Midnight Oil (GB)
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Motivator / One So Marvellous (Nashwan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good ( ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Round Course: Good, Good to Firm in the back straight) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2013 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m | 0 | Domination | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 7 | P Townend | |
| 16 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 6f | 0 | Digeanta | 11st | 2 of 8 | Ms K Walsh | 1/1 |
| always prominent, led 4f out, ridden and joined 2f out, disputed lead under pressure final furlong, kept on well, headed on line | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2013 | Royal Ascot | Good | 2m 4f | 2 | Well Sharp | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 20 | Richard Hughes | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms | |||||||||
| 13 May 2013 | Killarney | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Bondage | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, slow 3rd, 4th halfway, slight mistake 8th, headway into 3rd 3 out, ridden into 2nd 2 out where mistake, no impression winner when slight mistake last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2013 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m | 0 | Midnight Oil | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | D N Russell | 4/7 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to challenge 3 out, led entering straight, stretched clear after 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2013 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Art Of Logistics | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 5 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| led and disputed, bad mistake and headed 4th, tracked leaders after, ridden into 2nd at last, soon no impression on winner and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2013 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy) | 2m | 0 | Midnight Oil | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 17 | D N Russell | 1/1 |
| always prominent, a bit slow 6 out, on terms approaching straight, in front 3 out, in command last, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Jezki | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 6 | D N Russell | 50/1 |
| always last, lost touch from 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Burrenbridge Lodge | 11st | 10 of 10 | D N Russell | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, slightly slow next, no extra 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Bat Masterson | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 25 | D N Russell | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, 8th halfway, good headway to go 2nd after 2 out, soon tried to challenge, no extra run-in and just held on to 2nd | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2011 | Ascot | Good ( ) | 1m 4f | 2 | Caravan Rolls On | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 11 | Kieren Fallon | 4/1 |
| keen in rear, effort on outer when edged right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2011 | Doncaster | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 2 | Swift Alhaarth | 8st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | Kieren Fallon | 9/4 |
| held up in touch, improved from 3f out to chase winner 2f out, carried head high when trying to challenge and wanting to duck in behind, no impression final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 1m 4f | 3 | Status Symbol | 9st | 6 of 19 | Kirsty Milczarek | 8/1 |
| held up, reminders halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2011 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 4f | 4 | Midnight Oil | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | Kieren Fallon | 10/3 |
| carried head high, took keen hold in touch, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and ran on, eased near finish | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2011 | Ripon | Good to Soft | 1m 4f 10y | 2 | Bridle Belle | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 10 | J-P Guillambert | 5/1 |
| tracked leader and keen, led after 2f, headed over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2011 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 5 | Midnight Oil | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | Kieren Fallon | 11/8 |
| soon led, clear over 2f out, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2011 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Round Course: Good, Good to Firm in the back straight) | 1m 2f 7y | 5 | Timeline | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 17 | Kieren Fallon | 33/1 |
| dwelt, took keen hold towards rear, effort on outside and kept on steadily final 2f | |||||||||
| 20 May 2011 | Haydock | Good | 1m 2f 95y | 5 | Mijhaar | 9st | 9 of 13 | J-P Guillambert | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, behind, never a factor | |||||||||