Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse College Boy (IRE)

College Boy (IRE) b g 2007

Track Horse HorseTracker

College Boy (IRE) b g 2007

Sire

Oscar (IRE)

Dam

Fleur (GER)

Dam's Sire

Perugino (USA)

Owner

John P McManus

Trainer

Conor O'Dwyer

Breeder

K McManus

Last Win

Fairyhouse Wed, 6th Nov, 13 7/2Fav, M P Walsh (4065 days)

Last Run

Punchestown Thu, 10th Dec, 15 11th, 6/1, B J Geraghty (3301 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

29%

€10,150

8.50

Hurdle IRE

€10,990

-11.50

PtoP

Under Rules Total

13%

-3.00

Form Figures

2-P8070060-781154018/6920940/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 2-P8070060-781154018/6920940/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

30Apr15 Pun 16f Yielding 4y+ HcapHdl(22K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Rated 106

25Oct12 Thu 16f Yielding to Soft 5-6y MdnHdl(7K)

non-runner (Reserve)

05Aug12 Cor 7f Soft to Heavy 3y+ Mdn(8K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Change of Trainer Conor O'Dwyer

11Dec11 Lin 24f 4y Point to Point

11-22nd of 16, behind

D J Byrne

Handler J.G. Bennett

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ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which College Boy (IRE) was mentioned

Grand Partner does it with a flourish

Paul Townend got a sweet tune out of Grand Partner (7/1) as the seven-year-old gelding swooped late on the outside to nail College Boy by a head in the two mile handicap hurdle at Navan. Sun 15th Mar

Fox aims for more glory at Fairyhouse

Ger Fox enjoyed a lucrative Christmas run and the 5lb claimer will have high hopes of further success when Ravished runs in the Boylesports Irish Grand National At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase. Thu 01st Jan

Review fairyhouse 6th Nov

A successful afternoon for favourite-backers at Fairyhouse began when Alelchi Inois made all in the INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle at odds of 11-10Wed 06th Nov

College collects after gamble

College Boy landed a nice touch in the two-mile handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse when running out a cosy winner. Wed 06th Nov

Coat wins comfortably for Hughes & Cooper

Pink Coat landed some nice bets as he ran out a comfortable winner of the Cashen Handicap Hurdle under Bryan Cooper for Dessie Hughes. Mon 16th Sep

Long traveller on Target at Cork

The nicely supported Target Acquired survived a steward's enquiry before being confirmed the head winner of the Follow Cork On Facebook Handicap. Sun 16th Jun

College Boy is getting smarter

A 5lb penalty wasn’t enough to stop College Boy as he doubled up on his Cork winnings with a snug success at Killarney. Tue 14th May

Review killarney 14th May

Arnaud (8-1) claimed the scalp of Rebel Fitz in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at KillarneyTue 14th May

Review cork 10th May

Say opened her account at the third attempt with a runaway victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden at CorkFri 10th May

College Boy gives O'Dwyer first Flat winner

Owner J.P. McManus was fancied to win a division of the Social Package Handicap at Cork today but in the end the apparent lesser fancied of his two, College Boy, caused a 10/1 upset in the second divide, providing trainer Conor O'Dwyer with a first Flat winner. Fri 10th May

Rolling Rocket fires at Navan

Rolling Rocket and Shanroe Society pulled clear from the second last in the two mile handicap hurdle at Navan, with the former prevailing after a good battle on the run-in. Sat 06th Apr

Punters devour Seabass

Seabass is all the rage for the Aintree Grand National at 4.15 today. Punters have steamed in to force Katie Walsh’s mount down to as low as 6/1. The Ted Walsh-trained 10-year-old is clear favourite for the feature race. Seabass was of course third last year. Sat 06th Apr

After race at Fairyhouse Wed, 6th Nov, 2013 (1st)