The Giant Bolster (GB)
Owner: Simon Hunt & Gary Lambton Trainer: D G Bridgwater Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Black Sam Bellamy / Divisa (Lomitas)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places; National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross Country: Good,Good/Firm plcs) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Mildmay Good to Soft,Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 2 | Cause Of Causes | 11st 6lbs | 13 of 24 | Mr F Maguire | 7/0 |
| chased leaders, hampered 4 out, lost place before next, well beaten when hampered 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2016 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 86y | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 11st | 2 of 7 | Jake Hodson | 9/0 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 9th, under pressure 6 out, rallied to chase easy winner approaching 2 out, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2016 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 3m 1f 56y | 1 | Smad Place | 11st | 4 of 8 | T Scudamore | 25/0 |
| in touch, dropped to last pair but in touch 5th, struggling 11th, behind 14th, plugged on to take modest 4th flat, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Wakanda | 11st 3lbs | 9 of 14 | T Scudamore | 16/0 |
| mistakes, hit 1st and mistake 11th, weakened next | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2015 | Newbury | Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 1 | Smad Place | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 17 | T Scudamore | 33/0 |
| led until 3rd, stayed front rank, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 9 | Tom Cannon | |
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 18 | T Scudamore | |
| 24 Jan 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | Tom Cannon | 11/2 |
| with leader until after 1st, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 16th, soon lost place, not able to get back on terms, not fluent 4 out, plugged on flat | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2014 | Haydock | Soft | 3m 1f | 1 | Silviniaco Conti | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 40/1 |
| close up, ridden before 4 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 3m 1f | 1 | Menorah | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 7 | J M Maguire | 20/1 |
| chased leaders until lost place from 2nd in rear from 3rd, never on terms after | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Lord Windermere | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 14 | T Scudamore | 14/1 |
| held up behind in touch, pushed along 15th, headway under pressure 3 out, chased leaders when bumped next, rallied last, ridden and kept on to press front pair when carried slightly right towards finsh | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | The Giant Bolster | 11st | 1 of 7 | T Scudamore | 6/1 |
| with leader until not fluent 4th, tracked leaders, effort to challenge 2 out, led narrowly before last, ridden and stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 2 | Return Spring | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 11 | Jake Hodson | 7/1 |
| led, slowed into 1st, headed before 5th, led again approaching next, not fluent and headed 7th, ridden after 9th, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2013 | Aintree | Soft (Mildmay Good to Soft,Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Unioniste | 11st | UnseatedRider of 6 | T Scudamore | |
| 23 Nov 2013 | Haydock | Soft | 3m 1f | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 28/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places; National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | First Lieutenant | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 8 | T Scudamore | 9/1 |
| led to 3rd and not fluent, with leader from 9th, mistake 14th, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Bobs Worth | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 11 | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| tracked leader to 11th, remained prominent, pushed along in 4th when left 3rd 3 out, rallied and effort on inside next, soon ridden, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2013 | Newbury | Soft | 3m | 1 | Silviniaco Conti | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | T Scudamore | 6/1 |
| led until 2nd, chased leader, not fluent 7th, pressing leader when blundered 4 out, challenged next, chased winner after, held when switched left before last, stayed on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Kempton | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Long Run | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | A P McCoy | |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Silviniaco Conti | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | T Scudamore | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and no extra last | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Synchronised | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 15 | T Scudamore | 50/1 |
| mid-division on inside, tracked leaders 13th, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching next, ridden last, headed flat, kept on under pressure, held on for 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Long Run | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | T Scudamore | 17/2 |
| led, clear 5th until 13th, headed when hampered 3 out, 4th and beaten next | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | The Giant Bolster | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | T Scudamore | 7/2 |
| made all, drew clear after 3 out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 3m | 2 | Time For Rupert | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 4 | T Scudamore | 5/1 |
| mostly tracked winner throughout, jumped slowly 2nd, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Carruthers | 10st 4lbs | 7 of 18 | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| reluctant to join others before start, held up in rear, headway when hampered 16th, blundered next, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Great Endeavour | 10st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 20 | T Scudamore | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Arthurian Legend | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 18 | T J Phelan | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, never on terms | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good (Good to soft in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Quito De La Roque | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 8 | T Scudamore | |
| 16 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Bostons Angel | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 12 | R Greene | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | The Giant Bolster | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | R Greene | 5/1 |
| held up in last pair on inside, ridden 10th, steady headway 12th, badly outpaced and driven 4 out, stayed on to 3rd approaching 2 out, switched right soon after, upsides last, driven to lead flat, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross Country: Good,Good/Firm plcs) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Time For Rupert | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 10 | R Greene | |
| 20 Oct 2010 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 3 | The Giant Bolster | 11st | 1 of 5 | R Greene | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 12th, led going well 3 out, jumped right 2 out and last, ridden clear flat, ran on well | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good | 3m 110y | 1 | Wayward Prince | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 14 | R Greene | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 1st, pushed along 6th, headway approaching 3 out where mistake, never on terms | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Peddlers Cross | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 17 | R Greene | 200/1 |
| mid-division on inside, lost place and behind 5th, headway when not fluent 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2010 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Ravenclaw | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | R Greene | 13/8 |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon chased leading pair, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2010 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Peveril | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 17 | R Greene | 25/1 |
| held up, in rear, headway 8th, chased winner 2 out, no impression, mistake last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2009 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 3f | 4 | Duke Of Lucca | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 15 | R Greene | 14/1 |
| pulled hard and prominent, under pressure before 3 out, weakened after next | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2009 | Market Rasen | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | The Giant Bolster | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | R Greene | 28/1 |
| in touch, steady headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd last, ridden and stayed on well to lead flat | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2009 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 5 | Moscow Chieftain | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 9 | Sean Quinlan | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, led well over 2f out, soon ridden, drifted left over 1f out, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2009 | Stratford | Good | 2m 110y | 6 | Frascati Park | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 14 | Sean Quinlan | 66/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 4f out, switched right over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||