My Direction (GB)
Owner: Mrs Catherine Holden Trainer: Miss Ellmarie Holden Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Singspiel / Ejlaal (Caerleon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in plcs, Round Good,Good to Yielding ) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Round, Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 47 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Park Row | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 12 | G P Halpin | 25/1 |
| chased clear leader, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 4f out, no extra in 8th over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Days Without End | 9st 1lbs | of 13 | O J Orr | 0/0 |
| 19 Oct 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Red Charmer | 10st 1lbs | 10 of 17 | S P Davis | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Commander Won | 10st | 8 of 11 | S P Davis | 12/1 |
| towards rear, 6th halfway, under pressure and lost place approaching straight, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Persian Lion | 10st | 11 of 12 | S P Davis | 33/1 |
| towards rear, 11th halfway, under pressure over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, no headway, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2018 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 2m 4f | 0 | Viking Hoard | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 9 | John J Fitzpatrick | 12/1 |
| held up, soon towards rear, pushed along at stages, not fluent 4 out, no impression before straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2018 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | One In All In | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 7 | John J Fitzpatrick | 8/1 |
| rear, 6th halfway, not fluent 4 out, under pressure after 3 out, progress to 4th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2018 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Konig Hall | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 14 | D Meyler | 12/1 |
| mid-division early, moderate 8th from 3 out, kept on same pace from before next | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Elishpour | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 13 | O J Orr | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Clear Skies | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 11 | O J Orr | 11/2 |
| towards rear, 9th halfway, headway under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | My Direction | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | O J Orr | 9/1 |
| 29 Sep 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | My Direction | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | O J Orr | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, slightly hampered 2f out, good headway 1 1/2f out to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, reduced advantage close home | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2017 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Jaime Sommers | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 11 | S A Shortall | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2017 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m | 0 | St Lawrence Gap | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 10 | B Browne | 5/1 |
| chased leader, 5th 3 out, soon pushed along, progress to 2nd 2 out, ridden before last, no impression on winner, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2017 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Fiesole | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 10 | O J Orr | 6/1 |
| soon raced in 6th, briefly pushed along halfway, pushed along again 4f out, raced towards outer straight, soon no impression, no extra and eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2017 | Galway | Good | 2m 5f 11y | 0 | Davids Charm | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 23 | Rachael Blackmore | 12/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2017 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 0 | Tandem | 8st 11lbs | 12 of 13 | D P McDonogh | 9/1 |
| dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along early, weakened from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2017 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in plcs, Round Good,Good to Yielding ) | 1m 4f | 0 | Sea The Lion | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 14 | O J Orr | 12/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 6th over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2017 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1m 2f | 0 | Dragon Fei | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 17 | O J Orr | 16/1 |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th over 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1 1/2f out, improved to 2nd final 100 yards, kept on, no impression on easy winner | |||||||||
| 27 May 2017 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft (Round, Yielding) | 1m 4f | 0 | Glamorous Approach | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 14 | G P Halpin | 11/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Stronger Than Me | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 11 | O J Orr | 11/4 |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | My Direction | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 11 | O J Orr | 9/2 |
| dwelt and pushed along early, soon raced in 8th, pushed along again and progress straight, on terms 1f out, led and stayed on best closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2016 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Renneti | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 15 | O J Orr | 6/1 |
| towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden and headway to 4th under 2f out, improved to moderate 2nd final 150 yards, no impression on easy winner, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2016 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Roconga | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 13 | O J Orr | 5/1 |
| soon raced in 3rd, pushed along before straight, soon challenged, on terms 2f out, soon led, headed 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2016 | Gowran Park | Soft | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Massayan | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | O J Orr | 9/4 |
| bit slowly away, pushed along early towards rear, 5th after 3 1/2f, 3rd 5f out, driven in 5th entering straight, ridden under 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2016 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 1m 4f | 0 | My Direction | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | L F Roche | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, closed up from over 5f out, soon disputed lead, travelling smoothly 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon pushed along, strongly pressed and edged slightly left inside final furlong, kept on well, all out | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2016 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | My Direction | 8st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | L F Roche | 5/1 |
| held up in rear early, headway into 3rd on outer at halfway, went 2nd entering straight, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2016 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Queen Alphabet | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | C T Keane | 25/1 |
| towards rear, progress into 5th and ridden entering straight, went 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2016 | Sligo | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 0 | The Mad Well | 11st 12lbs | of 10 | J M Moore | 0/0 |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Wexford | Good | 2m | 0 | Coolfighter | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 14 | D Meyler | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, soon pushed along and dropped towards rear, no extra, behind and pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 May 2016 | Ballinrobe | Soft | 2m 1f 50y | 0 | Fire In Soul | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 9 | B Hayes | 22/0 |
| soon settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 3 out and ridden, no impression next, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2015 | Galway | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Lord Scoundrel | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 5 | B Hayes | 6/0 |
| led, not fluent 1st, jumped left 6th, slight mistake 4 out, under pressure and headed after last, dropped to 3rd under 2f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2015 | Listowel | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Sizing Codelco | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 9 | B Hayes | 50/0 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 5th 2 out, left 3rd, kept on one pace, slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2015 | Cork | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Coolmill | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | Rachael Blackmore | 28/1 |
| slight mistake 2nd, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along from 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, no impression when left in lead 3 out and slightly impeded, headed 2 out where mistake, dropped to 3rd and no extra before last | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2015 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Colour Squadron | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Rachael Blackmore | |
| 01 Aug 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 5f 124y | 0 | Valyssa Monterg | 11st 2lbs | of 23 | B Hayes | |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Galway | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | Time To Inspire | 11st 11lbs | 11 of 19 | Mr P W Mullins | 18/1 |
| soon raced in 6th, 5th and pushed along 3f out, dropped to moderate 8th 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2015 | Worcester | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f | 2 | Champion Court | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Aidan Coleman | |
| 25 Oct 2014 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Blaklion | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2014 | Worcester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | My Direction | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | A P McCoy | 3/10 |
| tracked leader, not fluent 4th, led before 3 out, clear after next, comfortably | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2014 | Sedgefield | Good (Good to Firm, Watered) | 2m 4f | 4 | Man Of Plenty | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 5 | J M Quinlan | 1/4 |
| tracked leader, led 2 out, challenged when blundered last, soon headed, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2014 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 2m 2f 110y | 4 | My Direction | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 5 | A P McCoy | 5/6 |
| tracked leader, hit 2nd, led 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2014 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Watered) | 2m 3f | 4 | My Direction | 11st | 1 of 7 | J M Quinlan | 2/11 |
| led to after 1st, tracked leader, led again after 3 out, drew clear on bit between last 2, unextended | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2014 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Collodi | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | J M Quinlan | 5/1 |
| in touch, ridden briefly after 3 out, hanging left before 2 out where mistake, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just held | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2014 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m | 4 | Stephen Hero | 10st 9lbs | of 11 | Non Runner | |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 4f | 5 | Hamelin | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 14 | L Morris | 11/4 |
| led after 1f, headed over 2f out, kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2013 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Dragon City | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | J Fanning | 5/1 |
| led 3f, tracked winner, driven when pace quickened 4f out, clear with winner 2f out, switched inside and ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish | |||||||||