Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Swift Counsel (IRE)

Swift Counsel (IRE) b g 7th May 2001

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Swift Counsel (IRE) b g 7th May 2001

Sire

Leading Counsel (USA)

Dam

Small Iron

Dam's Sire

General Ironside

Owner

Mrs D Williams

Trainer

Mrs D Williams

Breeder

Mrs Irene Appelbe

Last Win

Thurles Thu, 26th Nov, 09 7/1, D N Russell John O'Callaghan (5506 days)

Last Run

Stratford Fri, 7th Jun, 13 2nd, 8/1, Miss J C Williams (4216 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

€14,920

-7.00

Chase IRE

€37,315

-12.00

NHF IRE

-1.00

Chase GB

£1,935

-1.00

Hurdle IRL

1,280

-1.00

PtoP

Under Rules Total

-22.00

Form Figures

F10-53134628-2430F22132UP4346-542PP534/2/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - F10-53134628-2430F22132UP4346-542PP534/2/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

21Apr13 Str 23f Good 6y+ S(2K)

non-runner

Rated 116 5

Change of Trainer John O'Callaghan to Mrs D Williams

19Apr08 Cor 24f Good 4y+ MdnHdl(12K)

non-runner (Reserve)

21Feb08 Clo 20f Yielding to Soft 5y+ MdnHdl(8K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Change of Trainer John O'Callaghan

15Dec07 Ava Yielding Point to Point

1st of 10, Eco Style

01Apr07 Bal Good Point to Point

fell in race won by Creagh Bay

Handler

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 Swift Counsel (IRE) was mentioned

Listowel market movers

There’s plenty of money around for Listowel’s mixed eight-race card today, particularly in some of the later races. Wed 14th Sep

Power completes Cork double

Roberto Goldback completed a double at Cork today for jockey Robbie Power, landing the Listed Imperial Call Chase for trainer Jessica Harrington. Sun 24th Apr

Psycho cruises to novice success

Psycho made all for an effortless win in the Arkle Bar Novice Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse. Mon 05th Apr

Review clonmel 18th Feb

Quiscover Fontaine starred in a treble for trainer Willie Mullins at Clonmel to enhance his Cheltenham prospectsThu 18th Feb

Quiscover impresses in Powerstown

Quiscover Fontaine had just taken the measure of the front-running Whatuthink when that one departed two out and from there on the French-bred Emmet Mullins partnered six-year-old had an easy time of it on the way to accounting for Swift Counsel by seventeen lengths in the Powerstown Chase at Clonmel. Thu 18th Feb

Review thurles 26th Nov

Davy Russell was back in the winner's enclosure for the first time in 11 days thanks to a 29-1 double at ThurlesThu 26th Nov

Apt blunder presents Swift Counsel with win

Jockey Davy Russell, who received bruising to his face following a fall at Navan last weekend, gained his first win since Solwhit's Grade 1 Hurdle win at Punchestown on November 15 when partnering Swift Counsel to a fortunate win in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase at Thurles today. Thu 26th Nov

Review limerick 9th Nov

Pesoto proved a class apart from his rivals when forming the second leg of an Edward O'Grady-trained double in the Munster Beginners Chase at LimerickMon 09th Nov

Carberry forces Looby to victory

Oscar Looby made the running until six out and after dropping to fifth after the third last, supporters of the favourite would have been forgiven for tearing up their tickets for the beginners chase. However they hadn't reckoned with Paul Carberry's persistence in the plate as he was back in front after two out before going on to beat Swift Counsel by five lengths. Sun 11th Oct

Pride scores for Russell/Ryan

Jockey Davy Russell gained a measure of compensation for his final fence fall from the challenging Swift Counsel in the previous race, when winning the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase on Stephen Ryan's Keys Pride, at Listowel today. Sun 13th Sep

Head Waiter delivers for O'Sullivan

Co Cork trainer Eugene O'Sullivan produced Head Waiter in fine fettle when overcoming an absence of 489 days since his last run, to win the Cheestrings Beginners Chase at Listowel today. Sun 13th Sep

Local Gamble Landed by Nagle

Alickadoo and The Bishop Looney have given Tom Nagle some memorable days at his local track in Cork and the Killavullen handler and his supporters had further cause to celebrate when Bar The Rest (12s into 5s) landed a gamble in the Navigation Road Novice Handicap Hurdle under Stephen Gray. Sun 22nd Mar

Review CLONMEL 13th Nov

The feature event of the day was the Grade Two Clonmel Oil Chase and it went to Tom Taaffe's Glenfinn CaptainThu 13th Nov

After race at Thurles Thu, 26th Nov, 2009 (1st)

I was worried about the ground coming here but he seemed to handle it and may run again at Limerick over Christmas. He had some nice run over hurdles and we gave him plenty of time to develop into himself.

John O'Callaghan