Fighting Poet (IRE)
Owner: The Adlestrop Club Trainer: R T Phillips Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: The Gurkha / Inkling (Seeking The Gold)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 11 | 2 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 3 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2025 | Brighton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Mc'ted | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 13 | S D Bowen | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, never danegrous | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2025 | Brighton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Birthday Angel | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | S D Bowen | 8/1 |
| held up in rear, closed 3f out, switched left over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2025 | Brighton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 198y | 6 | Both Of Us | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 9 | Jason Watson | 17/2 |
| held up in 5th, pushed along towards inside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2025 | Brighton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Fighting Poet | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | Jim Crowley | 13/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway from 4f out, switched left over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2025 | Brighton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 198y | 6 | Silk And Steel | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | Jason Watson | 9/4 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2025 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 6y | 6 | Emily Rebecca | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 10 | Billy Loughnane | 14/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no real progress | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2025 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 1m 3f 198y | 6 | Cloudy Rose | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | Miss Delphi Parkinson | 28/1 |
| raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never involved | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2025 | Chepstow | Good | 1m 2f | 6 | Blue Yonder | 10st 10lbs | 8 of 8 | Miss Delphi Parkinson | 50/1 |
| steadied well in rear early, ridden over 2f out, plugged on | |||||||||
| 19 May 2025 | Windsor | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 6 | Crowd Quake | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | R Havlin | 28/1 |
| slowly away, raced in last, soon detached, ridden and minor headway from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2025 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Voix De Bocelli | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Saffie Osborne | 9/1 |
| slowly away, in rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2024 | Brighton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Cresta Cat | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 9 | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
| switched left start, towards rear, pushed along and closer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2024 | Brighton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Little Tiger | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 10 | S D Bowen | 11/4 |
| slowly away, held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2024 | Brighton | Good | 1m 1f 207y | 6 | Fighting Poet | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 11 | S D Bowen | 2/1 |
| behind, headway over 3f out, challenging when edged left and bumped over 1f out, bumped slightly and led inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2024 | Brighton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 198y | 6 | Innisfree Pearl | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 10 | Billy Loughnane | 7/2 |
| held up in rear, headway over 3f out where ridden, chased leader entering final furlong, no extra and lost position close home | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2024 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 1m 3f 198y | 6 | Fighting Poet | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 |
| towards rear, in rear 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 6y | 6 | Martin Spirit | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 14 | R Havlin | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear,good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2024 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Camacho Man | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | Kaiya Fraser | 11/1 |
| held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2024 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 6f 21y | 6 | Young Endless | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 11 | Kaiya Fraser | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 7f 169y | 6 | All About Alice | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 9 | Mr Edward Mitchell | 18/1 |
| raced wide, in rear, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Steel Helmet | 11st | 10 of 13 | Mr Edward Mitchell | 10/1 |
| slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Greek Giant | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 13 | Kaiya Fraser | 9/1 |
| raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 120y | 6 | Victoriano | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 10 | Connor Planas | 15/2 |
| held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 May 2023 | Salisbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f 44y | 6 | Fred Bear | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | Kaiya Fraser | 9/1 |
| held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2023 | Southwell | Standard | 2m 102y | 6 | Easter Icon | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 8 | Kaiya Fraser | 7/1 |
| dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 4f 14y | 6 | Carlos Felix | 9st 8lbs | 7 of 14 | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2023 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 4f 14y | 6 | Scarborough Castle | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | R Havlin | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Kingston Joy | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | R Havlin | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, moderate headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 7f 218y | 6 | Tibbie Dunbar | 9st 9lbs | 8 of 11 | Daniel Muscutt | 9/4 |
| led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2022 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 6 | Vision Of Hope | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | S W Kelly | 22/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2022 | Windsor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 99y | 6 | Richard P Smith | 11st 1lbs | 12 of 16 | James Turner | 25/1 |
| held up towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 May 2022 | Salisbury | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 201y | 5 | Missed The Cut | 10st | 5 of 9 | R Havlin | 250/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2022 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 5 | Earlofthecotswolds | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | S W Kelly | 66/1 |
| chased leading trio, went modest 4th over 2f out, kept on, no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2022 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 3f 219y | 5 | L'enclume | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 14 | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 |
| slowly away, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late moderate gains | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2021 | Huntingdon | Good | 1m 5f 148y | 5 | Special Cadeau | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | James Bowen | 15/2 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 5f out, weakened 3f out | |||||||||