Dark Lover (GER)
Owner: The Dark Lovers Trainer: Jamie Snowden Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Zinaad / Dark Lady (Lagunas)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2016 | Exeter | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 25y | 4 | Desert Sensation | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Jonathan Moore | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2016 | Southwell | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 2m 4f 62y | 4 | Kk Lexion | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | Brendan Powell | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 31y | 3 | Dont Do Mondays | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Page Fuller | 9/0 |
| in rear, not always fluent, struggling from 3rd, well behind 12th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | On The Fringe | 12st | 18 of 24 | Miss Gina Andrews | 25/0 |
| chased leaders to before 13th, soon behind | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2016 | Market Rasen | Heavy | 2m 7f 191y | 6 | Dark Lover | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | Page Fuller | 4/0 |
| chased leaders, mistake 4 out, led before next, not fluent 2 out, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2016 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 7f 3y | 6 | Dark Lover | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Page Fuller | 9/0 |
| held up mid-division, headway halfway, led before 3 out, kept on well from last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2014 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 2m 110y | 4 | Woodbank | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 3 | Brendan Powell | 4/6 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression before last | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Balder Succes | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | D A Jacob | 10/1 |
| held up in close 5th, bumped on bend after 7th, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, no chance after, went modest 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Indian Castle | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | D A Jacob | 8/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 8th, outpaced when hampered by loose horse 14th, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Festive Affair | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 5 | D A Jacob | 5/6 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 3rd, blundered 7th, hit 4 out, dropped to 3rd next, ridden and every chance last, chased winner final 200 yards and stayed on in closing stages, just held | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2013 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 2m 1f 110y | 2 | Manyriverstocross | 11st 9lbs | Fell of 5 | Nick Scholfield | |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | Dark Lover | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | D A Jacob | 7/4 |
| prominent behind clear leader, closed when not fluent 6th, went 2nd after 8th, not fluent 3 out, ridden and 4 lengths down when left well clear 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2013 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Prospect Wells | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 6 | R Mahon | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, chased leader, led 3rd until next, pressed leader, led again after 6th, ridden and headed just before 2 out, no chance with winner when dropped to 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2013 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | My Tent Or Yours | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 23 | R Mahon | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, stayed on run-in to take 4th final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2012 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Dark Lover | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 17 | Ruby Walsh | 9/2 |
| mid-division, smooth headway before 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, led going well approaching last where not fluent, driven clear flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Olofi | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 23 | R Mahon | 7/1 |
| mid-division in touch, headway 4 out, chased leaders under pressure next, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Dark Lover | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 22 | R Mahon | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway 4th, led after 2 out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2011 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Dark Lover | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | R Mahon | 4/9 |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, hit 3 out, narrow lead next, narrowly headed last, carried left flat, rallied gamely to lead again close home | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2011 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Shammick Boy | 11st 10lbs | of 14 | Non Runner | |
| 21 Dec 2010 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m | 4 | Blue Monster | 11st | 2 of 13 | N D Fehily | 11/8 |
| mid-division on outside, headway 6f out, led over 2f out, 1 ahead 1f out, headed close home | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2010 | Taunton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Dark Lover | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | N D Fehily | 1/2 |
| prominent, led approaching 5th, came clear after 3 out, easily | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Lets Get Serious | 11st | 2 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 2/1 |
| took keen hold, soon held up in touch on inside, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders and every chance over 1f out, edged left and not pace of winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2010 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 110y | 6 | Bottman | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 14 | Ian Popham | 5/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway 6f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final furlong, no impression | |||||||||