Harper Valley (IRE)
Owner: Derbar Racing Partnership Trainer: G M Lyons Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2009 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Martys Mission | 11st | Fell of 7 | D Elsworth | |
| 09 May 2009 | Haydock | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 1 | Joe Jo Star | 11st 12lbs | 19 of 24 | Dave Crosse | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, effort 3 out, ridden and weakened next | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2009 | Ayr | Good | 2m | 1 | Noble Alan | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 14 | Dave Crosse | 16/1 |
| led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2009 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Hills Of Aran | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | D Elsworth | 6/1 |
| prominent, chased leader 6th, ridden 3 out, close 3rd when jumped awkwardly last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | American Trilogy | 11st 8lbs | 12 of 27 | D Elsworth | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 2 out, soon ridden, no further impression | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2009 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Dave's Dream | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 19 | D Elsworth | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2008 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 110y | 3 | Punjabi | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 6 | S P McCann | 50/1 |
| in touch, mistakes 4th and 5th, ridden 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Ballet Boy | 9st 12lbs | 12 of 14 | M C Hussey | 6/1 |
| 03 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 2m 110y | 1 | Binocular | 11st | 3 of 10 | Paul Carberry | 7/1 |
| raced keenly, prominent, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakening when mistake last | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2008 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Harper Valley | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | Declan McDonogh | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, challenged entering straight, led 2f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2008 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 2 | Act Sirius | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 8 | J M Maguire | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, hit 4 out, soon ridden and weakening when pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 2 | Harper Valley | 11st | 1 of 8 | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd between last 2, cajoled to lead just before last, stayed on well flat and always doing enough | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2007 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Maca Rince | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 9 | D J Casey | 9/4 |
| chased leaders, closer order from 4 out, ridden in 3rd approaching straight, challenged and disputed lead from 2 out, headed and no impression from over 100yds out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2007 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Altnadua | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | J P Elliott | 9/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, headway after 3 out, 4th 2 out, close 3rd and challenged last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 30 May 2007 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Firm | 2200 | 0 | Temlett | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 11 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| chased leaders, 6th and ridden 3f out, 5th into straight, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2007 | NAVAN | Good to Soft | 2200 | 0 | Acapulco | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| led, clear early, steadied approaching halfway, ridden and strongly pressed early straight, headed 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2006 | LISTOWEL | Good | 1760 | 0 | Mica's Island | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 13 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| slowly into stride and held up towards rear, some progress on inner early straight, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2006 | GOWRAN PARK | Good | 1540 | 0 | Heather Heath | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| mid-division, 7th approaching halfway, lost place entering straight, 9th over 1f out, ran on well close home | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2006 | GOWRAN PARK | Good | 1760 | 0 | Harper Valley | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | Johnny Murtagh | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and progress into 4th 2 1/2f out, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home | |||||||||


