As Tears Go By (2018) Horse

Foal Date
14-May-18
Colour
bay
Dam
Our Girl Salley
Prize Money
55509
Owners
Mark E Smith And David Lestrange
About

As Tears Go By is a 8yo gelding trained by D J Jeffreys. It is by the stallion Vadamos out of the dam Our Girl Salley and has recorded three wins to date. On 1 Jun 2023 at Wexford, the horse claimed its biggest triumph, earning $17,001 in the handicap. It has proved lucrative for bettors, and a career‑long backing would have delivered a 142% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fakenham 18-Jan-26 4265m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh $1,701 (of $6,886), SP: 11.00 1st Little Wren ( T Durrell 144 ) 2nd As Tears Go By ( T Mccain-mitchell 168 , Cd 163 ) 7.50L 3rd Brother Boris ( T Cannon 161 ) 7.60L See full resultsT Mccain-mitchell 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg 7.50L2 (7)
Bangor-on-Dee 23-Mar-25 3490m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpCh $608 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:18.550, SP: 9.50 1st Orbys River ( T Wynne 146 ) 2nd Neigh Botha ( H Brooke 161 ) 2.75L 3rd Sovereign Star ( T Gillard 166 ) 12.00L 4th As Tears Go By ( T Mccain-mitchell 163 , Cd 170 ) 18.75L See full resultsT Mccain-mitchell 73.9kg, Cd 77.1kg 18.75L4 (8)
Catterick 11-Feb-25 3870m SOFT R4 CL5 HcpCh $972 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 08:21.950, SP: 12.00 Led until 3rd, chased leaders until went 2nd again before 9th until next, 2nd again 12th until 4 out, no extra in 4th when left 3rd again 2 out 1st Onesoc ( P Kavanagh 158 ) 2nd Ideallko ( A Wedge 156 ) 7.50L 3rd As Tears Go By ( K Woods 165 ) 20.50L See full resultsK Woods 74.8kg 20.50L3 (6)
Ffos Las 10-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh $747 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 06:50.930, SP: 10.00 Chased leaders, ridden and struggling after 9th, left in modest 3rd 4 out, never a danger 1st Lermoos Legend ( S Bowen 164 ) 2nd Mumbles ( A Wedge 165 ) 11.00L 3rd As Tears Go By ( T Bellamy 168 ) 13.75L See full resultsT Bellamy 76.2kg 13.75L3 (9)
Stratford 19-Oct-24 4210m HEAVY R2 CL4 HcpCh $2,223 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 08:58.300, SP: 41.00 Led until 2nd, led before 4th, headed 6th, led 3 out, headed and no impression on winner when jumped right and not fluent last, well held flat 1st Westerninthepark ( S Bowen 168 ) 2nd As Tears Go By ( K Woods 154 ) 14.00L 3rd Belargus ( J Davies 166 ) 1.75L See full resultsK Woods 69.9kg 14.00L2 (6)
Worcester 12-Sep-24 4020m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $8,755), Winning Time: 04:53.310, SP: 67.00 Towards rear, hit 5th, ridden 3 out, held when jumped right last 1st Roccovango ( S Bowen 164 ) 2nd Envious Editor ( R T Dunne 164 ) 1.50L 3rd Thank You Blue ( S Quinlan 148 ) 1.75L 6th As Tears Go By ( K Woods 156 ) 27.25L See full resultsK Woods 70.8kg 27.25L6 (9)
Uttoxeter 28-Jul-24 3170m GOOD R8 CL4 HcpH (of $7,574), Winning Time: 03:39.710, SP: 67.00 Rear mid-division on outer, lost ground and pushed along after 4 out, tailed off next 1st Enthused ( S Bowen 166 ) 2nd Donnie Azoff ( W Featherstone 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Oslo ( L Harrison 166 ) 0.30L 8th As Tears Go By ( T Bellamy 161 ) 0.00L See full resultsT Bellamy 73kg 0.00L8 (10)
Worcester 08-Jul-24 4020m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $9,823), Winning Time: 04:52.800, SP: 100/1 Chased leading pair until pushed along after 4 out, weakened quickly 1st Lallygag ( H Cobden 155 ) 2nd Hardy Boy ( B Jones 142 ) 1.25L 3rd Bethpage ( J Anderson 142 ) 1.25L 9th As Tears Go By ( C Chester 150 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsC Chester 68kg, Cd 0 0.00L9 (11)
Stratford 18-Jun-24 3280m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $6,680), Winning Time: 03:52.460, SP: 80/1 Prominent, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and dropped away tamely after 2 out, soon pulled up 1st Donnie Azoff ( G Sheehan 154 ) 2nd Takeit Easy ( P O'brien 164 ) 9.00L 3rd King Otis ( C P O'shea 145 ) 1.50L UPL As Tears Go By ( K Woods 167 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsK Woods 75.8kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (9)
