The Bishop Looney (IRE)

Owner: Looney Bishop Syndicate Trainer: T J Nagle-Jr Sex: Gelding Age: 8

Form Summary

GoingView detailed form hide detailed form	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
Good	2
Good to Yielding	2
Good to Yielding (Hurdle: Good; Cross Country: Firm)	1
Heavy	7	4	1
Soft	4
Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)	3	1		1
Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)	3		1	1
Soft to Heavy	3	1
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)	1
Yielding (Soft in places)	1
Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)	1
Yielding to Soft	1			1
Totals	29	6	2	3

Race History

Date	Course	Going	Distance	Class	Race Winner	Weight	Position	Jockey	SP
09 May 2012	Punchestown	Yielding (Soft in places)	3m 6f	0	Droim Toll	10st 12lbs	4 of 12	T J Doyle	13/2
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th approaching last, kept on same pace
18 Mar 2012	Navan	Soft	3m	0	Cadogan	11st 8lbs	PulledUp of 17	T J Doyle

22 Feb 2012	Punchestown	Soft to Heavy	2m 4f	0	The Bishop Looney	11st 2lbs	1 of 8	T J Doyle	8/1
tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along and dropped to 6th after 3 out, rallied to go 3rd entering straight and soon closed on leaders, big jump and pecked slightly last, led run-in and kept on well
26 Jan 2012	Gowran Park	Soft	3m	0	On His Own	10st 6lbs	Fell of 21	T J Doyle

27 Dec 2011	Leopardstown	Good to Yielding	3m	0	Cross Appeal	10st 10lbs	13 of 30	T J Doyle	14/1
chased leaders, 9th halfway, headway into 5th 4 out, ridden and no extra in 8th 2 out, kept on one pace
06 Nov 2011	Cork	Soft (Soft to heavy in places)	3m 4f	0	The Bishop Looney	10st 12lbs	1 of 15	T J Doyle	6/1
chased leaders, closer in 2nd 3 out, soon challenged, gained narrow lead last, joined run-in, stayed on best to edge ahead again close home
22 Oct 2011	Galway	Heavy	2m 1f	0	The Bishop Looney	11st 9lbs	1 of 15	T J Doyle	9/1
chased leaders, a bit slow 3rd, 4th when a bit slow 4 out, ridden and closed into 2nd into straight, soon challenged, on terms final furlong, led and stayed on best closing stages, drew on near finish
04 Oct 2011	Tipperary	Good to Yielding	2m 7f	0	Derinlaur	11st 12lbs	6 of 14	T J Doyle	14/1
well off pace towards rear for most, slightly slow jump 8th, never a factor and kept on same pace from 3 out
11 Sep 2011	Listowel	Soft to Heavy	2m 4f	0	De Valira	11st 12lbs	7 of 19	T J Doyle	14/1
tracked leaders, 4th approaching 7 out, no extra from 3 out
05 May 2011	Punchestown	Good to Yielding (Hurdle: Good; Cross Country: Firm)	3m	0	Kerb Appeal	11st 7lbs	of 28	T J Doyle

31 Mar 2011	Cork	Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)	3m	0	Raz De Maree	10st 4lbs	UnseatedRider of 17	T J Doyle

13 Mar 2011	Navan	Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)	2m 4f	0	Kyle's Turn	11st 12lbs	4 of 11	T J Doyle	5/2
tracked leaders in 4th, headway into 2nd entering straight, driven along before 2 out, no impression and dropped to 4th before last, no extra
30 Jan 2011	Punchestown	Soft	3m	0	Square Sphere	11st	11 of 25	D J Casey	10/1
prominent, 4th halfway, dropped to 8th 4 out, no extra from next
09 Jan 2011	Leopardstown	Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)	3m	0	Across The Bay	10st	3 of 21	D J Casey	8/1
always prominent, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute briefly 2 out, 3rd under pressure approaching last, kept on one pace run-in
14 Nov 2010	Cork	Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)	2m 4f	0	Ainama	10st 12lbs	3 of 9	S J Gray	6/1
tracked leaders, closer in 3rd 4 out, disputed lead briefly before 2 out, kept on same pace from next
11 Nov 2010	Clonmel	Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)	3m	0	The Shepherd	10st 9lbs	5 of 10	S J Gray	16/1
chased leaders, closed in to straight, no extra under pressure from before last
15 Nov 2009	Cork	Heavy	2m 4f	0	Lucky At Last	11st 3lbs	6 of 16	S J Gray	7/2
mid-division, driven along and losing touch from 5 out, 9th early straight, kept on one pace
31 Oct 2009	Naas	Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)	2m 4f	0	Montana Slim	11st 3lbs	4 of 14	S J Gray	7/1
chased leaders, ridden in moderate 3rd approaching 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace
24 Apr 2009	Cork	Soft to Heavy	2m 4f	0	Callherwhatulike	11st 12lbs	5 of 10	S J Gray	5/1
tracked leaders, 4th 4 out, soon ridden, no impression straight
12 Apr 2009	Fairyhouse	Good	3m	0	Uimhiraceathair	11st 5lbs	13 of 21	T J Doyle	8/1
mid-division, headway to 7th 4 out, ridden and no extra before straight, weakened and tailed off
26 Feb 2009	Thurles	Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)	2m 4f	0	Clan Tara	11st 4lbs	2 of 10	T J Doyle	9/1
tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd before straight, travelling best from 2 out, ridden to challenge and dispute lead last, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in
04 Jan 2009	Naas	Soft	2m 4f	0	Mikael D'haguenet	11st 3lbs	5 of 6	T J Doyle	10/1
chased leader in 4th, slight mistake 3 out, ridden 2 out where mistake, no extra and kept on one pace
14 Dec 2008	Cork	Heavy	3m	0	The Bishop Looney	10st 9lbs	1 of 6	T J Doyle	10/1

16 Nov 2008	Cork	Heavy	2m 4f	0	The Bishop Looney	11st 8lbs	1 of 14	T J Doyle	3/1

27 Oct 2008	Galway	Heavy	2m	0	Luska Lad	11st 10lbs	2 of 8	Mr R O'Sullivan	9/2

30 Sep 2008	Tralee	Heavy	2m	0	The Bishop Looney	11st 10lbs	1 of 16	Mr R O'Sullivan	4/1
mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th into straight, ran on well under pressure on inner to lead from over 100yds out, stayed on well
16 Sep 2008	Listowel	Heavy	2m	0	Clogher Lass	11st 7lbs	7 of 16	Mr R P McNamara	5/1
towards rear, kept on wothout threatening from 3f out
22 Apr 2008	Punchestown	Good	2m	0	No Stopping Sarah	11st 7lbs	14 of 25	Mr L P Flynn	12/1
tracked leaders, 5th on outer 5f out, soon ridden and weakened
06 Apr 2008	Limerick	Yielding to Soft	2m	0	Galant Ferns	11st 2lbs	3 of 12	Miss N Carberry	6/1