Knockgraffon Lad (USA)
Owner: Mrs Michael J Byrne Trainer: M J Byrne Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Forestry / Miss Dahlia (Strawberry Road)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft to Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Hurdle Course: Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Six Silver Lane | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 14 | C T Keane | 6/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 8th 2f out, ridden in 7th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Barrow Island | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 13 | C T Keane | 7/1 |
| slowly into stride and in rear, headway early straight and challenged on outer 1f out, every chance 100 yards out, headed close home | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | If Per Chance | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 14 | C T Keane | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 10th 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2012 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Cool Athlete | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 14 | C T Keane | 6/1 |
| keen hold and chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed under 1f out, drifted left under pressure, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Confidence | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 13 | W J Lee | 7/2 |
| led early and took strong hold, headed after 1f and raced 2nd, travelling well 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Knockgraffon Lad | 10st | 1 of 17 | C T Keane | 9/4 |
| mid-division, headway in 6th travelling well 2f out, 4th 1f out, pushed out to lead last 100 yards, comfortably | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Knockgraffon Lad | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 17 | C T Keane | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, poised to challenge from early straight, gap opened and quickened to lead inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Knockgraffon Lad | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 17 | C T Keane | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to lead travelling well over 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, comfortably | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Ashton Rose | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 17 | R Coakley | 5/1 |
| led, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2011 | Cork | Yielding (Hurdle Course: Good to Yielding) | 2m | 0 | Pink Coat | 11st 7lbs | of 24 | Mr S R Byrne | |
| 14 Oct 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Acushladear | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 17 | S Foley | 16/1 |
| led, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, no impression under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Ashton Rose | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 17 | J A Heffernan | 20/1 |
| always prominent, led after 2f, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on one pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2011 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Sun Disc | 11st 2lbs | of 16 | Mr S R Byrne | |
| 08 Aug 2011 | Ballinrobe | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Foildearg | 9st 1lbs | 14 of 16 | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened from 4f out, eased from 2f out, trailing final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2011 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Miss Accurate | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr S R Byrne | 12/1 |
| mid-division at slow pace, closed from 4 out, 4th approaching 2 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2011 | Roscommon | Good | 2m | 0 | Carlingford Lough | 11st 1lbs | of 21 | Mr S R Byrne | |
| 26 May 2011 | Clonmel | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Tom Horn | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 12 | Mr S R Byrne | 10/1 |
| rear of mid-division, moderate 8th from 4 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2011 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Kalann | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 19 | Mr S R Byrne | 50/1 |
| soon mid-division, 12th early, ridden to close straight, ran on well under pressure run-in, not get to winner | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Total Reality | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 21 | Mr M Byrne | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th before 3 out, dropped to moderate 6th from next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2011 | Naas | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Gamede | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 28 | Mr S R Byrne | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, 10th 2 out, ridden and kept on one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2011 | Gowran Park | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Soft to Heavy) | 2m | 0 | Rigidity | 11st 7lbs | 12 of 23 | Mr S R Byrne | 50/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 11th before 3 out, no impression and weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2010 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 0 | Breezed Well | 9st 3lbs | 15 of 21 | M A Cleere | 20/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2009 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 100y | 0 | Utrillo | 9st | 6 of 7 | W J Lee | 50/1 |
| soon towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Moonreach | 8st 11lbs | of 14 | Reserve 1 | |
| 31 Aug 2009 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 100y | 0 | Puncher Clynch | 8st 11lbs | 8 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 50/1 |
| soon mid-division, 7th before halfway, no impression from 2 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2009 | Tipperary | Soft (Heavy in places) | 5f | 0 | Hawthorne | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 10 | J A Heffernan | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride and always behind | |||||||||
