Idle Talker (IRE)
Owner: Coldunell Limited Trainer: N J Gifford Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Dandy Man / Special Pearl (Alhaarth)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2017 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m | 6 | Sir Pass I Am | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 13 | Martin Lane | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2017 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 6f | 5 | Free Bounty | 10st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | Mr D H Dunsdon | 16/1 |
| raced wide in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2016 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | General Hazard | 9st 6lbs | 12 of 14 | Liam Jones | 33/1 |
| held up, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2015 | Windsor | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 3f 135y | 6 | Merry Dancer | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | Mr Will Pettis | 9/0 |
| tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on and just held post | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 5f 66y | 6 | Le Torrent | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 12 | Oisin Murphy | 10/0 |
| led, headed 11f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2015 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 5f 66y | 6 | Shifting Moon | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | K Stott | 5/0 |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2015 | Bath | Firm | 1m 5f 22y | 6 | Le Torrent | 9st 7lbs | of 12 | Edward Greatrex | |
| 01 Sep 2015 | Epsom Downs | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 4f 10y | 5 | El Campeon | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 7 | K Stott | 10/3 |
| held up in touch, closed to take 2nd 5f out until ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2015 | Brighton | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Idle Talker | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 7 | Edward Greatrex | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out when not clear run and switched right, went 2nd just inside final furlong, driven to lead final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 167y | 4 | Leoncavallo | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | James Davies | 5/1 |
| in rear and in touch, mistake 2nd, weakened from 3 out | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2015 | Chepstow | Good | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Idle Talker | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | Edward Greatrex | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, 3 lengths clear when eased right down inside final furlong, just held on | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2015 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Duke Street | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | R Ffrench | 5/1 |
| tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2015 | Lingfield | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 2f | 6 | Idle Talker | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | S De Sousa | 5/4 |
| tracked leader, challenged over 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, kept on well final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2015 | Brighton | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Tommys Geal | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 12 | Oisin Murphy | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2015 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | El Campeon | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | P C O'Donnell | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, tried to challenge on inside when not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 May 2015 | Chepstow | Soft | 1m 4f 23y | 6 | Honour Promise | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | Victor Santos | 33/1 |
| broke well, tracked leaders, not clear run 3f out, edged left 2f out, jockey slightly unbalanced over 1f out and inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 04 May 2015 | Bath | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 46y | 6 | Avenue Du Monde | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 14 | Renato Souza | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon chasing leaders, led over 6f out, headed 3f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2014 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Danseur Noble | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 9 | Raul Da Silva | 66/1 |
| chased leader, lost place over 3f out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Cilento | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | Raul Da Silva | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Ripinto | 9st 5lbs | of 14 | S De Sousa | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | Newbury | Soft | 1m | 4 | Milky Way | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | Irineu Goncalves | 50/1 |
| led until halfway, lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2014 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 1m | 0 | Order Of St George | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 10 | Colin Keane | 50/1 |
| towards rear, last halfway, reminder under 3f out, ridden in detached rear entering straight, never a factor | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2014 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Fit For The Job | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 15 | Colin Keane | 40/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out | |||||||||


