Dark Vocation (IRE)
Owner: Reginald Stephen Blandford Trainer: F J Bowles Sex: Gelding Age: 25
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 13 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 56 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2008 | Ballinrobe | Soft | 2m | 0 | Rudi's Elegance | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Paul Carberry | 9/1 |
| 16 Jul 2008 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Pipers Legend | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 16 | J W Farrelly | 14/1 |
| with leader, led 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2008 | Sligo | 2m | 0 | Reisk Superman | 10st | PulledUp of 13 | A P Thornton | 16/1 | |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Waittillitellyou | 10st 6lbs | 15 of 16 | Mr M J Scallan | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place and weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2008 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Mr Bones | 10st | of 16 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Down Royal | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Vanishing Causeway | 10st 12lbs | of 18 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 20 Apr 2008 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Prince Picasso | 9st 12lbs | of 15 | A P Thornton | |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Tax Exemption | 11st | 15 of 21 | A P Thornton | 25/1 |
| 21 Feb 2008 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Nirphania | 10st 13lbs | 14 of 16 | K Whelan | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place quickly before 5th, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2008 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Impersonator | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 18 | M Darcy | 25/1 |
| mid-division, weakened and pulled up before 3rd | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2007 | Leicester | Heavy (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Earlsfield Raider | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 8 | K Whelan | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and headed soon after 5th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2007 | LISTOWEL | Good | 3520 | 0 | Dream Champion | 11st | 5 of 18 | Mr R M P McNally | |
| always prominent, 4th and no impression under pressure from 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 May 2007 | CARTMEL | Good | 3850 | 5 | Last Pioneer | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 13 | J W Farrelly | |
| held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, ridden to chase winner last, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 May 2007 | BALLINROBE | Good | 3520 | 0 | Middlemarch | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 15 | D P Fahy | |
| tracked leaders, 4th early, lost place when bad mistake 4 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2007 | CLONMEL | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Popular Demand | 10st 12lbs | 16 of 18 | B J Geraghty | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2007 | CLONMEL | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Popular Demand | 10st 12lbs | 16 of 18 | B J Geraghty | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2006 | LIMERICK | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Lucky Slipper | 10st 12lbs | 12 of 13 | N P Madden | |
| always behind, lost touch and no danger from 4 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2006 | LIMERICK | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Pearl's A Singer | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 12 | Miss A Foley | |
| led and clear, reduced lead 6 out, headed and weakened from 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2006 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Lemagurut | 10st 4lbs | 9 of 14 | J P Elliott | |
| tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, no extra after 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2006 | LISTOWEL | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | The Wrens Nest | 11st | 10 of 18 | R J Molloy | |
| towards rear, mistake 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on without threatening from before straight | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2006 | SLIGO | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Gotno Destination | 10st 1lbs | 3 of 11 | N P Madden | |
| towards rear, headway into 4th before straight, soon ridden to challenge, kept on well run-in, no extra near finish | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2006 | GALWAY | Good to Soft | 3960 | 0 | Abow | 9st 13lbs | 6 of 20 | J R Barry | |
| led and clear, reduced lead before 2 out, strongly pressed and headed straight, soon no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2006 | ROSCOMMON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Jawad | 10st 5lbs | 4 of 15 | Paul Carberry | |
| chased leader in 2nd, bad mistake 5 out, dropped to 4th after 3 out, left moderate 5th last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2006 | DOWN ROYAL | Good | 3520 | 0 | Rock Angel | 10st 7lbs | 12 of 15 | D F O'Regan | |
| always behind, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2006 | SLIGO | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Rakamasi | 11st | 15 of 16 | R Loughran | |
| led from 1st, headed after 4th, remained prominent, no extra under pressure from soon after 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2006 | TRAMORE | Good | 3520 | 0 | Deise Dreamer | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 8 | R J Molloy | |
| held up, no extra from before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2006 | DOWNPATRICK | Good | 3912 | 0 | Mango Catcher | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | R J Molloy | |
| held up, improved to 4th 3 out, soon ridden after and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2006 | GALWAY | Good to Firm | 3960 | 0 | Lorna's Star | 10st 1lbs | 13 of 19 | Mr D P Fahy | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2006 | SLIGO | Good | 3960 | 0 | Fantastic Star | 11st 2lbs | 10 of 16 | S G McDermott | |
| towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 4 out | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2006 | TRALEE | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Great Chaos | 10st 2lbs | 8 of 14 | J P Elliott | |
