Apache Stronghold (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Patricia Hunt Trainer: N Meade Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Milan / First Battle (Un Desperado)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Last Goodbye | 10st 13lbs | Fell of 22 | Sean Flanagan | 28/1 |
| soon mid-division, not fluent 5th, impeded by loose horse after 8th, no extra from before straight and fell heavily last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Anibale Fly | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 31 | J M Moore | 33/1 |
| held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2017 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Polidam | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 10 | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, went moderate 5th after 4 out, moderate 4th 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2017 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f | 1 | Bachasson | 11st | 3 of 5 | Sean Flanagan | 3/1 |
| held up behind leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 7th, pecked badly 8th, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace, slight mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 1 | Valseur Lido | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | Paul Carberry | 5/1 |
| in rear, closed 2 out where slight mistake, disputed 3rd at last and no impression, kept on | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Gilgamboa | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 9 | Paul Carberry | |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Vautour | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| held up in last pair in touch, headway 5 out, close up and going well on outside when not fluent 3 out, soon chased winner and ridden, one pace and well held next, lost narrow 2nd approaching last, stayed on regain 2nd near finish, no chance with impressive winner | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2015 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Apache Stronghold | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Paul Carberry | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, 8th halfway, mistake 8th, closer 2 out, progress to challenge last, soon led, kept on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 1 | Don Poli | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul Carberry | 5/1 |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, progress after 2 out and 2nd early straight, switched left and disputed last, kept on under pressure, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2014 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Valseur Lido | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| always prominent, jumped left and led at 5th, headed 5 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 2 out, 2nd again before last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2014 | Down Royal | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Apache Stronghold | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | Paul Carberry | 3/10 |
| made all, not fluent 1st, travelling well when jumped slightly left 2 out, pushed out briefly after last, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 May 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Vautour | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | Paul Carberry | 14/1 |
| ran 4th, progress into 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2014 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Lieutenant Colonel | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 14 | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| held up, soon in mid-division, improved on outer before 3 out, 3rd approaching straight, moderate 4th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2013 | Navan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Briar Hill | 11st 10lbs | of 4 | Paul Carberry | |
| 24 Nov 2013 | Navan | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Apache Stronghold | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Carberry | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, improved into close 2nd travelling well after 3 out, led from 2 out, mistake at last and pushed along briefly early run-in, stayed on well inside final furlong, not extended | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2013 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Apache Stronghold | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | D J Condon | 5/4 |
| slight mistake 1st, chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway in 3rd entering straight, ridden to challenge last, stayed on to narrow lead run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2013 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Theatre Mill | 11st 12lbs | of 10 | D J Condon | |
| 24 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | The Liquidator | 12st | 3 of 12 | Mr J P McKeown | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on to 2nd inside final furlong, lost 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2013 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | The Mighty Milan | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr J J King | 7/1 |
| settled in mid-division, 5th halfway, good headway to go 2nd entering straight, soon ridden and no impression on winner under 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2012 | Down Royal | Good (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Apache Stronghold | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Ms N Carberry | 9/4 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd 3f out, challenged 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||


