Sizing Granite (IRE)
Owner: Ann & Alan Potts Limited Trainer: C L Tizzard Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Milan / Hazel's Tisrara (Mandalus)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2019 | Plumpton | Good to Firm (Watered) | 3m 217y | 3 | Young Wolf | 12st 3lbs | 2 of 4 | H Cobden | 9/4 |
| tracked winner throughout, driven and effort 2 out, every chance last, ridden and one pace flat | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 105y | 2 | Sizing Granite | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 8 | H Cobden | 7/2 |
| disputed lead until led approaching 2 out, drew clear last, easily | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good | 2m 5f 122y | 2 | Sizing Granite | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | H Cobden | 9/4 |
| made all, over 1 length up last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 2 | Henryville | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Ben Godfrey | 8/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 2f 105y | 3 | The Jam Man | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | Ben Godfrey | 8/1 |
| held up in touch, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, plugged on last | |||||||||
| 17 May 2019 | Aintree | Good | 3m 210y | 2 | Minella Daddy | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, dropped to last and mistake 15th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | O O Seven | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 3 out and 3rd next, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2019 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Born Survivor | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 13 | T J O'Brien | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, slightly hampered 5th, left 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2018 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 7f 213y | 2 | Aaron Lad | 11st 9lbs | 12 of 13 | R M Power | 11/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent 6th, mistake 9th, tailed off 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2018 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 6 | N D Fehily | 33/1 |
| last pair, behind 12th, no chance after | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Sceau Royal | 11st | 6 of 6 | R Johnson | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders to 4th, held up in last pair, not fluent 9th, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2018 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 182y | 2 | Silver Streak | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | T Scudamore | 12/1 |
| held up, short-lived effort 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 12 May 2018 | Haydock | Good (Watered) | 1m 7f 144y | 1 | Silver Streak | 10st 11lbs | 12 of 16 | R M Power | 12/1 |
| mid-division, closed after 5th, not much room bend after 6th, well beaten from 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m 120y | 1 | Bellshill | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 13 | R M Power | 16/1 |
| held up, last from 6th, slight mistake 9th, went 5th approaching straight, bad mistake 2 out, no extra and one pace after | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Politologue | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | R M Power | 20/1 |
| held up in rear, mistake and rider lost left iron briefly 1st, blundered 9th, went 4th 4 out, closed when not fluent 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, no impression on front pair and weakened before last | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2018 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 69y | 2 | Sizing Granite | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | H Cobden | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, led going well 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Top Notch | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 9 | B J Cooper | 33/1 |
| chased leaders on inside, weakened and lost place 13th, soon behind, tailed off when blundered 3 out, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2017 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 98y | 2 | Romain De Senam | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 9 | B J Cooper | 14/1 |
| chased leaders early, soon towards rear, badly hampered 7th, never able to recover, pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 14 | R M Power | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th, led 4 out, went clear 2 out, pushed out and stayed on strongly run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2017 | Taunton | Good | 2m 104y | 3 | Valhalla | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | R M Power | 10/1 |
| in touch on outside, pushed along and outpaced soon after 3 out, no threat after | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Special Tiara | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | T J O'Brien | 50/1 |
| in rear, behind 8th, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2017 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 104y | 2 | Tommy Silver | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 10 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, outpaced after 3 out, plugged on but never on terms after | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2016 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 1 | Taquin Du Seuil | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 19 | T J O'Brien | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th, soon behind, pulled up 5 out | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2016 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Top Gamble | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | J J Burke | 6/0 |
| settled 4th early, 3rd from 5th, 4th at 7th, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 3rd 3 out, kept on and mistake 2 out, no impression in 2nd before last where slight mistake, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Sprinter Sacre | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | J J Burke | 33/0 |
| bad mistake 1st, not going after and soon well behind, pulled up before 7th | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2015 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m 1f | 1 | Flemenstar | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | J J Burke | 8/0 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 4 out, rear and slight mistake next, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2015 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Devils Bride | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | J J Burke | 1/0 |
| soon disputed lead, close 2nd from 4th, challenged straight, pushed along 2 out, slightly impeded and switched right run-in, kept on well closing stages, not quite get to winner | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Granite | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 6 | J J Burke | 9/2 |
| always handy, led before 2 out, 3 lengths clear last, driven out | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2015 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | J J Burke | 8/11 |
| close up, 3rd from 3rd, closed 3 out, on terms 2 out travelling smoothly, led straight, attempted to assert from before last where not fluent, ridden out and stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2015 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | J J Burke | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2014 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Chancol | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 6 | J J Burke | |
| 02 Nov 2014 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | J J Burke | 6/1 |
| prominent in close 2nd, improved to lead after 5 out, narrowly led 2 out, pushed along before last, under pressure and driven 100 yards out, kept on best | |||||||||
| 17 May 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Howwoulduno | 11st 12lbs | of 8 | A E Lynch | |
| 30 Apr 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Le Vent D'Antan | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 10 | A E Lynch | 8/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2014 | Gowran Park | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing Granite | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | A E Lynch | 11/8 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led before straight, went clear from after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2014 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | The Winkler | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 23 | A E Lynch | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, strongly pressed and kept on run-in, headed close home | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Clondaw Court | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | A E Lynch | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 2nd early straight and no impression on leader, 3rd at last and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||


