Verbal Sparring (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Bridget Dillon & Seamus O'Brien Trainer: D McDonogh Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Vocalised / Teocht (Teofilo)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2024 | Naas | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 119y | 0 | Cheerful Chap | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 13 | J J Slevin | 9/2 |
| in rear, closer in 7th 3 out, went 5th and pushed along 2 out, ridden in 4th at last, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well close home, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2024 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Ernie From Nurney | 11st 13lbs | 6 of 25 | J J Slevin | 8/1 |
| towards rear, mistake 5th, headway on outer to go 9th 2 out, soon ridden and kept on from last | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2024 | Naas | Soft | 1m 7f 116y | 0 | Hillsdale | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 19 | P M O'Brien | 10/3 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, 4th 2 out, ridden in 3rd and almost on terms when fell last | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2024 | Naas | Heavy | 1m 7f 175y | 0 | Whiskeywealth | 10st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | P M O'Brien | 11/2 |
| towards rear, 8th halfway, 7th approaching straight, headway after 2 out, improved to 4th last, stayed on in 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2024 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Silent Flight | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 14 | E Walsh | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, mistake 3rd, 8th and pushed along after 3 out, no impression early straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2023 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 159y | 0 | Billy Lee Swagger | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 22 | C P Millar | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, headway 3 out, 5th 2 out, 2nd travelling well entering straight, pushed along and disputed lead before last, ridden and strongly pressed at last, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2023 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Petit Dejeuner | 11st 9lbs | 10 of 17 | L A McKenna | 12/1 |
| towards rear on outer and 11th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and no impression before next | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2023 | Roscommon | Soft | 1m 7f 195y | 0 | Park Of Kings | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 19 | E Walsh | 12/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent 3rd and bad mistake next, pushed along from 4 out, ridden and some progress from next, no impression in 7th from 2 out, not fluent last and kept on into 5th run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2023 | Navan | Yielding | 1m 7f 120y | 0 | Toto Too | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 21 | E Walsh | 80/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden in moderate 8th 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 143y | 0 | Sherodan | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 17 | E Walsh | 33/1 |
| mid division, headway into 3rd halfway, went 2nd on inner entering straight, soon ridden and kept on one pace, lost a place close home | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2023 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Shajak | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 20 | E Walsh | 11/1 |
| mid-division, 10th before 4 out, effort before 2 out, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2023 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Gordons Aura | 11st 7lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | S O'Callaghan | 9/1 |
| towards rear, 10th halfway, pushed along in 9th entering straight, staying on in 5th when mistake and unseated rider 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Found A Fifty | 10st 13lbs | of 27 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
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| 27 Nov 2022 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Comfort Zone | 11st | 14 of 25 | S O'Callaghan | 200/1 |
| in rear, no impression from 3 out, some late progress | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2022 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 1m 4f 84y | 0 | Irish Lullaby | 9st | 13 of 16 | D P McDonogh | 66/1 |
| missed break, raced in rear, 13th halfway, detached over 2f out, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f 44y | 0 | Herring Island | 8st 12lbs | 11 of 14 | L F Roche | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, always behind, under pressure over 4f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 7f 195y | 0 | Joe Masseria | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 23 | R P Cleary | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2021 | Roscommon | Good | 7f 63y | 0 | Once Upon A River | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | K J Manning | 11/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along in 6th at halfway, ridden 2f out, moderate 4th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2021 | Curragh | Good | 6f | 0 | Beauty Inspire | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 11 | K J Manning | 14/1 |
| prominent, soon 3rd, effort 2f out, soon slightly impeded and lost position, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2021 | Curragh | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 7f | 0 | Point Lonsdale | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 11 | R P Cleary | 40/1 |
| a little slow into stride, waited with towards rear, pushed along from 3f out and some headway, no impression when switched right under 1f out, ran on without threatening after | |||||||||