2014/15 Jumps Profile - Smad Place

Smad Place 7 y gr g Smadoun – Bienna Star  (Neil)

LIFETIME RECORD	STARTS	WINS	2NDS	3RDS	WINNINGS	EARNINGS	BEST TS	BEST RPR	OR†
Flat Turf	2	0	0	0	£0	£0	—	—	—
Hurdle	14	3	3	5	£31,724	£136,798	152	161	156
Chase	4	2	1	0	£14,128	£46,183	135	163	155
Rules Races	20	5	4	5	£45,852	£182,981

Very smart chaser who has won 5 of his 20 starts. He made four appearances in France without winning before joining Alan King in the summer of 2010, and he made a winning debut at Newbury that November, taking a 2m 1 f Juvenile hurdle by 27 l, beating Dolatoulu (gave 10 lb), the 1- 4 f.  He was then 3^rd at Chepstow, but resumed winnng ways in February 2011, taking a 2m novice hurdle at Wincanton by 2 ¼ l from Jump City. He then ran 10^th at the Festival in the Triumph Hurdle finishing 11l behind Zarkandar, and was put away for the season. He reappeared at Ascot in January 2012, winning a 2m 3f limited handicap hurdle by 7l, giving 6lb to runner up Shoreacres, then was second over course and distance to Bourne in a handicap, before returning to Cheltenham in March where he was 8 ¾ l third to Big Bucks in the 3m Grade 1 World Hurdle. He then went to Aintree where he unseated. Reappearing at Wetherby in November 2012, he was 24 ½ l third to Tidal Bay in a 3m 1 f grade 2hurdle, then was 14 l Second to Reve De Sivola in the 3m 1f Grade 1 Long Walk hurdle at Ascot in December. He was again third in the World Hurdle at the Festival, 5 ½ l behind Solwhit, and filled the same place in the Grade 1 3m Aintree hurdle, but got a length closer. Sent over fences last season, he appeared at Huntingdon in November where he unseated in a Novice Chase,  but got off the mark over 3 at Exeter in a similar event beating Ardkilly Witness 7l. He followed up at Newbury in a similar event in February, beating Sam Winner 2l, and then ran second to O’Faolains Boy in the RSA chase at the festival, beaten just a neck. He is due to reappear in the Hennessey at Newbury in November and should win his share of races at least but could well end up in the Gold Cup in March.
Trainer: A.King