High Sparrow (IRE)
Owner: Best of the Rest Syndicate Trainer: J P O'Brien Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Shantou / Belladventure (Carroll House)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2021 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 3m 4f 120y | 0 | Fag An Bealach | 11st 6lbs | 11 of 18 | J J Slevin | 22/1 |
| pushed along early and tracked leaders towards outer, slight mistake 8th, not fluent 11th, struggling towards rear when hampered 4 out, soon no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2021 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 1f 110y | 0 | Macgiloney | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | J J Slevin | 9/4 |
| led, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3 out and joined, headed and not fluent 2 out, one pace last in 3rd | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 4f | 0 | The Big Dog | 10st 4lbs | 7 of 21 | C P McNamara | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 9th, 6th halfway, 3rd after 4 out, ridden next, no extra entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2021 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | Atlantic Shore | 11st 13lbs | 4 of 13 | Mr T Hamilton | 18/1 |
| disputed lead early, soon led, slight mistake 10th, joined 12th, slight mistake 4 out, soon headed, kept on same pace without matching principals from before last | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Court Maid | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 23 | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| disputed lead early, prominent, not fluent 5th, slight mistake 9th, disputed 2nd after 11th, slightly slow 12th and not always fluent after, on terms approaching 7 out, soon led, joined from 5 out, headed 3 out, weakened and pulled up next | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2020 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Dromore Lad | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 19 | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd after 3rd, soon close up and disputed, tracked leaders again from 12th, pecked 7 out, effort straight, kept on same pace without threatening from before last | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Minella Times | 11st 10lbs | of 11 | J J Slevin | 0/0 |
| 23 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Soft | 3m | 0 | Cabaret Queen | 9st 12lbs | 11 of 21 | Reserve 2 | 15/2 |
| mid-division, slow 5 out, pushed along and no impression next, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2020 | Kilbeggan | Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Victoria Bay | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | J J Slevin | 9/4 |
| tracked leader until disputed from 5th, led before 3 out, pushed along and joined when mistake and bumped rival 2 out (usual 3 out), headed last, ridden and kept on, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2020 | Kilbeggan | Soft (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 3m 1f | 0 | High Sparrow | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | J J Slevin | 11/4 |
| disputed, headed after 1st, 2nd to clear leader at 2nd, moderate 2nd at 5th, took closer order after 2 out, led after last, soon ridden, asserted under 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2020 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in Places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Peaches And Cream | 12st | of 8 | O R Brown | 0/0 |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Mary Frances | 10st 6lbs | 6 of 19 | O R Brown | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, 6th entering straight, no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Treacysenniscorthy | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 31 | M P Burke | 25/1 |
| mid-division, slightly hampered 4 out, headway 2 out, ridden in moderate 5th before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2019 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 0 | Treacysenniscorthy | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 27 | O R Brown | 20/1 |
| a little keen, tracked leaders, 6th from 5th, impeded into straight, soon switched left, slight mistake last and one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2019 | Clonmel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3m | 0 | Westerner Point | 11st 4lbs | SlippedUp of 11 | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, led and disputed from after 2nd, headed after 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight when slipped up | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2019 | Clonmel | Soft | 3m | 0 | High Sparrow | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | J J Slevin | 9/2 |
| chased leader, slight mistake 2nd, disputed from 5th, led before 5 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and joined before 2 out, led again 2 out, asserted before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Wonderoftheworld | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 10 | J J Slevin | 3/1 |
| bad mistake 1st, soon mid-division, towards rear from 5th, reminders 11th, ridden and no extra 5 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2019 | Galway | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Charlie Stout | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| led, joined briefly 3rd, headed 7th, lost place 3 out and no impression in 6th next, no extra early run-in, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2019 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 6f 180y | 0 | Movewiththetimes | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | J J Slevin | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, 5th halfway, ridden in moderate 4th after 3 out, 3rd after 2 out, kept on one pace from last, no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Dandy Mag | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | D Meyler | 6/1 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 9th, slight mistake next and soon ridden in 6th, no extra after 3 out, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2019 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Westland Row | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | S A Shortall | 0/0 |
| 09 May 2019 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 70y | 0 | Brahma Bull | 11st 12lbs | of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 0/0 |
| 28 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Cuneo | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 23 | E T Daly | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden before 2 out, disputed after 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Navan | Good | 2m 6f 120y | 0 | Walk To Freedom | 10st 7lbs | 7 of 14 | J J Slevin | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 8th 3 out, soon ridden and and no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2018 | Galway | Yielding | 2m 5f 203y | 0 | Suinda | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 21 | J J Slevin | 3/1 |
| close up, 4th after 6th, under pressure in 6th after 2 out, soon ridden, 5th at last, kept on without threatening in 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2018 | Listowel | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Deor | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 14 | S A Shortall | 13/2 |
| in rear, not fluent at 2nd, soon slightly detached, 13th 4 out, pushed along and progress after 3 out, 5th 2 out where not fluent, ridden and kept on to 4th close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m | 0 | Agent Boru | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | Mr T Hamilton | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd at 5th, slight mistake 9th, not much room straight, not match front pair and slight mistake last, one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2018 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Minella Fair | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 5 | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| in rear, some headway but no impression 3 out, went remote 3rd before straight, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2018 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | High Sparrow | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | J J Slevin | 13/8 |
| prominent and disputed lead, mistake 5th, led 8th, pushed along and headed briefly approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2017 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | High Sparrow | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | Mr T Hamilton | 13/8 |
| led, pressed and ridden from 2f out, soon joined, regained lead inside final furlong and kept on best close home | |||||||||