Protagonist (FR)
Owner: Mr Michael Buckley Trainer: W J Haggas Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Wootton Bassett / Sagariya (Shamardal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good ( ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct 2022 | York | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 56y | 2 | Algiers | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | Tom Marquand | 11/8 |
| tracked leading pair until pushed along 4f out, rallied between horses 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2022 | Newmarket | Good | 1m 1f | 2 | Majestic | 8st 13lbs | 10 of 29 | Tom Marquand | 14/1 |
| handy far side, pushed along 3f out, ridden and led over 1f out, soon faced strong challenge, headed 1f out and faded | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2022 | Sandown | Good | 1m 1f 209y | 2 | Protagonist | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 17 | Cieren Fallon | 17/2 |
| prominent, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2022 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 43y | 2 | Protagonist | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 4 | S Donohoe | 6/5 |
| Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead on line | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2022 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 209y | 2 | Arqoob | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | Tom Marquand | 13/2 |
| held up towards rear on inside, not clear run over 2f out, headway chasing leaders when not clear run again over 1f out, stayed on when in the clear inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Grand Jury | 12st | 4 of 23 | S F O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders in 4th when mistake at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2021 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | Raise You | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | Mr J J Codd | 10/1 |
| soon led, joined under 4f out, narrowly headed from 3f out, back on terms over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, one pace after | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Rebellito | 9st 11lbs | 13 of 18 | S T McCullagh | 9/1 |
| 5th early and impeded, tracked leaders, soon mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, soon under pressure and disputed 9th, no extra from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2021 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Max Mayhem | 9st | of 29 | C P Hoban | 0/0 |
| 31 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | Crowns Major | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 18 | S Foley | 9/1 |
| held up rear of mid-division, 12th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Protagonist | 10st 1lbs | 1 of 7 | S T McCullagh | 7/2 |
| disputed lead briefly early, soon chased leaders in 4th, pushed along and closed into straight, challenged and on terms over 1f out, gained narrow lead and stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2021 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Ottoman Emperor | 10st 2lbs | of 8 | S Foley | 0/0 |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Dream Tale | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 12 | S Foley | 3/1 |
| broke well, tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, pushed along and headway early straight, 2nd briefly and ridden 1 1/2f out, 4th and no impression final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 May 2021 | Naas | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Pepperoni Pete | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 18 | S Foley | 9/1 |
| chased leaders early, soon mid-division, disputed 10th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, kept on without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2021 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m | 0 | Layfayette | 8st 12lbs | 18 of 27 | T P Madden | 12/1 |
| waited with, soon towards rear, disputed 19th 3f out and pushed along, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2020 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Carrytheone | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 18 | T P Madden | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2020 | Curragh | Good ( ) | 1m 2f | 0 | Sonnyboyliston | 8st 7lbs | 6 of 25 | T P Madden | 28/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden over 2f out, progress to chase leaders over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2020 | Curragh | Good to Yielding | 1m | 0 | Flaming Moon | 9st 6lbs | 7 of 17 | S Foley | 11/2 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway on outer 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2020 | Navan | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Delphi | 9st 12lbs | 8 of 11 | S Foley | 15/8 |
| rear of mid-division, 5th 4f out, pushed along and closed under 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Protagonist | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | S Foley | 1/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 4th approaching halfway, travelling smoothly straight and closed, pushed along to challenge and led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2020 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Soft in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Protagonist | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | S Foley | 3/1 |
| prominent, travelling smoothly straight, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, eased close home | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2019 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 5 | Night Colours | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 12 | Nicola Currie | 9/2 |
| held up mid-division, niggled along and progress 2f out, ridden 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 4 | Vindicate | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | Callum Shepherd | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2019 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 80y | 5 | Tritonic | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 11 | Callum Shepherd | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, disputing 2nd over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 7f | 4 | Eshaasy | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 13 | Tom Marquand | 33/1 |
| behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to chase front pair inside final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2019 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f | 4 | Encipher | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 14 | J P Spencer | 50/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||