Verbal Sparring (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Bridget Dillon & Seamus Domegan Trainer: D McDonogh Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Vocalised / Teocht (Teofilo)
Form Summary
GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
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Good | 3 | |||
Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Heavy | 4 | 2 | ||
Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
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 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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28 Oct 2024 | Wexford | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Inchiquin Star | 11st 6lbs | 8 of 11 | C P Millar | 9/2 |
mid-division, 5th after 5th, took closer order in 4th after 3 out, lost place and under pressure before 2 out, no extra after 2 out | |||||||||
21 Aug 2024 | Sligo | Soft | 2m 1f 93y | 0 | High Honour | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | C P Millar | 5/1 |
tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 6th halfway, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and headed last, ridden and no impression run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
08 Jul 2024 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 7f 204y | 0 | Pidoyne | 11st 11lbs | 12 of 13 | Rachael Blackmore | 8/1 |
rear of mid-division, some headway after 4 out, pushed along after next and dropped to 9th 2 out, no extra run-in | |||||||||
11 Jun 2024 | Sligo | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 182y | 0 | Verbal Sparring | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | C P Millar | 7/2 |
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2 out, pushed along and closer approaching last, ridden and led run-in, kept on well | |||||||||
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 |
NonRunner | |||||||||
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 |