National Guard (USA)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: War Front / Coin Broker (Montjeu)
Form Summary
GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm (watering) | 1 | |||
Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
Standard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
Yielding (Good in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
Totals | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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24 Aug 2019 | Killarney | Yielding | 1m 50y | 0 | National Guard | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 5/1 |
towards rear early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway and effort straight, gained narrow lead final 100yds and stayed on well | |||||||||
22 May 2019 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 0 | Woody Creek | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | J A Heffernan | 9/4 |
led on far side, ridden and pressed 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
05 May 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Good in Places) | 1m | 0 | Basic Law | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 5 | E J McNamara | 8/1 |
soon prominent in 2nd, on terms after halfway, still travelling smoothly over 2f out, soon led, quickly pushed along, strongly pressed over 1f out, soon joined, headed and dropped to 3rd 50yds out, one pace | |||||||||
29 Mar 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | National Guard | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 17 | D O'Brien | 7/2 |
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway between horses under 2f out, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, asserted and drifted left inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
24 Mar 2019 | Naas | Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places) | 7f | 0 | Wargrave | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 19 | D O'Brien | 12/1 |
prominent, soon 2nd, effort straight, no impression and one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
04 Nov 2018 | Naas | Yielding | 6f | 0 | Erich Bloch | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 23 | J A Heffernan | 11/4 |
prominent in stands' side group, ridden in 2nd under 2f out, soon 3rd, dropped to 4th and no impression final 150 yards | |||||||||
26 Oct 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Emily Grace | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | D O'Brien | 2/1 |
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th over 1f out, good headway inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, stayed on well, never nearer | |||||||||
20 Oct 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m | 0 | Arcturus | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 13 | J A Heffernan | 6/1 |
chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 1f out, closed 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra closing stages and dropped to 5th | |||||||||
05 Oct 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Eagle Song | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 12 | D O'Brien | 4/1 |
prominent, ran freely and led narrowly after 1f, travelled well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and headed final 100 yards, no chance with winner | |||||||||
09 Aug 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (watering) | 6f | 0 | Inverleigh | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 13 | D O'Brien | 7/1 |
rear of mid-division early, soon close up on outer, progress and led after 2f, under pressure and headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
14 Jun 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Parkers Hill | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | D O'Brien | 2/11 |
broke well, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to challenge over 1f out, ridden and no impression early final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
27 May 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 6f | 0 | Indigo Balance | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 13 | J A Heffernan | 8/1 |
chased leader in 2nd, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
18 May 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 60y | 0 | Invasion Day | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 13 | W M Lordan | 16/1 |
rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out and 8th on inner 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
11 May 2018 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f | 0 | Recon Mission | 9st 5lbs | of 8 | W M Lordan | 0/0 |