Sizing Europe (IRE)
Owner: Ann & Alan Potts Partnership Trainer: H De Bromhead Sex: Gelding Age: 10
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed formhide detailed form | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | A E Lynch | 8/13 |
| always prominent, disputed lead from 3rd, led from 4 out, ridden clear entering straight, wandered around slightly approaching last, stayed on well under pressure run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Finian's Rainbow | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | A E Lynch | 4/5 |
| tracked leader, left in lead at 4th, 2 lengths clear when not fluent and reduced advantage 2 out (usual 3 out), hard pressed when not much room bypassing omitted last, soon ridden, headed final 50 yards, no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 3 | A E Lynch | 9/10 |
| led from 2nd, driven along approaching straight, drew clear before last, stayed on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | A E Lynch | 11/8 |
| tracked clear leader, close up 7th, led narrowly after 10th, driven clear between last 2, stayed on well, well in command flat | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2011 | Down Royal | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Quito De La Roque | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | A E Lynch | 7/2 |
| close up and disputed, slight mistake 8th, narrow lead from 9th, disputed from 4 out, narrow lead again 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on under pressure from before last, headed close home | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2011 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | A E Lynch | 1/1 |
| took a couple of fences to warm to his jumping, soon raced in 3rd, 2nd when slight mistake 6 out, moderate 3rd from next, slightly slow jump 4 out, closed up from before straight, no impression from before 2 out, left in lead last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 03 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 2m | 1 | Big Zeb | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | T J Murphy | 11/8 |
| raced 2nd early, led from 4th, ridden entering straight, joined 2 out, narrowly headed at last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | A E Lynch | 10/1 |
| pressed leader, led 7th (water), made rest, driven and pressed before 2 out, ridden and stayed on well to go clear flat | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2011 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Golden Silver | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 5 | A E Lynch | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, close 2nd after 5 out, slight mistake 4 out, driven along after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, 3rd and no extra approaching last | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2010 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | A E Lynch | 5/1 |
| slow 1st and 2nd, tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway in 3rd travelling well 4 out, ridden 3 out, no impression on leader in 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, just held 2nd run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 7f | 1 | China Rock | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 4 | A E Lynch | 5/4 |
| settled 3rd, not fluent early, 2nd from 6 out, outpaced after 4 out, driven along next, some progress approaching 2 out, no impression from before last | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Golden Silver | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | A E Lynch | 5/2 |
| soon led, slightly slow jump 3rd and disputed lead afterwards, strongly pressed and slight mistake last, headed and no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | A E Lynch | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, joined leader going well 4 out, led after 2 out, ridden 2 lengths clear last, stayed on under pressure flat, held on | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | A E Lynch | 1/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, slow jump 4th, challenged and disputed lead 2 out, led before straight, strongly pressed and joined before last where left clear, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | A E Lynch | 1/3 |
| soon prominent, almost on terms in 2nd from 4 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily, impressive | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2009 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | A E Lynch | 8/11 |
| disputed lead early, foot-perfect jumping, 2nd from 3rd, led from 6 out, soon clear, stayed on strongly from 2 out, not extended, impressive | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2009 | Roscommon | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Archie Boy | 11st 12lbs | of 9 | D F O'Regan | |
| 01 May 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Solwhit | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 12/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead early straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Punjabi | 11st 10lbs | of 23 | Denis O'Regan | |
| 29 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft) | 2m | 0 | Sublimity | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | Andrew J McNamara | 15/8 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden to disputed entering straight, 4th and weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Hardy Eustace | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 4 | Andrew J McNamara | 7/4 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead 4 out, ridden clear after 2 out, tired and headed approaching last, no extra and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Katchit | 11st 10lbs | 14 of 15 | A J McNamara | 2/1 |
| in touch, headway after 5th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, virtually pulled up flat | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2008 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | Andrew J McNamara | 10/3 |
| prominent, progress travelling well to lead before 2 out, clear approaching last, pushed out run-in, impressive | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2007 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 19 | T J Murphy | 5/1 |
| tended to jump left, in touch, headway to lead 4 out, narrowly headed 3 out, rallied between last 2, led and went left last, driven clear flat | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2007 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 3520 | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 24 | D F O'Regan | |
| always prominent, 4th 4 out, led approaching 3 out, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2007 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good to Firm | 3520 | 1 | De Valira | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 8 | D F O'Regan | |
| held up in rear, progress approaching 4 out, 5th next, 3rd when mistake 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Heavy | 3520 | 1 | De Valira | 10st 13lbs | 3 of 8 | D F O'Regan | |
| held up in touch, 4th 2 out, 3rd and ridden to challenge before last, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2006 | NEWBURY | Good to Soft | 3630 | 3 | Sizing Europe | 11st | 1 of 15 | Denis O'Regan | |
| in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, led and jumped left 2 out, mistake and jumped left last, hung left flat, driven out | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2006 | NAAS | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st | 1 of 22 | Mr J E Burns | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd 5f out, 2nd into straight, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 May 2006 | LIMERICK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Gleann An Sagart | 10st 9lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr J E Burns | |
| mid-division, 8th before straight, ridden and kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | De Valira | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Mr J E Burns | |
| tracked leaders in moderate 5th, close 3rd 3f out, led entering straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, not pace of winner | |||||||||