Smoking Aces (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: Gelding Age: 20
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft to Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places home straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Hurdles Course: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2014 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places home straight) | 4m 1f | 2 | Wyck Hill | 10st 3lbs | 2 of 16 | Maurice Linehan | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along 11th, chased leaders 18th, outpaced 5 out, chased winner after last, kept on | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2014 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m 4f | 2 | Emperor's Choice | 10st 1lbs | 3 of 13 | R P McLernon | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 11th, chased leaders before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2014 | Plumpton | Heavy | 3m 5f | 3 | Reblis | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | A P McCoy | 7/2 |
| in rear and mistakes, pushed along 5th, headway before 12th, chased winner before last, kept on and no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2013 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Renard | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 9 | N D Fehily | 8/1 |
| held up behind, struggling 10th, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 09 May 2012 | Punchestown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m 6f | 0 | Droim Toll | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | M P Walsh | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden into 6th entering straight, no impression leaders in 3rd approaching last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 4f | 2 | Neptune Collonges | 10st | of 40 | Reserve 4 | |
| 10 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Mister Farmer | 11st 1lbs | of 19 | M P Walsh | |
| 11 Mar 2012 | Naas | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Paddy Pub | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 12 | D J Casey | 4/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, slow 5 out and driven along towards rear, went moderate 7th entering straight and not fluent final 2, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 4f | 0 | Portrait King | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 17 | A P Heskin | 4/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, chasing leaders but no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2012 | Gowran Park | Soft | 3m | 0 | On His Own | 10st | of 21 | Reserve 3 | |
| 27 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Cross Appeal | 10st 4lbs | 11 of 30 | M P Walsh | 10/1 |
| towards rear for most, some late headway straight, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | Smoking Aces | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 19 | M P Walsh | 4/1 |
| towards rear, headway approaching straight, went 4th 2 out, progress to challenge last, ridden and kept on best to lead closing tages | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2011 | Cork | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 3m 4f | 0 | The Bishop Looney | 10st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | M P Walsh | 7/2 |
| waited with, closer in 6th before straight, kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2011 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Burnt Oil Babe | 11st | 3 of 18 | M P Walsh | 9/2 |
| mid-division, not jump fluently, 10th entering straight, moderate 5th last, stayed on strongly closing stages, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 16 May 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Bideford Legend | 9st 10lbs | of 18 | N P Madden | |
| 07 May 2011 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Shakalakaboomboom | 9st 11lbs | of 28 | Reserve 1 | |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Wicklow Lad | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 14 | M P Walsh | 11/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 3 out, moderate 6th next, kept on one pace under pressure without threatening | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2011 | Gowran Park | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft to Heavy) | 2m 4f | 0 | The Sneezer | 11st 4lbs | 10 of 14 | M P Walsh | 5/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2010 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Askthemaster | 10st 2lbs | 8 of 10 | M P Walsh | 4/1 |
| held up in touch, 8th 4 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2010 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Thegreatjohnbrowne | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 21 | M P Walsh | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 12th and no impression before 4 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2010 | Tipperary | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Bremen | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | M P Walsh | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 8th 5 out, ridden in moderate 6th 2 out, left 5th, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2010 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Head Of The Posse | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 15 | M P Walsh | 4/1 |
| held up, 8th approaching halfway, moderate 6th 4 out, soon ridden, left 5th next, stayed on to go moderate 3rd from last | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2010 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Boulavogue | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| in touch in rear, 3rd briefly after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra from 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Buena Vista | 10st 6lbs | 6 of 24 | P W Flood | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced on outside 2 out, kept on under pressure, no impression | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2010 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Smoking Aces | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | P W Flood | 5/1 |
| soon disputed lead, slight peck 5th and reminder, led 4 out where mistake, soon pushed along, definitely headed and 1L down from before last, switched and rallied run-in, stayed on well to lead on line | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Farringdon | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | P W Flood | 8/11 |
| prominent, ridden in 2nd before straight, led briefly approaching 2 out, soon headed, dropped to 3rd and no impression from before last, stayed on well again without threatening to go 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2009 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Chicago Grey | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | P W Flood | 5/2 |
| 2nd early, 5th halfway, headway into close 2nd 3 out, led entering straight, headed after 2 out, led again before last, soon strongly pressed, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 May 2009 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Hurdles Course: Soft) | 2m 4f | 0 | Sesenta | 10st 4lbs | 16 of 23 | P W Flood | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 9th approaching 3 out, no extra next | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2009 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Oscar Looby | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 8 | P W Flood | 7/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, jumped slightly left, mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 4th, regained moderate 2nd and no impression last, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 0 | Smoking Aces | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 24 | P W Flood | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders, headway into 2nd and ridden 3 out, led before last, joined inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead close home | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Voler La Vedette | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 28 | P W Flood | 11/8 |
| chased leaders, ridden in moderate 4th into straight, 3rd when hit last, stayed on well run-in, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2008 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Pebble Reach | 11st 9lbs | of 15 | P W Flood | |
| 06 Apr 2008 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Galant Ferns | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | Mr J P Magnier | 10/3 |
| 14 Feb 2008 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Smoking Aces | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr J P Magnier | 11/2 |
| held up, headway to 6th 3f out, 5th over 1f out, improved quickly to lead under 1f out, stayed on well, impressive | |||||||||