The Book Thief (IRE)
Owner: A M O'Grady Trainer: E O'Grady Sex: Gelding Age: 20
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 10 | 3 | ||
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 4 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 61 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2015 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Abolitionist | 10st | of 14 | J J Burke | |
| 22 Apr 2015 | Fairyhouse | Good (Watering) | 3m 1f | 0 | Boss Croaker | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 14 | Mr J C Barry | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden from 11th, mistake next, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2015 | Gowran Park | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Fergiethelegend | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | P T Enright | 12/1 |
| held up, mid-division in 6th halfway, improved into 2nd 4 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression before 2 out, 3rd last and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2015 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | The Grey Guy | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 13 | B Hayes | 25/1 |
| close up, slightly slow 2nd, soon 3rd, 2nd from 8th, pushed along after 10th, dropped to moderate 6th into straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2015 | Thurles | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | He Rock's | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 18 | J J Burke | 14/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 7th 4 out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2015 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Kilcrea | 10st 5lbs | of 8 | P T Enright | |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Treacy's Star | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 10 | J J Burke | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th at 3rd, slight mistake 9th and pushed along briefly, pushed along before 3 out where 6th, 7th 2 out, soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2014 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Character Actor | 10st | 2 of 10 | P T Enright | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 7th, soon raced in 3rd, on terms 5 out, just led when mistake last, headed, rallied well, just failed | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2014 | Thurles | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Federici | 10st 8lbs | 8 of 18 | P T Enright | 28/1 |
| prominent, led and disputed from 4th, mistake 8th, ridden in 2nd before 4 out, under pressure in 3rd 4 out, moderate 4th when bad mistake 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2014 | Thurles | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Embracing Change | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 12 | B T O'Connell | |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | The Book Thief | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | P T Enright | 20/1 |
| soon mid-division, improved into 5th from before 3 out, ridden into moderate 2nd approaching straight, left with a chance from last, stayed on well to get up on line | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2013 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Blaze Of Fire | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 18 | D E Splaine | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good | 3m 1f | 0 | Fourth Class | 10st 12lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | |
| 17 Aug 2013 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Baizically | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | D E Splaine | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, 3rd 6 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2013 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Cool Warrior | 11st 12lbs | of 19 | Reserve 1 | |
| 25 Jul 2013 | Limerick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Tales Of Milan | 12st 4lbs | 8 of 21 | Mr C McSweeney | 20/1 |
| led briefly early, prominent, no impression when mistake 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Ballylibert | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 15 | D E Splaine | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 7 out, ridden in 6th 5 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2013 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 3f | 0 | Acapulco Gold | 11st 2lbs | Fell of 18 | P T Enright | |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Gudnis Gracious Me | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 16 | D E Splaine | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, niggled along 6th, moderate after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 19 May 2013 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Hillman | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 17 | M A Enright | 9/1 |
| soon behind in rear, some headway approaching 7 out, moderate 9th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on | |||||||||
| 03 May 2013 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Prince Of Forwards | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 17 | P T Enright | 14/1 |
| waited with in rear of mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, closer in 5th 2 out, moderate 3rd approaching straight, 4th and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2013 | Tramore | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Qhilimar | 10st 6lbs | PulledUp of 13 | B R Dalton | |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Tipped Up Harry | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr W T Cronin | 8/1 |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 5 out, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2013 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Zekarya | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | M J Ferris | 16/1 |
| prominent, not fluent and reminders 4th, bad mistake 7 out, no impression and kept on same pace from 5 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2013 | Tramore | Heavy | 2m | 0 | High Desert | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | A E Lynch | 4/1 |
| prominent early, niggled along 5th, lost place and ridden 6 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2012 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Matsukaze | 11st 1lbs | 7 of 11 | P T Enright | 14/1 |
| towards rear for most, no extra straight | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2012 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Carlowsantana | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 13 | P T Enright | 14/1 |
| mid-division, weakened before 4 out | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2012 | Wexford | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Raz De Maree | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 18 | M J Ferris | 16/1 |
| close up and led, headed 9th, ridden to challenge and on terms again approaching straight, headed and no extra approaching last where not fluent, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2012 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Supreme Doc | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 15 | M J Ferris | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place and no impression from after 4 out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Soft | 2m | 0 | Dazzling Susie | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | M J Ferris | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, moderate 5th 5 out, no impression in moderate 5th after 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 May 2012 | Kilbeggan | Good to Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Galant Ferns | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 12 | M J Ferris | 18/1 |
