Bright Idea (IRE)
Owner: Global Bird In The Hand Syndicate Trainer: P Nolan Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Zoffany / Cushion (Galileo)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2022 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Masterstonemason | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Adam Williams | 11/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 1st and soon pulled up injured | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2022 | Naas | Soft | 1m 7f 131y | 0 | Goven | 11st 12lbs | 14 of 28 | Sean O'Keeffe | 150/1 |
| towards rear, mistake 3rd, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2022 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Flame Bearer | 12st | 15 of 20 | Sean O'Keeffe | 150/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistakes 2nd and 4 out, rear and ridden 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Watch House Cross | 11st 9lbs | 14 of 22 | P E Corbett | 150/1 |
| always towards rear, hampered 1st and 3rd, ridden and no extra after 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2021 | Cork | Soft | 2m | 0 | Dysart Dynamo | 12st | 12 of 21 | Phillip Enright | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Yaxeni | 9st | 17 of 23 | W Joyce | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, dropped to rear 5f out, no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Firstman | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 17 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/9 |
| in touch, switched left and headway over 2f out, led under 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no impression and dropped to 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Moon Daisy | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 11 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/1 |
| soon chased leaders, effort and tight for room between horses straight, soon almost on terms, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2021 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 42y | 3 | Roscioli | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | David Egan | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Curragh | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Longbourn | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 15 | R L Moore | 6/4 |
| pushed along briefly early, prominent, soon 2nd, challenged straight, one pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 23 May 2021 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Baby Zeus | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | R L Moore | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, lost place briefly 4f out, ridden into 3rd 2f out, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 11 May 2021 | Killarney | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 31y | 0 | Bright Idea | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 14 | S M Crosse | 5/6 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to close on outer over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead at line | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2020 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Champers Elysees | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 17 | E Greatrex | 18/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 4th 2f out, ridden to challenge between horses 1 1/2f out, soon disputed briefly, headed over 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in Places) | 7f | 0 | Royal Dornoch | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 19 | S M Crosse | 5/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead entering straight, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2019 | Curragh | Good to Soft | 7f | 0 | Lady Jane Wilde | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 19 | S M Crosse | 9/2 |
| raced in 6th early, headway over 1f out and edged right, challenged inside final furlong, kept on without matching winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2019 | Curragh | Good | 6f | 0 | Roman Turbo | 9st 5lbs | of 16 | S M Crosse | 0/0 |
| 07 Jun 2019 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 7f | 0 | Lope Y Fernandez | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 10 | Declan McDonogh | 6/1 |
| ran freely in rear of mid-division early, 5th halfway, progress 3f out, closed in 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened under 1f out | |||||||||


