Off To A Flyer (2017)

Foal Date

19-May-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Shirocco

Dam

On The Up

Prize Money

49051

Trainer

J Tizzard

Owners

Mrs Mary-ann Middleton And Mr J P Roma

About

Off To A Flyer is an 8yo horse trained by J Tizzard of Sherborne. He is by Shirocco out of the mare On The Up and has recorded four wins so far. His most notable victory came on 21 Apr 2023 at Ayr, when he captured the $8,450 Thistle Cabs Group Handicap Hurdle. The runner has proved a profitable choice for bettors, offering roughly a 36 % return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Wincanton • Huntingdon • Hereford • Taunton • Newbury • Kempton • Cheltenham • Ayr • Sandown • Exeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wincanton 01-Apr-25 4300m GOOD R1 CL4 HcpH $4,470 (of $8,662), Winning Time: 05:08.400, SP: 4.00	R Upton 76.2kg, Cd 73kg	1 (6)
Huntingdon 27-May-24 5040m GOOD R1 HcpH $5,281 (of $5,357), Winning Time: 06:02.460, SP: 9/4 Made all, went three lengths clear before 6th, not fluent 7th, reduced lead 8th, asserted again after 3 out, went further clear 2 out, unchallenged last, stayed on well run-in, easily	F Gingell 76.2kg	1 (6)
Hereford 08-May-24 5070m GOOD R5 HcpCh $270 (of $4,700), Winning Time: 06:17.600, SP: 11/2 Chased leader until 14th, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out	J O Jr 73.9kg, Cd 0 28.00L	5 (10)
Taunton 27-Mar-24 4630m SOFT R4 HcpCh $403 (of $7,024), Winning Time: 06:07.950, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, led briefly 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out	B Powell 71.2kg, Cd 0 20.75L	5 (6)
Wincanton 18-Feb-24 4060m HEAVY R4 HcpCh (of $5,677), Winning Time: 05:38.300, SP: 11/2 Midfield, slow 5th, ridden and dropped to 6th before 4 out, soon pulled up	D A Jacob 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (7)
Newbury 23-Jan-24 4510m SOFT R4 NvHcpCh (of $6,337), Winning Time: 06:06.290, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, slow and lost touch 9th, pulled up approaching 12th	B Powell 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (13)
Kempton 26-Dec-23 4120m GOOD R1 NvHcpCh (of $14,259), Winning Time: 05:01.820, SP: 7/1 Chased leaders out wide, pushed along after 12th, mistake next, ridden and weakened home turn	B Powell 67.6kg, Cd 0 30.25L	7 (8)
Newbury 02-Dec-23 4130m SOFT R4 HcpH $2,512 (of $21,784), Winning Time: 04:53.620, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, some headway before 2 out, stayed on, never on terms	B Powell 65.8kg, Cd 0 9.25L	4 (10)
Cheltenham 17-Nov-23 4220m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $10,562), Winning Time: 05:24.060, SP: 17/2 Held up in mid-division, pushed along and losing place when hampered by faller 2 out	F Gingell 73kg, Cd 0 19.50L	11 (20)
Ayr 21-Apr-23 4890m SOFT R7 HcpH $8,450 (of $8,450), Winning Time: 05:54.290, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders, led 2 out, stayed on well flat, driven out	B Powell 71.2kg	1 (13)
Sandown 12-Mar-23 3980m SOFT R2 CL1 NvHcpHNHFNHF (of $78,696), Winning Time: 05:14.500, SP: 29.00 Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened on long run before 2 out, pulled up soon after	B Powell 68.5kg 0.00L	UPD (16)
Exeter 13-Feb-23 3720m GOOD R2 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $1,882 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:36.400, SP: 1.53 Jumped left, led, not fluent 5th, ridden and headed towards finish	B Powell 70.8kg 0.75L	2 (7)
Kempton 26-Dec-22 3220m SOFT R1 CL2 NvH $2,631 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 03:53.900, SP: 34.00 Off the pace towards rear, mistake 3 out, pushed along in 5th turning in, left remote 3rd at the last	B Powell 70.8kg 20.00L	3 (10)
Newbury 25-Nov-22 4130m GOOD R3 CL3 NvH (of $11,805), Winning Time: 05:01.900, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, closer in mid-division when not fluent 4th, soon lost place, never dangerous after	J O Jr 69.9kg 32.25L	6 (10)
Taunton 04-Mar-22 3310m SOFT R7 CL5 NHFNHF (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:22.050, SP: 2.63 Led, joined 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out	B Powell 71.2kg 29.50L	5 (10)
Lingstown 28-Nov-21 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $2,722), SP: 8/1 Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, rdn to chall ldrs after 2out gng well, sn ld, 1l adv last, kow run-in, cosily	M J J O'neill 74.8kg	1 (12)