The Game Changer (IRE)
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Trainer: G Elliott Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Arcadio / Gilt Ridden (Heron Island)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places - Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 59 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug 2018 | Galway | Good | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Show And Go | 11st 5lbs | UnseatedRider of 18 | J W Kennedy | 20/1 |
| soon led, bad mistake and unseated rider 2nd | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2018 | Galway | Soft | 2m 11y | 0 | Sharjah | 11st | PulledUp of 23 | D N Russell | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division, in rear and pulled up after 4th | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2018 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Neverushacon | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 7/4 |
| soon led, clear after 1st, reduced advantage after 5th, increased advantage after 8th, not fluent at 10th, reduced advantage 4 out, headed approaching home bend, no impression, one paced after 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2018 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Joey Sasa | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 11 | D N Russell | 22/1 |
| held up in rear of mid-division, some headway 4 out, soon pushed along and lost place after next, no impression in 9th when mistake 2 out, no extra, eased run-in, tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2018 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, closed up after 3 out, on terms from before 2 out, gained narrow lead and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Supasundae | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | D N Russell | 66/1 |
| soon raced in 2nd, not fluent 4th, 3rd at 6th, no extra and eased in last approaching 3 out where left 5th | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Un De Sceaux | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | M A Enright | 66/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Bobeska | 12st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | Sarah Ennis | 5/4 |
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 62y | 1 | Le Prezien | 11st | of 24 | J W Kennedy | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Doctor Phoenix | 11st 1lbs | 7 of 13 | J W Kennedy | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd at 8th, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Mick Jazz | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | S W Flanagan | 33/1 |
| prominent, 3rd from 3rd, lost place and no extra from 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2017 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Clarcam | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 6 | D N Russell | 2/1 |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, headway in 2nd 4 out, slight mistake next, pushed along and no impression in 4th approaching 2 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2017 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Campeador | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 8 | C D Meehan | 8/1 |
| held up behind leaders early, chased leaders from 2nd, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5th, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no extra, weakened entering straight, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | C D Meehan | 4/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led narrowly 4 out, soon 2nd, on terms 2 out, soon led, edged right run-in, strongly pressed close home, held on | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2017 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| soon raced in 3rd, closed to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, gained narrow lead 2 out where slight mistake, kept on well to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2017 | Sligo | Good | 2m 70y | 0 | Ted Veale | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Cooper | 5/2 |
| held up in 4th, moderate 4th 4 out, closer 4th 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2017 | Galway | Yielding | 2m 11y | 0 | Tigris River | 10st 9lbs | 13 of 23 | James Bowen | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, soon no extra, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m | 1 | Fox Norton | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | B J Cooper | 40/1 |
| towards rear, detached in last at 4th, soon no danger, pulled up after 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m 5f | 0 | Our Duke | 11st | PulledUp of 33 | M P Fogarty | 66/1 |
| not always fluent jumping, pulled up before 6 out | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 1 | Ballycasey | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 8 | J W Kennedy | 12/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 6th, weakened 4 out, pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 62y | 1 | Rock The World | 11st 8lbs | 21 of 24 | B J Cooper | 9/1 |
| always behind, weakened 3 out, eased flat, tailed off | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2016 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Douvan | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 8 | J W Kennedy | 10/1 |
| settled 4th, 3rd 4 out, no impression in 4th 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2016 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Arctic Skipper | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | D F O'Regan | 5/1 |
| prominent and disputed lead, led before 3rd, travelling well approaching 2 out where slight mistake, pushed along and headed last, ridden and no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2016 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Tell Us More | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| held up 4th, 3rd at 2nd where jumped big, improved to 2nd after 5th, soon 3rd, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, progress to 2nd at last, kept on, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2016 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Hidden Cyclone | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | C M Collins | 9/2 |
| soon raced in moderate 4th, closed and slight mistake 2 out, travelling smoothly before straight, soon ridden to challenge, no impression and slight mistake last, 3rd and no extra run-in, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2016 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Ivan Grozny | 11st 4lbs | of 7 | B J Cooper | 0/0 |
| 01 Oct 2016 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Ballycasey | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 11/1 |
| towards rear, some headway but no impression when slight mistake 3 out, soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2016 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Kylecrue | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 5 | B J Cooper | 11/8 |
| chased leaders, bad mistake 2nd, raced towards outer, soon 3rd, not fluent 8th and 3 out where pushed along, soon dropped to 4th and no impression, left 3rd and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 May 2016 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f 120y | 1 | Clarcam | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 6 | B J Cooper | 8/11 |
| held up in rear early, 3rd from 3rd, slight mistake 4th, disputed 2nd from 5th, 3rd before 6 out where slight mistake, closer 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd and slight mistake last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Douvan | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | B J Cooper | 9/0 |
