Excellent As Usual (IRE)
Owner: Padraig Gerard Barron Trainer: G J Power Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Flat) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (National Hunt:Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Chase: Yielding, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Tom Horn | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 17 | Mr R J Jones | |
| 02 Jun 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m | 0 | Akatara | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 19 | A F O'Neill | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, on terms and went clear from 3 out, reduced lead last, caught and dropped to 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2012 | Tramore | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Our Girl Lucy | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 18 | T J Doyle | |
| 30 Sep 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Realt Den Chathair | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 21 | Paul Townend | 8/1 |
| prominent, led 5 out, ridden and headed next, no impression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2012 | Down Royal | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Street Runner | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 23 | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| prominent, on terms from before 4 out, headed after next and soon no extra | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft to Heavy (National Hunt:Soft) | 3m | 0 | Novarov | 10st 6lbs | 11 of 23 | T J Doyle | 7/1 |
| led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2012 | Kilbeggan | Yielding (Chase: Yielding, Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Excellent As Usual | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 19 | Paul Townend | 12/1 |
| always prominent, led before 5 out, ridden from 3 out, stayed on well under pressure from next | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Cerveza Dinero | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 19 | J R Barry | |
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 3m | 0 | Gala Dancer | 10st 8lbs | Fell of 23 | J R Barry | |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Kilbeggan | Good | 3m | 0 | Tory Hill Lad | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before last | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Flat) | 3m | 0 | Corrick Bridge | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 19 | Keith Donoghue | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 2nd 4 out, soon disputed, led before 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Soldier Bay | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 23 | B J Geraghty | 14/1 |
| always prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden in 6th after 2 out, no impression from before last | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2010 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Back Of The Pack | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 16 | Keith Donoghue | |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 7f | 0 | Sebadee | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 16 | Keith Donoghue | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 3 out, strongly pressed and dropped to 3rd before 2 out where mistake, soon no extra, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2010 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Excellent As Usual | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 7 | D N Russell | 4/6 |
| led, slight mistake and headed 5 out, remained close up, 4th when not fluent 3 out, improved into 2nd when slight mistake 2 out, challenging when stumbled after last, led inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2010 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Turner Brown | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, closer in 2nd 3 out, soon ridden and disputed lead briefly, headed before 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2010 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Baizically | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 18 | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders in 6th, improved into 4th 3 out, moderate 2nd under pressure before 2 out, no impression on leader from last, kept on | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2010 | Roscommon | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Waterloo Chateau | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 21 | M P Butler | 25/1 |
| towards rear, 11th after halfway, moderate 7th after 4 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2010 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Oilily | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 23 | Reserve 3 | 25/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2010 | Limerick | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Ikidunot | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 17 | M Darcy | 33/1 |
| soon disputed lead, led when mistake 4 out, headed before next, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 01 May 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Lastoftheleaders | 12st | 7 of 23 | Mr A T Duff | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 11th entering straight, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2007 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 3520 | 0 | Logans Run | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 25 | Mr A T Duff | |
| held up, headway 4f out, 8th into straight, stayed on | |||||||||


