Early Strike
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Early Strike is a 9yo ch from France trained by D Buckley, Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Dawn Approach out of the dam Buille Cliste. Early Strike has yet to win a race, having not broken its maiden status from 26 attempts. In its most recent race at Dundalk on 17th Dec 2022, Early Strike was ridden by R P Cleary and finished 6th, behind the winner Mr Mills.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 17-Dec-22 2148m SYNTHETIC R8 CLHcp (of $5,697) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:16.190, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and some headway early straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | R P Cleary 61.7kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 6 (12) |
| Dundalk 26-Nov-22 2414m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp (of $5,982) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:34.320, SP: 9/2 Awkward and dwelt, towards rear, some progess on outer 2f out, ridden in 8th 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | L T Mcateer 61.2kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 6 (12) |
| Dundalk 12-Nov-22 2414m SYNTHETIC R7 CLHcp $2,000 (of $5,697) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:35.070, SP: 8/1 Mid-division on inner, ridden 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, improved to dispute lead inside final furlong, narrowly headed near line | R P Whelan 62.1kg 0.20L | 2 (13) |
| Dundalk 22-Oct-22 2148m SYNTHETIC R8 CLMd (of $12,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:15.040, SP: 200/1 Towards rear, ridden and went closer 5th 2f out, soon no impression | M A Enright 62.6kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 5 (8) |
| Dundalk 24-Nov-20 2148m SYNTHETIC R8 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.100, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 6th over 4f out, progress 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, no extra | L F Roche 55.3kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 8 (14) |
| Dundalk 14-Nov-20 2148m SYNTHETIC R8 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:14.950, SP: 50/1 Held up rear of mid-division, 10th 3f out, going okay towards outer 2f out, pushed along and no impression in 4th under 1f out, 5th final 100 yards, kept on one pace | N A Kane 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 5 (14) |
| Dundalk 05-Nov-20 2148m SYNTHETIC R7 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:17.990, SP: 28/1 Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out | N A Kane 55.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 10 (14) |
| Gowran Park 20-Jun-20 1901m SOFT R6 CL (of $9,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.670, SP: 9/1 Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along before straight, soon some headway until no extra from over 1f out | N A Kane 57.2kg, Cd 0 23.00L | 11 (13) |
| Dundalk 21-Mar-20 2148m SYNTHETIC R5 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:16.680, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway travelling well between horses to challenge 2f out, pushed along 1f out and kept on inside final furlong, no impression closing stages | N A Kane 55.3kg, Cd 0 0.50L | 4 (14) |
| Dundalk 22-Feb-20 2414m SYNTHETIC R1 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:36.210, SP: 20/1 Rear of mid-division, headway on outer to track leaders halfway, pushed along under 2f out and edged left in 5th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | N A Kane 54kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 7 (13) |
| Dundalk 04-Dec-19 2414m SYNTHETIC R1 CLHcp $2,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:36.380, SP: 8/1 Soon led and went on, reduced lead and joined over 2f out, narrowly headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong | C D Hayes 52.6kg 2.75L | 2 (12) |
| Dundalk 16-Nov-19 2148m SYNTHETIC R5 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:16.340, SP: 5/2 Led, headed after 4f, led again approaching straight, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | C D Hayes 53.5kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 9 (13) |
| Dundalk 07-Nov-19 2148m SYNTHETIC R8 CLHcp $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:14.920, SP: 6/1 Slightly bumped early and disputed lead briefly, soon raced in 3rd, effort straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out | C D Hayes 54kg 5.50L | 3 (14) |
| Galway 27-Oct-19 3301m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $14,000), Winning Time: 04:00.700, SP: 20/1 Rear of mid-division, 9th 3 out, no impression on leaders in moderate 6th before 2 out, weakened, tailed off | J M Moore 69.9kg, Cd 0 | 7 (18) |
| Navan 09-Oct-19 2011m SOFT R8 CLHcp $2,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:20.030, SP: 9/1 Soon led, asserted early straight and 3 lengths clear over 2f out, soon ridden and headed early final furlong, no impression on winner | C D Hayes 53.1kg 4.25L | 2 (23) |
| Cork 01-Oct-19 2414m SOFT R8 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:44.700, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, ridden and switched towards inner 2f out, some progress, no impression over 1f out | A J Slattery 54kg, Cd 0 13.75L | 10 (18) |
| Ffos Las 15-Sep-19 2403m GOOD R7 CL6Hcp (of $6,093) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:40.710, SP: 3/1 Held up, improved on outside over 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, carried left inside final furlong, weakened towards finish | J Quinn 52.6kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 4 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 18-Jul-19 2011m GOOD R1 CL (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:11.560, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, switched left and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong | N A Kane 55.8kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 4 (10) |
| Naas 06-Jul-19 2011m GOOD R7 CLHcp (of $10,499) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:16.330, SP: 33/1 Waited with, slightly impeded early, 13th approaching halfway, pushed along approaching straight on outer, no extra from over 1f out | A C Persse 54.4kg, Cd 0 19.75L | 14 (16) |
| Dundalk 01-Dec-18 1609m SYNTHETIC R1 CLHcp (of $11,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.830, SP: 14/1 Tracked leader and disputed halfway, led approaching straight, pushed along and veered left 1 1/2f out, wandered and headed early final furlong, no extra | N G Mccullagh 53.5kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 7 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Nov-18 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CLHcp (of $11,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 10/1 Soon led and disputed, ridden and drifted left 2f out, headed final 150 yards and no extra | R Coakley 54.9kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 7 (14) |
| Galway 29-Oct-18 1676m SOFT R2 CLHcp (of $11,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:53.470, SP: 16/1 Waited with, raced in 14th early, pushed along halfway, under pressure on outer and no impression 3f out, kept on same pace | N G Mccullagh 56.2kg, Cd 0 21.00L | 13 (18) |
| Dundalk 20-Oct-18 1408m SYNTHETIC R2 CLHcp (of $11,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, ridden entering straight, no impression | N G Mccullagh 53.5kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 9 (14) |
| Curragh 06-Aug-18 1408m GOOD R1 CLMd (of $17,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.360, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, 16th 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on without threatening | S B Kelly 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.75L | 14 (18) |
| Limerick 16-Jun-18 1408m GOOD R1 CLMd (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.940, SP: 20/1 Led, pressed 3f out, ridden and headed under 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong | N G Mccullagh 59.4kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 7 (12) |
| Navan 19-May-18 1005m GOOD R2 CLMd (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.720, SP: 33/1 Missed break and edged right, reminder early, raced in rear, 12th halfway, ridden in 11th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, never a factor | N G Mccullagh 59.4kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 12 (13) |