Spirit of France (IRE)
Owner: Mr D Hardy Trainer: D Carroll Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places in the chute) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 5 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2009 | Haydock | Soft | 1m 30y | 5 | Tom Tower | 9st 10lbs | of 9 | P J Dobbs | |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Trouble Mountain | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | D Nolan | 11/4 |
| held up, reminders over 4f, driven and one pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | York | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 208y | 4 | Prince Evelith | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 19 | D Tudhope | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out and stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2009 | Beverley | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 100y | 5 | Kabis Amigos | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | D Nolan | 15/2 |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2009 | Ripon | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 170y | 5 | Joinedupwriting | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | D Nolan | 9/4 |
| held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 May 2009 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Firm in places in the chute) | 1m 1f | 5 | Templetuohy Max | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 13 | D Nolan | 16/1 |
| towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 22 May 2009 | Pontefract | Good | 1m 4y | 5 | Marvo | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 15 | D Nolan | 33/1 |
| in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 May 2009 | Thirsk | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Horatio Carter | 8st 8lbs | 10 of 14 | D Nolan | 66/1 |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2009 | Ripon | Good to Firm | 6f | 4 | High Curragh | 8st 13lbs | 15 of 16 | Neil Farley | 50/1 |
| held up in touch far side group and raced wide, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2008 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f | 3 | Bel Cantor | 9st 10lbs | 8 of 9 | S Donohoe | 25/1 |
| always rear division | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2008 | York | Heavy | 7f | 4 | Harrison George | 10st | 12 of 13 | D Nolan | 25/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2006 | GOODWOOD | Good to Firm | 1760 | 2 | Spectait | 8st 8lbs | 8 of 17 | R Mullen | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2006 | NEWBURY | Good | 1760 | 2 | Salinja | 9st 2lbs | 8 of 12 | R Ffrench | |
| stumbled start, behind, effort 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1540 | 2 | Kenmore | 8st 12lbs | 10 of 23 | K Darley | |
| led stand side pair, in touch, hard-ridden over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2005 | AYR | Good | 1760 | 2 | Cashier | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | J Fanning | |
| in touch, pushed along over 3f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2005 | MUSSELBURGH | Good | 1760 | 2 | Spirit of France | 8st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | Greg Fairley | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on well to lead inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2005 | CHESTER | Good to Firm | 1662 | 2 | Roman Maze | 8st 3lbs | 12 of 15 | Willie Supple | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2005 | RIPON | Good to Soft | 1320 | 2 | Ice Planet | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 23 | J Fanning | |
| dwelt and towards rear far side, headway when edged left over 1f out, ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good | 1540 | 2 | My Paris | 8st 3lbs | 8 of 17 | J Fanning | |
| raced stand side, chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2005 | GOODWOOD | Soft | 1540 | 2 | Tagula Sunrise | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 15 | J Fanning | |
| led, hard pressed and kept on under pressure final 2f, headed inside final furlong and soon outpaced by leading pair | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2005 | YORK | Good to Firm | 1320 | 2 | La Cucaracha | 8st 4lbs | 9 of 15 | N Pollard | |
| mid-division, soon chased along, ridden and edged left 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2005 | HAMILTON | Good to Firm | 1325 | 2 | Spirit of France | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | K Darley | |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely towards finish | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Firm | 1556 | 3 | Moonlight Man | 8st 4lbs | 2 of 14 | Greg Fairley | |
| chased leader far side, ridden 2f out to chase winner, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2005 | NEWCASTLE | Good | 1320 | 2 | Sierra Vista | 8st 9lbs | 11 of 12 | K Darley | |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, never near to challenge | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2005 | RIPON | Good to Soft | 1320 | 3 | Zomerlust | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | K Darley | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2005 | RIPON | Good to Firm | 1320 | 2 | Orphan | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 19 | K Darley | |
| led far side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 May 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1320 | 2 | Resplendent Glory | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | R Hills | |
| close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, staying on same pace when stumbled inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 May 2005 | NOTTINGHAM | Good to Firm | 1335 | 3 | Intoxicating | 9st | 4 of 11 | R Ffrench | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2005 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 1774 | 2 | Prince Samos | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 10 | J Fanning | |
| chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2004 | NEWMARKET | Good to Firm | 1760 | 0 | Bunny Rabbit | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 13 | D Holland | |
| raced centre, led to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2004 | ASCOT | Good | 1540 | 0 | Justaquestion | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 10 | J P Spencer | |
| led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2004 | PONTEFRACT | Good to Firm | 1320 | 0 | Prospect Court | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | K Dalgleish | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on until headed post | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2004 | RIPON | Good to Firm | 1320 | 0 | Spirit of France | 9st | 1 of 9 | K Dalgleish | |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2004 | SANDOWN | Good | 1106 | 0 | Kings Quay | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | J Fanning | |
| prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed close home, held | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2004 | NEWCASTLE | Heavy | 1100 | 0 | Elsie Hart | 9st | 2 of 6 | R Ffrench | |
| led, headed over 1f out, hung left and one-paced final furlong | |||||||||


