The History Man (IRE)
Owner: D E Simpson & R Farrington-kirkham Trainer: B Leavy Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (1m and further Soft, Good to Soft places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places; Sprint: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Polytrack | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 74 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 2010 | Haydock | Good to Soft (1m and further Soft, Good to Soft places) | 6f | 5 | Feeling Fresh | 8st 13lbs | 10 of 13 | Catherine Gannon | 12/1 |
| sped to halfway, soon behind | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2010 | Leicester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 218y | 5 | Boldinor | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 10 | J Rogers | 7/2 |
| with leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 216y | 6 | Romantic Queen | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 13 | Kirsty Milczarek | 14/1 |
| made most until ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thirsk | Good | 7f | 5 | Imperial Djay | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 14 | Kirsty Milczarek | 12/1 |
| prominent, hung left over 2f out, soon weakened and bumped | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2010 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f 15y | 5 | Exceedingly Good | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 11 | Kirsty Milczarek | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place when not much room over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 May 2010 | Chepstow | Good | 6f 16y | 6 | The History Man | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 15 | Kirsty Milczarek | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, led inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 17 May 2010 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 216y | 6 | Only A Game | 9st | 3 of 13 | Kirsty Milczarek | 13/2 |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 May 2010 | Nottingham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f 15y | 6 | Secret City | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 17 | David Kenny | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2010 | Nottingham | Firm | 5f 13y | 6 | Micky Mac | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 17 | Kirsty Milczarek | 15/2 |
| led 2f , tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2010 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 5 | Cornus | 8st 6lbs | 10 of 13 | Liam Jones | 11/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2009 | Nottingham | Good | 5f 13y | 5 | Taurus Twins | 8st 4lbs | of 10 | Hayley Turner | |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Catterick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 5f | 6 | Spirit of Coniston | 9st | 4 of 14 | Andrew Heffernan | 7/1 |
| in touch, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2009 | Bath | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 161y | 6 | The History Man | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 11 | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| with leader, pushed along to lead well inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2009 | Nottingham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f 15y | 5 | Simple Rhythm | 8st 6lbs | 4 of 15 | Rachel King | 14/1 |
| with leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, till 1f out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 216y | 6 | Castano | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | David Kenny | 7/1 |
| chased leaders on outer, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 20y | 6 | Decider | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | Andrew Heffernan | 3/1 |
| towards rear, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2009 | Chepstow | Good | 6f 16y | 6 | Outer Hebrides | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 15 | Hayley Turner | 3/1 |
| always prominent, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2009 | Southwell | Standard | 5f | 5 | Guto | 8st 8lbs | 11 of 13 | P Donaghy | 16/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2009 | Nottingham | Good | 5f 13y | 6 | Lithaam | 9st | 3 of 17 | P Donaghy | 14/1 |
| raced stand side, led that group, ridden, hung left and every chance from over 1f out, lost 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f | 6 | Highland Warrior | 10st 13lbs | 7 of 15 | Miss M Mullineaux | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2009 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 2y | 5 | Buy On The Red | 10st 1lbs | 9 of 17 | Miss M Mullineaux | 7/1 |
| raced stands side, towards rear, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2009 | Hamilton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 6f 5y | 6 | Argentine | 11st 4lbs | 11 of 15 | Miss M Mullineaux | 7/1 |
| close up far side, ridden halfway, no extra entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2009 | Hamilton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 4y | 6 | Argentine | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 10 | G Whillans | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 22 May 2009 | Haydock | Heavy (Soft in places) | 5f | 5 | Imperial Sword | 8st 8lbs | of 13 | Andrew Heffernan | |
| 09 May 2009 | Nottingham | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | Tyrannosaurus Rex | 8st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | Liam Jones | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged right 1f out, staying on when carried left towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f | 6 | Rabbit Fighter | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 13 | Miss M Mullineaux | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, effort 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2008 | Catterick | Good to Soft | 5f | 6 | Joyeaux | 9st | 12 of 14 | Greg Fairley | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2008 | Nottingham | Good to Soft | 5f 13y | 6 | Dragon Flame | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 13 | G Whillans | 22/1 |
| behind, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2008 | Thirsk | Soft (Heavy in places) | 5f | 5 | Lake Chini | 9st | 9 of 9 | G Whillans | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2008 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places; Sprint: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 5f 6y | 4 | Judge 'n Jury | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 9 | R Mullen | 10/1 |
| held up 4rth, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders and weakened quickly over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2008 | Haydock | Heavy | 6f | 5 | Memphis Man | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 10 | G Whillans | 6/1 |
| led 3f, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2008 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | Commander Wish | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 14 | G Whillans | 11/1 |
| in touch, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2008 | Thirsk | Good to Soft | 6f | 5 | The History Man | 10st | 1 of 10 | G Whillans | 14/1 |
| made all, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2008 | Thirsk | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | Miss Daawe | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 12 | G Whillans | 20/1 |
| switched to race alone far side, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2008 | Pontefract | Good | 5f | 3 | Efistorm | 8st 6lbs | 15 of 15 | Adele Rothery | 20/1 |
