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| Period | Runs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Win% | To £1 level stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime (Flat) | 33 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6.06% | £7.50 |
| Lifetime (Jump) | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0% | £-15.00 |
| Date | Pos | Wt | BHA | Co | Dist | Going | Cl | Jockey | Trainer | Winner | DB | Op | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/6/2008 | 4/11 | 10-10 p | 97 | Worc | 16f | Gd/Fm | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Dancewiththedevil (IRE) | 15.75 | 4/1 | 4/1 | |
| 7/6/2008 | 7/13 | 10-1 | 50 | Ling | 12f | Gd/Fm | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Wait For The Will (USA) | 7.69 | 18/1 | 14/1 | |
| 27/4/2008 | 3/16 | 11-0 | 95 | Ludl | 16f | Gd | 4 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Pepporoni Pete (IRE) | 6.75 | 16/1 | 8/1 | |
| 13/4/2008 | 10/13 | 11-12 | 95 | Newt | 17f | Gd | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Magic Merlin | 19.81 | 7/1 | 13/2 | |
| 9/4/2008 | 3/18 | 11-2 | 95 | Ludl | 16f | Gd | 4 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Indian Star (GER) | 3.25 | 8/1 | 6/1 | |
| 20/2/2008 | 4/6 | 9-1 | 50 | Ling | 10f | std | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Lord of Dreams (IRE) | 3.50 | 12/1 | 14/1 | |
| 15/2/2008 | 2/5 | 9-5 | 50 | Ling | 12f | std | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Competitor | 4.00 | 7/2 | 11/4 | |
| 1/2/2008 | 2/6 | 8-12 | 50 | Wolv | 16f | std | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Zaffeu | 2.00 | 15/8 | 6/4 | |
| 11/1/2008 | 2/9 | 9-3 | Wolv | 13f | std | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Champagne Shadow (IRE) | 6.00 | 12/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 31/12/2007 | 9/12 | 10-12 | 97 | Utto | 16f | Hvy | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Littlemissdynamite | 34.38 | 11/1 | 8/1 | |
| 13/12/2007 | 2/14 | 11-2 | 103 | Ludl | 16f | Gd/Sft | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Fantasy Legend (IRE) | 2.00 | 15/2 | 6/1 | |
| 29/11/2007 | F | 11-0 | 103 | Taun | 16f | Gd/Fm | 4 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Desert Quest (IRE) | 33/1 | 28/1 | ||
| 18/11/2007 | PU | 11-4 | 105 | Font | 18f | Gd | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Count Kristo | 5/1 | 7/2 | ||
| 8/11/2007 | 2/18 | 10-12 | 105 | Towc | 16f | Gd | 5 | T O'Connor | W G M Turner | Grave Doubts | 1.25 | 13/2 | 7/1 | |
| 30/9/2007 | 3/12 | 9-4 | 55 | Muss | 12f | Gd | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Drizzi (IRE) | 4.50 | 6/1 | 4/1 | |
| 15/9/2007 | 6/12 | 9-8 | 65 | Warw | 12f | Gd/Fm | 5 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Salute (IRE) | 4.25 | 12/1 | 10/1 | |
| 7/9/2007 | 6/15 | 9-12 | 78 | Chep | 12f | Gd/Fm | 6 | J Dean | W G M Turner | Noora (IRE) | 5.50 | 12/1 | 12/1 | |
| 3/3/2007 | 13/15 | 11-9 | 107 | Newb | 16f | Sft | 3 | R Johnson | P J Hobbs | Strawberry (IRE) | 45.25 | 9/1 | 10/1 | |
| 29/1/2007 | 4/13 | 11-3 | 108 | Ludl | 16f | Gd | 3 | R Johnson | P J Hobbs | Kanad | 14.75 | 14/1 | 8/1 | |
| 21/12/2006 | 6/11 | 11-7 | 110 | Exet | 17f | Gd/Sft | 3 | R Johnson | P J Hobbs | Master Mahogany | 24.63 | 14/1 | 6/1 | |
| 2/11/2006 | 5/19 | 10-12 | Hayd | 16f | Gd | 4 | R Johnson | P J Hobbs | Eleazar (GER) | 13.50 | 3/1 | 10/3 | ||
