French Opera (GB)
Owner: Mrs Judy Wilson & Martin Landau Trainer: N J Henderson Sex: Gelding Age: 9
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Soft (Cross Country; Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Polytrack | 3 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2012 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m | 1 | Sanctuaire | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 8 | A Tinkler | 6/1 |
| not fluent, held up in 6th and off the pace, slow 4th, struggling 7th, switched right before last, went poor 4th flat, never involved | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Bellvano | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 21 | Mr Jeremiah Mcgrath | |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | A Tinkler | 16/1 |
| with leader, led 2nd, not fluent 6th, soon headed, chased winner after, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 4 out, stayed on to secure 2nd flat, no chance with hard held winner | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 2m | 1 | French Opera | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| tended to jump left, led until after 2nd, pressed leader, not fluent 8th, narrow lead again before 3 out, driven 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good (Good to soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Master Minded | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 10 | B J Geraghty | 11/1 |
| with leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | A Tinkler | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | French Opera | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| led to 5th, tracked leader, led again narrowly 5 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2011 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 2 | Cornas | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 11 | David Bass | 5/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, not fluent next, lost place and ridden 4 out, soon behind | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2010 | Ayr | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | French Opera | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, kept on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2010 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Tataniano | 11st 4lbs | of 12 | B J Geraghty | |
| 19 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Pigeon Island | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 24 | David Bass | 10/1 |
| in touch, led after 10th, ridden after 2 out, edged right after last, headed 150 yards out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2009 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | French Opera | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 12 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| in touch, chased leaders from 5th, led 12th (old 3 out) ridden and in command before last, ridden and kept on well flat | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Cross Country; Good) | 2m | 2 | French Opera | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 5/2 |
| made all, not fluent 4th, driven approaching last, stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2009 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | French Opera | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | A P McCoy | 5/4 |
| led until narrolowly headed 7th, blundered 10th, hit next, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, came clear well before 2 out, eased flat | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2009 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Sangfroid | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | R J Killoran | 8/1 |
| prominent, led 2nd until after next, led 4th, hit 3 out, headed when not fluent next, one pace after | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Sunnyhillboy | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 22 | M Foley | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place after 8th, rallied 3 out, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Oh Crick | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 18 | M Foley | 10/1 |
| chased leader until before 5th, hit 8th and 10th, disputing close 3rd when blundered 3 out, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2009 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Planet Of Sound | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | M Foley | 10/3 |
| led to 3rd, chased leaders, mistake 10th, went 3rd 4 out, chased winner 2 out, ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2008 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 1 | Original | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 7/1 |
| jumped left, tracked leading pair, mistake 3rd, went 2nd 5th until 8th, regained 2nd well before 3 out, ridden and every chance when jumped left 2 out, soon no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2008 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 3 | Doctor David | 11st | Fell of 5 | M Foley | |
| 25 Oct 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 2 | French Opera | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 14 | M Foley | 5/1 |
| made all, soon clear until hit 4 out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Palomar | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Felix De Giles | 4/1 |
| raced wide, led 2nd, joined 2 out, soon headed, no chance with very easy winner but clear 2nd | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2007 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Mon Michel | 11st 3lbs | of 14 | A Tinkler | |
| 21 Oct 2007 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 1 | Deep Purple | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | M A Fitzgerald | 5/4 |
| chased winner, led narrowly 4th, joined 2 out, soon driven, headed before last, not quicken flat | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2007 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Elusive Dream | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 12 | M A Fitzgerald | 11/2 |
| led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2007 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Franchoek | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 8 | J P Spencer | 11/4 |
| held up in 6th, headway on bit over 3f out, driven to chase leading pair over 1f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2007 | Folkestone | Good to Firm | 2m 93y | 6 | Colwyn Bay | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | R Hughes | 7/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to trouble front pair | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2007 | TAUNTON | Good | 3740 | 4 | French Opera | 11st | 1 of 14 | M A Fitzgerald | |
| prominent, challenged after 3 out, led on bit approaching 2 out, driven clear from last, readily | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2006 | LINGFIELD | Good to Firm | 2640 | 6 | Lady Romanov | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | S W Kelly | |
| behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2006 | BATH | Firm | 2246 | 6 | Lester Leaps In | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 11 | S W Kelly | |
| held up last, outpaced 3f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2005 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1901 | 6 | Prime Meridian | 9st | 6 of 12 | E Ahern | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2005 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 2083 | 5 | Entranced | 9st | 7 of 12 | Martin Dwyer | |
| slowly into stride, some late progress | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Salt Man | 9st | 9 of 12 | V Slattery | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||