Circling Moon (IRE)
Owner: Keep The Faith Syndicate Trainer: O McKiernan Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Lope De Vega / Jebel Musa (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good | 6 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Sprint: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Sep 2020 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f 43y | 0 | Warreedy | 11st 11lbs | 13 of 17 | Reserve 1 | 14/1 |
| chased leader, 4th after 6th, under pressure and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2020 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 88y | 0 | Trickey Trix | 11st 4lbs | of 16 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 15 Aug 2020 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Bright Flame | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 12 | L P Dempsey | 50/1 |
| close up on inner, 3rd halfway, 4th 5f out, lost place and under pressure 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2020 | Sligo | Good | 2m 1f 195y | 0 | Mr Moondance | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 15 | B Browne | 12/1 |
| pushed along briefly early, soon chased leaders, slightly slow 2nd and pushed along again briefly and pushed along at stages after, under pressure from 4 out, kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2020 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 150y | 0 | Imperial Choice | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 14 | B Browne | 40/1 |
| chased clear leader, 2nd halfway and closer 2 out, pushed along and disputed briefly between final 2, 3rd and blundered last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2020 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Elizabethofaragon | 9st 9lbs | 13 of 16 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 80/1 |
| a little awkward away from stalls, soon mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2020 | Navan | Soft | 1m 5f | 0 | Walking On Glass | 10st 1lbs | 13 of 16 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 66/1 |
| slowly into stride, always behind | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Down Royal | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Magic Sea | 11st 7lbs | 10 of 17 | B Browne | 12/1 |
| mid-division best, ridden and no impression 4 out, no extra before straight | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2019 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Moyode Lady | 10st 11lbs | of 15 | Sean O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 16 Nov 2019 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3m | 0 | Treacysenniscorthy | 10st 13lbs | 15 of 25 | B Browne | 33/1 |
| mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Cautious Approach | 9st 11lbs | 13 of 17 | Chris Hayes | 33/1 |
| a little slow into stride, soon towards rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 26y | 0 | Bective Cave | 11st 11lbs | 10 of 19 | B Browne | 20/1 |
| towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2019 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Josephina | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 12 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, 9th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | Tramore | Good | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Cusp Of Carabelli | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 15 | Mr L P Gilligan | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, pushed along after 5th, ridden and no impression in 12th before 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2019 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Nibblers Charm | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 21 | Mr L P Gilligan | 18/1 |
| waited with, not fluent 5th, slightly impeded 6th, no extra from before 2 out, slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 1f 98y | 0 | Broder | 11st 11lbs | 9 of 15 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2019 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Turnpike Trip | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 18 | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| settled behind leaders, hampered 1st, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace, moderate 5th when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2019 | Naas | 2m | 0 | All For Joy | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 23 | P D Kennedy | 100/1 | |
| raced in 12th early, some headway but no impression when slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2019 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Emily Moon | 11st 11lbs | 12 of 26 | B Browne | 33/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear of mid-division before 4 out, kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2019 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Vision D'Honneur | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 25 | B Browne | 66/1 |
| held up, 18th before 3rd, headway into mid-division and no impression before straight, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2018 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Song Of Namibia | 12st 9lbs | 7 of 16 | Paddy Woods | 12/1 |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Neverushacon | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 21 | S Foley | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2018 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Nelson Road | 12st 9lbs | 6 of 16 | Paddy Woods | 13/2 |
| 07 Sep 2018 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Waterville Dancer | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 13 | C P Hoban | 9/1 |
| soon raced in 9th, pushed along on outer over 3f out, headway to have every chance from over 2f out, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2018 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Good in places on the round course) | 1m 4f | 0 | Rockabill | 11st 2lbs | 11 of 23 | Mr P J Woods | 14/1 |
| held up, soon towards rear, some headway straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2018 | Carlisle | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 2m 1f 47y | 5 | Rubenesque | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | Hayley Turner | 5/2 |
| held up behind, driven and headway 2f out, went 2nd when ridden over 1f out, kept on, no chance with easy winner | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Air Supremacy | 12st 9lbs | 4 of 16 | Paddy Woods | 7/1 |
| 03 Jul 2018 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Circling Moon | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | T P Madden | 5/4 |
| held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon pressed, held on gamely | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Bronagh's Belle | 10st 3lbs | 6 of 12 | S P Davis | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, dropped to 8th 4f out, ridden and no impression straight | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 7f | 0 | Circling Moon | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 18 | C P Hoban | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 3rd early straight, soon ridden, under pressure and headway to lead 150 yards out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 May 2018 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Circling Moon | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 19 | S Foley | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 3rd entering straight, ridden to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 1m 7f | 0 | Archibald Thorburn | 12st | 16 of 28 | Paddy Woods | 33/1 |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 1m 1f | 0 | Grand Canyon | 8st 9lbs | 13 of 16 | C P Hoban | 12/1 |
| held up, pushed along over 3f out, no impression 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Mandarin Monarch | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 17 | C P Hoban | 14/1 |
| mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Ben Rumson | 9st 8lbs | of 16 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | Brutal | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 16 | Paddy Woods | 7/1 |
| 07 Oct 2017 | Limerick | Heavy | 1m 3f 70y | 0 | Port Moody | 9st 10lbs | 12 of 19 | R Coakley | 8/1 |
| mid-division on outer, pushed along entering straight and no extra under 2f out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2017 | Down Royal | Soft to Heavy (Sprint: Soft) | 2m 2f | 0 | Nelson Road | 8st 4lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Big Ego | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd at line | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2017 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Baby Jake | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 19 | K G Steyn | 12/1 |
| mid-division early, towards rear after 4f, ridden 3f out, no impression in moderate 10th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2017 | Roscommon | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 2f 20y | 0 | Mauricio | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | Colin Keane | 7/2 |
| chased leaders in 4th, ridden entering straight, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 May 2017 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Wingingit | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | Colin Keane | 13/2 |
| towards rear, pushed along under 4f out, some headway but no impression 1 1/2f out, ran on without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2017 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Chronicles | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 14 | Colin Keane | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3f out | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2016 | Navan | Good to Yielding | 1m | 0 | Finn McCool | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 7 | Gary Carroll | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2016 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 1m | 0 | Rekindling | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 14 | E J McNamara | 40/1 |
| rear, 12th halfway, driven entering straight, ridden over 2f out, no impression, kept on same pace to 9th, no threat | |||||||||


