Horse Details

Pons Aelius (IRE)

50 Runs 6 Wins (12.0%) 15 Places (30.0%)

Owner: Spa Pallet Services Limited Silks

Spa Pallet Services Limited Trainer: H D McGuigan

6 years old b IRE

Sire: Galileo (IRE)

Dam: Laugh Out Loud (GB)

Damsire: Clodovil

Past Runs (50 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
21/05/25 19:50	Gowran Park (IRE)	3	1m6f	Patrick McGettigan	H D McGuigan	10	3:6.88	0.3	62	8-13	66/1	Prominent - weakened from under 2f out(op 50/1) Prominent - weakened from under 2f out(op 50/1)
26/04/25 17:30	Navan (IRE)	4	1m5f	Seamie Heffernan	H D McGuigan	17	3:4.59	11	65	9-9	66/1	Prominent - outpaced over 3f out - soon weakened(op 33/1) Prominent - outpaced over 3f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
28/02/25 19:30	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	13	1m4f	Scott McCullagh	H D McGuigan	12	2:39.01	.5	66	9-12	50/1	Always behind(op 33/1) Always behind(op 33/1)
25/10/24 18:45	Wolverhampton (AW)	6	2m½f	Joe Fanning	Charlie Johnston	7	3:37.22	1	67	9-9	6/1	Led but pestered early - faced challenge 3f out - headed and lost second 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 12/1) Led but pestered early - faced challenge 3f out - headed and lost second 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 12/1)
14/10/24 15:20	Musselburgh	1	2m	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	2nd	3:37.55	0.3	67	9-13	7/1	Prominent - led under 2f out - faced challenge final furlong - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) Prominent - led under 2f out - faced challenge final furlong - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
01/10/24 17:30	Newcastle (AW)	3	2m½f	Daniel Muscutt	Charlie Johnston	4	3:52.84	1.25	68	10-0	4/1	Raced in second - led after 6f - switched to near side home straight - headed over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out Raced in second - led after 6f - switched to near side home straight - headed over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out
19/09/24 16:05	Pontefract	7	2m1f	P J McDonald	Charlie Johnston	4	3:49.23	4	69	10-1	12/1	Midfield - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) Midfield - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
28/08/24 16:05	Musselburgh	8	2m2f	Oisin Orr	Charlie Johnston	7	4:7.72	4.75	69	9-4	6/1	Towards rear - raced wide when headway over 4f out - weakened over 2f out(tchd 13/2) Towards rear - raced wide when headway over 4f out - weakened over 2f out(tchd 13/2)
15/08/24 16:20	Beverley	2	2m	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	1st	3:40.70	Won	66	10-3	4/1	Ran in snatches - in rear - good headway on outer over 3f out - drifted right but went second over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - kept on(op 3/1) Ran in snatches - in rear - good headway on outer over 3f out - drifted right but went second over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - kept on(op 3/1)
05/08/24 17:50	Carlisle	6	2m1f	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	3rd	3:56.95	.75	66	10-6	6/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - challenging over 1f out - soon short of room - disputing third final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2 and tchd 15/2) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - challenging over 1f out - soon short of room - disputing third final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
16/07/24 20:30	Kempton (AW)	9	2m	Billy Loughnane	Charlie Johnston	6	3:31.41	4.75	68	9-9	9/1	Midfield - raced wide from 3f out - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2) Midfield - raced wide from 3f out - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2)
29/06/24 14:35	Newcastle (AW)	6	2m½f	Billy Loughnane	Charlie Johnston	4	3:42.31	.5	68	8-11	14/1	Pressed leader - lost second over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 16/1) Pressed leader - lost second over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
08/06/24 16:30	Catterick	7	1m6f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	6	3:1.59	0.3	68	9-8	7/2F	Pressed leader - lost ground over 4f out - soon struggling - not recover Pressed leader - lost ground over 4f out - soon struggling - not recover
13/05/24 14:47	Catterick	6	2m	Joe Fanning	Charlie Johnston	3rd	3:32.90	1.5	69	9-10	9/2	Prominent - challenging from under 2f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 5/1) Prominent - challenging from under 2f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 5/1)
11/04/24 16:50	Southwell (AW)	1	2m½f	Jason Hart	Charlie Johnston	6	3:45.12	26	72	9-9	6/1	In touch with leaders - weakened under 2f out(op 15/2) In touch with leaders - weakened under 2f out(op 15/2)
29/03/24 15:15	Lingfield (AW)	1	2m	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	12	3:26.23	5	75	8-13	33/1	Pressed leader - prominent after 3f - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 18/1) Pressed leader - prominent after 3f - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 18/1)
20/03/24 18:30	Southwell (AW)	2	1m6f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	7	3:6.40	1	75	9-12	9/2	In touch with leaders - some headway over 2f out - no impression over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong In touch with leaders - some headway over 2f out - no impression over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
22/12/23 14:42	Southwell (AW)	7	2m½f	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	9	3:43.97	0.1	77	9-10	11/1	Midfield - short of room and bumped after 1f - ridden and struggling under 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 14/1) Midfield - short of room and bumped after 1f - ridden and struggling under 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 14/1)
