Bird Of Play
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Bird Of Play is a 5yo from Ireland trained by L Bailey, Middleham. It is sired by the stallion Free Eagle out of the dam Spiaggia. Bird Of Play has won 1 race in its career so far. On 25th May 2023 at Haydock, Bird Of Play achieved its most notable victory in the $4449 George Formby Birthday Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh 02-Apr-25 m R4 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886), Winning Time: 01:27.110, SP: 12/1 | B Garritty 58.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 10 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 15-Mar-25 1905m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $4,711), Winning Time: 02:02.830, SP: 66/1 Led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong when hung left, soon no extra | B Garritty 60.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 8 (8) |
| Newcastle 21-Feb-25 2050m GOOD R1 Hcp $184 (of $3,140), Winning Time: 02:16.040, SP: 12/1 Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, some headway and switched left over 1f out, no impression | J Garritty 59kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 5 (6) |
| Newcastle 01-Feb-25 1613m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $5,234), Winning Time: 01:41.390, SP: 33/1 Slowly away, always in rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out | B Garritty 59kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 8 (9) |
| Newcastle 15-Jan-25 1613m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $3,716), Winning Time: 01:43.110, SP: 100/1 Awkward start, towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, no impression | A Rawlinson 59.9kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 6 (9) |
| Musselburgh 21-Apr-24 1611m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $10,360), Winning Time: 01:41.800, SP: 9/1 Soon well behind, eased over 2f out, tailed off | D Tudhope 59.9kg, Cd 0 30.75L | 14 (14) |
| Leicester 10-Oct-23 1408m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.630, SP: 13/2 In rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on one pace final furlong | E Croot 61.7kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 7 (13) |
| Redcar 19-Sep-23 1608m GOOD R1 Hcp $491 (of $4,187) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.550, SP: 8/1 Towards rear, headway 3f out, tried to press leader well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace | E Croot 63.5kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (11) |
| Newmarket 19-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $5,234) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.680, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders centre, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | E Croot 62.1kg, Cd 0 9.00L | 7 (14) |
| Doncaster 13-Jul-23 1602m GOOD R8 Hcp $1,288 (of $5,496) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.060, SP: 3/1 Led, pushed along over 3f out, ran on gamely, joined for lead over 1f out, headed final furlong, weakened final 100 yds | E Croot 62.1kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Doncaster 30-Jun-23 1602m GOOD R5 Hcp $2,063 (of $4,397) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 5/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 3f, led 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, just held | E Croot 60.3kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Leicester 06-Jun-23 1408m GOOD R7 Hcp $1,965 (of $4,187) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.100, SP: 11/2 Overall leader in centre, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on | E Croot 61.2kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Haydock 25-May-23 1400m GOOD R7 Hcp $4,449 (of $4,449) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.070, SP: 11/1 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, led inside final furlong, cosily | E Croot 60.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Newmarket 20-Apr-23 1408m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $8,100) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:28.570, SP: 50/1 Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer | L Morris 56.7kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 12 (18) |
| Southwell 07-Dec-22 1420m GOOD R4 Nv (of $3,672) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.920, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression | J Haynes 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 7 (14) |
| Leicester 24-Oct-22 1207m HEAVY R4 Nv (of $4,860) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.690, SP: 25/1 In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace | J Haynes 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 6 (16) |
| Dundalk 17-Sep-22 1207m GOOD R2 Md (of $8,067) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.080, SP: 8/1 Mid-division early, dropped to rear and pushed along before halfway, no impression under hands and heels straight | C D Hayes 58.1kg, Cd 0 13.50L | 11 (17) |
| Naas 21-Aug-22 1193m GOOD R3 CLMd (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.560, SP: evens Carried slightly right from stalls, tracked leaders towards outer, ridden and closer 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace | W M Lordan 56.7kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 8 (13) |
| Curragh 13-Aug-22 1207m GOOD R1 CLMd $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.990, SP: 18/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, detached halfway, headway on far side from 2f out, ridden in 5th when slightly hampered under 1f out, kept on well final 100 yards, 2nd close home, not reach winner | W M Lordan 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (19) |