In The High Grass (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Mary T Hally Trainer: T J Taaffe Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy places, Hurdles Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good (National Course;Good to Soft,Good in places, Mildmay;Good ) | 2m 5f 110y | 2 | Gwanako | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 29 | A B Joyce | 16/1 |
| towards rear, fell 8th | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2008 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy places, Hurdles Yielding) | 3m | 1 | In The High Grass | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 4 | A B Joyce | 3/1 |
| 02 Mar 2008 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Well Tutored | 10st 4lbs | 7 of 12 | A B Joyce | 12/1 |
| held up in touch, 8th 5 out, moderate 6th after 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2008 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | The Budgee | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | A B Joyce | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th 6 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression in 6th before last, left moderate 3rd at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Time To Sell | 11st 5lbs | 8 of 13 | A B Joyce | 4/1 |
| 02 Dec 2007 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Vintage Treasure | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 18 | T G M Ryan | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway in 8th 6 out, 6th and progress 4 out, ridden to close 3rd before 2 out, soon no extra, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2007 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 4400 | 0 | Royal County Star | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | A B Joyce | |
| held up, progress on outer 6 out, 2nd after 3 out, challenged from next, 3rd and no extra after last | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2007 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good to Firm | 3740 | 0 | Gemini Lucy | 10st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | D J Casey | |
| behind, tailed off halfway, stayed on from 4 out | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2007 | CLONMEL | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Dantes Reef | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 5 | A B Joyce | |
| held up in touch, 3rd 4 out, 2nd and effort entering straight, 3rd and no impression approaching last | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2007 | GOWRAN PARK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | In The High Grass | 10st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | A B Joyce | |
| held up in touch, 6th 4 out, improved into 3rd 3 out, 2nd and challenged 2 out, soon ridden to lead, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2007 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Soft | 4180 | 0 | Carrigeen Kalmia | 10st 1lbs | 2 of 10 | N P Madden | |
| tracked leaders, improved 6 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed after last, kept on well under pressure, headed last strides | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Soft | 3740 | 0 | Mansony | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 12 | A B Joyce | |
| tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, 4th 3 out, ridden next, 3rd after last, kept on | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2006 | THURLES | Soft | 3520 | 0 | In The High Grass | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 16 | N P Madden | |
| prominent, disputed lead 2 out, led and left clear last, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2006 | CLONMEL | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | Some Legend | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 15 | N P Madden | |
| mid-division, mistake and reminders 5th, improved into 4th halfway, 3rd after 3 out, 2nd under pressure before last, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2006 | FAIRYHOUSE | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Glenfinn Captain | 11st 8lbs | 7 of 16 | N P Madden | |
| towards rear, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2006 | GOWRAN PARK | Soft | 3740 | 0 | Carthalawn | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 18 | B J Geraghty | |
| prominent, mistake 1st, 4th before halfway, 7th and pushed along 5 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2006 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good to Firm | 4400 | 0 | Kells Castle | 10st 8lbs | PU of 22 | Kevin Thomas Coleman | |
| towards rear, pushed along 4th, behind when pulled up | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2006 | NAAS | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Jamie's Boy | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 22 | B J Geraghty | |
| prominent, 4th 4 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 4840 | 0 | Good Thyne Jack | 11st 5lbs | 13 of 20 | B J Geraghty | |
| held up in touch, progress 4 out, 5th after next, ridden and weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2006 | CORK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | In The High Grass | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 20 | B J Geraghty | |
| always prominent, ridden entering straight, 2nd and challenged from before 2 out where slight mistake, led approaching last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2005 | DOWNPATRICK | Soft | 3912 | 0 | Chapeaux Bas | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 15 | B J Geraghty | |
| soon 3rd, wandered about approaching 4 out, driven along before next, 2nd 2 out, outpaced when not fluent last, stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2005 | LIMERICK | Heavy | 4180 | 0 | One Cool Cookie | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | B J Geraghty | |
| moderate 2nd, took closer order 5 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2005 | NAAS | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Wanango | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 22 | B J Geraghty | |
| mid-division, 11th after 4 out, kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2005 | DOWNPATRICK | Good to Soft | 3912 | 0 | In The High Grass | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr T G Freyne | |
| pulled hard mid-division, headway on outer halfway, 3rd 3f out, led over 1f out, soon strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||


