Horse Details

Hold The Note (IRE)

40 Runs 4 Wins (10.0%) 11 Places (27.5%)

Owner: Mrs Karen Spark Silks

Mrs Karen Spark Trainer: Ewan Whillans

10 years old b IRE

Sire: Jeremy (USA)

Dam: Keys Hope (IRE)

Damsire: Luso

Past Runs (40 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
30/11/25 14:48	Carlisle	3m2f	Sean Quinlan	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	79	10-2	10/1	Midfield - headway 9th - weakened quickly 13th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 7/1) Midfield - headway 9th - weakened quickly 13th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
01/11/25 13:23	Ayr	3m	Theo Gillard	Ewan Whillans	9	6:40.17	.5	82	10-12	25/1	(op 22/1) (op 22/1)
14/04/25 15:48	Hexham	3m	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	87	11-1	25/1	In rear - not fluent 5th - detached after 10th - pulled up after 13th(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) In rear - not fluent 5th - detached after 10th - pulled up after 13th(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
07/03/25 17:10	Ayr	3m	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	3rd	7:3.12	19	92	11-6	4/1	Towards rear - pushed along after 2nd - soon headway - led after 3rd - headed 14th - soon outpaced - weakened after 3 out(op 9/2) Towards rear - pushed along after 2nd - soon headway - led after 3rd - headed 14th - soon outpaced - weakened after 3 out(op 9/2)
11/02/25 16:20	Ayr	3m	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	6	6:40.28	2.5	96	11-12	14/1	Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - lost position 5 out - rallying 3 out - no impression when bumped 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1) Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - lost position 5 out - rallying 3 out - no impression when bumped 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
29/12/24 15:13	Kelso	3m2f	Megan Fox	Ewan Whillans	4	7:15.08	7.5	100	10-1	10/1	In touch with leaders - jumped slightly right and bumped rival 11th - lost ground from 15th - weakened from 3 out(tchd 12/1) In touch with leaders - jumped slightly right and bumped rival 11th - lost ground from 15th - weakened from 3 out(tchd 12/1)
01/12/24 15:00	Carlisle	3m2f	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	PU	-	-	103	12-0	40/1	Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - lost touch and pulled up after 3 out(op 33/1) Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - lost touch and pulled up after 3 out(op 33/1)
25/04/24 15:00	Perth	3m	Bruce Lynn	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	103	11-7	11/4J	In rear - went third 4th - lost position 8th - dropped to last when hit 12th - lost touch 4 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-hind)(tchd 5/2) In rear - went third 4th - lost position 8th - dropped to last when hit 12th - lost touch 4 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-hind)(tchd 5/2)
07/04/24 15:57	Carlisle	3m½f	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	3rd	6:59.50	.5	102	11-1	16/1	Midfield - dropped to rear when slow jump 2nd - headway from 7th - prominent after 9th - pressed leaders 2 out - led narrowly last - stayed on but lost two places final 110yds(op 12/1) Midfield - dropped to rear when slow jump 2nd - headway from 7th - prominent after 9th - pressed leaders 2 out - led narrowly last - stayed on but lost two places final 110yds(op 12/1)
20/03/24 15:50	Haydock	3m4½f	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	107	10-10	28/1	Prominent - pressed leader after 2nd - not fluent 9th - soon prominent - mistake and lost position 17th - pulled up 4 out(tchd 33/1) Prominent - pressed leader after 2nd - not fluent 9th - soon prominent - mistake and lost position 17th - pulled up 4 out(tchd 33/1)
07/03/24 16:55	Carlisle	3m½f	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	110	11-11	11/1	Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - outpaced and detached after 11th - weakening when pulled up after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - outpaced and detached after 11th - weakening when pulled up after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
13/05/23 14:15	Hexham	3m	Theo Gillard	Ewan Whillans	6	6:43.70	12	112	12-2	11/1	In touch with leaders - headway and went second 3rd - led after 5th - headed 9th - not fluent 15th - pushed along and lost second after 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before last(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) In touch with leaders - headway and went second 3rd - led after 5th - headed 9th - not fluent 15th - pushed along and lost second after 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before last(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
22/04/23 13:50	Ayr	3m	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	6	6:9.28	41	116	10-2	12/1	Towards rear - headway and prominent 2nd - lost position 12th - weakened and lost touch 4 out(op 14/1) Towards rear - headway and prominent 2nd - lost position 12th - weakened and lost touch 4 out(op 14/1)
