The Duke's Speech (IRE)
Owner: Mr R M Green Trainer: Mrs S Leech Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on Hurdles Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2011 | Ludlow | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 3m | 5 | Foreign King | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | Miss Hannah Watson | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 9th, steady headway from 12th, mistake 4 out, stayed on one pace, mistake last | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 3m | 4 | Inishrush | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | R P McLernon | 11/1 |
| held up in last, went 4th after 10th, not fluent 14th, ridden after 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Bangor | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Golden Dream | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 6 | Paul Moloney | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, not always fluent, in touch 6th, struggling 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Morning Moment | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul Moloney | 10/1 |
| held up in last pair, not fluent 8th or 11th, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2011 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Tot Of The Knar | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | Paul Moloney | 22/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 7th (water) or 8th, lost touch from 10th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2011 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Another Trump | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 5 | Paul Moloney | 8/1 |
| held up in last, closed 4 out, shaken up approaching next, no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2010 | Wincanton | Good to Soft | 2m | 4 | I'm A Legend | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | J W Farrelly | 10/1 |
| soon well off the pace in 5th, mistake 3rd, never going pace to get involved, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2010 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Deuteronomy | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 12 | Paul Moloney | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, not always fluent, headway 3 out, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2010 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Ammunition | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | L P Aspell | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 12th, ridden approaching 3 out, plugged on, no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2010 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Sunday City | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Paul Moloney | 6/1 |
| held up in rear, hit 2nd, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places on Hurdles Course) | 2m 5f | 4 | Mad Jack Duncan | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | A Thornton | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 9th, headway after 11th, hung left from 3 out, challenged last, led close home, headed last stride | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2010 | Stratford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 7f | 3 | Putney Bridge | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | Paul Moloney | 50/1 |
| always in rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 May 2010 | Worcester | Good to Firm | 2m 7f | 3 | Oscar Bay | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | C Poste | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, headway to 4th when hit 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 01 May 2010 | Hexham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Along The Nile | 11st | 2 of 8 | G Lee | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, left 2nd after 4th, challenged after 3 out, every chance between last 2, ridden and stayed on same pace flat, no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2009 | Aintree | Good | 2m | 2 | Tramantano | 10st 9lbs | 6 of 8 | K Mercer | 15/2 |
| held up, always behind | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2009 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 3 | The Duke's Speech | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 3 | G Lee | 7/2 |
| held up well in rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden to lead flat, kept on | |||||||||
| 23 May 2009 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Oceana Gold | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | G Lee | |
| 15 May 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Little Bob | 11st 4lbs | of 8 | G Lee | |
| 07 Apr 2009 | Sedgefield | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Chase Course) | 2m 110y | 4 | Ingratitude | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | K Mercer | 7/2 |
| led, headed 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2009 | Hexham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Sa Suffit | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | K Mercer | 13/8 |
| held up in touch, not fluent 5th, effort approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on under pressure to go poor 2nd after last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2009 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | Pasco | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | G Lee | 6/1 |
| held up, hit 4th, went 4th before next, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd last | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Chapoturgeon | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 5 | G Lee | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, mistake 4 out, went 2nd after next, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2008 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | The Duke's Speech | 11st | 1 of 6 | K Mercer | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, went third approaching 4 out, ridden next, left second 2 out, stayed on to lead flat | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2008 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Kia Kaha | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 8 | G Lee | 10/3 |
| keen, held up, slightly hampered 6th, mistake 8th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m | 1 | Tatenen | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | G Lee | 33/1 |
| held up in rear, jumped slowly 4th, hit 4 out, good headway to chase winner approaching last, no impression | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2008 | Carlisle | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Astarador | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | G Lee | 9/2 |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 16 May 2008 | Aintree | Good | 2m 1f | 3 | The Rocking Dock | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 14 | G Lee | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, effort approaching 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Bambootcha | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 24 | D N Russell | 14/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good | 2m 110y | 1 | Pearl King | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 21 | K Mercer | 20/1 |
| mid-divsion, ridden and headway 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2008 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 3 | Jack The Blaster | 11st | 3 of 5 | G Lee | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, blundered 3rd, ridden and one pace from 4 out | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2008 | Fakenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Gods Token | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 7 | G Lee | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 9th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 May 2007 | STRATFORD | Good | 3630 | 3 | Pearl King | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 12 | J M Maguire | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 6th, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 12 May 2007 | HAYDOCK | Good | 3520 | 1 | Leslingtaylor | 10st 1lbs | 4 of 23 | G Lee | |
| held up in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, challenged 2 out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2007 | AINTREE | Good | 3630 | 1 | Kings Quay | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 22 | J M Maguire | |
| held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2007 | MUSSELBURGH | Good to Soft | 3520 | 3 | Bogus Dreams | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 15 | D Elsworth | |
| towards rear, ridden after 6th, kept on one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2007 | CATTERICK | Soft | 4180 | 3 | Our Jasper | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 13 | J M Maguire | |
| always behind, tailed off from 6th | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2006 | CATTERICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 3 | Lennon | 11st 2lbs | PU of 10 | J M Maguire | |
| held up, headway approaching 5th, outpaced when pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2006 | KELSO | Good to Soft | 3740 | 4 | Rasharrow | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | Brian Harding | |
| in touch, outpaced 8th, rallied and prominent 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2006 | CARLISLE | Soft | 3520 | 4 | Tidal Fury | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 10 | J M Maguire | |
| in touch, outpaced 6th, no impression after | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st | 3 of 16 | J M Maguire | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching next | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2006 | CATTERICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 4 | The Duke's Speech | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 15 | D Elsworth | |
| led, keen, headed approaching 2nd, ridden to lead again approaching 2 out, hard ridden from last, kept on | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2006 | AYR | Soft | 3520 | 4 | The Duke's Speech | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | J M Maguire | |
| made all, clear when blundered 2 out, hit next, easily | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2005 | DONCASTER | Good | 4290 | 0 | L'Antartique | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | R Garritty | |
| raced keenly in touch, effort approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2005 | WETHERBY | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Whispered Promises | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 23 | J M Maguire | |
| tracked leaders, one pace in 3rd when mistake last | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2005 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 3740 | 0 | The Cool Guy | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 22 | J M Maguire | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2004 | NEWCASTLE | Good | 3080 | 0 | The Duke's Speech | 11st | 1 of 18 | G Berridge | |
| with leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2004 | DONCASTER | Good | 2860 | 0 | The Duke's Speech | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | J M Maguire | |
| in touch, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, clear approaching final furlong, eased towards finish, easily | |||||||||