Gowran Park 29-Sep-23 4090m HEAVY R5 HcpH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 05:39.700, SP: 15.00 Led or disputed, headed before 5th, soon disputed 2nd, mistake and pushed along briefly 8th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, weakened, tailed off 1st Lucky Zebo ( R Blackmore 150 ) 2nd Krabat ( S F O'keeffe 151 ) 1.75L 3rd Rock On Seamie ( D King 156 ) 8.50L 7th As Tears Go By ( J Kennedy 158 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ Kennedy 71.7kg 0.00L7 (7)
Kilbeggan 09-Sep-23 3220m SOFT R2 CLHcpH $480 (of $16,000), Winning Time: 03:47.100, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders in 5th, dropped to 6th at 4th and pushed along, ridden in 6th 3 out, soon no impression 1st Tom McGreevy ( J P O'sullivan 151 ) 2nd Cerberus ( C G O'dwyer 157 ) 1.75L 3rd Effernock Fizz ( C P Millar 166 ) 6.50L 5th As Tears Go By ( J Coen 161 , Cd 166 ) 25.25LJ Coen 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 25.25L5 (8)
Ballinrobe 26-Jul-23 3420m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:11.600, SP: 4.50 Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd at halfway, mistake 3 out and pushed along, ridden in 3rd 2 out, weakened quickly and dropped to 7th at last, soon tailed off 1st Influential Lady ( K Callaghan 142 ) 2nd Can't Stop Smiling ( A P Kelly 162 ) 3.75L 3rd Wild Shot ( B Hayes 163 ) 2.25L 8th As Tears Go By ( J Kennedy 166 ) 0.00LJ Kennedy 75.3kg 0.00L8 (9)
Wexford 01-Jun-23 3510m GOOD R1 H $10,201 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 04:20.500, SP: 7.50 Soon led, pushed along after 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, close 2nd last, soon ridden and kept on well to regain lead over 100 yards out 1st As Tears Go By ( C Mcgivern 158 ) 2nd I A Connect ( D J Gilligan 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Cask Mate ( S W Flanagan 168 ) 1.25L See full resultsC Mcgivern 71.7kg1 (7)
Clonmel 12-May-23 3270m SOFT R2 HcpH $9,000 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:01.070, SP: 17.00 Made all, 1 length lead 4 out, pushed along and jumped right 2 out, ridden approaching last and kept on well run-in 1st As Tears Go By ( C Mcgivern 156 ) 2nd Grange Walk ( L Quinlan 155 ) 1.00L 3rd Pont Audemer ( S W Flanagan 149 ) 0.30LC Mcgivern 70.8kg1 (14)
Ballinrobe 23-Aug-22 3620m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $21,998), Winning Time: 04:12.900, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along before 3 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, no extra when not fluent last 1st Sheishybrid ( B J Cooper 144 ) 2nd Faron ( R Deegan 162 ) 7.50L 3rd Great Realisation ( D J O'keeffe 141 ) 1.00L 8th As Tears Go By ( J Gainford 151 ) 37.25L See full resultsJ Gainford 68.5kg 37.25L8 (10)
Galway 26-Jul-22 3340m SOFT R1 NvH $1,050 (of $21,000), Winning Time: 04:03.100, SP: 7.50 Tracked leader in 2nd, challenged leader 3 out, every chance in 3rd last, ridden 1f out, soon dropped to 4th, weakened closing stages 1st Royal Eagle ( J C Gainford 147 ) 2nd Razdan ( B J Cooper 154 ) 3.00L 3rd Hms Seahorse ( S F O'keeffe 161 ) 0.20L 4th As Tears Go By ( J Kennedy 161 ) 9.25L See full resultsJ Kennedy 73kg 9.25L4 (9)
Sligo 10-Jul-22 3400m SOFT R1 MdH $6,300 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 04:10.000, SP: 19.00 Close up, 3rd after 4th, improved to 2nd before 4 out, closed before 2 out where on terms and pecked slightly, soon led, asserted before last where not fluent, ran on well 1st As Tears Go By ( J C Gainford 153 ) 2nd Baron Wild ( R Blackmore 161 ) 5.50L 3rd Coldstream ( P T Smithers 153 ) 1.75L See full resultsJ C Gainford 69.4kg1 (13)
Punchestown 27-Apr-22 3310m SOFT R5 CL (of $100,000), Winning Time: 04:01.200, SP: 13.00 In touch, 5th halfway, lost place under 5f out, weakened quickly under 4f out 1st Absolute Notions ( D G Lavery 160 ) 2nd Miss Agusta ( D O'connor 153 ) 6.50L 3rd Nucky Johnson ( P Taaffe 160 ) 5.50L UPL As Tears Go By ( B O'neill 160 ) 0.00L See full resultsB O'neill 72.6kg 0.00LUPD (15)