A Decent Excuse (IRE)
Owner: Kilshannig Racing Syndicate Trainer: E M O'Sullivan Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Fruits Of Love / Brave Thistle (Bravefoot)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watering) | 2 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 9 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places, Chase: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Sizing Coal | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 6 | M J M O'Sullivan | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slow 8th, pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2017 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Thanks For Tea | 10st 8lbs | 11 of 19 | B J Foley | 25/1 |
| led and disputed, ridden in 4th before 3 out, no extra after 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2017 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Sir Jack Yeats | 11st 7lbs | of 14 | B J Foley | 0/0 |
| 06 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 3m 51y | 0 | Ben Button | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 23 | B J Foley | 25/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 6th approaching 5 out, no impression from 3 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2017 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Eiri Na Casca | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 13 | B J Foley | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, left in share of lead 4 out and led after next, joined again before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra and dropped to 6th run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2017 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 5f 50y | 0 | Double Speak | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 17 | Miss M O'Sullivan | 16/1 |
| chased leaders and 4th before 6 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out where bad mistake, soon no impression and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 05 May 2017 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Prince Charmin' | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 13 | R A Doyle | 12/1 |
| prominent, slight mistake 7th, on terms approaching straight, headed 3 out, no extra from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2017 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Boru Boy | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 23 | B J Foley | 14/1 |
| raced in 9th from early, pushed along straight, no impression and one pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2016 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Westerner Point | 10st 6lbs | 12 of 18 | B J Foley | 11/1 |
| always towards rear, no impression from 5 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2016 | Limerick | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Irish Bulletin | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 13 | B J Foley | 8/1 |
| chased leader, disputed from 5th to after 7th, 2nd halfway, led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, pressed 2 out, narrowly headed before last where mistake, no extra in 2nd run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2016 | Cork | Good | 3m 4f | 0 | Raz De Maree | 10st 1lbs | 8 of 16 | P T Enright | 10/1 |
| chased leaders early, mid-division in 9th halfway, ridden into 7th entering straight, no impression in 6th 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2016 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Draycott Place | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | J J Burke | 7/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th from 4th, challenged 3 out, no impression approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2016 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Irish Bulletin | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 15 | D J Mullins | 4/1 |
| led, 2nd before 1st, improved to lead before 2 out, joined 2 out, driven in 2nd before last, ran on run-in without threatening winner | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2016 | Clonmel | Good | 3m | 0 | Blackthorn Prince | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | D J Mullins | 7/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on, no extra in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2016 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Garri Rua | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | D J Mullins | 5/1 |
| led early, tracked leaders, on terms briefly from 3 out, pushed along straight and kept on well without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2016 | Cork | Good (Watering) | 2m 4f | 0 | Black Warrior | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 14 | M A Enright | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, dropped towards rear 7th, pushed along 5 out, no impression after 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2016 | Killarney | Soft | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Ballycasey | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | M A Enright | 12/1 |
| in rear, 8th at 3rd, 6th after 8th, bad mistake at 10th and dropped to rear, headway to 4th before 2 out, no impression on leaders, 3rd run-in, ridden and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2016 | Tramore | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Old Castletown | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 16 | Miss M O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| chased leader, 3rd after 4th, 4th after 11th, ridden after 2 out, unseated rider at last | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | On Fiddlers Green | 10st 13lbs | 7 of 23 | D J Mullins | 25/1 |
| disputed early, soon chased leader and close up, led and disputed from 7th, headed and slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 3rd last, no extra entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2016 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Kennedys Mor | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 14 | P T Enright | 7/1 |
| soon disputed lead, slight mistake 5th, led 8th, joined 3 out and slight mistake, soon headed, slight mistake 2 out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2016 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 3m 1f | 0 | Down Under | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | P T Enright | 8/1 |
