Fair Dilemma (IRE)
Owner: Mr D S Dennis Trainer: C Gordon Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Dr Massini / Midnight Dilemma (Eagle Eyed)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Chase: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places - Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2016 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Roman Flight | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 15/2 |
| led until 2nd chased leader until led again 3 out, headed approaching next, chased leader under pressure, ridden and weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 21 May 2016 | Stratford | Good | 2m 213y | 2 | Fair Dilemma | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | Tom Cannon | 18/1 |
| led until 1st, pressed leader, led again 3 out, 3 lengths clear before last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2016 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 3f 98y | 3 | Ruben Cotter | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/0 |
| tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2015 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 70y | 2 | Broughton | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 5 | T J O'Brien | 17/2 |
| led until after 2nd, prominent, ridden 5th, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2015 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 213y | 2 | Red Seventy | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | T J O'Brien | 10/3 |
| tracked leader, challenged 4th, soon led, headed 4 out, mistake 2 out, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2015 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places - Watered) | 2m 110y | 3 | Surf And Turf | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 10/1 |
| led until after 4th, chased leader, every chance from 3 out, upsides last, driven and every chance run-in, no extra in 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Sew On Target | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 8 | T J O'Brien | |
| 22 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 1f | 2 | Croco Bay | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 10 | T J O'Brien | 20/1 |
| raced keenly, chased leader, challenged 7th, led before 8th, headed 4 out, chased winner, driven and well held after 3 out, mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened between last two | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | Bold Henry | 11st 10lbs | of 20 | T J O'Brien | |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Worcester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Able Deputy | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 8 | T J O'Brien | 16/1 |
| led, driven flat, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2014 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m 1f 110y | 2 | Fair Dilemma | 11st | 1 of 8 | T J O'Brien | 9/1 |
| made all, ridden and hard pressed approaching last, kept on under pressure flat, held on near finish | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2014 | Fakenham | Good | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Fair Dilemma | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 11 | T J O'Brien | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly run in to lead close home | |||||||||
| 05 May 2014 | Kempton | Good | 2m | 2 | Australia Day | 10st | 7 of 8 | Tom Cannon | 16/1 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd approaching 6th, pushed along and lost 2nd well before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2014 | Plumpton | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Fair Dilemma | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3rd, ridden and clear before last | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2013 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m | 0 | Ancient Sands | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 19 | P F Mangan | 14/1 |
| led and tended to jump left, strongly pressed 3 out and headed next, soon no impression in 3rd and dropped to moderate 4th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Pink Coat | 11st 9lbs | 10 of 21 | P F Mangan | 10/1 |
| prominent, in front approaching straight, soon headed and no extra | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2013 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Alf Wright | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 12 | P F Mangan | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3 out, pushed along to challenge before 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd after 2 out, 5th last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2013 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Another Ambition | 11st 12lbs | 16 of 16 | Miss J M Mangan | 14/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, lost place and no extra from before straight | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2013 | Tipperary | Good to Firm | 2m 1f | 0 | Laganbank | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 4 | P F Mangan | |
| 05 Jul 2013 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 1f | 0 | Far Away So Close | 11st 8lbs | of 7 | P F Mangan | |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Watering) | 1m 4f 100y | 0 | Zarkiyr | 10st 5lbs | 9 of 11 | J A Heffernan | 25/1 |
| dwelt and soon in touch, 7th halfway, 6th entering straight but no extra from well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2013 | Listowel | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Mr Cracker | 10st 8lbs | 12 of 21 | P F Mangan | 16/1 |
| close up and disputed lead, headed 6th, soon chased leaders, moderate 4th 5 out, no extra 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 May 2013 | Killarney | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Bondage | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 7 | P F Mangan | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th 4 out, soon ridden in 6th, no extra entering straight and weakened | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2013 | Limerick | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Caheronaun | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 15 | D E Splaine | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th before straight, no impression 2 out and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2013 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Hidden Crack | 11st 10lbs | UnseatedRider of 14 | D E Splaine | |
| 24 Jan 2013 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Rory Anna | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | Mr H D Dunne | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden early straight and no extra from 2 out | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2013 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | All The Way Home | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 16 | Mr H D Dunne | 7/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th before straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2013 | Naas | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Thepartysover | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 15 | Mr H D Dunne | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 2 out, ridden to lead before last, strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2012 | Tipperary | 2m 4f | 1 | Pride Of The Artic | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | P F Mangan | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd before 5 out, ridden before straight, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Fair Dilemma | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | Mr H D Dunne | 5/4 |
| always prominent, led after 6 out, joined approaching straight and soon headed, back on terms 2 out, narrow lead again before last and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Fair Dilemma | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | P F Mangan | 12/1 |
| made all, slight mistake 4 out, got in close to last, stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2012 | Killarney | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Go All The Way | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 4th, led before 4 out, strongly pressed and headed next, no chance with winner approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2012 | Tramore | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Instant Impacked | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 3/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led before 3 out, headed next and soon no chance with winner, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Tabhachtach | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 19 | P T Enright | 12/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, improved to narrow lead last, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2012 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Eightybarackstreet | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 19 | P T Enright | 33/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2012 | Clonmel | Good to Soft | 2m | 0 | Dazzling Susie | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 18 | P T Enright | 25/1 |
| always towards rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2012 | Tramore | Good to Firm | 2m 6f | 0 | The Amarillo Kid | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 13 | P T Enright | 25/1 |
| soon towards rear, 10th after 6 out, no impression from 4 out, left a few places better and kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 20 May 2012 | Limerick | Good (Chase: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Zaralabad | 10st 6lbs | 10 of 21 | P F Mangan | 20/1 |
| keen hold, prominent, no extra 3 out | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2011 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm | 3m | 0 | Cerveza Dinero | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 19 | B J Geraghty | 12/1 |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led approaching straight, headed under pressure after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2011 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m | 0 | Ongenstown Lad | 11st 1lbs | 13 of 21 | B J Geraghty | 15/2 |
| soon chased leaders, 9th 4 out, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Royal Reveille | 10st 3lbs | of 23 | Reserve 1 | |
| 12 Jul 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Fair Dilemma | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 17 | B J Geraghty | 8/1 |
| always prominent, led approaching straight, pressed 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2011 | Listowel | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Baby's Hot | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 20 | B J Geraghty | |
| 02 Jun 2011 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Take A Shot | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 19 | B J Geraghty | 14/1 |
| led and disputed, headed approaching 4 out, back in lead again after next, joined last, kept on well under pressure run-in, narrowly headed closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Face Facts | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 19 | D J Casey | |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Navan | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Captain Paulie | 11st 12lbs | 16 of 22 | D J Casey | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2011 | Naas | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | First Impressions | 11st 4lbs | 15 of 28 | J L Cullen | 50/1 |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2011 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Johnny McGeeney | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 22 | J L Cullen | 66/1 |
| led, headed 4 out, driven along and dropped to 5th after next, no extra from 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2011 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Crash | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 21 | A E Lynch | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Vics Canvas | 12st | 7 of 12 | Mr R O Harding | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, driven along approaching straight, weakened from over 2f out | |||||||||