26/03/23 16:45	Carlisle	3m½f	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	1st	6:47.10	Won	107	11-6	16/1	Raced in second - led and bumped 5 out - ridden clear before last - eased inside final 110yds(op 25/1) Raced in second - led and bumped 5 out - ridden clear before last - eased inside final 110yds(op 25/1)
14/03/23 15:50	Sedgefield	3m3f	Henry Brooke	Ewan Whillans	4	7:41.53	9	110	12-0	22/1	In touch with leaders - went third after 4th - lost position and struggling after 13th - outpaced from 15th - left in modest fourth after 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) In touch with leaders - went third after 4th - lost position and struggling after 13th - outpaced from 15th - left in modest fourth after 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
17/02/23 16:05	Kelso	2m7½f	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	5	6:14.70	26	112	10-6	15/2	Prominent on outer - awkward jump 11th - pushed along after 12th - rallied 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out - soon well beaten - tailed off(op 9/1) Prominent on outer - awkward jump 11th - pushed along after 12th - rallied 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out - soon well beaten - tailed off(op 9/1)
28/01/23 15:50	Doncaster	3m	Danny McMenamin	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	112	11-6	17/2	In touch with leaders - going okay on outer when bad mistake and fell heavily 12th(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) In touch with leaders - going okay on outer when bad mistake and fell heavily 12th(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
29/12/22 11:53	Kelso	3m2f	Alice Stevens	Ewan Whillans	5	7:30.77	3.25	112	11-3	17/2	Prominent - disputed lead 7th - led 14th - hard pressed 2 out - ridden and headed last - weakened run-in - finished tired(op 13/2) Prominent - disputed lead 7th - led 14th - hard pressed 2 out - ridden and headed last - weakened run-in - finished tired(op 13/2)
04/12/22 12:35	Kelso	2m7½f	Sean Quinlan	Ewan Whillans	1st	6:17.35	Won	110	11-7	14/1	Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 9th - headed and ridden after 3 out - 1 length down last - led run-in - stayed on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 9th - headed and ridden after 3 out - 1 length down last - led run-in - stayed on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
10/07/22 14:20	Perth	3m	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	115	12-0	10/1	Led - headed but raced in second before 3rd - lost two places 13th - outpaced when not fluent 14th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 11/1) Led - headed but raced in second before 3rd - lost two places 13th - outpaced when not fluent 14th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 11/1)
29/05/22 16:32	Kelso	2m7½f	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	4	6:2.94	40	121	11-12	8/1	Prominent on outer - slow jump 4th - not fluent and lost position 10th - dropped to last and struggling from 12th - weakened and behind after 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 17/2) Prominent on outer - slow jump 4th - not fluent and lost position 10th - dropped to last and struggling from 12th - weakened and behind after 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 17/2)
18/02/22 14:30	Kelso	2m7½f	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	3rd	6:47.75	41	125	10-12	3/1	Led - headed and close up 7th - shaken up and dropped to last after 12th - pushed along and lost ground quickly after 3 out - soon struggling and beaten(op 10/3) Led - headed and close up 7th - shaken up and dropped to last after 12th - pushed along and lost ground quickly after 3 out - soon struggling and beaten(op 10/3)
18/01/22 14:55	Newcastle	2m7½f	Craig Nichol	Ewan Whillans	3rd	6:22.11	9	130	11-1	9/1	Disputed lead - led clearly 5th - not fluent and pushed along briefly 15th - ridden and hard pressed before 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 11/1) Disputed lead - led clearly 5th - not fluent and pushed along briefly 15th - ridden and hard pressed before 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 11/1)
02/01/22 14:30	Ayr	3m½f	Aidan Coleman	Ewan Whillans	99	-	-	130	11-1	20/1	Towards rear on outer - pushed along and struggling 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1) Towards rear on outer - pushed along and struggling 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1)
10/04/21 16:15	Aintree	3m1f	Tom Scudamore	Mick Channon	99	-	-	140	10-12	10/1	Prominent on inner - lost position after 15th - dropped to rear before 4 out - soon ridden and beaten - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1) Prominent on inner - lost position after 15th - dropped to rear before 4 out - soon ridden and beaten - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1)
18/03/21 16:50	Cheltenham	3m2f	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	4	6:58.47	13	140	11-7	9/1	Tracked leaders - lost position when hit 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and headway after 3 out - went fourth but held run-in - stayed on(op 10/1) Tracked leaders - lost position when hit 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and headway after 3 out - went fourth but held run-in - stayed on(op 10/1)
