Ahead Of The Field
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Ahead Of The Field is a 10yo ch from Ireland trained by J C McConnell, Meath. It is sired by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Last Of The Bunch. Ahead Of The Field has won 2 races in its career so far. On 23rd Mar 2021 at Navan, Ahead Of The Field achieved its most notable victory to date, winning the $12000 Simonstown Maiden Hurdle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham 07-Sep-23 4865m GOOD R6 Cl5hcpch $2,588 (of $10,650), Winning Time: 06:40.400 | B Harvey 75.3kg | 2 (10) |
| Cartmel 26-Aug-23 5127m SOFT R3 HcpCh (of $4,568), Winning Time: 06:35.140, SP: 10/3 Fly leapt start and virtually refused to race, soon pulled up | J O Jr 71.2kg, Cd 0 | UPD (8) |
| Worcester 05-Jul-23 4626m GOOD R1 HcpCh $392 (of $3,406), Winning Time: 05:52.300, SP: 10/3 Held up in rear, steady headway when slow 10th, no impression from 4 out, plugged on | J Anderson 73.5kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 4 (12) |
| Worcester 16-Jun-23 4626m GOOD R3 HcpCh $2,236 (of $4,859), Winning Time: 05:45.140, SP: 7/2 Held up, headway home turn to go 2nd, ridden 4 out, could not go pace of leader 2 out, stayed on strongly from last | J Anderson 71.2kg 2.25L | 2 (9) |
| Ffos Las 22-May-23 4801m GOOD R3 HcpH $972 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 05:39.100, SP: 11/2 Prominent, ridden before 3 out, not fluent and no impression on winner 2 out, one pace | J Anderson 72.1kg 16.00L | 3 (7) |
| Newbury 04-Mar-23 4131m GOOD R1 Hcp $648 (of $5,624), Winning Time: 04:53.840, SP: 9/1 Tended to jump slightly right, midfield in touch, briefly ridden before 6th, pushed along 3 out where not fluent, soon outpaced, weakened approaching last | J Anderson 71.2kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 4 (8) |
| Kempton 11-Feb-23 4224m SOFT R5 HcpH $547 (of $4,753), Winning Time: 05:19.200, SP: 20/1 Chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on into modest 4th run-in | J Anderson 75.3kg, Cd 0 16.75L | 4 (11) |
| Wincanton 17-Nov-22 4055m GOOD R5 CL4HcpCh (of $6,753), Winning Time: 05:06.330, SP: 20/1 Always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out | T Bellamy 75.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Stratford 15-Oct-22 4210m GOOD R2 CL4HcpCh (of $9,900), Winning Time: 05:09.100, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, bumped 1st, slow 2nd and 3rd, brought down 9th | J Anderson 72.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (7) |
| Warwick 29-Sep-22 4023m GOOD R5 CL4HcpCh (of $9,400), Winning Time: 05:05.000, SP: 10/3 Unseated rider going to post, blundered 1st, never going or jumped with any fluency in rear, jumped slowly 8th, tailing off when pulled up after next | T Bellamy 75.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Doncaster 19-Mar-22 4128m SOFT R2 CL4NvHcpCh $1,482 (of $25,000), Winning Time: 05:06.650, SP: 3/1 Chased leaders, went 3rd before 9th, went right next, ridden and weakened before 4 out | T Bellamy 71.7kg, Cd 0 34.50L | 4 (8) |
| Doncaster 28-Jan-22 3850m GOOD R1 CL4NvHcpCh $2,308 (of $10,600), Winning Time: 04:51.520, SP: 3/1 Held up towards rear, jumped right 2nd, midfield 6th, progress to chase leader 10th, ridden 3 out, modest 2nd 2 out, kept on | B Jones 74.4kg 8.50L | 2 (6) |
| Southwell 03-Jan-22 4882m SOFT R2 CL4NvHcpCh (of $8,900), Winning Time: 06:48.390, SP: 4/1 Held up in midfield, towards rear 6th, steady headway between horses 13th, ridden to chase leaders before 3 out, faded from 2 out | T Bellamy 73.9kg, Cd 0 29.00L | 7 (13) |
| Southwell 12-Dec-21 4103m SOFT R2 CL4HcpCh $3,594 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 05:11.900, SP: 7/2 Midfield, headway to chase leader 4 out, jumped into lead 3 out, drew clear before last, idled flat but always doing enough | T Bellamy 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Lingfield 16-Nov-21 4727m SOFT R4 CL3HcpCh (of $12,200), Winning Time: 06:15.770, SP: 11/2 Always in rear | T Bellamy 70.3kg, Cd 0 33.50L | 8 (9) |
| Navan 23-Mar-21 4023m SOFT R1 CLMdH $7,200 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:19.000, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, strongly challenged leader 2 out, led narrowly run-in, ridden and kept on best under pressure closing stages | J C Gainford 76.2kg | 1 (17) |
| Punchestown 15-Feb-21 4023m SOFT R4 CLMdH $2,400 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:47.600, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden before 3 out, under pressure before straight, stayed on into moderate 3rd last, kept on run-in to go 2nd close home | J W Kennedy 76.2kg 30.00L | 2 (20) |
| Tattersalls 06-Dec-20 4828m HEAVY CLMd (of $6,102), Winning Time: 05:55.000 (very poor visibility), mid-div, 4th 1/2way, rdn aftr 4out, sn wknd, pu 2out | R James 77.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Tattersalls 08-Dec-19 4828m HEAVY CLMd (of $6,102), Winning Time: 0.000, SP: 2/1 Pr, 3rd 1/2way, with ldr 3out, gd jmp to ld 2out, disp at last but no ex run in | M R James 74.8kg 12.00L | 2 (13) |