Formal Bid (IRE)
Owner: Ms Annie Flora Joan Bowles Trainer: G Elliott Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Oratorio / Sharamaine (King Charlemagne)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 6 | 2 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2012 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Iron Duke | 11st 8lbs | 14 of 27 | P Carberry | 14/1 |
| towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching straight | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Star Of Aragon | 10st 9lbs | 12 of 13 | R C Colgan | 25/1 |
| prominent early, dropped to rear after halfway, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2011 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Kyle's Turn | 11st 2lbs | 21 of 25 | R C Colgan | 33/1 |
| mid-division on inner, no threat after halfway, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2011 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Down Under | 11st 3lbs | 18 of 28 | R C Colgan | 25/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2011 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Absolutlyfantastic | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 16 | B J Geraghty | 11/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 4th before straight, no impression under pressure in 5th and kept on same pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2011 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Golan Guy | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 14 | R Dawson | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into 8th 3f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2011 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Sun Disc | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 16 | P Carberry | 13/2 |
| mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | Rusty Halo | 10st | 3 of 15 | F M Berry | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no impression under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2011 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Minella Humour | 11st 6lbs | of 21 | P Townend | |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Pozyc | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 16 | R Dawson | 17/2 |
| chased leaders, 7th 6f out, ridden and lost place from 4f out, 10th into straight, ran on without threatening | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Formal Bid | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | R Dawson | 4/1 |
| settled towards rear on inner, 7th halfway, headway early straight, went 3rd under pressure and switched right 1f out, led well inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2011 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Formal Bid | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 8 | R Dawson | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, closer entering straight, went 4th on outer 1f out, kept on well under pressure to lead close home | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2011 | Roscommon | Yielding | 1m 4f | 0 | One For Joules | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 19 | D P McDonogh | 12/1 |
| soon mid-division, closed from before straight, challenged from 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 May 2011 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Priors Gold | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 17 | E Mullins | 13/2 |
| mid-division, 8th approaching 4 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2011 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Ballochroy | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 21 | W M Lordan | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th early straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2011 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Formal Bid | 8st 6lbs | 1 of 17 | W M Lordan | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, switched right early straight, checked 2f out, headway between horses to challenge just inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2011 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Harpsy Cord | 11st | of 21 | R 3 | |
| 09 Mar 2011 | Naas | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Gamede | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 28 | E Mullins | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway after halfway, kept on one pace in straight without threatening leaders | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Star Power | 9st 5lbs | of 17 | R 3 | |
| 03 Oct 2010 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Solar Sail | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 17 | C O'Donoghue | 10/1 |
| held up early, headway on outer approaching halfway, 3rd and ridden 3f out, 2nd 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2010 | Clonmel | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Mac Tiernan | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 18 | D P McDonogh | 7/1 |
| in rear, no impression from 3f out, kept on one paced on inner from 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2010 | Tramore | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Diversify | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 16 | S Foley | 13/2 |
| mid-division best, 11th over 5f out, no impression and kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2010 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | City Line | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 19 | F M Berry | 8/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 9th under 5f out, kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2010 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 0 | Breezed Well | 9st 2lbs | of 21 | Reserve 2 | |
| 02 Oct 2009 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Free Judgement | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 14 | F M Berry | 25/1 |
| soon led, ridden and challenged 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy in places) | 7f | 0 | Crystal Gal | 9st 3lbs | 12 of 14 | E J McNamara | 40/1 |
| mid-division best, no impression under pressure from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2009 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Chabal | 9st | 13 of 14 | C O'Donoghue | 50/1 |
| very slowly into stride, always towards rear | |||||||||