Valain (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: C F Swan Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Firm (Hurdle course: Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Good to Soft places on bends) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | |||
| Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Hurdles: Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (H'dle Yielding Chase Soft, Soft to Heavy pls) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2011 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Armaramak | 10st 13lbs | 12 of 15 | D G Hogan | 12/1 |
| soon mid-division, struggling after 4 out, soon no extra under pressure | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2011 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Oneeightofamile | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | D J Casey | 20/1 |
| led, headed after 6th, ridden and dropped to 3rd after 4 out, no impression in 3rd straight | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2011 | Killarney | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Dundrum | 11st | 3 of 8 | Ms N Carberry | 7/1 |
| in rear, no impression under pressure from over 2f out, went moderate 3rd and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Gonebeyondrecall | 11st 4lbs | 10 of 21 | D J Casey | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2010 | Killarney | Good to Firm | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Head Waiter | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 13 | D J Casey | |
| 01 Aug 2010 | Galway | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Banna Man | 10st 13lbs | 7 of 15 | D J Casey | 9/1 |
| 09 Jul 2010 | Cork | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | The Last Derby | 11st | 5 of 10 | D J Casey | 8/1 |
| held up, slight mistake 6th, 6th 5 out, ridden and no impression straight | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2010 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 150y | 0 | Salute Him | 11st | 6 of 12 | Ms N Carberry | 9/2 |
| chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead 5f out, challenged 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, no extra in 4th 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2010 | Down Royal | Firm (Hurdle course: Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | The Fonze | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | D J Casey | 4/1 |
| mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden in 9th and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Battlefront | 10st 13lbs | 13 of 24 | A P McCoy | 7/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2009 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Keys Pride | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 9 | D J Casey | 2/1 |
| towards rear, headway from before 5 out, soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching 3 out, soon 3rd, kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2009 | Navan | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Reisk Superman | 11st 2lbs | of 5 | D J Casey | |
| 17 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Turf War | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 18 | D J Casey | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 7th before straight, ridden 2 out, 6th last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2009 | Ffos Las | Good | 2m | 2 | Valain | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 17 | A P McCoy | 7/2 |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2009 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Dani California | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 9 | D G Hogan | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 2 out where on terms when slight mistake, headed at last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2009 | Bellewstown | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f 150y | 0 | Star Wood | 11st | 2 of 11 | Ms N Carberry | 1/2 |
| prominent and took keen hold on outer, raced alone wide on back straight, 3rd 3f out, 2nd over 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2009 | Down Royal | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Ireland's Call | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 20 | D G Hogan | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to 2nd after 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out, mistake last, headed run-in and no extra | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2009 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Blueberry Boy | 11st 1lbs | 9 of 14 | A P McCoy | 13/2 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 4th 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra in 6th when bad mistake 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Oh Crick | 10st 5lbs | 6 of 17 | D J Casey | 7/1 |
| in touch, lost place after 6th, rallied 3 out, mistake 2 out, one pace last | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Oh Crick | 10st 1lbs | 7 of 18 | D J Casey | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 3 out, 6th when hit 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2009 | Dundalk | Slow | 1m 4f | 0 | Al Eile | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 9 | J A Heffernan | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, headway in 3rd 3f out, improved to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, disputed 2nd from 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2008 | Roscommon | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Kalderon | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 7 | D J Casey | |
| 18 Sep 2008 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Holly Tree | 11st 10lbs | of 5 | D J Casey | |
| 24 Aug 2008 | Cork | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Heavenly Blues | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | D J Casey | 5/1 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on to 4th before 2 out, 3rd and no impression leaders before last, dropped to 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2008 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Indian Pace | 10st 3lbs | 14 of 20 | D J Casey | 14/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th before 2 out, weakened before straight | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2008 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Balakan | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 14 | D J Casey | 1/2 |
| prominent, on terms 4 out, led from next, clear approaching straight, reduced lead from before last where headed, no impression run-in until ran on close home | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2008 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Valain | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | J De Souza | 6/4 |
| 09 Jun 2008 | Roscommon | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Dariak | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | J De Souza | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 4th when bad mistake 2 out, stayed on to 3rd last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2008 | Listowel | Firm | 2m | 0 | Balakan | 11st 6lbs | of 4 | D J Casey | |
| 23 May 2008 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Valain | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | D J Casey | 7/1 |
| 23 Mar 2008 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (H'dle Yielding Chase Soft, Soft to Heavy pls) | 2m | 0 | Valain | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | D G Hogan | 7/2 |
| 13 Feb 2008 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in places, Good to Soft places on bends) | 2m | 3 | Halla San | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | Paul Moloney | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead after 4 out, ridden next, kept on until headed last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2008 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Moskova | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 11 | D G Hogan | 7/1 |
| held up in touch, 8th halfway, 6th 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2007 | Cork | Soft (Hurdles: Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Premier Hero | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 24 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Maucaillou | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 20 | D G Hogan | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th after halfway, 4th before 2 out, 3rd and no impression when mistake last, kept on | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2007 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | Rosangla | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | D J Casey | 4/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 5 out, moderate 4th after 4 out, ridden after next, moderate 2nd before 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2007 | Naas | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Valain | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 22 | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th and progress halfway, improved to challenge after 3 out, led after 2 out, clear last, kept on under pressure run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2007 | GOWRAN PARK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Jog On | 10st | 5 of 17 | D J Casey | |
| held up, 11th after 4 out, 9th and ridden 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2007 | NAVAN | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Alqaab | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 29 | D J Casey | |
| led and soon well clear, reduced advantage after 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2007 | NAAS | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Max Almighty | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 25 | D J Casey | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th after 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2007 | GOWRAN PARK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Madroos | 11st | 7 of 19 | D J Casey | |
| chased leaders, 6th before halfway, no extra after 4 out | |||||||||


