Up The Straight Horse Racing Form | Fontwell 14:58 25th May 2025

Up The Straight' Form | 25th May 2025

25th May 2025 Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Hurdle

Age
11
Weight
11-5
Trainer
R Rowe
(Last 14 Days: 0-1, 0%)
Owner
The Forever Partnership
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Kenneth Parkhill
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2014-05-02
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
4
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle
Ground
Good
Distance
2m 5f 164y
Runners
7
Prize Money
£7,700
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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

Up The Straight 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 2025-04-25 18:17 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 5f 164y / Hurdle Turf / 7.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-12 Good 7 /10 - btn 12.5 Valadon 11-5 5m 32.183s

held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, well beaten before 2 out

R Rowe
N F Houlihan
29 46.14
8.2
103
1 2025-04-02 16:25 Exeter / 4 / 3m 0f 54y / Chase Turf / 10.25K
Chase, Handicap
11-9 Good 2 /4 - btn 9.5 A Definite Getaway 12-0 6m 14.853s

took keen hold, in touch, prominent when not fluent 14th, soon went second, kept on but no match for winner

R Rowe
James Davies
12 17
3.52
105
2 2025-03-15 16:32 Kempton / 3 / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 14K
Chase, Handicap
10-9 Good P /6 - btn The Doyen Chief 11-11 -

led until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led again after 6th until 8th, lost 2nd next, weakened and in rear 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

R Rowe
N F Houlihan
34 42.46
13.45
111
3 2024-12-02 13:50 Plumpton / 4 / 2m 4f 114y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Handicap, Hurdle
12-0 Good To Soft P /11 - btn Bertie B 11-10 -

towards rear, pushed along after 8th, lost touch before 3 out, pulled up before next

R Rowe
James Davies
101 168.48
27
114
4 2023-11-06 15:07 Plumpton / 3 / 3m 1f 152y / Chase Turf / 28K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Good To Soft 10 /12 - btn 34.25 Blade Runner 11-5 6m 47.027s

towards rear, in touch 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out

R Rowe
Tabitha Worsley
29 37.26
9.37
122
5 2023-10-06 14:55 Fontwell / 2 / 2m 5f 135y / Chase Turf / 22.6K
Chase, Group, Handicap, Group 2
11-8 Good 6 /6 - btn 80 Sacre Coeur 10-13 5m 41.633s

prominent until 1st, chased leaders, mistake and bumped 2nd, not fluent 6th, lost place next, not fluent and behind 12th

R Rowe
James Davies
7 8.51
3.9
124
6 2023-05-01 15:40 Kempton / 3 / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 21.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-4 Good 3 /12 - btn 11 Latitude 11-9 6m 20.493s

towards rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, ridden along in third 2 out, ran on flat, no match for first two

R Rowe
Brendan Powell
17 21.14
5.7
125
7 2023-03-03 16:00 Newbury / 3 / 3m 0f 52y / Hurdle Turf / 15.65K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8 Good 7 /7 - btn 19.5 Emitom 11-5 5m 58.43s

always in rear, driven and outpaced before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out

R Rowe
N F Houlihan
23 32
5.6
128
8 2023-01-14 15:15 Kempton / 3 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 21.4K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Soft P /7 - btn Quick Draw 10-9 -

off the pace in last pair, dropped to rear and struggling 9th, tailed off when mistake 12th, pulled up before next

R Rowe
James Davies
10 12.08
4.34
130
9 2022-10-29 15:15 Ascot / 1 / 2m 7f 180y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
10-12 Good P /13 - btn Our Power 11-2 -

in rear, reminders after 10th, never really travelling and pulled up

R Rowe
James Davies
12 13.51
4.36
132
10 2022-09-30 16:00 Fontwell / 2 / 2m 5f 135y / Chase Turf / 19K
Chase, Handicap
11-6 Good 2 /3 - btn 3.75 Fakir 10-11 5m 32.695s

chased leader, headway to dispute lead after 4 out, led by 2 lengths jumping the last, 2 length lead final furlong, weakened quickly and headed final 110yds

R Rowe
James Davies
3 3.09
1.45
132
11 2022-04-23 16:40 Sandown / 2 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
10-12 Good 1 /7 - win 0.3 Jacamar 11-6 5m 13.75s

ran bit in snatches, chased leaders, pushed along briefly after 6th, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, ridden and went 2nd between last two, led last, strongly pressed edged left and slight bump run-in, found extra towards finish

R Rowe
James Davies
5.5 6.26
3.03
127
12 2022-03-19 15:15 Kempton / 2 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 60K
Chase, Handicap
10-5 Good 3 /10 - btn 14.5 Killer Clown 11-3 5m 6.537s

settled towards rear, ridden briefly after 9th and again after next, lost ground 5 out, stayed on after 2 out, went 3rd after last

R Rowe
Tom Cannon
4.5 5.03
2.17
128
13 2022-01-08 13:50 Sandown / 2 / 1m 7f 119y / Chase Turf / 30K
Chase, Handicap
10-13 Soft P /7 - btn Gunsight Ridge 11-0 -

tracked leaders out wide until lost place before 4th, reminders in 5th place before 6th (water), struggling when hit 4 out, ridden in remote 4th when pulled up and dismounted run-in

