Union Flag (IRE)
Owner: Mr J Fyffe Trainer: D McCain Jnr Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Starspangledbanner / Destalink (Rail Link)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb 2024 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 124y | 1 | Liari | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 8 | B S Hughes | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear on inside, took keen hold, well beaten from 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2024 | Musselburgh | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 124y | 4 | Rory The Cat | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | Peter Kavanagh | 6/1 |
| prominent, led approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, hard pressed last, headed run-in and no extra | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 156y | 4 | Latin Verse | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | B S Hughes | 11/8 |
| led until after 3rd, chased leader util pushed along turning in, soon outpaced, weakened quickly and hit last | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2023 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 124y | 2 | Union Flag | 11st | 1 of 9 | B S Hughes | 9/4 |
| prominent in chasing group, headway 5th, led before 4 out, clear next, mistake 2 out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2023 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 20y | 0 | Hands On | 11st | 3 of 10 | S W Flanagan | 10/1 |
| settled behind leaders, closer in 4th halfway, travelled well to press leaders 3 out, ridden to dispute before last, led run-in, headed close home and no extra | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Celtic Revival | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 17 | C T Keane | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Fairytale Princess | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | R Whearty | 13/2 |
| mid-division early, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2023 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 1f | 0 | Celebrating Ethel | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 21 | D McMonagle | 18/1 |
| mid-division, 6th on inner halfway, pushed along entering straight and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2023 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Pinot Gris | 8st 12lbs | 14 of 17 | D McMonagle | 18/5 |
| always towards rear, no impression under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Dubawi Spectre | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 6 | C T Keane | 5/1 |
| soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, dropped to 4th and ridden over 1f out, stayed on in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Matt Connor | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | L F Roche | 12/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along briefly at halfway, checked over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 16 May 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 1m 31y | 0 | Dappled Light | 9st 5lbs | of 11 | D McMonagle | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2023 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 30y | 0 | Matt Connor | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | C T Keane | 17/2 |
| towards rear of mid-division and 10th halfway, ridden from 2f out and some progress, no impression from over 1f out, kept on into 6th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2022 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m | 0 | Starry Heavens | 9st 6lbs | 7 of 14 | C T Keane | 28/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, moderate 5th over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2022 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 0 | National Emblem | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 11 | C T Keane | 18/1 |
| dwelt, soon settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 7f 80y | 0 | Spirit Genie | 9st 7lbs | 10 of 12 | C D Hayes | 33/1 |
| very slowly away, always behind, never a factor | |||||||||