Be Definite (IRE)
Owner: Simon W Clarke & Vicki Robinson Trainer: T R George Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Definite Article / Etoile Margot (Garde Royale)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft on bend adjacent to lake ) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2014 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Master Neo | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 9 | P J Brennan | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Bincombe | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 4 | P J Brennan | 15/8 |
| disputed 2nd, jumped slowly 5th (water), dropped to 3rd next, outpaced 10th, rallied to 2nd approaching 3 out (normal 4 out), jumped right and no chance with winner from 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2014 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 3m | 4 | The Panama Kid | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 8 | P J Brennan | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2013 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Balbriggan | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 7 | P J Brennan | 10/1 |
| prominent when mistake first, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Plein Pouvoir | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | P J Brennan | 5/1 |
| disputed lead from 4th, left in clear advantage 8th, headed 10th, in touch, mistake and lost place 4 out, went 2nd and jumped right from next, kept on same pace, no impression with winner | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2013 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Firm Order | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 13 | P J Brennan | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, no extra in 4th entering straight, beaten when pecked last | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2013 | Perth | Good to Soft | 3m | 3 | Fiddlers Reel | 10st 11lbs | PulledUp of 11 | P J Brennan | |
| 16 Mar 2013 | Kempton | Soft | 3m | 4 | Whispering Jack | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | P J Brennan | 12/1 |
| took keen hold disputing 2nd, not fluent 8th, definite 2nd 9th until next, went 2nd again 13th, outpaced in 3rd when hit last | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2013 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m | 4 | Wilde Pastures | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 5 | P J Brennan | 5/1 |
| jumped right at times and not always fluent, prominent until 1st, held up, closed 5th, outpaced after 9th, rallied before 4 out, no impression next | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2013 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m | 3 | Saved By John | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | L Heard | 33/1 |
| tracked winner until 7th, driven before 3 out, 3rd and no impression on front pair 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2012 | Ascot | Heavy | 2m 1f | 4 | Eastlake | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 8 | P J Brennan | 6/1 |
| in touch, blundered 1st, slow 2nd, struggling 7th, soon detatched, rallied after 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2012 | Doncaster | Soft | 2m 3f | 3 | Kings Grey | 11st | 4 of 6 | P J Brennan | 2/1 |
| tracked leader until before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2012 | Stratford | Soft | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Be Definite | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | P J Brennan | 6/4 |
| tracked leader, challenged 2 out, narrowly led and left clear last | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2012 | Newbury | Good | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Pepite Rose | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 7 | L Heard | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, every chance when mistake 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2012 | Lingfield | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Trenchant | 11st | 3 of 6 | P J Brennan | 11/4 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th until 7th, mistake and lost 3rd next, ridden before 10th, went right 3 out, stayed on to modest 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 2f | 4 | Accordintolawrence | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | Brian Harding | 2/1 |
| prominent, tracked winner 7th, ridden 3 out, joined winner last, driven out, just held | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Educated Evans | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 8 | P J Brennan | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th (water), lost 2nd 4 out, weakened before 2 out, no chance with leading duo, left poor 2nd last | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2011 | Chepstow | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Renard | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | L Heard | 6/1 |
| close up, chased winner before 5 out until 4 out, regain 2nd after last, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Stage Acclaim | 11st | 3 of 5 | P J Brennan | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 12th, well held by winner from 3 out, demoted to 3rd last | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2011 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Plunkett | 11st 12lbs | of 6 | P J Brennan | |
| 30 May 2011 | Cartmel | Good | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Now This Is It | 11st | 2 of 6 | P J Brennan | 4/1 |
| tracked leading pair, pecked 10th, effort and every chance after last, outpaced when not much room flat, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner | |||||||||
| 11 May 2011 | Perth | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Be Definite | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, headway when hampered and lost momentum 3 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on well to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2011 | Exeter | Good | 2m 1f | 4 | Laustra Bad | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | Peter Toole | 8/1 |
| tracked leader, led briefly when edged left approaching 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on to regain 2nd at last, no chance with winner flat | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2011 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | King Brex | 12st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | Capt T W C Edwards | 5/1 |
| held up in 5th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to 4th flat | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2011 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft on bend adjacent to lake ) | 2m 5f | 3 | Ocean Transit | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 17 | P J Brennan | |
| 23 Jan 2011 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Apache Chant | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 16 | Peter Toole | 33/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Hey Big Spender | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 14 | S Thomas | |
| 21 Jul 2009 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Be Definite | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | R Loughran | 11/10 |
| chased leader in moderate 2nd, closer 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and challenge before last, kept on well to assert from last | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2009 | Roscommon | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Onzo Mor | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 17 | P W Flood | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, no extra in 2nd last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2009 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Glen Orchy Lad | 12st | 7 of 15 | Ms K Walsh | 5/4 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 2f | 0 | Tofino Bay | 12st | 6 of 23 | Mr P D Kennedy | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in close 2nd entering straight, no extra in 3rd 2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||