Always Best (GB)
Owner: Mr J Dickson Trainer: R Dobbin Sex: Gelding Age: 20
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm ((Watered)) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places in the last 3 furlongs) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 2 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft places, Heavy by woodside) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 2011 | Kelso | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 5 | The Dunion | 10st 7lbs | 6 of 14 | K Renwick | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, weakened final 200 yards | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2010 | Perth | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Grand Art | 11st 9lbs | 11 of 18 | F Davis | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2009 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Cassius | 10st | 9 of 10 | K Mercer | 50/1 |
| in rear, pushed along approaching 5th, soon outpaced | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2009 | Kelso | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 3 | Percussionist | 10st | PulledUp of 8 | K Mercer | |
| 06 Nov 2009 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Etoile d'Or | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 15 | K Mercer | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2009 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Cast Iron Casey | 10st 4lbs | 5 of 11 | K Mercer | 33/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden flat, one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2009 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 5 | Sea Cove | 11st 9lbs | 11 of 14 | G Lee | 18/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2009 | Newcastle | Good to Soft | 1m 4f 93y | 6 | Rosewin | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, every chance over 3f out, soon under pressure and not run on | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2009 | Cartmel | Soft (Good to Soft places, Heavy by woodside) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Wensleydale Web | 11st 7lbs | of 13 | G Lee | |
| 19 Aug 2009 | Hamilton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 4f 17y | 5 | Herrera | 8st 9lbs | 6 of 8 | Neil Brown | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, chased leader over 4f out to over 2f out | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2009 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 1m 5f | 6 | Hurricane Thomas | 10st 4lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Miss L Horner | |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Ripon | Good to Soft | 1m 4f 10y | 6 | Dimashq | 9st 4lbs | 12 of 14 | Miss A Wallace | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2009 | Hexham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Veiled Applause | 11st | 8 of 12 | G Lee | 28/1 |
| in touch, reminders when lost place 4th, never dangerous after | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2009 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 1m 7f | 6 | Holoko Heights | 8st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 May 2009 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 5f | 6 | Dramatic Solo | 8st 8lbs | 3 of 5 | Neil Brown | 11/1 |
| in touch, lost place over 6f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 20 May 2009 | Kelso | Good | 2m 2f | 4 | Any Given Day | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 14 | P Aspell | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 May 2009 | Wetherby | Good to Firm ((Watered)) | 2m 110y | 4 | Nordwind | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 9 | J Halliday | 33/1 |
| held up, behind from 6th | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2009 | Kelso | Good | 2m 110y | 4 | Catch Bob | 11st | 6 of 8 | P Aspell | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, until ridden and weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2008 | Kelso | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Signalman | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 16 | P Aspell | 66/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, left 3rd after last until no extra close home | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2008 | Catterick | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 177y | 5 | Quitit | 8st 11lbs | 12 of 14 | T Hamilton | 12/1 |
| made most until headed 5f out, weakened 4f out | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2008 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places in the last 3 furlongs) | 1m 4f 93y | 6 | Prince Rhyddarch | 10st 7lbs | 12 of 16 | Miss J Coward | 7/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2008 | Redcar | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 6f 19y | 6 | Red Fama | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 16 | T Hamilton | 7/1 |
| chased leader, led under 3f out, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2008 | Ayr | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 5f 13y | 6 | Always Best | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | T Hamilton | 9/1 |
| chased leader, led over 5f out, ran on strongly from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2008 | Musselburgh | Soft | 1m 6f | 6 | Kyber | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 8 | L Betts | 8/1 |
| in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2008 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 5f | 6 | Dimashq | 10st 3lbs | 9 of 13 | Miss J Coward | 40/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2008 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 1f 36y | 6 | Sarraaf | 9st | 9 of 11 | L Betts | 11/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2008 | Beverley | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 16y | 6 | Fossgate | 9st 2lbs | of 9 | T Hamilton | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2008 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 6 | Shy Glance | 8st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | L Dettori | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2007 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Formidable Guest | 8st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | Greg Fairley | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly well inside final furlong, headed final strides | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2007 | Brighton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Mixing | 8st 5lbs | 4 of 12 | J Mitchell | 5/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4f out, led 3f out until headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Diamond Key | 8st 7lbs | of 12 | J Mitchell | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Adage | 8st 3lbs | of 12 | A Mullen | 9/1 |
| prominent, led over 10f to 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2007 | Newcastle | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 93y | 6 | Double Banded | 8st 11lbs | of 8 | A Elliott | 11/2 |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out, no extra final 2f | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2007 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Alleviate | 9st 1lbs | of 15 | Greg Fairley | 8/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Thorny Mandate | 9st 2lbs | of 11 | J Fanning | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders to over 3f out, ridden, one pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2007 | Catterick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 214y | 5 | Toboggan Lady | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 12 | J Fanning | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, no impression | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2007 | Hamilton | Soft | 1m 4f 17y | 6 | Toboggan Lady | 9st 3lbs | of 12 | A Mullen | 9/2 |
| always towards rear until some late headway final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2007 | Warwick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 2f 188y | 5 | Jawaaneb | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 10 | A Mullen | 15/2 |
| led, headed 9f out, led again 5f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2007 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 2690 | 6 | King of The Beers | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 12 | Greg Fairley | |
| weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 22 May 2007 | BEVERLEY | Good | 2187 | 5 | Guiseppe Verdi | 8st 8lbs | 5 of 9 | K Darley | |
| in touch, ridden along over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, weakened inside | |||||||||
| 07 May 2007 | WARWICK | Good to Firm | 2774 | 5 | Pret A Porter | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | Greg Fairley | |
| led, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2007 | PONTEFRACT | Good to Firm | 2648 | 5 | Stringsofmyheart | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | K Darley | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2007 | CATTERICK | Good to Firm | 2634 | 5 | Always Best | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 3 | J Fanning | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2006 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 5 | Habalwatan | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 12 | J-P Guillambert | |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out, hung left and no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2006 | WINDSOR | Good to Soft | 1827 | 4 | Oakley Heffert | 8st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | M Dwyer | |
| led after 1f, hard pressed 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2006 | NOTTINGHAM | Good | 2193 | 5 | Love Brothers | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | K Darley | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2006 | REDCAR | Firm | 1760 | 6 | Mastership | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 17 | K Darley | |
| close up, ridden and every chance final furlong, hung badly left inside final furlong, held close home | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2006 | SOUTHWELL | Good | 1540 | 4 | Hart of Gold | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 13 | J Fanning | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2006 | NEWCASTLE | Good to Firm | 1540 | 5 | Monkey Glas | 8st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | J Fanning | |
| with leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2006 | LEICESTER | Good to Firm | 1549 | 4 | Always Best | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | J Fanning | |
| chased leaders, led over 1f, ridden out | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2006 | WARWICK | Good to Firm | 1566 | 5 | Iron Fist | 8st 9lbs | 8 of 11 | R Ffrench | |
| soon outpaced, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2006 | THIRSK | Good to Firm | 1540 | 5 | Rosbay | 8st 9lbs | UR of 8 | J Fanning | |
| dwelt, and veered right at start and unseated rider | |||||||||