Professor Higgins (IRE)
Owner: Mr J Howard Johnson Trainer: J Howard Johnson Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in back straight) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2011 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 3 | Professor Higgins | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Ryan Mania | 17/2 |
| tracked leader, jumped right 2nd, challenged after 4 out, mistake 2 out, rider lost iron brielfy last, stayed on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2011 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | The Paddy Premium | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 8 | K Renwick | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2011 | Perth | Good | 2m | 3 | Regent's Secret | 11st | 5 of 6 | Paul Gallagher | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, disputing 2nd when not fluent 6th, ridden after 4 out, 3rd and beaten before last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2011 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 2 | Beggars Cap | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 11 | Paul Gallagher | 15/2 |
| prominent on outside, reminders after 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2011 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | Sagalyrique | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 7 | K Renwick | 9/4 |
| chased leaders on outer, chased winner before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2010 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | Salut Flo | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 10 | D F O'Regan | 5/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 11th, ridden and no impression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2009 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Bible Lord | 10st | 6 of 8 | B S Hughes | 4/1 |
| chased leading pair, pushed along approaching 4 out, driven and weakened 3 out, hung left after | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2009 | Kempton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Professor Higgins | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | D F O'Regan | 15/8 |
| held up mid-division, went 2nd 3 out, led next, shaken up flat, comfortably | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2009 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Professor Higgins | 10st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | D F O'Regan | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders, smooth headway on bit to dispute lead flat, soon ridden and drew clear close home | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2009 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm | 2m 110y | 4 | Professor Higgins | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | D F O'Regan | 6/5 |
| tracked leader until left in lead and well clear 6th, stayed on well, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2009 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | High Bird Humphrey | 11st | 2 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 9/4 |
| left in lead 3rd, headed 3 out, every chance until held post | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2008 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | North Island | 11st | 2 of 12 | D F O'Regan | 5/2 |
| in touch, challenged 3 out, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2008 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Fredo | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | D F O'Regan | 4/1 |
| held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, stumbled last, one pace | |||||||||
| 10 May 2008 | Hexham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Or d'Oudairies | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | J P O'farrell | 13/8 |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2008 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Mirage Dore | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 14 | K Renwick | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led next, ridden and headed before last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2008 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Osolomio | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 5/2 |
| held up mid-division, effort 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching next, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd after last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2008 | Newcastle | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 4 | Noble Alan | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 13 | J P O'farrell | 33/1 |
| led to 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2007 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Soft in back straight) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Auroras Encore | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 14 | D F O'Regan | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2007 | Carlisle | Good | 3m 1f | 4 | Hills Of Aran | 10st 12lbs | of 15 | D F O'Regan | 7/2 |
| led from 6th, headed 3 out, mistake when weakening 2 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2007 | LIMERICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Caravino | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | Mr R O'Sullivan | |
| in touch, led 2f out, soon headed and no extra | |||||||||


