Castles In The Air (GB)
Owner: Mr Jim McGrath Trainer: R A Fahey Sex: Colt Age: 19
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Round Course Good to Soft ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Round Course: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | |||
| Good to Firm (Round Course: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Round Course: Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places in the back straight) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 2012 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Don't Call Me | 8st 6lbs | 18 of 18 | P Hanagan | 12/1 |
| raced centre, mid-division, lost place over 2f out | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2012 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 7f | 2 | Highland Colori | 9st | 5 of 14 | P Hanagan | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway far side over 2f out, driven and every chance well inside final furlong, unable to quicken in closing stages | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2012 | Ascot | Good (Round Course Good to Soft ) | 7f | 2 | Field Of Dream | 8st 5lbs | 14 of 29 | Raul Da Silva | 22/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2012 | Newmarket | Heavy | 7f | 2 | Bonnie Brae | 9st 3lbs | of 20 | P Hanagan | |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 7f | 2 | Eton Forever | 9st | 14 of 30 | Richard Hughes | 20/1 |
| raced near side, held up in last pair, some headway on near side rail over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2012 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 30y | 3 | Justonefortheroad | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 12 | S B Kelly | 15/2 |
| behind, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2011 | Ascot | Good | 7f | 2 | Edinburgh Knight | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 29 | Lee Topliss | 12/1 |
| raced far side mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2011 | York | Good | 6f | 2 | Sirius Prospect | 8st 13lbs | 20 of 20 | T Hamilton | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2011 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places in the back straight) | 6f | 2 | Our Jonathan | 8st 13lbs | 20 of 27 | George Chaloner | 40/1 |
| tracked leader far side, ridden and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 6f 110y | 2 | Sirius Prospect | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 15 | D Nolan | 33/1 |
| held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2011 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Round Course: Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Eton Rifles | 9st 5lbs | 13 of 20 | P Hanagan | 14/1 |
| mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2011 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 7f | 2 | Bronze Prince | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 24 | Richard Hughes | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2011 | Royal Ascot | Soft | 7f | 2 | Manassas | 9st 5lbs | 18 of 32 | P Hanagan | 18/1 |
| held up in centre group, ridden, switched left and effort 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2011 | Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Hawkeyethenoo | 9st 1lbs | 23 of 29 | F Tylicki | 20/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2011 | Thirsk | Good | 6f | 2 | Evens And Odds | 9st | 4 of 7 | P Hanagan | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2011 | Doncaster | Good | 1m | 2 | Sweet Lightning | 9st 2lbs | 13 of 22 | F Tylicki | 33/1 |
| held up mid-division far side group, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2010 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places) | 7f | 2 | Redford | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 29 | Richard Hughes | 25/1 |
| switched right to race far side, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2010 | Ayr | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 2 | Redford | 9st 8lbs | 17 of 27 | Barry McHugh | 50/1 |
| mid-division far side, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 1 | Yaa Wayl | 9st | 10 of 15 | P Hanagan | 13/2 |
| keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2010 | Goodwood | Good (Round Course: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 6f | 2 | Evens And Odds | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 28 | P Hanagan | 16/1 |
| chased leaders stands side, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2010 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Castles In The Air | 9st | 1 of 22 | Richard Hughes | 14/1 |
| in touch stands side, driven 2f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final mfurlong, held on towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2010 | Haydock | Good to Firm | 6f | 2 | Genki | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 11 | P Hanagan | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, lost place 4f out, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, held near finish | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2010 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Treadwell | 9st 9lbs | 12 of 30 | Lee Topliss | 20/1 |
| raced stands' side, led overall, clear 3f out, hung right from over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2010 | Ascot | Good | 7f | 2 | Dandy Boy | 9st 6lbs | 20 of 29 | Lee Topliss | 9/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2010 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Castles In The Air | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 15 | P Hanagan | 6/1 |
| in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2009 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Advanced | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 28 | Barry McHugh | 11/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Firm (Round Course: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 6f 110y | 2 | Brave Prospector | 8st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | P Hanagan | 5/1 |
| switched right to race on stand rail after 1f, well adrift of leader that side, closed 2f out, switched left and ran on to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on to hold 2nd | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2009 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 3 | Leahurst | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 10 | P Hanagan | 5/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2009 | Newmarket | Good (Good to soft in places) | 7f | 2 | Jeninsky | 9st | 8 of 15 | P Hanagan | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2009 | Ascot | Good | 7f | 3 | Castles In The Air | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 16 | Mrs V Fahey | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2009 | Newmarket | Good | 1m | 3 | Dancourt | 9st 8lbs | 7 of 11 | P Hanagan | 16/1 |
| keen, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakening when edged left 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2009 | Doncaster | Good | 7f | 4 | Shotley Mac | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 11 | T Hamilton | 9/2 |
| prominent, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, edged left under pressure and kept on, held | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2009 | York | Good | 6f | 4 | Dancing Maite | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 19 | F Tylicki | 9/4 |
| mid-division, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2009 | Hamilton | Good to Soft | 6f | 5 | Castles In The Air | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | P Hanagan | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2009 | Ripon | Good to Firm | 6f | 4 | High Curragh | 8st 8lbs | 7 of 16 | P Hanagan | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders stands side group, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2008 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 5 | Commander Wish | 9st 9lbs | 13 of 14 | Paul Eddery | 16/1 |
| jumped right at start, prominent for 3f | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2008 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 9y | 4 | Irony | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 13 | L Dettori | 11/2 |
| held up in touch, effort to press winner when hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2008 | Newmarket | Firm | 6f | 4 | Danish Art | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | Paul Eddery | 10/3 |
| prominent, led just over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left approaching final furlong, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2008 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 4 | Harrison George | 9st 4lbs | 10 of 19 | Jemma Marshall | 11/2 |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 24 May 2008 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 6f | 4 | Castles In The Air | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Eddery | 9/2 |
| chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2008 | Doncaster | Good | 1m | 4 | Perks | 8st 5lbs | 14 of 16 | Paul Eddery | 40/1 |
| mid-division, effort over 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2007 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f | 4 | Fabuleux Cherie | 8st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul Eddery | 10/3 |
| tracked leader, every chance 1f out to well inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2007 | Pontefract | Good to Firm | 6f | 4 | Generous Thought | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 16 | Paul Eddery | 12/1 |
| soon led, headed well over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2007 | Newmarket | Good | 6f | 3 | Legislation | 9st 3lbs | of 16 | P Robinson | 9/2 |
| held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2007 | Newbury | Soft | 6f 8y | 4 | Legal Eagle | 9st 3lbs | of 8 | Paul Eddery | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on until outpaced over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong | |||||||||