Happy Lad (IRE)
Owner: James Finegan Trainer: H P Finegan Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Heliostatic / Happy Story (Bigstone)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 9 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | |||
| Good to Yielding (( Good In Places)) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 6 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2023 | Tramore | Heavy | 2m 5f 170y | 0 | Ardera Ru | 11st | of 18 | Mr E Finegan | 0/0 |
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| 14 Dec 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Steps In The Sand | 8st 10lbs | 13 of 13 | C D Hayes | 125/1 |
| prominent, ridden entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 7f 170y | 0 | Lily Light Foot | 10st 4lbs | of 14 | D E Mullins | 0/0 |
| 01 Sep 2022 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 82y | 0 | Room To Roam | 10st 9lbs | 7 of 10 | Mr E Finegan | 25/1 |
| soon close up on outer, dropped to 5th halfway, lost place over 5f out, under pressure in 10th over 3f out, no impression, one paced over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2022 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 160y | 0 | Sphagnum | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 13 | P J O'Hanlon | 22/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, moderate 8th approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2022 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (( Good In Places)) | 3m 1f 119y | 0 | Hascoeur Clermont | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 12 | D P Maxwell | 10/1 |
| prominent in chasing group, not fluent at times, went 2nd from 6 out, ridden before 2 out and soon dropped to 4th, no extra and kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2022 | Limerick | Good | 3m | 0 | The Holmeister | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 15 | Mr E Finegan | 40/1 |
| mid-division early, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2022 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Waitnsee | 10st | 13 of 14 | N J Ryan | 66/1 |
| mid-division, 6th 3 out, ridden and no extra before next | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Kalmira | 9st | 11 of 17 | C D Maxwell | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no impression 2f out | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | First Blood | 8st 13lbs | 10 of 17 | S P Bird | 28/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2021 | Downpatrick | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Gelee Blanche | 12st | 7 of 9 | E Walsh | 150/1 |
| always towards rear, mistake 1st, mistakes 6th and next, ridden and no extra from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2021 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 65y | 0 | Excelcius | 10st 7lbs | 10 of 11 | 9/1 | |
| chased leader, moderate 2nd halfway, closer but ridden over 3f out, no extra 2 1/2f out, rider lost right iron 2f out, weakened when rider kicked out other iron inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2021 | Tramore | Soft | 2m | 0 | Majestic Jewel | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 16 | Reserve 2 | 16/1 |
| chased leader, dropped to 8th over 6f out, dropped towards rear 3f out, weakened under 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2021 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 2m 7f 135y | 0 | Fill The Tank | 11st 8lbs | 13 of 21 | E Walsh | 33/1 |
| led until mistake and headed 1st, tracked leaders after, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2021 | Killarney | Good | 1m 6f 20y | 0 | Monas Melody | 12st | 9 of 15 | Mr E Finegan | 80/1 |
| dwelt and went right from stalls, held up towards rear, 6th halfway, went 3rd 4f out, ridden and no extra over 2f out | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2021 | Sligo | Yielding (Soft in Places) | 3m 1f 150y | 0 | Silver Planeur | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 17 | S W Flanagan | 12/1 |
| waited with, soon rear of mid-division, disputed moderate 7th after 5 out, took closer order approaching 4 out, not fluent 3 out, one pace 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2021 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 6f 89y | 0 | Franno | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 17 | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| chased leaders and 2nd halfway, improved to dispute lead from 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 1m 4f 210y | 0 | Saldier | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 15 | Mr E Finegan | 80/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2021 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 140y | 0 | Pictures Of Home | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 17 | E Walsh | 22/1 |
| mid-division early, 8th approaching 5th, 9th after 8th, progress from 3 out, left 3rd from last and slightly impeded, kept on without matching front pair run-in | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Falak | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 17 | M P Sheehy | 25/1 |
| soon led, pushed along early straight, headed 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, no impression on winner inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Romann | 9st | 12 of 17 | M P Sheehy | 66/1 |
| soon led until headed 7f out, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2020 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 3f 55y | 0 | Fag An Bealach | 12st | 10 of 15 | A W Short | 50/1 |
| disputed lead until headed 3 out, ridden and no impression before next | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2020 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 160y | 0 | Basil's Boy | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 15 | A W Short | 25/1 |
| led, slight mistake and joined 3rd, slight mistake 6th, headed 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2020 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Shoshone Warrior | 10st 4lbs | 12 of 13 | C D Maxwell | 200/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2020 | Kilbeggan | Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | The Trigger | 12st | 7 of 12 | A W Short | 11/1 |
| prominent, a little slow at 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, lost position from before next, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2020 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Tandem | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | Mr J Archdeacon | 150/1 |
| a little awkward away from stalls and slowly into stride, keen early, waited with and off pace, took closer order halfway, under pressure towards rear over 3f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2020 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 198y | 0 | Quamino | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 17 | A W Short | 50/1 |
| soon led, not fluent 3rd, joined from 4th, headed from next but remained prominent until one pace and not fluent 2 out, slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Grandmaster Flash | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 17 | C D Maxwell | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra under 2f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2019 | Galway | Good | 2m 5f 11y | 0 | Ilikedwayurthinkin | 10st 12lbs | 13 of 23 | A W Short | 20/1 |
| soon disputed lead, slight mistake 4th, soon headed, no extra from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2019 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 170y | 0 | Happy Lad | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | D J Hand | 5/1 |
| led early, headed before 2nd, disputed lead before 3 out where left in front, travelling well before last, pushed along and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2019 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 160y | 0 | Pass Hymn | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 19 | D F O'Regan | 20/1 |
| waited with, slight mistake 4th, moderate 14th before halfway, some headway before 3 out, soon no impression, slight mistake last and one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Ash Hill | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 28 | D J Hand | 33/1 |
| waited with, soon towards rear, impeded 2nd, kept on without threatening straight | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | City Island | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 18 | D J Hand | 33/1 |
| waited with, soon towards rear, some headway but no impression from before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 130y | 0 | Chead Solas | 12st | 5 of 6 | Mr D O'Connor | 16/1 |
| led, joined after 6f and headed briefly halfway, pushed along early straight and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2018 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f 65y | 0 | Happy Lad | 12st | 1 of 7 | Mr D O'Connor | 5/1 |
| led, pressed from 4f out, went 3 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden and kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2018 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | Silver Star | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | J B Kane | 20/1 |
| mid-division and 9th from halfway, pushed along in 8th after 2 out and kept on well without threatening from before last | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2018 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 165y | 0 | Stay Humble | 12st | 3 of 9 | Miss M O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| held up, 7th after halfway, not much room briefly from 7f out, went 4th 3f out, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||