Pretending
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Pretending is a 6yo gr from Ireland trained by L Wadham, Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Make Believe out of the dam Gala. Pretending has won 4 races in its career so far. On 18th Apr 2024 at Cheltenham, Pretending achieved its most notable victory to date, securing the prize in the $26015 Catesby Estates Mares' Challenger Series Final Handicap Hurdle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 17-Apr-25 m R3 CL2 HcpH $5,980 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:00.010, SP: 13/2 | T Cannon 68.5kg | 3 (16) |
| Doncaster 02-Mar-25 4904m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $13,202), Winning Time: 05:55.350, SP: 7/2 Led, keen early, headed 5th when mistake, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 3 out | G Sheehan 64.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Fakenham 19-Jan-25 4024m GOOD R5 HcpH $1,520 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 05:01.500, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden after next, headed before the last, | T Cannon 74.8kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 01-Jan-25 3183m SOFT R6 HcpH $2,242 (of $39,022), Winning Time: 4:06.240, SP: 9/1 Prominent, briefly went second 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened from before last | F Gordon 70.8kg, Cd 0 36.75L | 5 (8) |
| Cheltenham 14-Dec-24 4074m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $15,609), Winning Time: 05:08.050, SP: 7/2 Led, faced challenges from 2 out, pushed along and headed before last, weakened flat | G Sheehan 69.4kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 8 (12) |
| Wincanton 09-Nov-24 4299m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $19,061), Winning Time: 05:07.420, SP: 11/4 Disputed lead, led outright before 2nd, travelling okay when not fluent 2 out, ridden and pressed for lead before last where disputed lead, soon headed and faded | G Sheehan 73.5kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 5 (12) |
| Uttoxeter 18-Oct-24 4011m SOFT R5 HcpH $9,678 (of $9,678), Winning Time: 04:53.610, SP: 11/4 Raced in close second, travelling strongly when led approaching 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, asserted last, ridden but always doing enough towards finish | G Sheehan 64.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Cheltenham 18-Apr-24 4074m GOOD R3 HcpH $26,015 (of $26,015), Winning Time: 05:02.320, SP: 5/2 Made all, clear before the last, driven and stayed on well, unchallenged | B Frost 68.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Newbury 24-Mar-24 3788m SOFT R2 NvHcpH $5,018 (of $10,905), Winning Time: 04:36.950, SP: 11/1 Held up early, good headway out wide chasing leaders after 2nd, went 2nd before 4th, led 6th, headed and no extra run-in | B Frost 66.7kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Ludlow 01-Mar-24 4786m SOFT R3 HcpH $2,916 (of $6,337), Winning Time: 6:11.670, SP: 4/1 Prominent, keen early, went second after 4th, closed on leader before 5th, briefly lost position after 4 out, went second again before 3 out, not fluent when outpaced 2 out, clear in second but weakened after last | B Frost 67.1kg 8.50L | 2 (8) |
| Carlisle 06-Feb-24 3419m SOFT R5 HcpH $1,215 (of $5,281), Winning Time: 4:34.760, SP: 4/1 Prominent, ridden and outpaced before 2 out where dropped to midfield, stayed into 5th approaching last, stayed on into 3rd near finish, no danger | B Frost 69.4kg 10.50L | 3 (11) |
| Lingfield 21-Jan-24 3922m SOFT R8 NvHcpH $1,216 (of $10,562), Winning Time: 04:53.710, SP: 11/1 Close up, headway to chase winner 2 out until approaching next when stumbled on landing, kept on same pace | B Frost 67.6kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 4 (11) |
| Sandown 09-Dec-23 3980m HEAVY R2 HcpH $10,406 (of $10,406), Winning Time: 5:32.610, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, bumped jumping 1st, went 2nd 4 out, ridden after 2 out, led narrowly last, stayed on and asserted run-in | T Cannon 65.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Fakenham 21-Nov-23 3221m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $6,601), Winning Time: 4:14.730, SP: 5/2 In rear, closed up 3 out, mistake and fell 2 out | B Frost 69.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (6) |
| Cheltenham 20-Apr-23 3382m GOOD R5 HcpH $8,548 (of $22,780), Winning Time: 04:04.010, SP: 17/2 In rear, slow 1st and 2nd, headway on outside last, switched left flat, stayed on well, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner | B Frost 65.8kg 1.50L | 2 (11) |
| Musselburgh 25-Mar-23 3499m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $15,609), Winning Time: 04:13.630, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened | S Quinlan 67.6kg, Cd 0 34.50L | 8 (13) |
| Doncaster 04-Mar-23 3335m GOOD R3 HcpH $1,993 (of $4,330), Winning Time: 03:58.000, SP: 5/4 Held up in last trio, hit 1st, closer in 4t at 3rd, went 3rd and hit 4 out, 2nd 3 out, hung left and led 2 out, headed and not pace of winner run-in | B Frost 68kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Catterick 04-Feb-23 3160m GOOD R4 H $2,007 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 03:50.100, SP: 8/11 Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd when not fluent 3 out, led before 2 out, dived at last, soon headed and beaten | B Frost 69.9kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Doncaster 29-Dec-22 3335m GOOD R3 MdH $1,091 (of $4,738), Winning Time: 04:02.510, SP: 4/1 Pressed leader, led home turn, shaken up after 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, slow jump last and weakened | B Frost 69.9kg 14.75L | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 13-Oct-22 2815m GOOD R5 Hcp $2,586 (of $5,508) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:58.960, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on but never able to trouble winner | T H Hansen 58.5kg 3.75L | 2 (9) |
| Kempton 13-Sep-22 2413m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4Nv (of $9,900) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:36.170, SP: 11/2 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | L Morris 59kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 5 (12) |
| Southwell 23-Aug-22 2233m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Nv $4,320 (of $8,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:21.370, SP: 5/1 Handy, pushed along over 4f out, plugged on in touch, ridden 1f out, ran on strongly last 75 yards, led final strides | L Morris 58.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Chelmsford City 12-Nov-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4Nv (of $10,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.750, SP: 100/1 Ran green, off the pace and always towards rear | L Morris 56.2kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 11 (15) |