Idle Talk (IRE)
Owner: Mr D A Malam Trainer: Mrs S K McCain Sex: Gelding Age: 26
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places;Chase;Good to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on Hurdles Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2011 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m | 3 | Baby Run | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 5 | Mr J Hamer | 10/1 |
| tracked winner until 5th, pushed along and blundered when weakening 4 out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2010 | Ayr | Good | 4m 110y | 1 | Merigo | 10st | 7 of 30 | P Aspell | 33/1 |
| in touch, took closer order approaching 9th, led after 11th, headed approach 12th, lost place 15th, mistake 18th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2010 | Southwell | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Daldini | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 9 | Brian Harding | 12/1 |
| with leader, every chance 2 out, one pace from last | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2009 | Hexham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Mr Strachan | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 10 | Brian Harding | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2009 | Aintree | Soft | 3m 2f | 1 | Vic Venturi | 10st 10lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | G Lee | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 4f | 1 | Mon Mome | 10st 5lbs | 12 of 40 | Brian Harding | 66/1 |
| prominent, headway and every chance 4 out and 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places on Hurdles Course) | 3m 2f | 2 | Out The Black | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | Brian Harding | 15/2 |
| led, headed 13th, one pace from 4 out | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2008 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Malko De Beaumont | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | Brian Harding | 9/1 |
| held up in touch, weakened 11th | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2008 | Aintree | Heavy | 3m 2f | 1 | Black Apalachi | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 13 | Brian Harding | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, went a poor 3rd 4 out until weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2008 | Carlisle | Soft | 3m 2f | 3 | See You There | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | Brian Harding | 12/1 |
| held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, led 12th, headed after 13th, led again 4 out, headed last 100 yards, stayed on | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 4f | 1 | Comply Or Die | 10st 9lbs | 14 of 40 | Brian Harding | 66/1 |
| mid-division, headway 19th to track leaders, ridden 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | High Chimes | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 24 | Mr R Burton | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 15th, weakened next | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2008 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 4f 110y | 1 | Miko de Beauchene | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 16 | R McGrath | 7/1 |
| close up, hit 11th, weakened 5 out | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Doncaster | Good | 3m | 1 | An Accordion | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 20 | G Lee | 14/1 |
| led, headed 3 out, in 4th, weakening when blundered last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Chepstow | Soft | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Miko de Beauchene | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 18 | Stephen Craine | 33/1 |
| mid-division, unseated rider 13th | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2007 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Harmony Brig | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 15 | Stephen Craine | 17/2 |
| close up, led 8th to 10th, weaknened 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2007 | Carlisle | Good | 2m 4f | 2 | New Alco | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| tracked winner, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened from last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2007 | AYR | Good to Firm | 7150 | 1 | Hot Weld | 11st 10lbs | UR of 23 | J M Maguire | |
| mid-division, hit 11th, lost place when unseated rider | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2007 | AINTREE | Good | 7920 | 1 | Silver Birch | 11st 2lbs | UR of 40 | J M Maguire | |
| towards rear, blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 5830 | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | UR of 18 | J M Maguire | |
| disputing lead, until bumped and unseated rider 5th unseated rider | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Heavy | 5610 | 1 | Exotic Dancer | 11st 2lbs | UR of 9 | R Johnson | |
| tracked leader, mistake 6th, blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | NEWBURY | Soft | 5830 | 1 | State of Play | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 16 | J M Maguire | |
| prominent, under pressure approaching 17th, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 6050 | 1 | My Will | 11st | 2 of 12 | J M Maguire | |
| led, headed 3rd, mistake 4th, led again 14th, headed 5 out, led again approaching 2 out, all out when headed flat | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2006 | AYR | Good | 7260 | 1 | Run For Paddy | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 30 | J M Maguire | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 15th, led 21st, headed 5 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 5390 | 1 | Star De Mohaison | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | J M Maguire | |
| led, jumped right 1st, headed 4 out, ridden and lost second approaching 3 out, left chasing winner 2 out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2006 | LINGFIELD | Heavy | 5280 | 1 | Montgermont | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 5 | J M Maguire | |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, mistake, weakened 4 out, soon eased when no chance with leading pair | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2006 | EXETER | Good to Soft | 5610 | 3 | Idle Talk | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | J M Maguire | |
| tracked leader, led briefly 8th, led again 4 out, ridden approaching last, driven out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2005 | WORCESTER | Good | 5170 | 0 | Idle Talk | 11st | 1 of 14 | J M Maguire | |
| led 2nd to 4th, led 9th to 12th, chased leader until led 3 out, stayed on strongly from last | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2005 | AINTREE | Good | 5390 | 0 | Asian Maze | 11st 4lbs | PU of 17 | J M Maguire | |
| prominent until ridden and weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2005 | LINGFIELD | Good to Soft | 5060 | 0 | Idle Talk | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | B J Geraghty | |
| made all, in command before 2 out, soon clear, eased flat | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2004 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 5280 | 0 | Brewster | 11st | 4 of 10 | J M Maguire | |
| in touch, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced after next, rallied last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2004 | CHEPSTOW | Soft | 5280 | 0 | Idle Talk | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 12 | J M Maguire | |
| in touch, tracked leader 7th, led 3 out, clear when ridden last, very easily | |||||||||


