Father Christmas (IRE)
Owner: Mr M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs John Magni Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Bernardini / Christmas Kid (Lemon Drop Kid)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2016 | Chester | Good | 1m 5f 89y | 1 | Dartmouth | 9st | 5 of 7 | J A Heffernan | 6/1 |
| soon held up in last, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, struggling and no chance after | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2016 | Curragh | Soft | 1m 2f | 1 | Zhukova | 9st 5lbs | of 7 | J A Heffernan | 0/0 |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 1 | Balios | 9st | 3 of 7 | Joseph O'Brien | 16/1 |
| taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2015 | Roscommon | Yielding | 1m 2f 80y | 0 | Father Christmas | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 15 | Joseph O'Brien | 9/10 |
| tracked leaders, soon 4th, under pressure approaching straight, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2015 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m | 0 | Sacrificial | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | Joseph O'Brien | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on well final 100 yards to go 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2014 | Cork | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Mandamus | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 16 | J A Heffernan | 5/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, moderate 9th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||