Midnight Maestro (GB)
Owner: T B Russell Trainer: E Bolger Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Midnight Legend / Calamintha (Mtoto)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2024 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Jeremy Pass | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Mr D M Russell | 66/1 |
| towards rear, headway after 13th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 May 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Whatsafellatodo | 10st 8lbs | 8 of 8 | T Joseph Kelly | 10/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, slight mistake 1st, pushed along and detached before 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 14 May 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 2f | 0 | Pont Aval | 10st | 7 of 18 | T Joseph Kelly | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, no extra 3 out, left moderate 5th 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Subset | 12st 3lbs | 6 of 19 | S Fitzgerald | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th 3 out, 5th and pushed along when slight mistake next, ridden and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 4m 2f | 0 | Vital Island | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr D O'Connor | 8/1 |
| mid-division for most, mistake 18th, closer in 4th 4 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2023 | Navan | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Kalli's Quest | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | T Joseph Kelly | 18/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 1st, reminder 7th and dropped to rear, trailing 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Stealthy Tom | 12st | Fell of 20 | T Joseph Kelly | 17/2 |
| tracking leaders when fell 2nd | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2023 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 162y | 0 | Stumptown | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 10 | T Joseph Kelly | 40/1 |
| held up in mid-division, ridden in 7th 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m 180y | 0 | Delta Work | 11st 9lbs | 10 of 17 | Mark Walsh | 6/1 |
| prominent, tracked leaders after 4th, hampered on bend before 16th, pushed along in mid-division before 6 out, ridden and no impression in 8th before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2022 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Walnut Beach | 12st | 10 of 14 | Catherine Charlotte Starr | 33/1 |
| towards rear, 9th before 4th, detached and weakened before 3 out, never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Delta Work | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 16 | L P Dempsey | 33/1 |
| mid-division, struggling 22nd, pulled up after 24th | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2022 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | Midnight Maestro | 12st | 1 of 16 | Mark Walsh | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, some headway into 5th after 6 out, progress on outer after 2 out and challenged before last, led 150 yards, ridden and kept on best | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | The Very Man | 9st 13lbs | 9 of 17 | J P Shinnick | 80/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Diesel D'Allier | 10st 5lbs | 12 of 16 | Mark Walsh | 6/1 |
| always rear-division, tailed off when mistake 20th | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Shady Operator | 12st 2lbs | 2 of 16 | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| mid-division early, 8th approaching 6th, slight mistake 10th, mistake 20th, soon headway, led after 2 out, headed last, no extra and one pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Foxy Jacks | 10st 6lbs | 4 of 24 | T Joseph Kelly | 28/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, disputed 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2021 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Midnight Maestro | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | T Joseph Kelly | 17/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th at 8th, 3rd 4 out, on terms travelling well entering straight, pushed along and led approaching last, pushed out to assert run-in, kept on well | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2021 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f 97y | 0 | Mitchouka | 10st 1lbs | Fell of 16 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 15/2 |
| chased leaders, disputed briefly from before 4th to 5th, 2nd halfway, ridden entering straight, disputing 2nd when fell last | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 4f | 0 | The Big Dog | 10st 2lbs | PulledUp of 21 | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, bad mistake 12th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Midnight Maestro | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 22 | T Joseph Kelly | 16/1 |
| prominent, 4th after 5th, progress after 6th, 3rd 3 out, disputed 2nd at last (normal 2 out) where left in lead, asserted 1 1/2f out, ridden and ran on strongly 1f out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 5f 50y | 0 | Kavanaghs Corner | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 13 | Miss P Elvin | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 4th 4 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2020 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Youngnedofthehill | 11st 9lbs | 13 of 22 | T Joseph Kelly | 80/1 |
| waited with, 13th from 3rd, soon some headway, no impression approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2019 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 45y | 3 | Boldmere | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 9/1 |
| behind, ridden from 3 out, plugged on and never dangerous | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2019 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Generous Day | 11st 3lbs | of 12 | Thomas Bellamy | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2019 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 89y | 3 | Luckofthedraw | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Tom Cannon | 6/1 |
| towards rear, mistake and lost place 1st, soon last, pulled up after 7th | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2019 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Beni Light | 12st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | Tom Cannon | 3/1 |
| held up in 4th, pushed along before 11th, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, jumped right last, held flat | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2019 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 125y | 3 | Topofthecotswolds | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 12 | Tom Cannon | 16/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, no extra and lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2019 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 89y | 3 | Tales Of The Tweed | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, stayed on after 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2019 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 62y | 3 | Western Miller | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, hampered 10th, mistake and well behind from 4 out | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good | 2m 4f 216y | 3 | Kentford Heiress | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | Wayne Hutchinson | 9/2 |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until 9th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2019 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 35y | 3 | Molineaux | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 7 | Wayne Hutchinson | 8/1 |
| fell 1st | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2018 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Crucial Role | 11st | 11 of 16 | B J Geraghty | 14/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 9th, weakened before 4 out | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2018 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 31y | 3 | Vivas | 11st 3lbs | of 9 | Tom Cannon | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 20 May 2018 | Market Rasen | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f 139y | 3 | Midnight Maestro | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | Thomas Bellamy | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, led approaching last, headed narrowly towards finish, carried left, led close home | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2018 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 114y | 3 | Rothman | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Wayne Hutchinson | 9/4 |
| in touch, headway when hampered 2 out, stayed on into 2nd approaching last, kept on well, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Kempton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Golan Fortune | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 15 | B J Geraghty | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, effort 2 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 152y | 2 | Verdana Blue | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 12 | B J Geraghty | 5/2 |
| blundered badly and swerved left 1st, always towards rear, not fluent next, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Ascot | Good | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Elgin | 10st 11lbs | 6 of 15 | Brendan Powell | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, effort next, soon ridden and every chance, one pace when not much room approaching last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2017 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1m 7f 144y | 2 | Stamp Your Feet | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 17 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| mid-division, lost place before 4 out, pulled up after 4 out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2017 | Stratford | Soft | 2m 70y | 3 | Midnight Maestro | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | Wayne Hutchinson | 6/4 |
| tracked clear leader, headway to lead on long run to last (3f out), soon pressed, ridden and ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2017 | Wincanton | Heavy | 1m 7f 65y | 3 | Sir Antony Browne | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 9 | B J Geraghty | 11/8 |
| with leader, led 4th, headed after next, led again before 2 out, soon headed, every chance flat, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Watered) | 2m 179y | 3 | Pingshou | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 12 | B J Geraghty | 7/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten from next | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2016 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Midnight Maestro | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 7/4 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, not much room when close up 2 out, not clear run approaching last, soon switched right, led flat, ran on well | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2016 | Doncaster | Soft | 2m 140y | 6 | Midnight Maestro | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | W Featherstone | 6/0 |
| held up in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on and edged left inside final furlong | |||||||||


