Dark Ruler Horse Racing Form | Epsom Downs 14:20 23rd April 2014

Dark Ruler' Form | 23rd April 2014

23rd April 2014 INVESTEC GREAT METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (3)

Age
5
Weight
8-13
Trainer
J A Swinbank
(Last 14 Days: 3-19, 15.79%)
Owner
Kenneth Walters
Sex
gelding
Colour
Foaling Date
2009-03-25

INVESTEC GREAT METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (3)

Results
Race Type
Flat Turf
Class
3
Classifications
Handicap
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
1m 4f 10y
Runners
10
Prize Money
£14,006
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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

Dark Ruler 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 2014-04-12 16:35 Thirsk / 2 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 12.94K
Handicap		 8-5 Good To Soft 2 /14 - btn 2.75 Elidor 8-12 2m 40.798s

midfield, headway and in touch halfway, effort well over 2f out, switched left and ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish

 J A Swinbank
B A Curtis		 7.5 8.21
2.72		 81
1 2014-03-30 17:00 Doncaster / 4 / 1m 2f 60y / Flat Turf / 5.18K
Handicap		 8-12 Soft 1 /16 - win 1 High Office 8-8 2m 12.81s

tracked leaders on inner, headway over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and edged right inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish

 J A Swinbank
B A Curtis		 5.5 5.5
2.01		 76
2 2013-11-12 18:50 Wolverhampton / 4 / 1m 0f 141y / Flat AW / 5.18K
Handicap		 9-0 Standard 7 /10 - btn 8.55 Silverware 9-1 1m 50.54s

chased leaders over 5f

 J A Swinbank
B A Curtis		 7 8
2.8		 76
3 2013-10-25 16:50 Doncaster / 5 / 1m 2f 60y / Flat Turf / 2.5K
Amateur, Handicap		 10-5 Soft 1 /18 - win 0.5 Ty Gwr 11-4 2m 18.5s

in touch, good headway on outer to lead over 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon joined and headed approaching final furlong, close up when bumped just inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead last 75yds

 J A Swinbank
Mr O Sangster		 5.5 6.05
1.71		 70
4 2013-10-21 17:40 Pontefract / 4 / 1m 2f 6y / Flat Turf / 5.18K
Handicap		 8-10 Heavy 3 /10 - btn 4.5 Totalize 9-7 2m 25.475s

tracked leaders on outer, headway 3f out, close up 2f out, soon ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong

 J A Swinbank
A Mullen		 9 10.38
3.14		 70
5 2013-09-20 14:40 Newcastle / 6 / 1m 2f 32y / Flat Turf / 1.94K
Handicap		 9-10 Good To Soft 2 /16 - btn 0.5 Artful Prince 9-10 2m 14.195s

tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on well but headed final 100yds

 J A Swinbank
A Mullen		 23 34.85
5.1		 65
6 2013-08-29 15:40 Hamilton / 4 / 1m 1f 36y / Flat Turf / 5.18K
Group, Handicap		 9-8 Good To Firm 8 /9 - btn 15.4 Wellingrove 9-1 1m 58.5s

midfield, hung right and weakened over 3f out

 J A Swinbank
Jamie Hamilton		 26 43.33
9.65		 69
7 2013-08-13 16:15 Carlisle / 5 / 1m 1f 61y / Flat Turf / 2.91K
Handicap		 10-0 Good To Firm 7 /7 - btn 19.55 Save The Bees 9-8 2m 1.25s

held up, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, beaten from 2f out, tailed off

 J A Swinbank
R Winston		 15 17.5
4.23		 69