Count Simon (IRE)
Owner: R W Varnham Trainer: R Varnham Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Rip Van Winkle / Wedding Cake (Groom Dancer)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2023 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f 127y | 5 | Paloma Blue | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 13 | Mr Daniel Kyne | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, mistake 6th, outpaced in 6th 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 7f 86y | 5 | Lift Me Up | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 8 | Mr Daniel Kyne | 14/1 |
| held up in last pair, ridden after 13th, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 5 out, weakened rapidly soon after | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2021 | Navan | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Futurum Regem | 9st 12lbs | 18 of 21 | Sam Ewing | 80/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Broomfields Jeremy | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 22 | D N Russell | 22/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, bad mistake 2nd and dropped to rear, trailing and eased when pulled up after 3rd | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2021 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 4f 57y | 0 | Coulonces | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 15 | J C Gainford | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2021 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 3m 30y | 0 | Fairyhill Run | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 9 | H McOwan | 25/1 |
| soon towards rear, pushed along at stages, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2019 | Navan | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Alfa Mix | 10st 7lbs | 15 of 16 | B Hayes | 25/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th from 4th, a little slow at 7th, lost position after 8th and pushed along, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2019 | Down Royal | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Janidil | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 15 | K Brogan | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and pushed along at 5th, soon ridden, some progress after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2019 | Down Royal | Good | 3m 88y | 0 | Macgiloney | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 10/1 |
| prominent, slow jump 1st and lost position, disputed 5th after 5th, soon progress on inner to be close up, under pressure from 9th and lost place again, no extra approaching 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2019 | Cork | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Pravalaguna | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 7 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, a little slow at 10th, slight mistake 5 out, soon dropped to rear, slight mistake 4 out, soon pushed along and under pressure, no impression before 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2019 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m | 0 | Macgiloney | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 5 | D N Russell | 5/6 |
| led, slight mistake 3rd, ridden 2 out, headed and dropped to 3rd at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2019 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Count Simon | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | J W Kennedy | 15/8 |
| chased leaders, 4th at 4th, slightly impeded 9th, closed up approaching 4 out, on terms before 3 out, pushed along approaching straight, led after 2 out, stayed on well from last | |||||||||
| 06 May 2019 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 3m | 0 | Count Simon | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | P J Vaughan | 5/2 |
| held up in 5th, slight mistake 7th, not fluent at 8th, pushed along in 5th 4 out, headway on outer 3 out, ridden to lead after 3 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2019 | Perth | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 35y | 3 | Count Simon | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | R Johnson | 3/1 |
| held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased front pair after next, driven and outpaced between last 2, came towards stands side rail and rallied after last, led flat, ran on | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2019 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding (Good in Places) | 2m 2f 165y | 0 | Laverteen | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 6/4 |
| led and disputed, led from 2 out, soon ridden, slight mistake and headed at last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2019 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | Mount Pelier | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | D N Russell | 16/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and not clear run 2 out, some headway approaching last where left 4th, kept on run-in to go moderate 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2019 | Leopardstown | Good | 2m 2f | 0 | Tombstone | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 4 | K M Donoghue | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden before 2 out, under pressure entering straight, 3rd last, stayed on well run-in, pressed 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2019 | Down Royal | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Denwork | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | K M Donoghue | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, under pressure in 5th 3f out, stayed on into 2nd before last, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2019 | Clonmel | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 113y | 0 | Daybreak Boy | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | D N Russell | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway from before 8th, closed up from 3 out, prominent approaching straight, soon challenged and every chance, not match winner from between last 2, one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Due Reward | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 5 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, took closer order in 3rd after 4th, 4th before 5th, dropped to 5th 2 out, soon under pressure, kept on in 3rd run-in, not trouble easy winner | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2018 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding | 2m 100y | 0 | Golden Spear | 10st 5lbs | of 14 | J W Kennedy | 0/0 |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 3f 180y | 0 | Woodland Opera | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 7 | M P Walsh | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, pushed along from 3 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2018 | Galway | Good | 2m 130y | 0 | Easy Game | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th after 3rd, 3rd after 3 out, chased winner approaching straight, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2018 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 100y | 0 | Political Policy | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 7 | D N Russell | 7/4 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and went 3rd next, ridden approaching last and 2nd early run-in, kept on one pace, no impression on winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2018 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 160y | 0 | Pearl Of The West | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 8 | D N Russell | 9/4 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4 out, ridden in 4th and no impression before 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2018 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 65y | 0 | Count Simon | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | D N Russell | 9/4 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along before last and soon went 2nd, ridden to lead inside final 150 yards and kept on strongly close home | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2018 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Torcello | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | J W Kennedy | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, reminders after 5th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out and ridden before next, went 2nd at last but no impression on winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 May 2018 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 2f 165y | 0 | Caro Des Flos | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 17 | J W Kennedy | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, 4th after 4th, 2nd after 3 out, not fluent last, soon no impression, one pace run-in, dropped to 3rd near line | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Mr Adjudicator | 11st | 7 of 20 | S W Flanagan | 10/1 |
| soon mid-division, 10th after 4th, pushed along approaching final hurdle, soon chased leaders and one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2017 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 5f 188y | 2 | Brimham Rocks | 8st | 7 of 13 | J Quinn | 25/1 |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2017 | Haydock | Heavy | 1m 3f 175y | 5 | Count Simon | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | David Probert | 3/1 |
| made all, shaken up and clear well over 1f out, held on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2017 | Ascot | Soft | 1m 3f 211y | 3 | Reverend Jacobs | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 5 | David Probert | 6/1 |
| soon led, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2017 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 4 | Mam'selle | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 9 | Poppy Bridgwater | 5/1 |
| in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2017 | Leicester | Soft | 1m 3f 179y | 5 | Bolder Bob | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | Jason Watson | 9/2 |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear on inside, closed over 4f out, ridden and one pace over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2017 | Pontefract | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 5y | 4 | Mancini | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | David Probert | 7/2 |
| pressed winner, challenged going well 2f out, led narrowly and edged left over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2017 | Pontefract | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 5y | 5 | Cape Coast | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 4 | L P Keniry | 5/2 |
| tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, outpaced by winner final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 May 2017 | Redcar | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 1y | 5 | Near Kettering | 9st | 4 of 6 | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon tracking leading pair on inside, pushed along edging left over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f | |||||||||