French Direction (IRE)
Owner: Mrs R A Proctor Trainer: R Rowe Sex: Gelding Age: 25
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | |||
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Hurdles; Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places on hurdles course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Chase Course: Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places on hurdles course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2008 | Plumpton | Soft (Heavy in places on hurdles course) | 2m 1f | 5 | The Walnut Tree | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | S Thomas | 9/4 |
| led, headed 3rd, led again 7th, ridden when headed 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2008 | Fontwell | Soft (Chase Course: Good in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Massini Sunset | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 15 | M Foley | 8/1 |
| fell 1st | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2007 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places on hurdles course) | 2m 110y | 4 | Oiseau de Nuit | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 12 | M Foley | 5/1 |
| led, headed after 3 out, weakening when mistake and left 2nd last | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2007 | Plumpton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Najca De Thaix | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | M Foley | 15/2 |
| led, jumped right 9th, headed approaching next, chased winner, well held when driven after 3 out, no impression and lost 2nd near finish | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2007 | Folkestone | Good to Firm (Hurdles; Good) | 2m | 5 | Bill Owen | 11st 8lbs | of 11 | B Fenton | 7/1 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 7th until blundered 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Firm | 3960 | 4 | Twentytwosilver | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 14 | L P Aspell | |
| held up, headway from 9th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 May 2006 | FONTWELL | Good | 4070 | 4 | Hail The King | 10st 4lbs | 6 of 16 | L P Aspell | |
| mid-division, some headway after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2006 | FONTWELL | Good to Firm | 3960 | 4 | Haafel | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 5 | P J Brennan | |
| raced freely, led and soon clear, reduced lead 7th, mistake and headed 3 out, 2nd and beaten when hit 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2006 | HUNTINGDON | Good to Firm | 3630 | 4 | Spinaround | 11st 3lbs | PU of 12 | Paul Moloney | |
| led to 3rd, led again approaching 5th to 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2006 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Soft | 3520 | 4 | Adecco | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | T J Murphy | |
| led and soon clear, ridden and headed well before 2 out, weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2005 | HUNTINGDON | Good | 3630 | 0 | Jupon Vert | 10st 7lbs | FE of 9 | P Hide | |
| led 3rd, well clear when fell | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2005 | WORCESTER | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Appach | 11st | 4 of 17 | Paul Moloney | |
| led, hit 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 25 May 2005 | FONTWELL | Good to Firm | 3960 | 0 | French Direction | 10st | 1 of 9 | Paul Moloney | |
| led, mistake 3 out, headed last, hard ridden and rallied gamely flat, led final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2005 | FONTWELL | Soft | 3960 | 0 | Old Buddy | 10st 6lbs | FE of 10 | B Fenton | |
| led at good pace, ridden and headed after 4 out, weakening when fell | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2004 | FOLKESTONE | Good | 3520 | 0 | Nagano | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | B Fenton | |
| pulled hard towards rear, ridden and weakened after 9th, soon well behind | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2004 | PLUMPTON | Good | 3520 | 0 | Grouse Moor | 10st | 6 of 9 | P Hide | |
| raced wide, took keen hold, led, blundered and headed 3 out, weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2004 | LINGFIELD | Good to Soft | 4290 | 0 | Aldiruos | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | Jimmy McCarthy | |
| behind, struggling after 4th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2004 | HEREFORD | Good | 4290 | 0 | Gan Eagla | 10st 7lbs | PU of 15 | Richard Gordon | |
| took keen hold, held up, headway 4th, weakened after 7th, blundered 2 out, behind when pulled up | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2004 | TAUNTON | Good to Firm | 4290 | 0 | Wun Chai | 10st | UR of 13 | T J Murphy | |
| held up in touch, ridden and weakening when blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2004 | WINCANTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Avas Delight | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | T J Murphy | |
| held up last, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||