Naturally Blond (IRE)
Owner: Patrick Cronin Trainer: Patrick Cronin Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Bach / Thebigtwelve (Phardante)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 7 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 4 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 66 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2023 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Ceanndana | 11st 6lbs | 12 of 19 | D J O'Keeffe | 15/2 |
| prominent, tracked leader after 2nd, mistake 4th, disputed when mistake 5 out, pushed along when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Hurricane Darwin | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 21 | J B Foley | 14/1 |
| led, increased advantage after 4th, reduced lead before 6th, bad mistake 3 out, soon under pressure and ridden, headed before 2 out, where lost place, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2022 | Bellewstown | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Final Orders | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 17 | D J O'Keeffe | 17/2 |
| led, bad mistake 3 out and soon headed, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra, 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2022 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Battle Of Benburb | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | D J O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| led, bad mistake at 4th and reduced advantage, not fluent at 10th and 3 out (normal 4 out), ridden and headed last, no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Naturally Blond | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 19 | D J O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| made all, asserted to go 5 lengths clear 3 out, kept on well and driven further clear run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2021 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f 50y | 0 | Yulong Voice | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 19 | G B Noonan | 14/1 |
| led, headed after 5th, 3rd at 8th, ridden and no impression in 2nd entering straight, no extra from 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2021 | Tramore | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 0 | Bring The Bacon | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 19 | S Fitzgerald | 8/1 |
| disputed lead, headed 4th, mistakes 6th and 8th, ridden in 2nd 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2021 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Naturally Blond | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 21 | D J O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| led, headed after 3rd, soon back on terms, regained lead before 4 out, went on straight, bad mistake 3 out, stayed on well from before last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2021 | Roscommon | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Not So Simple | 11st 2lbs | of 17 | D J O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 13 Aug 2020 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Fleurys Fort | 11st 11lbs | 9 of 15 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 8/1 |
| led, slight mistake 5th, strongly pressed and headed before 2 out, no impression in 6th when mistake last, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2020 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | My Lovely Boy | 11st 8lbs | 7 of 18 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 13/2 |
| disputed lead, headed from 4 out, no extra and not fluent 2 out, not fluent last | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2020 | Tramore | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Thatbeatsbanagher | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 6/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, close 2nd at last, strongly pressed winner to line, just failed | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2020 | Tipperary | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Pilbara | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, closer in 3rd after 9th, led before 4 out, ridden and joined entering straight, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2020 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Slainte And Thanks | 11st 6lbs | of 18 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 2m 2f | 0 | Celtic Dancer | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 15 | P A Gallagher | 16/1 |
| led, joined 3rd, headed after next but remained close up, 3rd when bad mistake and unseated rider 8th | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2019 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in Places) | 3m | 0 | Courtin Bb | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 18 | A McCurtin | 11/1 |
| led briefly early, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, no extra approaching straight, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2019 | Listowel | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Live Every Day | 11st 12lbs | of 21 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 01 Jun 2019 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Doyen Bay | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 15 | A McCurtin | 9/1 |
| poor visibility, led, headed after 2nd, led again from 5th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 23 May 2019 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Ask And Answer | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 19 | A McCurtin | 14/1 |
| waited with towards rear, slight mistake 8th, soon headway, no impression from 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 May 2019 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 3m | 0 | All The Way West | 11st 3lbs | 15 of 17 | C A Landers | 16/1 |
| soon disputed lead, headed from 3rd, prominent, slight mistake 5th, impeded 3 out, no extra and not fluent 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2019 | Thurles | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Battling Spirit | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 9 | P T Enright | 9/1 |
| waited with, some slight mistakes, 8th halfway, no impression after 4 out, not fluent 3 out and pulled up | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2018 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Therellalwaysbeone | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 13 | P A Gallagher | 12/1 |
