Famous Poet (IRE)
Owner: Godolphin Trainer: S bin Suroor Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Exceed And Excel / Asfurah (Dayjur)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2013 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | Nine Realms | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 12 | Joao Moreira | 11/2 |
| chased leaders in 4th, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, staying on under pressure and hanging left when rider dropped reins final 75 yards, went 2nd final stride, always held | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2013 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 1 | Aljamaaheer | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 13 | Ted Durcan | 33/1 |
| led and set strong pace, clear halfway, reduced lead well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2013 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 3 | The Confessor | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | S De Sousa | 15/8 |
| in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2012 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 1m | 3 | Postscript | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 13 | S De Sousa | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, closed over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon edged left, headed over 1f out, no impression towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Famous Poet | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 14 | L Dettori | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders on inside, challenged in 2nd between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2012 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Laffan | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 15 | L Dettori | 11/4 |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 May 2012 | Doncaster | Good | 7f | 4 | Laffan | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | P Hanagan | 13/8 |
| in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Famous Poet | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 14 | L Dettori | 10/3 |
| tracked leader, led approaching 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2011 | Warwick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 26y | 5 | Famous Poet | 9st | 1 of 10 | R Hills | 9/4 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, in command when green and wandered inside final furlong, eased close home | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2011 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f | 5 | Tidy Affair | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 9 | T P O'Shea | 16/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, should improve | |||||||||