Plain Talking (IRE)
Owner: Lagan Valley Syndicate Trainer: G P Cromwell Sex: filly Age: 5
Breeding: Primary / Assir (Daylami)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2017 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | William Du Berlais | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 10 | G N Fox | 8/1 |
| chased leaders early, 5th and slight mistake at 5th, ridden in 6th before 3 out, no impression in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2017 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Theatre Wine | 11st 7lbs | of 16 | G N Fox | 0/0 |
| 06 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft to Heavy | 1m 5f 186y | 0 | Dara Tango | 9st | 4 of 21 | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| pushed along to soon lead, headed over 7f out, soon left in lead again until joined under 4f out, headed under 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Riviera Sun | 10st 4lbs | 13 of 23 | Reserve 3 | 14/1 |
| towards rear, 13th after 7th, mistake 2 out, no extra after last | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2017 | Kilbeggan | Good | 3m 1f | 0 | Phil's Magic | 9st 10lbs | of 16 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 06 Jul 2017 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Baby Jake | 10st | of 19 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Colla Pier | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | G N Fox | 7/1 |
| chased leader, slight mistakes 5th and 7th, left in lead 4 out, ridden and pressed 2 out, headed before last where mistake, soon kept on same pace in 3rd | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2017 | Roscommon | Yielding to Soft | 3m 201y | 0 | Gwencily Berbas | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 19 | G N Fox | 20/1 |
| in rear, remote 10th 3 out, pushed along next, kept on without threatening run-in, never nearer | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2017 | Listowel | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Travertine | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 16 | J B Kane | 14/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Showem Silver | 10st 9lbs | 10 of 20 | J B Kane | 25/1 |
| soon mid-division, 9th from 5th, no impression before straight, one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2017 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Adreamstillalive | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 10 | J B Kane | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 4th from 2nd, pushed along briefly 5th, 5th from 3 out and pushed along again, no impression straight, slight mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2017 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f 19y | 0 | Diamond Cauchois | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 10 | J B Kane | 14/1 |
| held up, 8th from 3rd, closed before 5 out, slight mistake 4 out, soon pushed along and no impression, weakened | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2016 | Curragh | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | New Direction | 9st 5lbs | 22 of 30 | Ronan Whelan | 7/2 |
| soon pushed along towards rear, never a factor, no extra and eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2016 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Airlie Beach | 10st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | J B Kane | 8/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 2 out, 2nd 2 out, dropped to 5th at last, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2016 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Swamp Fox | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 17 | J B Kane | 11/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression on leader before 2 out where mistake, under pressure in 3rd before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 6f 168y | 0 | Westerner Lady | 10st | 4 of 19 | J B Kane | 13/2 |
| rear of mid-division, progress on inner into 6th halfway, ridden to go 5th last, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good | 2m 5f 11y | 0 | Plain Talking | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 23 | J B Kane | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, closed to challenge 2 out, led before last, kept on well run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2016 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Plain Talking | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Jack Kennedy | 6/1 |
| a little keen, prominent, soon 2nd, slight mistake 8th, on terms from 10th, gained narrow lead from before straight, pressed and mistake last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 26 May 2016 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Pilgrim Way | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 23 | J B Kane | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress to lead before 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 04 May 2016 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Le Vagabond | 11st | 3 of 10 | J B Kane | 10/0 |
| chased leader, closer in 4th and mistake 5th, pushed along and mistake 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, under pressure and kept on one pace to go 3rd on line | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2016 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Plain Talking | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 12 | J B Kane | 2/0 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, 3rd after next, slight mistake 7th, 2nd approaching straight travelling smoothly, pushed along to challenge and get on terms before 2 out, led before last, kept on run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2016 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Buyer Beware | 10st 2lbs | 4 of 11 | L P Dempsey | 6/0 |
| rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden in 7th after 3 out, 6th and slight mistake next, kept on one pace to go 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2016 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Mount Beckham | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 23 | J B Kane | 10/0 |
| mid-division on inner, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace into 5th run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | All Souls | 11st | 3 of 9 | J B Kane | 66/0 |
| soon raced in 7th, some slight mistakes, moderate 8th approaching straight, some headway but no impression from before 2 out, slight mistake last, kept on same pace without threatening run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2015 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 100y | 0 | Maknificent | 9st 11lbs | 12 of 18 | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| always towards rear, pushed along after 2f out, ridden and no impression over 3f out | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2015 | Sligo | Yielding (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 110y | 0 | Three Colours Red | 9st 11lbs | of 16 | Christina Simpson | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 1m 73y | 0 | Tudor City | 9st 13lbs | 17 of 18 | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, no extra, eased straight | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2015 | Killarney | Yielding | 1m 100y | 0 | Wonder Holy | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 18 | Chris Hayes | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge over 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, just held for 2nd | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2015 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m | 0 | Easy Boy | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 10 | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 6th 2f out, stayed on into 3rd 1f out, kept on to dispute 2nd closing stages of final furlong, 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2015 | Roscommon | Yielding | 1m 2f 80y | 0 | Father Christmas | 9st | 7 of 15 | W J Lee | 100/1 |
| soon raced in 9th, 8th 1f out, soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 30 May 2015 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Outspoken | 9st | 13 of 15 | Gary Carroll | 66/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 | Navan | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Jinsha Lake | 9st | 12 of 16 | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| ran 6th, came wide in straight, pushed along 3 1/2f out and dropped to rear of mid-division, ridden under 3f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 03 May 2015 | Sligo | 1m 2f 110y | 0 | Xebec | 9st | of 10 | Chris Hayes | ||


