Formal Bid (IRE)
Owner: Mr J Gardener & Mr J Heard Trainer: Miss Lydia Svensson Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Oratorio / Sharamaine (King Charlemagne)
Form Summary
GoingView detailed form hide detailed form |
Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 8 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 72 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2016 | Stratford | Good (Watered) | 2m 213y | 6 | Decade Player | 12st | 13 of 17 | Mr L Drowne | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, weakening and lost place when went left 7th, never on terms after | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2016 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 3f 48y | 6 | Big Fella Thanks | 12st 6lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Mr J L Thomas | 33/0 |
| held up, reminders and struggling 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2015 | Perth | Good | 2m 47y | 4 | Makethedifference | 11st 8lbs | of 9 | Non Runner | |
| 07 Sep 2015 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Robin's Command | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | James Banks | 15/2 |
| tracked winner until after 4 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2015 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 121y | 4 | Polstar | 11st 8lbs | of 11 | Mr Zac Baker | |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 1f 96y | 4 | Marie Des Anges | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 6 | James Banks | |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 1f 43y | 4 | Formal Bid | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | James Banks | 9/1 |
| held up, headway when jumped left 3rd, 3rd before 3 out, jumped left and mistake 2 out, stayed on well flat, led close home | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2015 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 47y | 4 | Politeness | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 10 | Mr Zac Baker | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, led approaching and hit 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, hit last | |||||||||
| 24 May 2015 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m | 4 | Sambulando | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 10 | Mr Zac Baker | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 5th, lost place before 3 out | |||||||||
| 16 May 2015 | Uttoxeter | Good (Watered) | 2m | 4 | Strongly Suggested | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Felix de Giles | |
| 21 Apr 2015 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | Limpopo Tom | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 6 | James Banks | 14/1 |
| chased leader, led 7th, went left 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd, held when went left again and mistake 2 out, went left last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2015 | Fakenham | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Barneys Honour | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | James Banks | 14/1 |
| in touch, headway 4 out, driven to challenge next, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 2 | Un Ace | 10st | of 9 | James Banks | |
| 26 Feb 2015 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 110y | 3 | Crookstown | 10st 11lbs | of 4 | Felix de Giles | |
| 24 Jan 2015 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Three Kingdoms | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 4 | Ryan Hatch | |
| 27 Dec 2014 | Kempton | Soft | 2m | 1 | Vibrato Valtat | 11st 8lbs | of 7 | Felix de Giles | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 3f | 1 | Ptit Zig | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 5 | Felix de Giles | 100/1 |
| always last, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, outpaced and no chance from 12th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2014 | Towcester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 5 | Yasir | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | J M Maguire | 11/8 |
| in rear and in touch, ridden before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2014 | Down Royal | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing Solution | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 8 | K C Sexton | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd briefly 4 out, ridden and weakened from next | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 2f 110y | 0 | Formal Bid | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Paul Carberry | 1/1 |
| held up in touch, chased leaders 5 out, led approaching 2 out, driven clear, ran on well | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2014 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | The King Of Brega | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | K C Sexton | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd from 6th, 3rd travelling smoothly approaching straight, bumped rival 2 out, challenged and every chance from before last, not match winner and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2014 | Perth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Moss Street | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | T Scudamore | 3/1 |
| behind, headway before 4 out, held in 2nd when mistake last, lost 2nd place towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2013 | Stratford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Imperial Stargazer | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 6 | T J Murphy | 7/4 |
| held up behind on outside, outpaced and ridden after 2 out, soon beaten, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2013 | Perth | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Cool Baranca | 12st 3lbs | of 12 | J M Maguire | |
| 25 Sep 2013 | Perth | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Formal Bid | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | J M Maguire | 6/4 |
| held up, headway 3 out, ridden after 2 out, challenged before last, led flat, held on | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2013 | Perth | Good | 2m 110y | 4 | It's A Mans World | 11st 5lbs | of 7 | J M Maguire | |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Formal Bid | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 15 | D J Condon | 9/4 |
| waited with, soon in mid-division, improved to chase leaders from 3 out, close up from before straight going well, challenged and badly squeezed for room last, soon ridden in moderate 2nd, stayed on well to get up on line | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | The Black Russian | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 11 | D J Condon | 11/8 |
| pushed along and reminders after start, soon well off pace in rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway 4 out, a bit closer in 5th 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Formal Bid | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 17 | D J Condon | 7/4 |
| mid-division early, 7th halfway, headway into 3rd 3 out, travelled well to lead approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Ballyspellan Lad | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 17 | D J Condon | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 7th 2 out, ridden into 5th last, kept on to 2nd run-in, no impression winner | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Days Ahead | 10st | 13 of 16 | E J McNamara | 12/1 |
| dwelt, towards rear, progress 5f out, wide and effort straight, no extra from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Aladdins Cave | 8st 8lbs | UnseatedRider of 15 | L P Dempsey | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Cottesloe | 10st | of 17 | Reserve 1 | |
| 19 Nov 2012 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 119y | 5 | Somemothersdohavem | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | G Lee | 4/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Silverlord | 9st 8lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | |
