Taipan's Way (IRE)
Owner: John D Browne Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places on cross country course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 12 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Taipan's Way | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, left 2nd 7th, led after 6 out, asserted 3 out, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Taipan's Way | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 16 | D J Casey | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, close 4th entering straight, ridden to lead after 2 out, clear last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2009 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Good Fella | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 17 | Paul Townend | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway to 4th 4 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Bridge Run | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 18 | Paul Townend | |
| 31 Oct 2008 | Down Royal | Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Drumconvis | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 18 | Ruby Walsh | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 10th 4 out, stayed on same pace from before 3 out, moderate 6th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places on cross country course) | 2m 4f | 0 | Kalahari King | 11st 12lbs | 14 of 24 | Ruby Walsh | 5/1 |
| close up, mistake 2nd, in front next, joined after 3 out, headed and weakened from before next | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2008 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Taipan's Way | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | 9/4 |
| made all, edged clear 2 out, stayed on well from last, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2008 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Front Man | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 18 | D J Condon | 4/1 |
| prominent, 3rd approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2008 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Tipolino | 11st 12lbs | of 11 | D J Condon | |
| 17 May 2007 | LIMERICK | Good | 3520 | 0 | I Hear A Symphony | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 17 | Mr P W Mullins | |
| close 2nd, not clear run and lost place 5f out, 5th 4f out, improved into 2nd early straight, ridden and kept on well without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2007 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Jered | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 23 | Ms K Walsh | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 6f out, strongly pressed entering straight, soon headed, 4th and no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2007 | NAVAN | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Nuvelli | 11st 8lbs | 8 of 19 | Ms K Walsh | |
| towards rear, progress 5f out, 7th and ridden early straight, no impression, one pace | |||||||||


