The Real Article (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Patricia Wallace & Mrs E J O'Grady Trainer: E J O'Grady Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Definite Article / Soul Mate (Phardante)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in place on the Hurdle course) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places on the flat) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2013 | Roscommon | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 1 | Darwins Fox | 11st 5lbs | of 9 | B J Geraghty | |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| soon tracked leaders at ordinary pace, improved to lead from 2 out, stayed on well to assert from last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2013 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Spring Heeled | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 6 out, led 5 out, ridden and challenged 2 out, soon drifted right, joined last, headed run-in and no extra | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2013 | Limerick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 1/1 |
| raced in 2nd, a bit untidy 2nd, keen hold and close up 7th, in front 5 out, drew clear run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2013 | Killarney | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Sizing Italy | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 18 | B J Geraghty | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th and pushed along 5 out, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2013 | Roscommon | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Beachdale Lad | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | B J Geraghty | 5/4 |
| soon chased leaders, went in pursuit of winner from 4 out, closed into straight, challenged and every chance 3 out, no extra from after next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2013 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Six Stone Ned | 11st 12lbs | of 17 | B J Geraghty | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Madam Bovary | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 19 | B J Geraghty | |
| 03 Mar 2013 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Savello | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, left 3rd at 5th, not fluent 3 out, ridden and went 2nd approaching last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2013 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft in place on the Hurdle course) | 2m 1f | 0 | Rupert Lamb | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 6/1 |
| soon chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd and no extra early straight, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | Lord Windermere | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 12 | Andrew J McNamara | 5/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 2 out, closer early straight, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2012 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Dream Function | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 16 | P F Mangan | |
| 02 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places on the flat) | 2m | 0 | Rebel Fitz | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 23 | M J Linehan | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, mistake 5th and lost place, ridden to go 8th after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2012 | Tipperary | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Rebel Fitz | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 5/2 |
| soon chased leaders, under pressure in 5th into straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2012 | Limerick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Caim Hill | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 13 | Mr J T Carroll | 4/7 |
| soon prominent, under pressure 4f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2012 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | False Economy | 11st 10lbs | of 8 | Mr J T Carroll | |
| 15 May 2012 | Killarney | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | The Real Article | 10st | 1 of 5 | P F Mangan | 3/1 |
| led, joined 4f out, soon in front again, asserted under pressure final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Hurricane Fly | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 25/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent and dropped to 4th 3 out, no extra after next and eased when beaten run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Get Me Out Of Here | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear early, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Unaccompanied | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out and no impression in 6th before next, moderate 4th at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Voler La Vedette | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along to challenge entering straight, no impression in 4th after 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2011 | Down Royal | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | The Real Article | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along in close 4th 2 out, ridden to challenge between horses last, kept on well under pressure to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2011 | Tipperary | Soft | 2m | 1 | The Real Article | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | B J Geraghty | 11/4 |
| waited with, closed to track leaders before 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, led after 2 out, quickly clear, stayed on strongly, impressive | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | Mr J T Carroll | 4/9 |
| soon led and made virtually all, steady early pace, tempo increased before halfway, pushed out and kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Moon Dice | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 23 | P F Mangan | 3/1 |
| soon chased leaders, keen hold, 5th and niggled along after 3 out, no impression and kept on in moderate 4th approaching straight | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2011 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Captain Cee Bee | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | P F Mangan | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, travelled strongly to close up into straight, challenged from 2 out, ran on well under hands and heels run-in, just failed | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Good | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Andrew J McNamara | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 2 out, soon led and asserted before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2011 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Leblon | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 15 | Johnny Murtagh | 8/11 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, no impression in 7th from before straight | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Last Instalment | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | Andrew J McNamara | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, closer in 3rd before straight, challenged 2 out, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | Andrew J McNamara | 2/1 |
| always prominent, led 4 out, ridden to assert 2 out, clear approaching last, reduced lead but always holding runner-up close home | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Endless Intrigue | 11st 4lbs | of 10 | M P Fogarty | |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 12st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr J T Carroll | 2/7 |
| made all, soon clear, reduced lead 6f out, went clear again straight, stayed on well, very easily | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2010 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | The Real Article | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr J T Carroll | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, 7th before halfway, improved into 4th 7f out, close 3rd travelling easily 4f out, led approaching straight, soon drew clear, not extended, impressive | |||||||||
| 28 May 2010 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 12st | 1 of 21 | Mr J T Carroll | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, ridden to lead under 3f out, soon quickened clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, eased close home, impressive | |||||||||