Abou Ben (IRE)
Owner: Patrick McElroy Trainer: A Oliver Sex: Gelding Age: 10
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Drive Time | 10st 11lbs | 14 of 21 | P Carberry | 20/1 |
| towards rear for most, no impression from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Alderwood | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | P Carberry | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden entering straight, some late headway in moderate 5th last, no impression | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2012 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Oilily | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 5 | P Carberry | 10/3 |
| keen hold, held up last of the 5, struggling from before straight, went moderate 4th and kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2012 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Abou Ben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | P Townend | 5/1 |
| mid-division, in touch in 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon 3rd, went 2nd and mistake last, stayed on well to lead close home | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2011 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Abou Ben | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | P Carberry | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway in 10th entering straight, 7th 3 out, swift headway on outer to lead 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed last, narrowly headed run-in, led again on line | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2011 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Dedigout | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 11 | E J O'connell | 10/1 |
| hampered 1st, soon swift headway to lead, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | The Hurl | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 22 | T J Doyle | 16/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 4 out, closer in 5th approaching 2 out, went 2nd and challenged at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2008 | Southwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 6 | Last One Standing | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | R Johnson | 9/4 |
| raced keenly, held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2008 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 6 | Abou Ben | 11st | 1 of 12 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| mid-division, good headway to lead 4f out, ridden and quickened clear final furlong, easily | |||||||||