Firm Footings
(IRE)About
Firm Footings is a 7yo from Ireland trained by G Elliott. It is sired by the stallion Walk In The Park out of the dam Tempest Belle. Firm Footings has won 3 races in its career so far. On 27th Oct 2023 at Sligo, Firm Footings achieved its most notable victory to date, winning the $7500 Joseph (jopie) Scanlon Memorial Hurdle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 13-Jan-24 3474m SOFT R5 Ch $1,550 (of $15,501), Winning Time: 04:36.100 | J W Kennedy 75.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-23 3419m SOFT R2 Ch $3,500 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 4:22.900, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, moderate 3rd before 4th, 4th halfway, pushed along briefly 3 out, soon closer, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no impression on leader before last, kept on one pace | J W Kennedy 75.3kg 8.50L | 2 (8) |
| Punchestown 12-Dec-23 3258m HEAVY R1 NvCh $3,300 (of $9,900), Winning Time: 4:35.600, SP: 10/3 Tracked leader in 2nd, closed 3 out, pushed along after 3 out, bumped and hampered 2 out, improved to lead narrowly before last, kept on run-in, headed close home | J W Kennedy 72.1kg 0.20L | 2 (5) |
| Naas 12-Nov-23 4005m SOFT R5 HcpH $1,200 (of $24,000), Winning Time: 5:13.800, SP: 5/1 Rear of mid-division, progress to 9th before 6th, effort before last, kept on run-in, never nearer | J W Kennedy 71.2kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 5 (19) |
| Sligo 27-Oct-23 3520m SOFT R1 H $7,500 (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:23.100, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge when stumbled on landing 2 out, soon pushed along and not fluent last, ridden and led run-in, kept on well | J W Kennedy 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 28-Apr-23 3218m SOFT NvHNHF (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 7th entering straight, no extra approaching last | D J Gilligan 75.3kg, Cd 0 32.00L | 7 (9) |
| Cheltenham 18-Mar-23 4074m SOFT R7 HcpH $1,118 (of $44,095), Winning Time: 05:02.500, SP: 22/1 Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching the last | S Fitzgerald 70.3kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 6 (26) |
| Navan 13-Feb-23 3218m SOFT R1 MdH $7,500 (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:08.050, SP: 10/3 Disputed lead, led from 3rd, pushed along and strongly pressed 3 out, ridden and narrowly headed 2 out, close 2nd at last, led after last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | J C Gainford 75.3kg | 1 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 25-Jan-23 3218m HEAVY R4 MdH $1,000 (of $5,697), Winning Time: 04:27.030, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, disputed after 5th, not fluent next, pushed along and headed before 2 out, 3rd 2 out, no extra | D N Russell 75.3kg 31.00L | 3 (16) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-22 4023m SOFT R1 MdH $1,499 (of $8,546), Winning Time: 05:15.000, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge before 2 out, led entering straight, soon ridden, headed approaching last, kept on run-in, no extra in 3rd closing stages | J W Kennedy 73kg 2.50L | 3 (21) |
| Navan 27-Nov-22 4023m SOFT R2 MdH $3,000 (of $8,546), Winning Time: 05:17.200, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, went 2nd entering straight, disputed lead and ridden 2 out, headed before last, 3rd at last, no impression on winner in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on one pace | J W Kennedy 74.8kg 13.00L | 2 (26) |
| Galway 29-Oct-22 3301m HEAVY R8 NHF $6,300 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 04:22.400, SP: 6/5 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led over 100 yards out, kept on well | J J Codd 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Punchestown 27-Apr-22 3310m SOFT R8 NHF $1,499 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:09.800, SP: 11/4 Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and progress 1 1/2f out, kept on in 3rd without threatening under 1f out | J J Codd 73kg 8.50L | 3 (16) |