Falcon Eight Horse Racing Form | Curragh 16:20 23rd October 2022

Falcon Eight' Form | 23rd October 2022

23rd October 2022 Tote Always SP Or Better At The Curragh Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race

Age
7
Weight
11-7
Trainer
D K Weld
(Last 14 Days: 1-20, 5%)
Owner
Mark E Phelan & S P O'Connor
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2015-02-20
Race Type
Flat Turf
Class
Classifications
Amateur, Derby
Ground
Soft To Heavy
Distance
1m 4f 0y
Runners
9
Prize Money
£18,000
Is Falcon Eight Improving?
Does Falcon Eight Suit This Race
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

Falcon Eight 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 2022-09-25 16:15 Curragh / 2m 0f 124y / Flat Turf / 600K
Handicap
9-6
Blinkers
Yielding To Soft 5 /30 - btn 3.25 Waterville 8-9 3m 39.783s

slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along early, good headway on inner 3f out, 9th when checked and unable to find racing room 2f out, found room and ridden in 10th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 5th close home, never nearer

D K Weld
J A Powell
23 43.8
8.9
107
1 2022-08-04 18:15 Leopardstown / 1 / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 52.5K
Group, Stakes, Group 3
9-9
Blinkers
Good 6 /8 - btn 10.25 Gear Up 9-9 2m 41.12s

in rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor

D K Weld
C D Hayes
23 42.03
7.2
107
2 2022-07-28 16:30 Galway / 2m 4f 156y / Hurdle Turf / 22K
Hurdle, Novice
11-4
Visor
Good 5 /8 - btn 14.75 Salvador Ziggy 11-7 4m 50.958s

tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, took closer order in clear 2nd at 8th, challenged leader after 4 out, under pressure and dropped to 3rd after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, weakened run-in

D K Weld
D J O'Keeffe
3.75 4.2
1.37
134
3 2022-06-18 18:10 Ascot / 2 / 2m 5f 143y / Flat Turf / 100K
Condition, Stakes
9-4
Visor
Good To Firm 4 /12 - btn 1.7 Stratum 9-7 4m 55.03s

slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra close home

D K Weld
Tom Marquand
4.33 5.4
2
108
4 2022-05-06 15:15 Chester / 2 / 2m 2f 140y / Flat Turf / 151K
Cup, Handicap
9-12
Visor
Good 5 /14 - btn 5.05 Cleveland 9-0 4m 5.14s

in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

D K Weld
L Dettori
5.5 5.91
2.54
109
5 2022-04-03 15:30 Fairyhouse / 1 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 40K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 2
11-3
Visor
Yielding 3 /7 - btn 0.8 Bronn 11-3 5m 0.060000000000002s

chased leaders, mistake 4th, 5th halfway, closer and left 3rd 3 out, 2nd entering straight, 3rd and pushed along after 2 out, switched left run-in, ridden and kept on well

D K Weld
J W Kennedy
4.33 4.8
2.6
130
6 2022-02-10 16:00 Thurles / 2m 7f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-12 Good To Yielding 1 /11 - win 1.75 Rajsalad 10-11 6m 11.4s

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer after 3 out, soon 3rd, ridden to press leaders entering straight, disputed 2 out, soon narrow lead, asserted before last, kept on well run-in

D K Weld
P Townend
2.62 2.9
1.41
7 2021-12-29 12:35 Leopardstown / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 15K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-9 Yielding To Soft 5 /9 - btn 27.25 Journey With Me 12-0 5m 9.45s

held up in touch on outer, slight mistake 3rd, no impression under pressure in 5th from final hurdle, one pace

D K Weld
S Fitzgerald
9 15.36
2.03
8 2021-06-19 18:10 Ascot / 2 / 2m 5f 143y / Flat Turf / 65K
Condition, Stakes
9-2
Visor
Soft 9 /15 - btn 24.75 Stratum 9-2 5m 3.228s

held up off the pace in last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms

D K Weld
L Dettori
2.75 2.99
1.62
110
9 2021-05-07 14:45 Chester / 2 / 2m 2f 140y / Flat Turf / 125K
Cup, Handicap
9-10
Visor
Good To Soft 1 /16 - win 2 The Grand Visir 9-9 4m 7.11s

pushed along early, towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

D K Weld
L Dettori
8.5 8.6
2.76
104
10 2020-06-27 19:45 Curragh / 1 / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 50K
Group, National, Stakes, Group 3
9-5
Visor
Good 4 /7 - btn 5.25 Twilight Payment 9-5 3m 9.27s

D K Weld
O J Orr
6.5 7.88
2
108
11 2020-06-14 15:00 Leopardstown / 1 / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 37.5K
Listed, Stakes
9-7
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /7 - btn 7 Nickajack Cave 9-7 3m 0.59s

D K Weld
O J Orr
3.25 3.4
1.98
109
12 2019-08-23 14:25 York / 1 / 2m 0f 56y / Flat Turf / 127.6K
Champion, Cup, Group, Stakes, Group 2
9-3 Good To Firm 4 /4 - btn 17.3 Stradivarius 9-6 3m 30.52s

held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon ridden along and outpaced final 3f

D Weld
Oisin Murphy
13 14.95
3.97
111
13 2019-07-06 16:45 Sandown / 1 / 2m 0f 50y / Flat Turf / 22.68K
Listed, Stakes
9-0 Good To Firm 1 /5 - win 0.2 Mekong 9-0 3m 32.55s

tracked leader to 6f out, shaken up 3f out, took 2nd again 2f out, sustained challenge over 1f out, driven to lead last strides

D Weld
L Dettori
1.91 1.98
1.33
109
14 2019-05-17 18:30 Leopardstown / 1m 6f 0y / Flat Turf / 29.5K
Listed, Stakes
9-5 Good To Yielding 2 /6 - btn 0.75 Twilight Payment 9-8 3m 5.337s

D Weld
C D Hayes
4 4.28
1.91
104
15 2018-09-30 14:55 Naas / 2m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 35.4K
Group, Stakes, Group 3
8-13 Good 3 /8 - btn 3.05 Cypress Creek 8-13 3m 32.8s

D Weld
D P McDonogh
3.75 3.66
1.53
16 2018-08-22 17:50 Killarney / 1m 3f 50y / Flat Turf / 9.55K
Limited
9-6 Good 1 /4 - win 5.5 Light Pillar 9-7 2m 26.97s

D Weld
D P McDonogh
2 2.05
1.26
17 2018-07-21 18:40 Curragh / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 8.32K
Maiden
9-5 Good To Firm 1 /9 - win 2.25 Persian Lion 9-5 2m 35.92s

D Weld
D P McDonogh
6.5 9.22
2