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Hitchens (IRE) b g 22nd Mar 2005

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Hitchens (IRE) b g 22nd Mar 2005

Sire

Acclamation (GB)

Dam

Royal Fizz (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Royal Academy (USA)

Owner

Mr Laurence O'kane & Mr Paul Murphy

Trainer

Breeder

Curragh Bloodstock Agency Ltd

Last Win

Chester Sun, 4th Aug, 13 17/2, G Gibbons (4159 days)

Last Run

Ayr Sat, 20th Sep, 14 24th, 33/1, Cam Hardie (3747 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

7

2

2

29%

€393,500

4.25

Flat GB

56

8

9

14%

£235,111

-6.62

Flat UAE

11

1

2

9%

AED32,063.15

-6.00

Under Rules Total

74

11

13

15%

-8.38

Form Figures

41325-10003-10608060135-070613221-554410396-21244319-80404371015776-0003705950040/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 41325-10003-10608060135-070613221-554410396-21244319-80404371015776-0003705950040/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

30Jan14 Mey 5f Standard 3y+ Hcap(640K)

9-5[25/1]16th of 16, 3.56L behind Alsaaeqah

16Jan14 Mey 6f Standard 3y+ F(549K)

9-0[16/1]unplaced in race won by United Color

24Aug13 New 6f Good to Soft 3y+ F(40K)

Rated 108 1

29Jun13 New 6f Good to Soft 3y+ F(60K)

Rated 108 1

09Mar13 Mey 6f Good 3y+ F(732K)

9-0[12/1]unplaced in race won by Reynaldothewizard

Rated 104 1

28Feb13 Mey 6f Good 3y+ Hcap(119K)

9-6[10/1]4th of 13, 0 behind United Color

14Feb13 Mey 6f Good 3y+ F(732K)

9-0[10/1]unplaced in race won by Mental

24Jan13 Mey 6f Good 3y+ F(11K)

9-0[3/1Fav]bf8th of 14, 10.25L behind Reynaldothewizard

23Jun12 Roy 6f Good 3y+ F(500K)

Rated 112 1

31Mar12 Mey 6f Good to Firm 3y+ F(236K)

9-0[14/1]4th of 12, 5.75L behind Krypton Factor

20Jan12 Mey 6f Good to Firm 3y+ F(11K)

9-0[11/2]2nd of 11, 0.75L behind Captain Obvious

19Jun10 Roy 6f Good to Firm 3y+ Hcap(100K)

02May10 New 6f Good to Soft 4y+ Hcap(50K)

Change of Trainer G L Moore to David Barron

04Oct08 Kem 6f Standard 3y Hcap(40K)

02Sep08 Goo 7f Soft 3y+ F(65K)

24Aug08 Goo 7f Soft 3y+ Hcap(20K)

23Aug08 New 6f Good to Firm 3y+ F(44K)

Symbols Explained

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 Hitchens (IRE) was mentioned

Review curragh 25th May

Aidan O'Brien saddled a one-two in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas as Magician led home stablemate Gale Force Ten in the Classic encounter at the CurraghSat 25th May

Greenlands suits Hitchens nicely

Hitchens (13/2) enjoys his outings in the six furlong Group 3 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh and he delivered again when getting a lovely run through under Johnny Murtagh. Sat 25th May

Review curragh 21st May

Joseph O'Brien landed his first Classic with a masterful ride on his father Aidan's Roderic O'Connor in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the CurraghSat 21st May

Hitchens leads home British 1,2 in the Greenlands

Tiddliwinks travelled like a dream throughout the Group 3 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes but he ultimately couldn't cope with his fellow British raider, the Fran Berry-ridden Hitchens at the Curragh. Sat 21st May

Review dundalk 22nd Oct

Gary Carroll closed the gap on Ben Curtis at the top of the apprentice title race to just a single winner by guiding Invincible Ash (13-2) to victory in the Mercury Stakes at DundalkFri 22nd Oct

Invincible Ash lands Dundalk's listed feature race

Michael Halford warmed up for Casamento's bid to win the Racing Post Trophy tomorrow at Doncaster by watching his Invincible Ash take the spoils in the Mercury listed stakes at Dundalk over five furlongs at odds of 13/2. Fri 22nd Oct

After race at Curragh Sat, 21st May, 2011 (1st)

He's an honest man and he knows a good sprinter when he sees one.

David Barron

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