Giant\'s Quest (AUS)
Owner: Anthony Vaughan & O B P Carroll & L P McCormack Trainer: H Rogers Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Giant's Causeway / Rushing Wind (Danehill)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Straight: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Hurdle: Good; Cross Country: Firm) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places on the Hurdle Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Round Course: Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 2016 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 7f | 0 | Laws Of Spin | 8st 13lbs | PulledUp of 8 | P J Smullen | 14/1 |
| rear, 8th halfway, pulled up quickly under 4f out | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2016 | Curragh | Good | 2m | 0 | Asbury Boss | 8st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | C D Hayes | 14/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, driven over 3f out, ridden and dropped to 3rd over 2f out, no impression, ridden 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2016 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 5f | 0 | Botany Bay | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 9 | P J Smullen | 14/1 |
| led, pushed along and headed 4f out, weakened from 2f out | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2016 | Bellewstown | Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Benkei | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 7 | W M Lordan | 12/1 |
| towards rear, raced towards outer, pushed along 2f out and no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2016 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Mr Right | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | W M Lordan | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, soon pushed along and no extra in rear 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2016 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 7f | 0 | Mandatario | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 9 | C D Hayes | 16/1 |
| slow into stride and held up in rear, pushed along from 4f out, ridden over 2f out and soon no impression | |||||||||
| 24 May 2015 | Curragh | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Pyromaniac | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 19 | C R King | 25/1 |
| tracked leader, led over 5f out, pushed along 3f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Face Value | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | P J Smullen | 9/4 |
| led, pushed along and headed approaching straight, no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2014 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Kalann | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | C O'Donoghue | 7/1 |
| prominent, challenged into straight, soon led, joined 2f out, soon headed, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2014 | Killarney | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Giant's Quest | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 15 | S A Shortall | 5/1 |
| held up early, soon mid-division, closer in 6th halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, soon led, ridden after 2 out, kept on well from last | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Giant's Quest | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 5 | P J Smullen | 9/4 |
| raced in 2nd, improved to lead over 3f out, ridden under 2f out and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2014 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Lindenhurst | 9st 8lbs | of 16 | C D Hayes | |
| 07 Jun 2014 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Money Spider | 9st 2lbs | of 11 | C D Hayes | |
| 06 Jun 2014 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Henry Higgins | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 11 | C O'Donoghue | 13/2 |
| raced mainly in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, 8th over 1f out and soon no impression, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2014 | Curragh | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Thomas Edison | 8st 8lbs | of 17 | D M Grant | |
| 13 Oct 2013 | Curragh | Good (Straight: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Montefeltro | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 30 | D M Grant | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2013 | Galway | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Que Pasa | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | A E Lynch | 2/1 |
| waited with, closer order circuit to go, chased leaders and slight mistake 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Giant's Quest | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | 7/4 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, challenged after 2 out, strongly pressed leader from last, kept on run-in to lead close home | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2013 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Giant's Quest | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | P J Smullen | 7/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, headway to dispute 3f out and ridden to lead entering straight, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, held on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2013 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Leah Claire | 8st 13lbs | of 8 | P J Smullen | |
| 05 Jul 2013 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Rawnaq | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 17 | A P Thornton | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd 4 out and slight mistake, 2nd before 3 out, ridden and no impression winner before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2013 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Giant's Quest | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 23 | Ruby Walsh | 8/13 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead travelling well 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 29 May 2013 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Rawnaq | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 20 | A E Lynch | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, headway from 3 out, 11th and ridden on outer next, went 3rd before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 09 May 2013 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 110y | 0 | Captainofthefleet | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 15 | C D Hayes | 13/2 |
| soon chased leaders, well off the pace, moderate 5th before straight, moderate 3rd over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 May 2013 | Limerick | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Elegant Statesman | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | A E Lynch | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2013 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Wedding Present | 11st 12lbs | of 28 | A E Lynch | |
| 04 Nov 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Face Value | 8st 10lbs | 13 of 19 | S H James | 16/1 |
| always towards rear, kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2012 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Pique Sous | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 21 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden to go 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2012 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Captain Arceus | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 23 | D N Russell | 2/1 |
| mid-division, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, no impression last, kept on run-in to 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2012 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Blue Cannon | 9st 13lbs | 5 of 18 | S H James | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to narrow lead 3f out, ridden over 2f out, challenged 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2012 | Cork | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Too Scoops | 11st 12lbs | of 20 | B J Cooper | |
| 23 Aug 2012 | Bellewstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Passage Vendome | 11st 6lbs | of 10 | A P Thornton | |
| 14 May 2012 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Ballyadam Approach | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 18 | A E Lynch | 6/4 |
| soon chased leaders, hampered a little and not fluent 4 out, soon struggling, moderate 5th and no extra approaching straight, kept on same pace, lame | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2012 | Curragh | Yielding (Round Course: Good to Yielding) | 1m 4f | 0 | Midnight Soprano | 9st 12lbs | 9 of 13 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression in 5th 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Jenari | 11st 5lbs | of 14 | A E Lynch | |
| 18 Mar 2012 | Navan | Soft | 2m | 0 | Protaras | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | A E Lynch | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway to go 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner in 2nd before last, kept on well under pressure run-in, not quite reach winner and lost 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Zaralabad | 8st 9lbs | of 18 | P J Smullen | |
| 18 Jul 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Giant's Quest | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | P J Smullen | 5/6 |
| soon tracked leader, led over 5f out, joined under 3f out, led again over 1f out, soon asserted under pressure, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 May 2011 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Giant's Quest | 12st | 1 of 22 | Mr R P McNamara | 3/1 |
| held up in rear, steady headway on inner after halfway, challenged early straight, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 05 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Hurdle: Good; Cross Country: Firm) | 2m | 0 | Burn And Turn | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 22 | Mr M Fahey | 16/1 |
| soon mid-division, improved to track leaders over 6f out, 6th approaching straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2011 | Down Royal | Soft (Heavy in places on the Hurdle Course) | 2m | 0 | Shadow Eile | 12st | 2 of 9 | Mr M Fahey | 11/8 |
| settled in mid-division on outer, headway into 2nd over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2011 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Caolaneoin | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 9 | Mr M Fahey | 33/1 |
| held up in 7th, progress into 4th 3f out, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, 2nd and no impression when rider briefly mistook winning post closing stages | |||||||||