Alaivan (IRE)
Owner: Thomas Barr Trainer: E J O'Grady Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Kalanisi / Alaya (Ela-mana-mou)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 1 | Hurricane Fly | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | Andrew J McNamara | 33/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2011 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Jack Cool | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 14 | Andrew J McNamara | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 2 out, ridden and no extra before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Final Approach | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 28 | Andrew J McNamara | 10/1 |
| in touch, headway 2 out, soon challenged, every chance last until one pace flat, no extra | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2011 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Alaivan | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 2 | Andrew J McNamara | 1/3 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to challenge 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2010 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Alaivan | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Andrew J McNamara | 8/11 |
| tracked leaders in 2nd, took closer order travelling best after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, quickened clear before last, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 1 | Soldatino | 11st | 3 of 19 | A J McNamara | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway to chase clear leader after 3 out, ridden after next, lost 2nd approaching last, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Alaivan | 11st | 1 of 8 | Andrew J McNamara | 4/6 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 4th 3 out, improved to challenge 2 out, soon led, clear before last, easily | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Carlito Brigante | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | Andrew J McNamara | 4/9 |
| keen hold and soon led, strongly pressed into straight, headed and no extra from before last | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2009 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Alaivan | 10st 8lbs | 1 of 13 | Andrew J McNamara | 1/3 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, improved to lead before 3 out, asserted before 2 out, clear before last, very easily | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2009 | Roscommon | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Alaivan | 8st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | M J Kinane | 11/10 |
| soon chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead over 2f out, ridden and kept on strongly from over 1f out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 24 May 2009 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Grand Ducal | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 11 | M J Kinane | 13/8 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed close home | |||||||||
| 03 May 2009 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Alaivan | 9st | 1 of 6 | M J Kinane | 8/1 |
| made all, pushed out from 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong, comfortably | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2009 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Rockhampton | 9st | 5 of 13 | J P Fahy | 33/1 |
| held up, 8th approaching straight, ran on well on inner from over 1f out | |||||||||