Improving (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Ellen Leahy Trainer: A Leahy Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Most Improved / Mill I Am (Henny Hughes)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 4 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 5 | 2 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Totals | 40 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2024 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 6f | 0 | Run Forrest Run | 9st | of 14 | D McMonagle | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2024 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Sondheim | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 16 | W M Lordan | 17/2 |
| soon tracked leaders on outer and 5th halfway, ridden and progress to challenge in 3rd over 1f out, no extra and weakened to 5th close home | |||||||||
| 28 May 2024 | Tipperary | Soft | 5f | 0 | Cuban Grey | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | W M Lordan | 14/1 |
| awkward leaving stalls, raced in rear, headway over 1f out, closed inside final furlong, almost on terms final 150 yards, kept on, held | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2023 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 6f | 0 | Run Forrest Run | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 20 | Adam Caffrey | 6/1 |
| dwelt slightly, soon mid-division in near side group, travelled well and headway over 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, soon 3rd, lost place and weakened final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2023 | Naas | Soft (Yielding in places) | 5f 205y | 0 | Teddy Boy | 9st 5lbs | of 27 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Cork | Good | 6f | 0 | American In Paris | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 17 | D McMonagle | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders on near side, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 5f 205y | 0 | Livingston Range | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 25 | Adam Caffrey | 17/2 |
| awkward from stalls and dwelt, soon tracked leader on far side, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, no extra final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2023 | Curragh | Heavy | 6f | 0 | Midnight Fire | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 23 | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 12th 2f out, soon ridden, went 6th 1f out, 3rd briefly inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Sondheim | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 16 | J Kearney | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 7th on inner halfway, ridden under 2f out and 6th 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2022 | Galway | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Speckled Meadow | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 19 | O Enright | 14/1 |
| towards rear, some headway entering straight, 9th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2022 | Curragh | Heavy | 6f | 0 | Downforce | 8st 11lbs | 17 of 24 | S Foley | 25/1 |
| mid-division in far side group, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2022 | Cork | Yielding | 1m | 0 | Lucky Queen | 10st 1lbs | 7 of 21 | O Enright | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged over 2f out, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 7f 15y | 0 | Mary Salome | 9st | of 18 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 07 Sep 2022 | Cork | Heavy | 6f | 0 | Pretty Rebel | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 27 | Reserve 2 | 25/1 |
| dwelt, mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2022 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 0 | Dairerin | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 11 | J Kearney | 28/1 |
| soon towards rear and 8th halfway, pushed along on outer from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2022 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 5f 205y | 0 | Rough Diamond | 9st 2lbs | 16 of 24 | R C Colgan | 80/1 |
| mid-division in stands' side group, lost place and under pressure 1 1/2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Meishar | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 15 | R Whearty | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride, soon rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 5f | 0 | Earls | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 14 | D McMonagle | 18/1 |
| dwelt, soon chased leaders on far side, ridden and no impression in 7th when edged left 1f out, kept on same pace to go 2nd close home, no threat to winner | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Dilawara | 9st 4lbs | of 21 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Is That Love | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 18 | S Foley | 33/1 |
| soon tracked leaders on inner, tight for room before straight, soon dropped to 9th and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2021 | Listowel | Soft | 6f 60y | 0 | Galtee Mist | 9st 11lbs | 12 of 15 | D McMonagle | 14/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2020 | Limerick | Heavy | 6f 150y | 0 | Improving | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 13 | D McMonagle | 7/4 |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, headway travelling well under 2f out and led over 1f out, pushed out and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Ramiro | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 18 | D McMonagle | 9/2 |
| mid-division on inner, pushed along 2f out, checked 1 1/2f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2020 | Navan | Yielding | 5f 164y | 0 | Bellick | 10st 1lbs | 2 of 20 | D McMonagle | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out and challenged early final furlong, every chance final 100 yards, just failed | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2020 | Cork | Soft | 6f 100y | 0 | Time Stands Still | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 15 | R C Colgan | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, pressed leaders 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure in 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2020 | Naas | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Hell Left Loose | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 21 | R C Colgan | 13/2 |
| chased leader, travelled well and closed under 2f out, ridden and almost on terms 1f out, every chance final furlong, kept on, not match winner close home | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2020 | Limerick | Good | 6f 150y | 0 | Noirvento | 10st 1lbs | 6 of 17 | S Foley | 11/2 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Major Power | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 15 | S Foley | 8/1 |
| held up in mid-division, ridden into 8th 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Tribal Path | 10st | 3 of 17 | G M Ryan | 7/2 |
| a little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, soon tracked leaders, on terms from 2f out, headed from 1f out, kept on same pace and dropped to 3rd at line | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2019 | Dundalk | 1m | 0 | Kafu | 8st 10lbs | 10 of 14 | M P Sheehy | 12/1 | |
| a little slow into stride, mid-division early, 8th approaching halfway, headway and effort straight, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2019 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Romantic Proposal | 8st 4lbs | 4 of 15 | M P Sheehy | 12/1 |
| held up, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2019 | Listowel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 7f | 0 | Facethepuckout | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 18 | G M Ryan | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along into straight, kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2019 | Cork | Good | 7f | 0 | Bopedro | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 18 | W M Lordan | 9/1 |
| waited with, soon towards rear, still travelling smoothly over 2f out behind horses, soon pushed along and kept on same pace without threatening after | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2019 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Galtee Mist | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 18 | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, 5th 1f out, ridden final 150 yards, kept on to 4th closing stages, never nearer | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2019 | Limerick | Yielding | 6f 150y | 0 | Hit The Silk | 8st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | M A Gallagher | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden under 2f out, edged right and headway to lead briefly 150 yards out, no impression on winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2019 | Listowel | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Engles Rock | 9st | 4 of 13 | G M Ryan | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, not much room over 1f out and final 150 yards, soon switched right, ridden and kept on well without threatening | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 100y | 0 | Credenza | 8st 6lbs | 7 of 8 | K J Leonard | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, 7th and pushed along halfway, soon ridden and no extra over 2f out | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2018 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Only The Brave | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 12 | Dylan Hogan | 40/1 |
| soon towards rear, progress and effort straight, soon chased leaders, kept on without getting to principals inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2018 | Listowel | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Arcturus | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 11 | L F Roche | 33/1 |
| towards rear, progress to dispute 6th over 2f out, soon effort on outer, challenged over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2018 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Duckett's Grove | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 11 | C P Hoban | 80/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out | |||||||||