Finish The Story (IRE)
Owner: Top Hat Racing Club Trainer: J Farrelly Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Court Cave / Lady Of Grange (Phardante)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 50 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2018 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft | 3m 2y | 5 | Mrsrobin | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 12 | Tom Cannon | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 5 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2018 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 54y | 5 | Astigos | 10st 13lbs | UnseatedRider of 11 | Tom Cannon | 13/2 |
| chasing leaders when bumped and unseated rider 1st | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2018 | Wincanton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 162y | 5 | Saroque | 11st 1lbs | UnseatedRider of 7 | Brendan Powell | 9/1 |
| chased winner, every chance 3 out, 4th and looked to fading when hampered by faller and unseated rider 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2018 | Towcester | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 102y | 5 | Dontminddboys | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, not much room 2nd, went 2nd 10th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and weakening when blundered badly 2 out, lost 2 places flat | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2018 | Towcester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 153y | 5 | How's My Friend | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 9 | James Best | 14/1 |
| not fluent and last 6th, well beaten 3 out, clambered over 2 out the pulled up | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2018 | Fontwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f 210y | 4 | Greyed A | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 5 | James Best | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place and in rear and in touch halfway, effort before 5 out, weakened before 4 out | |||||||||
| 28 May 2017 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 106y | 5 | Day Of Roses | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Brendan Powell | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 11th, 2nd 13th, bumped next, led approaching 3 out, headed before last, plodded on, no chance with easy winner | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2017 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 3m 1f 106y | 4 | Knight Ofthe Realm | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 11 | Brendan Powell | 9/2 |
| ridden away from start, always prominent, led 4 out, edged left and headed 2 out, 3rd and beaten after last, stayed on close home | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2017 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 152y | 5 | Royals And Rebels | 11st 13lbs | 4 of 9 | Brendan Powell | 13/8 |
| in touch, pushed along before 5 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2017 | Lingfield | Heavy | 3m 4f | 3 | Coolking | 10st 5lbs | 4 of 13 | Brendan Powell | 7/1 |
| mid-division, headway 6 out, chased leaders next, weakened before 3 out, modest 4th | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2017 | Southwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 129y | 5 | Finish The Story | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 15 | Brendan Powell | 11/2 |
| early reminder, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, ridden clear between last 2, kept on well | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2016 | Ffos Las | Soft | 3m 1f 60y | 4 | Walk On Al | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 11 | James Best | 9/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 8 out, hampered 5 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 3f 45y | 3 | Aerial | 10st | 7 of 16 | James Best | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, headway to challenge when left in narrow lead 4 out, headed before next, weakened 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2016 | Huntingdon | Good | 3m 1f 10y | 4 | Generous Helpings | 11st 2lbs | of 13 | Brendan Powell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 29 May 2016 | Fontwell | Good | 3m 1f 142y | 4 | Very Extravagant | 10st 5lbs | of 9 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 27 May 2016 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watered) | 2m 7f | 5 | Better Days | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 18 | Brendan Powell | 11/2 |
| led until 1st, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 03 May 2016 | Fakenham | Good | 3m 5f 24y | 3 | Rebeccas Choice | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 11 | Aidan Coleman | 13/0 |
| prominent, led 6th, headed 9th, led next, headed 12th, one pace before last | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 4f 21y | 3 | Any Currency | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 17 | Brendan Powell | 16/0 |
| prominent, led 18th, headed when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, lost 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2016 | Plumpton | Soft | 3m 4f 102y | 3 | Tour Des Champs | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 10 | Alain Cawley | 14/0 |
| towards rear, not fluent 6th, in touch 11th, struggling 15th, rallied 4 out, no impression on winner after next, 3rd from 2 out, mistake last, plugged on | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2016 | Warwick | Soft | 3m 5f | 3 | Incentivise | 11st | of 14 | Alain Cawley | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2016 | Exeter | Soft | 3m 6f 153y | 3 | Fourovakind | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Alain Cawley | 10/0 |
| tracked leaders, led 7 out, ridden and headed 4 out, quickly weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2015 | Kelso | Heavy | 4m 90y | 3 | Neptune Equester | 11st | PulledUp of 8 | David Noonan | 11/0 |
| led, hit 16th, headed 19th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2015 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 3f 45y | 3 | Golden Chieftain | 10st | 2 of 14 | Alain Cawley | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed last, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2015 | Sedgefield | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 5f 48y | 3 | Royale Knight | 10st | 3 of 7 | Alain Cawley | 15/0 |
| led to 18th, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2015 | Sedgefield | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 3f 9y | 5 | Darsi Dancer | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | Brendan Powell | 9/0 |
