Tactic (GB)
Owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum Trainer: J L Dunlop Sex: colt Age: 4
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places;Round Course;Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 3 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding on the Straight Course) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2010 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding on the Straight Course) | 1m 6f | 1 | Sans Frontieres | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 8 | T P O'Shea | 8/1 |
| close up in 2nd, disputed lead 4f out, ridden and headed early straight, dropped to 6th and no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2010 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places;Round Course;Good to Firm) | 2m | 1 | Illustrious Blue | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 12 | R Hills | 5/1 |
| took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along 5f out, ridden and no impression when hung right 3f out, eased when no chance over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2010 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 1 | Tactic | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | T P O'Shea | 5/1 |
| chased leader, closed and led from early straight, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, led again and stayed on best final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 May 2010 | York | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 1 | Tactic | 9st | 1 of 11 | J Quinn | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, switched left 4f out, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2010 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 10y | 3 | King Of Wands | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | E Ahern | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, headway 4f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden and carried head high, headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm | 1m 3f 183y | 3 | Once More Dubai | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 4 | S J Drowne | 1/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2009 | Salisbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6f 21y | 2 | The Betchworth Kid | 8st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | T P O'Shea | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2009 | Goodwood | Good | 1m 4f | 1 | Harbinger | 9st | 4 of 9 | R Hills | 7/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon recovered, prominent, challenged leader 6f out until 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2009 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 5f | 1 | Kite Wood | 9st | 2 of 8 | R Hills | 10/3 |
| keen early, held up in touch, improved 5f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge winner | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2009 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m | 1 | Holberg | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 14 | R Hills | 14/1 |
| held up behind mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon headed, kept on, lost 2 places well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 May 2009 | Haydock | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 3f 200y | 2 | Opinion Poll | 8st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | T P O'Shea | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 May 2009 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 5 | Tactic | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | T P O'Shea | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, driven and 2 lengths clear when edged right over 1f out, kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places back straight) | 1m 3f | 4 | Sight Unseen | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | R Hills | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong but no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 4 | Skanky Biscuit | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 15 | R Hills | 7/2 |
| prominent, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, unable to quicken | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2008 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 4 | Alazeyab | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 18 | Declan McDonogh | 18/1 |
| mid-division, shaken up and switched right over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong (better for race) | |||||||||