| chased leaders, closer in 4th approaching 4 out, 3rd approaching straight, disputed 2nd 2 out, soon chased winner, no impression from before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 176y | 1 | Douvan | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Cooper | 8/0 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner from 2 out, not fluent last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Douvan | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 7 | B J Cooper | 14/0 |
| held up in last trio, pecked 2nd, headway 3 out, left 3rd when bumped 2 out, mistake last, weakened and dropped to 4th inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Cooper | 1/0 |
| tracked leaders, soon 3rd, closed 4 out, challenged between horses travelling smoothly from 2 out, on terms from before last, soon led, ridden to quickly assert, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2015 | Roscommon | Yielding | 2m | 1 | The Game Changer | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Cooper | 11/0 |
| held up 3rd, progress to 2nd 3 out, travelled well to lead narrowly before last where not fluent, ridden out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2015 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m 2f 54y | 1 | Rock The World | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Cooper | 7/4 |
| raced in 2nd, slight mistake 7th, challenged from last travelling smoothly, on terms straight, soon pushed along, not match winner inside final furlong, one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Quick Jack | 10st 11lbs | 12 of 23 | D N Russell | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 5th, 8th after 3 out, ridden and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2015 | Limerick | Good (Watering) | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | D N Russell | 8/11 |
| made all, asserted straight, left further clear from 2 out, pushed out and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2015 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Good in places - Watering) | 2m | 0 | Arnaud | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | B J Cooper | 8/13 |
| tracked leader, on terms 1st, led next, not fluent 7th, slight mistake 2 out, soon pushed along, bad mistake last, headed run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2015 | Roscommon | Good | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | B J Cooper | 6/4 |
| disputed lead early, headed from 2nd, on terms again approaching straight, gained narrow lead before 3 out, pressed and stayed on well from last | |||||||||
| 16 May 2015 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | D N Russell | 6/4 |
| led 1st, went on from before 3 out where slight mistake, stayed on well straight, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Some Article | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 28 | D N Russell | 12/1 |
| soon rear of mid-division, stumbled after 3rd, tight for room on inner approaching 2 out and headway, closed approaching straight still travelling smoothly, disputed 4th at last, challenged run-in, kept on same pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Astre De La Cour | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 22 | L P Dempsey | 15/2 |
| held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden run-in, kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Wicklow Brave | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 26 | B J Cooper | 8/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, tracked leaders on inside 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2014 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Rebel Fitz | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | J J Burke | 14/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 2nd, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and no impression before next, not fluent last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Portrade | 11st 10lbs | 10 of 16 | J J Burke | 7/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Darwins Fox | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | J J Burke | 1/1 |
| soon raced in 4th, went 2nd 6 out, no impression before last, kept on run-in and closed on winner without ever threatening to get there close home | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2014 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 15 | J J Burke | 11/2 |
| mid-division, travelled well 3 out, improved to track leader in 2nd 2 out, led at last, pushed out to assert close home | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2014 | Galway | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Thomas Edison | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 23 | K C Sexton | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, good progress approaching 2 out, ridden and went 3rd last, no impression and kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 11 May 2014 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Pivot Bridge | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 16 | K C Sexton | 14/1 |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Cool Macavity | 11st | 4 of 18 | D N Russell | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, 7th 3 out, ridden and progress into 2nd after 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good to Soft (National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Josses Hill | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | D J Casey | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, closed and in touch 3 out, still looked to be going ok when short of room and hampered before 2 out, no impression and well held after | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2014 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Empire Of Dirt | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 13 | D J Casey | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, close 6th 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, 2nd at last, strongly pressed winner run-in, kept on same pace close home | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Gilgamboa | 10st 6lbs | 17 of 24 | B J Cooper | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra entering straight | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | The Tullow Tank | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 7 | D N Russell | 8/1 |
| soon chased leaders, closer order 3 out, 5th approaching straight, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2013 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | D N Russell | 4/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, progress into 3rd entering straight, challenged travelling well before last, led last and slight mistake, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2013 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Ange Balafre | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 10 | A E Lynch | 4/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, close 6th approaching straight, ridden to challenge and lead before last where not fluent, soon headed and no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2013 | Cork | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 11 | D N Russell | 11/8 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, challenged 5th, led before next, slight mistake and ridden 2 out, strongly pressed last and slight mistake, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Moyle Park | 11st 4lbs | BroughtDown of 27 | Mr D O'Connor | |
| 21 Mar 2013 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 11 | Ms N Carberry | 3/1 |
| held up in rear, headway entering straight, travelled well in 5th 2f out, improved to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||