Striking
(FR)About
Striking is a 7yo b unknown from France trained by J Harrington, who is based at Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Equiano out of the dam Distinctive Look. Striking has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 10th Jun 2023 at Punchestown, Striking scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $7200 Primal Performance & Fitness Maiden Hurdle (div 2).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan 07-Sep-24 3218m GOOD R2 HcpH, Winning Time: 03:51.400 | C D Smithers 72.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Roscommon 07-Aug-24 3322m SOFT R5 Ch $345 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:15.200, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, hampered 3rd, lost ground from 5th, pushed along from 4 out, outpaced 2 out behind leaders, no extra last | C D Smithers 75.3kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 5 (11) |
| Ballinrobe 24-Jul-24 3478m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:11.400, SP: 17/2 Tracked leader, disputed 2nd halfway, closer and slight mistake 3 out, soon led narrowly, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra | C D Smithers 73.9kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 7 (8) |
| Gowran Park 17-Jun-24 2816m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $6,300), Winning Time: 03:02.120, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong | S Foley 61.2kg, Cd 0 7.00L | 9 (11) |
| Punchestown 09-Jun-24 3867m GOOD R1 H $1,700 (of $10,200), Winning Time: 04:49.600, SP: 10/1 Held up early, 4th and slightly hampered 5th, 3rd 4 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace | C D Smithers 75.3kg 12.50L | 3 (7) |
| Punchestown 01-May-24 3875m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $18,000), Winning Time: 04:51.700, SP: 25/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, weakened | C D Smithers 75.8kg, Cd 0 18.50L | 12 (23) |
| Down Royal 18-Mar-24 4023m SOFT R2 NvHcpH $370 (of $11,100), Winning Time: 5:30.000, SP: 18/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 6th, badly hampered 3 out and dropped to rear, 5th and pushed along when mistake 2 out, no extra run-in | J W Kennedy 74.4kg, Cd 0 14.75L | 6 (14) |
| Cork 06-Jan-24 3218m HEAVY R2 NvH $1,500 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway early straight and led briefly after 3 out, pushed along and no impression on winner approaching last, 3rd and no extra run-in | J W Kennedy 74.4kg 8.00L | 3 (7) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-23 3218m SOFT R4 NvHcpH (of $12,212), Winning Time: 03:57.300, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 3 out, pushed along before next and lost place approaching straight, soon no extra | C D Smithers 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 15 (23) |
| Punchestown 25-Nov-23 3365m SOFT R7 NvHcpH $1,650 (of $9,900), Winning Time: 4:21.300, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, closer in 6th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, disputed lead before last, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd close home | C D Smithers 73.5kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Down Royal 24-Jun-23 2574m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $6,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:45.980, SP: 9/2 Led early, tracked leader and 3rd halfway, pushed along 4f out and dropped towards rear over 2f out, eased over 1f out | N M Crosse 63.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (17) |
| Punchestown 10-Jun-23 3264m SOFT R7 MdH $7,200 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 04:02.400, SP: 4/6 Disputed, led 1st and made rest, asserted after 2 out and 5 lengths lead last, ridden run-in, stayed on strongly, easily | C D Smithers 75.3kg | 1 (19) |
| Punchestown 23-May-23 3182m SOFT R3 MdH $2,400 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 03:55.600, SP: 5/1 Prominent, not fluent 4th, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on one pace | S F O'keeffe 75.3kg 16.00L | 2 (19) |
| Navan 13-May-23 2615m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $6,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:06.570, SP: 7/4 Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden to close in 4th 3f out, stayed on into 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased close home | S Foley 64kg, Cd 0 18.50L | 12 (23) |
| Gowran Park 20-Apr-23 2761m SOFT R7 Hcp $6,000 (of $6,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:17.560, SP: 5/4 Tracked leaders early, took keen hold, led after 2f, headed at halfway, led again travelling well entering straight, pushed along and went clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily | S Foley 59kg | 1 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Apr-23 3218m SOFT R1 MdH $3,000 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:09.900, SP: 80/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, switched left and headway between horses to challenge 2 out, soon led, pushed along and headed run-in, ridden and no impression on winner | S F O'keeffe 75.3kg 3.75L | 2 (24) |
| Navan 13-Feb-23 3218m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:11.000, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th after 3 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace | S F O'keeffe 75.3kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 5 (15) |
| Navan 21-Jan-23 4023m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $7,122), Winning Time: 05:21.000, SP: 40/1 Prominent early and took keen hold, led before 2nd, jumped right 4 out, joined 3 out, soon ridden, headed 2 out, no impression on leaders after 2 out | S F O'keeffe 75.3kg, Cd 0 33.25L | 9 (14) |
| Killarney 10-Oct-22 2286m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $6,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:31.430, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out, soon no impression | S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 25.25L | 12 (15) |
| Killarney 14-Jul-22 2843m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $6,600) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 03:08.020, SP: 12/1 Mid-division and 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out | S Foley 58.5kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 9 (18) |
| Roscommon 29-Jun-22 2414m HEAVY R7 Md (of $6,900) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:48.250, SP: 20/1 Mid-division on outer, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression | N M Crosse 61.2kg, Cd 0 22.00L | 8 (19) |
| Pompadour 27-Jun-21 2615m SOFT (of $6,458), Winning Time: 02:58.700 | S Martino 63kg 4.00L | 2 (11) |
| Royan 06-Jun-21 2816m (of $6,458) | S Martino 65.8kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 4 (10) |