Birdie Blitz
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Birdie Blitz is a 10yo gelding from Ireland trained by A A Howard, Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Milan out of the dam Ozeta. Birdie Blitz has won 3 races in its career so far. On 23rd Feb 2020 at Fairyhouse, Birdie Blitz achieved its most notable victory, securing the prize in the $11999 Easter Festival 11th - 13th April Handicap Hurdle (80-102).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan 13-May-23 4873m SOFT R4 CLHcpH (of $18,000), Winning Time: 06:22.800, SP: 20/1 Rear of mid-division, slow jump in mid-division 4 out, lost place 2 out, soon under pressure and no extra | C G O'dwyer 63.5kg, Cd 0 36.25L | 11 (16) |
| Wexford 01-Apr-23 5120m HEAVY R7 CLHcpCh (of $6,300), Winning Time: 07:45.500, SP: 9/4 Mid-division, 6th halfway, slightly hampered 10th, 4th 4 out, 6th and pushed along approaching straight, soon no extra and pulled up before last | A P Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Punchestown 15-Jan-23 4206m HEAVY R4 CLHcpH $6,600 (of $6,267), Winning Time: 05:52.200, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders in 3rd, improved to lead travelling well after 2 out, soon pushed along and went clear, stayed on strongly, eased inside final furlong, easily | A P Kelly 70.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Punchestown 19-Nov-22 4937m SOFT R6 HcpH $345 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 06:27.400, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression in 7th entering straight, 5th and slight mistake last, kept on one pace | S D Torrens 73kg, Cd 0 13.25L | 5 (22) |
| Ballinrobe 01-Jun-22 5029m SOFT R6 HcpH $6,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 06:37.200, SP: 11/4 In touch, 5th after 6th, took closer order after 3 out, improved to 3rd before last, closed in 2nd run-in, led over 1f out, asserted under 1f out, comfortably | S D Torrens 73.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 22-Apr-22 3822m SOFT R4 HcpH $500 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:51.500, SP: 5/1 Mid-division, reminder after 3rd and rear of mid-division halfway, 8th after 2 out, pushed along and some headway into moderate 4th at last, kept on one pace | S D Torrens 73kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 4 (19) |
| Navan 22-Jan-22 4023m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $7,012), Winning Time: 05:21.500, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | S D Torrens 70.8kg, Cd 0 28.25L | 14 (26) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-21 4224m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $6,375), Winning Time: 05:57.900, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace | S D Torrens 74.4kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 10 (21) |
| Wexford 24-Oct-21 4160m HEAVY R4 HcpH $300 (of $6,375), Winning Time: 05:48.700, SP: 7/2 Led, clear at 4th, reduced advantage 7th, ridden and pressed after 3 out, headed entering straight, no impression in 4th after 2 out, no extra run-in, kept on one pace | S D Torrens 75.3kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (17) |
| Galway 05-Oct-21 3839m SOFT R2 CLHcpH $550 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:57.700, SP: 18/1 Disputed briefly, chased leader from before 2nd, improved to dispute before 2 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, kept on same pace | S D Torrens 68.9kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 4 (14) |
| Kilbeggan 05-Sep-20 4005m SOFT R6 CLCh (of $11,000), Winning Time: 05:13.800, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | N P Madden 73kg, Cd 0 | 8 (13) |
| Kilbeggan 22-Aug-20 4005m SOFT R6 CLCh (of $11,000), Winning Time: 05:28.300, SP: 9/2 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 13th after 7th, some progress after 2 out, no impression on leaders in 10th at last where fell | S D Torrens 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-20 4381m SOFT R7 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 05:30.100, SP: 15/8 Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 3 out, some headway when not fluent next, ridden in 4th and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in | S D Torrens 72.6kg, Cd 0 21.00L | 4 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-20 4023m HEAVY R4 CLHcpH $7,200 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:41.800, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway to dispute lead after 3 out, slight mistake next, 2nd and ridden approaching last, under pressure and kept on well run-in to lead close home | S D Torrens 71.2kg | 1 (21) |
| Gowran Park 23-Jan-20 3218m HEAVY R1 CLHcpH $1,150 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:12.800, SP: 10/1 Rear of mid-division on outer, progress after 4 out, pushed along in 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, went 3rd after last, kept on same pace inside final furlong | S D Torrens 71.7kg 2.75L | 3 (12) |
| Gowran Park 23-Nov-19 3218m HEAVY R4 CLHcpH (of $12,500), Winning Time: 04:25.800, SP: 25/1 Mid-division on outer, moderate 9th 3 out, no impression, never a factor | N P Madden 68.9kg, Cd 0 26.50L | 8 (15) |
| Wexford 28-Oct-19 3310m HEAVY R1 CLMdH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:17.600, SP: 20/1 Soon mid-division, 7th after 5th, under pressure and detached in 8th after 7th, weakened before 3 out | N P Madden 67.6kg, Cd 0 | 7 (14) |
| Roscommon 30-Sep-19 3090m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 03:59.900, SP: 25/1 Waited with, 11th from 4th, pushed along from 3 out, kept on without threatening from next | S D Torrens 69.9kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 6 (16) |
| Galway 17-Sep-19 3337m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $13,500), Winning Time: 04:02.900, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out and 11th next, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor | S D Torrens 70.3kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 7 (15) |