Chance du Roy (FR)
Owner: Miss I D Du Pre Trainer: P J Hobbs Sex: Gelding Age: 8
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross Country: Good, Good/Firm plcs) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Hurdle; Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 1 | Always Waining | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 26 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 12th, led 15th, ridden after last, headed before elbow, kept on and no impression final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2012 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Chance Du Roy | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | T J O'Brien | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 10th, outpaced 5 out, headway before and jumped right 3 out, ridden before last, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2012 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Massini's Maguire | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 13 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| led, headed 4 out, chased winner and kept challenging until dropped to 3rd and hit 2 out, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | The Giant Bolster | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 10 | R Johnson | 9/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced 12th, ridden and stayed on from last, never on terms | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2011 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Quincy Des Pictons | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | T J O'Brien | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 10th, stayed on from 5 out, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 4f | 2 | Chance Du Roy | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | R Johnson | 12/1 |
| in touch, mistake 2nd, closed 7th, led 8th until 11th, stayed pressing leader, driven and challenged after last, stayed on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Fine Parchment | 11st | PulledUp of 17 | T J O'Brien | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Hey Big Spender | 11st | 3 of 9 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 8th until 12th, led next until 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2011 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Chance Du Roy | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, blundered last, held on gamely close home | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2011 | Wincanton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Fistral Beach | 11st | of 14 | 2nd Preference | |
| 14 Dec 2010 | Folkestone | Good to Soft (Hurdle; Soft) | 2m 5f | 3 | Only Vintage | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 7/1 |
| mid-division, dropped towards rear 6th, headway 11th, went 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross Country: Good, Good/Firm plcs) | 2m 5f | 3 | Aegean Dawn | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 24 | Giles Hawkins | 12/1 |
| towards rear, hampered 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2010 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Chance Du Roy | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, went 2nd 8th, not fluent 11th, led after 5 out, mistake 4 out, driven out | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Chaninbar | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | T J O'Brien | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, mistake 1st, reminder after 8th, blundered 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2010 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Cabinet Minister | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | T J O'Brien | 15/2 |
| held up, in touch, badly hampered 4 out, ridden approaching last, one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2010 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 3f | 2 | Alfie Spinner | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 11 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, weakened soon after 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2009 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 3 | Young Albert | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | T J O'Brien | 15/2 |
| held up mid-division and keen, chased leaders 7th, ridden to challenge 3 out, kept on from last | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2009 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Gala Evening | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 20 | T J O'Brien | 11/1 |
| in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching next | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 2 | Majaales | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 17 | R Johnson | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, kept on well, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2008 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Chance du Roy | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 9 | T J O'Brien | 4/1 |
| mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden and chased leader approaching 3 out, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, hit last, driven out flat | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2008 | Exeter | Good | 2m 1f | 3 | Stagehand | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 10 | R Johnson | 9/2 |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders until lost place 3rd, hit next, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2008 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 2m 110y | 3 | Ashkazar | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 7 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| chased winner, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2007 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Chance du Roy | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | R Johnson | 25/1 |
| raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway and not fluent 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, driven clear flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2007 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Yuda Fu | 10st 12lbs | of 18 | R Johnson | 15/2 |
| mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon edged left, stayed on one pace | |||||||||