| 26 Oct 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Atmospheric High | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 17 | L P Dempsey | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Raydari | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 17 | L P Dempsey | 16/1 |
| slowly away and in rear, poor 13th and ridden entering straight, progress into moderate 7th 1f out, went 3rd close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Raydari | 9st 13lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | |
| 31 Aug 2012 | Down Royal | Good to Soft | 2m | 0 | Sir Ector | 11st 3lbs | Fell of 22 | Paul Carberry | |
| 23 Aug 2012 | Bellewstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Rawnaq | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 19 | D J Condon | 14/1 |
| soon mid-division, pushed along to chase leaders from 4 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2012 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Sobrando Lodge | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 18 | D J Condon | 8/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2012 | Perth | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Urban Kode | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 14 | Mr David Joseph O'leary | 6/1 |
| in rear, never on terms with leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2012 | Bellewstown | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Our Nana Rose | 10st 12lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | |
| 05 Jun 2012 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Daytime Dreamer | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 12 | Paul Carberry | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close 3rd approaching 2 out, ridden and dropped to 5th after last, no impression and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 May 2012 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Iron Duke | 11st 8lbs | 14 of 27 | Paul Carberry | 14/1 |
| towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching straight | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Star Of Aragon | 10st 9lbs | 12 of 13 | R C Colgan | 25/1 |
| prominent early, dropped to rear after halfway, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2011 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Kyle's Turn | 11st 2lbs | 21 of 25 | R C Colgan | 33/1 |
| mid-division on inner, no threat after halfway, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Down Under | 11st 3lbs | 18 of 28 | R C Colgan | 25/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2011 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Absolutlyfantastic | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 16 | B J Geraghty | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 4th before straight, no impression under pressure in 5th and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2011 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Golan Guy | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 14 | R Dawson | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 8th 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2011 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Sun Disc | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 16 | Paul Carberry | 13/2 |
| mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Rusty Halo | 10st | 3 of 15 | Fran Berry | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no impression under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2011 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Minella Humour | 11st 6lbs | of 21 | P Townend | |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Pozyc | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 16 | R Dawson | 17/2 |
| chased leaders, 7th 6f out, ridden and lost place from 4f out, 10th into straight, ran on without threatening | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Formal Bid | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | R Dawson | 4/1 |
| settled towards rear on inner, 7th halfway, headway early straight, went 3rd under pressure and switched right 1f out, led well inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Formal Bid | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | R Dawson | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, closer entering straight, went 4th on outer 1f out, kept on well under pressure to lead close home | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2011 | Roscommon | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | One For Joules | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 19 | D P McDonogh | 12/1 |
| soon mid-division, closed from before straight, challenged from 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 May 2011 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Priors Gold | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 17 | E Mullins | 13/2 |
| mid-division, 8th approaching 4 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2011 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Ballochroy | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 21 | W M Lordan | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th early straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Formal Bid | 8st 6lbs | 1 of 17 | W M Lordan | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, switched right early straight, checked 2f out, headway between horses to challenge just inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2011 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Harpsy Cord | 11st | of 21 | Reserve 3 | |
| 09 Mar 2011 | Naas | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Gamede | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 28 | E Mullins | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway after halfway, kept on one pace in straight without threatening leaders | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Star Power | 9st 5lbs | of 17 | Reserve 3 | |
| 03 Oct 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Solar Sail | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 17 | C O'Donoghue | 10/1 |
| held up early, headway on outer approaching halfway, 3rd and ridden 3f out, 2nd 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2010 | Clonmel | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Mac Tiernan | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 18 | D P McDonogh | 7/1 |
| in rear, no impression from 3f out, kept on one paced on inner from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2010 | Tramore | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Diversify | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 16 | S Foley | 13/2 |
| mid-division best, 11th over 5f out, no impression and kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2010 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | City Line | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 19 | Fran Berry | 8/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 9th under 5f out, kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2010 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 0 | Breezed Well | 9st 2lbs | of 21 | Reserve 2 | |
| 02 Oct 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Free Judgement | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 14 | Fran Berry | 25/1 |
| soon led, ridden and challenged 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Crystal Gal | 9st 3lbs | 12 of 14 | E J McNamara | 40/1 |
| mid-division best, no impression under pressure from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2009 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Chabal | 9st | 13 of 14 | C O'Donoghue | 50/1 |
| very slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||