Candle Island (IRE)
Owner: Shane McCullagh Trainer: M McCullagh Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Heron Island / Candela (Grand Plaisir)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2017 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 72y | 0 | The Church Gate | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 21 | Andrew Ring | 33/1 |
| took keen hold, soon mid-division, 10th from 5th, lost place and pushed along 9th, pulled up from next | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2017 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 216y | 0 | Carrigready | 10st 11lbs | 18 of 21 | P D Kennedy | 40/1 |
| led and disputed, ran freely early, headed before 3 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2016 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Lieutenant Colonel | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 13 | C Brassil | 100/1 |
| held up, 8th at 4th, no danger when badly hampered 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2016 | Tramore | Good (Watering) | 2m 5f | 0 | Bye Bye O Bye | 11st 11lbs | 11 of 19 | D Meyler | 16/0 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 3 out | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f 125y | 0 | Heathfield | 10st 3lbs | 11 of 15 | L P Dempsey | 10/0 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Mick The Jiver | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 21 | D N Russell | 4/0 |
| chased leaders, bad mistake 5th, dropped to 14th after 7th, no impression approaching next, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2016 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Shannak | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | L P Dempsey | 6/0 |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th entering straight, stayed on into 3rd before 2 out, challenged 2 out, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2015 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Augher Castle | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | L P Dempsey | 12/0 |
| soon prominent, a little keen, 3rd before 6th, on terms 3 out, soon led, pressed and kept on well from last, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2015 | Thurles | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Candle Island | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 13 | L P Dempsey | 20/0 |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, progress in 2nd after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, under pressure and led run-in, kept on well close home | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Realta Rathcabhain | 10st 8lbs | 15 of 18 | J W Kennedy | 12/0 |
| took keen hold, soon chased leaders, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2015 | Listowel | Soft | 3m | 0 | Boris De Blae | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | Mr S McCullagh | 50/1 |
| towards rear, 6th after 8th, no impression leaders after 3 out, soon driven, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Kerrieonvic | 11st 12lbs | 14 of 23 | Mr S McCullagh | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 5th after 9th, no extra 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2012 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Peking To Paris | 12st | 19 of 23 | Mr S McCullagh | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, weakened quickly soon after halfway, completely tailed off | |||||||||