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- California Lad (GB)
California Lad (GB)
13yo b g 29th Jan 2013Track Horse
Track Horse
California Lad (GB)
b g 29th Jan 2013Last Win
Dundalk Fri, 16th Feb, 18 6/1, R Coakley
F Birrane
(2944 days)
Last Run
Wolverhampton Tue, 1st Dec, 20
10th, 4/1, William Carver
(1925 days)
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Runs
Wins
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Win %
Earnings
Level Stk
Flat IRE
33
3
3
9%
€32,587.5
-14.25
Flat GB
17
1
6
6%
£8,109
-13.25
Under Rules Total
50
4
9
8%
-27.50
Form Figures
820-23362156-49095415-114950426009260-2056730009-688440/
Form Timeline
Form Figures - 820-23362156-49095415-114950426009260-2056730009-688440/
Date Course Conditions
Race Result
Jockey
Class
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MorningSP
Feb 2021
February Sale (Tattersalls (UK))
Averham Park Stables (I. Furtado)
Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn
Lots Sold: 219
Prices
Avg: £11,710
Median: £6,000
Maximum: £120,000
Change of Trainer F Birrane to Ivan Furtado
Change of Trainer H J L Dunlop to F Birrane
May 2015
Guineas Breeze Up and HIT Sale (Tattersalls (UK))
Mocklershill, Ireland
Purchaser: Harry Dunlop / Anthony Stroud Bloodstock
£36,000
Lots Sold: 172
Prices
Avg: £26,745
Median: £18,000
Maximum: £230,000
Oct 2014
Sportsmans Sale (Goffs Ireland)
Staffordstown
Purchaser: James Mescall / D Murphy
€33,000
Lots Sold: 224
Prices
Avg: €19,338
Median: €15,000
Maximum: €90,000
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
Feb 2021
February Sale (Tattersalls (UK))
Averham Park Stables (I. Furtado)
Purchaser: Lot Withdrawn
Lots Sold: 219
Prices
Avg: £11,710
Median: £6,000
Maximum: £120,000
May 2015
Guineas Breeze Up and HIT Sale (Tattersalls (UK))
Mocklershill, Ireland
Purchaser: Harry Dunlop / Anthony Stroud Bloodstock
£36,000
Lots Sold: 172
Prices
Avg: £26,745
Median: £18,000
Maximum: £230,000
Oct 2014
Sportsmans Sale (Goffs Ireland)
Staffordstown
Purchaser: James Mescall / D Murphy
€33,000
Lots Sold: 224
Prices
Avg: €19,338
Median: €15,000
Maximum: €90,000
Reports in which California Lad (GB) was mentioned
View The Bay bids for her third Polytrack success
View The Bay may continue on an upward curve by taking the featured Coral Best Price Guaranteed All UK & Irish Races Handicap at Dundalk this evening. Fri 15th Feb
Joseph O'Brien's Stronghold wins Dundalk's opener
Stronghold justified even money favouritism to win the opening Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race at Dundalk today for trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey Seamie Heffernan. Fri 25th Jan
Touch Of Gold defies handicapper's penalty
Touch Of Gold defied a recent 9lbs ratings hike to gain her second win at Dundalk tonight as the Michael Kennedy trained mare landed the Crowne Plaza Championship Apprentice Handicap under jockey Killian Leonard. Fri 09th Nov
Tylicki delighted with new addition Elm Grove
Elm Grove, on her first start for Madeleine Tylicki, picked up a good pot in the featured Win Big With Tote Handicap at Ballinrobe with a storming finish. Mon 23rd Jul
Birrane goes from strength to strength at Dundalk
California Lad is now a three time winner over the extended mile and a quarter at Dundalk as he came out on top in the concluding Koffy Handicap. Fri 16th Feb
Review dundalk 16th Feb
Ado McGuinness hasn't taken long to work Master Speaker out and he turned the Fastfix Handicap into a procession under the lights at DundalkFri 16th Feb
Linehan excels from the front on California
A course and distance winner here on December 1st, California Lad supplemented those gains in split two of the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap tonight. Fri 05th JanReview dundalk 5th Jan
Ship Of Dreams subjected Port Lions to a third straight runner-up finish when proving too strong in the closing stages of the Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2018 MaidenFri 05th Jan
Birrane puts a 2nd winner on the board
County Mayo trainer Fergal Birrane saddled his second winner when California Lad prevailed under Denis Linehan in division one of the Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap. Fri 01st Dec
Poitin does Clarke and Downey another favour
Seven of Poitin's eight previous wins had come on the all-weather. She managed another victory on the turf at Leopardstown tonight though, in the Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Rated Race. Thu 15th Jun
After race at Dundalk Fri, 16th Feb, 2018 (1st) 
This place has been awful lucky for us this year, it's unreal,. I was delighted with him tonight the way he won there. He was really relaxed, even before he loaded in the stalls, and he's taking his racing really well. He's settling as the racing is going on. Ross gave him a super ride. He got him settled in behind another horse, switched him off and just came in the last 50 yards and went on lovely. We'll keep him going and keep him campaigning here and then probably look at the grass later on. That distance seems to suit him very well. That's three with him now so it's great.
F Birrane
This place has been awful lucky for us this year, it's unreal,. I was delighted with him tonight the way he won there. He was really relaxed, even before he loaded in the stalls, and he's taking his racing really well. He's settling as the racing is going on. Ross gave him a super ride. He got him settled in behind another horse, switched him off and just came in the last 50 yards and went on lovely. We'll keep him going and keep him campaigning here and then probably look at the grass later on. That distance seems to suit him very well. That's three with him now so it's great.
F Birrane
After race at Dundalk Fri, 1st Dec, 2017 (1st)
We got him earlier on in the year from Harry Dunlop. He's a finicky kind of horse and it just took a while with him,. We got the right distance with him tonight. We were trying him over a mile-and-a-half and a mile. He was a little bit keen at the start. I wanted him to get him up in fourth and fifth place to get him to settle in because if he sees a lot of light he gets buzzed up a little bit. Once he got him in behind he settled. We're going to campaign for the whole winter here hopefully. Hopefully we'll pick up a few more. That's the second winner I've had in the last few weeks and the horses are all going well. We'll have a good few runners in the next two or three weeks and we have some lovely horses to come out.
F Birrane
We got him earlier on in the year from Harry Dunlop. He's a finicky kind of horse and it just took a while with him,. We got the right distance with him tonight. We were trying him over a mile-and-a-half and a mile. He was a little bit keen at the start. I wanted him to get him up in fourth and fifth place to get him to settle in because if he sees a lot of light he gets buzzed up a little bit. Once he got him in behind he settled. We're going to campaign for the whole winter here hopefully. Hopefully we'll pick up a few more. That's the second winner I've had in the last few weeks and the horses are all going well. We'll have a good few runners in the next two or three weeks and we have some lovely horses to come out.
F Birrane
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