Whatever It Takes (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: N Madden Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: High Chaparral / Lunar Lustre (Desert Prince)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Totals | 69 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2019 | Galway | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 2f 204y | 0 | Falak | 10st 6lbs | 9 of 15 | N P Madden | 16/1 |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along after 4 out and lost place after next, no extra, weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2019 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Top Of The Charts | 11st 12lbs | 15 of 17 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th from 4th, pushed along at stages from next, weakened from before 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2019 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 7f 140y | 0 | Mr Smith | 11st 5lbs | of 15 | N P Madden | 0/0 |
| 25 Jul 2019 | Limerick | Good | 3m | 0 | Bye Bye O Bye | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 10 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| chased leaders early, soon mid-division, 8th from 8th, pushed along after 3 out, soon under pressure, one pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2018 | Navan | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Rocky Blue | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 15 | T P Madden | 25/1 |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and dropped to rear approaching straight, soon no extra, eased over 3f out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2018 | Down Royal | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Fred The Foot | 11st 10lbs | 11 of 23 | N Bashford | 25/1 |
| towards rear for most, ridden and no impression before 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2018 | Roscommon | Good | 3m 98y | 0 | Batchelors Walk | 11st 11lbs | 12 of 21 | N Bashford | 16/1 |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 9th, pushed along and lost place approaching 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2018 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 3m | 0 | Wee Tiger | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | N Bashford | 33/1 |
| raced in 2nd, on terms briefly from 8th, soon pushed along and headed, not go with winner from before straight until kept on well without getting there run-in | |||||||||
| 20 May 2018 | Limerick | Good | 3m | 0 | Nick Lost | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 20 | R L Brennan | 20/1 |
| mid-division early, dropped to rear halfway, soon no danger and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Nightly Wailing | 9st 7lbs | 14 of 17 | T P Madden | 33/1 |
| led early, soon tracked leaders, 3rd approaching halfway, pushed along from 5f out, no impression straight, no extra and eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Ineffable | 9st 7lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 19 Jan 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Carvelas | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 15 | T P Madden | 14/1 |
| prominent and pushed along early, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Rock On Dandy | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 17 | T P Madden | 25/1 |
| soon led, headed over 5f out, remained prominent, one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2017 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Alcander | 9st 12lbs | 12 of 17 | T P Madden | 7/1 |
| raced in 4th early, soon 3rd, pushed along approaching straight, weakened and eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2017 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 5f 160y | 0 | Small World | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 8 | D J McInerney | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, dropped off leaders before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2017 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 104y | 0 | Snugsborough Benny | 11st 7lbs | of 12 | D J McInerney | 0/0 |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Kilbeggan | Good | 3m 180y | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 19 | D J McInerney | 14/1 |
| chased leaders in 4th, pushed along and improved into 2nd after 2 out, ridden to lead before last and kept on strongly run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2017 | Bellewstown | Good | 3m | 0 | The Rite Article | 11st 5lbs | 9 of 19 | N P Madden | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2017 | Limerick | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | St Lawrence Gap | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 11 | T P Madden | 25/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in 7th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2016 | Clonmel | Good | 3m | 0 | Blackthorn Prince | 11st 8lbs | 14 of 14 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, towards rear and slight mistake 6 out, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression next | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2016 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Firm in places - Watering) | 3m 140y | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | N P Madden | 12/1 |
| soon held up towards rear, 9th after 6th, niggled along after 8th, dropped to 11th 4 out, soon driven, progress to 7th after 3 out, headway to 3rd after 2 out, on terms at last, soon led run-in, ridden out | |||||||||
| 27 May 2016 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 0 | Clontarf | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 16 | N P Madden | 18/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along 7th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 05 May 2016 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 160y | 0 | Cliff House | 8st 5lbs | 10 of 11 | T P Madden | 14/0 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, 9th halfway, soon pushed along and no impression in rear 5f out, no threat from 2f out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | All Body And Soul | 9st 8lbs | 7 of 12 | T P Madden | 16/0 |
| pushed along to soon lead, headed after about 5f, prominent, pushed along again from early straight, one pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Poitin | 9st 11lbs | 12 of 17 | T P Madden | 9/0 |
| pushed along early and soon chased leaders on outer, pushed along briefly halfway, ridden in 3rd 5f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Ancient Sands | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 12 | T P Madden | 16/0 |
| chased leaders, 4th 3f out, ridden in 4th on outer under 2f out, close 4th 1f out, progress into 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well close home to press winner to line | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Saga Bolton | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 17 | T P Madden | 12/0 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and bumped by rival 2f out, progress in 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Comehere Hi | 11st 5lbs | 14 of 16 | N P Madden | 2/0 |
| chased leaders, 7th early, pushed along 3rd, slight mistake 5th, no impression approaching 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2015 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 13 | Fran Berry | 9/0 |
