Straight Ahead (2023) Horse
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Straight Ahead is a 3yo bay trained by Craig Lidster. He is sired by Dream Ahead out of Mahale. To date, he has won two races. On 21 Dec 2025 at Newcastle, he secured his most important victory, claiming the $9,345.00 Class 4 prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thirsk 01-Jun-26 1006m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $1,450 (of $23,610) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:57.500, SP: 29.00 1st Dazzling Haze ( J Hart 135 ) 2nd Explosive Finnish ( J Mason 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Mighty Magnus ( C Beasley 131 ) 1.50L 4th Straight Ahead ( S H James 124 ) 1.80L See full results | S H James 56.2kg 1.80L | 4 (13) |
| Newcastle 21-Dec-25 1006m SYNTHETIC R2 CL4 $4,972 (of $9,345) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.210, SP: 3.75 1st Straight Ahead ( S H James 122 ) 2nd Comic Strip ( J Gordon 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Jack The Bachelor ( C Hardie 137 ) 0.50L See full results | S H James 55.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 23-Nov-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL5 $4,397 (of $8,264) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 4.00 1st Straight Ahead ( W Pyle 129 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Green Dame ( P Cosgrave 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Butterfly Beach ( K Shoemark 135 ) 1.00L See full results | W Pyle 58.5kg, Cd 59.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Redcar 04-Oct-25 1200m SOFT R4 CL1 (of $205,331) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 201.00 1st Ardisia ( O J Orr 128 ) 2nd Golden Brown ( A Keeley 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Argentine Tango ( D Fentiman 115 ) 0.75L 14th Straight Ahead ( S Kirrane 123 ) 10.60L See full results | S Kirrane 55.8kg 10.60L | 14 (15) |
| Ripon 26-Aug-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL5 $2,210 (of $8,853) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.660, SP: 4.33 1st Hanney Girl ( D Allan 135 ) 2nd Straight Ahead ( S H James 134 ) 2.00L 3rd Rotokura Belle ( E Croot 131 ) 0.00L See full results | S H James 60.8kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Musselburgh 02-Aug-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL5 NHF $1,965 (of $7,870) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 6.00 1st Dazzling Haze ( J Fanning 132 ) 2nd Straight Ahead ( S H James 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Koffee And Kale ( P Mulrennan 135 ) 0.30L See full results | S H James 59kg 2.50L | 2 (5) |
| Thirsk 02-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,394) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.520, SP: 5.50 Prominent towards near side, ridden and outpaced from over 1f out 1st Dandy Style ( P Mulrennan 130 ) 2nd Magistery ( C Beasley 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Tropical Dreamer ( T Eaves 137 ) 0.75L 5th Straight Ahead ( S H James 130 ) 4.50L See full results | S H James 59kg 4.50L | 5 (9) |
| Chester 14-Jun-25 1220m SOFT R1 CL2 Nv $453 (of $29,511) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.780, SP: 19.00 Held up in mid-division, ridden out wide over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong 1st Calico Blue ( A Keeley 133 ) 2nd Chairmanfourtimes ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Ascending Star ( C Fallon 133 ) 0.30L 6th Straight Ahead ( S Kirrane 131 ) 5.80L See full results | S Kirrane 59.4kg 5.80L | 6 (10) |
| Beverley 24-May-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL2 $755 (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.700, SP: 67.00 Chased leaders far rail, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Old Is Gold ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 2nd Naval Light ( S H James 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Raakeb ( S Hitchcott 130 ) 0.30L 6th Straight Ahead ( D Allan 125 ) 3.55L See full results | D Allan 56.7kg 3.55L | 6 (6) |