Rite Of Passage (GB)
Owner: Dr R Lambe Trainer: D K Weld Sex: Gelding Age: 20
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Chase: Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2013 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 1 | Estimate | 9st 2lbs | of 18 | P J Smullen | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Ascot | Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Rite Of Passage | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| held up in last pair, pushed along and headway on inside over 2f out, squeezed through narrow gap to 3rd inside final furlong, chased leader final 100 yards, stayed on gamely to lead final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 29 May 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 1 | Fame And Glory | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 9 | P J Smullen | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along in closer 3rd under 4f out, challenged in 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 3rd and kept on without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2010 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Rite Of Passage | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | P J Smullen | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, tracked leader over 4f out, challenged from 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept narrow advantage, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Peddlers Cross | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 17 | Mr R P McNamara | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, switched to outside and effort 3 out, challenged when left 2nd next, soon ridden, kept on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2010 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Mr R P McNamara | 2/7 |
| chased leader, closed from before 4th, led before last, unextended, very easily | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2010 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | Mr R P McNamara | 4/9 |
| moderate 2nd, took closer order after 3 out, carried wide by loose horse entering straight, improved to lead last, ran on well, readily | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | King's Bastion | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | Mr R P McNamara | |
| 05 Nov 2009 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 21 | P J Smullen | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 3rd 3f out, improved to lead 2 1/2f out, ridden clear from 2f out, eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2009 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 10st 1lbs | 1 of 13 | P J Smullen | 4/6 |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd 5f out, pushed along under 4f out, 2nd 3f out, ridden to challenge from 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well to draw clear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Fionnegas | 12st | 4 of 10 | Mr R P McNamara | 4/5 |
| chased leaders, closer in 3rd over 3f out, 2nd 2f out, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace under pressure from 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Dunguib | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 24 | P J Smullen | 5/2 |
| mid-division, headway 7f out, ridden and every chance briefly over 2f out, outpaced by winner, lost 2nd final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Naas | Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | Mr R P McNamara | 7/2 |
| held up in rear, headway into moderate 5th 5f out, moderate 3rd entering straight, soon closed, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on well final furlong, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2008 | Galway | Good (Chase: Yielding) | 2m | 0 | Rite Of Passage | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 20 | Mr R P McNamara | 9/4 |
| settled 3rd, dropped to 6th 6f out, improved into 3rd 3f out, 2nd travelling best approaching straight, improved to lead under 1f out, pushed clear, very easily | |||||||||