Father Matt (IRE)
Owner: Mrs A S O'Brien Trainer: N Meade Sex: Gelding Age: 27
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Soft | 7 | 3 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2007 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | The Listener | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Paul Carberry | 12/1 |
| towards rear, some slight mistakes, no impression approaching 4 out, dropped behind and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2007 | Navan | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Royal County Star | 11st 8lbs | of 16 | Paul Carberry | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress 4 out, moderate 6th after 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2006 | NAAS | Heavy | 4400 | 1 | Lordofourown | 11st 5lbs | UR of 5 | Paul Carberry | |
| slow 1st, settled 2nd, led approaching 7th, blundered and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 4620 | 1 | The Railway Man | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Paul Carberry | |
| prominent, led from 6th, clear after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, soon strongly pressed, headed approaching last, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Heavy | 4620 | 1 | Nickname | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | B J Geraghty | |
| moderate 2nd from 4th, no impression when bad mistake 4 out, 3rd when slight mistake next, stayed on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2005 | NAVAN | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Father Matt | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul Carberry | |
| tracked leaders, challenged and led 2 out, stayed on well from last | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2005 | FAIRYHOUSE | Heavy | 4400 | 0 | Kill Devil Hill | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | Paul Carberry | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistakes 9th and 5 out, 2nd and ridden after 2 out, led after last, kept on under pressure, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2005 | NAVAN | Soft | 3740 | 0 | Father Matt | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | M Darcy | |
| mid-division, progress into 4th 6 out, 2nd after 3 out, led last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2005 | PUNCHESTOWN | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Kill Devil Hill | 11st 12lbs | FE of 17 | Paul Carberry | |
| led, not fluent 8th and fell | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2005 | GALWAY | Soft | 4840 | 0 | Southern Vic | 11st 12lbs | FE of 18 | D F O'Regan | |
| led, jumped left 1st and rider briefly lost iron, soon clear, pecked slightly 2nd and slight mistake 3rd, slow jump 3 out, soon reduced lead, still in front but about to be challenged when fell last fell | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2005 | PUNCHESTOWN | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Piercing Sun | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 25 | Paul Carberry | |
| led, slight mistake 1st, slight mistake 4 out, strongly pressed and headed approaching straight, soon no extra under pressure | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2005 | CORK | Heavy | 4400 | 0 | Father Matt | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 24 | Paul Carberry | |
| made all, went clear approaching straight, bad mistake 2 out, ridden and kept on well, eased run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2005 | CORK | Soft | 4180 | 0 | Father Matt | 12st | 1 of 20 | Mr N P Madden | |
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, progress in 5th from 4f out, ridden in 4th from 2f out, soon 3rd, stayed on well final furlong to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2005 | NAAS | Soft | 4180 | 0 | Mister Top Notch | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr N P Madden | |
| held up, progress 6f out, 5th and ridden approaching straight, progress on inner over 2f out, no extra from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2005 | CLONMEL | Heavy | 3960 | 0 | Powerstation | 12st | 3 of 20 | Mr N P Madden | |
| 3rd early, led 7f out, soon drew clear, reduced advantage approaching straight, headed under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||


