The Abbey (IRE)
Owner: When In Rome Partnership Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Yeats / Sapphire Spray (Viking Ruler)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2 | |||
| Good (watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 61 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2024 | Down Royal | Yielding | 3m 2f 50y | 0 | Weihnachts | 11st 13lbs | 4 of 11 | J W Kennedy | 11/2 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out and towards rear, pushed along and headway after 3 out to go 4th next, ridden and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2024 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 5f 107y | 1 | Brideswell Lad | 10st 3lbs | 4 of 11 | D J Gilligan | 22/1 |
| held up towards rear, slightly hampered 6th, progress before straight, ridden in 5th and no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2023 | Sedgefield | Soft | 3m 5f 48y | 2 | Tommie Beau | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 7 | S Bowen | 11/1 |
| in touch, awkward jump 11th, ridden along after 4 out, not fluent last, made no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2023 | Perth | Heavy | 2m 7f 180y | 2 | Wasdell Dundalk | 10st 13lbs | of 6 | S Bowen | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2023 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 144y | 0 | Molly Hall | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 16 | Mr J H Williamson | 20/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 1f 157y | 0 | A Great View | 10st 7lbs | 8 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 6/1 |
| led and disputed, pushed along 4 out, soon lost position and weakened quickly from next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2023 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Fill The Tank | 11st 5lbs | of 15 | J W Kennedy | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2023 | Uttoxeter | Good | 3m 2f 13y | 2 | Twig | 10st 5lbs | 9 of 16 | S Bowen | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 12th, mistake 3 out, no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2023 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 3m 52y | 0 | Stealthy Tom | 10st 3lbs | 3 of 12 | D J Gilligan | 16/5 |
| towards rear, steady progress from 6 out, pushed along in 5th from 4 out and ridden after next, kept on into 3rd before last, no impression on principals | |||||||||
| 25 May 2023 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f 110y | 0 | The Abbey | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | D J Gilligan | 7/2 |
| mid-division, headway into 3rd 5 out, led entering straight and travelled well before 2 out, soon drew clear, easily | |||||||||
| 14 May 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 2f | 0 | Pont Aval | 10st | of 18 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 May 2023 | Down Royal | Yielding | 3m 2f 50y | 0 | The Abbey | 10st 4lbs | 1 of 13 | D J Gilligan | 15/2 |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, closer in 4th 4 out, headway to dispute lead before 2 out, led travelling well 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, not extended, easily | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2023 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 5f 150y | 0 | Another Million | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | M J M O'Sullivan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, 6th after 7th, progress after 9th, 6th after 12th, headway to 3rd after 4 out, effort in 2nd before last, dropped to 3rd and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Mephisto | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 12 | B M Coen | 50/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2022 | Sligo | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m 1f 90y | 0 | Gaius | 11st 10lbs | 12 of 19 | J C Gainford | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, lost place after 4 out, towards rear and no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Final Orders | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | Sam Ewing | 7/1 |
| disputed, headed 2nd and soon tracked leaders, 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 8th | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2022 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 82y | 0 | Room To Roam | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 10 | 15/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, niggled along before halfway, 6th halfway, dropped to rear over 5f out, some progress and ridden 2f out, one paced over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 6f 168y | 0 | Junior Bee | 12st | 4 of 19 | J W Kennedy | 8/1 |
| mid-division well off pace, closer 3 out and 4th on inner after next, short of room and switched left in 6th before last, 4th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2022 | Limerick | Good | 3m | 0 | The Holmeister | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 15 | Mr H C Swan | 15/2 |
| settled behind leaders, mid-division when badly hampered 8th, ridden into 7th after 3 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2022 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 65y | 0 | Lieutenant Highway | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | S D Torrens | 9/2 |
| in touch towards rear, not fluent 2nd, 5th when pecked 4th, pushed along in rear 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden in 2nd when not fluent last, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 May 2022 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Rebellious Gale | 11st 13lbs | 5 of 21 | J W Kennedy | 17/2 |
| led and disputed, headed 3rd, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression entering straight, kept on same pace, slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 12 May 2022 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 3f 98y | 0 | The Abbey | 12st | 1 of 19 | J W Kennedy | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, slight mistake 5th, 4th 5 out, headway to dispute lead 2 out, pushed along before last, led run-in, ridden and kept on well | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2022 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 6f 70y | 0 | Fox Fearless | 9st 10lbs | 7 of 17 | Sam Ewing | 18/1 |
| mid-division, 10th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2021 | Thurles | Good to Yielding | 2m 33y | 0 | The Declaimer | 11st 10lbs | 12 of 21 | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, lost place after 4 out, no extra and eased in straight | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Bradesco | 10st 2lbs | of 17 | D P McDonogh | 0/0 |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 100y | 0 | Espion Du Chenet | 10st 1lbs | 6 of 11 | J C Gainford | 7/2 |
| mid-division, slightly hampered 1st, pushed along in close enough 6th on outer when mistake and rider lost irons 2 out, soon no impression, 7th and slight mistake at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2021 | Downpatrick | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | Fassbender | 12st | 5 of 10 | J C Gainford | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, 4th at 4th, ridden and no impression after 2 out, 5th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2021 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 7f 89y | 0 | Romella | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 21 | D N Russell | 9/2 |
| mid-division, 10th halfway, progress and ridden after 3 out, no impression in 6th after 2 out, kept on to 5th close home | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2021 | Downpatrick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | Hurricane Georgie | 12st | 2 of 13 | D N Russell | 11/2 |
| mid-division, headway after 4 out and led next, travelled well before 2 out, pushed along and 3 lengths clear last, ridden and headed run-in, no impression on winner final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2021 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Dollar Value | 9st 13lbs | 11 of 14 | D P McDonogh | 50/1 |
| dwelt, rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2021 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Thisonesforollie | 12st | PulledUp of 19 | J W Kennedy | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden and no extra from 3 out, behind when pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2021 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 5f 155y | 0 | Mountain Fox | 10st 1lbs | 7 of 20 | D P McDonogh | 14/1 |
