Zest For Life (IRE)
Owner: Mr Robert Miller-Bakewell Trainer: E Bolger Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Lord Americo / Lucky To Live (Salluceva)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places (Watering)) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross country: Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Hurdles Course: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 3m 7f | 2 | Sire Collonges | 11st 1lbs | 9 of 13 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | 33/1 |
| in rear, mid-division 19th, behind from 9 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross country: Good) | 3m 7f | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 5lbs | 8 of 11 | Ms N Carberry | 20/1 |
| led to 12th, with winner, mistake 19th, lost place 22nd, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Lots Of Memories | 11st | 10 of 14 | Adrian Heskin | 33/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2013 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places (Watering)) | 2m 6f | 0 | Flatfoot Boogie | 11st | 7 of 10 | Adrian Heskin | 33/1 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and dropped to rear 5 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace straight | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Sizing Australia | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Mr Tim Donworth | 13/2 |
| soon chased leaders, hampered 2 out, soon struggling to get there in 4th, stayed on well run-in, just failed | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Zest For Life | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 15 | Mr Tim Donworth | 4/1 |
| always prominent, led 16th, went clear with rival 4 out, headed briefly before 2 out, soon led and went clear travelling well before last, stayed on well from last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2013 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Mossey Joe | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 12 | Mr Tim Donworth | 20/1 |
| soon chased leaders, well off the pace, poor 4th 3 out, kept on well under pressure without threatening from before last | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2012 | Ballinrobe | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Bruff | 10st 11lbs | 12 of 17 | A P Heskin | 12/1 |
| mid-division, weakened from 9th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2012 | Killarney | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Primroseandblue | 11st | 6 of 7 | A P Heskin | 33/1 |
| held up, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2012 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Tarla | 11st | 8 of 10 | Andrew J McNamara | 66/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2012 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Primroseandblue | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 9 | A P Heskin | 40/1 |
| raced in 6th, ridden from 5 out and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace in straight without troubling leaders | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2012 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Kingsmoss | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 9 | N P Madden | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Outlaw Pete | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 22 | N P Madden | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 7th, no extra and kept on same pace approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Big Shu | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 18 | Ms N Carberry | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight peck 15th, dropped to 9th at 20th, moderate 6th travelling well 3 out, moderate 6th when asked for effort next, kept on without threatening to go 3rd on outer straight | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Commanchewardance | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 11 | Mr L P Flynn | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2012 | Thurles | Soft | 3m | 0 | Merchant Royal | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Mr J T McNamara | |
| 07 May 2011 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Freneys Well | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Mr J T McNamara | 7/1 |
| disputed lead, led from after 5th, strongly pressed before 2 out, headed under pressure approaching last, left 2nd after last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 3m | 0 | Outlaw Pete | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 13 | Ms N Carberry | |
| 23 Feb 2011 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 6f 100y | 0 | Good Egg | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 15 | Mr J T McNamara | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, moderate 2nd before 6 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Zest For Life | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 23 | Ms N Carberry | 9/2 |
| keen hold, led and disputed, stayed on best under pressure from last to assert close home | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Cork | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Rapid Artist | 12st | 5 of 23 | Mr M G Cooney | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, remote 7th 4 out, no impression in straight | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 6f 100y | 0 | Nedzer's Return | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 13 | Mr M G Cooney | 20/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2010 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Shamrock Hall | 12st | 7 of 14 | Mr M G Cooney | 14/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | L'Ami | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | Ms N Carberry | |
| 02 May 2009 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Hurdles Course: Soft) | 3m 1f | 0 | Freneys Well | 10st 13lbs | Fell of 19 | R M Power | |
| 01 Feb 2009 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | L'Ami | 10st 7lbs | 7 of 15 | Ms N Carberry | 7/1 |
| towards rear, mistake 6th, remote 10th before 3 out, stayed on | |||||||||