Duke Of Firenze Horse Racing Form | Epsom Downs 14:10 24th April 2019

Duke Of Firenze' Form | 24th April 2019

24th April 2019 INVESTEC ASSET FINANCE HANDICAP (3)

Age
10
Weight
9-1
Trainer
D C Griffiths
(Last 14 Days: 2-6, 33.33%)
Owner
Martin Hall Farm Racing
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Cheveley Park Stud Limited
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2009-02-22
Race Type
Flat Turf
Class
3
Classifications
Handicap
Ground
Good To Firm
Distance
0m 5f 0y
Runners
10
Prize Money
£12,450
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Duke Of Firenze Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2018-10-27 15:25 Doncaster / 2 / 0m 5f 3y / Flat Turf / 28.01K
Handicap
8-6 Good To Soft 17 /22 - btn 9.75 Tarboosh 9-10 1m 0.8875s

raced centre, always towards rear

D C Griffiths
Josephine Gordon
13 15
3.93
86
1 2018-10-20 15:30 Catterick / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 21.79K
Handicap
8-11 Soft 5 /14 - btn 1.65 Foolaad 9-2 1m 0.2625s

dwelt, held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, angled left entering final furlong, kept on

D C Griffiths
D C Costello
15 24
5.83
87
2 2018-10-12 16:25 York / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Handicap
8-13 Good 7 /18 - btn 3.85 Copper Knight 9-5 59.17s

chased leaders, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, held when not much room towards finish

D C Griffiths
Mr P Dennis
15 22.08
5.27
89
3 2018-09-24 15:50 Leicester / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 7.88K
Handicap
9-3 Good 8 /11 - btn 3.4 Camacho Chief 8-8 59.61s

raced stands' side, slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run soon after, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 7 in group

D C Griffiths
S Donohoe
26 42
10.5
91
4 2018-09-15 13:50 Doncaster / 2 / 0m 5f 143y / Flat Turf / 37.35K
Handicap
8-13 Good 20 /21 - btn 10.75 A Momentofmadness 9-4 1m 8.19s

towards rear, effort and not clear run over 1f out, never a factor

D C Griffiths
Jim Crowley
26 37.66
8.47
94
5 2018-08-03 15:35 Goodwood / 1 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 176.94K
Group, Stakes, Group 2
9-2 Good To Firm 11 /11 - btn 11.35 Battaash 9-5 58.77s

raced stands' side, always in rear, ridden and no headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

D C Griffiths
Martin Dwyer
101 266.77
18.96
97
6 2018-07-31 16:45 Goodwood / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 18.9K
Handicap
9-3 Good 12 /13 - btn 14.6 Under The Covers 8-8 1m 0.44s

raced in centre, slowly into stride, raced in last trio, effort entering final 2f, ridden and no impression over 1f out, well held when not clear run just inside final furlong, eased towards finish

D C Griffiths
F M Berry
9 14.38
4.1
97
7 2018-07-12 17:20 Newmarket / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 16.17K
Handicap
10-0 Good To Firm 4 /8 - btn 3 Midsummer Knight 8-4 59.47s

slowly into stride, held up in last pair, not clearest of runs 2f out, switched right and effort just over 1f out headway and stayed on inside final furlong, no threat to winner

D C Griffiths
D Allan
7 7.82
2.52
99
8 2018-06-30 14:15 Curragh / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 59K
Handicap
9-9 Good To Firm 17 /17 - btn 8.35 Battle Of Jericho 8-13 1m 0.67s

D C Griffiths
J A Heffernan
13 22.89
4.17
102
9 2018-06-09 15:25 Haydock / 1 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 20.98K
Listed, Stakes
9-4 Good To Firm 7 /10 - btn 3.95 Muthmir 9-4 58.7s

in rear-division, headway halfway, kept on same pace and no impression on leaders final 150yds, no extra towards finish

D C Griffiths
W Buick
17 21
4.72
104
10 2018-06-02 15:45 Epsom Downs / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 61.59K
Handicap
9-10 Good 6 /20 - btn 4.6 Tanasoq 8-0 55.88s

looked well, in rear, closed over 1f out, not clear run, switched left and impeded 1f out, switched right and headway inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, no threat to leaders

