Fighting Poet
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Fighting Poet is a 7yo from Ireland trained by R T Phillips, Moreton-in-Marsh. It is sired by the stallion The Gurkha out of the dam Inkling. Fighting Poet has won 2 races in its career so far. On 17th Sep 2024 at Brighton, Fighting Poet achieved its most notable victory, taking the prize in the $2983 Thank You Anne Duchess Of Westminster Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton 17-Oct-24 m R5 CL6 Hcp, Winning Time: 03:35.930, SP: 5/1 Switched left start, towards rear, pushed along and closer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened | B Loughnane 60.8kg, Cd 0 | 6 (9) |
| Brighton 09-Oct-24 1999m SOFT R5 Hcp $350 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:04.970, SP: 11/4 Slowly away, held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong | S D Bowen 61.7kg, Cd 0 12.50L | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 17-Sep-24 1999m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:00.950, SP: 2/1 Behind, headway over 3f out, challenging when edged left and bumped over 1f out, bumped slightly and led inside final furlong, stayed on | S D Bowen 60.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Brighton 09-Sep-24 2393m SOFT R5 Hcp $699 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:40.860, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out where ridden, chased leader entering final furlong, no extra and lost position close home | B Loughnane 60.3kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Brighton 20-Aug-24 2393m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:36.400, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, in rear 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home | B Loughnane 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Epsom 03-Jul-24 2419m GOOD R5 Hcp $1,596 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 02:41.100, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear,good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner | R Havlin 58.5kg 0.30L | 2 (14) |
| Lingfield 05-Jun-24 2414m GOOD R6 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:33.400, SP: 11/1 Held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved | K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 7 (11) |
| Southwell 13-Apr-24 2835m GOOD R3 HcpNHF $189 (of $3,245) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:07.720, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 5 (11) |
| Lingfield 30-Aug-23 3172m GOOD Hcp (of $3,080), Winning Time: 03:23.910, SP: 18/1 Raced wide, in rear, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | E Mitchell 68kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Jun-23 2815m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $3,080) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:10.470, SP: 10/1 Slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong | E Mitchell 69.9kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 10 (13) |
| Lingfield 07-Jun-23 2414m GOOD R6 $1,523 (of $3,245) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:31.970, SP: 9/1 Raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong | K Fraser 64.4kg 5.00L | 2 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 25-May-23 3328m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $3,245) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:41.270, SP: 15/2 Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor | C Planas 57.6kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 7 (10) |
| Salisbury 04-May-23 2856m SOFT R8 Hcp $460 (of $3,926), Winning Time: 03:15.210, SP: 9/1 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards | K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 19-Apr-23 3312m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $3,402) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:43.960, SP: 7/1 Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression | K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 6 (8) |
| Southwell 01-Apr-23 2426m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $4,292) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:38.540, SP: 5/1 Soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong | O Murphy 60.8kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 7 (14) |
| Southwell 15-Mar-23 2426m GOOD R7 Hcp $2,014 (of $4,292) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:45.560, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held | R Havlin 58.1kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Lingfield 25-Feb-23 2414m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6Hcp $503 (of $4,292) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.590, SP: 7/1 Held up in rear, moderate headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong | R Havlin 61.2kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Kempton 29-Jan-23 3216m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6Hcp (of $3,140) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:35.340, SP: 9/4 Led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out | D Muscutt 61.2kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 8 (10) |
| Lingfield 31-Dec-22 2414m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $3,726) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:36.750, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | S W Kelly 62.6kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 7 (10) |
| Windsor 17-Oct-22 2303m SOFT R1 Hcp (of $3,542) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:32.120, SP: 25/1 Held up towards rear, never on terms | J Turner 70.3kg, Cd 0 15.75L | 12 (16) |
| Salisbury 12-May-22 1994m GOOD R4 Nv (of $3,915) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:08.370, SP: 250/1 Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no chance with leaders | R Havlin 63.5kg, Cd 0 14.00L | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 24-Feb-22 2413m GOOD R6 Md $444 (of $3,780) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.610, SP: 66/1 Chased leading trio, went modest 4th over 2f out, kept on, no impression | S W Kelly 62.6kg, Cd 0 17.50L | 4 (9) |
| Kempton 06-Jan-22 2413m GOOD R6 Nv (of $3,780) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:37.680, SP: 33/1 Slowly away, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late moderate gains | C Shepherd 58.1kg, Cd 0 16.25L | 9 (14) |
| Huntingdon 20-Nov-21 2750m GOOD R7 MdNHF (of $1,906), Winning Time: 03:20.100, SP: 15/2 Held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 5f out, weakened 3f out | J Bowen 68.9kg, Cd 0 15.75L | 5 (9) |