| led, headed after last, soon ridden, weakened and lost 2nd place towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2015 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 209y | 4 | Princeton Royale | 11st 8lbs | 8 of 14 | Brendan Powell | 14/1 |
| with leader, lost place when ridden after 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2015 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 3m 2y | 4 | High Ron | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | N D Fehily | 11/2 |
| mid-division, headway 5th, no chance with winner from 14th, pressed for 2nd before 4 out until 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2015 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | American Legend | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | Brendan Powell | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced in 4th when lost weight cloth 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner, disqualified | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 105y | 4 | Decimus | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | N D Fehily | 4/1 |
| led until after 2nd, led 8th, headed after 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good | 3m 2f 105y | 4 | Horace Hazel | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | Mr Robert Hawker | 11/4 |
| pressed leader, led 7th until next, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 3f | 4 | Billy Congo | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 10 | N D Fehily | 4/1 |
| towards rear, ridden 4 out, well beaten before 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2015 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 4 | Gunna Be A Devil | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 9 | Mr Robert Hawker | 6/1 |
| held up, headway chasing leaders 5th, challenging in 2nd when mistake 15th, driven and lost 2nd after 4 out, one pace and no impression in 3rd before next | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2015 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 6f 110y | 3 | Catching On | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 13 | D C Costello | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd 13th, led briefly before 4 out, every chance 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leading pair until approaching 2 out, kept on same pace in 4th | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2015 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | Finish The Story | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | D C Costello | 3/1 |
| prominent, mistake 1st, led 4th, drew well clear after 3 out | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2015 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 4 | Kings Apollo | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | David Noonan | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway 11th, chased leaders next, ridden before 15th, lost place next, driven into well held 5th before the last | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2014 | Lingfield | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Leith Hill Legasi | 12st 5lbs | BroughtDown of 7 | Mr Robert Hawker | |
| 14 Dec 2014 | Southwell | Soft | 3m 2f | 5 | Finish The Story | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Brendan Powell | 5/2 |
| held up, closed 7th, went 2nd 15th, led before last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good | 3m 3f | 5 | Finish The Story | 12st | 1 of 7 | Mr Robert Hawker | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, edged right and ridden after next, hard pressed flat, held on | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2014 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Finish The Story | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | Brendan Powell | 9/2 |
| held up, not fluent 6th, headway from 7th, challenged 2 out, led flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2014 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2m 6f | 5 | Johnnys Legacy | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 7 | Brendan Powell | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 6 out, every chance from 3 out until just held close home | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2014 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 5 | Cash For Steel | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 11 | Brendan Powell | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, went 3rd before 3 out, soon every chance, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2014 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m | 4 | Stephen Hero | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 11 | Mr Robert Hawker | 50/1 |
| mid-division, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Rolling Maul | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 14 | Brendan Powell | 25/1 |
| well off the pace towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 5th, tailed off 4 out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2012 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m | 0 | Six Stone Ned | 11st 4lbs | 10 of 15 | A J Flaherty | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, jumped left 3rd, never a factor | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Kilbarry Beauty | 12st | 10 of 26 | A J Flaherty | 25/1 |
| soon led, sent on over 1 mile out, reduced lead 5f out, headed before straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2012 | Downpatrick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Spring Lane | 12st | 3 of 9 | A J Flaherty | 7/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden along in 7th after halfway, no impression approaching straight, kept on under pressure final furlong to go moderate 3rd near line | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2012 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Shotgun Paddy | 12st | 8 of 12 | A J Flaherty | 7/1 |
| early reminder, tracked leaders, lost place 7f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Ted Veale | 12st | 3 of 12 | A J Flaherty | 10/1 |
| led, strongly pressed entering straight and dropped to 3rd 2f out, soon no extra and lost touch with first 2 | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Our Vinnie | 12st | 6 of 18 | A J Flaherty | 16/1 |
| waited with in rear of mid-division, progress to chase leaders over 1 mile out, 6th before straight, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2012 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Perfect Gentleman | 12st | 2 of 10 | A J Flaherty | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, niggled along from under 6f out, led briefly approaching 2f out, soon headed, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||