21/02/21 16:10	Newbury	2m7½f	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	2nd	6:3.15	.5	138	11-5	4/1	Raced wide early - led - headed but tracked leaders 2nd - ridden after 4 out - every chance before 2 out - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish Raced wide early - led - headed but tracked leaders 2nd - ridden after 4 out - every chance before 2 out - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish
26/12/20 13:15	Kempton	2m4½f	Tom Scudamore	Mick Channon	5	5:10.08	0.3	140	11-8	6/1	Jumped right on occasions - led - headed and tracked leader 5th - lost second 10th - ridden 12th - weakened 3 out(tchd 11/2) Jumped right on occasions - led - headed and tracked leader 5th - lost second 10th - ridden 12th - weakened 3 out(tchd 11/2)
11/12/20 12:05	Cheltenham	3m1½f	Tom Scudamore	Mick Channon	3rd	6:52.28	12	143	11-1	100/30	Led - hit 14th - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon held - no extra when lost second run-in(op 4/1) Led - hit 14th - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon held - no extra when lost second run-in(op 4/1)
28/11/20 12:40	Newbury	2m7½f	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	4	5:45.65	5.5	145	11-2	17/2	Held up in behind leaders - went fourth 7th - nudged along 11th - reminders after 12th - close up when ridden after 4 out - soon outpaced - stayed on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 9/1) Held up in behind leaders - went fourth 7th - nudged along 11th - reminders after 12th - close up when ridden after 4 out - soon outpaced - stayed on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
30/10/20 13:00	Wetherby	3m	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	4	6:24.34	1.25	146	11-4	3/1	Held up in behind leaders - ridden before 4 out - went second after 3 out - awkward jump and bumped rival 2 out - lost second when no chance with winner last - no extra run-in(op 15/8) Held up in behind leaders - ridden before 4 out - went second after 3 out - awkward jump and bumped rival 2 out - lost second when no chance with winner last - no extra run-in(op 15/8)
10/03/20 16:50	Cheltenham	2m4f	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	3rd	5:27.38	9	145	11-7	10/1	Midfield - ridden and headway after 3 out - ridden approaching 2 out - kept on to take 3rd final 150yds - not trouble front two(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) Midfield - ridden and headway after 3 out - ridden approaching 2 out - kept on to take 3rd final 150yds - not trouble front two(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
11/01/20 13:50	Warwick	3m	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	2nd	6:7.23	.5	133	11-0	10/1	Chased leaders - chased winner 3 out - led next - ridden flat - headed towards finish(op 8/1) Chased leaders - chased winner 3 out - led next - ridden flat - headed towards finish(op 8/1)
26/12/19 13:20	Kempton	2m4½f	Tom Scudamore	Mick Channon	99	-	-	133	11-1	7/1	Chased leaders - went 2nd 4th until 6th - still handy when badly hampered 10th - not recover and pulled up next Chased leaders - went 2nd 4th until 6th - still handy when badly hampered 10th - not recover and pulled up next
25/11/19 15:20	Ludlow	2m4f	A P Heskin	Mick Channon	3rd	5:28.39	5	133	11-2	13/8F	Tracked leaders - not fluent 4 out - shaken up 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 15/8 tchd 9/4) Tracked leaders - not fluent 4 out - shaken up 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
17/02/19 13:00	Huntingdon	2m4½f	Jonathan Burke	Mick Channon	2nd	5:6.68	1.25	130	11-9	2/1F	Prominent - challenged 3 out - ridden to lead before next - headed and awkward last - kept on same place(tchd 9/4) Prominent - challenged 3 out - ridden to lead before next - headed and awkward last - kept on same place(tchd 9/4)
29/12/18 12:20	Doncaster	2m3½f	Aidan Coleman	Mick Channon	1st	4:50.40	Won	–	10-12	3/1	Chased leaders - shaken up after 3 out - led next - driven out(op 9/4) Chased leaders - shaken up after 3 out - led next - driven out(op 9/4)
08/12/18 12:15	Sandown	2m	A P Heskin	Mick Channon	3rd	4:13.16	3.25	–	10-12	16/1	Held up in midfield - ridden and progress before 2 out - took 3rd and mistake last - kept on(op 12/1) Held up in midfield - ridden and progress before 2 out - took 3rd and mistake last - kept on(op 12/1)
18/11/18 16:00	Cheltenham	2m½f	A P Heskin	Mick Channon	4	3:48.65	1	–	11-0	25/1	Tall; will make a jumper; looked well; tracked leaders - ridden disputing 3rd turning in - kept on same pace final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 33/1) Tall; will make a jumper; looked well; tracked leaders - ridden disputing 3rd turning in - kept on same pace final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 33/1)
12/10/18 17:10	Newton Abbot	2m1f	A P Heskin	Mick Channon	1st	4:17.70	Won	–	11-0	2/1	Close up - led turning in - kept on well - ridden out(op 3/1) Close up - led turning in - kept on well - ridden out(op 3/1)