8 | L P Aspell | |
| 10 Feb 2012 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m | 6 | Secret Tune | 11st | 4 of 16 | L P Aspell | 13/2 |
| held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 2m | 1 | Binocular | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 5 | L P Aspell | 33/1 |
| held up in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, no chance with leaders when blundered next | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2011 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 1 | Grandouet | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | L P Aspell | 14/1 |
| held up in 6th, outpaced 2 out, weakened before last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 2m | 1 | The Jigsaw Man | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | A P McCoy | 4/6 |
| not fluent, chased winner, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, hit 2 out, ridden before and hit last, stayed on same pace and always held flat | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places , Cross Country G/F,Good places ) | 2m 110y | 1 | Hurricane Fly | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | T Molloy | 50/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on under pressure after 2 out, chasing leaders when hit last, no impression, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Menorah | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | T Molloy | 20/1 |
| held up behind on outside, headway to challenge 2 out, soon every chance, ridden and one pace approaching last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Clerk's Choice | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | T Molloy | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear and well off the pace, steady headway approaching 4 out, tracked going well after 3 out, led between last 2, soon clear and stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 16 May 2010 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Clerk's Choice | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | T Molloy | 4/6 |
| led until after 2nd, led 4th, soon headed, led 6th, ridden flat, ran on | |||||||||
| 05 May 2010 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Clerk's Choice | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 16 | T Molloy | 1/3 |
| always prominent, led 3 out, clear approaching next, not fluent last, easily | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2010 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 4 | Clerk's Choice | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | T Molloy | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, led just before, 2 out, soon ridden, ran on well | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Shilpa | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | T Molloy | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway approaching 4th, every chance approaching 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 2 | Highland Glen | 8st 6lbs | 3 of 3 | A Munro | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2009 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 21y | 3 | Agilete | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 10 | A Munro | 4/1 |
| behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2009 | Chester | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 75y | 3 | Embsay Crag | 9st | 2 of 12 | A Munro | 16/1 |
| behind, headway over 2f out, hard ridden and soon every chance, stayed on strongly well inside final furlong, just failed | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2009 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 2f | 2 | Firebet | 8st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | F Norton | 9/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2009 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places on the round course) | 1m 1f | 3 | Clerk's Choice | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 12 | Jim Crowley | 20/1 |
| in touch, ridden to lead 1f out, gradually drew clear, edged right inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 192y | 4 | Eastern Aria | 9st 4lbs | of 7 | A Munro | |
| 26 May 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 218y | 4 | Larkham | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | Louis Beuzelin | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 May 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 4 | Magaling | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 13 | Louis Beuzelin | 50/1 |
| stumbled at start, held up towards rear, ridden along and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 1m | 6 | Battle Planner | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Hayley Turner | 11/8 |
| held up behind leaders, smooth progress 2f out, every chance over 1f, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2008 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 5 | Thin Red Line | 9st | 2 of 6 | Hayley Turner | 15/8 |
| tracked winner on inside, ridden over 1f out, no impression, kept on, always held final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2008 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 9y | 6 | Embsay Crag | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 17 | G Baker | 12/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2008 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Ra Junior | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 11 | A Munro | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2008 | Lingfield | Good (Good to Firm in places; AW: Standard) | 6f | 6 | Cat Patrol | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | J-P Guillambert | 8/1 |
| raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2008 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 6f 3y | 6 | Agente Parmigiano | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 10 | M C Hussey | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon outpaced | |||||||||