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| Period | Runs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Win% | To £1 level stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime (Flat) | 49 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6.12% | £-25.00 |
| Date | Pos | Wt | BHA | Co | Dist | Going | Cl | Jockey | Trainer | Winner | DB | Op | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2005 | 14/14 | 9-5 | 50 | Warw | 6f | Gd | 7 | S Hitchcott | M Blanshard | Aintnecessarilyso | 10.13 | 12/1 | 8/1 | |
| 15/9/2005 | 8/14 | 8-12 b | 53 | Yarm | 6f | Gd/Fm | 6 | T E Durcan | M Blanshard | Blessed Place | 10.75 | 8/1 | 15/2 | |
| 18/8/2005 | 9/12 | 8-3 | 54 | Ches | 7f | Gd/Fm | 5 | M Halford | M Blanshard | Into The Breeze (IRE) | 10.00 | 11/2 | 7/1 | |
| 12/8/2005 | 3/7 | 8-4 | 55 | Folk | 7f | Gd/Fm | 5 | R Kingscote | M Blanshard | Monashee Prince (IRE) | 3.25 | 7/1 | 5/1 | |
| 13/7/2005 | 9/10 | 9-1 | 58 | Hayd | 8f | Gd/Fm | 5 | F Norton | M Blanshard | Del Mar Sunset | 15.00 | 16/1 | 20/1 | |
| 25/6/2005 | 14/16 | 9-1 | 61 | Wind | 6f | Gd | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Chatshow (USA) | 14.75 | 25/1 | 25/1 | ||
| 18/6/2005 | 7/12 | 9-4 | 61 | Ling | 7f | Gd/Fm | R Havlin | M Blanshard | Tregarron | 4.00 | 16/1 | 16/1 | ||
| 16/5/2005 | 11/15 | 9-1 | 63 | Bath | 5f | Fm | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | High Ridge | 9.31 | 12/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 5/5/2005 | 5/13 | 9-4 | 64 | Folk | 6f | Sft | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Mandarin Spirit (IRE) | 3.75 | 15/2 | 7/1 | ||
| 16/4/2005 | 4/13 | 9-3 | 63 | Wolv | 5f | std | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) | 0.63 | 16/1 | 10/1 | ||
| 21/3/2005 | 10/12 | 9-7 | 65 | Ling | 6f | std | 3 | T Quinn | M Blanshard | Joy And Pain | 4.50 | 16/1 | 16/1 | |
| 20/11/2004 | 6/12 | 9-1 | Wolv | 5f | std | 3 | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | If By Chance | 9.75 | 25/1 | |||
| 30/10/2004 | 10/12 | 9-0 | Wolv | 7f | std | 3 | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Up Tempo (IRE) | 15.06 | 9/1 | 8/1 | ||
| 9/10/2004 | 3/13 | 9-0 | Wolv | 5f | std | 3 | K Fallon | M Blanshard | Silent Storm | 1.75 | 14/1 | 16/1 | ||
| 13/9/2004 | 6/13 | 9-7 | Bath | 5f | Gd | 3 | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Oeuf A La Neige | 1.75 | 33/1 | |||
| 23/8/2004 | 17/17 | 9-8 | Wind | 6f | Gd/Sft | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Nivernais | 16.19 | 12/1 | 14/1 | ||
| 13/8/2004 | 1/7 | 9-2 | Folk | 6f | Gd | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Sewmuch Character | 9/2 | 5/1 | |||
| 16/7/2004 | 7/7 | 9-0 | Pont | 6f | Gd/Fm | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | High Ridge | 10.25 | 9/4 | 11/4 | ||
| 5/7/2004 | 2/17 | 9-7 | Wind | 6f | Gd/Fm | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Willheconquertoo | 3.50 | 15/2 | 8/1 | ||
| 21/6/2004 | 4/9 | 8-13 | Chep | 6f | Gd/Fm | D | N Callan | M Blanshard | One Way Ticket | 4.50 | 6/1 | 9/2 | ||
| 5/6/2004 | 6/12 | 9-2 | Donc | 7f | Gd | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Yorkshire Blue | 5.00 | 33/1 | 22/1 | ||
| 14/5/2004 | 15/16 | 9-4 | Nott | 6f | Gd/Sft | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Antonio Canova | 19.44 | 8/1 | 9/1 | ||
