Horse Details

Witness Protection (IRE)

15 Runs 3 Wins (20.0%) 3 Places (20.0%)
Trainer: Martin Keighley
10 years old
Sire: Witness Box (USA)
Dam: Queen's Exit (GB)
Damsire: Exit To Nowhere
Past Runs (15 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
07/05/24
19:42 		Southwell - 2m4½f James Best Martin Keighley 10 5:19.03 56 112 12-2 33/1
Raced in second - ridden and lost position home turn - dropped to last and eased home straight - tailed off(op 40/1)
17/04/24
17:00 		Cheltenham - 2m1f Harry Atkins Martin Keighley 99 - - 118 10-5 125/1
Held up in rear - outpaced and cajoled along 5th - lost touch and pulled up before 2 out(op 80/1)
23/01/24
15:45 		Newbury - 2m½f Sam Twiston-Davies Martin Keighley 99 - - 123 11-9 22/1
Jumped right on occasions - in touch with leaders - weakened before 5 out - pulled up after 4 out(op 20/1)
27/12/23
15:25 		Chepstow - 2m Gavin Sheehan Martin Keighley 6 4:39.36 4 127 12-2 15/2
Raced in second - hit 6th - not fluent 7th - lost second 5 out - weakened gradually after 3 out(op 9/1)
28/05/23
15:55 		Uttoxeter - 2m4f James Best Martin Keighley 99 - - 129 11-1 12/1
Prominent early - pressed leader 4th - briefly led 5th - led 8th - pushed along and headed before 4 out - weakening when hit 4 out - soon eased and pulled up (jockey said he felt something was amiss and he therefore pulled gelding up)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
06/05/23
16:25 		Uttoxeter - 3m Brian Hughes Martin Keighley 6 6:35.10 0.3 132 10-13 18/1
Led - headed 3 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened last(op 12/1)
14/01/23
13:22 		Wetherby - 1m7f Sean Bowen Martin Keighley 99 - - 135 11-11 9/2
Disputed lead - awkward jump 1st - chased leaders when mistake 4th - dropped to last 4 out - soon got well behind and pulled up (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
03/11/21
14:30 		Chepstow - 2m James Best Martin Keighley 1st 4:6.60 Won 129 11-2 13/2
Made all - shaken up 4 out - 2 lengths ahead last - ridden out run-in - reduced lead towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 7/1)
10/10/21
15:47 		Newton Abbot - 2m½f James Best Martin Keighley 2nd 4:1.24 3.75 129 11-2 2/1F
Tracked leader - close up when short of room and hampered 3 out - soon ridden - went second approaching last - kept on but always held (jockey said gelding hung left-handed; vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 5/2 and tchd 3/1)
19/05/21
17:45 		Southwell - 2m James Best Martin Keighley 4 4:6.00 6 132 11-8 4/1
Prominent - soon disputing second - awkward jump 4th - led 8th - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and headed after 2 out - no extra approaching last - weakened run-in(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
14/04/21
13:30 		Cheltenham - 2m4½f James Best Martin Keighley 2nd 5:2.67 2.75 129 11-4 8/1
Tracked leaders - hit 6th - went third 2 out - made strong challenge approaching last - ridden and held when slightly hampered run-in - kept on well(op 13/2 tchd 17/2)
17/03/21
14:30 		Cheltenham - 2m5f James Best Martin Keighley 21 5:16.59 6 130 10-1 33/1
Took keen hold - chased winner - not fluent 4th - hit 6th - lost second 2 out - soon ridden - weakened before last(op 25/1)
09/01/21
14:30 		Chepstow - 2m James Best Martin Keighley 1st 4:1.10 Won 129 11-5 9/2
Prominent - joined leader after 5th - led going okay 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - not fluent last - soon ridden and faced strong challenge - kept on well - gamely(op 10/3)
05/12/20
11:52 		Wetherby - 2m5½f Sean Quinlan Martin Keighley 2nd 5:49.16 0.2 129 11-4 EvensF
Tracked leaders - tracked leader going easily before 2 out - pushed along and led narrowly approaching last - soon ridden - hard ridden run-in - no extra and headed final strides(op 10/11 tchd 5/6)
08/11/20
14:00 		Stratford - 2m2½f James Best Martin Keighley 1st 4:43.27 Won – 10-12 12/1
Travelled strongly - chased leaders - went second 2nd - switched right and led and going best after 2 out - soon went well clear - eased towards finish - easily(tchd 14/1)