Lake Takapuna (IRE)
Owner: Graham,hughes,kesson,arthur & Craig Fa Trainer: J Ewart Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Shantou / Close To Shore (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2023 | Hexham | Good | 1m 7f 133y | 4 | First Revolution | 12st | 6 of 9 | B S Hughes | 17/2 |
| chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 10 May 2023 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 1f 14y | 3 | Bollingerandkrug | 10st 2lbs | of 6 | Danny McMenamin | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2023 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Getaway Luv | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | B S Hughes | 6/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and made no impression 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, late headway from last, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2023 | Newcastle | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 75y | 4 | Whodini | 12st 1lbs | 5 of 10 | B S Hughes | 5/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, behind 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2023 | Ayr | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Lake Takapuna | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | B S Hughes | 11/1 |
| chasing leaders 2nd, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2023 | Musselburgh | Soft | 1m 7f 182y | 4 | Arthur's Quay | 12st | 4 of 9 | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and well held in 4th from 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2022 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 182y | 4 | Here We Have It | 12st | of 9 | Edward Austin | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2022 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 78y | 4 | Coastguard Station | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 5 | Danny McMenamin | 4/1 |
| held up in 4th, outpaced and reminder after 6th, well beaten before 4 out | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2022 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 1f 14y | 4 | Corrigeen Rock | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | Ryan Mania | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, no progress | |||||||||
| 05 May 2021 | Kelso | Good | 2m 1f 14y | 3 | Valence D'Aumont | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 11 | B S Hughes | 14/1 |
| not always fluent, handy on inside, lost place before 8th, rallied and switched left before last, stayed on flat, every chance towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2020 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 1f 14y | 3 | Monsieur Co | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | Rachel McDonald | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, mistake 4th, ridden along 5th, jumped slowly 6th, soon struggling | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2020 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 78y | 3 | Carolines Charm | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Rachel McDonald | 11/1 |
| prominent or led, pressed on to lead outright after 8th, headed after 2 out, kept on at one pace after last | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2020 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 124y | 4 | Raymond | 12st 3lbs | 8 of 9 | Theo Gillard | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and weakened before next | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2020 | Kelso | Good | 2m 1f 14y | 4 | Monsieur Co | 12st 3lbs | of 11 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2020 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 14y | 3 | Lake Takapuna | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 8 | Rachel McDonald | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, not much room and lost place 2nd, closed 7th, mistake 4 out, led flat, stayed on well, clear towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2020 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 4f 115y | 4 | Mr Mcgo | 12st 1lbs | 4 of 7 | Lucy Alexander | 25/1 |
| mid-division, headway when mistake 10th, well held in 3rd from 3 out, lost 3rd post | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2020 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 68y | 2 | Nuts Well | 11st | 8 of 14 | Lucy Alexander | 33/1 |
| held up, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2019 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 3 | Sammy Bill | 11st 5lbs | of 11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2019 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 2 | Elvis Mail | 10st 7lbs | of 9 | Ross Chapman | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | All The Answers | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 15 | D N Russell | 7/2 |
| towards rear, niggled along after 4 out, progress before 3 out, no impression before 2 out, weakened after last, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 May 2019 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 136y | 0 | Lake Takapuna | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 9 | Donagh Meyler | 3/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, ridden to progress after 2 out, stayed on to dispute last and slight mistake, led run-in and kept on best close home | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Quamino | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 15 | D J Mullins | 5/1 |
| waited with, raced in 11th early, slight mistake 3rd, inclined to jump slightly left, mistake 9th, kept on same pace without threatening from before straight | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 35y | 0 | The Church Gate | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 23 | D J Mullins | 11/4 |
| mid-division, progress in 6th 2 out, travelled well into 3rd before last, ridden in 2nd last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2018 | Navan | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Aasleagh Dawn | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 24 | D J Mullins | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway early straight, ridden after 2 out and slight mistake in 6th last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 160y | 0 | Penny Jane | 10st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | D J Mullins | 8/1 |
