Great Ability (IRE)
Owner: A P Deegan Trainer: T Hogan Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Great Exhibition / Final Contest (Grand Slam)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places Flat: Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 10 | |||
| Yielding (Good in straight) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Mountain Coral | 8st 11lbs | 11 of 14 | C R King | 17/2 |
| soon mid-division, 8th early, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Longfield Lad | 8st 10lbs | 4 of 13 | C R King | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Valley Queen | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 17 | Katherine S O'Brien | 14/1 |
| led, joined from halfway, ridden entering straight, headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Reckless Lad | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 17 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| soon mid-division, 9th early, 7th 2f out, switched right towards outer 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Woodsophiesmile | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 17 | Katherine S O'Brien | 16/1 |
| towards rear, ridden entering straight, no impression on outer from 2f out | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Heavy | 6f 60y | 0 | Lady Lyrath | 9st 8lbs | 11 of 17 | Katherine S O'Brien | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression in 5th early straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2013 | Laytown | Standard | 7f | 0 | Toufan Express | 10st 3lbs | 6 of 13 | S Foley | 14/1 |
| prominent and led before halfway, headed 2 1/2f out and soon dropped to 4th, no extra and eased when beaten inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2013 | Sligo | Soft | 6f 200y | 0 | Vasoni | 9st 6lbs | 10 of 14 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| soon chased leaders, no impression into straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2013 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good in straight) | 7f 100y | 0 | Mamma Rosa | 9st 9lbs | 12 of 19 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2013 | Naas | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Doonard Prince | 9st 10lbs | of 22 | Reserve 2 | |
| 31 Jul 2013 | Galway | Soft | 1m 100y | 0 | Toufan Express | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 21 | Reserve 2 | 20/1 |
| soon led, headed entering straight and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2013 | Naas | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | General Bunching | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 21 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Good in Places Flat: Good in places) | 1m 100y | 0 | Maundy Money | 8st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | W M Lordan | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden under 3f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2013 | Roscommon | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Maundy Money | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 17 | Katherine S O'Brien | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and kept on on outer without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2013 | Sligo | Soft (Yielding in places) | 6f 110y | 0 | Vasoni | 9st 8lbs | 7 of 12 | Katherine S O'Brien | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2013 | Limerick | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f 160y | 0 | Penny Serenade | 9st 12lbs | 11 of 15 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 11th and kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2013 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m | 0 | Busalla | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 12 | Katherine S O'Brien | 20/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, closer approaching straight and ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2013 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | Saratoga Baby | 8st 9lbs | 21 of 21 | I J Brennan | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, weakened from well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 May 2013 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Great Ability | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd and challenged 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2013 | Cork | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | September Lily | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Katherine S O'Brien | 12/1 |
| broke well and led early, chased leader in 2nd and 8 lengths adrift early straight, closer 1f out and headed by winner (dropped to 3rd) over 100 yards out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 02 May 2013 | Tipperary | Soft (Heavy in places) | 5f | 0 | Sassaway | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 20 | P J Smullen | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no extra from well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Harry Trotter | 8st 6lbs | 6 of 9 | Katherine S O'Brien | 16/1 |
| settled behind leaders early, ridden in 5th halfway, no extra over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Enigma Code | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 12 | S Foley | 18/1 |
| led, strongly pressed and headed under 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2011 | Southwell | Standard | 5f | 5 | Whisky Bravo | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 9 | T P O'Shea | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, weakened halfway, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2011 | Tipperary | Yielding (Yielding in places) | 5f | 0 | Self Preservation | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | D M Grant | 16/1 |
| prominent, 6th over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2011 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Vault | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 11 | D M Grant | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 May 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Muckle Bahoochie | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 9 | D M Grant | 80/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, switched right under 2f out, no impression under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 May 2011 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Power | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 8 | G F Carroll | 40/1 |
| prominent early, soon chasing leaders, no extra from 2f out | |||||||||