Aqalim Horse Racing Form | Haydock 15:15 18th February 2017

Aqalim' Form | 18th February 2017

18th February 2017 BETFRED GRAND NATIONAL TRIAL HANDICAP CHASE (GRADE 3) (1)

Age
7
Weight
10-8
Trainer
Tim Vaughan
(Last 14 Days: 2-21, 9.52%)
Owner
Brian Ead & Martin Moore
Sex
gelding
Colour
Foaling Date
2010-04-02
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
3m 4f 97y
Runners
13
Prize Money
£42,713
Is Aqalim Improving?
Does Aqalim Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Aqalim Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2016-12-14 14:00 Newbury / 2 / 2m 7f 86y / Chase Turf / 12.02K
Chase
10-10
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 3 /6 - btn 28 Three Faces West 11-7 6m 3.491s

in touch, pushed along from 4th, struggling 11th, behind when mistake 13th

Tim Vaughan
Alan Johns
17 23
7.2
140
1 2016-11-12 13:15 Cheltenham / 2 / 3m 0f 80y / Chase Turf / 16.03K
Chase, Novice
11-0
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft P /4 - btn Thistlecrack 11-5 -

never travelling, chased leaders, stumbled 3rd and next, lost touch when pace quickened 11th, pulled up before next

Tim Vaughan
Alan Johns
21 34.63
3.25
140
2 2016-10-25 15:35 Chepstow / 3 / 2m 7f 131y / Chase Turf / 7.8K
Chase, Novice
10-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 2 /5 - btn 4 Thistlecrack 11-0 6m 20.527s

chased leaders, not fluent 9th, ridden along and dropped back to 4th after 13th, rallied to go 2nd 4 out, driven and briefly upsides winner between last 2, soon outpaced, lost left fore shoe

Tim Vaughan
Alan Johns
8 24.19
2.64
3 2016-09-28 14:40 Bangor-on-Dee / 4 / 3m 0f 30y / Chase Turf / 5.33K
Chase, Novice
11-0
Cheekpieces
Good 2 /4 - btn 15 Rolling Maul 11-0 5m 57.2s

not fluent, in rear and never looked happy, effort after 3 out, soon not much room and outpaced, went 2nd between last 2, drifted left after last, no chance with winner

Tim Vaughan
R Johnson
2.75 2.93
1.7
148
4 2016-04-09 15:40 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 149y / Hurdle Turf / 84.41K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-7
Blinkers
Soft 6 /6 - btn 35.25 Thistlecrack 11-7 6m 40.45s

held up in last, not fluent 6th, pushed along 7th, hard driven 9th, reminders and lost touch next

J Ferguson
Aidan Coleman
51 186.72
19.42
150
5 2015-12-19 14:25 Ascot / 1 / 3m 0f 97y / Hurdle Turf / 56.95K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-7
Visor
Good To Soft 6 /8 - btn 33.25 Thistlecrack 11-7 6m 11.345s

in touch, urged along from halfway, dropped to last and lost touch after 8th, no chance after, plugged on from 2 out

J Ferguson
Aidan Coleman
21 24
5.33
150
6 2015-11-28 14:25 Newbury / 1 / 3m 0f 52y / Hurdle Turf / 25.63K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-0
Blinkers
Soft 4 /5 - btn 7 Thistlecrack 11-4 6m 19.65s

in touch, dropped to rear 4th, pushed along 8th, reminders and struggling 9th, kept on under pressure between last 2, pressing for 2nd towards finish, no chance for winner

J Ferguson
Aidan Coleman
10 11.85
3.94
152
7 2015-10-31 14:00 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 26y / Hurdle Turf / 22.78K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-1
Visor
Soft 3 /9 - btn 13.75 Kilcooley 11-9 6m 10.75s

in rear, pushed along after 6th, headway and modest 4th 9th, hit next, kept on to take modest 3rd last, staying on at finish

J Ferguson
B Hughes
4.5 5.14
1.82
152
8 2015-04-25 17:35 Sandown / 1 / 2m 6f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 28.48K
Hurdle, Listed
11-0
Visor
Good To Soft 2 /6 - btn 0.75 Polly Peachum 10-11 5m 15.886s

held up in touch, ridden and effort before 2 out, chased winner and switched right 2 out, driven and no impression last, kept on towards finish, never quite getting to winner

