Horse Details

City Chief (IRE)

15 Runs 4 Wins (26.7%) 4 Places (26.7%)
Owner: Largy Bloodstock Silks Largy Bloodstock Trainer: Cormac Abernethy
5 years old b IRE
Sire: Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
Dam: Galant Ferns (IRE)
Damsire: Bob Back
Past Runs (15 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
26/12/25
14:33 		Down Royal (IRE) - 3m Mr O McGill Cormac Abernethy 14 6:26.81 21 – 11-9 40/1
Midfield - lost ground and struggling 3 out (usual 4 out) - tailed off 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 33/1)
18/05/24
19:03 		Uttoxeter - 2m7½f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 99 - - 135 12-0 6/1
Prominent - pushed along and lost position after 8th - pulled up before 3 out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
14/03/24
17:30 		Cheltenham - 3m2f Mr James King Nicky Henderson 99 - - 138 11-7 33/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - lost position 10th - pulled up before 4 out
13/01/24
15:00 		Warwick - 3m5f Robert Dunne Nicky Henderson 6 7:51.43 2.5 140 11-8 8/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 18th - weakened before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
16/12/23
14:25 		Cheltenham - 3m2f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 5 6:51.59 1.5 141 10-4 11/2
Prominent on inner - slightly hampered 15th - not fluent 16th - weakened approaching last(op 9/2)
19/11/23
14:20 		Cheltenham - 3m3½f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 4 7:34.57 3 142 12-0 4/1F
Midfield - headway and prominent 8th - jumped right 2 out - jumped right and weakened last - lost third run-in
22/04/23
13:50 		Ayr - 3m Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 3rd 6:0.33 .5 142 12-0 15/8F
Prominent - mistake 1st - bad mistake 3rd - mistake 10th - chased clear leader 4 out - ridden and no extra from 3 out(op 7/4)
04/02/23
14:40 		Wetherby - 3m James Bowen Nicky Henderson 1st 6:13.02 Won 135 11-2 7/2
Prominent - chased leader 2nd - led 7th - shaken up before 4 out - clear when mistake 3 out - kept on well
16/01/23
14:40 		Hereford - 3m1f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 1st 6:48.80 Won 134 11-10 EvensF
Jumped slightly left - led - headed and raced in second after 1st - pecked on landing 2nd - not fluent 9th - pushed along 15th - led and ridden 2 out - clear last - comfortably(tchd 11/10)
02/12/22
12:15 		Exeter - 3m Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2nd 6:17.01 29 134 11-4 13/8
Jumped right on occasions - chased leader - bad mistake and sprawled on landing but good recovery 7th - hit rail and lost ground before 11th - outpaced and pushed along 4 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the last fence on the first circuit)(op 7/4)
28/04/22
18:00 		Punchestown (IRE) - 2m7½f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 5 5:56.71 0.2 131 11-2 7/2F
Chased leaders - lost position when pushed along after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - headway and keeping on approaching last - ran on - not reach leaders(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
01/04/22
13:45 		Ayr - 3m½f James Bowen Nicky Henderson 1st 6:2.07 Won 127 11-12 11/8F
Tracked leaders - briefly led 8th - shaken up when not fluent 3 out - pushed along and made challenge before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - led inside final 110yds - all out(op 5/4 tchd 6/5)
12/03/22
16:51 		Hereford - 3m1½f Jonjo O'Neill Jr Nicky Henderson 1st 6:54.08 Won 127 11-8 1/5F
Made all - 3 lengths ahead and going easily 2 out - shaken up and went clear after last - easily(op 1/6)
11/01/22
13:05 		Doncaster - 2m5f Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson 2nd 5:10.37 3 – 11-8 4/5F
Prominent - not fluent 5th - close up when bumped 3 out - pushed along and edged left before 2 out - went third and switched right approaching last - kept on well run-in - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 4/6)
17/12/21
13:10 		Ascot - 2m5½f James Bowen Nicky Henderson 2nd 5:27.67 3 – 11-4 15/8F
Tracked leaders - bit short of room home turn - soon ridden - slightly hampered before 2 out where not fluent and outpaced - 4 lengths third last - stayed on run-in - went second final strides(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)