Bless The Wings (IRE)
Owner: Adrian Butler/s P O'connor Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 14
Breeding: Winged Love / Silva Venture (Mandalus)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places on the home straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 6 | 4 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places; Chase: Good) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Tiger Roll | 10st 3lbs | 13 of 40 | R T Dunne | 50/1 |
| behind, headway into mid-division 22nd (2nd bechers), ridden after 3 out, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Tiger Roll | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 16 | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| never better than mid-division, behind from 19th, lost touch 22nd, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2019 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Tiger Roll | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 6 | D N Russell | 66/1 |
| ran 3rd, mistake 7th and soon dropped to rear, pushed along early straight and no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2018 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Fact Of The Matter | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 11 | Mr J J Codd | 20/1 |
| in rear, behind 13th, headway after 2 out, never on terms with leaders, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Josies Orders | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 7 | Mr J J Codd | 8/1 |
| led, not fluent 21st, headed approaching 6 out, weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 4m 1f 100y | 0 | Auvergnat | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | K M Donoghue | 11/2 |
| tracked clear leader disputing 2nd, left disputing lead 6 out, headed 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, no impression in 4th before last | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Heavy (Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Tiger Roll | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 40 | J W Kennedy | 40/1 |
| in touch, headway 3 out, soon chased front pair, ridden and readily outpaced between last 2, just held on in duel for 3rd final 110 yard, no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | General Principle | 9st 12lbs | PulledUp of 30 | B S Hughes | 25/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 10th from 12th, no extra and pulled up before 18th | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Tiger Roll | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 16 | D N Russell | 9/1 |
| with leader, led narrowly 3rd until fell 12th | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2017 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Bless The Wings | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | D N Russell | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 27th, driven flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Presenting Percy | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 16 | K M Donoghue | 14/1 |
| waited with, mistake 11th, under pressure 17th, soon no impression, weakened and pulled up 4 out | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2017 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Logical Song | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 15 | D N Russell | 25/1 |
| in rear, trailing from 6th, detached and pulled up after 11th | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 6f | 0 | Whatareudoingtome | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 20 | D N Russell | 7/1 |
| towards rear, 14th at 10th, progress 7 out, disputed 5th before straight, no extra and one pace 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m 5f | 0 | Our Duke | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 33 | J W Kennedy | 12/1 |
| mid-division early, improved into moderate 4th approaching 6 out, moderate 3rd approaching straight, soon chased winner, kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | One For Arthur | 10st 5lbs | of 40 | Reserve 1 | |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Cause Of Causes | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 16 | D N Russell | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway 27th, tracked leaders 5 out, went 2nd before last, soon ridden, kept on, no impression with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2017 | Gowran Park | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Champagne West | 10st 5lbs | 8 of 21 | Ms L O'Neill | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 3m 100y | 0 | Noble Endeavor | 10st 13lbs | 11 of 31 | J W Kennedy | 33/1 |
| towards rear, slightly impeded 10th, some headway and kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Cantlow | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Mr J J Codd | 4/1 |
| held up, mistake 7th, headway on inside to take 2nd after 27th, 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd again 100 yards from finish, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2016 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Empire Of Dirt | 11st | 8 of 28 | J W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 11th 3 out, kept on one paced | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2016 | Clonmel | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Sea Light | 10st 9lbs | 6 of 9 | J W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, slight mistake 2nd and mistake 8th, ridden into 5th entering straight, no extra before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 4m 1f | 0 | Quantitativeeasing | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 11 | Mr J J Codd | 9/0 |
| slightly slow 2nd, soon towards rear, last and slow 6th, moderate 6th 2 out and no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2016 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Rogue Angel | 10st 7lbs | 2 of 29 | Ruby Walsh | 12/0 |
| held up, 20th halfway, progress after 5 out, went 5th 3 out and 3rd next, led briefly last, under pressure and kept on one pace run-in, just failed | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Any Currency | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 16 | Mr J J Codd | 33/0 |
| mid-division, headway 22nd, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on same pace flat, held when lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Josies Orders | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 14 | Mr J J Codd | 14/0 |
| held up in rear, blundered 15th, some headway and 6th after 2 out, went 4th last, stayed on, never on terms | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Bless The Wings | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 11/0 |
| held up, 6th halfway, closer in 5th 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, 2nd last, soon stayed on to lead run-in, kept on well under pressure closing stages | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Josies Orders | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 16 | K C Sexton | 12/0 |
| mid-division, in touch 6 out, challengd 2 out, led between last 2, headed last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2015 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Tulsa Jack | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 12 | K M Donoghue | 10/0 |
| towards rear, not fluent 8th, in rear with a circuit to race, closer in 9th after 5 out and went 7th after next, ridden before 3 out and no impression in 4th from next | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2015 | Wexford | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Dandridge | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | K M Donoghue | 6/0 |
| held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd before straight, no impression 2 out, kept on one pace, slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Rogue Angel | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 23 | K M Donoghue | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 13th halfway, progress approaching 2 out, ridden in 5th entering straight and no impression 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2015 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | Maggio | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | R Johnson | 13/8 |
| held up in last pair, not fluent and pushed along 10th, 4th at 12th, 2nd and hit 3 out, dropped to 3rd and not fluent next, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2015 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places on the home straight) | 2m 7f 180y | 2 | Kilbree Kid | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | R Johnson | 7/2 |
