False Economy (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Miriam Murphy Trainer: M Hourigan Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Orpen / Ashanti Dancer (Dancing Dissident)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places on straight course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Chase Course: Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 3 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Flat: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Round: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 58 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Gentleman Duke | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 14 | G N Fox | 12/1 |
| held up, last after 3rd, 8th 4 out, 5th before straight, 4th 3 out, 3rd at last and no impression, one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2014 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Rebel Fitz | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 6 | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| always rear, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no extra straight | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Portrade | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 16 | D N Russell | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, progress into 6th entering straight, no impression in 5th approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Lord Ben | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| held up, 6th halfway, progress into 4th after 3 out, ridden in 5th and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 4th last | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Darwins Fox | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 10/1 |
| towards rear, 5th and mistake 6 out, went 3rd from 4 out, no impression and mistake 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Cassells Rock | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 8 | J A Heffernan | 12/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd 4f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2014 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Strandfield Lady | 8st 13lbs | 7 of 11 | J A Heffernan | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, some progress early straight, 6th and hampered 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2014 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Xsquared | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 12 | Adrian Heskin | 16/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 6th 4 out, ridden next, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2014 | Listowel | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Lord Ben | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | Adrian Heskin | 9/2 |
| soon mid-division, good headway into 2nd into straight, no impression from 2 out where slight mistake, slight mistake last, kept on same pace run-in and dropped to 3rd on line | |||||||||
| 11 May 2014 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Pivot Bridge | 11st 10lbs | of 16 | S E Butler | |
| 20 Apr 2014 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Daneking | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 19 | S E Butler | 33/1 |
| mid-division, progress before 2 out, ridden in 4th after 2 out, stayed on into 3rd last, no impression on leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Aughnacurraveel | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 12 | Miss L A Hourigan | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride and in rear, some progress 4f out, ridden and no impression in 10th entering straight, no extra under 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2013 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m | 0 | City Slicker | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | M P Walsh | 12/1 |
| settled in rear of mid-division, slight mistake 4th, ridden before 2 out and no impression from early straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2013 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m | 0 | False Economy | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| held up in last early, 4th from 4th, headway into 2nd entering straight, pushed out to lead before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2013 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Time To Work | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | 8/1 |
| held up, slight mistake 1st, 7th halfway, headway into 5th 2 out, soon ridden, close 4th last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2013 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Captain Cee Bee | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 14/1 |
| in rear, squeezed along briefly 4th where a little slow, ridden and progress 3 out, 4th approaching straight, chased winner and no impression in moderate 2nd from before last, | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2013 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 110y | 0 | Time For Action | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 10 | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, still last approaching straight, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Pires | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 9 | D J Condon | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden in last from 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2013 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Ted Veale | 11st | 5 of 12 | Mr J T Carroll | 33/1 |
| waited with towards rear, 9th and headway from over 3f out, 5th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without getting to principals inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 6f | 0 | Digeanta | 11st | 8 of 8 | Mr J J Burke | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden entering straight, no impression and behind from 2f out | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2012 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 1 | Down In Neworleans | 11st 1lbs | Fell of 7 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 01 Sep 2012 | Killarney | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Great Oak | 12st | of 8 | Mr T M O'Brien | |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Midnight Music | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 23 | Miss L A Hourigan | 16/1 |
| in rear, no impression from 4f out | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2012 | Tipperary | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Great Oak | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 1/2 |
| waited with, closer order to track leaders 4 out, 2nd but struggling to get to winner from before 2 out, every chance and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2012 | Limerick | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Sky Pilot | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | A P Heskin | 7/2 |
| waited with towards rear, good headway from 4f out, soon tracked leaders, 4th into straight, challenged from 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2012 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | False Economy | 11st | 1 of 8 | Miss L A Hourigan | 4/1 |
