Form and Entries for Horse Defining Year (IRE)

Defining Year (IRE) b g 2nd Apr 2008

Track Horse HorseTracker

Defining Year (IRE) b g 2nd Apr 2008

Sire

Hawk Wing (USA)

Dam

Tajaathub (USA)

Dam's Sire

Aljabr (USA)

Owner

Mrs Karen Bowen

Trainer

Peter Bowen

Breeder

Kieran Coughlan and Miss Claire Riordan

Last Win

Uttoxeter Tue, 11th Jul, 17 6/5Fav, Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (2471 days)

Last Run

Ffos Las Thu, 6th Jun, 19 5th, 25/1, James Bowen (1776 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

€112,620

-16.88

Hurdle IRE

€1,760

-6.00

Flat GB

-3.00

Hurdle GB

20%

£5,812

1.20

Chase GB

£572

-1.00

Under Rules Total

10%

-25.67

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 512-1243522-823274467-5-8716096400-74530353-P0680-5756P113/5/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Dan Skelton to Peter Bowen

Change of Trainer Hugo Froud to Dan Skelton

Nov 2016

Ascot November Sale (Tattersalls Ascot)

Redlynch Racehorse Training (H. Froud)

Purchaser: Tom Malone

£600

Lots Sold: 105

Prices

Avg: £4,727

Median: £2,500

Maximum: £40,000

27Jul16 San 10f Good to Firm 4y+ Hcap(5K)

non-runner

Rated 74 5

18Jun16 Hay 8f Good to Soft 4y+ Hcap(7K)

non-runner

Rated 79 4

Change of Trainer D K Weld to Hugo Froud

Sep 2015

September Hit Sales (Goffs UK)

Rosewell House Stables

Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan/Hugo Froud

£12,000

Lots Sold: 282

Prices

Avg: £9,744

Median: £5,900

Maximum: £78,000

Change of Trainer M Halford to D K Weld

Oct 2012

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Copper Beech Stables, Ireland (M. Halford)

Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan

£47,000

Lots Sold: 909

Prices

Avg: £22,839

Median: £11,000

Maximum: £370,000

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Nov 2016

Ascot November Sale (Tattersalls Ascot)

Redlynch Racehorse Training (H. Froud)

Purchaser: Tom Malone

£600

Lots Sold: 105

Prices

Avg: £4,727

Median: £2,500

Maximum: £40,000

Sep 2015

September Hit Sales (Goffs UK)

Rosewell House Stables

Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan/Hugo Froud

£12,000

Lots Sold: 282

Prices

Avg: £9,744

Median: £5,900

Maximum: £78,000

Oct 2012

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Copper Beech Stables, Ireland (M. Halford)

Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan

£47,000

Lots Sold: 909

Prices

Avg: £22,839

Median: £11,000

Maximum: £370,000

Reports in which Defining Year (IRE) was mentioned

Walsh doubles up on Portmore

Mark Walsh registered a quick double in the JP McManus colours at Kilbeggan when the John Kiely-trained Portmore Lough ran out a game winner of the two-mile maiden hurdle. Fri 21st Aug

Kilbeggan preview

Prickly will bid to get back to winning ways when he lines up in the opener at Kilbeggan this evening, the Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle. Fri 21st Aug

Beckwith battles to repeat last year's win

Beckwith Star produced a gutsy front-running performance to repeat last year's success in the Easyfix Rubber Products Handicap Hurdle at Galway. Mon 27th Jul

Vastonea just loves the Topaz Mile

Vastonea (12/1) continued his love affair with the Topaz Mile Handicap in Galway as he won it for the second time. Tue 29th Jul

Topaz Mile preview

The 115,000 euro Topaz Mile Handicap is the highlight on day two of the Galway Festival on Tuesday and the draw is dominating the thoughts of trainers. Tue 29th Jul

2 up for Smullen as Year enjoys return to flat

Many trainers switch horses between codes to good effect and the back from hurdling Defining Year (polytrack debut) travelled like a dream, last of the four runners, before swooping to triumph in the concluding Save Greyhound Racing At Wimbledon Race. The win was bringing up a double for Pat Smullen at Dundalk following his earlier success on Strategic Heights. Fri 14th Feb

