Form and Entries for Horse The Fonze (IRE)

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Reports in which The Fonze (IRE) was mentioned

Won wins as The Fonze suffers heart attack

Won In The Dark ended his sequence of nineteen runs without a win as he battled gamely to take the M.D.O'Shea & Sons Hurdle, under Andrew Lynch for trainer Sabrina Harty. Mon 14th May

Word For Word gives Lynam a double

Word For Word gave Eddie Lynam a double at Dundalk when taking the concluding extended mile and two furlong handicap with Shane Foley in the saddle. Fri 04th May

Gan Locht scores on second start for Kingston

Drogheda trainer George Kingston tasted success at his local track as his Gan Locht (Without Fault in English) took the [email protected] Handicap under Shane Gray. Wed 04th Apr

De Senectute impresses on her comeback

Katie Walsh partnered 11/4 favourite De Senectute to land a gamble in the concluding qualified riders handicap at Bellewstown’s festival. Sun 03rd Jul

16 and counting for The Fonze

The phrase “a great servant to connections” could have been created for The Fonze who recorded his 16th career victory in the featured Limerick Junction Chase. Thu 02nd Jun

The Fonze lands tasty accum for local punter

One well-known local punter had a night to remember at Tramore as a six-horse accumulator was brought-up by The Fonze's success in the Bookaroom.ie Handicap. Sat 14th Aug

The Fonze lights up Tramore

The Fonze brought Tramore's all-flat programme to life by gaining an unlikely victory under Shay Barry in the Bookaroom.ie Handicap. Sat 14th Aug

Review limerick 4th Jul

Eoin Doyle's admirably versatile campaigner The Fonze completed a hat-trick over the smaller obstacles by winning what looked a hot contest for the Adare Festival Weekend Hurdle at LimerickSun 04th Jul

Review bellewstown 4th Jul

Grey Soldier earned his spot in the Galway Hurdle with a battling victory in the Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle - part of a near-45-1 treble for Gordon Elliott and Paul Carberry at BellewstownSun 04th Jul

Doyle records across the card double

County Kilkenny trainer Eoin Doyle recorded an across the card double when Mojito Royale carried top weight to land the Outsource Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Micky Butler. Sun 04th Jul

14 and counting for The Fonze

The Fonze has been an amazing horse for connections but none were present to see the Desert Sun gelding record his fourteenth win in the Adare Festival Weekend Hurdle at Limerick. Sun 04th Jul

Doyle & Barry on a High with King

Eoin Doyle and Shay Barry matched the double scorers Gordon Elliott and Paul Carberry when King High added to the gains of The Fonze half-an-hour earlier by taking race four on the programme at Down Royal, the Down Royal Punters Pack Handicap Hurdle. Fri 18th Jun

Thirteen-up for The Fonze at Down Royal

For the first time in a while The Fonze (has gained wins at Clonmel, Tramore and Gowran) ventured a bit further away from his home in Kilkenny but that proved to be no barrier to success for the very-likeable Desert Sun gelding as he gained the thirteenth win of his career in the Guiness Hurdle. Fri 18th Jun

Review kilbeggan 15th May

Doctor Woodfield gave his supporters an uplifting tonic in a dramatic renewal of the Belvedere House Gardens & Park Handicap Chase at KilbegganSat 15th May

Fonze struts his stuff at Kilbeggan

The Fonze has proven a star for the Eoin Doyle yard and popped up again to score at Kilbeggan tonight. Sat 15th May

Review tramore 1st Jan

The Fonze (12-1) upset the two market principals when running out a game winner of the Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters ChaseFri 01st Jan

Doyle & Barry continue dream run

Chebona Bula continued Eoin Doyle and Shay Barry's amazing run of success at Tramore when he beat Night Spark by a convincing four lengths in the David Flynn Construction Novice Handicap Hurdle. Fri 01st Jan