| held up in touch, headway and close up on outside 4 out, went narrow 2nd after next, ridden and every chance after last, kept on, 3rd and held flat | |||||||||
| 02 May 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m 1f | 0 | Gallant Oscar | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 21 | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| in rear, headway from 4 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, went moderate 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace from last | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 1 | Rajdhani Express | 10st 7lbs | 9 of 30 | D J Condon | 16/1 |
| chased leaders to 4th, behind when mistake 10th (bechers), no danger after | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 2 | The Package | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 24 | Ms N Carberry | 28/1 |
| held up in rear, still last 5 out, headway after next, chased leaders on outside 2 out, went 2nd before last, ridden and kept on flat, never able to reach winner | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2014 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Darna | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | K Renwick | 9/2 |
| towards rear, headway before 10th, held in 3rd when blundered 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2014 | Hexham | Good to Soft | 3m | 3 | Bless The Wings | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | K Renwick | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, regained lead soon after 2 out, kept on, driven out | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2014 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Sang Tiger | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | L P Dempsey | 3/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd when slow jump 1st, improved to lead from 5th, ridden entering straight, headed before 3 out, 4th next, no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Sizing Italy | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 6 | Paul Carberry | 8/1 |
| led, slight slow 1st and disputed, 2nd from 6th, improved to dispute again 3 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner 2 out, kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2014 | Perth | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Creevytennant | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | K Renwick | 4/1 |
| mid-division, lost place when jumped slowly 3rd, headway 3 out, 7 lengths 3rd last, stayed on well towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2014 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Drumlang | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | K Renwick | 4/1 |
| held up mid-division, went 3rd after last, soon ridden, kept on | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2014 | Perth | Good to Firm | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Ainsi Fideles | 11st 12lbs | of 7 | R Johnson | |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Perth | Good to Firm | 3m | 3 | His Excellency | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| held up in touch, headway 4 out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2014 | Perth | Good | 3m | 3 | Hero De Villeneuve | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 7 | K Renwick | |
| 11 Apr 2014 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Scotch Warrior | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 9 | Wayne Hutchinson | 4/1 |
| in touch until blundered 4th, closed after 8th, lost place approaching 4 out, soon well held | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Ballynagour | 10st 9lbs | 15 of 24 | Wayne Hutchinson | 20/1 |
| mid-division, in touch on outside 10th, chased leaders when hit 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 1 | Bally Legend | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Wayne Hutchinson | |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Ascot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 11st | 4 of 8 | Wayne Hutchinson | 13/2 |
| held up in last pair, headway to chase leaders before 15th, went 2nd next, lost 2nd 3 out, soon pushed along, stayed on same pace in 4th from 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2013 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 16 | Wayne Hutchinson | 20/1 |
| held up in touch, headway 12th, chased leaders next, went 2nd 16th until 4 out, chased leaders, hit 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Carrickboy | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 24 | Wayne Hutchinson | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Katenko | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 16 | Wayne Hutchinson | 10/1 |
| mid-division, chased leaders 11th until weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 2 | Bless The Wings | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | Wayne Hutchinson | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led narrowly last, clear flat, idled 150 yards out, joined towards finish, pulled out enough to hold on close home | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2012 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Bless The Wings | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 11 | Wayne Hutchinson | 11/4 |
| blundered 1st, held up in mid-division, bumped 11th, headway to 2nd on bit just before 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, driven out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2012 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 4f | 2 | Zitenka | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 16 | Wayne Hutchinson | 11/2 |
| mid-division, hampered 5th, headway approaching 8th, ridden before 3 out, no extra next | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Hunt Ball | 11st 10lbs | 10 of 20 | R Thornton | 7/1 |
| mid-division on outside, in touch 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 2 | Bless The Wings | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 16 | Wayne Hutchinson | 13/2 |
| mid-division, headway 12th, left 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Our Mick | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Charlie Huxley | 15/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, 3rd when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and edged left, left 2nd next, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2011 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 4 | Bless The Wings | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 15 | R Thornton | 13/2 |
| held up, good headway to go prominent in chasing group approaching 7th, went 2nd approaching ommited 4 out, led before and went right last, strongly pressed closing stages, held on | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2011 | Newbury | Good | 2m 5f | 3 | Mizen Station | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 11 | R Thornton | 11/4 |
| held up in rear but in touch, headway approaching 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden when every chance from last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2011 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Our Island | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | R Thornton | 6/1 |
| held up behind in touch, headway and every chance when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2011 | Leicester | Soft (Heavy in places; Chase: Good) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Mic's Delight | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | R Thornton | 9/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2010 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Moon Indigo | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | Gerard Tumelty | 7/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, went 3rd approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, soon chasing winner, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Rock On Ruby | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | Wayne Hutchinson | 28/1 |
| in touch, one pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2010 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 1f | 6 | Safran De Cotte | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 11 | Gerard Tumelty | 9/2 |
| held up, headway over 2f out, one pace over 1f out | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2009 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Thunderstorm | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 17 | Gerard Tumelty | 9/1 |
| held up, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||