Sizing John (GB)
Owner: Ann & Alan Potts Limited Trainer: Mrs J Harrington Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Midnight Legend / La Perrotine (Northern Crystal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Burrows Saint | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 7 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders in moderate 3rd, improved into moderate 2nd travelling fine when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Road To Respect | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 12 | R M Power | 9/10 |
| 5th after 7th, slight mistake 12th, no extra and not fluent last | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2017 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f 40y | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | R M Power | 2/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, mistake 2nd, disputed 2nd from 5th, jumped up to challenge briefly 6 out, jumped up to dispute 3 out, soon led travelling best, shaken up to assert before last, pushed out run-in and kept on strongly, comfortably | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 120y | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | R M Power | 9/10 |
| held up in last, closer in 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, close 3rd when mistake 2 out, soon 2nd, improved to dispute lead at last, stayed on well run-in and edged ahead close home | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 70y | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 14 | R M Power | 7/1 |
| held up in rear early, closed into mid-division 5th, effort after 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well flat, ridden out | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m 60y | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | R M Power | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, soon raced in 4th, closed up travelling smoothly 2 out, pushed along to lead last, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2017 | Thurles | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | R M Power | 3/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden into 2nd entering straight, challenged 2 out, soon under pressure in 2nd, stayed on to press leader passing last, led run-in and kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Douvan | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | R M Power | 10/1 |
| in rear early, closer order to chase leaders 6th, under pressure from 2 out, chased winner run-in but no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Douvan | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 8/0 |
| disputed lead, slight mistake 1st and headed, raced in 2nd, pushed along briefly after 4th and 7th, under pressure approaching straight, joined for 2nd 2 out, soon 3rd and no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Arzal | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | J J Burke | 11/0 |
| tracked winner until 10th, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Douvan | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | J J Burke | 9/0 |
| led until 3rd, tracked winner until before 3 out, unable to quicken when hampered and left 2nd 2 out, no impression, stayed on | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2015 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Douvan | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 4 | J J Burke | 5/0 |
| disputed lead early, soon raced in 3rd, slight mistake 5th and pushed along briefly, 2nd from 8th, ridden approaching straight, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2015 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 4 | J J Burke | 4/0 |
| soon led, 2nd after 2nd, disputed at 5th, led after 7th, pushed along before 2 out, asserted before last, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing John | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | J J Burke | 2/0 |
| tracked leaders, a little keen, soon 2nd, on terms 4th, soon led, jumped well, pushed along to assert from 2 out, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Douvan | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | J J Burke | 5/1 |
| raced in 2nd, challenged and slight mistake 2 out, led approaching straight, soon pushed along, headed approaching last, one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Douvan | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | J J Burke | 25/1 |
| tracked leader, led narrowly after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2014 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing John | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | J J Burke | 11/1 |
| made all, jumped right 3rd, ran around slightly approaching 4th, ridden to assert before last, kept on strongly | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2014 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Douvan | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 9 | J J Burke | 13/2 |
| raced close 2nd for much, improved to dispute lead 3 out, ridden and headed next, no impression on winner run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2014 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Sizing John | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | J J Burke | 5/2 |
| prominent in 2nd, travelled well to lead 2 out, pushed along before last, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2014 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Forgotten Rules | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 19 | Mr D Roche | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, soon ridden, moderate 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2014 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Aminabad | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 14 | Mr D Roche | 16/1 |
| towards rear, took keen hold, ridden in 11th before straight, no impression in moderate 8th from under 2f out, moderate 7th and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||


