Soviet Sceptre (IRE)
Owner: The Welsh Valleys Syndicate Trainer: Evan Williams Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 9 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good plcs)(Hurdles Good, Good to Firm plcs) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 9 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 56 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Sep 2009 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Pilgrims Lane | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2009 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Rathrockscourt | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| slowly away, took keen hold well in rear, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 6th, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2009 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Miss Skippy | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, mistake and hampered 6th, stayed on from next, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2009 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Super Ross | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 14 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| mistake 1st, held up in rear, steady headway from 6th, chased leaders after 3 out, joined winner 2 out, still left with chance as winner hit last, unable to quicken towards finish | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2009 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Stumped | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 16 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| held up behind, not fluent 1st, smooth headway 6th, effort approaching 2 out, edged right and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 25 May 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 6 | Comrade Cotton | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | Simon Pearce | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 3f out, weakening when rider lost whip 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 May 2009 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Share My Dream | 11st 5lbs | of 5 | R Johnson | |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Bath | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 5f 22y | 6 | Bold Bobby Be | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 13 | L P Keniry | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2008 | Towcester | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 5 | Anglicisme | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 16 | S E Durack | |
| 05 Oct 2008 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 2m | 5 | Coconut Beach | 11st 5lbs | of 12 | S E Durack | |
| 21 Aug 2008 | Stratford | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Lesdream | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 9 | R Johnson | 6/1 |
| pulled hard, held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, some headway 6th, soon ridden and weakened, blundered 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2008 | Chepstow | Soft | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Flying Grey | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 13 | F Sweeney | 13/2 |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2008 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 6 | The Composer | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 13 | F Sweeney | 6/1 |
| started slowly, in rear, some late headway but never dangerous | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2008 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Soviet Sceptre | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 15 | F Sweeney | 9/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up, steady headway 4f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2008 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Soviet Sceptre | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr E J O'Connell | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, good headway after 3 out, led when went badly right and blundered next, clear when went right last, easily | |||||||||
| 22 May 2008 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Tayman | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 11 | R Johnson | 7/1 |
| pulled hard, headway 3rd, led after 4th, jumped right and headed 6th, weakened after next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2007 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 5 | Park Drive | 10st 12lbs | of 11 | J Flavin | 7/2 |
| held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2007 | Hereford | Good | 2m 1f | 5 | Pace Shot | 10st 12lbs | of 10 | J Flavin | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2007 | Ludlow | Good to Firm (Good plcs)(Hurdles Good, Good to Firm plcs) | 2m | 5 | Soviet Sceptre | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | J Flavin | 7/4 |
| held up, led 3 out, challenged flat, kept on | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2007 | Hereford | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Brave Bugsy | 10st 12lbs | Fell of 8 | J Flavin | 13/8 |
| held up, awkward jump 5th, fell 6th | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2007 | Stratford | Good to Firm | 2m 3f | 4 | Chunky Lad | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Paul Moloney | 9/2 |
| pulled hard in rear, pulled up after 3rd, saddle slipped | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2007 | Ludlow | Good to Firm | 2m 5f | 5 | Ballybeg Glen | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 15 | J Flavin | 7/1 |
| mid-division, saddle soon slipped, pulled up before 3rd | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2007 | Ludlow | Good to Firm | 2m | 5 | Sahara Prince | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 15 | Christian Williams | 10/3 |
| held up, headway after 4 out, hung right and every chance when jumped right and hit 2 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2007 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Elaala | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | Christian Williams | 6/1 |
