Don't Talk (GER)
Owner: Gary Ryan Trainer: K Thornton Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Jukebox Jury / Dalarna (Dashing Blade)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft ( Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Read To Return | 10st 6lbs | UnseatedRider of 12 | Aileen O'Sullivan | 12/1 |
| prominent, led from 8th, headed next, towards rear when unseated rider 5 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2025 | Limerick | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | Drumgill | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | Donagh Meyler | 3/1 |
| mid-division, 4th after 2nd, dropped to rear after 4th, 5th 3 out, no impression in 5th before 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2025 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Linden Arden | 10st 6lbs | of 9 | Donagh Meyler | 0/0 |
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| 25 Jan 2025 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 1f 30y | 0 | Don't Talk | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | Donagh Meyler | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, in touch before 2nd, 5th after 5th, progress in 4th before 6th (normal 8th), closed 4 out, led after 2 out, increased lead last, driven out run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2025 | Down Royal | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Don't Talk | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | Donagh Meyler | 11/2 |
| settled behind leaders in 3rd early, closer halfway, travelled well to dispute 3f out, led 2f out, ridden before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2024 | Navan | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Individualiste | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 12 | D E Mullins | 11/1 |
| towards rear, moderate 11th halfway, progress 3 out, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace to moderate 5th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2024 | Clonmel | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 62y | 0 | Lazer Wolf | 10st 8lbs | 11 of 12 | B W Harvey | 18/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression straight | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2024 | Down Royal | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Politicise | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 16 | Donagh Meyler | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd and mistake 9th, challenged after 3 out and led before next, pushed along approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in, carried right closing stages and headed on line | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2024 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Implicit | 10st 11lbs | PulledUp of 18 | B W Harvey | 28/1 |
| chased clear leader, moderate 5th halfway, some headway 3 out and soon disputed lead, pushed along and headed early straight, lost place 2 out and soon weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2024 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Miss Pronunciation | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | Danny Gilligan | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, led from 3rd, headed after 4 out, led again briefly early straight, 3rd and pushed along between final 2, 4th and no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2024 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Champagne Platinum | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 7 | G Brouder | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders and led after 2nd, headed before 4 out, 2nd and pushed along before 2 out, 3rd and no impression before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2024 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 143y | 0 | Don't Talk | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 16 | Danny Gilligan | 9/2 |
| chased clear leader, moderate 2nd halfway, closer approaching straight and led before 2 out, pushed along and asserted before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 30y | 0 | Don't Talk | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 12 | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, improved to lead travelling well 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Brownstone | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 19 | D King | 8/1 |
| soon tracked leader, 2nd before 5th, closed after 3 out, lost place and weakened quickly before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Tipperary | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 3f 114y | 0 | Tullyhogue Fort | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Donagh Meyler | 18/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2023 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Burrows Hall | 11st 4lbs | 10 of 12 | Jack Hogan | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost some ground after 4th, outpaced before 2 out, well held last | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2023 | Newcastle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 75y | 5 | Gandhi Maker | 12st | 4 of 11 | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra from before last | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Kashi | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 11 | D E Mullins | 11/1 |
| led, slight mistake 4th, pressed 4 out, ridden before 2 out where slight mistake, strongly pressed before last where jumped slightly left and joined, headed run-in, no extra in 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2022 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft ( Soft in places) | 2m 3f 171y | 4 | Half Shot | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| in rear, asked for effort 3 out, steady headway 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | Name Me Famous | 11st 4lbs | 14 of 21 | L P Dempsey | 66/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, ridden and no extra before next | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2022 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Prevaricate | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 13 | Donagh Meyler | 250/1 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, bumped at 1st, ridden in 5th 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2022 | Naas | Soft | 1m 7f 131y | 0 | Meet And Greet | 11st 12lbs | 15 of 28 | Donagh Meyler | 250/1 |
| towards rear, slight mistake 1st, 19th entering straight, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2022 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Flame Bearer | 12st | 14 of 20 | Donagh Meyler | 150/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened | |||||||||


