Face Facts (IRE)
Owner: James Joseph O'Neill Trainer: Mrs P Dobbs Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Luso / Katie Lowe (Pollerton)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places on Chase Course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (National Hunt;Flat;Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 0 | Courtncatcher | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 16 | K C Sexton | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 2nd briefly before 3 out, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Green Thirty Two | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 17 | K C Sexton | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders and 7th halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th approaching straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Your Busy | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 14 | M A Enright | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and lost place before 3 out, 8th 2 out, no impression in 5th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Gudnis Gracious Me | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 16 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| soon mid-division, moderate 7th after 2 out (usual 3 out), soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2013 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Cara's Oscar | 11st 3lbs | 11 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| waited with, raced wide, no impression 3 out | |||||||||
| 24 May 2013 | Cork | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Cnoc Na Sioga | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 22 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden into 6th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2012 | Gowran Park | Good | 3m | 0 | Heaney | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 23 | Reserve 2 | 12/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2012 | Cork | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Face Facts | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 8th after 4 out, left 6th 2 out, stayed on in 4th last, ran on well run-in to lead close home | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2012 | Sligo | Yielding to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | King Ali | 10st 4lbs | of 12 | B R Dalton | |
| 15 Jul 2012 | Sligo | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Bondage | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | B R Dalton | 12/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 4th 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden entering straight, joined last, narrowly headed run-in and disputed, kept on, bumped by rival, just failed | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2012 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Windwood Lad | 11st 5lbs | of 23 | B J Cooper | |
| 02 Aug 2011 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 0 | Ongenstown Lad | 11st | 10 of 21 | D N Russell | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 4 out, no impression approaching straight | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2011 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Face Facts | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr R G Henderson | 7/2 |
| held up towards rear off slow gallop, closed to track leaders from 8th, moderate 3rd approaching straight, ridden to close from before 2 out, challenged and disputed lead last, led and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Promise Maker | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 19 | B J Cooper | 9/2 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, disputed after 4 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, no extra in 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Seaside Shuffle | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 19 | B J Geraghty | 13/2 |
| prominent, 7th 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on from next | |||||||||
| 22 May 2011 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Three Way Bond | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, headway from 4 out, ridden in 6th before 2 out, no impression when slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Face Facts | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 19 | D N Russell | 11/4 |
| held up, progress into 7th after 2 out, chased leaders approaching last, stayed on well under pressure run-in to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2011 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Mr Eko | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 25 | M P Fogarty | 7/1 |
| rear of mid-division, smooth headway on outer entering straight, led briefly approaching 2 out, soon no chance with easy winner, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Fool's Wildcat | 10st 11lbs | 17 of 25 | B J Cooper | 20/1 |
| mid-division on outer, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Kayanna's Back | 9st 13lbs | 9 of 20 | A P Crowe | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 10th and ridden 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2010 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Old Theatre Royal | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 19 | B J Cooper | 11/1 |
| mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, progress after 3 out, 4th under pressure 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2010 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Shopfrontspecialst | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | B J Cooper | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, improved into 5th 2 out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2010 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Vino Vino Cavo | 10st 3lbs | of 19 | Reserve 2 | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cork | Yielding | 2m | 0 | First Trim | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 8 | E C McCarthy | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th entering straight, weakened from 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2009 | Galway | Soft | 2m | 0 | Moonlight Sapphire | 11st | 14 of 17 | A P Thornton | 33/1 |
| towards rear, no extra from after 3 out | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2009 | Killarney | Good (National Hunt;Flat;Good to Yielding) | 2m 1f | 0 | Pires | 10st 8lbs | 6 of 18 | J L Cullen | 50/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th 4 out, ridden in 3rd next, no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2009 | Sligo | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Tyrur Ted | 11st 2lbs | of 12 | Reserve 2 | |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | The Fist Of God | 10st 11lbs | 6 of 18 | J L Cullen | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 5th after 3 out, 4th approaching straight, soon no impression and kept on sme pace | |||||||||
| 19 May 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Black Coffee | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 25 | A P Thornton | 50/1 |
| prominent, led 3rd, headed next, weakened from 3 out, 13th entering straight, kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places on Chase Course) | 2m | 0 | The Fist Of God | 11st | Fell of 10 | M J Bolger | |