Kupa River (IRE)
Owner: Middleham Park Racing Lxxii & Partner Trainer: R Fell & S Murray Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Big Bad Bob / Lamanka Lass (Woodman)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good to Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Standard | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 6 | Vape | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | J P Sullivan | 12/1 |
| keen tracked leader, ridden and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 6 | Jumira Bridge | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 11 | Tyler Heard | 5/1 |
| dwelt in rear, wide into straight 2f out, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 6 | De Little Engine | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 13 | B A Curtis | 9/1 |
| chased leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2020 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 7f 14y | 5 | Dawn Breaking | 9st 6lbs | 13 of 14 | Jason Hart | 40/1 |
| raced wide keen tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2020 | Southwell | Standard | 7f 14y | 6 | Cesifire | 9st 11lbs | 8 of 10 | B A Curtis | 10/3 |
| free to post, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2020 | Musselburgh | Soft | 7f 33y | 5 | Grace And Virtue | 9st 2lbs | 10 of 12 | Callum Rodriguez | 9/1 |
| held up, keen, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2020 | Catterick | Soft | 7f 6y | 5 | The Big House | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 13 | T Hamilton | 14/1 |
| raced wide keen led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2020 | Hamilton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6f 6y | 5 | Lucky Lucky Man | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | T Hamilton | 18/1 |
| keen tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2020 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 5 | Grace And Virtue | 9st 9lbs | 12 of 15 | Callum Rodriguez | 6/1 |
| raced wide led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 4 | Tranchee | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | J P Sullivan | 12/1 |
| Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2020 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 33y | 5 | How Bizarre | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 11 | Callum Rodriguez | 9/4 |
| dwelt from the stalls, pushed into a prominent position, every chance 2f out, short of room and faded last 1f | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2020 | Thirsk | Good to Soft | 7f | 4 | Magical Effect | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 14 | B A Curtis | 10/1 |
| close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2020 | Southwell | Standard | 6f 16y | 5 | Split Down South | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 6 | Callum Rodriguez | 13/2 |
| led and disputed, headed 4f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 5 | I Know How | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 12 | B A Curtis | 11/2 |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 3f out, driven and one pace over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 5 | Critical Thinking | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | B A Curtis | 8/1 |
| raced keenly, soon chasing leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | First Response | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | B A Curtis | 11/4 |
| raced keenly, headway near side rail to lead 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 4 | Jackstar | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 12 | Paula Muir | 20/1 |
| slowly away, took keen hold in rear, some late headway, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2019 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 3 | Brushwork | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 14 | Paula Muir | 25/1 |
| behind, late headway, never a factor | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2019 | Newcastle | Standard | 6f | 4 | Paddy Power | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 14 | Paula Muir | 40/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2019 | York | Soft | 7f | 4 | Shawaamekh | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 20 | B A Curtis | 11/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 May 2019 | Ayr | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 50y | 4 | Tommy G | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 10 | C Lee | 11/4 |
| raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd | |||||||||
| 13 May 2019 | Musselburgh | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 33y | 3 | Jacob Black | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | P J McDonald | 9/4 |
| went left start, chased clear leading pair, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2019 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 7f 33y | 5 | Kupa River | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 8 | B A Curtis | 7/4 |
| keen tracked leading pair, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ridden out | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2019 | Wetherby | Good | 7f | 4 | Saisons D'Or | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 14 | Ben Sanderson | 8/1 |
| keen in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2019 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 6f | 4 | Bossipop | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 13 | Ben Sanderson | 2/1 |
| awkwardly away,tracked leaders, ridden and edged over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Venturous | 9st 9lbs | of 11 | B A Curtis | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2019 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 4 | Kupa River | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | B A Curtis | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven and edged right towards finish, all out | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Kupa River | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 9 | L Morris | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Martineo | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 9 | L Morris | 15/8 |
| close 3rd, not clear run briefly 2f out, soon challenging, led just over 1f out, headed close home | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | A Sure Welcome | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 10 | Cam Hardie | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, just failed | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2018 | Southwell | Standard | 6f 16y | 4 | Black Salt | 8st 11lbs | 5 of 13 | Tristan Price | 12/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2018 | Southwell | Standard | 7f 14y | 5 | Angel Palanas | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 14 | Tristan Price | 9/1 |
| raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2018 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Delilah Park | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, too 3rd post | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2018 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 50y | 5 | Jay Kay | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 14 | C J McGovern | 12/1 |
| led soon pressed, set strong pace, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2018 | Beverley | Good to Soft | 7f 96y | 5 | Twin Appeal | 9st 8lbs | 13 of 14 | T Hamilton | 16/1 |
| led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2018 | Hamilton | Good to Soft (Good to Soft in Places) | 6f 6y | 4 | Dark Defender | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 13 | B A Curtis | 25/1 |
| led on stands side rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2018 | Thirsk | Good to Soft | 5f | 4 | Eastern Racer | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 8 | B A Curtis | 5/1 |
| raced keenly, pressed leader, slight lead halfway until 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2018 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Economic Crisis | 9st 12lbs | of 11 | G Lee | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2018 | Ayr | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f 50y | 4 | Luis Vaz De Torres | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 14 | T Hamilton | 9/1 |
| keen tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 May 2018 | Carlisle | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f 173y | 4 | Aclimatise | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | T Hamilton | 14/1 |
| keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance just inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2018 | Thirsk | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f | 4 | Black Isle Boy | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 17 | T Hamilton | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2018 | Ripon | Soft (Heavy in places) | 6f | 4 | Adam's Ale | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 20 | T Hamilton | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no imrpession | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2017 | Navan | Heavy | 5f 182y | 0 | Maarek | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| soon led, pressed from over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2017 | Limerick | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Hit The Silk | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 14 | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Kupa River | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Ronan Whelan | 9/4 |
| soon led, pushed out to assert 1 1/2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, eased down closing stages of final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2017 | Roscommon | Heavy | 7f 49y | 0 | Knowing You | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 17 | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 |
| pushed along to soon lead, a little keen, attempted to assert from over 1f out, headed near finish and soon dropped to 3rd | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2017 | Galway | Soft | 1m 123y | 0 | Perfect Soldier | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| prominent, took keen hold and led after 2f, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed entering straight, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2017 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f 110y | 0 | Ruby Shoes | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, stayed on into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2017 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 1m 1f 148y | 0 | All The Mollies | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | Ronan Whelan | 0/0 |


