Henry's Friend
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Henry's Friend is an 8yo from Ireland trained by B Pauling, Naunton. It is sired by the stallion Shirocco out of the dam Easter Bonnie. Henry's Friend has won 6 races in its career so far. On 18th Feb 2024 at Ascot, Henry's Friend achieved its most notable victory in the $43215 Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (grade 2). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had backed Henry's Friend throughout its career you'd have gained a 127% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr 12-Apr-25 m R5 CL1 HcpChNHF | B Jones 0.00L | 8 |
| Cheltenham 12-Mar-25 5029m SOFT R3 HcpCh $510 (of $84,405), Winning Time: 06:25.280, SP: 14/1 Midfield, steady headway from 4 out, with leaders next, ridden before 2 out, soon faded | B Jones 73kg, Cd 0 27.75L | 8 (24) |
| Newbury 28-Dec-24 5224m SOFT R5 HcpCh $39,022 (of $39,022), Winning Time: 6:50.400, SP: 7/2 Led until after 5th, stayed handy, led again 3 out, clear last, stayed on well | B Jones 75.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Newbury 30-Nov-24 5224m SOFT R6 HcpCh $6,700 (of $142,375), Winning Time: 06:40.400, SP: 14/1 Prominent, pecked 14th, pushed along before 4 out, held from 2 out, stayed on same pace | B Jones 69.4kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 5 (13) |
| Newbury 07-Nov-24 4875m GOOD R5 HcpH $1,570 (of $13,615), Winning Time: 6:17.400, SP: 11/4 Chased winner until 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened | B Jones 71.7kg, Cd 0 24.25L | 4 (4) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-24 6017m HEAVY R7 NvChNHFNHF (of $60,952), Winning Time: 8:25.800, SP: 33/1 Chased leader until 8th, pecked 16th, outpaced and struggling 18th, eased down and pulled up before 4 out | J Andrews 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (7) |
| Ascot 18-Feb-24 4791m SOFT R2 NvCh $42,712 (of $43,215), Winning Time: 06:06.200, SP: 13/2 Mistake 1st, tracked leaders out wide, pecked on landing 10th, went 2nd 16th, led approaching 2 out, ridden between last two, strongly pressed when narrowly headed last, ridden to lead again run-in, gamely | B Jones 70.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Hereford 30-Jan-24 4200m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $6,179 (of $6,179), Winning Time: 5:25.690, SP: 7/4 Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, ran on | B Jones 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Newbury 30-Dec-23 4510m SOFT R7 NvHcpCh $10,034 (of $10,034), Winning Time: 6:00.320, SP: 17/2 Mid-division on outer, not fluent 11th and lost position to rear but still in touch, headway before 4 out, disputed 3rd 3 out, ridden and led approaching 2 out, hung left before last, stayed on grimly run-in, just prevailed | K Woods 68.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Doncaster 16-Dec-23 3850m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $1,046 (of $18,210), Winning Time: 04:50.800, SP: 7/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along in 6th before 4 out, never involved | K Woods 73.5kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 5 (9) |
| Aintree 15-Apr-23 4964m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $42,202), Winning Time: 06:04.600, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, tailed off | K Woods 67.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 20 (22) |
| Doncaster 18-Mar-23 3902m GOOD R1 NvH $4,901 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 04:40.060, SP: 2/1 Midfield, ridden before 3 out where in touch with leaders, short of room before 2 out, stayed on to lead before last, extended advantage run-in | K Brogan 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Newcastle 07-Jan-23 4080m SOFT R6 NvH $565 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 5:23.980, SP: 3/10 Mid-division, not fluent 5 out, headway to dispute lead 4 out, ridden and hard pressed 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra from last | L Morgan 73kg, Cd 0 15.50L | 4 (7) |
| Sandown 02-Dec-22 3980m SOFT R4 NvH $12,822 (of $34,170), Winning Time: 5:17.900, SP: 17/2 Tracked leader until pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden between last two, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, well held | K Woods 70.8kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Aintree 05-Nov-22 4023m SOFT R1 NvHNHFNHF $1,254 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:59.020, SP: 9/2 Chased leader, jumped right 3rd, not fluent 6th, led 2 out, soon headed, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards | K Woods 72.6kg 6.25L | 3 (8) |
| Aintree 14-May-22 4023m GOOD R3 MdH $4,084 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 04:56.450, SP: 8/1 Pressed leader, bumped 1st, led 6th, went right 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily | K Woods 71.7kg | 1 (4) |