| led, joined 6th, regained lead before 5 out, headed before 2 out and soon ridden, no extra in 4th before last and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2018 | Thurles | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 22y | 0 | Fleurys Fort | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 10 | P A Gallagher | 8/1 |
| led, headed 2nd, some slight mistakes and tracked leaders, 5th after 6th, lost position before 4 out, chased leaders again and kept on without threatening straight | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2018 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Bitsandpieces | 11st 7lbs | 15 of 17 | P A Gallagher | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 1st, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2018 | Clonmel | Good | 3m | 0 | Time For Mabel | 10st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | P A Gallagher | 9/2 |
| led, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and pressed when slight mistake 2 out, narrowly headed before last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m | 0 | The Ballyboys | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 16 | P A Gallagher | 8/1 |
| led, some slight mistakes, went on from 2 out, asserted when bad mistake and unseated rider last | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2018 | Tipperary | Good | 3m | 0 | Oh'herewego | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 20 | P A Gallagher | 25/1 |
| led, joined briefly 9th, pressed straight, headed after 2 out and kept on without matching front pair run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2018 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Statistical | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | P T Enright | 25/1 |
| soon led, mistake at 2nd and briefly lost lead, headed before 6th, 3rd after 7th, 2nd after 12th, under pressure and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2018 | Wexford | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Robin On The Hill | 11st 8lbs | 8 of 17 | P T Enright | 14/1 |
| led early, headed 2nd, disputed lead from 5th, headed 7th, slight mistake next, 4th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2018 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 2m 1f | 0 | Feeling The Love | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 13 | P T Enright | 7/1 |
| disputed lead early, headed from 1st, prominent, 3rd approaching halfway, slight mistake 4 out, 4th approaching straight, no extra from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2018 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Pass The Ball | 11st 9lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | Mr W T Cronin | 9/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, mistake and unseated rider at 4th | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2018 | Roscommon | Good (Good to firm in places) | 2m 50y | 0 | Like A Diamond | 12st 1lbs | Fell of 21 | Mr W T Cronin | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders and fell 1st | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2018 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Naturally Blond | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr W T Cronin | 9/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, led at last, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2018 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Courtin Bb | 11st 11lbs | 10 of 19 | Mr W T Cronin | 5/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 8th, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 10 May 2018 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Lord Erskine | 11st 5lbs | Fell of 23 | A McCurtin | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th from 6th, on terms from 4 out, led approaching straight, soon headed, lost place and no extra when fell last | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2018 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Danse Away | 11st 13lbs | 7 of 11 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 16/1 |
| led and disputed, headed from 5th, remained prominent, not fluent 4 out, soon 3rd, no extra when not fluent 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2018 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Sir Carno | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 10 | P T Enright | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, no impression in 6th approaching 3 out, no extra in straight | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2017 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Solar Heat | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | B J Foley | 16/1 |
| led, slightly left and slight mistake 5th, mistake 7th and joined, ridden entering straight, disputed 2 out, headed before last, kept on under pressure, pressed leader run-in, no extra in 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2017 | Clonmel | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 180y | 0 | Presentingoscar | 12st 2lbs | 8 of 17 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 16/1 |
| soon led, slight mistake 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2017 | Thurles | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f 202y | 0 | Antimatter | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 20 | Rachael Blackmore | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, closer 4 out, 2nd next, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2017 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Just Get Cracking | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 9 | P A Gallagher | 11/1 |
| led and clear, reduced lead from before 6th, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon headed and not fluent, no extra between last 2 | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2017 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 3f 180y | 0 | Masterson | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | P A Gallagher | 16/1 |
| disputed lead early, tracked leader, some slight mistakes, under pressure from 3 out, no impression and one pace approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2017 | Tramore | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Swingbridge | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 15 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 20/1 |
