Bishopsfurze (IRE)
Owner: Mrs C M Hurley Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Broadway Flyer / Supreme Dipper (Supreme Leader)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May 2012 | Punchestown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Caduceus | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 15 | R Walsh | 11/2 |
| towards rear, mistakes, some headway 3 out, 7th next, ridden and no impression in 6th when pecked on landing last, eased | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2012 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Flemenstar | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 7 | P Townend | 16/1 |
| chased leaders early, last 6 out, hampered 3 out, no extra and kept on same pace from before straight | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2012 | Clonmel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | R Walsh | 4/9 |
| left in lead from 2nd, pressed when not fluent 2 out, joined last, stayed on best under pressure run-in to assert closing stages | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2012 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Quietly Fancied | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 4 | R Walsh | |
| 24 Nov 2011 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | R Walsh | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd and challenged approaching 2 out, narrow leader before last, joined run-in, stayed on best close home | |||||||||
| 04 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good | 3m | 1 | Askanna | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 16 | R Walsh | 5/1 |
| held up in rear, headway from 3 out, went 6th entering straight, soon ridden and no extra before last | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Hidden Cyclone | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 8 | P Townend | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders on outer, not fluent 6th and mistake 5 out, ridden along in 4th after 3 out, no impression in 3rd next, dropped to 4th close home | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2011 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f | 1 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | P Townend | 9/10 |
| tracked leaders, led before 4 out, travelling best from before straight, bad mistake 2 out, hit last, ridden out run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2011 | Thurles | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | P Townend | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd from 3rd, 2nd travelling well entering straight, led and not fluent 2 out, soon clear, not fluent again at last, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2011 | Naas | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Gagewell Flyer | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 6 | P Townend | 6/4 |
| held up in last, badly hampered 4 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2010 | Cork | 2m | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | P Townend | 11/10 | |
| close up on outer, 4th halfway, led travelling well 3 out, stayed on well, not extended, easily | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 12st | 1 of 24 | Mr P W Mullins | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway entering straight, challenged in 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 24 | Paul Townend | 20/1 |
| towards rear, driven and headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2010 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Bishopsfurze | 11st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | Mr P W Mullins | 8/11 |
| held up, headway in 6th 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong to lead inside last 100 yards, comfortably | |||||||||