Valid Reason (GB)
Owner: Mrs Christina Kelly Trainer: N C Kelly Sex: colt Age: 10
Breeding: Observatory / Real Trust (Danzig)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Totals | 58 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2017 | Sedgefield | Good (Watered) | 2m 178y | 5 | Civil Unrest | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 14 | D R Fox | 18/1 |
| in rear, not fluent 3rd, tailed off 5th, pulled up after next | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2017 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m | 5 | Sky Full Of Stars | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Steven Kelly | 17/2 |
| always behind, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2017 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | Rowdy Rocher | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | Steven Kelly | 25/1 |
| with leaders, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2016 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Pause And Ponder | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 22 | D R Fox | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden at 6th, 12th 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2016 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Camlann | 9st 11lbs | 14 of 16 | C D Maxwell | 50/1 |
| towards rear and 15th 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2016 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Bobskier | 10st | 13 of 15 | C T Keane | 20/1 |
| always behind, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 May 2015 | Nottingham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 9y | 5 | Shades of Silver | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 13 | S Sanders | 25/1 |
| in touch, led after 2f, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 May 2015 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 1m 6f | 5 | Thunder Pass | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 14 | P Cosgrave | 11/1 |
| soon led, ridden over 4f out, headed 3f out, chased leader until entering final 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 6f | 6 | Noguchi | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 11 | R Winston | 8/1 |
| led after 2f and steadied pace, ridden and pressed from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 7f 169y | 5 | Valid Reason | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | S Sanders | 20/1 |
| made all, ridden out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 2m | 5 | Apollo Eleven | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 7 | S Sanders | 17/2 |
| tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2015 | Warwick | Soft | 3m 2f | 4 | Heronshaw | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 12 | L Treadwell | |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Cash Injection | 11st 7lbs | of 16 | J E Moore | |
| 22 Jan 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 2m | 5 | Keep Kicking | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 7 | S Sanders | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2014 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 6f | 3 | Batavir | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 11 | Alain Cawley | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2014 | Leicester | Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Brownville | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | Alain Cawley | 16/1 |
| keen early, tracked leaders, challenged after 4 out, driven and lost place approaching 2 out, no impression in 4th before last | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2014 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Exitas | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | T J O'Brien | 15/2 |
| led until 2nd, remained prominent, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2014 | Goodwood | Soft | 2m | 4 | Aiyana | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | Alain Cawley | 33/1 |
| mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, went 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2014 | Nottingham | Good to Firm | 1m 6f 15y | 5 | Winter Spice | 9st 5lbs | of 10 | T P Queally | |
| 07 Mar 2014 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 3 | Berkeley Barron | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Paul Moloney | |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 2m 5f | 3 | Full Shift | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 9 | R Thornton | |
| 16 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m | 3 | My Tent Or Yours | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 16 | Paul Moloney | 33/1 |
| off the pace in mid-division, modest 5th inside final furlong, never any chance | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 5 | Coup De Grace | 9st 11lbs | 9 of 9 | Jim Crowley | 9/2 |
| led, headed 12f out, ridden 6f out, weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 6f | 3 | Bygones Sovereign | 11st 9lbs | 9 of 14 | R Thornton | 14/1 |
| raced wide, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, eased, tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Mickie | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 20/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 2m 110y | 3 | Hawkhill | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 13 | B J Geraghty | 13/2 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd last, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2013 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 4 | Be Perfect | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 17 | J F McDonald | 9/1 |
| tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2013 | Newmarket | Good | 2m 2f | 2 | Oriental Fox | 8st | 8 of 19 | J F McDonald | 33/1 |
| raced keenly, in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 5 | Honourable Knight | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 10 | Jim Crowley | 5/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2013 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f 132y | 4 | Shwaiman | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | T G McLaughlin | 33/1 |
| close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2013 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 4f | 4 | Miss Dashwood | 9st | 9 of 9 | Liam Jones | 16/1 |
| led, stayed towards stands' side and headed 7f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard / Slow | 2m 119y | 4 | Bradbury | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 9 | L Morris | 5/1 |
| led, headed 12f out, ridden 7f out, hampered over 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Kempton | Heavy | 2m 5f | 3 | Loose Chips | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 15 | B J Geraghty | |
| 29 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Lyvius | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | Paul Moloney | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, effort 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2012 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | General Ting | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 12 | T Scudamore | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, effort on inside to chase winner 2 out, upsides last, still every chance flat, no extra final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2012 | York | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 4 | Mashaari | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | S W Kelly | 8/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, headway 4f out, challenged 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2012 | Ascot | Soft | 2m | 3 | Red Orator | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | S W Kelly | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | Huff And Puff | 9st 8lbs | of 12 | Non Runner | |
| 01 Sep 2012 | Chester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 195y | 4 | New Youmzain | 10st | 5 of 11 | J Fanning | 9/2 |
| led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2012 | Newbury | Good | 1m 5f 61y | 3 | Lily In Pink | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 16 | S W Kelly | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2012 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Bourne | 10st 5lbs | 8 of 18 | Paul Moloney | 16/1 |
| towards rear, stayed on from 2 out, never going pace to get involved | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2011 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Castle Conflict | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 16 | Paul Moloney | 7/4 |
| soon led, hit 7th, joined 4 out, hard pressed from next, soon ridden, not fluent last, bumped by winner flat, kept on, headed post, finished 2nd, awarded race | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2011 | Ascot | Good | 2m 6f | 2 | Valid Reason | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | G Lee | 12/1 |
| tracked leader, led 5th, joined last, ridden and stayed on gamely to assert flat | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2011 | York | Good | 2m 2f | 4 | Orsippus | 10st | 2 of 12 | S W Kelly | 11/1 |
| led, strongly challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2011 | Newmarket | Good | 2m 2f | 2 | Never Can Tell | 8st 2lbs | of 34 | Reserve 2 | |
| 21 Sep 2011 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m 4f | 3 | Samsons Son | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 15 | S W Kelly | 16/1 |
| led early, tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 1m 2f 60y | 3 | Beaten Up | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 17 | Jim Crowley | 66/1 |
| led, clear over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2011 | Huntingdon | Good | 2m 110y | 4 | Dubai Crest | 10st 7lbs | 8 of 16 | T Messenger | 15/2 |
| chased leader until hit 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2010 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | New Code | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 6 | A Kirby | 7/2 |
| led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2010 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | Valid Reason | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | A Kirby | 11/4 |
| made all, quickened well over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, hard ridden approaching final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 4 | Ethics Girl | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 9 | Jim Crowley | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2010 | Newbury | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 4 | Oldrik | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | P J Dobbs | 5/2 |
| prominent, edged right and challenged 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | Salisbury | Soft | 1m 4f | 4 | Vita Nova | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 8 | P J Dobbs | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, effort when bumped 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2010 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 4 | Yashrid | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 10 | R L Moore | 11/4 |
| held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2010 | Newbury | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 5y | 4 | Christopher Wren | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 8 | Ted Durcan | 9/1 |
| soon tracked leading pair, headway on outside over 1f out,went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on strongly to press winner to line, just failed | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2010 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 4 | Activate | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 5 | Jim Crowley | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, no impression when carried left inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Valid Reason | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | Jim Crowley | 8/13 |
| led after 1f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, asserted towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2009 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m | 5 | Whistleinthewind | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 12 | Kieren Fallon | 9/1 |
| in touch, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, improve | |||||||||