D C Griffiths
D Allan
13 19.5
3.98
107
11 2018-05-26 15:40 York / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 31.13K
Handicap, Stakes
10-0 Good 11 /19 - btn 5.95 Mr Lupton 9-10 58.55s

raced centre, towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong

D C Griffiths
Harry Bentley
8 7.94
2.86
107
12 2018-05-11 16:05 Chester / 3 / 0m 5f 15y / Flat Turf / 11.83K
Condition, Stakes
9-4 Good 4 /8 - btn 11 Kachy 9-10 1m 1.75s

in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

D C Griffiths
D Allan
10 13.04
2.84
107
13 2017-09-16 13:50 Doncaster / 2 / 0m 5f 143y / Flat Turf / 37.35K
Handicap
9-4 Good To Soft 9 /22 - btn 6.2 Spring Loaded 8-9 1m 8.36s

in touch stands' side, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace and never threatened, 8th of 15 in group

D C Griffiths
Finley Marsh
34 70
11
106
14 2017-09-10 15:05 Curragh / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 177K
Group, Stakes, Group 2
9-4 Soft To Heavy 10 /11 - btn 11.35 Caravaggio 9-3 1m 3.3775s

D C Griffiths
F M Berry
26 39.14
6.8
106
15 2017-08-05 15:35 Goodwood / 2 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 155.63K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage
9-10 Soft 16 /26 - btn 5.5 Lancelot Du Lac 9-5 1m 13.655s

raced centre, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out into midfield, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

D C Griffiths
D Allan
41 79.18
13.16
109
16 2017-07-21 19:10 Newmarket / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.06K
Condition, Stakes
9-9 Good 5 /7 - btn 6.2 Ornate 9-5 1m 0.29s

raced centre, held up, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders

D C Griffiths
J P Spencer
4 4.74
1.78
109
17 2017-06-24 17:00 Ascot / 2 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 108.94K
Handicap, Heritage, Stakes
9-7 Good To Firm 16 /27 - btn 8.65 Out Do 8-13 1m 14.75s

raced far side, held up in touch in midfield, switched left and effort under pressure over 1f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14 in group

D C Griffiths
D Allan
34 80
11.5
107
18 2017-06-17 15:10 Musselburgh / 2 / 0m 5f 1y / Flat Turf / 62.25K
Cup, Handicap
9-8 Good To Firm 15 /17 - btn 5.2 Line Of Reason 8-12 59.14s

dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, no impression when bumped badly entering final furlong, soon beaten

D C Griffiths
D Allan
8 10.5
2.91
107
19 2017-06-03 15:45 Epsom Downs / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 61.59K
Handicap
9-8 Good 3 /19 - btn 0.15 Caspian Prince 9-8 54.95s

raced in last pair, closed halfway, effort and switched right over 1f out, headway under pressure and hung left inside final furlong, ran on well to go 2nd towards finish, not quite reach winner, lost 2nd on post

D C Griffiths
D Allan
10 15.95
3.25
107
20 2017-05-18 14:20 York / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 15.56K
Handicap
9-7 Soft 1 /12 - win 0.3 Rasheeq 8-2 59.83s

held up, switched right and headway well over 1f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, edged left and kept on well

D C Griffiths
D Allan
7.5 8.2
2.16
103
21 2017-05-12 16:35 Chester / 3 / 0m 5f 15y / Flat Turf / 9.96K
Condition, Stakes
9-8 Good 4 /9 - btn 5.5 Judicial 9-8 1m 2.02s

slowly into stride and bumped start, held up, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, progressing when not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish

D C Griffiths
D Allan
7.5 7.88
2.48
103
22 2017-04-21 16:40 Newbury / 2 / 0m 5f 34y / Flat Turf / 15.56K
Handicap
9-5 Good To Firm 6 /7 - btn 6.45 Sir Robert Cheval 8-11 1m 1.46s

slowly away, last but in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression

