Venetian Lad (GB)
Owner: The Venetian Lad Partnership Trainer: Mrs L Richards Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Midnight Legend / Henrietta Holmes (Persian Bold)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 9 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Chase; Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Dec 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 4 | Frank N Fair | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 9 | M Goldstein | 11/1 |
| mid-division, hampered 10th, tracked leaders 13th, mistake next, weakened from 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 164y | 5 | Stoical Patient | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 9 | M Goldstein | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, went 3rd from 10th, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2017 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 5f 135y | 5 | Orchestrated | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | Ned Curtis | 12/1 |
| mid-division, closed 8th, ridden 11th, outpaced next, rallied 3 out, close 4th last, no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2017 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places, watered) | 3m 1f 106y | 4 | Fort Gabriel | 11st 10lbs | of 7 | M Goldstein | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 28 May 2017 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 106y | 5 | Day Of Roses | 12st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | M Goldstein | 16/1 |
| held up in last trio, headway tracking leaders 5th, pushed along and outpaced in 4th before 3 out, plugged on under pressure into modest 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 5 | Royals And Rebels | 12st 4lbs | of 7 | M Goldstein | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 05 May 2017 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Minella Tweet | 10st 12lbs | of 8 | M Goldstein | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2017 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 3m 1f 106y | 4 | Knight Ofthe Realm | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 11 | M Goldstein | 12/1 |
| mid-division, blundered 2nd, in touch after 7th, hampered 13th, soon ridden, lost place before 15th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 5 | Royals And Rebels | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | M Goldstein | 14/1 |
| towards rear, headway halfway to chase leaders in 3rd, ridden 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish, caught post | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2017 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 1f 96y | 5 | Mr Bachster | 12st | 4 of 9 | M Goldstein | 6/1 |
| towards rear, modest 5th before 8th, not fluent next, no impression, went remote 4th before 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2017 | Plumpton | Soft | 2m 3f 164y | 4 | Johns Luck | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 7 | M Goldstein | 16/1 |
| chased leaders on inside, pushed along when left in 4th pace 4 out, plugged on but no umpression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 96y | 4 | Bishops Court | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | M Goldstein | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, outpaced 5 out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2016 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 164y | 4 | Minella On Line | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | M Goldstein | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, driven and one pace in 3rd before 2 out until 2 out, went modest 3rd again last | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Fergal Mael Duin | 11st | 6 of 8 | M Goldstein | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent and bumped 4th, lost place before 5th, not fluent 8th, well behind 4 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2016 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Gowanauthat | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | M Goldstein | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place and ridden 8th, behind from 10th, plugged on before last, went 4th flat | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2016 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Mercers Court | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 10 | M Goldstein | 8/0 |
| held up in touch, mistake 8th, soon pushed along, behind final circuit, tailed off when pulled up 4 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2016 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Venetian Lad | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | M Goldstein | 8/0 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before left in 2nd at 11th until approaching 4 out, chased leading pair and pushed along, soon ridden, rallied and stayed on to lead final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Thinger Licht | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | M Goldstein | 12/0 |
| chased leaders, outpaced 11th, stayed on after 2nd last, no chance with easy winner | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2016 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 1f 96y | 4 | Cloudy Beach | 11st 9lbs | of 7 | M Goldstein | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2015 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 92y | 4 | Exmoor Mist | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | M Goldstein | 25/0 |
| chased leaders, lost place 6th, dropped to rear after 8th, no impression 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2015 | Plumpton | Soft | 2m 3f 164y | 4 | Ashcott Boy | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | L P Aspell | 16/0 |
| held up in touch, hampered 7th, some headway before 10th, soon struggling, plugged on | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2015 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Fergal Mael Duin | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 4 | M Goldstein | 13/0 |
| tracked leading pair, left in 2nd 9th, lost 2nd 12th, chased leading pair, ridden and no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2015 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 31y | 4 | Venetian Lad | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | M Goldstein | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd and ridden after 2 out (normal 3 out), challenged last, soon led, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 10 May 2015 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 4f | 4 | Venetian Lad | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | M Goldstein | 6/1 |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, in command when rider lost iron briefly run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Brody Bleu | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | M Goldstein | 8/1 |
| held up behind, weakened before 4 out | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2015 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Rhapando | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 6 | M Goldstein | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2015 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Noble Friend | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 5 | M Goldstein | 6/1 |
| close up, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 4 | Venetian Lad | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | M Goldstein | 4/1 |
| in lead going to 3 out, not fluent next, headed last, rallied to regain lead towards finish (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2014 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Quite By Chance | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Mr William Biddick | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, just about in touch 4 out, no impression and weakened before next | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2014 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 4 | Alanjou | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | M Goldstein | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 3rd from last, one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2014 | Fontwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 6f | 3 | The Nephew | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 6 | M Goldstein | 10/1 |
| held up tracking leaders, 3rd at 6th until after 10th, outpaced 4 out, no chance after, went modest 3rd again at the last | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2014 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Long Wave | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | M Goldstein | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 8th, hampered on bend after next, went well beaten 4th from 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2014 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Venetian Lad | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | P J Brennan | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, led just after next, hard ridden last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 02 May 2014 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 6f | 4 | Friendly Society | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 9 | M Goldstein | 9/2 |