| 15/3/2005 | 18/20 | 11-7 t | Chel | 16f | Gd | T Scudamore | M C Pipe | Arcalis | 71.81 | 66/1 | 66/1 | |||
| 1/2/2005 | 2/14 | 11-3 | Taun | 17f | Gd | R Greene | M C Pipe | Noble Request (FR) | 0.50 | 13/8 | 11/8 | |||
| 30/10/2004 | 7/13 | 9-0 | Newm | 8f | None | 1 | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Zero Tolerance (IRE) | 6.00 | 16/1 | |||
| 23/10/2004 | 10/14 | 8-8 | Newb | 10f | Sft | 1 | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Tiger Tiger (FR) | 21.00 | 10/1 | |||
| 14/10/2004 | 14/19 | 9-1 | Newm | 12f | Sft | 1 | F Norton | M Blanshard | Flamboyant Lad | 44.19 | 25/1 | |||
| 26/6/2004 | 7/12 | 10-0 | Wind | 11f | Gd/Fm | C | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Vengeance | 10.25 | 10/1 | 8/1 | ||
| 14/5/2004 | 4/12 | 8-7 | Hami | 12f | Gd/Sft | A | F Norton | M Blanshard | Collier Hill | 3.75 | 10/1 | 10/1 | ||
| 1/5/2004 | 5/19 | 9-8 | Newm | 12f | Gd | C | F Norton | M Blanshard | Dissident (GER) | 8.38 | 14/1 | |||
| 17/4/2004 | 17/17 | 8-12 | Newb | 12f | Gd | A | S Sanders | M Blanshard | Dubai Success | 37.56 | 66/1 | 66/1 | ||
| 27/3/2004 | 7/8 | 9-2 | Donc | 12f | Gd | B | N Callan | M Blanshard | Royal Cavalier | 12.25 | 20/1 | 14/1 | ||
| 8/11/2003 | 2/24 | 9-3 | Donc | 12f | Gd | B | F Norton | M Blanshard | Turbo (IRE) | 1.50 | 11/1 | 10/1 | ||
| 29/10/2003 | 1/15 | 9-3 | Yarm | 10f | Gd/Sft | C | F Norton | M Blanshard | Perfect Storm | 33/1 | 33/1 | |||
| 13/9/2003 | 16/18 | 9-10 | Donc | 10f | Gd | C | T Quinn | M Blanshard | Tug of Love (IRE) | 15.13 | 16/1 | |||
| 18/6/2003 | 21/32 | 8-11 b | Asco | 8f | Gd/Fm | B | K Darley | M Blanshard | Macadamia (IRE) | 16.06 | 33/1 | |||
| 1/6/2003 | 6/7 | 8-12 | Wind | 10f | Gd/Fm | B | S Drowne | M Blanshard | Nadour Al Bahr (IRE) | 8.81 | 6/1 | 7/1 | ||
| 15/5/2003 | 4/15 | 8-7 | York | 10f | Gd/Fm | B | K Darley | M Blanshard | Researched (IRE) | 1.81 | 10/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 26/4/2003 | 6/17 | 9-5 | Sand | 8f | Gd/Fm | C | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Duke of Modena | 4.25 | 20/1 | 16/1 | ||
| 12/4/2003 | 13/25 | 9-4 | Newb | 8f | Gd/Fm | B | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Mystic Man (FR) | 8.13 | 16/1 | |||
| 26/10/2002 | 11/18 | 8-10 | Newb | 9f | Sft | B | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Dumaran (IRE) | 9.19 | 12/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 5/10/2002 | 1/11 | 9-4 | Sand | 8f | Gd/Fm | C | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Perfect Storm | 11/2 | 11/2 | |||
| 21/9/2002 | 2/9 | 9-6 | Newb | 8f | Gd/Fm | C | J P Spencer | M Blanshard | Oakley Rambo | hd | 10/1 | 9/1 | ||
| 30/8/2002 | 7/8 | 8-13 | Sand | 8f | Gd/Fm | C | J Fortune | M Blanshard | Unshakable (IRE) | 10.31 | 12/1 | 14/1 | ||
| 5/5/2002 | 6/23 | 9-6 | Newm | 8f | Gd/Fm | C | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Atlantic Quest (USA) | 4.44 | 8/1 | 9/1 | ||
| 19/4/2002 | 3/16 | 8-6 | Newb | 8f | Gd/Fm | B | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Bit of Luck | 0.19 | 20/1 | 14/1 | ||
| 14/7/2001 | 3/10 | 8-13 | Asco | 6f | Gd/Fm | C | K Fallon | M Blanshard | Falcon Hill | 2.25 | 6/1 | 5/1 | ||
| 14/6/2001 | 4/20 | 9-0 | Newb | 6f | Gd/Fm | D | K Fallon | M Blanshard | Waldenburg (USA) | 5.81 | 10/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 29/5/2001 | 3/7 | 9-0 | Leic | 5f | Fm | D | K Fallon | M Blanshard | Rehearsal Hall (USA) | 2.56 | 5/1 | 7/1 |