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Spear Thistle

Age: 10 (Foaled March 18th, 2002)
Sex: Chestnut Gelding
Breeding: Selkirk - Ardisia (Affirmed)
Trainer: Jim Best
Owner: Mrs Sue Head

Period	Runs	1st	2nd	3rd	Win %	£1 stake
Lifetime (Jump)	32	6	5	1	19%	-£2.25
Lifetime (Flat)	17	1	2	3	6%	-£13.25

15 Dec

5 6 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Take Over Sivola (FR)
Beaten by: 27¾ l
OR: 118
Trainer: Jim Best
Jockey: J E Moore
Race details: Lingfield Park, 2m 4f, Heavy, Class 4

12/1

09 Nov

2 4 ran

Weight: 10-12
Winner: Makhzoon (USA)
Beaten by: 14 l
OR: 120
Trainer: Jim Best
Jockey: J E Moore
Race details: Hexham, 2m 4f 110y, Soft (Chase: Soft, Heavy in places), Class 5

3/1

08 Jun

6 10 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Greyfriars Drummer
Beaten by: 64 l
OR: 123
Trainer: Jim Best
Jockey: James Best
Race details: Market Rasen, 2m 3f, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class 3

33/1

01 May

6 7 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Along Came Rosie
Beaten by: 44¾ l
OR: 120
Trainer: Jim Best
Jockey: T Scudamore
Race details: Sedgefield, 2m 4f, Soft, Heavy in places, Class 4

9/2

19 Dec

1 3 ran

Weight: 11-0
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 120
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Dave Crosse
Race details: Plumpton, 2m 1f, Soft, Class 3

5/1

14 Dec

4 6 ran

Weight: 11-0
Winner: Skint
Beaten by: 29¼ l
OR: 120
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: D A Jacob
Race details: Bangor-on-Dee, 2m 1f 110y, Soft, Heavy in places, Class 4

16/1

05 Nov

6 12 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Pateese (FR)
Beaten by: 12.50 l
OR: 130
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Sandown Park, 2m 110y, Soft, Good to Soft in places, Class 3

14/1

22 Feb

3 7 ran

Weight: 10-0
Winner: Ciceron (IRE)
Beaten by: 2¼ l
OR: 128
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Peter Toole
Race details: Taunton, 2m 1f, Soft, Good to Soft in places, Class 2

12/1

07 Feb

2 7 ran

Weight: 11-0
Winner: General Kutuzov (IRE)
Beaten by: 5 l
OR: 103
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: D A Jacob
Race details: Lingfield Park, 2m 4f 110y, Soft, Heavy in places, Class 5

8/1

22 Jan

11 14 ran

Weight: 10-5
Winner: Tiger O'Toole (IRE)
Beaten by: 59¼ l
OR: 129
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies
Race details: Ascot, 2m 3f 110y, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class 1

50/1

15 Nov

1 7 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 123
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Leicester, 2m, Soft, Class 3

9/1

26 Oct

9 10 ran

Weight: 10-0
Winner: Moonlight Blaze
Beaten by: 86 l
OR: 66
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Stephen Craine
Race details: Catterick, 1m 7f 177y, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class 5

16/1

04 Apr

PU

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Olympian (FR)
OR: 125
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Peter Toole
Race details: Plumpton, 2m, Heavy, Class 3

7/1

20 Feb

8 11 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Mohayer (IRE)
Beaten by: 70.50 l
OR: 127
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: D A Jacob
Race details: Uttoxeter, 2m, Heavy, Class 3

15/2

16 Jan

6 8 ran

Weight: 11-7
Winner: Novikov
Beaten by: 60¼ l
OR: 130
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Kempton Park, 2m, Soft, Heavy in places, Class 3

9/2

24 Nov

1 6 ran

Weight: 11-11
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 123
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Lingfield Park, 2m 110y, Heavy (Chase - Soft), Class 3

Evs

15 Nov

2 7 ran

Weight: 11-0
Winner: Overstrand (IRE)
Beaten by: 11 l
OR: 123
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Market Rasen, 2m 3f 110y, Soft, Class 3

11/4

04 Nov

3 13 ran

Weight: 8-13
Winner: I'm In The Pink (FR)
Beaten by: 4¼ l
OR: 66
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: Graham Gibbons
Race details: Nottingham, 1m 2f 50y, Heavy, Class 5

7/1

07 Mar

18 19 ran

Weight: 10-9
Winner: Dave's Dream (IRE)
Beaten by: 51 l
OR: 126
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Sandown Park, 2m 110y, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class 1

33/1

24 Jan

14 15 ran

Weight: 10-7
Winner: Presenting Copper (IRE)
Beaten by: 123 l
OR: 126
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Heavy, Soft in places, Class 2

8/1

06 Dec

2 12 ran

Weight: 10-6
Winner: Sunnyhillboy (IRE)
Beaten by: nk
OR: 122
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Sandown Park, 2m 110y, Soft, Good to Soft in places, Class 1

10/1

15 Nov

1 12 ran

Weight: 11-9
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 105
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Uttoxeter, 2m 4f 110y, Good to Soft (Soft in places)(Chase: Soft, Heavy in places), Class 4

3/1

11 Nov

1 10 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 105
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Lingfield Park, 2m 110y, Heavy, Class 4

3/1

07 Sep

4 12 ran

Weight: 11-12
Winner: Captain Becket
Beaten by: 15.50 l
OR: 105
Trainer: C J Mann
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Fontwell Park, 2m 6f 110y, Good, Class 4

16/1

07 Aug

9 9 ran

Weight: 9-7
Winner: Novikov
Beaten by: 33 l
OR: 73
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: A Kirby
Race details: Sandown Park, 1m 2f 7y, Good (Good to Soft in places on the Sprint Course, Round Course, Good to Soft, Good in places), Class 4

