Book Of Excuses (IRE)
Owner: Mr David Gibbons Trainer: F Brennan Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Brian Boru / Out Of Danger (Darnay)
Form Summary
GoingView detailed form hide detailed form |
Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Totals | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Towcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 179y | 4 | Fine Jewellery | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | T Dowling | 20/1 |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened and lost touch 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2015 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 209y | 4 | Lemony Bay | 11st 6lbs | of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 7f | 4 | Etania | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 10 | N D Fehily | 10/1 |
| prominent, led 8th, headed before next, led 11th until 12th, led again before 2 out, headed after last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2015 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2y | 4 | Big Sound | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 29 Oct 2014 | Taunton | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Vesperal Dream | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 5 | K Renwick | 9/1 |
| led until mistake and headed 3rd, led again next, headed 4 out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on same pace after last, lost 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2014 | Hexham | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Wakanda | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 7 | J M Maguire | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, slow 1st, pushed along 8th, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2014 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 4 | Midnight Oscar | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 5 | K Renwick | 7/1 |
| with winner, led after 2nd, headed narrowly and reminder 13th, led again narrowly after 5 out, headed next, soon outpaced, no impression in clear 2nd from 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2014 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Reaping The Reward | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 10/11 |
| led, clear 5th until slow 9th, not fluent and ridden along from next, headed just before bend turning for home, soon well held by front pair | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2014 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Book Of Excuses | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | N D Fehily | 7/4 |
| made all, not fluent 3 out, hard ridden next, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2014 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 4f | 4 | Book Of Excuses | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 5/2 |
| made all, shaken up 4 out, driven clear from next, kept on, ridden out flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2014 | Perth | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | The Banastoir | 11st | 7 of 10 | K Renwick | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, led narrowly when blundered 2 out, headed before last, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2014 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | No Substitute | 11st | of 9 | K Renwick | |
| 02 May 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Rohan's Pride | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 16 | B Browne | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 6th, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th 2 out and no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Johnies Star | 11st 3lbs | Fell of 16 | Mr T N Bennett | |