Academy Blues (USA)
Owner: Bulldog Racing Trainer: D Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Slow | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2011 | Beverley | Good to Soft | 7f 100y | 5 | Sunnyside Tom | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | Adrian Nicholls | 5/1 |
| led, ridden 2f out, pressed final 100 yards, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2011 | Carlisle | Good | 7f 200y | 6 | Solar Spirit | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | P M Quinn | 10/1 |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, effort when not much room over 1f out and inside final furlong, kept on, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2011 | Redcar | Good to Soft | 7f | 5 | Spying | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | P M Quinn | 4/5 |
| held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded | |||||||||
| 25 May 2011 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 7f 50y | 4 | Masked Dance | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 12 | Adrian Nicholls | 12/1 |
| slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 May 2011 | Thirsk | Good | 1m | 4 | Extraterrestrial | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | Adrian Nicholls | 15/2 |
| dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2011 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered) | 1m | 4 | Nelson's Bounty | 9st 7lbs | 16 of 20 | Adrian Nicholls | 25/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2011 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 4 | Almahaza | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | Adrian Nicholls | 7/1 |
| slowly away, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 7f | 4 | Lord Aeryn | 9st 7lbs | 10 of 16 | P Nolan | 18/1 |
| tracked leader stands' side, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2010 | York | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 2 | Justonefortheroad | 8st 10lbs | 18 of 19 | A Mullen | 25/1 |
| prominent until weakened over 2f out, soon behind | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2010 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 2y | 3 | My Kingdom | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 12 | M O'Connell | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2010 | Ayr | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 50y | 3 | Docofthebay | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 14 | Adrian Nicholls | 14/1 |
| very slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2010 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 3 | The Confessor | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | Adrian Nicholls | 9/2 |
| pushed along in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, never nearer | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2010 | Chester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 122y | 3 | Kyllachy Star | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 15 | Adrian Nicholls | 6/1 |
| mid-division on outside, chased leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 May 2010 | Chester | Good to Soft | 7f 122y | 2 | Autumn Blades | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | Adrian Nicholls | 8/1 |
| mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 May 2010 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 3 | Trans Sonic | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 13 | P M Quinn | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2010 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 5 | Academy Blues | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 14 | Adrian Nicholls | 9/2 |
| raced keenly, in touch, headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2010 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f | 5 | Academy Blues | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | Adrian Nicholls | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, driven 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Redcar | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 5 | Academy Blues | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | Adrian Nicholls | 15/2 |
| in touch, headway to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Jonnie Skull | 9st | 3 of 7 | Adrian Nicholls | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed final 75 yards, no extra | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2009 | Cork | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | Drombeg Dawn | 10st | 4 of 17 | Joseph O'Brien | 10/1 |
| prominent, on terms from before straight, headed from over 2f out, no impression from 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Harriers Call | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 19 | C P Geoghegan | 7/1 |
| soon led and well clear, reduced lead and tired from 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2009 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Academy Blues | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 19 | Joseph O'Brien | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, led after 1f, clear over 3f out, ridden and kept on well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 May 2009 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Hujaylea | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 20 | F J Hayes | 16/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead and dispute 1 1/2f out, 2nd and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2009 | Wexford | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | End Of The Affair | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 14 | G F Carroll | 14/1 |
| led and clear early, ridden and headed 3f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2009 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Maximo | 9st 4lbs | 12 of 22 | F J Hayes | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, lost place over 3f out, ridden into 11th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2009 | Dundalk | Slow | 1m 4f | 0 | Takendo | 10st 6lbs | 13 of 14 | F J Hayes | 16/1 |
| saddled slipped leaving stalls, led approaching halfway, headed over 3f out, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2008 | Curragh | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Gunga Din | 9st 11lbs | 8 of 21 | Johnny Murtagh | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway to 7th 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2008 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m | 0 | Ounooi | 9st | 10 of 24 | F J Hayes | 11/1 |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Gowran Park | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Academy Blues | 8st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | D J Moran | 14/1 |
| soon led, ridden from 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Flying Knight | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 17 | Johnny Murtagh | 7/1 |
| 02 Jul 2008 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Fancy Feathers | 8st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | W M Lordan | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2008 | Cork | Good to Firm | 1m 150y | 0 | Alaneed | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 16 | Mr P Cashman | 12/1 |
| prominent and took keen hold, disputed lead entering straight, headed 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2008 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Mutqan | 9st | 11 of 16 | K Latham | 10/1 |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Sharp Drop | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 11 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| prominent on outer, 3rd 2f out, 4th and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2008 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Poet | 9st 5lbs | of 16 | Fran Berry | |