| soon tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent at 6th, dropped to 3rd at 7th, lost place before 11th, under pressure in 11th after 3 out, soon weakened and eased | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2017 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Carlitos Bay | 11st 6lbs | 16 of 21 | P A Gallagher | 20/1 |
| soon close up and disputed lead, some slight mistakes, lost place from 8th, soon no danger, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2017 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Snugsborough Benny | 12st 4lbs | 3 of 10 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 9/2 |
| led, headed at 3rd, progress to lead 4 out, headed after 3 out, soon ridden in 3rd, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2017 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Immortal Bridge | 11st | 5 of 14 | P A Gallagher | 16/1 |
| not always fluent jumping, raced in 5th early, 4th at 7th, challenged 3 out and not fluent again, disputed 4th at last and no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2017 | Limerick | Good | 2m 5f 50y | 0 | Denham Sound | 11st 8lbs | 14 of 17 | P A Gallagher | 10/1 |
| soon led, headed after 5th and soon dropped to 4th, lost place and weakened from 6th, pushed along and no extra from 3 out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2017 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Naturally Blond | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | P A Gallagher | 11/4 |
| made all, some slight mistakes, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 05 May 2017 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Tristram Shandy | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | Mr M C O'Donovan | 10/1 |
| 09 Apr 2017 | Tramore | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Ballyegan Hero | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 12 | B J Foley | 9/2 |
| led, headed before 2nd, mistake at 3rd, soon 4th, 5th at 7th, not fluent in 6th at 8th, 7th at last, kept on run-in to 5th, no threat | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | La Bella Vida | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 21 | B J Foley | 8/1 |
| led, slight mistake and headed 2nd, led again halfway, mistake 4 out and headed, pushed along and no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2016 | Clonmel | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 63y | 0 | Rathnure Rebel | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 13 | P A Gallagher | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, 6th halfway, lost place before 5 out, ridden in 8th next, no impression before straight, kept on one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2016 | Thurles | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Dounikos | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 10 | P A Gallagher | 9/1 |
| led and disputed, slight mistake 4th, mistake and unseated rider 7th | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2016 | Cork | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Blood Crazed Tiger | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 6 | P A Gallagher | 28/1 |
| in rear, some slight mistakes, pushed along from 3 out, mistake next, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2016 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 160y | 0 | Solar Heat | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 18 | P A Gallagher | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 7th entering straight, no impression in 6th and mistake 2 out, 5th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2016 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Crown Of Gold | 11st 12lbs | of 14 | P A Gallagher | 0/0 |
| 02 Sep 2016 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Steel Bob | 12st | 3 of 6 | Mr D Murphy | 13/8 |
| led and disputed, ridden in 2nd 4f out, no extra in 3rd 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2016 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Timmone | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 15 | P A Gallagher | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, badly hampered at 3rd, 4th after 4th, 5th after 6th, driven in 4th after 2 out, ridden in 3rd run-in, kept on, not quite reach leaders | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2016 | Cork | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Rainy Day Dylan | 12st | 3 of 11 | Mr D Murphy | 2/1 |
| chased leader, disputed briefly after 4f, ridden and no impression 4f out, soon under pressure in 4th, kept on one pace, moderate 3rd over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2016 | Wexford | Good | 2m 2f | 0 | Benny In Milan | 12st | 2 of 17 | Mr D Murphy | 6/1 |
| soon tracked leaders on inner, improved to lead 5f out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2016 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Static Jack | 12st | 2 of 23 | Mr D Murphy | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 4th 4f out, ridden into 3rd 2f out, 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 May 2016 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Product Of Love | 12st | 5 of 12 | Miss E A Lalor | 7/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 5th 7f out, 4th 6f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 May 2016 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Westendorf | 12st | 2 of 17 | Mr D Murphy | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 2nd 6f out, led 5f out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on again into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2015 | Cork | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Brother Gold | 12st | 9 of 13 | Mr D Murphy | 16/1 |
| mid-division early, dropped towards rear halfway, ridden 8f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2015 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 2m 3f | 0 | Captain Barbossa | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 5 | Mr D Murphy | 20/1 |
| held up behind leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th 4f out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Prickly | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | Mr D Murphy | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, soon 5th, dropped towards rear over 3f out and soon stumbled slightly, pushed along into straight, soon no impression, kept on again into 7th between horses 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong into 4th near line | |||||||||