| held up, mistake 2nd, hit 5th, headway after 7th, chased winner when not fluent last, not quicken flat | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2007 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 1m 2f 36y | 6 | Spunger | 8st 13lbs | of 15 | F Sweeney | 7/1 |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2007 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Down The Brick | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 13 | Dane O'Neill | 9/2 |
| slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2007 | Bath | Good | 1m 2f 46y | 6 | Drawback | 8st 10lbs | 2 of 16 | F Sweeney | 12/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, held | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2006 | UTTOXETER | Good | 3520 | 5 | Seymour Weld | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | Paul Moloney | |
| keen, in touch, went 2nd after 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, no chance when mistake last | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2006 | SEDGEFIELD | Good to Firm | 4400 | 4 | Ad Murum | 10st 9lbs | PU of 14 | Christian Williams | |
| led, reminders 5th, hit 7th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2006 | NEWTON ABBOT | Good | 4180 | 4 | Duke's View | 11st 5lbs | FE of 6 | W Kennedy | |
| led and soon clear, reminders after 5th, in command when fell | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2006 | SOUTHWELL | Good to Firm | 3520 | 5 | Templet | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | R Johnson | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, hit last, one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 3740 | 5 | Airgusta | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | R Johnson | |
| mid-division, headway and mistake 4th, led after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2006 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 4290 | 5 | Lyon | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | R Johnson | |
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, mistake next, switched left and every chance approaching last, not quicken flat | |||||||||
| 08 May 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 2690 | 6 | Zalkani | 9st | 6 of 11 | D Holland | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 3639 | 7 | Lake Wakatipu | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | F Sweeney | |
| mid-division, headway to lead 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2006 | WARWICK | Good to Soft | 2388 | 6 | Summer Bounty | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 17 | T Quinn | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2640 | 6 | Polish Power | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 15 | T J O'Brien | |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2640 | 6 | Ground Patrol | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | T Quinn | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Firm | 2663 | 6 | Soviet Sceptre | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 14 | Richard Hughes | |
| tracked leader throughout, led over 2f out, just held on | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2005 | BATH | Good to Firm | 3774 | 6 | Frontlinefinancier | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 18 | Dane O'Neill | |
| chased leader until ridden, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 May 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2860 | 7 | Go Free | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 13 | M Tebbutt | |
| led 2f, prominent, led again over 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2005 | NOTTINGHAM | Good | 3095 | 6 | High Charter | 9st | 6 of 17 | A Munro | |
| held up behind leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2005 | FOLKESTONE | Soft | 2129 | 5 | Bobby Charles | 9st | 6 of 8 | A Munro | |
| always behind, struggling halfway | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2200 | 0 | Bishops Finger | 9st | 8 of 12 | Dane O'Neill | |
| towards rear, effort 4f out, one pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2640 | 0 | Duelling Banjos | 8st 9lbs | 15 of 16 | S J Drowne | |
| in touch, weakened quickly 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 2200 | 0 | Bank On Him | 8st 2lbs | 10 of 12 | Dean Williams | |
| held up in mid-division, hung badly right from 4f out, virtually pulled up final 3f | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2004 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 2083 | 0 | Gentleman's Deal | 9st | 12 of 13 | S Hitchcott | |
| prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2004 | GOODWOOD | Good to Soft | 2420 | 0 | St Barchan | 8st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | R Miles | |
| tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased close home | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2004 | WINDSOR | Good to Firm | 2207 | 0 | Soviet Sceptre | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 15 | R Miles | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, led 2f out, soon hung right to inside rail, in command over 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2004 | YARMOUTH | Good | 2221 | 0 | Lenwade | 8st 10lbs | 9 of 10 | Kieren Fallon | |
| pulled hard in rear, hung right from over 3f out, ridden and soon weakened, eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2004 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1540 | 0 | Vienna's Boy | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 14 | O Urbina | |
| raced centre, towards rear, never nearer | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2004 | YARMOUTH | Good to Firm | 1543 | 0 | Glencalvie | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 14 | Tony Culhane | |
| raced centre, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on never nearer | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2004 | HAYDOCK | Good | 1790 | 0 | One Upmanship | 9st | 4 of 10 | Tony Culhane | |
| held up, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 May 2004 | DONCASTER | Good to Firm | 1320 | 0 | Neon Blue | 8st 9lbs | 10 of 19 | K Darley | |
| tracked leader far side group, ridden 2f out, outpaced final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2004 | NOTTINGHAM | Soft | 1335 | 0 | Inchloss | 9st | 3 of 13 | K McEvoy | |
| close up, hampered over 4f out, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, switched right, ran on inside final furlong | |||||||||