| 24/4/2004 | 4/8 | 9-3 | Hayd | 6f | Sft | D | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Zoom Zoom | 8.50 | 5/1 | 11/2 | ||
| 6/10/2003 | 4/17 | 9-11 | Wind | 6f | Gd/Fm | E | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Waterside (IRE) | 2.25 | 33/1 | |||
| 23/8/2003 | 7/15 | 8-12 | Newm | 6f | Gd/Fm | C | F Norton | M Blanshard | Fruit of Glory | 4.00 | 20/1 | |||
| 14/8/2003 | 3/16 | 9-4 | Hayd | 6f | Gd/Fm | C | F Norton | M Blanshard | Viewforth | 2.00 | 10/1 | 14/1 | ||
| 6/8/2003 | 8/12 | 9-13 | Pont | 5f | Gd/Fm | E | P Hanagan | M Blanshard | Jodeeka | 6.19 | 12/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 1/8/2003 | 5/12 | 9-0 | Newm | 6f | Gd/Sft | C | J F Egan | M Blanshard | Fearby Cross (IRE) | 1.56 | 10/1 | 8/1 | ||
| 17/7/2003 | 8/14 | 10-0 | Leic | 5f | Gd/Fm | E | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Devon Flame | 3.88 | 16/1 | 11/1 | ||
| 8/7/2003 | 6/16 | 9-4 | Pont | 6f | Gd | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Celtic Mill | 5.50 | 16/1 | 20/1 | ||
| 21/6/2003 | 4/10 | 9-3 | Ling | 7f | Gd/Fm | D | P Hanagan | M Blanshard | Gilded Dancer | 7.06 | 11/2 | 13/2 | ||
| 9/6/2003 | 1/17 | 9-9 | Pont | 6f | Gd/Fm | E | P Hanagan | M Blanshard | Sewmuch Character | 14/1 | 14/1 | |||
| 28/5/2003 | 17/19 | 9-9 | Newb | 7f | Gd | E | Dane O'Neill | M Blanshard | Master Robbie | 16.13 | 14/1 | 20/1 | ||
| 22/4/2003 | 2/16 | 9-11 | Sout | 7f | Gd/Fm | E | W Ryan | M Blanshard | Ile Michel | 1.50 | 25/1 | 40/1 | ||
| 7/10/2002 | 8/12 | 9-1 | Pont | 8f | Fm | D | W Ryan | M Blanshard | Athenian | 4.44 | 25/1 | |||
| 30/8/2002 | 9/9 | 9-6 | Ayr | 8f | Sft | D | K Darley | M Blanshard | Duelling Banjos | 36.00 | 6/1 | 7/1 | ||
| 14/8/2002 | 9/11 | 8-5 | Sand | 7f | (Round | C | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Al Maali (IRE) | 11.63 | 9/2 | 6/1 | ||
| 20/7/2002 | 4/15 | 9-0 | Newm | 7f | Gd/Fm | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Bon Marche | 1.25 | 7/1 | 7/1 | ||
| 11/7/2002 | 1/13 | 9-0 | Folk | 7f | Gd/Sft | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Sewmuch Character | 7/4 | 2/1 | |||
| 12/6/2002 | 12/14 | 8-11 | Kemp | 6f | Sft | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Semper Paratus (USA) | 24.13 | 8/1 | 12/1 | ||
| 6/6/2002 | 2/11 | 9-0 | Newb | 6f | Gd/Sft | D | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Dark Charm (FR) | 4.00 | 8/1 | 8/1 | ||
| 7/5/2002 | 11/18 | 8-3 | Ches | 7f | Gd/Fm | C | J Quinn | M Blanshard | Rafferty (IRE) | 7.94 | 8/1 | 9/1 | ||
| 13/4/2002 | 3/9 | 9-0 | Hayd | 7f | Gd/Fm | D | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Unshakable (IRE) | 2.00 | 8/1 | 11/1 | ||
| 23/3/2002 | 19/22 | 8-12 | Donc | 7f | Gd/Sft | D | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Lingo (IRE) | 28.56 | 16/1 | 16/1 | ||
| 12/10/2001 | 11/16 | 9-0 | York | 6f | Sft | D | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Pic Up Sticks | 19.25 | 4/1 | 5/1 | ||
| 26/9/2001 | 2/12 | 9-0 | Ches | 7f | None | D | D Sweeney | M Blanshard | Bacchanalia (IRE) | nk | 2/1 | 15/8 | ||
| 1/9/2001 | 2/11 | 9-0 | Ches | 7f | Gd | D | W Ryan | M Blanshard | Cereus (USA) | 4.00 | 9/2 | 5/1 | ||
| 8/8/2001 | 2/13 | 9-0 | Pont | 6f | Gd | D | M Roberts | M Blanshard | White Rabbit | 0.50 | 20/1 | 25/1 | ||
| 6/7/2001 | 5/7 | 8-6 | Hayd | 6f | Gd/Fm | E | N Callan | M Blanshard | Forest Prize | 12.75 | 14/1 | 14/1 |