The Happy Prince (IRE)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Rip Van Winkle / Maid To Dream (Oasis Dream)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 3 | 2 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 1 | Caspian Prince | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 16 | J A Heffernan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 3rd under 2f out and ridden in 2nd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2016 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 7f 100y | 1 | Jet Setting | 9st 8lbs | 9 of 10 | D O'Brien | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra and eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2016 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 6f | 1 | The Happy Prince | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | R L Moore | 11/4 |
| soon led and made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2016 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 1 | Breton Rock | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | J A Heffernan | 14/1 |
| dwelt, soon tracked leaders on outer, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on when hard pressed inside final furlong, headed narrowly near finish | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2016 | Navan | Yielding | 5f 182y | 0 | The Happy Prince | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | J A Heffernan | 5/1 |
| soon led, pushed along to assert from over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2016 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 5f | 1 | Spirit Quartz | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | J A Heffernan | 4/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 5th on inner halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, headway to 2nd 1f out, kept on, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Moviesta | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | D O'Brien | 11/2 |
| mid-division, progress in 4th 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 7f | 0 | Dream Walker | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 19 | J A Heffernan | 9/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2016 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 6f 63y | 0 | Perfect Pasture | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 19 | R L Moore | 8/1 |
| towards rear and 18th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and some progress into mid-division 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2016 | Curragh | Good to Yielding | 6f | 0 | Toscanini | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | R L Moore | 4/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along in 7th and switched right 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2016 | Royal Ascot | Good to Soft | 6f | 2 | Outback Traveller | 9st 2lbs | 15 of 29 | R L Moore | 7/1 |
| raced near side, held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, never reached leaders, no extra inside final furlong, eased when no chance | |||||||||
| 29 May 2016 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 7f | 1 | Anamba | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 14 | R L Moore | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 May 2016 | Cork | Good | 5f | 0 | Ardhoomey | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | D O'Brien | 3/1 |
| in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2016 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 5f | 1 | Fort Del Oro | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 9/0 |
| prominent, closed up approaching halfway, soon almost on terms, pushed along over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2016 | Curragh | Soft | 7f | 1 | Onenightidreamed | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | J A Heffernan | 8/0 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th closing stages | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2015 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 1 | Sovereign Debt | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | Joseph O'Brien | 11/0 |
| held up, 7th halfway, progress on outer under 2f out and 3rd 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2015 | Curragh | Good | 6f | 1 | Fort Del Oro | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 11 | R L Moore | 4/0 |
| rear, 8th halfway, pushed along 2 1/2f out, progress on outer to 2nd over 1f out, strongly challenged leader final furlong, kept on, not match winner close home | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2015 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 7f 100y | 1 | Tested | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | E J McNamara | 8/0 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2015 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 6f | 1 | Anthem Alexander | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 6 | Joseph O'Brien | 7/2 |
| soon led, pushed along 2f out, headed and kept on without matching winner from over 100yds out | |||||||||
| 13 May 2015 | Naas | Soft | 6f | 0 | The Happy Prince | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Joseph O'Brien | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, led after 1f, ridden 1 1/2f out, edged right under pressure 150 yards out, kept on | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2015 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Postulation | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | Joseph O'Brien | 11/4 |
| held up in rear, last halfway, 5th travelling well 2f out, pushed along in 5th on outer 1 1/2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, strongly pressed leaders close home, went 2nd near line, | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2015 | Limerick | Soft | 6f 160y | 0 | The Happy Prince | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | Joseph O'Brien | 4/9 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, improved in 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and shied away from whip under 1f out, soon disputed, regained lead final 100 yards, kept on well close home | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2014 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Royal Navy Ship | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 23 | C O'Donoghue | 12/1 |
| led, joined 3f out, led again over 2f out, headed and edged left 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, soon no extra, one pace | |||||||||