Gold Opera Horse Racing Form | Ayr 17:00 10th March 2017

Gold Opera' Form | 10th March 2017

10th March 2017 EIGHT EXCLUSIVE CHELTENHAM RACES ON RACING UK HANDICAP CHASE (3)

Age
8
Weight
11-12
Trainer
N W Alexander
(Last 14 Days: 5-9, 55.56%)
Owner
Mr & Mrs William Rucker
Sex
gelding
Breeder
J. W. George
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2009-05-01
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
3
Classifications
Chase, Handicap
Ground
Heavy
Distance
2m 4f 110y
Runners
3
Prize Money
£10,296
Is Gold Opera Improving?
Does Gold Opera 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

Gold Opera 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 2017-02-25 16:30 Newcastle / 3 / 2m 4f 19y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap
10-11
Visor
Soft 1 /6 - win 4 Caraline 10-8 5m 29.7s

close up, led after 6 out, just headed when hit 4 out, rallied to lead before 2 out, ridden and edged left between last 2, kept on strongly

N W Alexander
B Hughes
5.5 5.85
2.77
120
1 2017-01-17 15:30 Ayr / 4 / 2m 5f 110y / Chase Turf / 4.03K
Chase, Handicap
11-5
Visor
Heavy 3 /8 - btn 1.45 Rowdy Rocher 11-3 6m 16.29s

tracked leaders, led 13th, mistake 4 out, hard pressed from 3 out, soon ridden, asserted run-in, no extra and headed towards finish

N W Alexander
Mr B Campbell
15 17.54
3.85
120
2 2016-12-29 13:40 Kelso / 4 / 2m 1f 14y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Visor
Good To Soft P /10 - btn Rosquero 10-1 -

in touch on inside, hit and outpaced 6th, mistakes and struggling next two, lost touch and pulled up before 2 out

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
5.5 5.64
2.28
120
3 2016-12-05 13:45 Ayr / 4 / 2m 2f 0y / Chase Turf / 4.22K
Chase, Handicap
11-0
Visor
Soft 1 /8 - win 0.3 Spanish Fleet 11-12 4m 38.6s

close up, led 5 out, ridden 3 out, held on gamely under pressure from last

N W Alexander
Mr B Campbell
9 10.34
2.96
115
4 2016-11-20 14:10 Uttoxeter / 4 / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 6.33K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Cheekpieces
Soft P /10 - btn Tiquer 11-0 -

mid-division, reminders after 3rd and 7th, driven 8th, soon lost place and behind, hit 10th, tailed off when pulled up before next

N W Alexander
Brian Harding
26 38
7.8
118
5 2016-04-02 13:45 Kelso / 4 / 2m 5f 133y / Chase Turf / 4.66K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-10
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft P /4 - btn Lowanbehold 10-7 -

not fluent on occasions, tracked leaders, reminders after 8th, rallied, effort and chased winner after 3 out to next, weakened before last, third and held when pulled up and dismounted run-in

N W Alexander
Brian Harding
3.5 3.99
1.9
118
6 2016-03-13 14:20 Kelso / 3 / 2m 1f 14y / Chase Turf / 9.1K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-0 Soft 3 /5 - btn 1.55 Superior Command 10-4 4m 40.51s

not fluent on occasions, led to 4 out, driven and outpaced after next, rallied last, kept on well towards finish

N W Alexander
Brian Harding
2.5 2.62
1.63
117
7 2016-03-11 15:05 Ayr / 4 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 4.22K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
11-2
Cheekpieces
Soft 1 /5 - win 7 Throthethatch 11-8 5m 56.2s

held up in touch, hit and reminder 5th, headway to challenge briefly after 5 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied to lead before last, driven clear

N W Alexander
Brian Harding
4 4.3
2.22
110
8 2016-02-18 13:55 Kelso / 3 / 2m 7f 96y / Chase Turf / 6.5K
Chase, Handicap
10-12 Heavy 3 /5 - btn 34 Rocking Blues 10-11 7m 1.5s

not fluent, in touch, steady headway halfway, effort on outside before omitted 2 out, hung left and soon weakened

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
6 6.2
2.83
111
9 2016-01-19 14:35 Ayr / 4 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 4.03K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-8 Heavy 4 /8 - btn 25.25 Un Noble 11-11 5m 48.75s

held up on outside, steady headway and prominent 9th, driven and outpaced 4 out (usual 5 out), struggling from next

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
7.5 8
2.61
113
10 2015-12-19 14:30 Newcastle / 4 / 2m 0f 75y / Chase Turf / 4.03K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
10-12 Heavy 1 /6 - win 1.5 Island Confusion 11-8 4m 24s

chased leaders, lost place 3rd, outpaced next, rallied before 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pushed along, chased winner last, hung left, corrected and led run-in, kept on well

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
3 3.21
1.85
106
11 2015-11-13 13:15 Hexham / 4 / 1m 7f 133y / Chase Turf / 5.2K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Novice
10-4 Heavy 3 /6 - btn 3.35 Mossies Well 11-8 4m 38.47s

held up in touch, shaken up and outpaced 4 out, good headway after 2 out, close third and ridden last, outpaced last 100yds

N W Alexander
S Mulqueen
7 8.26
2.18
107
12 2015-04-22 14:20 Perth / 4 / 2m 4f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 3.8K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-0 Good 8 /16 - btn 50.75 Antilope Du Seuil 10-7 5m 7.058s

in touch, mistake and lost place 5th, not fluent and ridden 4 out, weakened after next

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
21 25
5.76
107
13 2015-03-06 14:30 Ayr / 5 / 2m 4f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 2.6K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-5 Soft 2 /12 - btn 11 Mossies Well 10-12 5m 34.2s

close up, led before 7th to before 3 out 3 out, soon driven along, rallied and every chance next, not fluent last, kept on, not pace of winner

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
41 46
8.4
14 2014-12-06 12:10 Wetherby / 4 / 2m 6f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 3.25K
Hurdle, Novice
10-12 Soft P /7 - btn Three Musketeers 10-12 -

not fluent in rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
67 122.2
20.3
15 2014-11-12 12:50 Ayr / 5 / 2m 4f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 1.95K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-0 Good To Soft 6 /13 - btn 39.05 Lochnell 10-0 5m 19.1s

with leaders to halfway, close up until ridden and weakened before 2 out

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
5.5 6.77
2.38
16 2014-10-23 17:30 Carlisle / 6 / 2m 1f 0y / NH Flat / 1.56K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
10-7 Soft 5 /12 - btn 14.75 Becauseshesaidso 11-0 4m 23.188s

ran in snatches, midfield, outpaced halfway, rallied over 4f out, driven over 3f out, plugged on from over 1f out, no impression

N W Alexander
Mr Kit Alexander
6 6.4
2.28
17 2014-02-11 17:00 Ayr / 6 / 2m 0f 0y / NH Flat / 1.71K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
11-3 Heavy 3 /9 - btn 3.75 Heritage Way 11-0 4m 26.938s

led at slow pace 4f, close up, regained lead halfway, ridden and hung left over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

N W Alexander
Lucy Alexander
15 17.84
4.32