Athens (IRE)
Owner: M Tabor/mrs Magnier/niarchos Fam/d Smi Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 3
Breeding: Dylan Thomas / Rafina (Mr Prospector)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2012 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 2m | 1 | Estimate | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 12 | Joseph O'Brien | 11/2 |
| held up in 7th towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon hung right, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 27 May 2012 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Speaking Of Which | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 9 | Joseph O'Brien | 7/2 |
| raced 2nd to clear leader, closer halfway and disputed approaching straight, led briefly 2f out, soon headed under pressure and no chance with easy winner from over 1f out, dropped to moderate 3rd final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 May 2012 | Longchamp | Good to Soft | 1m 2f 205y | 1 | Top Trip | 9st 2lbs | of 7 | Joseph O'Brien | |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Athens | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 4 | Joseph O'Brien | 4/6 |
| made all, challenged 3f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2012 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 1 | Light Heavy | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 7 | C O'Donoghue | 12/1 |
| led, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2011 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m | 1 | David Livingston | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | C O'Donoghue | 11/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along in 3rd early straight, no impression on winner over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m | 0 | Athens | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | Joseph O'Brien | 4/7 |
| always prominent, led approaching straight, pushed out and kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2011 | Leopardstown | Good | 7f | 0 | Akeed Mofeed | 9st | 2 of 11 | Joseph O'Brien | 4/6 |
| chased leaders, ridden along in 4th entering straight, 3rd 1 1/2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | York | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 7f | 2 | Rugged Cross | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 17 | J A Heffernan | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside furlong, not reached leaders | |||||||||