Darwins Theory (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Fiona Shaw Trainer: Mrs F M Shaw Sex: colt Age: 11
Breeding: Montjeu / Thrift (Green Desert)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 47 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2019 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 166y | 5 | Amzac Magic | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Mr M Legg | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place approaching 4th, effort after 3 out, lost place 2 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2019 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 7f 65y | 4 | Texan Nomad | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 15 | Mr M Legg | 66/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2018 | Chepstow | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 11y | 4 | Ardmayle | 10st 11lbs | of 14 | Mr M Legg | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2018 | Plumpton | Good | 1m 7f 195y | 3 | Not Never | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr M Legg | 25/1 |
| held up in rear, not much room after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd last, no impression | |||||||||
| 01 May 2017 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 4 | Our Three Sons | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 8 | Mr M Legg | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, left 2nd next, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with winner before last, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2017 | Wincanton | Heavy | 1m 7f 65y | 3 | Unison | 10st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | Mr M Legg | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged after 3 out until ridden before next, beaten after, 4th and no extra last | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2017 | Lingfield | Heavy | 2m | 4 | Annie Alainn | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr M Legg | 7/2 |
| raced keenly, tracked winner until long run before 2 out, remained in 3rd until ridden into 2nd again between last 2, no chance with winner, lost 2nd last, plugged on | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2017 | Lingfield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Crievehill | 11st | 2 of 8 | Mr M Legg | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, 2nd 2 out, led between last 2, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra inside final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2016 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 2f 111y | 3 | Trans Express | 10st 7lbs | of 12 | Mr M Legg | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2016 | Lingfield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Billy No Name | 10st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr M Legg | 16/1 |
| took keen hold, held up and raced wide, headway tracking leaders 4th, 3rd on long run before 2 out, ridden and no impression soon after 2 out, mistake and stumbled last | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2016 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 175y | 4 | Fort Carson | 11st 12lbs | of 18 | Mr M Legg | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2016 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 175y | 3 | Twentytwo's Taken | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Mr M Legg | 8/0 |
| chased leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, hit 2 out, no impression when lost modest 3rd between last two, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2016 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 145y | 4 | Wells De Lune | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | Mr M Legg | 14/0 |
| held up in touch, ridden 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2016 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 2m | 4 | Taweyla | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 15 | Jack Sherwood | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, headed before last, one pace and lost 2nd flat | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2016 | Kempton | Soft | 2m | 4 | Debdebdeb | 11st 6lbs | of 15 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2016 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Braavos | 11st 10lbs | of 13 | Mr M Legg | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2015 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 175y | 4 | Darwins Theory | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr M Legg | 33/0 |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, 2nd 3 out, led next, ridden clear before last, came further clear run-in | |||||||||
| 27 May 2015 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Perfect Timing | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Mr M Legg | |
| 01 May 2015 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 2f | 4 | Marie Des Anges | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 7 | Mr M Legg | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders and keen, weakened after 4 out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2014 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 0 | Leap Dearg | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | K C Sexton | 8/1 |
| in rear, hampered approaching 5 out, moderate 6th approaching straight, soon closed, disputed 5th before last and no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2014 | Wexford | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Crown Theatre | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | N P Madden | 7/1 |
| prominent, slight mistake 1st, disputed lead from 6 out, slight mistake next, headed and ridden 4 out, 4th next, weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 2m 2f 110y | 0 | Formal Bid | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | G N Fox | 5/2 |
| prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, led again 3 out, headed before next, stayed on same pace after last | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2014 | Listowel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Thomond | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| mid-division, reminders 7th, closer in 5th 5 out, ridden next, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2014 | Tramore | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Behemoth | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | Andrew J McNamara | 8/1 |
| prominent and led briefly 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 4th 2 out, no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2014 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Fort George | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 18 | G N Fox | 14/1 |
| towards rear, 14th after 7 out, ridden after 4 out and some progress, left 6th after 3 out and kept on same pace from before last | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2014 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 5f 110y | 0 | Mighty Whitey | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | G N Fox | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, slightly slow 7th, improved to get on terms 2 out where bumped rival, headed last, rallied and kept on well closing stages without quite matching winner | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2014 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Big Generator | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 23 | D J Casey | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, ridden in rear 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2013 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Morning Assembly | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Minella For Value | 11st 9lbs | 9 of 19 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| badly hampered 5th, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2013 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Diamond Pro | 9st 10lbs | of 16 | Reserve 2 | |
| 31 Jul 2013 | Galway | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Pyrus Gold Wind | 11st 6lbs | 15 of 23 | P Townend | 16/1 |
| mid-division and 11th halfway, no extra from 3 out and weakened, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 24 May 2013 | Cork | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Cnoc Na Sioga | 10st 13lbs | of 22 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 12 May 2013 | Killarney | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Cry For The Moon | 10st 8lbs | 9 of 21 | M P Walsh | 20/1 |
| towards rear, some headway approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2013 | Wexford | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Gates Of Rome | 11st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | M P Walsh | 8/1 |
| towards rear, ridden in moderate 8th 3 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2012 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Mulleady | 11st | of 9 | P Townend | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Tramore | Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | Ibsen | 9st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | D J Condon | 5/1 |
| chased leaders mainly 6th, ridden and no impression 4f out, kept on one pace under pressure without troubling leaders | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 2m 100y | 0 | Dara Tango | 11st 8lbs | of 21 | P Townend | |
| 21 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Run With The Wind | 11st | 2 of 7 | P Townend | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, close up from 3 out, 3rd and challenged entering straight, led briefly approaching roaching 2 out, 2nd and no impression from last | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2012 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Deutschland | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | D E Mullins | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 4f out, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Hisaabaat | 11st | 10 of 13 | N P Madden | 33/1 |
| mid-division best, no impression 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2012 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 3f 70y | 0 | The Four Elms | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 12 | P Townend | 11/2 |
| dwelt, chased leaders, 3rd before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2012 | Wexford | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Darwins Theory | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 12 | P Townend | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, 2nd travelling well entering straight, led 1f out and soon pushed clear, kept on well | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Darroun | 11st | 7 of 26 | N P Madden | 50/1 |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, 4th 2 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2011 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Casbah Rock | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | K J Manning | 5/2 |
| chased leaders in 6th, 7th when switched right 3f out, soon driven along, went moderate 5th over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Admiral of The Red | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 11 | K J Manning | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway into moderate 6th 2f out, ridden and no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2010 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 0 | Tiz The Shot | 9st | 7 of 19 | K J Manning | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders in 6th, ridden and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2010 | Navan | Good | 1m | 0 | Recital | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 21 | K J Manning | 11/1 |
| prominent, challenged in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 3rd and no extra from 1f out | |||||||||