Don Cossack (GER)
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Sholokhov / Depeche Toi (Konigsstuhl)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places; National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 70y | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | B J Cooper | 9/0 |
| tracked leaders on outside, headway after 4 out, upsides when left sole threat next, led and went on before 2 out, in command after, driven out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2016 | Thurles | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Cooper | 1/0 |
| tracked leaders, progress to dispute before 8th, headed before 4 out and reminder after 3 out, led after next and asserted approaching last, stayed on well to draw clear run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2015 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 9 | B J Cooper | 15/0 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 11th, headway to chase leading pair 3 out, ridden and challenging for 2nd when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2015 | Down Royal | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Cooper | 2/0 |
| raced in 3rd, 2nd after 14th travelling smoothly, on terms before 4 out, soon led, asserted from after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, stayed on well run-in, very easily | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Cooper | 1/0 |
| tracked leaders, soon last, inclined to jump slightly left, closed 8th, soon 3rd, 2nd approaching straight, on terms 2 out, soon led and asserted, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Paul Carberry | 5/2 |
| held up in mid-division, 6th halfway, 7th and hampered 11th, closer in 5th 4 out, close 3rd next, ridden to dispute 2 out, edged ahead last, kept on strongly run-in to assert | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 8th, challenged 5 out, led 3 out, drew readily clear from 2 out, driven out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Coneygree | 11st 10lbs | of 18 | D J Condon | |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Uxizandre | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 14 | B J Cooper | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, pecked 12th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, not much room, hampered and mistake 2 out, lost further ground on rivals, rallied flat, went 3rd final 150 yards, stayed on | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2015 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Cooper | 6/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 2 out, ridden to challenge and left clear last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2014 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | B T O'Connell | 13/8 |
| settled 4th, left in lead 3rd, not fluent 3 out, pushed along before 2 out where not fluent, ridden before last, kept on well, driven out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Down Royal | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Cooper | 6/4 |
| made all, slow 6th, pushed along before 2 out, soon asserted, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 2m 7f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Cooper | 11/10 |
| held up, closer order 11th, soon 3rd, under pressure into straight, challenged from 2 out, led last, asserted run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 1 | Carlingford Lough | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| led and disputed, slow jump 1st, slight mistake 8th, headed 4 out and ridden, dropped to 4th after 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places; National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Holywell | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, hit 3 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | O'Faolains Boy | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 15 | B J Cooper | |
| 09 Feb 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 5f | 1 | Ballycasey | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 3 | B J Cooper | 1/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to dispute briefly entering straight, edged left approaching last, under pressure and no impression on winner run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2013 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | D N Russell | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, switched right after 2 out and ridden to challenge last, led run-in and kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2013 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 6f | 1 | Morning Assembly | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Cooper | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, headway 3 out and led next, soon ridden and challenged last, headed run-in and no extra under pressure close home | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2013 | Galway | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | A E Lynch | 10/11 |
| soon chased leaders in 4th, 3rd before 5 out where not fluent, in pursuit of pace-setter in 2nd 3 out, closed and led last, quickly clear, stayed on well straight, easily | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2013 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Annie Power | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and went 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders before last | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Mozoltov | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 6/5 |
| settled 4th, headway into 3rd 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, disputed before last, kept on same pace run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2012 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Pont Alexandre | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 6 | D N Russell | |
| 25 Nov 2012 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 16 | D N Russell | 3/10 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 5 out, disputed lead when not fluent 3 out, led travelling well next, niggled along before last, stayed on well run-in, eased close home, impressive | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Don Cossack | 12st | 1 of 13 | Ms N Carberry | 6/5 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd 4f out, led 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Don Cossack | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | Ms N Carberry | 4/6 |
| soon tracked clear leader, more than 1/2 furlong behind leader at halfway, huge amount to do entering straight and soon hard ridden, closed to 12L 2nd 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead close home | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2011 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 18 | Ms N Carberry | 2/1 |
| settled in mid-division, headway into 4th entering straight, led under 2f out and soon stretched clear, kept on well final furlong, impressive | |||||||||
| 03 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 2m | 0 | King Vuvuzela | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 25 | Mr R P McNamara | 6/1 |
| immature and acted up before start, tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, ridden entering straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||