Irish Thistle (IRE)
Owner: Mr F Michael Trainer: D L Williams Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Luso / Which Thistle (Saddlers' Hall)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places home straight) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in the Home Straight) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places - Heavy in places down hill) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 6 | 2 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 69 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2019 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 5 | Virak | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Mr D Skehan | 66/1 |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly, lost place 3rd, soon in rear, weakened 14th, tailed off 6 out, pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2019 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 7f 131y | 6 | Double Ross | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 5 | C J Todd | 50/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, weakened 11th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2019 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in the Home Straight) | 2m 6f 151y | 3 | Seefood | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | Shane Quinlan | 100/1 |
| behind 3rd, not fluent 6th, slow and tailed off from 8th | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2018 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 11y | 4 | Hoke Colburn | 10st | 4 of 5 | Shane Quinlan | 9/1 |
| allowed clear lead, reduced advantage 5th, hit and headed 11th, tracked winner, effort to challenge 4 out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2018 | Wincanton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 4f 35y | 5 | Beau Sancy | 10st | 4 of 7 | Shane Quinlan | 16/1 |
| chased leader until approaching 3 out, hung right and weakened next | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2018 | Stratford | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 83y | 4 | Guerrilla Tactics | 10st | 6 of 6 | Shane Quinlan | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, weakened 9th, mistake next, tailed off 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2018 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 5 | Eric The Third | 10st 1lbs | 6 of 12 | Jamie Bargary | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2018 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Fit For Fifty | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | Shane Quinlan | 20/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, led after 9th until 2 out, weakened into 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2018 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Orchestrated | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 13 | Shane Quinlan | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 9th, lost place next, rallied after 12th, led before 4 out, soon headed, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2018 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 83y | 4 | As You Like | 10st | 4 of 8 | Shane Quinlan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, edged right after 4 out, not fluent next, soon beaten, lost modest 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2018 | Fontwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 5f 135y | 5 | Mrsrobin | 10st 4lbs | of 10 | Shane Quinlan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 30 May 2018 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Too Much Too Soon | 11st | 3 of 8 | Shane Quinlan | 10/1 |
| chased leader until after 7th, handy 3rd, 2nd again 12th until 3 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before next, just held on in battle for modest 3rd | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2018 | Fontwell | Good (Good to firm in places) | 2m 1f 165y | 5 | Skint | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 7 | David Bass | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, lost place when slow 4th, struggling 7th, behind 9th | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2018 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 3f 48y | 5 | Kavanaghs Corner | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/3 |
| chased leading pair, jumped right 4th, weakened 9th, behind and struggling before 11th, disputing remote 4th when went badly right 4 out, pulled up after next | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2018 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 11y | 5 | Beallandendall | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 5th, outpaced bypassing omitted 3 out, 4th and well held after | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2017 | Stratford | Good | 2m 3f 98y | 5 | Daulys Anthem | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 10 | N D Fehily | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 10th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2017 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Red Riverman | 10st | 4 of 5 | James Banks | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd place, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2017 | Worcester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Sonneofpresenting | 10st | 4 of 6 | James Banks | 22/1 |
| chased leaders on inside and pushed along at times, ridden approaching 8th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, plugged on from last | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2017 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 2m 4f 216y | 4 | Prettylittlething | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | 8/1 |
| led, headed 9th, weakened before 10th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 28 May 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good (Watered) | 3m 2f 13y | 4 | Brownville | 10st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | James Banks | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, closed 10th, struggling 4 out, well held next | |||||||||
| 20 May 2017 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 30y | 5 | Cruising Bye | 11st 10lbs | of 8 | David Bass | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 May 2017 | Warwick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Aerlite Supreme | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | S Bowen | 11/4 |
| tracked leader, close up 7th until 3 out, outpaced and held in 5th 2 out, kept on final 100 yards, went 4th and closing on 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2017 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 5 | Moorlands Jack | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 11 | David Bass | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, led 10th, pushed along and pressed from 3 out, kept slight advantage when joined from next, driven and kept on run-in, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 2m 3f 98y | 4 | Double Treasure | 11st | 3 of 9 | James Banks | 7/2 |
| in touch, pushed along and outpaced after 8th, rallied into 4th before 5 out, plugged on into modest 3rd before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2017 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 189y | 5 | Benability | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | James Banks | 7/2 |
| tracked winner, ridden before last, kept on and no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2017 | Taunton | Good | 2m 2f 40y | 4 | Bally Lagan | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 6 | James Banks | 9/2 |
| in touch in rear, jumped left 4th, closed on outside 8th, challenged 10th, driven before 3 out, soon one pace, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2017 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places - Heavy in places down hill) | 3m 37y | 3 | Rathlin Rose | 12st 5lbs | Fell of 7 | Miss Brodie Hampson | 25/1 |
| held up in last pair, some headway after 11th, outpaced and dropped to rear next, ridden and struggling before 16th, fell next | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2017 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 189y | 4 | Song Saa | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | James Banks | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, stayed on into modest 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2017 | Lingfield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Coolking | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 8 | James Banks | 25/1 |
| tracked winner until 13th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 4 out, pulled up soon after | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 43y | 4 | Unzing | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | James Banks | 9/1 |
| led, headed soon after 2nd, led again 6th, headed 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2016 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 92y | 4 | Cepage | 11st 9lbs | Fell of 8 | James Banks | 40/1 |
| held up, fell 9th | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2016 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 214y | 4 | Notarfbad | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 6 | James Banks | 11/1 |
