Free Speech (GB)
Owner: Mr Barry Reilly Trainer: Jim Best Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places; Chase Course: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Hurdles Course, Chase Course Soft to Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2012 | Worcester | Good | 2m 110y | 5 | Bennys Quest | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 14 | J E Moore | |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Southwell | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Gunner Rose | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 10 | J E Moore | 5/1 |
| with leader, left in lead 3rd, went right and headed 4 out, lost 2nd before next, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2012 | Hereford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Kap West | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | C Bolger | 17/2 |
| led, edged left approaching 10th, headed after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2012 | Leicester | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Chapel House | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 7 | T Scudamore | |
| 13 Jan 2012 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Oscar Close | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 8 | T Scudamore | 5/2 |
| led until after 2nd, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, mistake last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2011 | Plumpton | Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Goring Two | 12st 4lbs | 3 of 10 | James Best | 7/4 |
| led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no chance with easy winner, weakened to 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2011 | Folkestone | Soft (Heavy in places; Chase Course: Good) | 2m | 5 | Free Speech | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | A P McCoy | 8/13 |
| agressively ridden, made all, pressed when left clear 2 out, driven out | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2011 | Plumpton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Ballyman | 10st 11lbs | of 11 | A P McCoy | |
| 28 Nov 2011 | Folkestone | Good to Firm | 2m 5f | 5 | Hunt Ball | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| led, clear 11th, mistake next, ridden before 2 out, headed last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2010 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f | 4 | Rokinhorsescience | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | Jack Doyle | 9/2 |
| towards rear, chased leaders after 10th, chased winner after 4 out until 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2010 | Southwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Gabreselassie | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | Jack Doyle | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 6th, not fluent and reminder 12th, led 15th, driven after 2 out, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2010 | Southwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 5 | Makena | 11st 9lbs | 11 of 16 | Miss Carey Williamson | 9/1 |
| in touch until 6th, soon behind, tailed off | |||||||||
| 25 May 2008 | Tralee | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | More Sport | 11st 1lbs | 15 of 19 | E F Power | 16/1 |
| 23 May 2008 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Salute Him | 11st 1lbs | of 16 | T G M Ryan | |
| 14 Apr 2008 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Something Grand | 11st 3lbs | 10 of 15 | Andrew J McNamara | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Hurdles Course, Chase Course Soft to Heavy) | 2m 4f | 0 | Mcalpine | 10st 9lbs | 10 of 16 | E F Power | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, effort 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Dashing George | 10st 8lbs | 6 of 30 | D E Splaine | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division, kept on without threatening from 4 out | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2008 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Motaraqeb | 10st 5lbs | 8 of 15 | D E Splaine | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden before next, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2007 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Look Who's Back | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 20 | Mr D E Splaine | 16/1 |
| 25 May 2007 | WEXFORD | Good to Firm | 2860 | 0 | Consulate | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | B A Curtis | |
| rear of mid-division, no danger and kept on without threatening from over 4f out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2007 | ROSCOMMON | Good | 2640 | 0 | Tamimi's History | 9st 9lbs | SU of 16 | B A Curtis | |
| held up, stumbled and slipped up | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2007 | CORK | Good to Firm | 4180 | 0 | Dodder Walk | 10st 4lbs | 5 of 20 | E F Power | |
| prominent, 4th 4 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2007 | LIMERICK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Jack Absolute | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 18 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| prominent, 4th before straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2006 | CLONMEL | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Island Life | 10st 7lbs | 9 of 18 | Mr D E Splaine | |
| held up, mistake 5 out, kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2006 | THURLES | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Loup Du Saubouas | 10st 7lbs | 7 of 18 | Mr D E Splaine | |
| never a factor, kept on from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2006 | NEWBURY | Good | 1760 | 5 | Makderah | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 13 | Richard Hughes | |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, reminders after 1f, mostly outpaced and never near leaders from halfway | |||||||||