Sophocles (GB)
Owner: Mrs Ann M Donnelly Trainer: J Leavy Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Round Course;Straight Course;Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good (Straight: Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2009 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 8st 8lbs | 14 of 21 | M C Hussey | 33/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Good (Round Course;Straight Course;Good to Yielding) | 2m | 0 | Dani California | 8st 8lbs | 22 of 29 | R P Whelan | 33/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy (Round Course: Soft) | 1m 6f | 0 | Silverhand | 8st 12lbs | 10 of 17 | W J Lee | 20/1 |
| towards rear, some headway in moderate 12th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2009 | Galway | Soft | 2m | 0 | Ghimaar | 11st 5lbs | 14 of 17 | Mr D W Cullen | 12/1 |
| towards rear, no impression from 3f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2009 | Curragh | Good (Straight: Good to Yielding) | 1m 4f | 0 | Taralga | 11st 1lbs | 9 of 13 | Miss E Donnelly | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened from 3f out | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 2m | 0 | Penny's Bill | 9st 12lbs | 23 of 29 | T G M Ryan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, weakened from after 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Imperial Hills | 10st 10lbs | 16 of 19 | P A Carberry | 7/1 |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Solwhit | 9st 10lbs | 10 of 16 | D J Casey | 6/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra entering straight | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2008 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Muskatsturm | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 12 | M C Hussey | 12/1 |
| soon 2nd, 3rd 5f out, 4th and ridden entering straight, soon outpaced, no extra from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2008 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Hasanka | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 9 | M C Hussey | 9/2 |
| rear of mid-division, progress from over 4f out, 5th and no impression under pressure from 3f out | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2008 | Galway | Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Sophocles | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | M C Hussey | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, smooth headway 3f out, led travelling easily approaching straight, quickened clear final furlong, very easily | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2008 | Curragh | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Superius | 10st 3lbs | 6 of 24 | M C Hussey | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Captain Cee Bee | 11st 7lbs | 16 of 22 | D J Casey | 25/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2008 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Mister Watzisname | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 2/1 |
| held up in touch, progress 4 out, ridden next, 5th and no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Sophocles | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 18 | D J Casey | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 3rd 2 out, soon challenged, led approaching last, stayed on under pressure | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2007 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Shazand | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | P W Flood | 7/2 |
| mid-division, slow 1st, progress 4 out, 4th next, ridden to go moderate 2nd 2 out, kept on without threatening winner | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2007 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Larkwing | 10st 10lbs | of 18 | T G M Ryan | |
| 25 Apr 2007 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 3520 | 1 | Mick The Man | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 19 | Miss Pauline Ryan | |
| held up in touch, 11th 5f out, ridden and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Cork All Star | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 24 | Miss Pauline Ryan | |
| in rear, headway on inside halfway, lost place over 6f out, headway 3f out, keeping on when hung left inside final furlong, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2007 | THURLES | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Sophocles | 11st | 1 of 13 | Miss Pauline Ryan | |
| held up, smooth headway into 3rd 3f out, 2nd travelling best straight, led 1f out, quickened clear, impressive | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Heavy | 2640 | 1 | Quartano | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Paul Moloney | |
| in touch, joined leaders 4f out, chased winners 3f out, chance 2f out, outpaced final furlong | |||||||||