| held up, mistake 6th, outpaced next, rallied briefly before 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2016 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 214y | 2 | Sharp Rise | 10st | 5 of 11 | James Banks | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 8th, well held from next | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2016 | Leicester | Heavy | 1m 3f 183y | 6 | Medburn Cutler | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 15 | P Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| in rear, headway halfway, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2016 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 6f 15y | 6 | Duke Of Diamonds | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 17 | P Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 May 2016 | Bath | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 144y | 5 | Girling | 10st | 5 of 8 | Lucy K Barry | 25/1 |
| slowly into stride, well off the pace towards rear, went remote 5th over 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 03 May 2016 | Fakenham | Good | 3m 5f 24y | 3 | Rebeccas Choice | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 11 | James Banks | 33/0 |
| in rear, not fluent 4th, fell 11th | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2016 | Carlisle | Good (Good to Firm in places home straight) | 2m 4f | 3 | Full Jack | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | A Thornton | 9/0 |
| in touch, tracked leaders, 5 out, ridden and outpaced after next, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2016 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places, Good to Soft in places Back Straight) | 1m 7f 119y | 3 | Irish Thistle | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | James Banks | 4/0 |
| held up in last pair, pecked 1st, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, ridden between last 2, went 3rd on inside at the last, stayed on under pressure run-in to lead final strides | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2016 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 3 | Jennys Surprise | 12st | 5 of 9 | Sac Sam Williams | 14/0 |
| towards rear, headway halfway and in touch, outpaced 5 out | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2016 | Musselburgh | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 182y | 3 | Chestnut Ben | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | James Banks | 22/0 |
| towards rear, ridden 4th, soon well behind | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2016 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Nearly Nama'd | 10st 3lbs | Fell of 11 | J M Moore | 14/0 |
| mistake 1st and reminder, soon chased leaders, fell 2nd | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2015 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Dysios | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 12 | J M Moore | 14/0 |
| bumped 1st, soon raced in 6th, not fluent 6th, no impression 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2015 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Fine Rightly | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 9 | M J Bolger | 14/0 |
| towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th 2 out and no impression in 6th before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2015 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Horendus Hulabaloo | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | A E Lynch | 9/1 |
| held up, 4th halfway, dropped behind 5 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 09 May 2015 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Wicklow Brave | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | C R King | 25/1 |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th 2f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2015 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Toon River | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 11 | A E Lynch | 18/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 6th, weakened from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2015 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Rubi Light | 11st | 4 of 4 | G N Fox | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, mistakes, 3rd halfway, blundered 8th, no extra in 4th after 2 out, blundered last | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2015 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Hidden Cyclone | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 6 | M A Enright | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th and no impression after 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2014 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Felix Yonger | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 10 | M A Enright | |
| 09 Nov 2014 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Twinlight | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | M A Enright | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders early, disputed after 1st and settled behind leader from 2nd, dropped to 3rd halfway, not fluent 5 out, improved to dispute after 3 out, headed before last and soon dropped to 3rd, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2014 | Galway | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Windsor Park | 11st | of 8 | Ms K Walsh | |
| 08 Oct 2014 | Navan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Silver Concorde | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 19 | M A Enright | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon pushed along, 12th early, under pressure from early straight, improved to challenge from under 3f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2014 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Mozoltov | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | A E Lynch | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 8th and ridden along, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 2nd next, pressed winner approaching last, kept on under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2014 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 1f | 1 | Bright New Dawn | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 5 | D N Russell | |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Trifolium | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | D N Russell | 66/1 |
| soon in rear, jumped slow and to the right at 3rd, soon trailing, jumped right 6th, no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2014 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Irish Thistle | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | D N Russell | 2/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, briefly on terms from 5th, a little slow next, ridden along from 3 out, switched right before 2 out, soon no impression until left in lead and clear from last | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2013 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Ned Buntline | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | D N Russell | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, mistake next, ridden and headway from 2 out, went 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2013 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Suntiep | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | A E Lynch | 11/2 |
| in touch in last, progress to dispute close 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, no extra in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2013 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 1 | Mallowney | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | A P Thornton | 16/1 |
| in rear, mistake 2nd, trailing under pressure from 4 out, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2013 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Irish Thistle | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 22 | A E Lynch | 9/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, challenged in 2nd after next, led before last where left further in front, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2012 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | A P Thornton | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th 5 out, ridden in moderate 4th entering straight, moderate 3rd from 3 out, kept on one paced | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Buckers Bridge | 12st | 9 of 12 | Ms N Carberry | 16/1 |
| always towards rear, no extra approaching straight, tailed off | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2012 | Navan | Soft | 2m | 0 | Irish Thistle | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr R P McNamara | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well under pressure to draw clear | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Our Vinnie | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | Mr C Motherway | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, improved to be close up from 5f out, on terms from before straight, dropped to 3rd and no extra from over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | The Westener Boy | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | Mr C Motherway | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight and no impression on easy winner in moderate 3rd 2f out, 2nd over 1f out and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Thomas Edison | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr C Motherway | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression in 5th 2f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Venture Capital | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 16 | D E Splaine | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd approaching straight, no impression in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace without threatening | |||||||||