J Ferguson
Aidan Coleman
3.75 4.16
2.03
145
9 2015-04-16 16:25 Cheltenham / 2 / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10.01K
Handicap, Hurdle, National
11-2
Visor
Good 1 /10 - win 9 Kingsmere 10-7 5m 55s

mid-division, headway 8th, challenged after 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly to draw clear, ridden out

J Ferguson
Aidan Coleman
4.33 4.75
1.92
135
10 2015-03-12 14:05 Cheltenham / 1 / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 45.56K
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
10-9
Visor
Good 5 /23 - btn 6.8 Call The Cops 10-12 5m 42.233s

mid-division, headway after 3 out, slightly outpaced under pressure after 2 out, stayed on well from last but no threat to leaders

J Ferguson
Sam Twiston-Davies
26 28.37
6
135
11 2015-02-14 15:25 Haydock / 2 / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 12.02K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-8 Soft 3 /16 - btn 4.25 Bygones Sovereign 9-13 5m 53.45s

in touch, pushed along to chase leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner when lost 2nd last, kept on under pressure, one pace final 75yds

J Ferguson
A P McCoy
4.33 4.67
2
132
12 2015-01-25 13:25 Sedgefield / 4 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.42K
Hurdle, Novice
11-11 Soft 1 /8 - win 10 Stilo Blue Native 11-5 5m 8.2s

in touch, mistake 3rd, slow 6th and reminder, ridden to chase leader approaching 2 out, driven to lead between last 2, kept on

J Ferguson
Sam Twiston-Davies
1.67 1.71
1.12
130
13 2015-01-03 12:55 Wincanton / 4 / 2m 6f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
11-12 Heavy 2 /11 - btn 8 Fletchers Flyer 11-12 5m 35.1s

jumped left badly at times, towards rear, headway into midfield 3rd, closing on leaders when blundered 7th, ridden to dispute held 2nd 2 out, stayed on but no chance with winner

J Ferguson
R Johnson
6 8.69
2.09
14 2014-12-07 14:35 Huntingdon / 4 / 2m 0f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 3.9K
Hurdle, Novice
10-12
Hood
Soft 1 /15 - win 1.25 A Boy Named Suzi 10-12 3m 54.8s

in touch in midfield, driven before 3 out, stayed on to challenge and mistake last, soon led, forged ahead final 75yds, driven out

J Ferguson
Sam Twiston-Davies
6.5 6.71
2.28
15 2014-11-16 15:50 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 110y / NH Flat / 11.39K
Hunt, Listed, National, National Hunt
11-0
Hood
Soft 4 /8 - btn 11.75 Definitly Red 11-4 4m 7.038s

held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved

J Ferguson
Sam Twiston-Davies
6.5 7.04
2.09
16 2014-04-05 17:45 Aintree / 1 / 2m 1f 0y / NH Flat / 17.09K
Champion, Grade, Hunt, National, National Hunt, Grade 2
10-12 Good To Soft 3 /19 - btn 2.7 Ballybolley 11-4 4m 13.175s

tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left from over 1f out, kept on

J Ferguson
D F O'Regan
17 17.6
6.8
117
17 2014-02-22 16:55 Kempton / 5 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 1.95K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
11-0 Soft 1 /7 - win 0.05 Colin's Brother 10-7 4m 3.5s

fractious to post, held up in touch, tracked leading pair over 2f out, ridden and switched right 1f out, ran on between rivals to lead post

J Ferguson
D F O'Regan
3 3.37
1.82
18 2013-12-12 15:40 Taunton / 5 / 2m 1f 0y / NH Flat / 2.05K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
10-4 Good 1 /11 - win 4.5 Go Odee Go 11-7 3m 59.3s

held up towards rear, smooth headway from 3f out, led well over 1f out, quickened up well when asked entering final furlong, ran on strongly

J Ferguson
J M Quinlan
1.91 2.01
1.31