Only Exception (IRE)
Owner: Arthur Goonan & M C Grassick & Mrs M J Grassick Trainer: M C Grassick Sex: filly Age: 5
Breeding: Jeremy / Misaayef (Swain)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Staright Course: Soft to Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2014 | Tramore | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Coolfighter | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 9 | G P Halpin | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 5th 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2014 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Pennys Tune | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | S A Shortall | 12/1 |
| led, ridden after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2014 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Orgilgo Bay | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 5 | D E Mullins | 33/1 |
| always rear, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Stoichkhov | 8st 12lbs | 11 of 12 | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| very slowly into stride, in rear, no impression 2f out, eased from 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Lily's Prince | 8st 10lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | |
| 03 Jan 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Settle For Red | 8st 10lbs | 7 of 9 | N G McCullagh | 10/1 |
| slowly into stride and rear, ridden halfway, soon no impression, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2013 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Gambling Girl | 10st 7lbs | 8 of 10 | D E Mullins | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, pushed along and no impression in moderate 8th 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2013 | Galway | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Nearly Nama'd | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | D J Casey | 20/1 |
| a little keen, soon mid-division, dropped to rear 4 out, trailing next, soon no danger in moderate 7th | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2013 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | King Of Oriel | 8st 5lbs | 9 of 15 | R Dawson | 14/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon improved on outer to chase leaders, disputed lead halfway, ridden and headed entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2013 | Galway | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Que Pasa | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 8 | D J Casey | 25/1 |
| waited with towards rear, never a factor, moderate 6th when pecked a bit at last, kept on run-in into moderate 5th close home | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2013 | Galway | Good | 1m 100y | 0 | Star Links | 8st 7lbs | of 20 | Reserve 2 | |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Top Madam | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 4 | D J Casey | 6/1 |
| held up in last, 3rd after 4 out, ridden 2 out and no impression, kept on same pace, just held for 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Only Exception | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | D J Casey | 7/1 |
| prominent on outer, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge after 2 out, narrow lead entering straight, ridden and kept on run-in to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2013 | Sligo | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Killourney Empress | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 17 | N G McCullagh | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 May 2013 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Pepparpot | 9st | 4 of 20 | L P Dempsey | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2013 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m | 0 | Hurricane Sky | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 17 | N G McCullagh | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m | 0 | Stronger Than Me | 8st 8lbs | 4 of 9 | N G McCullagh | 7/1 |
| soon led, strongly pressed and joined 1f out, headed and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2013 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m | 0 | Killena Boy | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 17 | N G McCullagh | 14/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2012 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 1f | 0 | Euphrasia | 9st | 4 of 9 | N G McCullagh | 25/1 |
| raced in 2nd, disputed lead halfway, headed 2f out, soon outpaced, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2012 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 0 | Knights Templar | 8st 11lbs | of 19 | Reserve 1 | |
| 13 Aug 2012 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 1f | 0 | Daigreen | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 15 | Colin Keane | 8/1 |
| mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden into moderate 8th entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft to Heavy | 1m 100y | 0 | South South West | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 12 | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, under pressure in 5th before straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 1m | 0 | Wot A Shot | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 21 | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| mid-division, some headway into 5th 1 1/2f out but soon no chance with winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Shamora | 9st | 4 of 7 | S H James | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression early straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2012 | Naas | Yielding | 6f | 0 | Alkazim | 9st | 7 of 13 | N G McCullagh | 40/1 |
| towards rear on far side, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2012 | Curragh | Soft (Staright Course: Soft to Heavy) | 6f | 0 | Alsium | 9st | 9 of 15 | N G McCullagh | 25/1 |
| dwelt, towards rear, no danger and kept on from 2f out | |||||||||


