Horse Details

Grand Geste (IRE)

12 Runs 1 Wins (8.3%) 5 Places (41.7%)
Owner: The Acre Bottomers Silks The Acre Bottomers Trainer: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
5 years old gr IRE
Sire: Cloudings (IRE)
Dam: Lake Cresent (IRE)
Damsire: Choisir
Past Runs (12 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
20/12/25
14:05 		Haydock - 3m1½f Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 1st 6:44.92 Won 119 10-2 15/8F
Jumped well - made all - led narrowly from 5th - went clear after 4 out - kept on well - easily(op 9/4)
29/11/25
12:15 		Newcastle - 2m4f Callum Bewley Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 2nd 5:6.02 0.05 112 11-6 5/4F
Jumped well - midfield - niggled along briefly after 6th - headway on outer 7th - soon pressed leader - sustained duel with winner from 5 out - led narrowly just after 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well but headed post(op 6/5 tchd 11/8)
02/11/25
12:32 		Carlisle - 2m5f Danny McMenamin Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 2nd 5:26.27 4 110 10-5 12/1
(tchd 9/1)
26/02/25
15:53 		Wetherby - 3m Peter Kavanagh Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 99 - - 110 10-10 9/2
Prominent - mistake 6th - lost position when mistake 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/1)
01/02/25
13:25 		Sandown - 2m4f Gavin Sheehan Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 4 5:37.11 7 111 11-8 8/1
Raced in second - briefly led before 1st - not fluent 2nd - lost second 2 out - soon lost third and weakened(op 9/1)
31/12/24
12:30 		Uttoxeter - 2m7½f Peter Kavanagh Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 3rd 6:27.84 1.5 111 11-1 9/2
Pressed leader - led after 2nd - soon hampered by loose horse - pressed leader when headed 3rd - prominent and pushed along after 4th - disputing second 2 out - stayed on(op 6/1)
04/12/24
13:40 		Haydock - 3m½f Peter Kavanagh Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 3rd 6:32.29 3.25 111 11-1 15/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced 4 out - rallied 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - lost position gradually approaching last - kept on run-in - went third again final stride(op 12/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 14/1)
24/10/24
14:20 		Carlisle - 2m4f Peter Kavanagh Sue Smith 2nd 5:6.51 .5 – 10-11 200/1
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - wandered on approach and not fluent 2nd - dropped to midfield and niggled along briefly 3rd - headway 8th - pressed leaders 3 out - led but not fluent 2 out - good jump last - kept on run-in - headed towards finish - eyecatcher(tchd 150/1)
16/10/24
14:00 		Wetherby - 2m3½f Peter Kavanagh Sue Smith 11 4:54.67 8 – 10-11 250/1
Always behind(op 200/1)
04/05/24
18:45 		Hexham - 2m Nick Scholfield Sue Smith 99 - - – 11-1 125/1
In rear - slow jump 1st - soon detached - pushed along after 4th - tailed off 5th - pulled up before 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
28/01/24
16:10 		Doncaster - 2m½f Ross Chapman Sue Smith 12 4:11.87 4.5 – 11-4 200/1
Took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 100/1)
05/10/23
16:35 		Warwick - 2m Ross Chapman Sue Smith 7 3:53.21 4.5 – 11-1 66/1
Towards rear - ran green and outpaced over 2f out - no impression(op 50/1)