Horse Details

Al Dancer (FR)

12 Runs 3 Wins (25.0%) 4 Places (33.3%)
Owner: Walters Plant Hire Ltd Silks Walters Plant Hire Ltd Trainer: Sam Thomas
11 years old
Sire: Al Namix (FR)
Dam: Steel Dancer (FR)
Damsire: Kaldounevees
Past Runs (12 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
09/11/24
15:30 		Wincanton 3m1f Callum Pritchard Sam Thomas 1st 6:12.65 Won 154 11-7 25/1
Pressed leaders - led 2nd - left clear 4 out - went clear from 2 out - ridden after last - kept on well(tchd 28/1)
27/04/24
14:25 		Sandown 2m6½f Dylan Johnston Sam Thomas 7 5:59.40 22 154 11-2 13/2
Didn't jump well - prominent - led after 1st - soon headed and prominent - mistake and dropped to rear 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding jumped poorly; vet reported gelding had sustained a wound to his right-hind and lost his right-hind shoe)(tchd 15/2)
24/02/24
15:37 		Kempton 3m Dylan Johnston Sam Thomas 2nd 6:7.91 1.25 152 11-9 28/1
Disputed lead - led after 2nd - ridden and 3 lengths ahead last - no extra and headed towards finish(op 33/1)
01/01/24
14:05 		Cheltenham 2m4½f Dylan Johnston Sam Thomas 3rd 5:29.40 8 154 10-9 11/1
Prominent - not fluent 7th - weakened from 2 out - no match for first two(tchd 10/1)
29/10/23
14:00 		Aintree 2m4f Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas 3rd 5:10.85 2.75 154 11-8 9/1
Disputed lead - raced in third 4th - lost position 6th - towards rear last (usual 4 out) - rallied omitted 3 out - ran on and went third towards finish(op 11/1)
14/10/23
15:40 		Chepstow 2m3½f Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas 1st 5:4.38 Won 148 11-12 11/4J
Raced in second - pressed leader after 9th - disputed lead before 12th - led 4 out - went clear 3 out - reduced lead when not fluent last - ran on well and went clear again run-in - won going away(tchd 5/2)
14/04/23
16:05 		Aintree 2m5f Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas 10 5:45.09 6.5 149 11-6 9/1
Raced in second - hit 6th - led 8th - headed when not fluent 12th (Canal Turn) - outpaced after 4 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out (collided with the rails in the chute on the way out onto the course; having been checked by the vet at the start - the gelding was deemed fit to race)
05/11/22
14:11 		Aintree 2m5f Charlie Deutsch Sam Thomas 1st 5:27.00 Won 144 10-13 5/1
Raced in second - led narrowly 11th - jumped right 2 out - jumped right last - shaken up run-in - ridden and faced strong challenge final 110yds - just held on
26/02/22
14:53 		Chepstow 2m David Bass Sam Thomas 3rd 4:20.56 .5 144 11-11 5/2
Led - joined 2nd - headed but close up 6th - pushed along 5 out - ridden and lost second 3 out - stayed on towards finish(op 9/4)
27/12/21
14:10 		Chepstow 2m7½f Thomas Doggrell Sam Thomas 5 6:15.76 6 146 12-0 11/2
Disputed lead - tracked leader when headed before 4th - ridden home turn - lost second and not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(tchd 6/1)
03/12/21
15:35 		Sandown 2m7½f Thomas Doggrell Sam Thomas 4 6:11.18 .75 146 11-2 8/1
Tracked leaders - prominent and going okay 3 out - ridden and lost position before 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
13/11/21
14:15 		Cheltenham 2m4f Sam Twiston-Davies Sam Thomas 15 5:5.92 12 149 11-7 13/2
Midfield - jumped right and not fluent 6th - awkward jump and pushed along briefly 10th - bumped 5 out - ridden after 4 out - weakened before 2 out (trainer said that the gelding was never travelling)(op 11/2)