Why Not Thistle (IRE)
Owner: Ms Claudine Corrigan Trainer: D G Murphy Sex: mare Age: 6
Breeding: Flemensfirth / Which Thistle (Saddlers' Hall)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2015 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Eight Till Late | 11st | of 21 | Paul Townend | |
| 05 Apr 2015 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Misty Lady | 10st | 3 of 17 | P E Corbett | 14/1 |
| soon mid-division, slight mistake 6th, briefly tight for room approaching 7th, closer in 3rd 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2015 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Why Not Thistle | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 18 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| in rear early, 12th before halfway, 8th approaching straight travelling smoothly, closed up when short of room approaching 2 out and switched left, challenged from between last 2, led before last, ridden clear run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2015 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Queens Wild | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 18 | D N Russell | 3/1 |
| soon mid-division, closer order 8th, jumped left 10th, on tems 2 out, led before straight, headed approaching last, one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 2f | 1 | Morning Run | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 9 | D N Russell | 66/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor, 8th halfway, no extra in 5th entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2014 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Killultagh Vic | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 12 | J J Burke | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden in 5th before straight, no impression and kept on one pace, mistake last | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2014 | Wexford | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Carrigmoorna Rock | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 19 | Mr J J Burke | 6/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and progress entering straight, went 3rd 1 1/2f out, under pressure and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2014 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Whisper Rock | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr D O'Connor | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 9th 4f out, ridden entering straight, stayed on into 4th 2f out, kept on final furlong, just held for 2nd | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Back Before Dawn | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 20 | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| mid-division, progress into 6th before 2 out, ridden 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2014 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Railway Zira | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 12 | D N Russell | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 5th before 3 out, 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra before last, kept on same pace, lost 3rd run-in | |||||||||