R Rowe
N F Houlihan
5.5 5.92
2.78
132
14 2021-12-17 14:55 Ascot / 1 / 2m 2f 175y / Chase Turf / 52K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 2
11-2 Good To Soft 3 /5 - btn 27 Pic D'Orhy 11-2 4m 56.909s

chased leading trio, went 3rd 9th, went 2nd before 12th until between last two, no extra in 3rd, went left last

R Rowe
James Davies
12 11.24
4
135
15 2021-11-13 14:15 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 44y / Chase Turf / 160K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
10-5 Good 14 /19 - btn 20 Midnight Shadow 11-5 5m 2.853s

off the pace and always towards rear, never on terms

R Rowe
Tabitha Worsley
21 28.36
6.4
138
16 2021-10-18 15:40 Plumpton / 3 / 2m 3f 164y / Chase Turf / 14.4K
Champion, Chase, Novice
10-11 Good 1 /3 - win 14 Pisgah Pike 11-12 5m 7s

jumped well, bit keen in 3rd, went close 2nd at 10th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily

R Rowe
N F Houlihan
3 3.35
1.46
138
17 2021-04-14 14:05 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 37.8K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Limited, Grade 2
10-6 Good 5 /9 - btn 36 Manofthemountain 10-4 5m 15.575s

mid-division, not fluent and niggled in rear 10th, stayed on after 3 out but never involved

R Rowe
James Davies
5 5.32
2.07
139
18 2021-03-13 15:35 Sandown / 1 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Handicap, Listed, Novice
11-1 Soft 2 /9 - btn 6.5 Farinet 10-5 5m 23.432s

hampered 1st, chased leaders, 2nd going well 3 out challenged next, close 3rd 4 out, led last, idled/tired badly and headed inside final 150 yards

R Rowe
James Davies
12 13.06
3.54
135
19 2021-02-06 13:50 Sandown / 1 / 2m 4f 10y / Chase Turf / 35K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-4 Heavy 5 /7 - btn 69.25 Sporting John 11-4 5m 40.25s

raced out wide tracking leaders and keen, jumped slowly 7th, left in 4th and hampered by faller 12th, weakened before 3 out

R Rowe
James Davies
126 155.64
36
135
20 2021-01-14 14:00 Fontwell / 4 / 2m 3f 104y / Chase Turf / 8.04K
Chase, Novice
10-12 Heavy 2 /4 - btn 3.5 Umbrigado 10-12 5m 40.483s

chased leader who went clear 6th, clever next, closer at 9th, led next, pushed along before 2 out, joined last, ridden and headed run-in, no extra final 100 yards

R Rowe
James Davies
2.75 2.9
1.15
136
21 2021-01-03 12:48 Plumpton / 3 / 2m 3f 164y / Chase Turf / 12.2K
Chase, Novice
10-12 Soft U /7 - btn Twenty Twenty 10-7 -

chased leaders, jinked right to avoid faller and unseated rider 7th

R Rowe
James Davies
2.2 2.32
1.43
136
22 2020-11-20 12:20 Ascot / 3 / 2m 2f 175y / Chase Turf / 16.4K
Chase, Novice
11-1 Soft 2 /3 - btn 26 Chantry House 11-1 4m 52.617s

chased leader, headway before 11th, left in lead 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on without threatening clear winner

R Rowe
James Davies
9 9.21
136
23 2020-10-23 15:00 Cheltenham / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 16K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-9 Good 3 /19 - btn 2.75 Captain Tom Cat 10-2 5m 9.6s

towards rear, headway into midfield before 6th, progress under pressure approaching last, kept on run in

R Rowe
James Davies
12 17.58
4
135
24 2020-10-03 15:29 Fontwell / 2 / 2m 3f 49y / Hurdle Turf / 15K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-6 Soft 4 /7 - btn 8.25 Collooney 11-0 4m 57.75s

mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, held flat, no extra towards finish

R Rowe
James Davies
7 9
2.36
135
25 2020-03-14 15:50 Kempton / 4 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.4K
Hurdle, Novice
11-8 Good To Soft 1 /9 - win 2 Flic Ou Voyou 11-2 5m 18.98s

took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway to track leaders after 7th, led 2 out, ridden, edged right and forged ahead between last 2, stayed on

R Rowe
James Davies
6 7.43
2.13
135
26 2020-02-06 14:31 Huntingdon / 1 / 2m 3f 137y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Hurdle, Listed, Novice
11-4 Good To Soft 3 /5 - btn 15 Shishkin 11-4 4m 51.727s

raced in last, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, never dangerous

R Rowe
James Davies
34 69.4
13.08
27 2019-12-06 14:25 Sandown / 1 / 2m 3f 173y / Hurdle Turf / 17.09K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 2
11-0 Soft 7 /7 - btn 22.5 Enrilo 11-0 5m 21.65s

held up in last pair, effort before 2 out, no impression and well held between last 2, hung left and weakened flat

R Rowe
James Davies
8 9.88
4.15
28 2019-11-12 13:20 Lingfield / 3 / 2m 3f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 5.91K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
10-12 Heavy 1 /8 - win 8 Cat Tiger 11-1 5m 8.4s

held up in rear, rapid headway after 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden and went clear approaching last, heavily eased run-in

R Rowe
James Davies
34 140.05
11