favourite Nation (IRE)
Owner: Michael W J Smurfit Trainer: D K Weld Sex: Colt Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Totals | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2004 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Heavy | 1540 | 0 | Fearn Royal | 9st | 4 of 9 | P Shanahan | |
| held up, progress on outer entering straight, 4th and kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2004 | CURRAGH | Good to Soft | 1320 | 0 | Striking Ambition | 9st | 17 of 17 | P J Smullen | |
| chased leaders, weakened halfway, behind and eased from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2004 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Firm | 1540 | 0 | Empirical Power | 9st | 5 of 14 | P J Smullen | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, progress 3f out, 3rd over 1f out, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2004 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Firm | 1760 | 0 | Ace | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | P Shanahan | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression early straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2004 | LIMERICK | Good | 1760 | 0 | favourite Nation | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | P J Smullen | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge and lead 1 1/2f out, clear from 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2004 | CURRAGH | Good | 1760 | 0 | Grand Passion | 8st 11lbs | 7 of 8 | P J Smullen | |
| held up in touch, sixth and ridden 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2004 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 1540 | 0 | Kheleyf | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 15 | P J Smullen | |
| behind, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | CURRAGH | Good to Firm | 1320 | 0 | The Kiddykid | 8st 11lbs | 7 of 10 | P J Smullen | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||