| mid division, closer in 7th 4 out, 5th next, no impression under pressure from before straight | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2006 | WEXFORD | Firm | 3960 | 0 | Jack Daniels | 11st | 7 of 16 | R J Molloy | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden along in 14th from 4 out, 11th approaching next, soon no impression, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 30 May 2006 | BALLINROBE | Good | 3520 | 0 | Dark Vocation | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 16 | R J Molloy | |
| towards rear, progress into 5th approaching 2 out, led approaching last and soon clear, stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 29 May 2006 | BALLINROBE | Good to Soft | 4400 | 0 | Never Say No | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 16 | J P Elliott | |
| chased leaders, 5th approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 06 May 2006 | KILBEGGAN | Good to Soft | 4180 | 0 | Aoife's Tiny | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 16 | R M Power | |
| mid-division, closer in 7th from 6 out, 4th 4 out, led before 3 out, headed and lost place quickly approaching next, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 01 May 2006 | DOWN ROYAL | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Macs-Bet | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | R M Power | |
| mid-division, ridden to 5th before 3 out, no extra before next | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2006 | SLIGO | Soft | 3520 | 0 | The Fingersmith | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 14 | D F O'Regan | |
| mid-division, moderate 6th approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on without threatening into 2nd run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2006 | CORK | Good to Soft | 4180 | 0 | Knockersally Flyer | 10st 9lbs | 10 of 22 | D F O'Regan | |
| prominent, lost place before straight, soon no impression under pressure | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2006 | DOWNPATRICK | Soft | 4070 | 0 | Axinit | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | P A Carberry | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2006 | CLONMEL | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Saipan | 11st 1lbs | 14 of 16 | J P Elliott | |
| chased leaders, dropped to 10th 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 May 2005 | KILBEGGAN | Good | 4180 | 0 | Dochas | 10st 11lbs | 11 of 16 | Mr M O'Connor | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened before 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 May 2005 | ROSCOMMON | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Seemore Street | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 18 | Mr M O'Connor | |
| mid-division, 4th and ridden after 4 out, 5th next, no impression when left 3rd last, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 May 2005 | DOWN ROYAL | Good | 3520 | 0 | Whatadifference | 10st 5lbs | FE of 20 | Mr M O'Connor | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened and fell | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2005 | TIPPERARY | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Kilfinny Cross | 11st 2lbs | PU of 19 | J L Cullen | |
| prominent, 4th 4 out, soon weakened, eased after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out pulled up | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2005 | TRAMORE | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Jac Nash | 11st 2lbs | PU of 16 | Adrian Lane | |
| mid division, carried wide off bend approaching 4th, soon in rear, behind when pulled up | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2005 | FAIRYHOUSE | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Maswaly | 10st | 18 of 20 | P A Carberry | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2004 | CLONMEL | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Missed Trip | 11st 6lbs | PU of 19 | R Geraghty | |
| moderate 3rd early, pulled up after 4th pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2004 | CORK | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Native Hall | 10st 8lbs | 14 of 22 | R Geraghty | |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2004 | KILBEGGAN | Good | 3520 | 0 | She's So Dainty | 11st | 7 of 13 | B J Geraghty | |
| mid-division, ridden in moderate 6th from 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2004 | DOWNPATRICK | Good to Soft | 3912 | 0 | Camdengreenmachine | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 15 | Robbie Colgan | |
| mid-division, progress on outer to 2nd 3 out, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2004 | TRALEE | Soft | 1760 | 0 | Kilmannin | 8st 1lbs | 13 of 17 | D M Grant | |
| soon 2nd, led halfway, headed entering straight, weakened quickly | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2004 | DOWNPATRICK | Good to Firm | 2628 | 0 | Khairabar | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 10 | J A Heffernan | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, 4th and ridden 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2004 | GALWAY | Good to Firm | 3520 | 0 | Zeroberto | 10st 11lbs | 16 of 19 | J P Elliott | |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2004 | BELLEWSTOWN | Good | 3080 | 0 | Anonymity | 7st 9lbs | 11 of 15 | Amy Kathleen Parsons | |
| rear of mid-division, hit rail approaching halfway, hampered 4f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2004 | GOWRAN PARK | Good | 2080 | 0 | Kestral Heights | 7st 13lbs | 12 of 16 | Amy Kathleen Parsons | |
| chased leaders, 5th into straight, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2004 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Essex | 10st 9lbs | 16 of 17 | Jim Culloty | |
| always behind, trailing from 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2004 | LIMERICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Diego Garcia | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 16 | J R Barry | |
| never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2004 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | John Oliver | 10st 12lbs | 16 of 17 | J R Barry | |
| always behind, tailed off | |||||||||