Falcon Eight (IRE)
Owner: Dr R Lambe / Dr J Climax Trainer: D K Weld Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Galileo / Polished Gem (Danehill)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on straight, Round course Good to Firm) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Straight Course: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2024 | Saint-Cloud | Heavy | 1m 6f 200y | 0 | Homo Deus | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 9 | C Soumillon | 7/2 |
| 05 Nov 2023 | Curragh | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Falcon Eight | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | C D Hayes | 11/4 |
| soon settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, closer and disputed 2nd 3f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly to go clear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2023 | Curragh | Soft | 2m 165y | 0 | Magellan Strait | 10st | 2 of 33 | J Coen | 40/1 |
| slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th when checked 1f out, ridden in close 4th between horses inside final furlong, stayed on well, 2nd near line, just failed | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2023 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m 5f 143y | 2 | Dawn Rising | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 10 | Tom Marquand | 10/1 |
| held up in 8th, ridden out wide over 1f out, never involved | |||||||||
| 12 May 2023 | Chester | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 2f 140y | 2 | Metier | 9st 12lbs | 15 of 17 | R L Moore | 7/1 |
| slow into stride, in rear, pushed along 5f out, weakened and eased over 2f out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2022 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 0 | Maxxum | 11st 3lbs | 14 of 29 | M J M O'Sullivan | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, hampered 4th, ridden and no impression before 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 57y | 0 | Tax For Max | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | D J O'Keeffe | 7/4 |
| led early, headed before 2nd, not fluent 2nd and soon dropped to 3rd, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2022 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Drop The Anchor | 10st 4lbs | 8 of 23 | O Enright | 18/1 |
| a bit slow into stride and raced towards rear, 19th halfway, ridden and some progress from over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2022 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Falcon Eight | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr F Maguire | 4/6 |
| pushed along to mid-division early, 5th halfway, 4th under 5f out, took closer order in 3rd 3 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, closed 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2022 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 124y | 0 | Waterville | 9st 13lbs | 5 of 33 | J A Powell | 22/1 |
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along early, good headway on inner 3f out, 9th when checked and unable to find racing room 2f out, found room and ridden in 10th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 5th close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2022 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f | 1 | Gear Up | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 9 | D W O'Connor | 22/1 |
| in rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good | 2m 4f 156y | 0 | Salvador Ziggy | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | D J O'Keeffe | 11/4 |
| tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, took closer order in clear 2nd at 8th, challenged leader after 4 out, under pressure and dropped to 3rd after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2022 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m 5f 143y | 2 | Stratum | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | Tom Marquand | 10/3 |
| slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 06 May 2022 | Chester | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 2f 140y | 2 | Cleveland | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | L Dettori | 9/2 |
| in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2022 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Bronn | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | J W Kennedy | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, 5th halfway, closer and left 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, 3rd and pushed along after 2 out, switched left run-in, ridden and kept on well | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | The Nice Guy | 11st 8lbs | of 19 | M P Walsh | 0/0 |
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| 10 Feb 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 7f | 0 | Falcon Eight | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | P Townend | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer after 3 out, soon 3rd, ridden to press leaders entering straight, disputed 2 out, soon narrow lead, asserted before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2021 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Journey With Me | 12st | 5 of 12 | S Fitzgerald | 8/1 |
| held up in touch on outer, slight mistake 3rd, no impression under pressure in 5th from final hurdle, one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2021 | Royal Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 143y | 2 | Stratum | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 20 | L Dettori | 7/4 |
| held up off the pace in last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms | |||||||||
| 07 May 2021 | Chester | Good to Soft | 2m 2f 140y | 2 | Falcon Eight | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 17 | L Dettori | 15/2 |
| pushed along early, towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2021 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 5f 160y | 0 | Stratum | 9st 7lbs | of 7 | O J Orr | 0/0 |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Curragh | Good (Straight Course: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 6f | 1 | Twilight Payment | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 8 | O J Orr | 11/2 |
| prominent, soon 2nd, pushed along to challenge straight, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2020 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 6f | 1 | Nickajack Cave | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 7 | O J Orr | 9/4 |
| held up in touch, 5th early, soon chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 4f out, not much room into straight, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | ParisLongchamp | Soft | 2m 3f 194y | 0 | Holdthasigreen | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 10 | L Dettori | 12/1 |
| 23 Aug 2019 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 56y | 1 | Stradivarius | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 |
| always last, outpaced 4f out, never any chance | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2019 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 2m 50y | 1 | Falcon Eight | 9st | 1 of 6 | L Dettori | 10/11 |
| tracked leader until settled 3rd 6f out, pushed along on outside over 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, sustained challenge final furlong, driven ahead last strides | |||||||||
| 17 May 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m 6f | 1 | Twilight Payment | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | C D Hayes | 3/1 |
| waited with towards rear, pushed along from 4f out, 4th over 3f out, soon no impression until stayed on well inside final furlong, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2018 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 1 | Cypress Creek | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 8 | D P McDonogh | 11/4 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, closer approaching straight, ridden in 4th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2018 | Killarney | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m 3f 50y | 0 | Falcon Eight | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 5 | D P McDonogh | 1/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along early straight, ridden in 3rd and switched right 1f out, quickened to lead over 100 yards out and stayed on well close home | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2018 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places on straight, Round course Good to Firm) | 1m 4f | 0 | Falcon Eight | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | D P McDonogh | 11/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th before halfway, pushed along under 4f out, switched left under 2f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on well | |||||||||