Review dundalk 14th Feb

Pat Smullen enjoyed a double at Dundalk, culminating in Defining Year's success in the Save Greyhound Racing At Wimbledon RaceFri 14th Feb

Review leopardstown 26th Jul

Famous Name notched career victory number 18 when completing a hat-trick of wins in the Jockey Club Of Turkey Meld Stakes at LeopardstownThu 26th Jul

Review curragh 1st Jul

Izzi Top landed her first Group One victory as she ran out an impressive winner of the Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the CurraghSun 01st Jul

Famous Group 3 performer wins again

It remains one of life's minor mysteries how Famous Name has never won beyond Group 3 company but the Dermot Weld trained seven year old landed his tenth such success and his 17th in total, taking the Friarstown Stud International Stakes at The Curragh today for the third time. Sun 01st Jul

Another Listed success for Tannery

The feature race at Limerick this evening the Listed Martin Molony Stakes over 1m 3f went to the David Wachman trained, Wayne Lordan ridden Tannery at the odds of 11/1. Fri 22nd Jun

Review curragh 10th Jun

Sharestan won in Listed company for the first time when Niall McCullagh drove him to victory in the feature Coolmore Stud China Ire.Friendship Silver Stakes at the CurraghSun 10th Jun

Sharestan has to battle for Silver Stakes success

The feature race at the Curragh this afternoon, the Listed Coolmore Stud China Ireland Friendship Silver Stakes went to the John Oxx trained, Niall McCullagh ridden Sharestan. Sun 10th Jun

Zaminast helps Smullen narrow the gap

Zaminast proved to be a more than able deputy for her non-running stablemate Famous Name as she took the Listed Trigo Stakes at Leopardstown with Pat Smullen in the plate. Sun 30th Oct

Review cork 15th Oct

Look At Me won for the first time since her debut over a year ago as she led all the way to land the feature corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes at CorkSat 15th Oct

O'Brien team land feature

Look At Me benefitted from a fine front-running ride by Joseph O'Brien to land the featured www.corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes. Sat 15th Oct

Review curragh 3rd Apr

St Nicholas Abbey proved a disappointment on his return from a long lay-off as Unaccompanied took the geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes at the CurraghSun 03rd Apr

Softly books Guineas place

The 1,000 Guineas at either Newmarket or Longchamp is next on the agenda for Sing Softly after a convincing success in the Listed Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh. Sun 03rd Apr

Defining edges verdict for Carroll

Defining Year stuck his head out in the closing stages to land the Gabriel Curran Memorial Madrid Handicap at the Curragh. Sun 20th Mar

Pirateer battles strongly to land the nursery

He beat the unlucky-in-running Treasure Beach (third in the Group 2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot earlier in the day behind the most impressive Frankel) at Listowel but there was no disputing Pirateer's authority in the I.T.B.A. (South East Region) European Breeders Fund Nursery at Gowran today. Sat 25th Sep

Review listowel 14th Sep

Sword Fish speared the most valuable prize on the third day of the Listowel Festival when winning the Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle in the colours of JP McManusTue 14th Sep

Halford strikes again with well-backed Year

Michael Halford's outfit struck with the well-backed Queenie Keen yesterday and they were responsible for another well-backed winner when Defining Year (as big as 10/1 in the morning into 7/2 co-fav) won on outing number two, under Gary Carroll (now one off Ben Curtis as he bids to retain the apprentice title) in the Jet O'Carroll Memorial Median Auction Maiden at Listowel. Tue 14th Sep

Listowel market movers

Defining Year is fancied to step up on a promising debut at the Curragh last month, and has been backed from 10/1 in to half those odds with both Paddy Power and Ladbrokes for the opening 7f auction maiden. Tue 14th Sep

After race at Curragh Sun, 20th Mar, 2011 (1st)

I'm delighted to win that as I was mad keen on Squibs,. He travelled well through the ground and has strengthened up over the winter. We'll go for a Guineas trial with him.

M Halford

After race at Listowel Tue, 14th Sep, 2010 (1st)

He had a great first run at the Curragh and he loved the step-up in trip. Ours usually come on from their first run and he is still very raw and he has loads of scope.

M Halford

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