Abou Ben (IRE)
Owner: Patrick McElroy Trainer: P Martin Sex: Gelding Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Straight: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2014 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 11st 3lbs | of 10 | R C Colgan | |
| 02 Nov 2013 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Time To Work | 10st 6lbs | Fell of 9 | K C Sexton | |
| 13 Oct 2013 | Curragh | Good (Straight: Good, Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Montefeltro | 8st 7lbs | 27 of 30 | N G McCullagh | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Sho Girl | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 11 | C D Hayes | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 4f out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd closing stages final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2013 | Galway | Heavy | 2m 5f 190y | 0 | Call Me Bubbles | 10st 1lbs | 10 of 23 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, led from 5th, headed from 2 out, soon no extra, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2013 | Galway | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Edeymi | 10st 12lbs | 10 of 23 | Mr R P Quinlan | 25/1 |
| prominent, no extra and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Redera | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 8 | C D Hayes | 13/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden approaching straight and dropped to 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2013 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Domination | 8st 10lbs | of 19 | C D Hayes | |
| 15 Jun 2013 | Limerick | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Abou Ben | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | C D Hayes | 7/2 |
| keen hold, soon chased leaders, improved to be on terms from 3f out, led from 2f out, strongly pressed from over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to hold on at the finish | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2013 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Abou Ben | 11st | 1 of 10 | Miss J M Mangan | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear and took keen hold, pulled way through field to lead 6f out, pressed early straight but ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 May 2013 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m | 0 | Clar Na Mionn | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | P Townend | 12/1 |
| mid-division, 6th and mistake 3 out, closed in 5th before 2 out, ridden into 3rd before last, challenged and every chance last, kept on same pace run-in, not match winner | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | The Paparrazi Kid | 10st 10lbs | 12 of 25 | B T O'Connell | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Il Fenomeno | 10st 1lbs | 9 of 20 | D J Casey | 25/1 |
| in rear, ridden in moderate 15th 2 out, kept on without threatening straight | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2013 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Curley Bill | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 10 | S Foley | 20/1 |
| soon disputed lead, headed and no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Drive Time | 10st 11lbs | 14 of 21 | Paul Carberry | 20/1 |
| towards rear for most, no impression from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Alderwood | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden entering straight, some late headway in moderate 5th last, no impression | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2012 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Oilily | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 5 | Paul Carberry | 10/3 |
| keen hold, held up last of the 5, struggling from before straight, went moderate 4th and kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2012 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Abou Ben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | P Townend | 5/1 |
| mid-division, in touch in 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon 3rd, went 2nd and mistake last, stayed on well to lead close home | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2011 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Abou Ben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | Paul Carberry | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 10th entering straight, 7th 3 out, swift headway on outer to lead 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed last, narrowly headed run-in, led again on line | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2011 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Dedigout | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 11 | E J O'connell | 10/1 |
| hampered 1st, soon swift headway to lead, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | The Hurl | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 22 | T J Doyle | 16/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 4 out, closer in 5th approaching 2 out, went 2nd and challenged at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2008 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 6 | Abou Ben | 11st | 1 of 12 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| mid-division, good headway to lead 4f out, ridden and quickened clear final furlong, easily | |||||||||