Don Franco (IRE)
Owner: Downinmeath Syndicate Trainer: S R B Crawford Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Oratorio / Handora (Hernando)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2017 | Cartmel | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 107y | 4 | Shake It Up | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 7 | R Johnson | 11/4 |
| behind and jumping very slowly, tailed off when hampered 6th, some headway 13th but never on terms, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2017 | Bangor | Good | 3m 30y | 4 | Packettotherafters | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 11 | A E Lynch | 12/1 |
| behind, struggling 13th, mistake 4 out, never a threat | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2017 | Cartmel | Soft | 3m 1f 107y | 5 | Don Franco | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | R Johnson | 11/4 |
| held up in rear, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2017 | Bellewstown | Good | 3m | 0 | The Rite Article | 10st 10lbs | 13 of 19 | A E Lynch | 25/1 |
| always behind, trailing 5th, never a factor | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2017 | Cartmel | Good | 3m 1f 107y | 4 | Presenting Junior | 10st 13lbs | of 9 | A E Lynch | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2017 | Cartmel | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 107y | 5 | Camillas Wish | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 8 | A E Lynch | 6/1 |
| held up in touch in rear, closed 12th, not clear run before 3 out, 2nd from last, no impression on winner on last bend | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2017 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 72y | 4 | Whos De Baby | 11st 4lbs | of 8 | A E Lynch | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2017 | Hexham | Good | 3m 41y | 5 | Hattons Hill | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 17 | B S Hughes | 6/1 |
| towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden 2 out, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 18 May 2017 | Perth | Good | 2m 7f 180y | 5 | Don Franco | 11st | 1 of 10 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| not always fluent and jumped left in rear, headway 4 out, led last, clear flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2017 | Hexham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 133y | 5 | Miss Conway | 11st 9lbs | 12 of 13 | A E Lynch | 7/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 6th, weakened before 8th | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2017 | Sedgefield | Good | 2m 77y | 4 | Whitsundays | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | A E Lynch | 7/2 |
| behind, left 3rd at the 4th, soon very remote | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2015 | Navan | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Douvan | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | B M Cash | 100/0 |
| mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 4 out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2015 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Outlander | 11st 12lbs | 14 of 17 | A E Lynch | 100/0 |
| towards rear, not fluent 7th, never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2015 | Down Royal | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Pace And Passion | 11st 9lbs | 12 of 15 | K C Sexton | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, closer in 4th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 29 May 2015 | Down Royal | Good | 3m | 0 | Medinah Gold | 11st 3lbs | 10 of 11 | K C Sexton | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 14 May 2015 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Don Franco | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 20 | K C Sexton | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 2 out, challenged last, led and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2015 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Phil The Flyer | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 13 | A E Lynch | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, challenged 2 out and led briefly before last, kept on one pace under pressure run-in, not match winner | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2015 | Thurles | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Rebel Cry | 11st 5lbs | 8 of 15 | Ms N Carberry | 7/2 |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no impression entering straight, moderate 7th before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2015 | Naas | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Lilshane | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 19 | A E Lynch | 16/1 |
| held up, 12th after 2nd, still 12th approaching straight, no impression in 7th at last, one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Lilshane | 11st 9lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | |
| 01 Feb 2014 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Shantou Ed | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 20 | A E Lynch | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders, no impression approaching straight, dropped to moderate 8th and no impression 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2014 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Ivan Grozny | 11st 7lbs | 15 of 23 | A E Lynch | 66/1 |
| soon towards rear, moderate 15th before straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m | 0 | Noble Inn | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 13 | Mr E J O'Connell | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, slight mistake 3rd and not fluent 4 out, no extra in moderate 8th after 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||