D C Griffiths
D Allan
15 20.43
4.44
105
23 2016-10-11 15:20 Musselburgh / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.06K
Condition, Stakes
9-4 Good 6 /6 - btn 3.55 Caspian Prince 9-7 59.25s

held up on outside, steady headway halfway, effort and ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

D C Griffiths
D Allan
3.5 3.86
1.98
103
24 2016-08-17 13:55 York / 2 / 0m 5f 89y / Flat Turf / 40.46K
Group, Handicap, Stakes
9-4 Good To Firm 2 /20 - btn 0.2 Boom The Groom 9-7 1m 1.81s

held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, upsides last 100yds, no extra near finish

D C Griffiths
D Allan
9 10
2.85
99
25 2016-07-30 15:45 Goodwood / 2 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 155.63K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage
9-0 Good To Firm 5 /27 - btn 2 Dancing Star 8-12 1m 10.21s

slowly into stride, towards rear on far side, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong

D C Griffiths
D Allan
67 90.96
17.25
99
26 2016-07-09 14:45 Ascot / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 62.25K
Handicap, Heritage
9-3 Good To Firm 14 /18 - btn 4.65 Royal Birth 8-5 1m 1.25s

dwelt and went right start, held up in centre group, progress over 1f out, tried to close inside final furlong, faded last 100yds

D C Griffiths
J Fortune
17 23.72
6
99
27 2016-07-02 14:00 Sandown / 1 / 0m 5f 6y / Flat Turf / 36.86K
Group, Stakes, Group 3
9-3 Soft 11 /12 - btn 14.65 Brando 9-3 1m 6.9425s

never on terms with leaders, struggling from 2f out

D C Griffiths
Andrea Atzeni
9 12
3.53
99
28 2016-06-11 15:45 Musselburgh / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 62.25K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage
9-2 Good 3 /17 - btn 2.75 Hoofalong 8-5 58.32s

slowly into stride, held up, headway when not clear run well over 1f out to inside final furlong, kept on, not pace of first two

D C Griffiths
D Allan
11 13.44
3.28
100
29 2016-06-04 15:45 Epsom Downs / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 61.59K
Handicap, Heritage
8-11 Good To Soft 3 /17 - btn 1.85 Caspian Prince 9-6 56.4525s

towards rear, headway on stands' rail over 1f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well, switched left well inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides, not reach leaders

D C Griffiths
D Allan
7 7.51
2.3
95
30 2016-05-12 14:10 York / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 15.56K
Handicap, Stakes
8-8 Good To Firm 1 /17 - win 0.75 Brando 9-1 58.23s

in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on

D C Griffiths
D Allan
11 12.4
3.17
90
31 2016-05-06 15:00 Lingfield / 3 / 0m 5f 6y / Flat AW / 9.45K
Handicap
9-5 Standard 2 /6 - btn 0.5 Encore d'Or 9-7 58.51s

dwelt, in touch in rear, progress well over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong to take 2nd last 100yds, never quite able to threaten winner

D C Griffiths
F M Berry
12 18
4.9
90
32 2016-04-20 14:00 Epsom Downs / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Handicap
9-5 Soft 3 /7 - btn 1.5 Normal Equilibrium 8-13 58.115s

chased leading pair, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, challenged final furlong, no extra last 100yds and lost 2nd near finish

D C Griffiths
Oisin Murphy
15 21.2
3.92
90
33 2016-04-02 15:20 Doncaster / 1 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 20.98K
Listed
9-5 Soft 11 /13 - btn 15.7 Mobsta 9-5 1m 21.955s

dwelt, always in rear

D C Griffiths
D Allan
67 160
34
95
34 2015-08-31 15:05 Epsom Downs / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Charity, Handicap
9-8
Cheekpieces
Heavy 7 /8 - btn 6.9 Humidor 9-10 1m 2.055s

held up in last pair, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden and no progress, weakened last 100yds

R Cowell
Andrea Atzeni
9 9.81
3.05
98
35 2015-06-06 15:45 Epsom Downs / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 61.59K
Handicap, Heritage
9-3
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 20 /20 - btn 23.05 Desert Law 8-5 59.26s

in touch in midfield, ridden over 1f out, soon losing place and hampered just over 1f outm, behind and eased inside final furlong

