Gardens of Babylon (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: J P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Camelot / Condition (Deploy)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Treacysenniscorthy | 11st | 21 of 31 | B J Geraghty | 9/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2020 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Benie Des Dieux | 10st 13lbs | of 7 | M P Walsh | 0/0 |
| 29 Dec 2019 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Soviet Pimpernel | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 8 | J S McGarvey | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, improved to 2nd at 6th, travelled well to lead before 2 out where strongly pressed, ridden and headed before last, led run-in, kept on, headed closing stages, not match winner | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2019 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Surin | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| held up early, closer behind leaders after 2nd, 4th halfway, 3rd before 4 out, improved to challenge before 2 out, ridden 2 out, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2019 | Listowel | Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m | 0 | Razoul | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 14 | H Morgan | 8/1 |
| mid-division early, pushed along briefly 2nd, 10th approaching 4th where slight mistake, pushed along again from 4 out, no impression into straight, kept on without threatening run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Tudor City | 10st 12lbs | 14 of 23 | D J O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 5th and slightly hampered on bend at halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2019 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Monty's Miracle | 10st 3lbs | 3 of 14 | D O'Brien | 4/6 |
| held up, rapid headway on outer after 4f, 6th halfway, progress to 3rd under 4f out, pushed along to 2nd under 3f out, soon ridden, no impression, dropped to 3rd final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 03 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m | 0 | Gardens of Babylon | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | M P Walsh | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, niggled along briefly in 4th 4 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, headway to lead before last, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | French Made | 11st | 2 of 9 | M P Walsh | 5/2 |
| soon raced in 5th, pushed along briefly 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, closed up before straight, 2nd approaching last, stayed on well run-in, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 179y | 1 | Pentland Hills | 11st | 3 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 4th, outpaced after 2 out, not clear run turning in, rallied under pressure before last, soon ridden, went 3rd and kept on flat, no impression with front pair | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 1 | Sir Erec | 11st | 2 of 11 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, not fluent at 2nd, slight mistake 5th and again next, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, 4th on outer at last, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Surin | 11st | 2 of 8 | M P Walsh | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, 5th halfway, good headway early straight and challenged approaching last, ridden and narrowly led run-in, headed on line | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2018 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Gardens of Babylon | 11st | 1 of 24 | M P Walsh | 7/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along in 6th entering straight, ridden in 4th on inner at last, went 2nd after last, stayed on well to lead close home | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 1m 2f | 0 | Lucius Tiberius | 9st 5lbs | of 16 | R L Moore | 0/0 |
| 16 Apr 2018 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 1m 1f | 0 | Khalaab | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | J A Heffernan | 9/10 |
| soon raced in 5th, went 3rd halfway, pushed along before straight, 4th and no impression 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2018 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Hunting Horn | 9st 5lbs | of 6 | J A Heffernan | 0/0 |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m 15y | 0 | James Cook | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | P B Beggy | 20/1 |
| dwelt, in rear, niggled along briefly halfway, pushed along in 8th 2f out, reminder in 7th 1f out, headway into 3rd and reminder again inside final furlong, kept on without threatening, never nearer | |||||||||