The Storyteller (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Pat Sloan Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Shantou / Bally Bolshoi (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 9 | 4 | 3 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 4 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Premier Magic | 12st | PulledUp of 24 | Mr J J Codd | 17/2 |
| soon towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 18th | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2022 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Vaucelet | 12st | 7 of 10 | Mr J J Codd | 11/10 |
| held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, 6th halfway, slow 4 out (usual 5 out), ridden and no impression in 6th after 2 out (usual 3 out), no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Easy Game | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 3 | J C Gainford | 9/2 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, slow 6th and soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 1 | Klassical Dream | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 15 | D F O'Regan | 14/1 |
| waited with, 11th after 5th, kept on without threatening from before straight | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Flooring Porter | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 15 | K M Donoghue | 11/1 |
| towards rear, headway before last, plugged on run-in | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m 107y | 1 | Kemboy | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | K M Donoghue | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, closer after 3 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, disputed 2nd last, 2nd and kept on run-in, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2020 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 1 | Flooring Porter | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 7/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent 2nd, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along after next and 5th entering straight, no impression before last, ridden and kept on well run-in to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | The Storyteller | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | K M Donoghue | 9/2 |
| waited with, moderate 8th after 6th, slightly slow 8th, took closer order approaching 11th, challenged and almost on terms between last 2, stayed on well run-in to lead near line | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 3m 120y | 1 | The Storyteller | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | K M Donoghue | 2/1 |
| towards rear, slight mistake 1st, closer in 5th 3 out, 3rd travelling well entering straight, 2nd and jumped right 2 out, ridden to lead before last, jumped right at last, stayed on well run-in. comfortably | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2020 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Easy Game | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 2/1 |
| slight mistake 1st, prominent, mistake 2nd, a little slow 3rd and towards rear, pushed along briefly after 9th, pushed along again into straight and headway, left chasing winner from 2 out, kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Djingle | 11st 4lbs | of 6 | J W Kennedy | 0/0 |
| 07 Sep 2020 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f 87y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | K M Donoghue | 6/5 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, pushed along to lead entering straight, jumped right last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2020 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | K M Donoghue | 10/3 |
| soon chased leaders in 4th, closed up approaching 2 out where jumped slightly right, led approaching straight travelling smoothly, soon asserted and stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2020 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Early Doors | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 25 | S F O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| mid-division early, soon towards rear, eased before 4th, pulled up after 5th | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Sire Du Berlais | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 24 | D N Russell | 11/2 |
| held up in mid-division, headway after 2 out, led last but pressed, headed inside final 100 yards, stayed on, held close home | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2019 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 0 | Treacysenniscorthy | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 27 | D N Russell | 11/1 |
| mid-division early, 15th from 5th, moderate 11th before 2 out and headway, kept on without threatening straight | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2019 | Clonmel | Soft | 3m 8y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st | 1 of 7 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, 4th 4 out, went 2nd and some headway 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in to lead close home | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | Gowran Park | Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Snow Falcon | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 8 | D N Russell | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, weakened after 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 01 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m 120y | 1 | Kemboy | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | D N Russell | 25/1 |
| towards rear, slight mistake 9th, pushed along after 4 out and no impression in 6th after next, some headway on inner early straight and moderate 3rd approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Jett | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 3/1 |
| disputed lead, bumped with rival 2nd, headed after 4th, remained prominent, slight mistake 4 out, challenged next, one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (soft in places) | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Frodon | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 12 | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| held up behind, blundered 5 out, never threatened leaders, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 1 | Bellshill | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | D N Russell | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, disputed 3rd from 5th, 3rd 5 out, ridden and no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 1 | Kemboy | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 12 | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, stayed on into 6th last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 40y | 1 | Min | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | D N Russell | 10/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent at 3rd, 4th at 8th, pushed along after 3 out, kept on without threatening run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2018 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 120y | 1 | Snow Falcon | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | D N Russell | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, no impression in moderate 4th 4 out, pushed along and no extra after next, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 3m 120y | 1 | The Storyteller | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | D N Russell | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden in 4th on inner entering straight, 5th when left 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, left in front and slightly hampered approaching last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in Places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Al Boum Photo | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, no impression from before straight, one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | The Storyteller | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 24 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, one pace when not fluent 2 out, rallied to chase leader and 1 length down last, ridden and hung right under pressure flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Monalee | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | K M Donoghue | 20/1 |
| held up in touch, 6th approaching straight, soon effort, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2018 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Invitation Only | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, mistake 2 out, ridden and some headway before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 5f 50y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | K M Donoghue | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd at 9th, close 3rd travelling well 2 out, switched left and challenged approaching last, led at last, pushed along early run-in, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Chateau Conti | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | J W Kennedy | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, slight mistake 8th, went 2nd 4 out, disputed lead travelling well entering straight, led before 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed after last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2017 | Thurles | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f 153y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | J W Kennedy | 5/2 |
| held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd after 3 out, led 2 out, pushed out to assert before last, ridden and kept on strongly run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 3f 150y | 0 | The Storyteller | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | K M Donoghue | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, led 2 out, asserted last, easily | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2016 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Monalee | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | J W Kennedy | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 1st and dropped to mid-division, close in 3rd from 4 out, ridden in 2nd from last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2016 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f 50y | 0 | Monbeg Notorious | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 10 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress in 2nd 3 out, travelled well to dispute when fell next | |||||||||
| 20 May 2016 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | The Storyteller | 12st | 1 of 8 | Mr L J McGuinness | 1/2 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, clear 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly, eased close home | |||||||||
| 06 May 2016 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Bertie Bell | 12st | 2 of 8 | Mr L J McGuinness | 2/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd 5f out, ridden to dispute lead over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, headed close home | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Gettysburg Address | 11st 13lbs | 4 of 6 | Mr J J Codd | 5/0 |
| held up in touch at slow pace, closed to challenge from over 2f out and edged left, no extra in 4th from 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2015 | Down Royal | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Cogryhill | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | K C Sexton | 10/0 |
| mid-division early, mistake 2nd, dropped to rear of mid-division at 5th, headway into 4th 4 out, went 2nd from next, not fluent 2 out and soon ridden, pressed winner briefly until awkward jump and mistake at last, kept on run-in | |||||||||