Cass Bligh (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Paul Murtagh & P Hegarty & Adrian Murray & Tadhg Brewster Trainer: A Murray Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Witness Box / Fleur De Tal (Primitive Rising)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Chase Course: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Chase: Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Hurdle Course; Chase Course;Soft to Heavy) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Hurdles: Good) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Tennis Cap | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 24 | D F O'Regan | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway into 11th 2 out, 9th early straight but no extra before last | |||||||||
| 15 May 2012 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | His Excellency | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 18 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, in front before 4 out where slight mistake, pressed and joined from before 2 out, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Vast Consumption | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 19 | Alain Cawley | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden into 5th entering straight, stayed on to moderate 3rd last, no impression leaders, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2012 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Up For The Match | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 24 | R J Jones | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway from 4 out, close 7th 2 out, ridden to go 4th before last, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Citizenship | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 30 | R J Jones | 22/1 |
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, 4th 4 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Cass Bligh | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge entering straight, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Rubert | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 19 | B J Geraghty | |
| 07 Apr 2011 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 2m 4f | 1 | Russian War | 10st 8lbs | 12 of 22 | P J Brennan | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway to go mid-division before 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2011 | Wexford | Soft | 2m | 0 | Hide The Evidence | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 4 | Alain Cawley | 8/13 |
| raced mainly poor 3rd, attempted to close from 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from between last 2 | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2011 | Leopardstown | Soft (Chase: Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Pittoni | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 17 | Alain Cawley | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2010 | Naas | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Sweet Shock | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 14 | D N Russell | 5/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, closer in 3rd 2 out, ridden to challenge and dispute lead before last, hit flight, headed and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2010 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding (Chase Course: Good) | 2m 100y | 0 | Cass Bligh | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 13/8 |
| always prominent, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute lead 3 out, led before next, quickened clear at last, pushed out run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Ballyadam Brook | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | D N Russell | 9/2 |
| settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, 4th 2 out, left 3rd, stayed on to 2nd last, no impression leader, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | Bangor | Good | 2m 1f | 4 | Vertige Dore | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 4 | A P McCoy | 8/13 |
| led, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2010 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Beau Michael | 11st 6lbs | of 9 | Alain Cawley | |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Arvika Ligeonniere | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 23 | Alain Cawley | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 3rd approaching 2 out, no extra in 5th entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2010 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Hurdles: Good) | 2m | 0 | Gates Of Rome | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | Alain Cawley | 6/4 |
| held up early, 5th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2010 | Gowran Park | Soft (Hurdle Course; Chase Course;Soft to Heavy) | 2m | 0 | Cass Bligh | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 23 | D N Russell | 11/10 |
| soon mid-division, keen hold and progress 4 out, soon close up, led 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Dr Whizz | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 26 | Alain Cawley | 10/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway in 8th entering straight, ridden into 7th last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2009 | Down Royal | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Miss Pepperpot | 11st 12lbs | of 14 | M Darcy | |
| 26 Nov 2009 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Cass Bligh | 12st | 1 of 17 | Ms K Walsh | 7/2 |
| mid-division, headway to 6th 6f out, improved in 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2009 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Monastrell | 12st | 2 of 13 | Ms K Walsh | 7/1 |
| soon towards rear, clipped heels and stumbled 5f out, progress to track leaders over 2f out, challenged under pressure in 2nd final furlong, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Mar 2009 | Clonmel | Soft (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Fennis Boy | 12st | 2 of 14 | Mr C Hughes | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 2009 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Cranky Corner | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr C Hughes | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, 4th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||