Root Cause (GB)
Owner: Rod Mills & Danny Hutton Trainer: D McCain Jnr Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
Good | 1 | |||
Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
Heavy | 2 | |||
Heavy (Hurdles: Soft) | 1 | |||
Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Soft | 1 | |||
Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles Course;Heavy) | 1 | |||
Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
Standard | 1 | |||
Yielding | 1 | |||
Yielding (Flat: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
Yielding to Soft | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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20 Jun 2010 | Hexham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Roznic | 11st | 5 of 13 | J W Farrelly | 5/1 |
mid-division, headway and in touch 6th, challenged after 3 out, ridden and lost place between last 2, no impression last | |||||||||
03 Jun 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Ring Bo Ree | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | A P McCoy | 6/1 |
chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, every chance approaching 3 out where not fluent, soon weakened | |||||||||
29 Apr 2010 | Hereford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Astracad | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | J M Maguire | 17/2 |
tracked leaders, left disputing lead after 5th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
05 Apr 2010 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Flower Haven | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 12 | J Kington | 14/1 |
in touch, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
01 Mar 2010 | Hereford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Bella Haze | 11st 1lbs | 8 of 10 | J M Maguire | 12/1 |
held up mid-division, pushed along approaching 5th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
09 Oct 2009 | Carlisle | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Benmadigan | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | Brian Toomey | 10/1 |
tracked leader, ridden approaching last, kept on | |||||||||
14 Aug 2009 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Bernabeu | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 16 | R M Power | 8/1 |
rear of mid-division, 13th 4 out, no impression and kept on without threatening from after next | |||||||||
31 Jul 2009 | Galway | Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles Course;Heavy) | 2m 2f | 0 | Back Me Up | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 20 | Mr P W Mullins | 20/1 |
towards rear, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
15 Jul 2009 | Killarney | Yielding (Flat: Yielding to Soft) | 2m 6f | 0 | Themoonandsixpence | 9st 11lbs | 13 of 15 | P Townend | 14/1 |
towards rear for most, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
08 Jun 2009 | Roscommon | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Armaramak | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 16 | Rob McCarth | 12/1 |
towards rear, moderate 11th 4 out, ridden into 7th at last, soon no impression and kept on | |||||||||
04 Mar 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 100y | 0 | Dulgodti Bob | 11st | 12 of 15 | E Mullins | 6/1 |
mid-division, lost place 5 out, no impression from 4 out | |||||||||
21 Feb 2009 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Handfull Of Euros | 10st 1lbs | 4 of 12 | N P Madden | 12/1 |
towards rear, progress to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden and kept on from 2 out | |||||||||
28 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Ross Accord | 10st 8lbs | 12 of 30 | L Mcniff | 20/1 |
mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
21 Dec 2008 | Thurles | Heavy (Hurdles: Soft) | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Colls Corner | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 16 | R M Power | 10/1 |
rear of mid-division, headway from 4 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
09 Dec 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Imaalhall | 10st 8lbs | 6 of 20 | R M Power | 16/1 |
held up towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden into moderate 6th last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
15 Nov 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Imperial Hills | 11st 3lbs | 12 of 20 | E Mullins | 7/1 |
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
01 Nov 2008 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Busker Royal | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 14 | R M Power | 8/1 |
mid-division until weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
25 Oct 2008 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Merry Cowboy | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 22 | E Mullins | 11/2 |
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, 6th before last, stayed on | |||||||||
09 Oct 2008 | Tramore | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Root Cause | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | R M Power | 11/2 |
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute approaching 2 out, narrow lead approaching last and asserted run-in, kept on well | |||||||||
11 Sep 2008 | Laytown | Standard | 7f | 0 | Topenhall | 10st 3lbs | 6 of 8 | R M Power | 5/1 |
always towards rear, no extra from under 2f out | |||||||||
04 Sep 2008 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | South Wing | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 18 | R M Power | 7/1 |
mid-division, headway to 6th after 3 out, 4th approaching 2 out, ridden into 3rd last, kept on well run-in to 2nd close home | |||||||||
29 Aug 2008 | Wexford | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | King Ralph | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 16 | R M Power | 14/1 |
08 Aug 2008 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Adajal | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 16 | Mr E Mullins | 5/1 |
30 May 2008 | Tramore | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Alpine Glade | 12st | 3 of 15 | Ms K Walsh | 8/1 |
16 May 2008 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Teach Nua | 12st | 9 of 24 | Ms K Walsh | 16/1 |
mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3f out | |||||||||
20 Apr 2008 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | January | 11st 12lbs | of 18 | T G M Ryan | |
01 Nov 2007 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Migmatite | 11st 2lbs | of 17 | B J Geraghty | 20/1 |
rear of mid division, 12th 3 out, progress into 7th entering straight, ridden and kept on one paced from next | |||||||||
30 Oct 2007 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Ah Ya Boy Ya | 11st 2lbs | of 20 | T G M Ryan | |
non-runner |