| rear, moderate 6th at 5th, some headway to moderate 4th after 4 out, no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 May 2016 | Killarney | Good | 3m 2f | 0 | Cantlow | 9st 11lbs | PulledUp of 18 | J W Kennedy | 6/1 |
| mid-division early, progress to chase leaders at 6th, 7th halfway, mistake 12th, ridden and mistake 5 out, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 06 May 2016 | Cork | Good (Watering) | 3m | 0 | State Of Origin | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 27 | Mr J Mulvihill | 16/1 |
| towards rear, improved to get on terms approaching straight, headed before 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2015 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Tulsa Jack | 10st 11lbs | PulledUp of 12 | A P Crowe | 10/0 |
| towards rear, 11th with a circuit to race, ridden from 6 out and detached from next, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2015 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Gentleman Duke | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 13 | A P Crowe | 20/0 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2015 | Limerick | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Sadler's Risk | 10st | of 19 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 13 Sep 2015 | Listowel | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Kylecrue | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 11 | A P Crowe | |
| 22 Aug 2015 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | A Decent Excuse | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | A P Crowe | 16/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, driven out after last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2015 | Tramore | Good to Firm | 2m 6f | 0 | A Decent Excuse | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | J J Burke | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, stayed on well from last | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2015 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Yielding) | 3m | 0 | Ocean Glandore | 11st 10lbs | 10 of 21 | Miss M O'Sullivan | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, no impression and slightly impeded before 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Rogue Angel | 10st 2lbs | of 23 | Reserve 1 | |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Tipperary | Good | 3m | 0 | Sandymount Duke | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | J W Kennedy | 25/1 |
| in rear, slight mistake 3rd, slightly impeded 9th, slight mistake 10th, soon under pressure, no impression from 4 out, slight mistake next, weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2015 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Your Busy | 10st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | J J Burke | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, closer in 5th 5 out, 4th next, ridden in 3rd 3 out, closer before straight, no extra and kept on one pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 May 2015 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Abolitionist | 11st 3lbs | of 14 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 29 Dec 2014 | Limerick | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Ravished | 11st 2lbs | of 16 | Miss M O'Sullivan | |
| 30 Nov 2014 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Embracing Change | 10st 1lbs | PulledUp of 13 | D E Mullins | |
| 02 Nov 2014 | Cork | Soft | 3m 4f | 0 | Vics Canvas | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 17 | Adrian Heskin | 11/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 6th after 3rd, improved to lead from 5 out, soon clear, headed 3 out, soon no extra, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2014 | Clonmel | Good | 3m | 0 | Fennis Moll | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | Mr E M O'Sullivan | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 7th, closer order from 5 out, on terms approaching straight, no impression in 2nd when mistake last, one pace run-in and dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Watered) | 3m | 0 | Me And Ben | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 13 | R P McLernon | 8/1 |
| close up early, 2nd after 3rd, slight mistake 7th, slight mistake 7 out, still 2nd 4 out, led into straight, headed before 2 out where pecked slightly, soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2014 | Ffos Las | Good | 3m 1f 110y | 3 | A Decent Excuse | 10st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | R P McLernon | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 6th, led before 4 out ridden before last, kept on well run-in, driven out | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2014 | Tramore | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | On The Way Out | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | P F Mangan | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 5th, close 2nd halfway, disputed after 6 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, no impression in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Diamondgeezer Luke | 11st 10lbs | of 20 | Miss M O'Sullivan | |
| 01 Aug 2014 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Aranhill Chief | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 23 | Reserve 3 | 16/1 |
| mid-division early, chased leaders from 4th, 6th halfway, ridden in 9th 3 out, stayed on into 5th bypassing 2 out, 2nd entering straight, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2014 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Fort George | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 18 | J J Burke | 5/1 |
| mid-division, 10th after 7 out, ridden after 4 out and left 4th after 3 out, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2014 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 2m 6f | 0 | On The Way Out | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 14 | J J Burke | 7/2 |
| in rear, bad mistate 7th, pushed along from 7 out, 9th from 3 out, soon improved, 2nd approaching straight, soon challenged and every chance, slight mistake 2 out, soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 09 May 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Tailors Hill | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 27 | P D Kennedy | 7/1 |