R Cowell
M Harley
17 29.61
5.01
101
36 2015-05-30 14:55 York / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 31.13K
Handicap, Stakes
9-6
Cheekpieces
Good 20 /20 - btn 11.1 Monsieur Joe 9-4 1m 0.98s

in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, eased final 110yds

R Cowell
M Harley
17 28.05
6.73
101
37 2015-05-06 16:55 Chester / 3 / 0m 5f 16y / Flat Turf / 10.35K
Condition, Stakes
9-4
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 8 /8 - btn 13.25 Silvanus 9-4 1m 5.6925s

tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, no impression on leaders, weakened inside final furlong

R Cowell
M Harley
8 7.95
2.34
101
38 2014-10-18 15:05 Catterick / 2 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 16.17K
Handicap
9-1
Cheekpieces
Soft 1 /13 - win 2.75 Confessional 8-13 59.76s

tracked leaders, close up halfway, led 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, readily

R Cowell
M Harley
10 10.79
3.14
92
39 2014-10-12 15:40 Goodwood / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 9.7K
Handicap, Stakes
9-4
Cheekpieces
Soft 5 /11 - btn 3.7 Desert Ace 9-1 59.795s

awkward start, held up near side, not clear run briefly 2f out, not racing in straightforward fashion but kept on from over 1f out

R Cowell
T E Durcan
15 20.07
5
92
40 2014-10-04 17:00 Ascot / 3 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Handicap
9-7
Cheekpieces
Soft 6 /13 - btn 2.7 Dungannon 9-6 1m 3.585s

dwelt, held up in last quartet, progress against far rail 2f out, tried to close on leaders 1f out, one pace after

R Cowell
T E Durcan
17 24.12
4.78
93
41 2014-09-20 15:50 Ayr / 2 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 99.6K
Cup, Gold, Handicap, Heritage
8-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 22 /27 - btn 10.3 Louis The Pious 9-4 1m 11.59s

switched to outside of stands' side group soon after start, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 17 in group

R Cowell
R Kingscote
34 68.37
10.5
42 2014-09-09 17:25 Leicester / 3 / 0m 5f 2y / Flat Turf / 7.56K
Condition, Stakes
8-9
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /5 - btn 3 Ajjaadd 8-9 59.44s

soon led, shaken up over 1f out, headed, bumped and no extra well inside final furlong

R Cowell
R Hughes
6.5 8.01
3.45
97
43 2014-08-12 19:25 Nottingham / 3 / 0m 5f 13y / Flat Turf / 8.72K
Condition, Ladies, Stakes
8-11 Good 7 /7 - btn 17.1 Judge 'n Jury 8-4 1m 3.46s

chased leaders, ridden along halfway, soon weakened

R Cowell
Jim Crowley
11 8.5
2.84
100
44 2013-09-21 15:50 Ayr / 2 / 0m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 96.49K
Cup, Gold, Handicap, Heritage
9-1 Good To Soft 21 /26 - btn 19.4 Highland Colori 8-13 1m 17.5s

held up stands' side, ridden 2f out, never on terms

Sir M Stoute
Cathy Gannon
26 31.3
8.11
101
45 2013-08-02 15:40 Goodwood / 1 / 0m 5f 0y / Flat Turf / 56.71K
Group, Stakes, Group 2
9-1 Good 10 /17 - btn 5 Moviesta 8-12 57.72s

in touch in midfield, effort under pressure over 1f out, keeping on when short of room 1f out, no headway after

Sir M Stoute
R L Moore
10 12.91
4
101
46 2013-07-06 14:05 Sandown / 1 / 0m 5f 6y / Flat Turf / 34.03K
Group, Stakes, Group 3
9-3 Good To Firm 6 /7 - btn 3.35 Tickled Pink 9-4 59.94s

held up in last trio, pushed along and no progress 2f out, kept on final furlong, no danger

Sir M Stoute
R L Moore
4 4.7
1.68
101