17/11/23 15:05	Newcastle (AW)	8	2m½f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	4	3:38.17	1.75	78	10-0	11/2	Ducked left start - took keen hold - raced in second - pressed leader 6f out - led 3f out - keeping on towards near side 2f out - faced challenge over 1f out - soon headed - weakened and lost two places final 110yds(op 7/1) Ducked left start - took keen hold - raced in second - pressed leader 6f out - led 3f out - keeping on towards near side 2f out - faced challenge over 1f out - soon headed - weakened and lost two places final 110yds(op 7/1)
30/09/23 14:05	Chester	9	2m2½f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	6	4:26.46	4.25	81	8-2	20/1	In touch with leaders - weakened over 3f out(op 14/1) In touch with leaders - weakened over 3f out(op 14/1)
18/09/23 19:00	Kempton (AW)	2	2m	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	4	3:31.58	1.25	80	10-0	7/2	Prominent - led after 1f - headed and prominent with one circuit to go - no extra final furlong(op 3/1) Prominent - led after 1f - headed and prominent with one circuit to go - no extra final furlong(op 3/1)
05/09/23 15:20	Goodwood	4	2m	William Buick	Charlie Johnston	7	3:32.98	5.5	81	8-11	8/1	Prominent - pressed leaders on inner 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) Prominent - pressed leaders on inner 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
20/08/23 18:45	Sandown	13	1m6f	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	5	3:5.38	.5	82	8-13	9/1	Towards rear - headway and midfield on outer after 5f - disputing second 2f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said colt was never travelling)(op 10/1) Towards rear - headway and midfield on outer after 5f - disputing second 2f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said colt was never travelling)(op 10/1)
09/08/23 21:00	Kempton (AW)	4	2m	William Buick	Charlie Johnston	4	3:40.36	0.05	82	10-4	2/1F	Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/8 tchd 9/5) Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/8 tchd 9/5)
11/06/23 15:55	Goodwood	4	2m	Oisin Murphy	Charlie Johnston	1st	3:32.11	Won	79	9-1	5/2F	Prominent - pushed along 2f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well - always doing enough(op 3/1) Prominent - pushed along 2f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well - always doing enough(op 3/1)
27/05/23 15:35	Chester	7	2m	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	2nd	3:30.45	0.2	78	10-0	11/8F	Took keen hold - prominent - went second over 3f out - pushed along when led over 1f out - soon ridden - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 6/4) Took keen hold - prominent - went second over 3f out - pushed along when led over 1f out - soon ridden - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 6/4)
19/05/23 15:25	Newmarket	1	1m6f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	2nd	3:2.83	2	78	8-11	100/30	Led - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2) Led - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2)
07/05/23 14:05	Hamilton	7	1m5f	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	5	2:50.18	0.2	78	8-6	6/1	In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - pushed along and led narrowly 2f out - soon ridden - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/1) In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - pushed along and led narrowly 2f out - soon ridden - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/1)
29/04/23 15:35	Ripon	3	2m	Franny Norton	Charlie Johnston	3rd	3:43.85	0.3	78	8-7	5/1	Raced in second - led 3f out - ridden inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 9/2) Raced in second - led 3f out - ridden inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 9/2)
07/04/23 14:05	Lingfield (AW)	8	2m	Joe Fanning	Charlie Johnston	8	3:20.82	0.3	83	9-5	20/1	Led - pushed along and headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1) Led - pushed along and headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1)
08/03/23 17:05	Kempton (AW)	11	2m	Joanna Mason	Charlie Johnston	7	3:33.20	.5	83	9-9	5/1	Prominent - pushed along from over 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room 1f out - soon lost ground and no extra (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over 1f out)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) Prominent - pushed along from over 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room 1f out - soon lost ground and no extra (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over 1f out)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
07/12/22 20:00	Kempton (AW)	4	2m	Joanna Mason	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	3:28.18	Won	80	8-3	17/2	Disputed lead - prominent after 1f - going okay when pressed leader over 2f out - soon switched left and pushed along - ridden when led inside final furlong - kept on(op 6/1) Disputed lead - prominent after 1f - going okay when pressed leader over 2f out - soon switched left and pushed along - ridden when led inside final furlong - kept on(op 6/1)
30/11/22 20:20	Kempton (AW)	2	2m	Daniel Muscutt	Charlie & Mark Johnston	4	3:31.07	1.5	80	9-6	11/10F	Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - led after 2f - headed but prominent with one circuit to go - pushed along when led again 2f out - ridden when headed inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 10/11) Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - led after 2f - headed but prominent with one circuit to go - pushed along when led again 2f out - ridden when headed inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 10/11)
10/11/22 19:00	Chelmsford (AW)	7	1m6f	Jason Hart	Charlie & Mark Johnston	3rd	2:58.37	2.75	80	9-7	9/2	Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 5/1) Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
07/10/22 15:50	York	8	1m6f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	11	3:10.02	6.5	78	8-5	25/1	Sweating - prominent - led narrowly halfway - switched right against near rail over 3f out - soon headed - pushed along and weakened over 2f out(op 20/1) Sweating - prominent - led narrowly halfway - switched right against near rail over 3f out - soon headed - pushed along and weakened over 2f out(op 20/1)
