Turf War (FR)
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Trainer: M Hourigan Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Hurdle Soft plcs, Chase Good to Yielding plcs) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Glenstal Abbey | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | D N Russell | 7/2 |
| chased clear leader, moderate 4th halfway, left close 3rd after 6 out, mistake 5 out and dropped to rear, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching straight, went 4th 2 out, 2nd at last, kept on same pace without threatening winner | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2010 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Turf War | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| mid-division, progress into moderate 3rd after 2 out, closed around bypassed last, stayed on well to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2010 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Pom Flyer | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 10 | A P Heskin | 2/1 |
| soon led, headed from 6th, on terms again approaching 4 out, soon headed, mistake, ridden in 2nd before straight, soon no impression, dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2010 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Armaramak | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 19 | A P Heskin | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders in 6th, 5th when slight mistake 3 out, headway into 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2010 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Tribes And Banner | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 17 | D N Russell | 4/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, jumped well apart from mistake 4 out, headway to lead approaching straight, pressed after 2 out and soon headed, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2009 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Fosters Cross | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | A P Heskin | 11/2 |
| soon towards rear, moderate 6th before 4 out, 5th next, soon no impression, 3rd and kept on without threatening from before last | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft (Flat; Hurdles;Yielding,Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Turf War | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 18 | A P Heskin | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway in 4th 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, narrowly led before last, kept on well under pressure run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2009 | Ffos Las | Good | 2m | 2 | Valain | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 17 | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| in touch, led after 3 out, headed approaching next, weakened last | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2009 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Dani California | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 6th before 4 out, no extra from 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2009 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Jumbo Rio | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 9 | D N Russell | 12/1 |
| mid-division mainly 5th on inner, 6th and no extra entering straight | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 4 | Turf War | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | A P Heskin | 15/8 |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, led approaching and hit next, clear before last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2009 | Wexford | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Turf War | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | A P Heskin | 6/1 |
| held up in 5th, close 3rd 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well from last, easily | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2009 | Listowel | Yielding (Hurdle Soft plcs, Chase Good to Yielding plcs) | 2m | 0 | Jasmin D'Oudairies | 11st 4lbs | 10 of 12 | D N Russell | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, trailing from 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2009 | Killarney | Good (Flat - Good to Yielding) | 2m 1f | 0 | Faltering Fullback | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 5 | A P Heskin | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, headed again before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Sarteano | 10st 10lbs | 8 of 23 | Andrew J McNamara | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, improved to lead after 3rd, ridden and headed before last, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2009 | Cork | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Turf War | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 24 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| chased leader, led before 3rd, ridden and kept on well from before last | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2009 | Navan | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Ashburton Lad | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 27 | D N Russell | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, headway to 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Realt Dubh | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 27 | T J Doyle | 20/1 |
| mid-division, headway to 7th last, ridden into 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2008 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Fisher Bridge | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 20 | T J Doyle | 20/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 7th 2 out, soon chasing leaders and no impression under pressure, pecked last | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2008 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 2m | 0 | Mythical Prince | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 22 | T J Doyle | 33/1 |
| 16 Sep 2008 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Boulavogue | 10st 12lbs | of 7 | T J Doyle | |
| 11 May 2008 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Bodalboy | 11st 6lbs | 8 of 17 | Mr J K King | 40/1 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Quiscover Fontaine | 10st 11lbs | 16 of 23 | Mr A W Fogarty | 20/1 |
| mid-division, progress on outer into 4th 4f out, soon weakened | |||||||||