| chased leaders, pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden to lead under 2f out, clear 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2015 | Wexford | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Santo Prince | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | Fran Berry | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2015 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | Pacelli Road | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | M P Walsh | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 6th with a circuit to race, pushed along after 3 out and ridden before 2 out, no impression before last and kept on into 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2014 | Navan | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Jarob | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 13 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| towards rear early, soon in mid-division, reminders after 6 out, 11th approaching straight, soon dropped behind and eased, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2014 | Bellewstown | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Bose Ikard | 11st 9lbs | 9 of 15 | J S McGarvey | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 8th after 6 out, pushed along after 4 out, 9th 3 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2014 | Galway | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Winter Lion | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 19 | Fran Berry | 13/2 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression in moderate 6th 2f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2014 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | M P Walsh | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead before straight, ridden and briefly pressed after last, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2014 | Limerick | Good to Firm | 2m 5f | 0 | In A Nutshell | 11st | 3 of 21 | A P Crowe | 8/1 |
| not fluent 1st, towards rear, improved into 5th before straight, no impression in dispute of moderate 3rd 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 16 May 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Melanippe | 10st | 2 of 17 | Fran Berry | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, went 3rd 3f out, ridden entering straight, moderate 2nd from 2f out, kept on same pace without troubling easy winner from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Boronia | 10st | 3 of 17 | Fran Berry | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, soon ridden, 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2014 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | General Bunching | 10st | of 17 | Reserve 1 | |
| 13 Nov 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Traveller's Tales | 9st 3lbs | 10 of 12 | T P Madden | 9/1 |
| 25 Oct 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Vote Of Confidence | 9st 7lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | |
| 13 Oct 2013 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | Danequest | 11st 10lbs | 13 of 13 | N P Madden | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd before 6 out, led from 3 out, headed and dropped to 6th approaching straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2013 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Celestial Prospect | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 21 | N P Madden | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 6th and nudged along, 6th before straight, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2013 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Aladdins Cave | 10st 12lbs | 16 of 23 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| soon chased leaders, no impression from after 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2013 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Imperial Shabra | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 15 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden into 4th 3 out, no impression 2 out, 3rd last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2013 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Benbecula | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 11 | Fran Berry | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no extra over 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | Fran Berry | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders on inner in 3rd, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2013 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Balmont Flyer | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 16 | N P Madden | 20/1 |
| soon mid-division and off the pace, closed from before straight, kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Dimitar | 9st 12lbs | 12 of 17 | N P Madden | 16/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Clare Harrier | 10st 2lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Parramatta | 9st 10lbs | 10 of 17 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Burrenbridge Lodge | 10st 2lbs | 14 of 18 | N P Madden | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake and pushed along 4 out, ridden in 5th 3 out, weakened entering straight, tailed off | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2012 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | N P Madden | 13/2 |
| led and disputed, ridden and disputed home bend, led on line | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2012 | Ballinrobe | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Miradane | 11st 2lbs | of 8 | N P Madden | |
| 15 Jan 2012 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Baby Whizz | 10st 10lbs | 6 of 14 | N P Madden | 7/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2011 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | One Cool Shabra | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 7 | N P Madden | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2011 | Cork | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sam Bass | 11st | 7 of 11 | N P Madden | 6/1 |
| mid-division, chased leaders and niggled along before straight, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2011 | Clonmel | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | M P Walsh | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, well off pace, closed from 3 out, on terms into straight, just headed last, stayed on best run-in to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Sam Bass | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | M P Walsh | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, some slight mistakes, moderate 3rd approaching 2 out, soon moderate 4th and no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2011 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Burrenbridge Lodge | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | M P Walsh | 4/1 |
| always prominent, struggling from 2 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2011 | Roscommon | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | W M Lordan | 9/4 |
| soon mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on best | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2011 | Tipperary | Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f 100y | 0 | Whatever It Takes | 8st 4lbs | 1 of 21 | W M Lordan | 4/1 |
| soon mid-division, 9th over 5f out, ridden and headway from before straight, progress to chase winner final furlong, stayed on well to lead on line | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | His Excellency | 8st 6lbs | of 17 | Reserve 3 | |
| 20 May 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm | 1m 3f 160y | 0 | Sixty Eight Guns | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 14 | Fran Berry | 10/11 |
| soon mid-division, pushed along into 6th from 3f out, 3rd and kept on without getting to 1st 2 inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2010 | Navan | Good | 1m | 0 | Midnight Music | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 21 | W M Lordan | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Brown Pete | 8st 11lbs | 5 of 10 | W M Lordan | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th and ridden 3f out, 8th into straight, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Qubuh | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 8 | Fran Berry | 7/1 |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2010 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Honey Of A Kitten | 9st 3lbs | of 17 | W M Lordan | |