16/09/22 19:15	Kempton (AW)	4	2m	Richard Kingscote	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	3:30.28	.5	79	9-5	5/4F	Took keen hold - raced in second - led over 2f out - ridden up the centre over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - headed and no extra towards finish(op 13/8 tchd 7/4) Took keen hold - raced in second - led over 2f out - ridden up the centre over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - headed and no extra towards finish(op 13/8 tchd 7/4)
03/09/22 14:20	Haydock	5	1m6f	Jason Hart	Charlie & Mark Johnston	3rd	3:6.01	1	77	8-8	12/1	Led - increased tempo 4f out - shaken up over 3f out - ridden and hard pressed from 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final 110yds - just held third(op 9/1) Led - increased tempo 4f out - shaken up over 3f out - ridden and hard pressed from 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final 110yds - just held third(op 9/1)
12/08/22 15:25	Nottingham	4	2m	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	3:30.84	2.25	75	8-12	11/4F	Took keen hold - prominent early - held up in behind leaders after 2f - switched left and ridden over 2f out - went second and drifted right over 1f out - no extra and held final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 5/2) Took keen hold - prominent early - held up in behind leaders after 2f - switched left and ridden over 2f out - went second and drifted right over 1f out - no extra and held final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 5/2)
27/07/22 20:30	Sandown	7	1m6f	Oliver Stammers	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	3:9.44	0.2	73	8-13	11/4F	Took keen hold - led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on well and every chance towards finish - just held(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) Took keen hold - led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on well and every chance towards finish - just held(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
15/07/22 19:10	Newmarket (July)	5	1m4f	David Egan	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	2:37.10	Won	70	8-10	15/8F	Made all - set steady pace - pushed along and increased tempo 3f out - ridden under 2f out - soon faced challenge - kept on well(tchd 2/1) Made all - set steady pace - pushed along and increased tempo 3f out - ridden under 2f out - soon faced challenge - kept on well(tchd 2/1)
09/07/22 19:30	Hamilton	6	1m5f	Joanna Mason	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	2:47.09	0.3	70	8-8	11/4	Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along under 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well and led inside final furlong - headed by winner final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 10/3) Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along under 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well and led inside final furlong - headed by winner final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 10/3)
23/06/22 13:00	Newcastle (AW)	7	1m4½f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	2:48.86	1.25	75	9-1	5/1	Raced in second - ridden over 2f out - briefly disputed lead 1f out - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 9/2) Raced in second - ridden over 2f out - briefly disputed lead 1f out - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 9/2)
15/06/22 18:20	Nottingham	4	1m6f	Ross Coakley	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2nd	3:8.45	5	70	8-13	7/1	Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on but no chance with winner final furlong(op 8/1) Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on but no chance with winner final furlong(op 8/1)
21/05/22 16:13	Musselburgh	8	1m4½f	Ryan Sexton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	6	2:44.07	1.75	73	8-9	20/1	Held up in midfield - ridden over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 11/1) Held up in midfield - ridden over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 11/1)
13/05/22 16:10	York	4	1m4f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	7	2:34.03	2.25	77	8-11	16/1	Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
09/04/22 16:57	Wolverhampton (AW)	3	1m4f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	2:37.86	Won	69	9-3	5/6F	Made virtually all - shaken up over 1f out - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - eased inside final 110yds - impressive(op 10/11) Made virtually all - shaken up over 1f out - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - eased inside final 110yds - impressive(op 10/11)
26/03/22 20:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	4	1m4f	Franny Norton	Charlie & Mark Johnston	1st	2:36.20	Won	63	9-5	11/4F	Prominent - chased leader over 6f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on - comfortably(op 5/2 tchd 3/1) Prominent - chased leader over 6f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on - comfortably(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
04/10/21 13:39	Pontefract	7	1m2f	Silvestre De Sousa	Mark Johnston	5	2:20.57	13	–	9-5	10/1	Led - pushed along and headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) Led - pushed along and headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
21/09/21 18:20	Newcastle (AW)	3	1m2f	Ben Curtis	Mark Johnston	3rd	2:13.96	9	–	9-5	11/1	Led at steady pace - ridden and headed 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) Led at steady pace - ridden and headed 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
07/09/21 14:55	Goodwood	6	1m	Silvestre De Sousa	Mark Johnston	7	1:41.13	7	–	9-5	9/2	Midfield - ran green early - pushed along 4f out - dropped to rear under 3f out - soon beaten(op 3/1 tchd 5/1) Midfield - ran green early - pushed along 4f out - dropped to rear under 3f out - soon beaten(op 3/1 tchd 5/1)