Original Option (IRE)
Owner: Mrs M O'Driscoll Trainer: N Meade Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Anshan / Deepest Thoughts (Supreme Leader)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding for 1 furlong in the back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jul 2013 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Whats Happening | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | M P Walsh | 10/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, keen hold, on terms before straight, jumped a little left last 2, headed and kept on without matching winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 14 May 2012 | Killarney | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Casey Top | 10st | 11 of 14 | D J Condon | 14/1 |
| soon mid-division, lost place and no impression from 5 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2012 | Navan | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Slieveardagh | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 7 | D J Condon | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, weakened to rear when mistake again 5 out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Soft (Yielding for 1 furlong in the back straight) | 2m 4f | 0 | Original Option | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | Paul Carberry | 3/1 |
| led and made most, joined from 3rd to 4th and again entering straight, hit 2 out, led before last where awkwardly jumped left, kept on best to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2011 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Original Option | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Paul Carberry | 3/1 |
| prominent, mistake 6th, moderate 2nd from 4 out, closed to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon led and went on from before last, stayed on well under pressure run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Original Option | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 10 | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| made virtually all, jumped increasingly left thoughout race, strongly pressed 2 out, drifted badly left last, kept on best under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Sebadee | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 12 | Paul Carberry | 11/2 |
| soon disputed lead, led from 7th, headed and no extra approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Original Option | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 14 | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, improved to lead before 2 out, jumped left last, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Miss Mary Mac | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 19 | Paul Carberry | |
| 29 May 2011 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Original Option | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Paul Carberry | 11/4 |
| led, jumped left, headed after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to challenge approaching last, ran wide after last, kept on well run-in to lead close home | |||||||||
| 18 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Bullock Harbour | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 28 | Paul Carberry | 11/2 |
| led and disputed, jumped left, headed after 4 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no extra and weakened approaching next | |||||||||
| 16 May 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Alderwood | 11st 12lbs | of 21 | Paul Carberry | |
| 04 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Oneeightofamile | 11st | of 28 | Reserve 3 | |
| 09 Mar 2011 | Naas | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | First Impressions | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 28 | Paul Carberry | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, driven along 4 out, soon no impression, moderate 12th 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2011 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Bayross | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 19 | Paul Carberry | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2011 | Naas | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | White Star Line | 11st 12lbs | of 22 | D J Condon | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Aughaloor | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 19 | N P Madden | 12/1 |
| towards rear, good headway on outer to go 5th 3 out, close 3rd and challenged next where slight mistake, ridden and no impression in 4th when not fluent last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2010 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Ballinahow Lady | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 19 | D J Condon | 4/7 |
| led, mistake 3rd, headed before 4 out, driven along in 4th entering straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2010 | Cork | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Mount Helicon | 11st | 2 of 5 | Paul Carberry | 11/4 |
| led until headed after jumping badly left at 3rd, hung left and jumped left most of way, ridden from 3 out, kept on from next | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2010 | Tipperary | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Hidden Cyclone | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 23 | Paul Carberry | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute after 3 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no extra in 3rd approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Original Option | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 14 | Daragh Bourke | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders on outer, disputed lead briefly halfway, led again travelling easily over 3f out, clear from 2f out, ridden and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, comfortably | |||||||||