Catching Shadows (IRE)
Owner: Mr & Mrs Sperling, Mr A Milburn Trainer: J Ewart Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Catcher In The Rye / Castletown Girl (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places on the home straight) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2017 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 98y | 4 | Modulus | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | B S Hughes | 11/2 |
| towards rear, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2017 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | El Massivo | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | Lucy Alexander | 6/1 |
| towards rear, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2016 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m | 4 | Kalaniti | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 10 | Jake Greenall | 15/8 |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, no extra next | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2016 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 4f 8y | 4 | Aintree My Dream | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | Lucy Alexander | 5/1 |
| in touch in 4th, went 3rd before 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2015 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places on the home straight) | 2m 4f 35y | 4 | Antilope Du Seuil | 11st | 4 of 15 | Jake Greenall | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, kept on, no impression | |||||||||
| 06 May 2015 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 5 | Micklegate Run | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | Dale Irving | 6/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2015 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 6 | Catching Shadows | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | Dale Irving | 4/5 |
| held up in touch, smooth headway into 2nd over 2f out, led 1f out, driven out final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2014 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Catching Shadows | 12st | 1 of 15 | Mr P F Casey | 33/1 |
| towards rear, headway on outer 5f out, improved to dispute lead entering straight, led travelling well 2f out, pushed along inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2014 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Bellshill | 12st | 6 of 6 | Mr P F Casey | 66/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden and no impression 3f out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2014 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 100y | 0 | Kennady | 12st | of 5 | Mr P F Casey | |


