Colour Squadron (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E Bolger Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Old Vic / That's The Goose (Be My Native)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Back Straight Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Need To Know | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | Mr D O'Connor | 2/1 |
| led, mistake 15th, joined 22nd, soon headed, 3rd and mistake 2 out, soon dropped to last and no extra | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Cause Of Causes | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 16 | Mr Derek O'Connor | 33/1 |
| behind, headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and outpaced between last 2, weakened last | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2017 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Auvergnat | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 14 | M P Walsh | 7/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 7 out, improved to dispute lead 5 out, led 3 out, slow jump 2 out and soon ridden and headed, no impression in 4th before last | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2015 | Listowel | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Rogue Angel | 11st | 7 of 21 | M P Walsh | 12/0 |
| mid-division early, towards rear halfway, progress into 8th 5 out, ridden in 7th 4 out, no impression in 5th when mistake 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2015 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Colour Squadron | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | B J Geraghty | 4/6 |
| soon tracked leader in 2nd, led at 5th, pressed after 2 out, pushed along and asserted before last, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Cailin Annamh | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 12 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| soon chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, closed up on inner from 4 out, no impression final furlong in 3rd, one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Shanahan's Turn | 10st 11lbs | BroughtDown of 25 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Vautour | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 9 | A P McCoy | 18/1 |
| held up in last pair in touch, headway 5 out, outpaced next, beaten when mistake 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2015 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 5f | 1 | Wakanda | 11st | 3 of 4 | T J O'Brien | 2/1 |
| in rear and in touch, went 3rd from 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Champagne West | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 7 | T J O'Brien | 7/4 |
| held up in rear, headway last (usual 3 out), went 2nd approaching bypassed 2 out, ridden and effort over 1f out, soon hung left, held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2014 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Southfield Theatre | 11st 4lbs | of 7 | R Johnson | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Newton Abbot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 2 | Wonderful Charm | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 13/8 |
| took keen hold, close up on inside, went 2nd after 10th, led next, jumped slightly left and left clear 4 out, reduced lead and not fluent 2 out, headed before last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Ballynagour | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 24 | A P McCoy | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, headway 3 out, led briefly next, ridden and kept on approaching last, no chance with winner flat | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2013 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 5f | 1 | Double Ross | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 13th, not clear run and switched right after 2 out, went 2nd when mistake last, unable to get on terms with winner and soon lost 2nd, one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Johns Spirit | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 20 | T J O'Brien | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, close up on inside next, every chance when mistake 2 out, soon outpaced in 3rd, ridden and edged left flat, hung left and kept on to take 2nd towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2013 | Uttoxeter | Soft | 2m | 4 | Raya Star | 11st 2lbs | of 4 | T J O'Brien | |
| 12 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Rajdhani Express | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 20 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| took keen hold, mid-division, headway when hit 8th, tracking leaders when started to hang left after 3 out, never able to challenge, continued to hang badly left, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2013 | Exeter | Heavy | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Theatrical Star | 11st | 2 of 9 | A P McCoy | 6/4 |
| took keen hold, held up in 6th, hit 10th, headway to 4th approaching 4 out, went 3rd before last, stayed on flat, went 2nd in closing stages, never any chance of reaching winner | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2013 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 1f | 4 | Fago | 11st | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | 7/4 |
| held up in 5th, not fluent 4th, pushed along when left 4th before 3 out, went left and not fluent 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2012 | Newbury | Heavy | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | Module | 11st | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| prominent when blundered and steaded rear after 1st and took keen hold, headway to 4th approaching 9th, saddle slipped soon after, went 3rd 3 out, stayed on to 2nd approaching last, rider unable to ride out fully and eased when held in closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Dedigout | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | R Johnson | 11/2 |
| held up in rear, slightly hampered 3 out, good headway on outer to challenge entering straight, disputed approaching last, headed early run-in and soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Simonsig | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 10 | R Johnson | |
| 13 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m 110y | 1 | Cinders And Ashes | 11st 7lbs | 13 of 19 | R Johnson | 14/1 |
| mid-division, outpaced 2 out, chased leaders under pressure on inside before last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2012 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 4 | Montbazon | 11st 8lbs | Fell of 10 | R Johnson | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Sandown | Soft (Back Straight Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 110y | 1 | Captain Conan | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 5 | R Johnson | 11/8 |
| led, hit 4th and 3 out, hanging left approaching 2 out, narrowly ahead when continued to hang badly left after last, narrowly headed final 180 yards, rallied close home, just failed, not recover | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2011 | Newbury | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Colour Squadron | 11st | 1 of 12 | R Johnson | 7/4 |
| made all, not fluent 4th, jumped left 2 out, driven when pressed last, wandered final 150 yards, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 3 | It's A Gimme | 11st | 2 of 12 | R Johnson | 5/2 |
| in touch, not much room on inside bend well before 3 out and slightly hampered, headway and chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, chased winner after last, kept on under pressure, always just held | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2011 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 110y | 5 | Colour Squadron | 11st | 1 of 13 | R Johnson | 11/4 |
| held up, headway on inside over 7f, led over 3f out, clear from 2f out, easily | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2011 | Hereford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 6 | Harry Topper | 11st 4lbs | of 16 | R Flint | |