The Fonze scores for red-hot Doyle & Barry

The Fonze continued his love affair with Tramore when despite proving very easy in the market, the son of Desert Sun powered up the hill in customary fashion to gain his third course success in the Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters Steeplechase and atone for finishing third in the corresponding event twelve months ago. Fri 01st Jan

Review gowran park 3rd Oct

Racegoers turned out at Gowran Park to witness a true champion, but War Of Attrition couldn't quite manage to rise to the occasion with a victorySat 03rd Oct

The Fonze defeats War Of Attrition in Champion Chase clash

Mooncoin trainer Eoin Doyle saddled The Fonze to win the Grade 2 Gowran Park Champion Chase at Gowran today, defeating 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition, who was making his seasonal reappearance. Sat 03rd Oct

Doyle & Butler record 48.5/1 double

Micky Butler recorded his first ever double when landing the Noel Cummins Bookmakers Chase aboard the Eoin Doyle trained The Fonze making it a double on the day for the trainer also. Sun 16th Aug

The Fonze Makes It Eight

The Fonze registered his eighth career success and his first over fences at his second attempt when putting the Killone Estates Chase to bed in a matter of strides before the last, going on to beat favourite, The Spoonplayer, by five and a half lengths. Sat 13th Sep

After race at Tipperary Thu, 2nd Jun, 2011 (1st)

He gave an exhibition of jumping and was very long at the fourth last. He was like a two-year-old down in the yard as he kept sweating up and we had to keep taking him out of his box. The Galway Plate is a possibility if he got a reasonable weight. He's a privilege to train as he travels so well and is so enthusiastic.

Eoin Doyle

After race at Tramore Sat, 14th Aug, 2010 (1st)

How did he win from there? We might make a flat jockey out of Shay yet! . I ran him too soon after the Galway Plate when he pulled up at Cork. He was going to get a break then, but I gave him a piece of work the other morning and he worked better than he had done before Galway so we let him take his chance. He was thrown-in here on his hurdle and chase ratings. He'll have a little break now and the aim then would be the Grade 2 (the Gowran Park Champion Chase) that the won in Gowran last year.

Eoin Doyle

Fri, 18th Jun, 2010

He might run under a mandatory penalty at Gowran on Sunday. He didn't do a stroke when he got to the front, just idling a bit. He won a chase at Tramore last time and he'll go chasing again soon. He'll probably go for a chase in Galway.

Eoin Doyle

After race at Kilbeggan Sat, 15th May, 2010 (1st)

If I had three or four like him it would make the job a lot easier!. Compared to his chase rating he was well in and he likes that good ground. He could go back over fences and we'll look for a nice chase over the summer. He'll mix it. He's only rated low on the Flat as well and we could look for a two-mile Flat race. We'll get something in Galway for him or some of the other festivals.

Eoin Doyle

Fri, 1st Jan, 2010

He is a good little horse and he jumped and travelled great. We might give him a Cheltenham entry now but we'll probably have to get another win into him to get in there.

Eoin Doyle

After race at Tramore Fri, 1st Jan, 2010 (1st)

He loves it around here. Shay said he was hating the ground at the top of the hill but he came up the hill at the end strongly. He is so highly rated that it is hard to know where he'll go next. If we could find a suitable race for him at Cheltenham he'd go there. He is not as effective over hurdles but he is only rated 114 at that game so we have the option of going for a handicap.

Eoin Doyle

After race at Gowran Park Sat, 3rd Oct, 2009 (1st)

that's The Fonze's tenth career success and my biggest winner. He's always been a great horse for us and I knew there was a big race in him.

Eoin Doyle

After race at Tramore Sun, 16th Aug, 2009 (1st)

He was very sick earlier in the year. He did really well as I thought he might be a bit short of fitness for today. I'd say it was pure ability that got him through as he's a class horse. We may go back hurdling over a trip he is also very well handicapped on the flat. Mickey did really well and he is one of the best seven pound claimers in the country.

Eoin Doyle

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