Verbal Dexterity (IRE)
Owner: Mrs J S Bolger Trainer: J S Bolger Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Vocalised / Lonrach (Holy Roman Emperor)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Straight Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2020 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Bolleville | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 12 | K J Manning | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and briefly 2nd over 1f out, soon headed and no impression, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2019 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1m 125y | 1 | Up Helly Aa | 9st 7lbs | of 14 | K J Manning | 0/0 |
| 26 May 2019 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m 2f 110y | 1 | Magical | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 5 | K J Manning | 18/1 |
| raced mainly in 4th, pushed along from 4f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out, dropped to rear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 May 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m | 1 | Hazapour | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | K J Manning | 7/2 |
| ran 4th, pushed along and some headway early straight, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m | 1 | Imaging | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 11 | K J Manning | 11/8 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2018 | Ascot | Soft | 1m 1f 212y | 1 | Cracksman | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 8 | K J Manning | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 1 | Roaring Lion | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 8 | K J Manning | 25/1 |
| soon raced in 4th, switched right towards outer inside first half mile, closed up halfway, pushed along before straight, no impression when slightly impeded over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2018 | Curragh | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Beautiful Morning | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 8 | K J Manning | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along after halfway, under pressure in 4th 3f out, ran on without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2017 | Doncaster | Good (Good to soft in places) | 1m | 1 | Saxon Warrior | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 12 | K J Manning | 5/2 |
| never travelled with any fluency and pushed along to hold place in chasing group, closed halfway, pressed winner and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2017 | Curragh | Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy) | 7f | 1 | Verbal Dexterity | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | K J Manning | 5/2 |
| led early, close up, on terms halfway, soon led, joined 2f out, led again inside final furlong and stayed on best to quickly assert | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2017 | Curragh | Good to Yielding | 6f | 1 | Beckford | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | K J Manning | 10/3 |
| disputed lead, ridden and headed narrowly halfway, disputed lead again 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2017 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft (Straight Soft, Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Verbal Dexterity | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | K J Manning | 8/1 |
| prominent, 6th early, closer in 5th 3f out, led from 2f out, asserted 1f out, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||