Gala Dancer (IRE)
Owner: Declan Brennan Trainer: P Nolan Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Milan / Grangemills (Strong Gale)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Chase Course: Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places; NH: Soft to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2013 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | House Rules | 11st 10lbs | 13 of 18 | Mr M N Doran | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders early, no extra 3 out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Acapulco | 11st 3lbs | 16 of 28 | Mr M N Doran | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, slightly hampered 1st, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2013 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Brian Who | 11st | 9 of 19 | Mr M N Doran | 20/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight without threatening | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2012 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Let The Show Begin | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 10 | M N Doran | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, improved into 2nd from 6 out, ridden after 4 out, lost place before next, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 190y | 0 | Carlingford Lough | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 18 | M N Doran | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, 10th before 2 out, ridden in 8th 2 out, 6th last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | Hay Point | 10st 5lbs | 12 of 13 | Fran Berry | 20/1 |
| mid-division early, 6th halfway, weakened before straight | |||||||||
| 14 May 2012 | Killarney | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Casey Top | 10st 2lbs | 12 of 14 | Paul Carberry | 5/1 |
| chased leaders early, closed up 8th, weakened approaching straight | |||||||||
| 08 May 2012 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Like Your Style | 10st 13lbs | 8 of 13 | R M Power | 16/1 |
| mid-division, dropped to rear after halfway and no threat from 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2011 | Clonmel | Good | 3m | 0 | Gala Dancer | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| prominent early, soon led and jumped well, headed into straight, regained lead 2 out, stayed on best to draw on run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places; NH: Soft to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Slieveardagh | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 7 | M N Doran | |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Gala Dancer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Paul Carberry | 4/5 |
| made all, clear before 2 out, kept on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 3m | 0 | Gala Dancer | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 23 | M N Doran | 12/1 |
| chased leader, led after 8th, challenged before 2 out, ridden clear before last, eased run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2011 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Regal Ambition | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 16 | Paul Carberry | 13/2 |
| held up, progress to track leaders from 4 out, 5th next, hampered last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Original Option | 10st 6lbs | Fell of 14 | R M Power | |
| 06 Jun 2011 | Listowel | Good | 3m | 0 | Abbey Glen | 10st 7lbs | 6 of 21 | M N Doran | 7/1 |
| prominent, struggling from 3 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 15 May 2011 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Sensational Sema | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 21 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 2nd into straight, struggling from before 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2010 | Naas | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Sweet Shock | 9st 11lbs | 5 of 14 | Alain Cawley | 7/1 |
| prominent, led from 3 out, headed next, no extra and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2010 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 2m 2f | 0 | Gala Dancer | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 13 | Paul Carberry | 10/11 |
| soon chased leaders, led approaching 3 out and soon clear, reduced lead next, stayed on well under pressure run-in to draw clear closing stages | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Ballyhaunis | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 21 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway in 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, disputed briefly after 2 out, 2nd and wandered approaching last, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2010 | Galway | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Dark Prospect | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 4 out, soon ridden, moderate 5th before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2010 | Sligo | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Kingsmoss | 11st 4lbs | of 15 | M N Doran | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Shop Dj | 12st | 11 of 25 | Mr M J Doran | 9/2 |
| soon mid-division, progress to chase leaders after halfway, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2010 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Jim Bowie | 12st | 3 of 10 | Mr M J Doran | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, 6th 4f out, ran on well from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2010 | Limerick | Soft (Chase Course: Heavy) | 2m | 0 | Some Target | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 11 | Mr M J Doran | 7/1 |
| held up in rear, moderate 8th straight, stayed on from under 2f out | |||||||||