Breaking Cover (2018) Horse
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About
Breaking Cover is an eight-year-old bay gelding, by Getaway out of Peace And The City. He is trained by A J Honeyball and owned by Cartwright, Langford And Saunders. Across 23 starts he has recorded eight wins and eight placings, earning $202,583 in prize money. His latest start came at Kelso on 4 October 2026, where he finished 1st of 6 runners.
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Wetherby • Kelso • Newton Abbot • Uttoxeter • Cheltenham • Wincanton • Worcester • Huntingdon • Taunton • Southwell • Ludlow • PlumptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wetherby 31-Oct-26 3900m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) R5 Bet Boost At bet365 Crossley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race), SP: 6.00 | Chad Bament 0.5L | 4 (6) |
| Kelso 04-Oct-26 3433m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpCh $39,682 (of $75,025), Winning Time: 04:07.400, SP: 3.25 1st Breaking Cover ( C Bament 163 , Cd 158 ) 2nd Primoz ( D R Fox 155 ) 0.50L 3rd Aeros Luck ( L Murphy 147 , Cd 140 ) 3.75L See full results | C Bament 73.9kg, Cd 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Stratford 06-Sep-26 3413m GOOD R4 CL3 HcpCh $14,898 (of $14,898), Winning Time: 04:05.100, SP: 2.00 1st Breaking Cover ( C Bament 168 , Cd 163 ) 2nd Gower Prince ( B Macey 142 ) 1.50L 3rd Sir Tivo ( S Bowen 157 ) 7.50L See full results | C Bament 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 28-Aug-26 3287m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $25,086 (of $25,086), Winning Time: 03:48.300, SP: 4.00 1st Breaking Cover ( C Bament 168 , Cd 163 ) 2nd Obsessedwithyou ( G Sheehan 164 ) 11.00L 3rd Centara ( P Hanlon 166 ) 2.50L See full results | C Bament 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Stratford 19-Jul-26 3413m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpCh $2,904 (of $25,190), Winning Time: 04:01.950, SP: 4.50 1st Sir Tivo ( S Bowen 156 ) 2nd In The Air ( C Gethings 157 ) 1.25L 3rd Captain Cool ( L Scott 160 ) 0.15L 4th Breaking Cover ( S Twiston-davies 164 ) 3.65L See full results | S Twiston-davies 74.4kg 3.65L | 4 (5) |
| Uttoxeter 28-Jun-26 3213m GOOD R3 CL2 HcpCh $4,074 (of $35,389), Winning Time: 03:55.650, SP: 11.00 1st Newtown Rambler ( O Brown 162 ) 2nd Kingston Narcissus ( H Skelton 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Sir Tivo ( B Powell 157 ) 14.00L 4th Breaking Cover ( S Twiston-davies 165 ) 14.60L See full results | S Twiston-davies 74.8kg 14.60L | 4 (7) |
| Cheltenham 15-Nov-25 3199m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost touch 3 out, tailed off before last | J J Burke 71.7kg 24l | 6 (6) |
| Wincanton 08-Nov-25 4055m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders on inside, travelled powerfully into 2nd 3 out, driven to lead before 2 out, headed last, kept on but held by winner | Rex Dingle 71.7kg 1 length | 2 (5) |
| Newton Abbot 29-Oct-25 3287m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 4/1 Mid-division on inside, headway to lead going well approaching 2 out, well clear last, easily | Sam Twiston-Davies 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 29-Sep-25 3287m GOOD CL3 Chase, SP: 5/2 Disputed 2nd, not fluent 7th, outright leader and clear of 3rd next, pushed along and closer over 1 length down 2 out, soon ridden, no extra before the last | Rex Dingle 69.4kg 3 3/4l | 2 (3) |
| Worcester 15-Sep-25 3319m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Chase, SP: 5/2 Chased leader, pressed leader before last, led over 1f out run-in, ridden out | Sam Twiston-Davies 65.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Newton Abbot 30-Aug-25 3287m GOOD CL3 Chase, SP: 16/5 Held up towards rear, headway going well to challenge on outside 2 out, soon led, clear last, ran on well flat | Sam Twiston-Davies 65.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Newton Abbot 21-Aug-25 3371m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, pushed along and every chance 2 out, ridden before last, faded run-in | Sam Twiston-Davies 73.5kg 2 3/4l | 3 (5) |
| Uttoxeter 25-Jul-25 3171m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Held up behind leader, ridden after 2 out, ran on strongly run in to lead on line | Sam Twiston-Davies 73.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Newton Abbot 14-Jul-25 3722m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/4 Chased leaders on inside, not much room briefly after 3 out, switched right before 2 out, led before not fluent last, stayed on well | Sam Twiston-Davies 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Huntingdon 27-May-24 3314m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 7/2 Towards rear, closed on leaders after 5th, ridden home turn, not fluent 2 out, weakened to fourth run-in | Sam Twiston-Davies 75.8kg 6 1/2l | 4 (6) |
| Taunton 11-Apr-24 3230m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 7/1 Held up just off the pace in 5th, good headway home turn, disputing close 2nd going well when fell 3 out, | Rex Dingle 75.8kg | UPL (11) |
| Southwell 17-Jan-24 3184m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 1/6 | Sam Twiston-Davies 75.8kg 4 1/4l | 2 (2) |
| Ludlow 27-Nov-23 3172m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Midfield, tracked leaders 4 out,went second before 3 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, kept on but held final 110 yards | Sam Twiston-Davies 76.2kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (12) |
| Taunton 16-Nov-23 3314m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Prominent, went second and chased clear leader approaching 2 out, kept on but held by winner run-in | J J Burke 70.8kg 5 1/2l | 2 (10) |
| Plumpton 23-Apr-23 3196m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/1 In rear, headway after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, switched left approaching last, faded run-in | Rex Dingle 72.6kg 4 3/4l | 3 (7) |
| Ascot 29-Oct-22 3157m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 NH Flat, SP: 14/1 In rear, ridden and no impression 1f out | R P McLernon 70.3kg 1/2 length | 8 (12) |