| waited with towards rear, closer in 4th into straight, 2nd over 1f out, challenged and gained narrow lead well inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 13 May 2012 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Satu | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| soon mid-division, improved to be close up from before 3 out, 4th next, no impression and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 08 May 2012 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Lambro | 11st 12lbs | of 7 | A P Heskin | |
| 08 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Flemenstar | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 7/1 |
| waited with towards rear, closed to track leaders approaching 8th, soon 3rd, no impression and kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2012 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | False Economy | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 3/1 |
| waited with, closed to track leaders before 2 out, led and stayed on well from last, easily | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Prince Of Fire | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Spin Of A Coin | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 15 | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2011 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | False Economy | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| mid-division, closed when mistake 4 out, improved to lead travelling well before straight, left clear 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2011 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m | 0 | Bachelor Affair | 11st 12lbs | of 13 | Paul Townend | |
| 23 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Heavy (Yielding in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Pittoni | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | Miss L A Hourigan | 10/1 |
| raced last of the 5, 4th under 6f out, 3rd into straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Princeton Plains | 10st 11lbs | 7 of 13 | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 8th before straight, mistake and no impression from 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2011 | Killarney | Yielding (Flat: Soft) | 2m 1f | 0 | The Bull Hayes | 10st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | D E Splaine | 16/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 7th before 3 out, 5th before 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Aug 2011 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Priomhbhean | 8st 13lbs | 6 of 9 | C P Hoban | 10/1 |
| dwelt and settled in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2011 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Oneeightofamile | 10st 12lbs | of 5 | Paul Carberry | |
| 07 Jul 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Saddler's Rock | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 8 | J A Heffernan | 11/4 |
| chased leaders mainly 5th, ridden entering straight, no extra in 3rd well over 1f out, kept on one pace in 4th final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2011 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places on straight course) | 2m | 0 | Silk Hall | 9st 4lbs | of 15 | J A Heffernan | |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Yielding (Round: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) | 1m 4f 190y | 0 | Banksters Bonus | 8st 9lbs | of 11 | Declan McDonogh | |
| 29 May 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | False Economy | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 9/1 |
| soon raced towards rear in 7th, pushed along approaching straight, headway on innner from 2f out, 2nd and challenged under 1f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | False Economy | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Ruby Walsh | 5/2 |
| soon raced in moderate 4th, closer in 3rd on outer straight, led before last and hung left briefly, ridden out to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2010 | Tipperary | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Oilily | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 11 | Paul Carberry | 10/1 |
| mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon ridden, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Red Key | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | A P Heskin | 8/1 |
| settled behind leaders early, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, led entering straight, ridden and challenged after 2 out, headed after last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2010 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Top Spin | 8st 8lbs | 9 of 14 | Wayne Lordan | 25/1 |
| towards rear, progress 5f out, 8th straight, soon ridden, 3rd 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2010 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 150y | 0 | Salute Him | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 12 | Miss L A Hourigan | 6/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, headway into 5th halfway, improved to 2nd 5f out, challenged 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2010 | Listowel | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | False Economy | 11st | 1 of 9 | Miss L A Hourigan | 10/1 |
| dwelt, held up towards rear, good headway into 2nd 5f out, challenged 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 06 May 2010 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 110y | 0 | Oneeightofamile | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 14 | Paul Townend | 5/1 |
| held up racing keenly towards rear, good progress into 5th 4f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, driven along and kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2010 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | False Economy | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 23 | A P Heskin | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, challenged 2 out, quickened to lead before last, stayed on well and stretched clear run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2010 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 100y | 0 | Headford Flyer | 12st | 6 of 13 | Mr J T McNamara | 8/1 |
| held up, towards rear but in touch 5f out, kept on one pace from 3f out | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2010 | Naas | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | A Fine Young Man | 12st | 4 of 14 | Mr D Kiely | 25/1 |
| mid-division, 7th after halfway, headway 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2010 | Limerick | Soft (Chase Course: Heavy) | 2m | 0 | Sounds Of Jupiter | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 12 | S G McDermott | |
| 05 Nov 2009 | Thurles | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | The Kings Sword | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 9 | Mr J T McNamara | 16/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 7th 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Sweeps Hill | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 4 | S G McDermott | 66/1 |
| settled last of 4 at crawl, began to race from before 3 out, pecked next, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Caduceus | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 25 | Mr P Roche | 33/1 |
| towards rear, some progress 4f out, kept on one paced | |||||||||


