Ground Ball (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: Gelding Age: 28
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in the Home Straight) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2007 | Market Rasen | Soft (Heavy in the Home Straight) | 2m 6f 110y | 1 | Iron Man | 11st 7lbs | of 14 | R McGrath | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2007 | AINTREE | Good | 4730 | 2 | Dunbrody Millar | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 29 | A P McCoy | |
| mid-division, headway 10th (Becher's), pushed along approaching 2 out, effort approaching last, one paced flat | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Andreas | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 23 | D J Casey | |
| in touch, driven after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2007 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Dempsey | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 12 | R McGrath | |
| in touch, hampered 5th, lost place 7th, not a danger after | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2007 | NAAS | Heavy | 4180 | 0 | Sweet Kiln | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | Conor O'Dwyer | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, close 2nd 4 out, 3rd and driven next, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2006 | PUNCHESTOWN | Heavy | 4400 | 0 | Studmaster | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | D J Casey | |
| close up in 4th, went 2nd travelling well 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd when slight mistake last, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Soft | 3740 | 0 | Mansony | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 12 | D J Casey | |
| led, jumped right throughout, strongly pressed after 2 out, headed and weakened before last | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2006 | CORK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Tumbling Dice | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 11 | D J Casey | |
| chased leaders, 3rd when bad mistake 5 out, soon lost place and no impression under pressure | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2006 | THURLES | Good to Soft | 4840 | 0 | Public Reaction | 11st 12lbs | PU of 6 | Conor O'Dwyer | |
| chased leaders, no impression under pressure approaching 4 out, dropped to 4th and no extra when pulled up | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2006 | EXETER | Good | 3850 | 1 | Impek | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 9 | D G Hogan | |
| in touch, went 3rd at 5th, no chance with leading pair when left 2nd 4 out | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2006 | CORK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Zum See | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 8 | D G Hogan | |
| chased leaders in moderate 4th, closed 5 out, 3rd straight, 4th and no impression under pressure from before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 May 2006 | KILLARNEY | Soft | 3080 | 0 | Emotional Article | 10st | 3 of 14 | Fran Berry | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd and ridden entering straight, kept on same pace from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2006 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Livingstonebramble | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | A P McCoy | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, 5th after 4 out, left 3rd next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good | 3520 | 1 | Jacks Craic | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 16 | A P McCoy | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 8th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 1 | Greenhope | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 23 | A P McCoy | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2006 | GOWRAN PARK | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Macs Joy | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 4 | Conor O'Dwyer | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, 2nd before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2005 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Escrea | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 13 | D J Casey | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led before 4 out, jumped right 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed before last, no extra under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3630 | 0 | Tysou | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | A P McCoy | |
| held up, headway 9th, outpaced 11th, rallied 2 out, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2005 | EXETER | Good to Soft | 3850 | 0 | Monkerhostin | 10st 12lbs | 10 of 11 | A P McCoy | |
| held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 8th | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2005 | NAVAN | Good | 3520 | 0 | Ground Ball | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 29 | D J Casey | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, 2nd from over 4f out, challenged early straight, led under 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2005 | PUNCHESTOWN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Rathgar Beau | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | |
| held up, improved into 4th 4 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2005 | FAIRYHOUSE | Soft | 3740 | 0 | Ground Ball | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | A P McCoy | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, close up from halfway, led 5 out, edged clear before 3 out, ridden next, strongly pressed after slight mistake last, stayed on well under pressure close home | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 0 | Fota Island | 10st 6lbs | UR of 24 | D J Casey | |
| chased leaders, led when blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2005 | CLONMEL | Heavy | 4400 | 0 | The Galway Man | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | D J Casey | |
| always prominent, 2nd from 4th, led travelling well 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed from last, headed close home | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2004 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Ground Ball | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | |
| made all, ridden clear from 2 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2004 | THURLES | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Ground Ball | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | |
| close up in 3rd, sent into lead 5th, headed entering straight, 2nd and in touch when left in clear lead 2 out, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2004 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 4510 | 0 | Celestial Gold | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 14 | D J Casey | |
| mid-division, blundered 11th, in touch 3 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2004 | NAVAN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Back In Front | 9st 13lbs | 5 of 30 | Fran Berry | |
| tracked leaders, close 4th 5f out, effort straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2004 | AINTREE | Good | 3520 | 0 | Tidour | 11st 5lbs | 8 of 14 | D J Casey | |
| mid-division, pushed along 4 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2004 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 0 | St Pirran | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 21 | D J Casey | |
| always prominent, hung left and led 2 out, headed last, no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2004 | THURLES | Good to Soft | 3960 | 0 | Ground Ball | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 7 | D J Casey | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led before 7th, disputed lead 4 out, regained clear lead entering straight, stayed on well from last | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2004 | TRAMORE | Soft | 4840 | 0 | Barrow Drive | 11st 7lbs | FE of 6 | D J Casey | |
| held up, smooth headway into 3rd 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, no impression when fell | |||||||||