Mount Benbulben (IRE)
Owner: Barry Connell Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Beneficial / Dramatic Dame (Buckskin)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Heavy | 3 | |||
Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Soft to Heavy | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Totals | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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22 Feb 2014 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 1f | 1 | On His Own | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | D E Mullins | 13/8 |
held up in rear, slight mistake 2nd and rider lost iron, in touch in last next, progress into 3rd at 12th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression on winner after 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
26 Dec 2013 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 1 | Silviniaco Conti | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | D E Mullins | 20/1 |
towards rear, not fluent 12th, headway 5 out, chasing leaders when slow next, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakening when left in 4th at last | |||||||||
02 Nov 2013 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Roi Du Mee | 11st 10lbs | UnseatedRider of 7 | D E Mullins | |
23 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Mount Benbulben | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | D E Mullins | 14/1 |
always prominent, went 2nd travelling well 3 out, led entering straight, jumped right 2 out, ridden and went clear from last, stayed on strongly, easily | |||||||||
31 Mar 2013 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Realt Mor | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | D E Mullins | 4/1 |
held up in rear, in touch on inner when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, 4th 2 out, 3rd before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
28 Feb 2013 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Mount Benbulben | 11st | 1 of 8 | D E Mullins | 11/4 |
waited with towards rear, closer order 7 out, slight mistake 5 out, good progress to lead 3 out, clear before last, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
26 Jan 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Texas Jack | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
tracked leader, jumped right at times and badly right 4 out, led before 2 out until jumped right and headed, ridden in 2nd when jumped right at last, soon 4th, kept on without threatening on stands' side | |||||||||
06 Jan 2013 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Marito | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul Carberry | 9/2 |
tracked leaders in 4th early, 3rd from 4th, went 2nd 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, strongly pressed winner to line | |||||||||
28 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 1 | Back In Focus | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | D J Condon | |
01 Dec 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Mount Benbulben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | D J Condon | 8/13 |
chased leaders early, mistake 2nd and towards rear, jumped right next, headway in 4th entering straight, closer 2 out and soon led after fence, in command when slight mistake last, easily | |||||||||
17 Nov 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | El Fontan | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 12 | D J Condon | |
29 Oct 2012 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 0 | Jenari | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | D J Condon | 6/4 |
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway entering straight and 2nd 2 out, no impression in 4th early run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Brindisi Breeze | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 20 | Paul Carberry | 11/1 |
mid-division, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, headway 8th, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
18 Dec 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Boston Bob | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 4 | Paul Carberry | 5/6 |
attempted to make all, jumped right throughout and badly right at 6th and 5 out, ridden after 3 out, soon strongly pressed, headed and egded right after 2 out, no impression on winner from last | |||||||||
27 Nov 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Mount Benbulben | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | D J Condon | 5/2 |
tracked leader in 2nd, ridden approaching last where 2 lengths down, kept on well under pressure to lead run-in, driven right out | |||||||||
03 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Mount Benbulben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | Paul Carberry | 1/2 |
rear of mid-division, headway from 4 out, not fluent next, 3rd on outer entering straight, led on bit after 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, not extended | |||||||||
22 Oct 2011 | Galway | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Letter Of Credit | 11st 12lbs | SlippedUp of 11 | Paul Carberry | |
13 Mar 2011 | Limerick | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Mount Benbulben | 12st | 1 of 7 | Mr A T Duff | 8/1 |
tracked leaders on outer, progress to dispute lead 4f out, ridden to lead entering straight, went clear 1f out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
24 Feb 2011 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Mount Benbulben | 12st | 1 of 11 | Mr A T Duff | 5/2 |
rear of mid-division, headway from 3f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong | |||||||||
02 Feb 2011 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Open Up Your Heart | 12st | 4 of 20 | Mr A T Duff | 11/2 |
chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd 4f out, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on final furlong |