Force Of Habit (GB)
Owner: Grange Park Racing V Trainer: Miss J E Foster Sex: Colt Age: 18
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country - Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places on the flat) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Round: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2014 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Air Chief | 10st | 5 of 9 | D C Costello | 17/2 |
| tracked leader, pushed along before 3rd, soon reminders, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2014 | Catterick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 5 | Oorayvic | 10st 4lbs | Fell of 11 | P Buchanan | |
| 11 Nov 2014 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Runswick Days | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 4 | Mr John Dawson | 28/1 |
| tracked winner until before 10th, weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2014 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Carters Rest | 10st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr John Dawson | 25/1 |
| held up in touch, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2014 | Newcastle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Edmund | 11st 1lbs | of 8 | Mr John Dawson | |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Sedgefield | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Hotgrove Boy | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 6 | Mr John Dawson | 5/1 |
| in rear, not fluent 2nd, tailed off when went right 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2014 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Dark And Dangerous | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 5 | Mr John Dawson | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on to chase winner run-in, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2014 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Lean Burn | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 10 | Mr John Dawson | 50/1 |
| held up mid-division, weakened 3 out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2014 | Catterick | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Grate Fella | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Miss Samantha Drake | |
| 04 Dec 2013 | Catterick | Good | 2m 3f | 5 | Milan Royale | 11st 11lbs | Fell of 8 | Mr John Dawson | |
| 18 Nov 2013 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 3 | Valco De Touzaine | 11st | 4 of 5 | Miss Samantha Drake | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, lost touch from 4th | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2013 | Market Rasen | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 4 | Wily Fox | 11st 2lbs | of 13 | Callum Bewley | |
| 16 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 6f | 0 | Rebel Fitz | 11st | 6 of 8 | N P Madden | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, jumped right 5 out, trailing from next | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2013 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 5f | 0 | Rawnaq | 9st 1lbs | 13 of 15 | L F Roche | 20/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 4f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2013 | Thurles | Soft to Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Pineau De Re | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | N P Madden | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, no threat from 5 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Shariyan | 11st 9lbs | 17 of 25 | Mr R P McNamara | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no extra from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Roe Deer | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 15 | P J Smullen | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th over 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2012 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Blue Cannon | 9st 8lbs | 16 of 18 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden and no extra 4f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Regal Tramp | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | P J Smullen | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places on the flat) | 2m 6f | 0 | Murchu | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | Mr R P McNamara | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, stumbled badly on landing 9th and dropped towards rear, pecked 4 out, moderate 7th approaching 2 out, no extra and virtually pulled up run-in, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | Scots Gaelic | 9st 12lbs | 11 of 16 | P J Smullen | 11/1 |
| mid-division, 7th entering straight, ridden and no extra over 2f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Much Acclaimed | 10st | 8 of 14 | L F Roche | 5/1 |
| prominent, 2nd over 2f out, no impression under pressure into straight | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Carlingford Lough | 11st 5lbs | 13 of 15 | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| always towards rear, struggling from 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2011 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1m 4f | 0 | Sportsmaster | 10st | 5 of 12 | L F Roche | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Yielding (Round: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) | 1m 4f 190y | 0 | Banksters Bonus | 8st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | L F Roche | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight stumble over 3f out, ridden into 2nd 2f out, challenged 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed final 100 yards and no extra, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 May 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 0 | Strandfield Lady | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | P J Smullen | 9/2 |
| prominent, on terms before straight, soon led, joined over 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on without matching 1st 2 | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Curragh | Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1m 2f | 0 | Torphichen | 9st | 6 of 14 | P J Smullen | 7/1 |
| mid-division on outer, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression and kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Denny Crane | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 17 | P J Smullen | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders in 5th, 4th into straight, soon ridden to challenge, led under 1f out, headed under 100 yards from finish, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Force Of Habit | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 17 | P J Smullen | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway in 2nd 2f out, soon led, ridden and kept on strongly from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2010 | Galway | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Dusty Trail | 9st 9lbs | 15 of 21 | P J Smullen | 5/4 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 8th 3f out, no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2010 | Galway | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Force Of Habit | 11st | 1 of 18 | P Townend | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden into 3rd approaching straight, 2nd and challenged run-in, stayed on best to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2010 | Fairyhouse | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Force Of Habit | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | P J Smullen | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon 2nd, strongly pressed leaded over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on well, all out | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Cross Country - Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Prospectorous | 12st 3lbs | 3 of 28 | Mr P J McLoughlin | 7/4 |
| 16 Apr 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Force Of Habit | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 17 | P J Smullen | 7/2 |
| mid-division on inner, 8th approaching straight, 6th 2f out, headway and switched right to challenge over 1f out, stayed on gamely under pressure to lead on line | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2010 | Limerick | Soft | 2m | 0 | The Cockney Squire | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 16 | M M O'connor | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and ridden 3 out, kept on same pace from before next | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Time Travel | 8st 5lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | |
| 26 Mar 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Jigalo | 9st 2lbs | of 14 | Reserve 3 | |
| 26 Apr 2009 | Navan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Ice Bound | 8st 9lbs | 11 of 12 | P J Smullen | 7/4 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight, eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 6f | 0 | Cnocan Gold | 9st 3lbs | 14 of 16 | S M Gorey | 25/1 |
| chased leaders early, 10th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2008 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Sea The Stars | 9st | 12 of 14 | P Shanahan | 50/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2008 | Curragh | Good | 7f | 0 | Tomas An Tsioda | 9st | 11 of 15 | P Shanahan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, no impression from over 2f out | |||||||||