The Real Article (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Patricia Wallace & Mrs E J O'Grady Trainer: E J O'Grady Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Definite Article / Soul Mate (Phardante)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | Killarney | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | The Real Article | 10st | 1 of 5 | P F Mangan | 3/1 |
| led, joined 4f out, soon in front again, asserted under pressure final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Hurricane Fly | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 25/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent and dropped to 4th 3 out, no extra after next and eased when beaten run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Get Me Out Of Here | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear early, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2011 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Unaccompanied | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 15/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out and no impression in 6th before next, moderate 4th at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Voler La Vedette | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along to challenge entering straight, no impression in 4th after 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2011 | Down Royal | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | The Real Article | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 5/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along in close 4th 2 out, ridden to challenge between horses last, kept on well under pressure to lead closing stages | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2011 | Tipperary | Soft | 2m | 1 | The Real Article | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | B J Geraghty | 11/4 |
| waited with, closed to track leaders before 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, led after 2 out, quickly clear, stayed on strongly, impressive | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2011 | Wexford | Good to Firm | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | Mr J T Carroll | 4/9 |
| soon led and made virtually all, steady early pace, tempo increased before halfway, pushed out and kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m | 0 | Moon Dice | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 23 | P F Mangan | 3/1 |
| soon chased leaders, keen hold, 5th and niggled along after 3 out, no impression and kept on in moderate 4th approaching straight | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2011 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 1 | Captain Cee Bee | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | P F Mangan | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, travelled strongly to close up into straight, challenged from 2 out, ran on well under hands and heels run-in, just failed | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Good | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Andrew J McNamara | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 2 out, soon led and asserted before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2011 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Leblon | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 15 | J P Murtagh | 8/11 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, no impression in 7th from before straight | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Last Instalment | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | Andrew J McNamara | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, closer in 3rd before straight, challenged 2 out, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 21 | Andrew J McNamara | 2/1 |
| always prominent, led 4 out, ridden to assert 2 out, clear approaching last, reduced lead but always holding runner-up close home | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2010 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Endless Intrigue | 11st 4lbs | of 10 | Mr M P Fogarty | |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Tipperary | Good | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 12st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr J T Carroll | 2/7 |
| made all, soon clear, reduced lead 6f out, went clear again straight, stayed on well, very easily | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2010 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | The Real Article | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr J T Carroll | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, 7th before halfway, improved into 4th 7f out, close 3rd travelling easily 4f out, led approaching straight, soon drew clear, not extended, impressive | |||||||||
| 28 May 2010 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | The Real Article | 12st | 1 of 21 | Mr J T Carroll | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, ridden to lead under 3f out, soon quickened clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, eased close home, impressive | |||||||||