Irony (IRE)
Owner: John Nicholls Ltd/Mobley Homes Trainer: A M Balding Sex: Gelding Age: 26
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good | 7 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good places)(Round Good, Good to Firm places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Polytrack | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Standard (Turf - Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 3 | Russki | 8st 6lbs | 12 of 13 | David Probert | 12/1 |
| in touch to 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place and beaten | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2008 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 4 | Multakka | 9st 3lbs | of 11 | W Buick | |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 67y | 4 | Grande Annee | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | David Probert | 8/1 |
| with leader, came wide and led 3f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2008 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Rum Jungle | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | J Mitchell | 9/4 |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2008 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Irony | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | David Probert | 13/2 |
| with leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, forged clear towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2008 | Chepstow | Soft | 7f 16y | 4 | Arabian Spirit | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 7 | David Probert | 7/2 |
| led, headed over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2007 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m 14y | 4 | Namid Reprobate | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 16 | F Norton | 6/1 |
| in touch, headway and every chance 2f out, chased leaders until no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2007 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good places)(Round Good, Good to Firm places) | 1m 14y | 3 | Cactus Rose | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | F Norton | 50/1 |
| disputed lead, kept on well when strongly pressed from over 1f out, not pace of leaders inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2007 | Newmarket | Firm | 7f | 2 | Giganticus | 8st 9lbs | of 11 | L P Keniry | 50/1 |
| led stand's side group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2007 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Ivory Lace | 9st 8lbs | of 10 | K McEvoy | 11/1 |
| raced far side with one other, led 5f but never on terms with stands side | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2007 | Lingfield | Standard (Turf - Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1m | 3 | Samarinda | 9st 3lbs | of 10 | W Buick | 16/1 |
| led for 4f, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2007 | Sandown | Good to Soft | 7f 16y | 2 | Black Charmer | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 11 | F Norton | 16/1 |
| tracked winner to over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2007 | FOLKESTONE | Good | 1540 | 3 | South Cape | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 13 | N Chalmers | |
| led stand side pair until inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 May 2007 | NEWMARKET | Good to Soft | 1540 | 3 | Trafalgar Square | 9st | 4 of 13 | F Norton | |
| led until over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2006 | CHESTER | Good | 1662 | 2 | Ordnance Row | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | F Norton | |
| soon chased winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2006 | SANDOWN | Good to Firm | 1556 | 3 | Waterside | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 12 | N Chalmers | |
| prominent, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2006 | GOODWOOD | Good | 1760 | 3 | Illustrious Blue | 9st 12lbs | 16 of 18 | S J Drowne | |
| prominent, ridden when snatched up over 2f out, gradually faded | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Firm | 1556 | 3 | Irony | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | S J Drowne | |
| with leader, hard ridden 2f out, kept on and switched left inside final furlong, led well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2006 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 1540 | 2 | Uhoomagoo | 8st 6lbs | 22 of 27 | M Dwyer | |
| prominent, ridden and weakening when hampered 2f out | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Irony | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 13 | L Dettori | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, held on near finish | |||||||||
| 24 May 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1540 | 4 | Spectait | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 13 | J P Spencer | |
| chased leaders, ridden, slightly outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 13 May 2006 | WARWICK | Good to Firm | 1566 | 4 | Lizarazu | 8st 13lbs | 3 of 12 | N Chalmers | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2005 | NEWBURY | Good to Firm | 1540 | 4 | Minority Report | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 18 | N Chalmers | |
| led far side duo, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2005 | GOODWOOD | Good to Firm | 1540 | 2 | Serre Chevalier | 8st 6lbs | 10 of 13 | R Mullen | |
| keen hold, chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2005 | RIPON | Good to Firm | 1760 | 2 | Granston | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 18 | Adrian Nicholls | |
| led, headed well over 3f out, ridden and lost pace 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2005 | SANDOWN | Good to Firm | 1556 | 3 | Will He Wish | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 13 | N Chalmers | |
| soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2005 | NEWMARKET | Good | 1540 | 2 | My Paris | 8st 9lbs | 17 of 17 | S W Kelly | |
| went right start, with leader over 5f | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2005 | LINGFIELD | Good | 1540 | 3 | Katiypour | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | N Chalmers | |
| led, ridden from 2f out, headed and hung left inside final furlong, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2005 | CARLISLE | Firm | 1512 | 4 | Irony | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 6 | J P Spencer | |
| made all, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2005 | SANDOWN | Good to Firm | 1556 | 2 | Presumptive | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 16 | S W Kelly | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2005 | GOODWOOD | Good to Soft | 1540 | 4 | Corky | 9st 11lbs | 13 of 14 | J Fortune | |
| chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2004 | SALISBURY | Good | 1760 | 0 | Flowerdrum | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 13 | L Dettori | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2004 | EPSOM | Good | 1874 | 0 | Uhoomagoo | 9st 2lbs | 13 of 13 | K Darley | |
| pressed leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 May 2004 | BEVERLEY | Good to Firm | 1860 | 0 | Flighty Fellow | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | K Darley | |
| led, ridden over 3f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2004 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 1774 | 0 | Unshakable | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 17 | L P Keniry | |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2004 | KEMPTON | Soft | 1540 | 0 | Zilch | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 13 | N Chalmers | |
| led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||


