Blackmail (FR)
Owner: John Breslin Trainer: A J Martin Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Black Sam Bellamy / Same To You (Mujtahid)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in place on the Hurdle course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Woodland Opera | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 16 | D F O'Regan | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, slow at 7th and soon detached, never a factor | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Diakali | 11st | 4 of 6 | D N Russell | 10/1 |
| soon detached in rear, pushed along briefly 5th, pushed along again 3 out, no impression approaching straight, soon one pace in remote 4th | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2017 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Alamein | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 9 | D N Russell | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, fell 5th | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 203y | 3 | Captain Redbeard | 11st 8lbs | of 9 | B S Hughes | 0/0 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2017 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 45y | 0 | Don't Touch It | 11st 12lbs | of 19 | D N Russell | 0/0 |
| 28 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Bleu Et Rouge | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | D N Russell | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 4th entering straight, ridden before last, no impression in 5th run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2016 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Martello Tower | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | R M Power | 25/1 |
| held up, moderate 7th from 4th, never a factor | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Aux Ptits Soins | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 26 | D F O'Regan | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear of mid-division, driven 2 out, chased leaders under pressure between last 2, never on terms, weakened from last | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2014 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | He'llberemembered | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| held up in 5th and slight mistake 1st, ran freely early, left 4th at 5th, ridden before 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace (finished 5th - promoted to 4th) | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Blackmail | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | Ruby Walsh | 1/7 |
| made all, slight mistake 4 out, eased clear before 2 out, not extended | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2013 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Blackmail | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | Ruby Walsh | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders on inner and 3rd halfway, smooth headway to lead before 2 out, pushed out and drew clear run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2013 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Ted Veale | 11st | 2 of 9 | Miss M O'Sullivan | 8/1 |
| slowly away and in rear, some headway approaching straight and 6th when switched right under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | The Liquidator | 12st | 4 of 12 | Mr R P McNamara | 7/1 |
| led, headed entering straight, soon ridden, no extra in 2nd over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Briar Hill | 11st 5lbs | 15 of 24 | B J Geraghty | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2013 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft in place on the Hurdle course) | 2m | 0 | Blackmail | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Mr R P McNamara | 6/4 |
| led and disputed, led halfway, asserted 2f out, easily | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Moyle Park | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 13 | Mr R P McNamara | 11/2 |
| mid-division, 8th 4f out, progress entering straight, 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner last 100 yards | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2012 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Champagne James | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 6 | Mr P W Mullins | 5/4 |
| settled 3rd, keen hold early, headway in 2nd entering straight, closed on leader 3f out, challenged 1f out, ridden inside final furlong and no extra in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||


