Dodging Bullets (GB)
Owner: Martin Broughton & Friends Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Dubawi / Nova Cyngi (Kris S)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country G/S,Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places; Round: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 62y | 1 | Rock The World | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 24 | N D Fehily | 8/1 |
| mid-division, hit 4th, reminder after 8th, mistake 4 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2017 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 92y | 1 | Altior | 11st | 3 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th before 4 out, stayed on into 3rd before last, no chance with front pair | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 62y | 1 | Un De Sceaux | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | Nick Scholfield | 20/1 |
| held up, closed after 4th, slow 10th, outpaced from 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2016 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 189y | 1 | Josses Hill | 11st | 4 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 |
| tracked winner, every chance before 2 out, beaten when lost 2nd last, one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2016 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Royal Regatta | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Nick Scholfield | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders until lost place and dropped to last at 8th, pulled up before 10th | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2016 | Exeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 109y | 1 | Sir Valentino | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | Nick Scholfield | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 4 out, jumped left and held in 3rd 2 out, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 119y | 1 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/0 |
| held up off the pace in 5th, went modest 4th at 7th, plugged on into 3rd run-in, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/0 |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed 4th, not fluent 7th (water), mistake 9th, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten from next | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2016 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 92y | 1 | Top Gamble | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/0 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd approaching 4 out, under pressure next, kept on same pace approaching last, never a threat | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| prominent in chasing group, went 2nd from 3rd, challenged 3 out, led when not fluent next, ridden and edged slightly right when pressed before last and flat, stayed on well, in command final 75 yards, driven out | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2015 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | N D Fehily | 7/2 |
| tracked leading pair, pushed along to challenge on outside in close 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead between last two, stayed on strongly run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2014 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, every chance 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly (1 fence ommited) | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Uxizandre | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, closed 8th, challenged 2 out, driven flat, no impression on winner, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Uxizandre | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 5 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| held up in touch on outer, blundered 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Western Warhorse | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | D A Jacob | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway on inside 3 out, driven before next, ridden last, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th flat | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2014 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 1f | 1 | Module | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | D A Jacob | 2/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leader until 5th, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 2 out, led narrowly last, hard driven flat, headed and no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2013 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | D A Jacob | 7/4 |
| sometimes jumped left, tracked leader 1st, closed 4 out, led before 3 out, came clear before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | D A Jacob | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, raced freely early, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged next, led before last, driven clear and stayed on strongly final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2013 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft on bend adjacent to lake) | 2m | 4 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | D A Jacob | 8/11 |
| held up tracking leading pair, went left 1st, dropped to 4th at 6th, smooth headway to challenge before led 3 out, left in command next | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Ubak | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 1st, lost place 3rd, pushed along and last 6th, driven after 4 out, soon well beaten, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 2m 110y | 1 | Champagne Fever | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 12 | D A Jacob | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway and brief effort on outside 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Kempton | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Darlan | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 8/1 |
| held up in last pair in touch, headway after 3 out, effort next, soon ridden and one pace, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country G/S,Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Dodging Bullets | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 5/4 |
| set steady pace, quickened before last, hit last, driven and stayed on run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Dodging Bullets | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 10/11 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, niggled along briefly 5th, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, ridden clear | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Grumeti | 11st | 6 of 13 | D A Jacob | 4/1 |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, badly hampered 5th, outpaced when switched inside after 4 out, never able to challenge, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Countrywide Flame | 11st | 4 of 20 | D A Jacob | 20/1 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, challenged and every chance approaching last, kept on flat, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2012 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Grumeti | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 9/2 |
| hit 1st, pulled hard, tracked leading pair until settled 4th after 4th, went 3rd well before 2 out, travelling well disputing 2nd when wandered right and left 2nd 2 out, wandered right again before last, driven and kept on flat, readily held | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2011 | Sligo | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Dodging Bullets | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | B A Curtis | 11/4 |
| waited with 4th of the 5, good progress to lead 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, stayed on well to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 1m 100y | 0 | Dodging Bullets | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | B A Curtis | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led entering straight, clear 1f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2011 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Tobar Na Gaoise | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | Fran Berry | 5/2 |
| always prominent, disputed early, 2nd from before halfway, driven along and challenged from well over 1f out, every chance, headed early final furlong, kept on under pressure but not match winner | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2011 | Fairyhouse | Good | 7f | 0 | Gonebeyondthemoon | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | B A Curtis | 11/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden early straight and soon dropped to 3rd, no impression under pressure from over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2011 | Fairyhouse | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Why But Why | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 21 | C D Hayes | 13/2 |
| mid-division, headway to challenge in 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to dispute, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2011 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1m | 0 | Sharestan | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 24 | C D Hayes | 7/1 |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2011 | Limerick | Good | 7f 50y | 0 | Compelling | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 15 | C D Hayes | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, closed over 2f out, moderate 3rd and no impression over 1f out, kept on well without threatening close home | |||||||||
| 27 May 2011 | Down Royal | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 0 | Still Point | 9st | 2 of 13 | C D Hayes | 7/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 2f out, led over 1f out, jinked left, soon challenged, headed final 150 yards, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 May 2011 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places; Round: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Estithmaar | 9st | 7 of 17 | C D Hayes | 50/1 |
| mid-division, lost ground quickly approaching straight, kept on without threatening from 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2010 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m | 0 | Banksters Bonus | 9st 3lbs | of 13 | C D Hayes | |