Headford Flyer (IRE)
Owner: Hugh O'Connor Trainer: E O'Grady Sex: Gelding Age: 8
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Carlito Brigante | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 |
| waited with towards rear, not fluent 4 out, closer in 6th after 4 out, 4th next, soon no impression, moderate 3rd and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 10 May 2012 | Clonmel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Headford Flyer | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 13 | K J Manning | 11/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, struggling approaching straight until strong run to lead 1f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2012 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Headford Flyer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | Andrew J McNamara | 11/2 |
| soon chased leaders, moderate 5th before 2 out, ridden in pursuit of winner approaching last, soon closed, led and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2012 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Hidden Diamond | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Andrew J McNamara | 7/2 |
| held up in touch, 4th at last (usual 3 out), improved into 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on and headed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2012 | Thurles | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Awkward Moment | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Andrew J McNamara | 5/1 |
| waited with, slight mistake 6 out, 6th approaching 4 out, no impression from next, moderate 4th and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2012 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Novarov | 11st 2lbs | 15 of 18 | R Walsh | 10/1 |
| soon mid-division, niggled along 5th, slight mistake 8th, no extra before 4 out | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Shop Dj | 9st 11lbs | 10 of 17 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, no extra entering straight | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2011 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Tillahow | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 8 | A P Crowe | 10/1 |
| waited with towards rear, slight mistake 4 out, closed approaching next, niggled along in 3rd approaching straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Foildubh | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | B Hayes | 12/1 |
| held up towards rear, slight mistakes 5th and 6th, mistake 4 out, ridden in 5th and no impression 3 out, moderate 3rd 2 out, 4th and jumped left last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Gowran Park | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Call The Police | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 21 | P T Enright | 33/1 |
| towards rear, closed to chase leaders from 5 out, ridden to challenge in 2nd 2 out, struggling when slight mistake last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2011 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Twelfth Of Never | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 12 | P Carberry | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, slow jump 4th, towards rear from before halfway, no threat from 4 out | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Rubert | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 19 | P T Enright | |
| 30 Oct 2011 | Wexford | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Donnas Palm | 11st 12lbs | of 18 | P Townend | |
| 23 Oct 2011 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Pond Cottage | 11st | 4 of 19 | Mr G M Mangan | 16/1 |
| waited with in rear of mid-division, good headway 4f out, tracked leaders before straight, 3rd from 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2011 | Tipperary | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Double Seven | 10st 11lbs | 8 of 12 | Andrew J McNamara | 16/1 |
| towards rear for most, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 01 May 2010 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Headford Flyer | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | Andrew J McNamara | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th 3 out, improved to lead 2 out, shaken up run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2010 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | The Bull Hayes | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | K J Manning | 10/1 |
| settled 5th, 4th halfway, 3rd and headway 3f out, close 2nd and challenged straight, no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2010 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 100y | 0 | Headford Flyer | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr M P Fogarty | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th and headway 3f out, 2nd into straight, led narrowly from over 1f out, drifted left under pressure, kept on well | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2010 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | Bubbly Bruce | 12st | 3 of 15 | Mr M P Fogarty | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 7th over 3f out, went moderate 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace without threatening leaders | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Quiamo Malta | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | RESERVE | 14/1 |
| mid-division, 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Unforgivable | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | P Townend | |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Doc O'Donnell | 12st | 4 of 19 | Mr B T O'Connell | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, 4th into straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2008 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Bodalboy | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 17 | Miss N Carberry | 11/2 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | No Stopping Sarah | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 25 | Mr J A Jenkins | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, progress to dispute lead from over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||