Bellflower Boy (IRE)
Owner: The Five Nations Partnership Trainer: Dr R D P Newland Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Chase Course - Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country Firm,Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Cross Country Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on cross country course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 55 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2013 | Ffos Las | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Firebird Flyer | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 5 | Chris Ward | 5/4 |
| with leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, mistake 12th, soon outpaced, rallied 4 out, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2013 | Southwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Chris Ward | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd after 6th, led after 3 out, clear after 2 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2013 | Leicester | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Balinroab | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 12 | Chris Ward | 5/1 |
| close up, led 3rd, jumped left 8th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2013 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 5 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 10 | Chris Ward | 6/1 |
| led, narrowly headed after 3rd, led again after 5th, ridden before last, stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2013 | Taunton | Heavy | 2m 1f | 5 | Arrayan | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | A P McCoy | 6/4 |
| led until after 2nd, pressed leader, every chance 3 out, soon under pressure and weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2013 | Ludlow | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Milo Milan | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 11 | Chris Ward | 10/1 |
| reluctant to race and always in rear, never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2013 | Taunton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 4 | Bennys Mist | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | Chris Ward | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th until after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2012 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 4f | 3 | Monsieur Cadou | 10st 11lbs | 11 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 7/1 |
| mistake 1st, always behind | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2012 | Aintree | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Ely Brown | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 11 | Chris Ward | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and edged left after 2 out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2012 | Sedgefield | Soft | 3m 6f | 3 | Chamirey | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Charlie Huxley | 6/1 |
| in touch, chased winner from 19th, pushed along before 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to soft in places ) | 3m | 1 | Cape Tribulation | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 24 | Jack Quinlan | 25/1 |
| mid-division in touch, outpaced 7th, kept on same pace under pressure from 2 out, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2012 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | Jack Quinlan | 9/2 |
| pushed along in rear until after 1st, reminder after 6th, headway next, led approaching 3 out, well clear before next, not fluent last, easily | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2011 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 4 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 14 | Chris Ward | 14/1 |
| always prominent, tracked leader 7th, led after 3 out, clear next, edged left and ran on well flat | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2011 | Taunton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Fox Appeal | 11st 3lbs | 11 of 11 | S P Jones | 16/1 |
| held up, not fluent and ridden after 8th, well beaten before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 3m | 2 | Oscargo | 10st 5lbs | of 9 | Non Runner | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 4 | My Arch | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 10 | S P Jones | 28/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country Firm,Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Decoy | 11st 11lbs | 17 of 24 | Chris Ward | 66/1 |
| held up in rear, behind from 6th | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2011 | Aintree | Good | 3m 110y | 2 | Rival D'estruval | 10st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| with leader until 10th, soon beaten, mistake 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2011 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Ethiopia | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 13 | T Scudamore | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Ayr | Good | 4m 110y | 1 | Beshabar | 10st | of 30 | Non Runner | |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Triggerman | 10st | 3 of 7 | T J Murphy | 11/4 |
| not fluent sulking in rear and well off the pace early stages, closer order 12th, mistake 17th, went 3rd 3 out, staying on when blundered 2 out, soon beaten, flashed tail under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2011 | Ffos Las | Good | 3m | 3 | Bellflower Boy | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | T J Murphy | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, led approaching 2 out, driven clear last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 3m 110y | 2 | Five Star Wilsham | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 12 | T Scudamore | 14/1 |
| chased leaders and keen on inner, led after 4th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2010 | Bangor | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | T Scudamore | 7/1 |
| held up mid-division, hampered 4th, headway 7th, led 3 out, held on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2010 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | T Weston | 4/6 |
| held up behind leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, went 2nd before next, soon challenging, led flat, ridden out | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2010 | Towcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Mister Hyde | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 15 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, led after 6th until after 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2010 | Towcester | Good | 2m 6f | 4 | Ammunition | 10st 13lbs | of 11 | W Kennedy | |
| 03 Oct 2010 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Festival Dreams | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 10 | S Thomas | 11/4 |
| led, bad mistake 1st, headed next, prominent, pecked 11th, every chance 3 out, bad mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened, clambered over last | |||||||||
| 14 May 2010 | Cork | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Gallery Man | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 14 | Paul Townend | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, under pressure in 7th 3 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Hold The Pin | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 18 | R M Power | |
| 18 Jan 2010 | Thurles | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Droim Toll | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | R J Jones | |
| 29 Dec 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | The Flying Dustman | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 14 | R J Jones | 7/1 |
| 15 Nov 2009 | Cork | Heavy | 3m 4f | 0 | Our Monty | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 12 | C O'Farrell | 8/1 |
| towards rear, 8th and in touch after 5 out, no impression from before 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Paddy Pub | 10st 4lbs | 3 of 13 | R J Jones | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 8th 3 out, moderate 7th entering straight, 5th at last, kept on under pressure into 3rd on run-in | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2009 | Thurles | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | My Lord Oscar | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 16 | R J Jones | 14/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 5th 4 out, ridden from next, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2009 | Limerick | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Our Monty | 11st 11lbs | 12 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 9/1 |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | On The Other Hand | 11st | 9 of 18 | R J Jones | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 10th before straight, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2009 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Tamayo | 10st 10lbs | 8 of 16 | B C Byrnes | 14/1 |
| towards rear, some progress 4 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2009 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Bella Mana Mou | 10st 1lbs | 12 of 19 | B C Byrnes | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no extra from 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2009 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Rock Street | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 13 | P W Flood | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, some late headway into moderate 8th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2009 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Chateau D'eau | 11st | 8 of 24 | D J Casey | 14/1 |
| mid-division, 13th 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 3m | 0 | P'tit Fute | 10st 1lbs | 9 of 25 | Alain Cawley | 20/1 |
| mid-division, headway to 5th 5 out, 3rd 4 out, 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and no extra before last | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2008 | Limerick | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Final Question | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | B C Byrnes | 10/1 |
| 09 Dec 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Joncol | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 17 | R M Power | 14/1 |
| chased leaders early, moderate 8th halfway, ridden in 6th and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2008 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | General Wellington | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Mr R J Jones | 7/2 |
| 24 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places on cross country course) | 3m | 0 | Hidden Agent | 11st 1lbs | 24 of 25 | R M Power | 14/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2008 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Drumconvis | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 19 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| held up, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2008 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Bellflower Boy | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 26 | B J Geraghty | 10/3 |
| mid-division, 8th 3 out, ridden to dispute lead last, soon led, stayed on well run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2007 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Bellflower Boy | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 17 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 11/8 |
| 23 Dec 2007 | Thurles | Good (Chase Course - Yielding) | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Bellflower Boy | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 17 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| mid division, headway from 4 out, 3rd 3 out, soon led, ridden clear 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2007 | TIPPERARY | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Apt To Run | 10st 9lbs | 12 of 19 | J P Holly | |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2007 | CLONMEL | Good | 3520 | 0 | Add Wings | 11st | 8 of 18 | J P Holly | |
| mid-division, poor 9th 6 out, soon no danger | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2007 | CLONMEL | Good | 3520 | 0 | Add Wings | 11st | 8 of 18 | J P Holly | |
| mid-division, poor 9th 6 out, soon no danger | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2007 | DOWN ROYAL | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Superjet | 10st 13lbs | 15 of 20 | B C Byrnes | |
| always behind | |||||||||


