Winning Spark (USA)
Owner: Miss J du Plessis Trainer: Miss J Du Plessis Sex: colt Age: 11
Breeding: Theatrical / Spark Sept (Septieme Ciel)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 3 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places, back straight G/Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Standard (to slow) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 44 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct 2018 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 7y | 3 | Vive Le Roi | 11st | 8 of 8 | James Best | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, under pressure approaching 2 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2018 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places, back straight G/Soft in places) | 2m 3f 173y | 3 | Soul Emotion | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 7 | James Best | 25/1 |
| held up off the pace in 4th place, shade closer at 4th, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2018 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m 5f 82y | 3 | Head To The Stars | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 13 | James Best | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2017 | Hereford | Soft | 2m 3f 147y | 2 | Stamp Your Feet | 10st 1lbs | 4 of 5 | James Best | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, hit 2 out, ridden before last, no impression in 4th flat | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2017 | Wincanton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 166y | 3 | Buckhorn Timothy | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 8 | James Best | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 2 out, left 3rd from last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 114y | 3 | Mr Fickle | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 14 | Miss H Welch | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced, plugged on and never dangerous | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2017 | Taunton | Soft | 2m 3f 1y | 3 | Verni | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 10 | James Best | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, every chance when stumbled 2 out, soon switched right, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2017 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 1y | 3 | Space Oddity | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 10 | James Best | 10/1 |
| held up, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, plugging on but no chance when left modest 4th after the last | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2016 | Taunton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 1y | 3 | Winning Spark | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | James Best | 5/1 |
| held up, towards rear, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, every chance from last, stayed on strongly to lead last strides | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2016 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 166y | 3 | Brelan D'as | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 12 | James Best | 14/1 |
| held up, in mid-division, headway before 3 out, led after 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 May 2016 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 122y | 2 | Starchitect | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 12 | James Best | 33/0 |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, soon edged left and no impression on winner, 4th last, one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2016 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 175y | 3 | Twentytwo's Taken | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | James Best | 7/0 |
| last pair, outpaced before 3 out, plugged on run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2016 | Taunton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 1y | 2 | Tornado In Milan | 10st 3lbs | 4 of 9 | James Best | 3/0 |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, driven before 2 out, 4th and one pace when not fluent last | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2016 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 3f 1y | 3 | Winning Spark | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | James Best | 9/0 |
| in rear, headway before 2 out, led before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2016 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Braavos | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 13 | James Best | 9/0 |
| in rear, headway after 4 out, in 3rd and going well when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2015 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 1y | 3 | Doctor Look Here | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 13 | James Best | 8/0 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, led and mistake 2 out, rider nearly unseated making the horse veer badly right soon after, rider lost irons, headed after last, one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2015 | Wincanton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 166y | 3 | San Benedeto | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | James Best | 14/0 |
| held up in last pair, headway into 3rd 2 out, one pace and no chance with leading duo, just held on for 3rd | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Marju's Quest | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 5 | James Best | 9/4 |
| held up last but in touch went 4th at 5th, pushed along after 3 out, driven along before 2 out, soon outpaced | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2015 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Leave It Be | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 16 | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| mid-division on outside, chased leaders after 4 out to before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2015 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Dusky Lark | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | James Best | 3/1 |
| raced wide tracking leaders, 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, joined last, slight advantage under pressure until headed and no extra final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2015 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Winning Spark | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 17 | James Best | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, led 7th, clear 2 out, driven flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2015 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m | 4 | Miss Sassypants | 11st 11lbs | of 9 | James Best | |
| 11 Dec 2014 | Taunton | Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Un Bleu A L'aam | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 15 | James Best | 8/1 |
| took keen hold, disputed lead, driven to lead approaching 2 out, soon hard pressed ridden and headed flat, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Honour System | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | James Best | 16/1 |
| took keen hold and held up in last pair, headway bypassing omitted 4 out, left in close 4th 3 out, pushed along and stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd post, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2014 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Generous Ransom | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | James Best | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, stayed on same pace last | |||||||||
| 03 May 2013 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 4 | Double Handful | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 10 | A Glassonbury | 20/1 |
| held up behind, pushed along before 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 5f | 5 | Linkable | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | G Baker | 9/4 |
| keen in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2012 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 5 | Stand Guard | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 13 | S M Levey | 8/1 |
| keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2012 | Lingfield | Standard (to slow) | 1m 2f | 5 | Layali Dubai | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 14 | L P Keniry | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, some late moderate headway | |||||||||
| 13 May 2012 | Plumpton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 5 | Turn Over Sivola | 11st | Fell of 8 | Joshua Moore | |
| 08 Apr 2012 | Plumpton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Solaras Exhibition | 11st | 2 of 13 | Joshua Moore | 5/2 |
| held up towards rear, good headway approaching 4 out, went 3rd soon after, chased winner 3 out, looked dangerous next, held approaching last | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Fakenham | Good | 2m | 4 | Wom | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 11 | Joshua Moore | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, hit next, soon weakened, hit last | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2012 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Duaiseoir | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 13 | Joshua Moore | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway in 7th approaching and hit 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, stayed on to 2nd last, driven and one pace flat | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2012 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 2m | 4 | Henry San | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Joshua Moore | |
| 14 Dec 2011 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Colour Squadron | 11st | 7 of 12 | Joshua Moore | 100/1 |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, weakened 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2011 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 5 | Choral Festival | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 14 | R L Moore | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2011 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 5 | Beat Route | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 14 | F Sweeney | 7/1 |
| in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2011 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 5 | Winning Spark | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | T P Queally | 15/8 |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd on bit over 1f out, led inside final furlong, shaken up to assert | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2011 | Epsom Downs | Good | 1m 4f 10y | 4 | Gunslinger | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 15 | Ross Atkinson | 50/1 |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2011 | Longchamp | Good to Soft | 1m 1f 207y | 0 | Sea Wind | 9st 3lbs | of 16 | F Blondel | |
| 03 Apr 2011 | Saint-Cloud | 1m 2f 96y | 0 | Saronsla Belle | 9st 6lbs | of 20 | I Mendizabal | ||
| 09 Dec 2010 | Deauville | Standard | 1m 3f 204y | 0 | Eratostem | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 16 | I Mendizabal | 11/4 |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Saint-Cloud | Heavy | 7f 209y | 0 | African Story | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | T Bachelot | |
| 08 Oct 2010 | Compiegne | Soft | 1m 1f 207y | 0 | Al Nejmaa | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 11 | T Bachelot | 7/2 |