Horse Details

Son Of The Somme (IRE)

17 Runs 2 Wins (11.8%) 7 Places (41.2%)
Trainer: Brian Ellison
9 years old
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Present Venture (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting
Past Runs (17 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
16/10/24
17:03
Wetherby 3m Kevin Brogan Toby Lawes 10 6:7.67 11 112 11-7 25/1
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - not fluent 6th - lost position 5 out - weakened after 4 out(op 18/1)
07/05/24
17:12
Southwell 3m½f Harry Bannister Toby Lawes 5 6:32.10 3 115 11-11 4/1
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - jumped left 1st - headway and prominent before 2nd - lost position and midfield 4th - headway and in touch with leaders 13th - mistake and pecked on landing 16th - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake four fences out)(op 9/2)
22/03/24
16:43
Newbury 2m6½f Kevin Brogan Toby Lawes 2nd 5:50.18 3.5 115 11-7 16/1
In touch with leaders - hit 2nd - not fluent 11th - jumped left and went third 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went second run-in - stayed on but no match for winner(op 12/1)
28/01/24
15:05
Doncaster 3m½f Sean Quinlan Brian Ellison 2nd 6:7.23 7.5 115 12-0 14/1
Took keen hold - midfield on inner - good headway when not fluent 3 out - went second 2 out - no impression from last(op 12/1)
11/01/24
15:05
Catterick 3m1½f William Maggs Brian Ellison 7 7:4.49 34 116 11-8 4/1
Led - headed after 3 out - jumped left and weakened quickly 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left)(op 5/1)
17/11/23
13:10
Cheltenham 2m5f Lewis Dobb Brian Ellison 14 5:28.84 .75 117 11-1 50/1
Always behind(op 40/1)
04/11/23
13:42
Ayr 3m½f Sean Bowen Brian Ellison 3rd 5:59.68 .5 115 10-3 6/1
Led - faced challenge after 3 out - headed 2 out - soon lost second - rallied and challenging run-in - kept on until no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
26/10/23
14:45
Carlisle 2m4f Tom Midgley Brian Ellison 99 - - 116 11-7 22/1
Jumped left throughout - midfield early - struggling and in rear from 5th - pulled up (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)
17/03/23
15:15
Doncaster 2m4½f Henry Brooke Brian Ellison 6 5:19.77 24 116 11-10 4/1
Towards rear - outpaced and reminders 8th - not fluent and lost touch 5 out - weakened 4 out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)
13/01/23
13:20
Sedgefield 2m5f Sean Quinlan Brian Ellison 1st 5:37.10 Won 111 11-13 9/4J
Raced in second - pushed along after 3 out - switched right and hampered rival after 2 out - drifted left approaching last - led run-in - kept on well - just did enough(tchd 5/2)
26/11/22
13:35
Newcastle 2m7½f Nathan Moscrop Brian Ellison 3rd 6:19.67 2.25 111 10-8 11/4
Took keen hold - prominent - went second 12th - briefly led before 4 out - ridden before 2 out - no extra towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
26/03/22
13:35
Kelso 2m5f Brian Hughes Brian Ellison 2nd 5:13.05 4.75 110 11-0 2/1F
Chased leaders - went second 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in(tchd 9/4)
04/03/22
17:20
Doncaster 2m3½f Brian Hughes Brian Ellison 2nd 4:58.20 0.3 107 11-6 6/5F
In touch with leaders - pushed along and chased leaders before 2 out - jumped left 2 out - ridden and led narrowly after 2 out - headed last - stayed on - just held(op 11/8 tchd 11/10)
27/01/22
13:45
Wetherby 2m3½f Henry Brooke Brian Ellison 1st 5:12.20 Won 99 11-11 11/4F
Took keen hold - tracked leaders - edged left after 2nd - led going best before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - went clear approaching last - kept on strongly(op 3/1)
14/01/22
13:20
Sedgefield 2m4f Henry Brooke Brian Ellison 2nd 5:3.17 0.3 95 11-8 100/30
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - reminder 5th - steady headway and prominent 4 out - went second and switched left before 2 out - went clear with winner and ridden when hit last - every chance inside final 110yds - kept on well - just held(op 3/1)
10/04/21
13:15
Newcastle 2m4½f Nathan Moscrop Brian Ellison 6 5:11.71 10 10-11 16/1
Always towards rear - jumped left 4th - pushed along after 4 out - minor headway before 3 out - soon ridden and no extra(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
18/03/21
14:55
Hexham 2m4f Ross Chapman Philip Kirby 6 5:44.58 .75 11-2 16/1
Held up in midfield - slow jump 3rd - dropped to rear before 4th - niggled along briefly 4th - ridden and outpaced before 8th - kept on but no impression from 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)