City Chief
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City Chief is an 8yo from Ireland trained by N J Henderson, based at Lambourn. It is sired by the stallion Soldier Of Fortune out of the dam Galant Ferns. City Chief has won 5 races in its career so far. On 5th Feb 2023 at Wetherby, City Chief achieved its most notable victory, taking the William Hill Towton Novices' Chase (grade 2) with a purse of $22780.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 5230m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $36,668), Winning Time: 7:13.430, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, well beaten 17th, pulled up before 4 out | J King 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (22) |
| Warwick 13-Jan-24 5883m SOFT R6 HcpCh $1,340 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 7:45.800, SP: 8/1 Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 16th, ridden before 4 out, weakened before next | R T Dunne 73.5kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 6 (14) |
| Cheltenham 16-Dec-23 5230m SOFT R5 HcpCh $2,680 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 6:49.090, SP: 11/2 Close up, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace | N D Boinville 65.3kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 5 (8) |
| Cheltenham 20-Nov-23 5496m SOFT R3 HcpCh $3,998 (of $42,712), Winning Time: 7:31.010, SP: 4/1 Slowly away, soon racing in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders 8th, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, no impression and weakened into 4th run-in | N D Boinville 76.2kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 4 (13) |
| Ayr 22-Apr-23 4846m GOOD R2 NvHcpCh $5,980 (of $26,015), Winning Time: 05:58.030, SP: 15/8 Disputing lead when mistake 1st, chased winner, mistake 3rd and 10th, lost 2nd and no impression on winner 3 out, kept on | N D Boinville 76.2kg 11.50L | 3 (9) |
| Wetherby 05-Feb-23 4869m SOFT R4 NvCh $22,780 (of $22,780), Winning Time: 06:13.020, SP: 7/2 Pressed leader, led 8th, shaken and went clear before 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden run-in and stayed on well, always doing enough | J Bowen 70.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Hereford 17-Jan-23 5069m SOFT R4 NvHcpCh $9,823 (of $9,823), Winning Time: 6:48.800, SP: evens Raced on inside, led until after 1st, tracked leader, stumbled next, pushed along after 4 out, led after 2 out, soon clear, easily | N D Boinville 74.4kg | 1 (3) |
| Exeter 02-Dec-22 4877m SOFT R1 NvCh $6,272 (of $13,615), Winning Time: 06:10.570, SP: 13/8 Raced in 2nd, bad mistake and blundered 7th, soon back in touch, went upsides leader 10th, brushed rail and tracked leader before 11th, nudged along before 12th, no impression and pushed along before 2 out where not fluent, soon well held | N D Boinville 71.7kg 29.00L | 2 (2) |
| Punchestown 29-Apr-22 4745m SOFT R5 HcpH $1,499 (of $25,210), Winning Time: 05:54.900, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 7th on inner halfway, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and some headway in 5th at last, kept on one pace run-in | N D Boinville 70.8kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 5 (28) |
| Ayr 01-Apr-22 4892m SOFT R1 NvHcpH $7,897 (of $7,897), Winning Time: 06:02.070, SP: 11/8 Chased leaders, went second after 6th, not fluent next, good jump to dispute lead 8th, headed next, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden before next, led 2 out, headed last, stayed on well to lead flat, asserted final 50yds | J Bowen 75.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Hereford 13-Mar-22 5138m SOFT R6 MdH $5,446 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 06:54.080, SP: 1/5 Made all, jumped fluently, not extended, comfortably | J O Jr 73.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Doncaster 11-Jan-22 4188m SOFT R3 MdH $2,509 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 05:09.700, SP: 4/5 Chased leaders, hampered 3 out, driven in 3rd after 2 out, switched right before last, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | N D Boinville 73.5kg 3.00L | 2 (17) |
| Ascot 17-Dec-21 4353m SOFT R2 MdH $2,986 (of $6,481), Winning Time: 05:27.000, SP: 15/8 Tracked leading pair, held in pocket before 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | J Bowen 71.7kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Tralee 23-May-21 4828m HEAVY CLMd (of $6,481) Chsd ldrs, drpd to 6th by 6th, prog in 4th well bef 3out, 2l 3rd from 3out, clsr 3rd bef last, ld cl hm, snugly | M L J Murphy 74.8kg | 1 (9) |