Brief Encounter (IRE)
Owner: Thurloe Thoroughbreds XXII Trainer: A M Balding Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places back straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2009 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 1m 1f | 2 | Supaseus | 8st 11lbs | 21 of 32 | L P Keniry | 14/1 |
| mid-division, under pressure before halfway, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Good in places on the round course) | 1m | 2 | Manassas | 8st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | L P Keniry | 10/1 |
| mid-division, not clear run and hanging left well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 3 | Ashram | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | L P Keniry | 4/1 |
| held up in touch, not clear run over 2f out, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2009 | Goodwood | Soft | 1m | 1 | Zacinto | 9st | 6 of 9 | W Buick | 16/1 |
| in touch, 6th entering straight, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2009 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 2 | Brief Encounter | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | L P Keniry | 5/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2009 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Fareer | 8st 8lbs | 9 of 30 | W Buick | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders stands side, ridden and no impression over 1f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 May 2009 | York | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Brief Encounter | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 14 | W Buick | 5/1 |
| held up, ridden and switched right over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places back straight) | 7f | 3 | Makaamen | 8st 7lbs | 6 of 16 | L P Keniry | 14/1 |
| behind, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure and edged right from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2008 | Bath | Good to Firm | 5f 161y | 5 | Brief Encounter | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 14 | L P Keniry | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2008 | Great Leighs | Standard | 5f | 4 | Especially Special | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 8 | L P Keniry | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon lost place, driven over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2008 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 5f 6y | 4 | Ginobili | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | L P Keniry | 7/2 |
| slowly away, green and soon pushed along in rear, headway on rail 3f out, ran on inside final furlong | |||||||||


