Galileo's Choice (IRE)
Owner: Dr R Lambe & Dr Michael Smurfit & Donald R Keough & Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd Trainer: D K Weld Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Galileo / Sevi's Choice (Sir Ivor)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good (Hurdles Course; Flat;Good to Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good on the Round Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Flat: Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 2012 | Leopardstown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 4f | 1 | Galileo's Choice | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | P J Smullen | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3f out, progress to lead and ridden entering straight, stayed on well under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 1 | Galileo's Choice | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | P J Smullen | 6/5 |
| settled in 4th, 3rd from halfway, ridden and headway in straight to lead 1f out, kept on best inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m 110y | 1 | Cinders And Ashes | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 19 | Mr R P McNamara | 6/1 |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Galileo's Choice | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Mr R P McNamara | 2/9 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to challenge 2 out, led travelling best before last, kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 1 | Sous Les Cieux | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | Mr R P McNamara | 3/1 |
| settled towards rear, 4th halfway, closer before 3 out and went 2nd next, ridden and no impression before last, kept on same pace under pressure run-in without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2011 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 1 | Galileo's Choice | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | P J Smullen | 13/2 |
| prominent, led 3f out, ridden clear entering straight, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2011 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft (Flat: Soft) | 2m 1f | 0 | Galileo's Choice | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | Mr R P McNamara | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders, closed up travelling well from early straight, ridden to lead from 2f out, quickly clear, eased inside final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Galileo's Choice | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr R P McNamara | 4/6 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden to narrow lead approaching last, kept on run-in, all out close home | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2011 | Tipperary | Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Pittoni | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | P J Smullen | 6/4 |
| prominent, travelling well in 2nd approaching straight, kept on under pressure without matching winner from 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Curragh | Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1m 2f | 1 | Unaccompanied | 9st 1lbs | of 8 | S M Gorey | |
| 23 May 2010 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Vivacious Vivienne | 10st | 5 of 17 | P J Smullen | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, 8th before straight, under pressure in 5th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2010 | Curragh | Yielding (Good on the Round Course) | 1m 2f | 0 | Fame And Glory | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 5 | P J Smullen | 12/1 |
| raced well off pace in rear, no impression under pressure straight, kept on without threatening from over 1f out, went 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2009 | Navan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Galileo's Choice | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | P J Smullen | 6/4 |
| chased leaders, brought to outer straight, ridden to lead narrowly from 2f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Good (Hurdles Course; Flat;Good to Yielding) | 1m 1f 180y | 0 | Galileo's Choice | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 15 | P J Smullen | 8/11 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 3f out, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 08 May 2009 | Wexford | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Aristocrat | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | P J Smullen | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, ran wide on bend after 3f, ridden in 3rd 3f out, kept on same pace in 2nd from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2009 | Cork | Soft | 1m 110y | 0 | Cambiaso | 9st | 2 of 6 | P J Smullen | 5/1 |
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along approaching straight, ridden to go moderate 2nd under 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2009 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Rockhampton | 9st | 9 of 13 | P Shanahan | 33/1 |
| very slowly away and behind, moderate 9th approaching straight, no impression from 2f out | |||||||||