| held up, closed from 12th, left 3rd when hampered 2 out, kept on same pace, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2014 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 4 | Keltic Rhythm | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | M Goldstein | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 10th, pushed along 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2014 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Badgers Cove | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | M Goldstein | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge approaching 3 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2014 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 6f | 4 | Itoldyou | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 7 | M Goldstein | 5/1 |
| held up in last pair, weakened before 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2013 | Fontwell | Heavy | 2m 6f | 4 | Beforeall | 10st 13lbs | of 5 | M Goldstein | |
| 18 Nov 2013 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Beforeall | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | M Goldstein | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 9th, stayed on to 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Fine Parchment | 10st 8lbs | of 9 | M Goldstein | |
| 23 Oct 2013 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Kind Of Easy | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 6 | M Goldstein | 9/2 |
| in touch, jumped slow 9th, went poor 3rd before 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 May 2013 | Fontwell | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Full Of Joy | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 10 | M Goldstein | |
| 03 May 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Haar | 11st 8lbs | UnseatedRider of 5 | M Goldstein | |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Red Anchor | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 9 | M Goldstein | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, led 11th to before next, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2013 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 3 | Fruity O'Rooney | 10st | of 9 | M Goldstein | |
| 01 Apr 2013 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Five Rivers | 11st | 2 of 10 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| held up towrads rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, kept on flat, caught post | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2013 | Wincanton | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Whispering Jack | 11st 12lbs | of 8 | M Goldstein | |
| 06 Mar 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Speedy Bruere | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 9 | M Goldstein | 11/2 |
| in touch, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on to 2nd 3 out, kept on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Newbury | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Arbeo | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 11 | M Goldstein | |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Father Probus | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | M Goldstein | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and left 3rd 3 out, one pace in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2012 | Ascot | Soft | 3m | 4 | Lord Tomnoddy | 11st 1lbs | of 7 | M Goldstein | |
| 09 Nov 2012 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Kaituna | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 4 | M Goldstein | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, challenged next, ridden to lead and dived at last, bumped and headed flat, held close home | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2012 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Venetian Lad | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 8 | M Goldstein | 3/1 |
| held up in touch, every chance 3 out, led next, soon hard pressed, kept on under pressure closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2012 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Venetian Lad | 10st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | M Goldstein | 7/2 |
| held up in touch, hampered 10th, went 3rd after next, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged last, driven to lead flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2012 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 5 | Venetian Lad | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | M Goldstein | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd before 5 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2012 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 110y | 5 | Cypress Grove | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 11 | M Goldstein | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 May 2012 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 5 | Venetian Lad | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 8 | M Goldstein | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 15th, led 2 out, all out | |||||||||
| 04 May 2012 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 5 | The Clyda Rover | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 8 | M Goldstein | 9/2 |
| in touch, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd soon after, ridden 2 out, lost 2nd last, weakened flat, lost 2 places close home | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 3m 2f | 5 | Guydus | 11st 2lbs | of 9 | M Goldstein | |
| 12 Mar 2012 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 3m 2f | 5 | Brunette'sonly | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | M Goldstein | 15/2 |
| close up, chased winner 14th, ridden3 out, stayed on one pace, lost 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2012 | Lingfield | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Oscar Charlie | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 13 | M Goldstein | 9/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and struggling in 6th 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2012 | Folkestone | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 5 | The Black Baron | 11st | 3 of 8 | M Goldstein | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway to 4th at 12th, went poor 3rd last | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2011 | Plumpton | Soft | 3m 1f 110y | 5 | Hazy Bay | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 12 | Matthew Batchelor | 9/2 |
| chased leadrs, lost place before 9th, struggling in rear next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2011 | Fontwell | Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Matrow's Lady | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 11 | M Bradburne | 12/1 |
| in touch, outpaced after 4 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2011 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Madame Jasmine | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 10 | M Bradburne | 9/1 |
| keen close up, ridden 4 out, blundered next and soon weakened, eased 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2011 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Bunglasha Lady | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 13 | M Bradburne | 50/1 |
| led until 4 out, under pressure next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2011 | Folkestone | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Renard D'Irlande | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | M Bradburne | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 7th, ridden in 6th and one pace on long run to last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2011 | Folkestone | Soft (Chase; Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Carpincho | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | L P Aspell | 40/1 |
| in rear, some headway 8th, weakened soon after next, tailed off and eased on long run after 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2010 | Plumpton | Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Jetnova | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | Matthew Batchelor | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear and keen, mistake 1st, weakened from 7th | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2010 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 6 | Camden | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 14 | M Bradburne | 8/1 |
| in rear, headway halfway, pushed along and plugged on one pace final 3f | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2010 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 14 | C Bolger | 10/1 |
| in touch in chasing group, effort to chase leader 3f out to 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2009 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 110y | 6 | Mizzurka | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 18 | M Bradburne | 66/1 |
| behind, headway 3f out, kept on final 2f out, not pace of front pair | |||||||||


