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The Gopher (IRE)

ch g 1989

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The Gopher (IRE)

ch g 1989

Sire

Dam

Egg Shells

Dam's Sire

Owner

JW Egan,P Banks,Mrs B Grainger

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Plumpton Sat, 28th Sep, 02 6/1, P Griffiths (8695 days)

Last Run

Plumpton Mon, 21st Oct, 02 p.u., 9/2, P Griffiths (8672 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

8

1

1

12%

€2,615

-1.00

Chase IRE

11

2

3

18%

€9,705

8.50

NHF IRE

3

0

0

0%

0

-3.00

Chase GB

44

10

12

23%

£71,245

22.98

Chase IRL

1

0

0

0%

0

-1.00

Under Rules Total

67

13

16

19%

26.48

Form Figures

50980-608215-B173P34-1P831U2241-411F31S3-3441221-69F3332F247P-P47641F-5411P/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 50980-608215-B173P34-1P831U2241-411F31S3-3441221-69F3332F247P-P47641F-5411P/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

21Oct02 Plu 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(8K)

11-2[9/2]pulled up in race won by Bruthuinne

28Sep02 Plu 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

10-10[6/1]1st/5, 1.5L to Maidstone Monument

26Aug02 Sou 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(7K)

11-7[4/1]1st/6, 4L to April Spirit

17Jul02 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-11[8/1]4th/15, 26.75L behind Swansea Bay

29Jun02 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-1[12/1]5th/13, 7.75L behind Pessimistic Dick

30Sep01 Hun 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-10[7/2]fell in race won by

12Sep01 Her 19f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

11-10[8/1]1st/6, 7L to

28Aug01 Utt 21f Good 5y+ HcapCh(8K)

10-0[10/1]4th/4, 33.50L behind

27Aug01 Sou 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

11Jul01 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-10[14/1]6th/20, 16.25L behind

29Jun01 Str 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

10-2[13/2]7th/12, 34.75L behind Gaysun

01Jun01 Str 28f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

10-11[9/1]4th/12, 10.25L behind Stewarts Pride

24Apr01 Exe 25f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-3[25/1]pulled up in race won by

27Oct00 Tow 25f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

12-0[20/1]pulled up in race won by

12Oct00 Tau 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(8K)

11-8[10/1]7th/11, 52.75L behind

30Sep00 Che 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(20K)

10-13[14/1]4th/7, 41.00L behind Arctic Chanter

30Aug00 New 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

12-0[6/4Fav]bf2nd/3, 27L behind Defendtherealm

17Jul00 New 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(8K)

11-10[5/2]2nd/4, 6L behind Freddie Muck

02Jul00 Utt 32f Good 5y+ HcapCh(39K)

11-7[9/1]3rd/13, 29.00L behind Berlin Blue

24May00 Wor 20f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

12-0[7/2]3rd/8, 11.75L behind Gladiateur IV

10May00 Che 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(12K)

11-5[4/1]3rd/5, 19.00L behind Earthmover

08Apr00 Ain 36f Good 6y+ HcapCh(479K)

10-3[66/1]fell in race won by Papillon

14Mar00 Che 25f Good 5y+ HcapCh(59K)

10-0[50/1]9th/12, 16.75L behind Marlborough

26Feb00 Hay 20f Soft 6y+ HcapCh(20K)

10-6[20/1]6th/7, 59.75L behind Aghawadda Gold

30Aug99 Sou 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

12-0[11/10]1st/4, 1.75L to Alpine Gale

24Jul99 Mar 20f Good 5y+ HcapCh(30K)

11-2[10/1]2nd/14, 3L behind Fleeting Mandate

27Jun99 Utt 21f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

11-11[7/2]2nd/7, 5L behind Specialize

12Jun99 Mar 20f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

11-0[20/1]1st/12, 6L to Specialize

21May99 Str 28f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

12-0[14/1]4th/14, 24.00L behind Star Traveller

05May99 Che 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(12K)

10-8[10/1]4th/10, 8.75L behind Headwind

14Apr99 Che 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(12K)

11-11[12/1]3rd/10, 15.50L behind Gigi Beach

03Oct98 Che 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

10-8[7/1]3rd/7, 4.50L behind Linton Rocks

12Sep98 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

11-7[7/1]slipped up in race won by Clifton Set

07Aug98 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-12[15/8]1st/3, 9L to Wrekengale

22Jul98 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-12[9/2]3rd/9, 8.00L behind Wrekengale

26Jun98 Str 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-10[7/2JFav]bffell in race won by Cats Run

12Jun98 Mar 25f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

11-11[4/1]1st/8, Special Account

20May98 Utt 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(7K)

10-9[5/1]1st/4, 1.25L to Inchcailloch

25Apr98 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(7K)

10-10[20/1]4th/11, 15.50L behind Naiysari

Change of Trainer P J Finn to D J Wintle

09Nov97 War 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

10-5[7/2]1st/5, 7L to Church Law

30Oct97 Str 28f Good 5y+ HcapCh(5K)

11-4[9/2]4th/8, 5.75L behind Domaine de Pron

21Oct97 Hun 24f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-7[6/5Fav]bf2nd/4, 2L behind Monymoss

04Oct97 Utt 26f Good 5y+ HcapCh(10K)

10-9[11/2]2nd/4, 1.25L behind Danger Baby

27Sep97 Wor 23f Good 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

11-8[9/2]unseated rider in race won by Danger Baby

03Sep97 New 26f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(4K)

10-11[7/2]1st/5, 2.5L to Spring To It

Change of Trainer T F Lacy to P J Finn

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.

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