Sword Fighter (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: J P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 11
Breeding: Galileo / Tarbela (Grand Lodge)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f 80y | 0 | Clara Sorrento | 10st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | M P Walsh | 10/11 |
| soon chased leader, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along in 3rd approaching straight, soon no impression, not fluent last, dropped to 4th close home | |||||||||
| 02 May 2017 | Ballinrobe | Good (Watering) | 2m 1f 50y | 0 | Dodgybingo | 11st | 3 of 9 | M P Walsh | 7/4 |
| held up 5th, 4th before 3rd, no impression in 3rd after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on run-in, no threat | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2017 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Ex Patriot | 11st | 5 of 10 | J S McGarvey | 25/1 |
| raced in 5th early, no impression approaching straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Mega Fortune | 11st | 8 of 9 | J S McGarvey | 40/1 |
| held up, bumped at 2nd, 6th after 3rd, slight mistake 4th, not fluent next, under pressure 3 out, soon in rear and no extra, not fluent last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Meri Devie | 11st | 5 of 17 | M P Walsh | 7/1 |
| soon mid-division, disputed moderate 7th from 3rd, slight mistakes 5th and 3 out, closer order but still 7th into straight, soon no impression and one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2016 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f 132y | 1 | Harbour Law | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 9 | D O'Brien | 9/1 |
| led 2f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2016 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 2m | 1 | Big Orange | 8st 5lbs | 5 of 15 | C O'Donoghue | 9/2 |
| mostly tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, 4th and held when hampered and snatched up 100 yards out, lost 4th final strides | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2016 | Curragh | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Sword Fighter | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | J A Heffernan | 11/4 |
| made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2016 | Royal Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sword Fighter | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 19 | C O'Donoghue | 33/1 |
| made all, ridden over 2f out, stayed on when hard pressed final furlong, held on gamely | |||||||||
| 11 May 2016 | Naas | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Ebediyin | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | D O'Brien | 5/2 |
| soon led, ridden 3f out, strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 01 May 2016 | Sligo | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 110y | 0 | Sword Fighter | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | D O'Brien | 4/0 |
| led and disputed, pushed along under 3f out, went on 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2016 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 1m 2f 50y | 0 | Harzand | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 11 | D O'Brien | 6/0 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go moderate 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2015 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m | 0 | Mandarin Monarch | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | J A Heffernan | 5/0 |
| broke well and led, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong | |||||||||