| tracked leader, disputed lead from 5th, ridden and headed before last, kept on under pressure run-in, no impression on winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | De Dodger | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 15 | Mr D L Queally | 6/1 |
| mid-division, weakened from 5 out | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2012 | Navan | Soft | 3m | 0 | Cadogan | 10st 1lbs | 13 of 17 | C D Maxwell | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, blundered 3rd, 6th and reminders halfway, no threat from 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2012 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Whatdoyousay | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 15 | M J Ferris | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place and reminders 8th, struggling from before 7 out, slight mistake 5 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2012 | Clonmel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Sumkindasuprstar | 11st | 2 of 9 | M J Ferris | 12/1 |
| prominent, slight mistake 6th, led before 5 out, reduced lead 3 out, strongly pressed 2 out, headed before last where mistake, rallied and kept on well run-in, not get back to winner | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2012 | Limerick | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Come To The Party | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 18 | D N Russell | 8/1 |
| mistake 1st, 7th after 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | In Great Form | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 19 Dec 2011 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Last Time D'albain | 10st 9lbs | of 14 | P T Enright | |
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | Smoking Aces | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 19 | Reserve 1 | 16/1 |
| always prominent, close 4th halfway, led narrowly 3 out, mistake and headed next, no extra in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Miss Pepperpot | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 16 | P T Enright | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, moderate 7th entering straight, left 5th after last | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2011 | Downpatrick | Yielding to Soft (Yielding to Soft) | 3m 4f | 0 | Hughies Grey | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 17 | P T Enright | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, 5th 5 out, ridden in 6th and no extra after 3 out, 5th 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2011 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Majestic Oak | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 4 | A E Lynch | 7/2 |
| raced mainly 3rd, ridden along in 4th 4 out, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2010 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Torphichen | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 18 | A E Lynch | 33/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2010 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Magnanimity | 11st 12lbs | 16 of 18 | P T Enright | 25/1 |
| always behind, mistake 5 out | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2010 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Hampshire Express | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 16 | A E Lynch | 12/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, lost touch with leaders after 5 out, moderate 6th 2 out, kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2010 | Limerick | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Stonemaster | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 12 | M J Ferris | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, 5th and ridden 4 out, no impression under pressure next, one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | The Book Thief | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | D N Russell | 6/4 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 4th entering straight, ridden into 2nd after 2 out, stayed on to lead before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2010 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Quito De La Roque | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | P Townend | 7/1 |
| raced in 4th, moderate 3rd approaching 5 out, closed approaching straight, challenged under pressure in 2nd from after 2 out, on terms run-in, soon headed and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2010 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Acapulco | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | P Townend | 9/2 |
| prominent, 3rd 4 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 3rd at last, went 2nd run-in, stayed on well without reaching winner close home | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2010 | Cork | Soft | 2m | 0 | Kilflora | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | P Townend | 4/5 |
| led, headed after 3rd, remained close up, led again after 3 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed after last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Boxing Along | 11st 12lbs | of 13 | P Townend | |
| 15 Dec 2009 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Seven Days | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 16 | P Townend | 6/1 |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4 out, effort before next, 5th and no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 May 2009 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Wickham Street | 11st 12lbs | of 22 | Mr M J O'Connor | |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Kilbeggan | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | The Book Thief | 12st | 1 of 14 | Mr M J O'Connor | 15/8 |
| always prominent, led over 4f out, stayed on well under pressure from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2009 | Cork | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Our Musician | 12st | 3 of 23 | Mr K E Power | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge before straight, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2009 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Jessies Dream | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 20 | Mr M J O'Connor | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 2nd 6f out, disputed from 5f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace to 3rd | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2008 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Golden Sunbird | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | A P Thornton | 4/6 |
| 16 Nov 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Quinola Des Obeaux | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 21 | A P Thornton | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 3f out, ridden entering straight, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 05 May 2008 | Limerick | Good (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Sharp River | 11st 7lbs | of 12 | Mr E O'Grady | |
| 06 Apr 2008 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Galant Ferns | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 12 | Mr J A Jenkins | 12/1 |