Festive Affair (IRE)
Owner: Four The Fun Of It Partnership Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Presenting / Merry Batim (Alphabatim)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2018 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Vosne Romanee | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | R Patrick | 5/1 |
| disputed lead to 1st, in touch, mistake 3rd, outpaced 4 out, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2018 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 214y | 2 | Champagne At Tara | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | R Patrick | 5/1 |
| led, headed before 3 out, stayed on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 13 May 2018 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Festive Affair | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | Aidan Coleman | 9/1 |
| made all, jumped right last, stayed on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2017 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Colin's Brother | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | Killian Moore | 12/1 |
| chased leader until 4 out, went 2nd again after last, no impression on winner, stayed on | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2017 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 92y | 2 | Overtown Express | 11st 1lbs | 9 of 10 | Aidan Coleman | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, left in 2nd place 2nd, hit 4th, lost 2nd 6th, chased leaders, weakened after 8th, soon behind, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2017 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 199y | 2 | Doitforthevillage | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 9 | Aidan Coleman | 20/1 |
| led to 5th, tracked leader, lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good | 2m 167y | 1 | Exitas | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 11 | Aidan Coleman | 20/1 |
| pressed leader, hit 4 out, lost place before next, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2017 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 214y | 2 | Festive Affair | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | Aidan Coleman | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 1st, hampered 4 out, challenged next, led 2 out, edged right before last, driven out | |||||||||
| 25 May 2017 | Warwick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 54y | 2 | Abidjan | 11st 13lbs | 4 of 6 | Aidan Coleman | 3/1 |
| led to 3 out, outpaced before and jumped right 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Festive Affair | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Aidan Coleman | 7/1 |
| led early, led again 2nd but pressed until 4 out, ridden out flat | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2016 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 2 | Colin's Brother | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 8 | Killian Moore | 11/1 |
| prominent, hard driven before 4 out, soon lost place | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2016 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 78y | 3 | Festive Affair | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | Killian Moore | 7/2 |
| prominent, not fluent 1st, 2nd from 4th, led 4 out, idled flat, driven out | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2016 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 192y | 1 | Quite By Chance | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | Aidan Coleman | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway approaching 8th, chased leaders 3 out, hard ridden to challenge next, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2016 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Casino Markets | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | Aidan Coleman | 17/2 |
| led until 3 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2016 | Worcester | Good (Watered) | 2m 110y | 3 | Sharp Rise | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | R Johnson | 7/2 |
| tracked winner, led 5th, headed after 8th, no impression from 2 out, lost 2nd flat | |||||||||
| 18 May 2016 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 3 | Miss Tenacious | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | Joshua Moore | 6/1 |
| tracked front pair, went 2nd 6th until 4 out, outpaced by front pair before 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, took 2nd post, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2016 | Ludlow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 212y | 3 | Festive Affair | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | R Johnson | 9/0 |
| tracked leader, blundered 1st, led from 2nd, kept on well from last | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2016 | Kempton | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Portway Flyer | 10st 11lbs | 6 of 13 | N D Fehily | 10/0 |
| towards rear, plugged on from 2 out, never involved | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2016 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 92y | 3 | Ut Majeur Aulmes | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | N D Fehily | 7/0 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, every chance 2 out, one pace between last 2, ridden and no impression after last, kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2015 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 119y | 3 | Vision Des Champs | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | Joshua Moore | 10/0 |
| tracked leader, led briefly bypassing omitted 3 out, ridden and one pace in 3rd after 2 out, weakened into 4th flat | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2015 | Aintree | Soft | 1m 7f 176y | 2 | Dresden | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 6 | B J Geraghty | 7/0 |
| held up, pushed along 6th, well beaten from 8th, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 1 | Rajdhani Express | 10st | Fell of 30 | R P McLernon | |
| 13 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Next Sensation | 10st 3lbs | 9 of 24 | R P McLernon | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2015 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 110y | 2 | Dresden | 10st 12lbs | of 7 | A P McCoy | |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | Brick Red | 10st 7lbs | 7 of 8 | A P McCoy | 4/1 |
| tracked leader until after 2nd, chased leading pair, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | Bold Henry | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 20 | B J Geraghty | |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Present View | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 20 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| tracked leader from 3rd, led 11th, headed before 2 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Festive Affair | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 5 | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
| went right 1st, made all, pushed along from 4 out, kept on well for hand riding, hung left flat, driven and stayed on final 100 yards, held on, all out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2013 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Vukovar | 11st | 3 of 4 | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
| took keen hold tracking winner, jumped big 2nd, not fluent next, lost 2nd after 10th, soon outpaced and no chance, tailed off | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2013 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Open Hearted | 11st | PulledUp of 5 | R McGrath | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | Salsify | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Mr D O'Connor | |
| 01 Apr 2013 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Mossey Joe | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 12 | Mr J T Carroll | 7/1 |
| close up and disputed lead for much, soon clear of remainder, travelling best straight, gained narrow lead between last 2, headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages | |||||||||