Sportsmaster (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E J O'Grady Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Ad Valorem / Boston Ivy (Mark Of Esteem)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar 2013 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Summer Star | 10st 7lbs | 12 of 18 | Mark Walsh | 33/1 |
| settled in rear of mid-division, 11th 2 out, no impression in straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Tennis Cap | 10st 11lbs | 21 of 24 | A P Crowe | 33/1 |
| always rear | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Abbey Lane | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 30 | A P Crowe | |
| 01 Dec 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | King Of Queens | 10st 12lbs | 12 of 14 | Mark Walsh | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, 10th 4 out, no impression before 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Beef To The Heels | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 10 | D J Casey | 20/1 |
| held up early, improved to 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, no extra before next | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2012 | Down Royal | Good to Soft | 2m | 0 | Beef To The Heels | 10st 6lbs | BroughtDown of 16 | P F Mangan | |
| 10 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Ballynacree | 11st | of 14 | A P McCoy | |
| 14 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Une Artiste | 11st 8lbs | 20 of 24 | A P McCoy | 16/1 |
| held up in touch, weakened after 4 out, mistake 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2012 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Idarah | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 10 | Mark Walsh | 7/4 |
| settled in rear of mid-division, closer in 6th entering straight, headway to challenge last, kept on same pace under pressure run-in, no impression in 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2012 | Leopardstown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Hisaabaat | 11st | 6 of 12 | A P McCoy | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to dispute 2 out, soon ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 4th at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2012 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sportsmaster | 11st | 1 of 6 | Mark Walsh | 2/5 |
| led from 2nd at slow pace, attempted to assert from between last 2, pressed and joined briefly run-in, stayed on best and went on closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Chill | 11st | UnseatedRider of 15 | A P McCoy | |
| 24 Jun 2011 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course) | 1m 4f | 0 | Sportsmaster | 9st | 1 of 12 | B A Curtis | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge in 2nd 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2011 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Sportsmaster | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | B A Curtis | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, challenged from 2f out, on terms under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead on line | |||||||||
| 22 May 2011 | Curragh | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Irish Review | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 23 | B A Curtis | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 09 May 2011 | Roscommon | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Secretsubstitute | 9st | 2 of 17 | Declan McDonogh | 14/1 |
| towards rear, reminders over 4f out, headway to chase leaders from 2f out, ran on well without getting to winner final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Dubawi Star | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 17 | Declan McDonogh | 9/2 |
| chased leaders on inner, 4th approaching straight, soon ridden, 6th 1 1/2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2010 | Leopardstown | Soft | 7f | 0 | Vastonea | 9st | 2 of 21 | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| chased leader in 2nd, challenged 3f out, ridden to lead under 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2010 | Navan | Good | 1m | 0 | Midnight Music | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 21 | Declan McDonogh | 33/1 |
| mid-division, ridden to chase leaders from 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out | |||||||||