| chased leaders on outer, effort over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2008 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f | 6 | Conjecture | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | Miss M Mullineaux | 13/2 |
| led far side group until headed overall entering final furlong, still every chance, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 23 May 2008 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | Mandurah | 8st 11lbs | 7 of 10 | M J J Murphy | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 May 2008 | Thirsk | Good | 5f | 4 | Royal Envoy | 8st 5lbs | 7 of 17 | Dean McKeown | 40/1 |
| led far side, ridden and effort 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 5f | 4 | Bo McGinty | 8st 5lbs | 6 of 6 | Greg Fairley | 14/1 |
| outpaced, towards rear, effort halfway, no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2007 | Ayr | Soft | 5f | 4 | Divine Spirit | 8st 5lbs | of 14 | S Creighton | 16/1 |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2007 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5f | 5 | Charles Parnell | 9st 5lbs | of 19 | S Creighton | 9/1 |
| slowly into stride, behind centre until edged left to far side halfway, no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2007 | Chester | Good to Firm | 5f 16y | 4 | Coconut Moon | 8st 6lbs | of 13 | A McCarthy | 12/1 |
| bumped soon after start, mid-division, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2007 | Beverley | Good to Firm | 5f | 4 | Melalchrist | 8st 13lbs | of 9 | S Creighton | 12/1 |
| chased winner to over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2007 | Pontefract | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | The History Man | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | S Creighton | 12/1 |
| in touch, ridden along halfway, led inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2007 | York | Heavy (Soft in places) | 5f 89y | 4 | Prospect Court | 9st 3lbs | of 7 | Sophie Doyle | 11/2 |
| slow away, joined leader after 1f, weakened approaching final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2007 | Beverley | Heavy | 5f | 6 | The History Man | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 15 | Liam Jones | 5/1 |
| hampered at start and towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2007 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f 10y | 5 | Malapropism | 8st 11lbs | of 13 | R Mullen | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2007 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 5 | Tamino | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 12 | Miss M Mullineaux | 7/1 |
| led, headed over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2007 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f | 6 | The History Man | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | Miss M Mullineaux | 25/1 |
| made all far side group and overall leader, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 20y | 6 | Monte Major | 9st 8lbs | of 13 | J P Spencer | 9/1 |
| chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2007 | CATTERICK | Good to Firm | 1312 | 4 | Rainbow Bay | 8st 2lbs | 8 of 9 | S Creighton | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 25 May 2007 | HAYDOCK | Good to Firm | 1100 | 5 | Peopleton Brook | 9st 1lbs | 11 of 13 | S Creighton | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2007 | WOLVERHAMPTON | Polytrack | 1316 | 5 | Winthorpe | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 10 | P Cosgrave | |
| tracked leader and keen, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2006 | AYR | Heavy | 1100 | 5 | Tender Process | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 10 | P Mulrennan | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and gradually weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2006 | HAMILTON | Good to Soft | 1325 | 5 | La Matanza | 8st 12lbs | 11 of 15 | R Winston | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2006 | RIPON | Soft | 1320 | 4 | Al Qasi | 8st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | P Mulrennan | |
| led stands side, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2006 | THIRSK | Good | 1320 | 4 | Aahgowangowan | 8st 9lbs | 14 of 14 | Adele Rothery | |
| always behind far side | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2006 | YORK | Good to Firm | 1320 | 4 | Al Qasi | 8st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | Adele Rothery | |
| keen early and led, ridden over 1f out, headed final hundred yards, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2006 | YORK | Good to Firm | 1320 | 3 | Wyatt Earp | 7st 9lbs | 7 of 7 | Adele Rothery | |
| started slowly and behind, headway after 2f, hung left and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2006 | HAYDOCK | Good to Firm | 1320 | 3 | King Orchisios | 8st 7lbs | 13 of 15 | Dale Gibson | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2006 | CARLISLE | Good to Soft | 1100 | 4 | Glasshoughton | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Dale Gibson | |
| raced keenly in touch, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 May 2006 | LEICESTER | Good to Soft | 1318 | 4 | Gavarnie Beau | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 8 | Adele Rothery | |
| went left start, hampered, pulled hard, headway to lead halfway, ridden, edged left final furlong, headed well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 May 2006 | HAYDOCK | Heavy | 1320 | 4 | Gavarnie Beau | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 8 | Dale Gibson | |
| went left start, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 19 May 2006 | HAMILTON | Good | 1325 | 4 | Imperial Sword | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 9 | Dale Gibson | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2006 | RIPON | Soft | 1320 | 4 | Antica | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 17 | P Mulrennan | |
| chased leaders stands side group, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2005 | AYR | Heavy | 1320 | 5 | The History Man | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 13 | Dale Gibson | |
| chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on under pressure | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2005 | DONCASTER | Soft | 1320 | 2 | Skhilling Spirit | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 20 | Dale Gibson | |
| chased leaders stand side group, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2005 | YORK | Good | 1320 | 3 | Manston | 8st 5lbs | 10 of 18 | Dale Gibson | |
| behind, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2005 | HAYDOCK | Good to Soft | 1320 | 4 | Yankee George | 8st 7lbs | 12 of 13 | E Ahern | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2005 | YORK | Good to Firm | 1100 | 4 | The History Man | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | Dale Gibson | |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2005 | CARLISLE | Firm | 1293 | 6 | Always Baileys | 8st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | P Mulrennan | |
| chased leaders, effort over 1f out out pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 May 2005 | CATTERICK | Good to Soft | 1100 | 6 | She's Our Beauty | 8st 6lbs | 3 of 11 | P Mulrennan | |
| tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2005 | MUSSELBURGH | Good to Firm | 1100 | 5 | Lake Hero | 8st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | P Mulrennan | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2005 | DONCASTER | Good | 1100 | 5 | Dusty City | 8st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | P Mulrennan | |
| led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong | |||||||||