| in rear, pushed along briefly 8th and some headway, pushed along again in moderate 5th after 4 out, soon no impression, kept on without threatening into 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2018 | Sligo | Good | 2m 1f 86y | 0 | Lake Takapuna | 11st | 1 of 9 | D J Mullins | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, 7th 3 out, good headway into 4th next, pushed along to dispute lead entering straight, ridden at last, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2018 | Galway | Good (Yielding in places) | 3m 60y | 0 | Lizzies Champ | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 23 | B J Cooper | 20/1 |
| disputed lead early, soon chased leaders, no impression 3 out, weakened and pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2018 | Limerick | Good (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Das Mooser | 12st 1lbs | 9 of 10 | B J Cooper | 7/2 |
| held up, last at 4th, detached next, soon no danger, eased approaching straight | |||||||||
| 11 May 2018 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 0 | Net D'Ecosse | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 9 | A E Lynch | 10/1 |
| prominent early before settling in 2nd, not fluent 5th and soon dropped to 3rd, lost place from 4 out, ridden and no extra from 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Cadmium | 9st 13lbs | 11 of 24 | A E Lynch | 25/1 |
| mid-division on inner, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Last Goodbye | 9st 12lbs | PulledUp of 22 | J M Moore | 25/1 |
| mid-division, 11th from 4th, no danger and not fluent 10th, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Tisamystery | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 18 | S A Shortall | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th early, effort from before straight, kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 1 | Splash of Ginge | 10st 1lbs | PulledUp of 18 | P J Brennan | 20/1 |
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Riviera Sun | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 23 | D J Mullins | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 8th after 7th, lost place before 2 out, ridden and kept on after last, no threat | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2017 | Leopardstown | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | A Toi Phil | 9st 11lbs | 8 of 19 | J M Moore | 12/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 6th approaching 5th, still chasing leaders when mistake last, one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Lake Takapuna | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 13 | D J Mullins | 6/1 |
| disputed lead early, pecked slightly 1st, prominent, jumped slightly right 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, switched right towards outer from early straight, impeded last, wandered run-in, led and stayed on best closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2016 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Prickly | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | Paul Townend | 3/1 |
| soon disputed lead, headed before 5th, back on terms approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, pressed and slight mistake last, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2016 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Three Stars | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Paul Townend | 5/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute when left in lead 6 out, ridden and headed entering straight, under pressure in 2nd 2 out, no extra in 4th run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Scamall Dubh | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 19 | A E Lynch | 16/1 |
| soon disputed lead, slight mistake 3rd, led 3 out, jumped slightly left 2 out, slight mistake last, soon strongly pressed, headed closing stages and dropped to 5th near line | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2016 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 2m 1f 80y | 0 | Neverushacon | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | A E Lynch | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace, left 3rd last | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2016 | Roscommon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 45y | 0 | Sandymount Duke | 11st 10lbs | of 9 | B T O'Connell | 0/0 |
| 26 May 2016 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Pilgrim Way | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 23 | Jack Kennedy | 9/2 |
| prominent and disputed lead from 3rd, led approaching 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra before next, behind and pulled up approaching last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2016 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Lake Takapuna | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | B T O'Connell | 11/0 |
| led, joined 2nd, headed before 4th, on terms again 3 out, soon led, ridden from 2 out, stayed on well to go clear run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2016 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Laid Back Luke | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | B T O'Connell | 5/0 |
| close up, slight mistake 3rd, on terms from 6th, soon headed, pushed along from 3 out, chased winner and one pace from before next | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2015 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 110y | 0 | Bello Conti | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 21 | B T O'Connell | 20/0 |
| chased leader and close up, led 3rd, headed before straight, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression before 2 out where slight mistake, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2015 | Thurles | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Petit Mouchoir | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 21 | A E Lynch | 50/0 |
| towards rear, 14th halfway, some progress into 7th 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2015 | Galway | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Archive | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | B T O'Connell | 50/0 |
| ran 5th, not fluent 1st, soon 6th, 5th after 4th, driven in moderate 5th after 3 out, no impression, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Castello Sforza | 11st 4lbs | 16 of 25 | Mr B M Linehan | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no impression 4f out, weakened | |||||||||


