Limpopo Tom (IRE)
Owner: Eddie & Dai Trainer: D A Rees Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Saffron Walden / Sharpe (Dr Devious)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Selective Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Selective Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in back straight, Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Chase: Yielding, Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 57 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2016 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m 4f 199y | 4 | Forever My Friend | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 9 | P Bohan | 12/1 |
| always in rear, hit 4th, lost touch when pulled up before 9th | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2016 | Worcester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Present Trend | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 14 | Miss Charlotte Evans | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 6th, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2016 | Worcester | Good | 2m | 5 | Suffice | 11st 12lbs | of 15 | Miss Charlotte Evans | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2016 | Bangor | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 145y | 4 | Moss Street | 11st 8lbs | 7 of 10 | Paul Moloney | 16/1 |
| always towards rear, behind 4 out | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2015 | Worcester | Good (Selective Watering) | 2m 4f | 4 | Valadom | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 9 | Paul Moloney | 25/0 |
| behind, outpaced 5 out, headway 3 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2015 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f 145y | 4 | Royal Battalion | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 14/1 |
| raced wide, led, hit 4th and next, not fluent and headed 6th, weakened quickly next | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2015 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places, Selective Watering) | 2m 2f 148y | 5 | Man Of Leisure | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | D F O'Regan | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out and outpaced, kept on to take 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2015 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Red Seventy | 10st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 10/1 |
| hit 4th, always behind | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2015 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Watered) | 2m 4f | 3 | Street Entertainer | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 12/1 |
| towards rear, weakened after 4 out | |||||||||
| 10 May 2015 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 3 | Bullet Street | 11st | 6 of 10 | D F O'Regan | 25/1 |
| soon outpaced and detatched in rear, kept on under pressure from 3 out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2015 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Mr Burbidge | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | S Bowen | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along and lost place from 4th, soon headway, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2015 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | Limpopo Tom | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | D F O'Regan | 6/1 |
| held up, hit 9th, headway approaching 4 out, left in close 3rd 4 out, led 2 out, clear before last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | It's All An Act | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 12 | J S McGarvey | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2014 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Massinis Adventure | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 11 | J S McGarvey | |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Worcester | Good | 2m 110y | 4 | Dealing River | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistakes, bumped 5th, one pace and no impression 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2014 | Navan | Good | 2m | 0 | Coldstonesober | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 14 | J S McGarvey | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4 out and reminder, 6th approaching straight, not much room behind horses 3 out, 7th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2014 | Ballinrobe | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Back Off Mate | 11st 8lbs | BroughtDown of 11 | J S McGarvey | |
| 11 Aug 2014 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Curragh Golan | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 14 | J S McGarvey | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 11th after 2 out, no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Wisty | 11st | 6 of 10 | R M Power | 20/1 |
| jumped slightly left 1st, held up towards rear, closed to chase leaders 4 out, soon pushed along in 7th, no impression and one pace straight | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2014 | Galway | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Park Ranger | 11st 6lbs | of 23 | P E Corbett | |
| 20 Jul 2014 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Lilly The Lioness | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | K C Sexton | 14/1 |
| chased leader in 4th, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th after 3 out, moderate 3rd and driven before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2014 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Lindenhurst | 8st 6lbs | 6 of 16 | S Corby | 25/1 |
| towards rear, progress into 7th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2014 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Fethard Player | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 13 | B F Cawley | 10/1 |
| disputed early, chased leader from 3rd, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, under pressure in 5th after 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2014 | Clonmel | Good | 2m | 0 | Afatcat | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 15 | B F Cawley | 8/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 7th into straight, jumped left 2 out, soon switched right and no impression, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 27 May 2014 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 0 | Arzembouy Premier | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | B F Cawley | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, closer in 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace in 3rd from before last | |||||||||
| 18 May 2014 | Limerick | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Subtle Ben | 11st 12lbs | of 11 | D N Russell | |
| 16 May 2014 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Nearly Nama'd | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | D N Russell | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th 2 out, 5th and no impression approaching straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2014 | Limerick | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Theatre Mill | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | M Darcy | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and ridden 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2013 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Celestial Prospect | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 21 | B F Cawley | 8/1 |
| soon mid-division, 8th before straight, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2013 | Galway | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Bridgequarter Girl | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 15 | B F Cawley | 9/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, badly hampered 5 out, 6th and no impression approaching straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2013 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Roe Deer | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 8 | F Lynch | 7/2 |
| in touch behind leaders, ridden entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2013 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in back straight, Watering) | 2m | 0 | Limpopo Tom | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | B F Cawley | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, left 2nd and a little hampered 5 out, closed into straight, led from after 3 out, strongly pressed and almost joined from before last, stayed on well under pressure to assert near finish | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Green Thirty Two | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 17 | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| always prominent, disputed before halfway and led after 4 out, headed after 2 out and soon under pressure in 3rd, no impression before last and kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2013 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | John The Soldier | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 2nd halfway, closed 3 out, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2013 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 2m 5f | 0 | Blossom Gate | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 21 | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| soon mid-division, a bit slow 5 out, 9th approaching straight, no impression and kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2013 | Listowel | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Bangonform | 10st 8lbs | 8 of 21 | D J Casey | 7/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, lost place and no extra from before straight | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2013 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Gold Bullet | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 20 | D J Condon | 7/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 11th 3 out, ridden into 7th 2 out, no impression in 6th last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2013 | Southwell | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Limpopo Tom | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | N D Fehily | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, led and quickened before last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 3 | Trucking Along | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | D A Jacob | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2012 | Tramore | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Ordinary Man | 11st 11lbs | of 19 | Paul Carberry | |
| 24 Sep 2012 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Credit Box | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 19 | D N Russell | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th 2 out, kept on one paced | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Regal Tramp | 9st 5lbs | 14 of 17 | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2012 | Bellewstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Heaney | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 19 | M Darcy | 8/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, in front into straight, strongly pressed and joined 3 out, soon headed and kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Slim To None | 11st 12lbs | of 13 | S E Butler | |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Kilbeggan | Yielding (Chase: Yielding, Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Special Tiara | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Paul Carberry | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, ridden and kept on one paced from next | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2012 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 7f | 0 | Heaney | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 18 | B R Dalton | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 4 out, ridden in close 4th approaching last and held when mistake, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2012 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Red Calima | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd approaching 3 out, no extra and dropped to 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 119y | 6 | Limpopo Tom | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 13 | J Fortune | 9/4 |
| dwelt, in touch, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2011 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Pond Cottage | 11st | 16 of 19 | B S Carey | 66/1 |
| mid-division, 11th 7f out, no extra from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2011 | Navan | Soft | 2m | 0 | Hidden Universe | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 17 | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2011 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 0 | Solar Verde | 9st 8lbs | of 19 | Reserve 1 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Allied Answer | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 11 | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, no danger approaching straight | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Moscow Mannon | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 15 | Mr W P McEnery | 25/1 |
| towards rear off slow pace, headway 3f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2011 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Absolutlyfantastic | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr W P McEnery | 12/1 |
| prominent off slow pace, 3rd 3f out, no extra from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2011 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 0 | Ut Love | 11st | 6 of 14 | Mr R J Kiely | 25/1 |
| mid-division, 6th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 May 2011 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Owega Star | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 21 | Mr R J Kiely | 50/1 |
| mid-division, closer order 6f out, 5th into straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2011 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m | 0 | Jenari | 11st 7lbs | 16 of 23 | Mr M M O'Connor | 33/1 |
| mid-division, no extra from over 4f out | |||||||||


