Alpha Ridge (IRE)
Owner: James F Mernagh Trainer: P Nolan Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Bog Warrior | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | Paul Carberry | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and in rear halfway, blundered 5 out and soon no extra, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2011 | Galway | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Last Instalment | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 2/1 |
| attempted to make all, jumped left 8th, still travelling well and clear of remainder with winner from before straight, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2011 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Roi Du Mee | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | Alain Cawley | 2/1 |
| led, slight mistake and headed 6th, bad mistake 8th and dropped to 3rd, no extra from 3 out, beaten when awkward at last and sprawled badly on landing | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2011 | Gowran Park | Soft | 3m | 0 | Siegemaster | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 9/2 |
| always prominent, led and disputed from 7th, edged clear after 4 out, strongly pressed 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2010 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Royal De La Thinte | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | Alain Cawley | 10/3 |
| led to 2nd, remained prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, left 2nd after 2 out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2010 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Farringdon | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | Paul Carberry | 11/8 |
| led after 2nd, jumped left throughout, clear 5 out, reduced advantage after mistake 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed after last, kept on | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | Bluesea Cracker | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 30 | Alain Cawley | |
| 19 Jan 2010 | Naas | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Oscar Looby | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 3 | Ruby Walsh | 4/6 |
| led, slight mistake 6th, joined next, headed 7 out, ridden to lead entering straight, challenged 2 out, headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Pandorama | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, bad mistake 6 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Pandorama | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd approaching 9th, led 4 out, ridden and challenged 3 out, soon headed, no extra before last and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2009 | Galway | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | China Rock | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 18 | Alain Cawley | 6/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led before 5 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, soon headed, ridden in 2nd entering straight, stayed on final furlong to press winner, just held | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Weapon's Amnesty | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 17 | Alain Cawley | |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| made all, ridden and kept on well from before last, pressed close home | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2008 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Pandorama | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 5 | Alain Cawley | 2/1 |
| led and disputed, led halfway, strongly pressed 5 out, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no impression leader, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2008 | Cork | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | Alain Cawley | 5/2 |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Limerick | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 12 | Alain Cawley | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 2008 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | Alain Cawley | 6/1 |
| settled 2nd, challenging when slight mistake 5 out, led from next, edged clear approaching 3 out, strongly pressed from before last, kept on well under pressure, all out | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2008 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Baily View | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 22 | J L Cullen | 7/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, mistakes 1st and 7th, lost place and no extra from 2 out, eased from before straight | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Bronte Bay | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 29 | J L Cullen | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd approaching 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2007 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 12st | 1 of 17 | Mr B O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 25 Nov 2007 | Navan | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Lucky Wish | 12st | of 27 | Mr B O'Neill | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 5th 5f out, 3rd and effort early straight, no extra from under 2f out | |||||||||