Above The Rest (IRE)
Owner: Mr Laurence O'Kane Trainer: T D Barron Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Excellent Art / Aspasias Tizzy (Tiznow)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places home straight) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places in the back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places on both bends) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Standard / Slow | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 54 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2019 | Newcastle | Standard | 7f 14y | 2 | Above The Rest | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | B A Curtis | 3/1 |
| close up, headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2019 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 1 | Judicial | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 12 | C Lee | 8/1 |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2019 | Lingfield | Standard / Slow | 7f 1y | 2 | War Glory | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | B A Curtis | 16/1 |
| in touch, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2019 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 2 | Buridan | 10st | 3 of 14 | B A Curtis | 11/1 |
| behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on into 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2019 | Musselburgh | Soft | 7f 33y | 2 | Blown By Wind | 9st 2lbs | of 10 | C Lee | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2019 | Newmarket | Good | 7f | 2 | Dubai Legacy | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 12 | David Egan | 33/1 |
| in rear, headway when short of room over 1f out, not clear approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2019 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Tukhoom | 9st 13lbs | 9 of 10 | P J Dobbs | 25/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Laughifuwant | 9st 9lbs | 16 of 19 | S M Crosse | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, dropped to rear 3f out, soon ridden, no headway | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2019 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 6f | 1 | Invincible Army | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 7 | C Lee | 11/1 |
| chased leader 1f, handy 3rd, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2019 | York | Good to Soft | 7f | 2 | Firmament | 9st 13lbs | 19 of 20 | R P Downey | 16/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and behind, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 May 2019 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 7f | 2 | Admirality | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 10 | R P Downey | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out or inside final furlong, hampered and snatched up, no chance after | |||||||||
| 11 May 2019 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 7f | 2 | Cape Byron | 9st 5lbs | 24 of 27 | Joshua Bryan | 50/1 |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2019 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 2 | Oh This Is Us | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 11 | C Lee | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression, well beaten inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 1 | Above The Rest | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | C Lee | 18/1 |
| in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f 1y | 1 | Encrypted | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 12 | David Probert | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and switched right entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2018 | Ascot | Soft | 7f | 2 | Raising Sand | 9st 8lbs | of 18 | B A Curtis | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Doncaster | Good | 7f 6y | 1 | Mustashry | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 9 | S De Sousa | 12/1 |
| broke well and eased start, tracked leaders, effort towards far side of group 2f out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2018 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 1 | Expert Eye | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 9 | B A Curtis | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2018 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 6f | 1 | Above The Rest | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | B A Curtis | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2018 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Above The Rest | 10st | 1 of 14 | B A Curtis | 16/1 |
| in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 May 2018 | Chester | Good | 7f 127y | 2 | Baraweez | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 12 | C Lee | 25/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 50 yards | |||||||||
| 11 May 2018 | Chester | Good | 7f 127y | 2 | Baraweez | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | B A Curtis | 11/2 |
| chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, soon dropped to 3rd | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2018 | Leicester | Heavy | 7f | 1 | Emmaus | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 10 | B A Curtis | 20/1 |
| led, headed over 6f out, ridden and lost place over 3f out, well behind over 2f out | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2018 | Thirsk | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 3 | Kimberella | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | B A Curtis | 7/1 |
| raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2017 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 1 | Talaayeb | 9st | 8 of 20 | S De Sousa | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 7f | 2 | Stamp Hill | 9st 5lbs | 24 of 28 | C Lee | 20/1 |
| raced centre, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2017 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Above The Rest | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 20 | C Lee | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on well to lead 50 yards out | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2017 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Viscount Barfield | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 18 | S De Sousa | 10/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 27 May 2017 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 7f 127y | 2 | Fastnet Tempest | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 12 | P Makin | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 May 2017 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Fastnet Tempest | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 27 | Fran Berry | 12/1 |
| in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2017 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in places home straight) | 6f | 2 | Intisaab | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 13 | P Makin | 11/1 |
| mid-division stands side, headway over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2016 | Chester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 2y | 3 | Above The Rest | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | Graham Gibbons | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, led over 1f out, quickened clear, very easily | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2016 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | New Bidder | 9st 4lbs | 15 of 18 | P J Smullen | 6/1 |
| towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, no impression, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2016 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Certificate | 8st 8lbs | 5 of 20 | Jordan Vaughan | 8/1 |
| mid-division, not much room 2f out, soon switched left, ridden hanging right when not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2016 | Chester | Good | 7f 122y | 2 | Breakable | 9st | 3 of 12 | Graham Gibbons | 3/1 |
| reared leaving stalls, soon mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, took 3rd post | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2016 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Get Knotted | 9st | 2 of 10 | G Lee | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, never reached winner | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2016 | Ayr | Good | 6f | 3 | Intisaab | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 8 | P Makin | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2016 | Haydock | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 7f | 2 | Predominance | 8st 13lbs | 12 of 14 | Graham Gibbons | 7/0 |
| tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2015 | York | Soft (Good to Soft in places on both bends) | 1m 110y | 2 | You're Fired | 9st 2lbs | 13 of 13 | Jordan Vaughan | 10/0 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out, ridden and weakening when edged right and not much room over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2015 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 7f | 2 | Majestic Moon | 8st 7lbs | 8 of 18 | Joey Haynes | 10/1 |
| chased winner until 2f out, chased leaders, weakned inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2015 | Chester | Good | 7f 122y | 2 | Sound Advice | 9st | 3 of 17 | Jordan Vaughan | 13/2 |
| in touch, effort over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2015 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Salateen | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 12 | Jordan Vaughan | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2015 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 7f | 2 | Above The Rest | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | Jordan Vaughan | 8/1 |
| in touch, led over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2015 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f | 3 | Free Code | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 11 | Jordan Vaughan | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly near finish, headed post | |||||||||
| 20 May 2015 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Pearl Ice | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 10 | W Buick | 14/1 |
| raced wide close up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 May 2015 | Chester | Soft | 7f 2y | 4 | Instant Attraction | 9st 7lbs | of 14 | Jordan Vaughan | |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Ripon | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 1m | 3 | You're Fired | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 11 | James Doyle | 6/1 |
| led, driven over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost place when eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2014 | Ascot | Good | 7f | 3 | Outback Traveller | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 14 | James Doyle | 5/1 |
| in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 7f | 4 | Above The Rest | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 18 | W Buick | 3/1 |
| made all, pushed clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2014 | Thirsk | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 3 | Extremity | 8st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | S A Gray | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2014 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Firm in places in the back straight) | 1m 75y | 5 | Above The Rest | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | James Doyle | 8/13 |
| made all, clear 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Unforgiving Minute | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| led 1f, with leader, led over 3f out, kicked clear 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2014 | Windsor | Good | 1m 67y | 5 | Elusive Guest | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 11 | A Kirby | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides and every chance throughout final furlong, just held | |||||||||
| 30 May 2014 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 1m | 5 | Abbey Village | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | Dane O'Neill | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||


