The Crafty Mole (GB)
Owner: Always Smiling & Partner Trainer: D O'Meara Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Study Of Man / Albizzia (Archipenko)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | ||
Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
Good to Soft (Good In Places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Heavy (Soft In Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Standard | 3 | |||
Totals | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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01 Jun 2025 | Nottingham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Molten Sea | 9st 9lbs | 8 of 8 | D Tudhope | 4/1 |
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
22 May 2025 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Good In Places) | 2m 45y | 5 | Simiyann | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 7 | D Tudhope | 7/4 |
raced in 4th behind clear leading duo, closer 6f out, smooth headway out wide 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, narrowly headed final 110 yards, rallied, just held | |||||||||
10 May 2025 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Bulldog Spirit | 9st 11lbs | of 6 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
NonRunner | |||||||||
22 Apr 2025 | Thirsk | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 8y | 4 | Perfectly Timed | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 10 | Mark Winn | 11/1 |
mid-division on inside, pushed along over over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
05 Oct 2024 | Redcar | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 5f 218y | 4 | Open Secret | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
held up in touch, ridden and lost position 3f out, no response | |||||||||
13 Sep 2024 | Chester | Heavy (Soft In Places) | 1m 6f 87y | 4 | Who's Glen | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | Mark Winn | 5/1 |
in rear, headway under pressure to chase leaders 3f out, soon outpaced, plugged on from over 1f out | |||||||||
30 Aug 2024 | Thirsk | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 4 | Cool Legend | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | D Tudhope | 9/4 |
held up in touch, smooth headway into 2nd over 2f out, driven to chase leader over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, just held | |||||||||
25 Jul 2024 | Newbury | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Warmonger | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 10 | Jason Watson | 5/2 |
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
03 Jul 2024 | Thirsk | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 6 | The Crafty Mole | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 6 | D Tudhope | 2/5 |
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, edged left and led just over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
28 Jun 2024 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 1m 6f 17y | 6 | The Crafty Mole | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | Jason Watson | 15/8 |
tracked leader, headway on inside 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, in command when edged right briefly over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
31 May 2024 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good In Places) | 1m 3f 197y | 5 | Monsieur Melee | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 10 | Mark Winn | 9/4 |
held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
20 May 2024 | Redcar | Good to Firm | 1m 5f 218y | 6 | The Crafty Mole | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | Mark Winn | 1/1 |
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home | |||||||||
28 Apr 2024 | Wetherby | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 6 | The Crafty Mole | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | Mark Winn | 13/2 |
prominent, slightly short of room 2f out, ran on well when in clear before 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, ridden when led near finish, kept on | |||||||||
30 Mar 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Road To Wembley | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 9 | Jason Watson | 10/1 |
held in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no chance with front pair | |||||||||
04 Oct 2023 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 6y | 5 | Last Applause | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | Jason Watson | 50/1 |
slowly into stride and always outpaced in rear | |||||||||
09 Sep 2023 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 4 | Midnite Runner | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 10 | Richard Oliver | 40/1 |
towards rear, pushed along and lost touch quickly over 3f out | |||||||||
06 Sep 2023 | Southwell | Standard | 7f 14y | 5 | Fast Society | 9st | of 10 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
NonRunner | |||||||||
01 Sep 2023 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 218y | 5 | Thyer | 9st 3lbs | of 9 | Richard Oliver | 0/0 |
NonRunner | |||||||||
28 Aug 2023 | Southwell | Standard | 7f 14y | 3 | Mai Dubai | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 11 | D Tudhope | 22/1 |
slowly away, soon recovered and held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened entering final furlong |