40/1

28 Dec

PU

Weight: 11-11
Winner: Zorro De La Vega (FR)
OR: 108
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: M Foley
Race details: Leicester, 2m, Soft (Heavy in places, Chase; Good to Soft, Soft in places), Class 4

28/1

12 Dec

7 10 ran

Weight: 11-2
Winner: Sheriff Roscoe
Beaten by: 73¾ l
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: M Foley
Race details: Leicester, 2m 4f 110y, Heavy (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places), Class 4

9/1

24 Mar

6 18 ran

Weight: 11-6
Winner: Special Envoy (FR)
Beaten by: 19¼ l
OR: 110
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Newbury, 2m 110y, Good to Soft, Good in places, Class 4

20/1

03 Feb

8 17 ran

Weight: 11-10
Winner: Or Jaune (FR)
Beaten by: 23.50 l
OR: 113
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: L P Aspell
Race details: Sandown Park, 2m 4f 110y, Soft (Good to Soft places, Good places Back Straight), Class 3

25/1

30 Dec

9 16 ran

Weight: 11-5
Winner: Amaretto Rose
Beaten by: 58¼ l
OR: 119
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: N D Fehily
Race details: Ascot, 2m, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class 4

20/1

30 Nov

5 9 ran

Weight: 11-4
Winner: Nobelix (IRE)
Beaten by: 15¾ l
OR: 119
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: L P Aspell
Race details: Leicester, 2m, Good (Soft places)(Hurdle - Soft, Heavy places), Class 4

5/2

13 Nov

1 19 ran

Weight: 10-12
Winner: Spear Thistle
OR: 105
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: L P Aspell
Race details: Leicester, 2m, Good to Firm (Hurdles Good to Soft), Class 4

11/4

21 Oct

14 15 ran

Weight: 8-7
Winner: Best Prospect (IRE)
Beaten by: 16¼ l
OR: 80
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: James Doyle
Race details: Newbury, 1m 2f 6y, Heavy, Class 3

11/2

30 Sep

3 15 ran

Weight: 8-12
Winner: Mikao (IRE)
Beaten by: 3¾ l
OR: 80
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: James Doyle
Race details: Newmarket, 1m 4f, Good to Soft, Class 3

33/1

27 May

12 15 ran

Weight: 8-6
Winner: Toldo (IRE)
Beaten by: 22.50 l
OR: 85
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: Graham Gibbons
Race details: Ascot, 2m, Soft, Class 2

33/1

15 Apr

11 11 ran

Weight: 8-5
Winner: Cold Turkey
Beaten by: 18¼ l
OR: 86
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: James Doyle
Race details: Kempton Park, 2m, Standard, Class 2

10/1

27 Mar

3 9 ran

Weight: 8-8
Winner: Llamadas
Beaten by: 4.50 l
OR: 86
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: T Quinn
Race details: Kempton Park, 2m, Standard, Class 3

11/2

14 Feb

5 13 ran

Weight: 10-7
Winner: Topkat (IRE)
Beaten by: 18¼ l
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: M Foley
Race details: Folkestone, 2m 1f 110y, Soft (Chase - Good to Soft), Class 4

11/2

17 Jan

2 13 ran

Weight: 11-2
Winner: Sole Agent (IRE)
Beaten by: 3 l
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: M Foley
Race details: Folkestone, 2m 1f 110y, Soft (Hurdles: Heavy), Class 4

8/1

11 Jan

PU

Weight: 10-12
Winner: Detroit City (USA)
Trainer: Mrs N Smith
Jockey: Jim Crowley
Race details: Newbury, 2m 110y, Good to Soft, Good in places, Class 4

8/1

03 Nov

2 6 ran

Weight: 9-7
Winner: Rooftop Protest (IRE)
Beaten by: 3.50 l
OR: 84
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Musselburgh, 2m, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class 4

15/8

01 Oct

4 17 ran

Weight: 9-5
Winner: Diamond Circle
Beaten by: 3¾ l
OR: 84
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Newmarket, 1m 6f, Soft, Class 4

11/2

16 Sep

2 14 ran

Weight: 8-6
Winner: Whirly Bird
Beaten by: 0.50 l
OR: 79
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: K Darley
Race details: Newbury, 1m 3f 5y, Good to Firm, Class 4

10/1

03 Sep

4 12 ran

Weight: 8-8
Winner: Pagan Sword
Beaten by: 4¼ l
OR: 80
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: D Holland
Race details: Newmarket, 1m 2f, Good to Firm, Class 4

16/1

13 Aug

5 10 ran

Weight: 9-0
Winner: La Bella Grande (IRE)
Beaten by: 2¾ l
OR: 80
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Newbury, 1m 2f 6y, Good to Soft, Class 4

7/1

28 May

12 12 ran

Weight: 8-13
Winner: Pagan Sword
Beaten by: 62 l
OR: 80
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: P J Dobbs
Race details: Doncaster, 1m 2f 60y, Good to Firm

6/1

23 Oct

1 16 ran

Weight: 9-0
Winner: Spear Thistle
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Newbury, 1m, Soft, Heavy in places, Class 2

11/4

22 Sep

4 11 ran

Weight: 9-0
Winner: Wingman (IRE)
Beaten by: 8 l
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Goodwood, 1m, Good, Class 2

2/1

08 Sep

4 11 ran

Weight: 9-0
Winner: Monsoon Rain (USA)
Beaten by: 3 l
Trainer: J & T Gosden
Jockey: J Fortune
Race details: Doncaster, 1m, Good, Good to Firm in places, Class 2

20/1