| close up early, soon chased leaders, improved to be prominent and effort approaching straight, one pace over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2021 | Downpatrick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Dynamic Allen | 12st | 3 of 16 | Reserve 2 | 16/5 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | The Abbey | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | D P McDonogh | 33/1 |
| dwelt, pushed along early and soon chased leaders, ridden in 4th 3f out, 4th 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead last strides | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2021 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 5f 160y | 0 | Aunty Audrey | 9st 12lbs | 9 of 20 | D P McDonogh | 28/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along early straight and 8th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Donoch | 10st 1lbs | 8 of 17 | M P Sheehy | 18/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression in 9th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2020 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 28y | 0 | American Image | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 11 | J W Kennedy | 9/2 |
| chased leaders early, soon settled mid-division, progress into 4th 3 out, disputed before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon headed and ridden, no extra in 5th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2020 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Fag An Bealach | 12st | 2 of 15 | D N Russell | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd travelling well after 3 out, led 2 out, pushed along when not fluent last, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed final 75 yards, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Memory Tree | 12st | 2 of 11 | K M Donoghue | 6/1 |
| led and disputed, not fluent 2nd, led before 6th, pushed along to assert entering straight, ridden and pressed before last, 1 length lead when slight mistake last, headed after last, kept on same pace but not match winner close home | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2020 | Roscommon | Yielding to Soft | 1m 3f 160y | 0 | Thefaithfulindian | 10st | 12 of 17 | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
| held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2020 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Ruinous | 12st | 2 of 11 | K M Donoghue | 5/2 |
| soon led, not fluent 3 out, went 6 lengths clear from next, reduced advantage before last, soon pressed and ridden, headed inside final 150 yards and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2020 | Ballinrobe | Good | 1m 4f 170y | 0 | Western Boy | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 13 | L F Roche | 9/1 |
| very slowly away and detached in rear early, rapid progress on outer to go 3rd 3f out, ridden and no impression when short of room under 2f out, eased | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2020 | Killarney | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1m 6f | 0 | The Abbey | 10st 2lbs | 1 of 12 | L F Roche | 9/2 |
| slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, some headway in mid-division halfway, progress 2f out and pushed along on inner to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, just held on | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2020 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Allora Yeats | 10st 2lbs | of 21 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Limerick | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Great House | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 19 | L F Roche | 66/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, some headway on inner under 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2020 | Limerick | Good | 1m 4f 110y | 0 | Shanroe | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 15 | L F Roche | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2019 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Linger | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 11 | D N Russell | 9/2 |
| led, disputed at times, a little slow at 2nd, slight mistake 6th, headed approaching 2 out, no extra and one pace after | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2019 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Shumaker | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 18 | D N Russell | 7/2 |
| raced in 3rd early, slight mistake 4th and lost position, closed from before 3 out, no impression from before next | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2019 | Navan | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Theatre World | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 29 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 8th 3 out, headway into 4th and ridden next, went 2nd and no impression on winner at last, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Presto | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | D P McDonogh | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and towards rear approaching straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 1f 98y | 0 | Al Sakb | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 9 | D N Russell | 4/7 |
| led, headed after 1st and chased leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd 2 out, improved to challenge before last, disputed and slight mistake last, soon ridden, no extra straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2019 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 208y | 0 | Chasing Abbey | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | Katie O'Farrell | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, improved to lead briefly after 4 out, headed before 3 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, dropped to 3rd before last, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2019 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m | 0 | Celebrity Status | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | D F O'Regan | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 5th after 3rd, closed 5th where slight mistake, 2nd travelling smoothly from 3 out, pushed along from next, kept on without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2018 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | Silver Star | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 13 | D J McInerney | 13/2 |
| mid-division and 7th from halfway, badly hampered 2 out and soon pushed along in 6th, no impression and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2018 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | Batcio | 12st | 4 of 14 | Mr F Maguire | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, no impression and one pace approaching straight | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2018 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 4f 205y | 0 | Dinons | 11st 12lbs | of 21 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Advantage Point | 12st | 7 of 19 | Mr F Maguire | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 3f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 May 2018 | Down Royal | Good (watering) | 2m | 0 | Moratorium | 12st | 3 of 13 | Mr F Maguire | 4/1 |
| raced in 8th early, not much room briefly 6f out, effort from over 3f out, on terms briefly over 2f out, kept on well without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 May 2018 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | City Island | 12st | 5 of 16 | Mr F Maguire | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway entering straight, soon ridden and went 4th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2017 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Santiago de Cuba | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | Mr J J Codd | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, headway on inner when badly hampered under 3f out, eased and no extra after | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2017 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Red Jack | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 12 | R A Doyle | 25/1 |
| held up, 8th approaching halfway, moderate 7th 2f out, one pace | |||||||||