| held up, soon in mid-division, improved 8th, soon disputed lead, jumped left 4 out and jumped left 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | A Decent Excuse | 12st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | Mr M Denuault | 10/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, closer in 2nd after 4 out, challenged under pressure from before last, stayed on well run-in to lead final 50yds | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thurles | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Another Challenge | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 15 | P D Kennedy | |
| 21 Nov 2013 | Thurles | Yielding | 3m | 0 | A Decent Excuse | 11st | 1 of 21 | P D Kennedy | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd from 11th and ridden approaching straight, progress to lead last and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2013 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Baily Dusk | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 19 | P D Kennedy | 11/1 |
| chased leaders and 7th halfway, headway 3 out (normally 4 out), 2nd entering straight but no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2013 | Punchestown | Good | 3m 1f | 0 | Too Late To Sell | 12st | PulledUp of 18 | Mr H D Dunne | |
| 24 Sep 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Shantalla | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 13 | P A Gallagher | 14/1 |
| in rear and never a factor, mistake 2nd, left moderate 6th after 2 out and left 5th after last | |||||||||
| 28 May 2013 | Ballinrobe | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Hansupfordetroit | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 17 | P D Kennedy | 16/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, clear with leader halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 14 May 2013 | Killarney | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Arnaud | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 13 | P D Kennedy | 25/1 |
| waited with, 9th early, no impression and kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Acapulco | 10st 4lbs | PulledUp of 28 | Reserve 3 | |
| 04 Apr 2013 | Thurles | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Forty Foot Tom | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | P D Kennedy | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, niggled along halfway, 7th 7 out, ridden and no impression next, left moderate 4th 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2013 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | He's Our Man | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | P D Kennedy | |
| 09 Mar 2013 | Gowran Park | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Novarov | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 16 | P D Kennedy | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, soon lost place, no danger and kept on from after 5 out | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2013 | Thurles | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Missie Ella | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 15 | P D Kennedy | 7/1 |
| rear of mid-division, good headway to go 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Limerick | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Drawn N Drank | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 9 | P D Kennedy | |
| 15 Nov 2012 | Clonmel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Quietly Fancied | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | A P Crowe | 10/3 |
| chased leaders and prominent, close 2nd from 6th, ridden to challenge entering straight, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | A Decent Excuse | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | P D Kennedy | 7/2 |
| led or disputed lead to halfway, led from 7th, asserted early straight and clear before last, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2012 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Roadtoabbeyfeale | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 21 | A P Crowe | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 7th 6 out, 4th next, improved to 2nd after 3 out, challenged entering straight, ridden in close 2nd 2 out, kept on, not clear run on rail run-in, held | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2012 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Sea Stallion | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 23 | P D Kennedy | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway after 4 out, 8th 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Handsome Dan | 11st | of 21 | P D Kennedy | |
| 16 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Roadtoabbeyfeale | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 21 | P D Kennedy | 20/1 |
| soon mid-division, closer order to chase leaders approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2012 | Kilbeggan | Soft (Yielding in places, Chase: Soft) | 2m 6f | 0 | Katys Girl | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 19 | P D Kennedy | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, no impression in moderate 6th after 4 out, no extra from before straight, tailed off | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2012 | Roscommon | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Highdownhill | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 21 | P D Kennedy | 20/1 |
| mid-division, headway into 5th 6 out, led after 4 out, ridden and challenged 3 out, soon headed, kept on, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2012 | Killarney | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Beabus Jack | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 20 | P D Kennedy | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Bourbon Ellie | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 25 | P D Kennedy | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 8th under pressure before 3 out, no impression next, kept on from last | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2012 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Maxim Gorky | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 23 | P D Kennedy | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||