Falcon Eight Horse Racing Form | Leopardstown 18:15 04th August 2022

Falcon Eight' Form | 04th August 2022

04th August 2022 Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3)

Age
7
Weight
9-9
Trainer
D K Weld
(Last 14 Days: 1-21, 4.76%)
Owner
Mark E Phelan & S P O'Connor
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2015-02-20
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 2022-07-28 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
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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