Sun Catcher (IRE)
Owner: Mr A F Merritt Trainer: R Hannon Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 14 | 1 | 2 | |
| Standard (Turf - Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Standard (Turf: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 53 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 6 | Global Village | 9st 3lbs | 13 of 14 | Simon Pearce | 16/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 6 | Mocha Java | 8st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | Simon Pearce | 22/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, led narrowly near finish, headed post | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2009 | Lingfield | Standard (Turf: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 6 | Avoca Dancer | 9st 4lbs | 11 of 16 | F Sweeney | 14/1 |
| chased leaders in centre for 5f | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 16y | 5 | Cape Rock | 8st 4lbs | of 15 | F Norton | |
| 26 May 2009 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 6f 16y | 6 | Caustic Wit | 8st 9lbs | of 10 | Simon Pearce | |
| 18 May 2009 | Windsor | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 5 | Vegas Baby | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 11 | R Havlin | 12/1 |
| lost place and towards rear after 1f, no danger after | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2009 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 7f | 6 | My Flame | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 13 | S J Drowne | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, hung left and led just inside final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 6 | Tous Les Deux | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 13 | S J Drowne | 33/1 |
| always behind, never dangerous final 2f | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2008 | Yarmouth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3y | 6 | Desiderio | 8st 9lbs | 8 of 13 | R Havlin | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Dan Chillingworth | 9st 3lbs | 12 of 14 | S J Drowne | 12/1 |
| mid-division, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2008 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 5 | Willie Ever | 10st | 11 of 12 | R Kennemore | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly over 2f out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | The Fifth Member | 9st 11lbs | 11 of 13 | R Havlin | 25/1 |
| held up mid-division, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 29 May 2008 | Great Leighs | Standard | 1m | 6 | Wisdom's Kiss | 9st 8lbs | 12 of 15 | S J Drowne | 5/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 20 May 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 1m | 5 | Sun Catcher | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 8 | S J Drowne | 9/2 |
| prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, edged left final furlong, easily (hand timed) | |||||||||
| 14 May 2008 | Bath | Good to Firm | 1m 5y | 5 | Cool Ebony | 8st 8lbs | 9 of 12 | S J Drowne | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, never dangerous final 2f | |||||||||
| 04 May 2008 | Salisbury | Good | 6f 212y | 6 | Glencal | 10st 8lbs | 10 of 18 | Mrs S Moore | 10/1 |
| always in mid-division | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2008 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Elusive Warrior | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | R Winston | 15/2 |
| chased winner, ridden to challenge well over 2f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2008 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 216y | 5 | Hammer of The Gods | 9st | 7 of 11 | P Hanagan | 11/1 |
| outpaced, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | Royal Envoy | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 11 | R Havlin | 7/1 |
| behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2007 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f | 5 | New York Oscar | 9st 5lbs | of 11 | Hadden Frost | 11/2 |
| behind, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2007 | Lingfield | Standard (Turf - Good to Firm) | 7f | 4 | Hessian | 9st | of 13 | Richard Hughes | 8/1 |
| slowly into stride, never travelling, always in rear | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2007 | Newbury | Good | 6f 8y | 5 | Tamino | 9st 10lbs | of 10 | Hadden Frost | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, not quite pace to challenge, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2007 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Coup d'Etat | 9st 2lbs | of 8 | Richard Hughes | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2007 | Chepstow | Heavy | 7f 16y | 5 | John O'Groats | 10st | of 6 | P J Dobbs | 13/2 |
| in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2007 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 6f 209y | 4 | Desert Dreamer | 9st 13lbs | of 12 | R L Moore | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Sailor King | 8st 13lbs | of 11 | Richard Hughes | 4/1 |
| slowly into stride and soon switched to inside rail, headway 2f out to chase leaders, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2007 | GOODWOOD | Good | 1540 | 4 | Scarlet Flyer | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 12 | J Fortune | |
| led for 1f, tracked leader to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 May 2007 | WARWICK | Good to Soft | 1566 | 4 | Phluke | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 8 | Richard Hughes | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Binnion Bay | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 12 | Richard Hughes | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led travelling well over 1f out, ran on until worn down final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2007 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Lethal | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 9 | Dane O'Neill | |
| tracked winner, effort 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | His Master's Voice | 8st 13lbs | 10 of 13 | Richard Hughes | |
| chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1760 | 3 | Gallantry | 8st 3lbs | 4 of 8 | Chris Catlin | |
| chased leaders, one pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2007 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 4 | Atlantic Story | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | P J Dobbs | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven and headed well over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Super Frank | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 10 | Dane O'Neill | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2007 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Ektimaal | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 14 | Dane O'Neill | |
| mid-division on inside, ran on under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1320 | 5 | Sun Catcher | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 11 | Richard Hughes | |
| tracked leader, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2007 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Grimes Faith | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | Dane O'Neill | |
| close up, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, headed well inside last, no extra | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1320 | 5 | Morse | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 11 | Richard Hughes | |
| always in rear, wide straight 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1320 | 5 | Linda Green | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 12 | Dane O'Neill | |
| chased leaders, slightly outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2006 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Bobski | 8st 2lbs | 6 of 13 | S Breux | |
| chased leader, pushed along 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2006 | NEWMARKET | Soft | 1540 | 4 | Trimlestown | 8st 10lbs | 11 of 18 | R L Moore | |
| prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1320 | 4 | Peter Island | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 10 | S J Drowne | |
| soon outpaced | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2006 | EPSOM | Good to Firm | 1320 | 4 | Sun Catcher | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | Dane O'Neill | |
| led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, led again inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1540 | 5 | Finsbury | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 14 | P J Dobbs | |
| tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2006 | SANDOWN | Good to Firm | 1774 | 4 | Fantastisch | 9st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | R Smith | |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1320 | 4 | Erytheis | 8st 12lbs | 10 of 12 | Richard Hughes | |
| mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2005 | LINGFIELD | Polytrack | 1320 | 4 | Orpsie Boy | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 12 | R L Moore | |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2005 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Firm | 1320 | 5 | Sun Catcher | 9st | 1 of 9 | Richard Hughes | |
| made all, ridden 2f out, quickened clear final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2005 | DONCASTER | Good to Soft | 1320 | 2 | Princess Cleo | 8st 11lbs | 10 of 19 | D Holland | |
| with leaders stands side group until weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2005 | SANDOWN | Good | 1556 | 5 | Suzy Bliss | 9st | 9 of 16 | J Fortune | |
| led, ridden when headed approaching 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2005 | NEWBURY | Good to Soft | 1328 | 4 | Bonnie Prince Blue | 9st | 6 of 12 | R L Moore | |
| soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2005 | WINDSOR | Good to Firm | 1320 | 5 | Advanced | 9st | 8 of 15 | Richard Hughes | |
| slowly into stride and behind, some headway final 2f, never dangerous | |||||||||