Form and Entries for Horse Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE)

Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) b g 22nd Apr 2001

Track Horse HorseTracker

Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) b g 22nd Apr 2001

Sire

Accordion

Dam

Quinnsboro Ice (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Glacial Storm (USA)

Owner

Mr John P McManus

Trainer

Jonjo O'Neill

Breeder

Mary Fanning McCormack

Last Win

Stratford Tue, 2nd Jul, 13 9/1, A P McCoy (4163 days)

Last Run

Cheltenham Fri, 13th Dec, 13 12th, 20/1, J Huxham (3999 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

36%

€85,315

1.73

Chase IRE

18%

€227,990

12.75

NHF IRE

100%

€7,700

4.00

Hurdle GB

-2.00

Chase GB

£77,294

-4.00

NHF GB

£429

-1.00

Under Rules Total

18%

11.48

Form Figures

1F221-31211-0UF3F2-21512-3U607P-FU1300-7010F-73633P-300813289PP0/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 1F221-31211-0UF3F2-21512-3U607P-FU1300-7010F-73633P-300813289PP0/

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Race Result

Jockey

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MorningSP

Change of Trainer T J Taaffe to Jonjo O'Neill

27Nov05 Wex 16f Soft 4y MdnHdl(9K)

non-runner (Reserve)

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 Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) was mentioned

Walsh Shakes off rivals to claim Goodwill

Shakervilz pulled out more in the closing stages to claim the Southampton Goodwill Chase at Listowel. Fri 21st Sep

Dare To Doubt full of confidence today

Dare To Doubt (1/1f) put a disappointing run on the flat at Leopardstown eight days ago behind her to readily take the Dermot Casey Tree Care Hurdle over two and a half miles at Cork. Fri 13th Jul

Pulse brings relief to Taaffe

Finger Onthe Pulse ended a very lean spell for trainer Tom Taaffe when making all to take the Southampton Goodwill Chase. Fri 16th Sep

Review listowel 16th Sep

Park Ranger produced a tremendous late rattle to land the Guinness Handicap at the Listowel festivalFri 16th Sep

Review listowel 15th Sep

Alfa Beat made it five wins on the spin with a gutsy effort to land the Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase at ListowelWed 15th Sep

Beat storms home in Kerry National

Alfa Beat continued his winning streak when claiming the €160,000 Guinness Kerry National in front of a massive crowd of 26,994 at Listowel. Wed 15th Sep

Review galway 28th Jul

Tom Taaffe's Finger Onthe Pulse bounced back to winning ways with a gritty performance to land the www.thetote.com Galway Plate at BallybritWed 28th Jul

Finger Onthe Pulse wins Galway Plate

Aintree Grand National heroes jockey Tony McCoy and owner J.P.McManus combined to win a thrilling renewal of the www.thetote.com Galway Plate with Finger Onthe Pulse at Galway today, marking a return to form for Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer Tom Taaffe. Wed 28th Jul

Review thurles 13th Jan

Irish Invader enjoyed a bloodless victory in the Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase at Thurles thanks to the early demise of odds-on favourite Finger Onthe PulseTue 13th Jan

Honour continues Hughes' hot run

Dessie Hughes' horses are in excellent form at present and his Flag Of Honour made it four wins in two days for the Co Kildare trainer, in the Heineken W.T. O'Grady Memorial Hurdle at Thurles today. Tue 13th Jan

Pulse exit sets it up for Invader

The five runner Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase was robbed of much of its value when 4/6f Finger Onthe Pulse exited at the first fence, leaving the way clear for Willie Mullins' Irish Invader to eventually win easily by 13 lengths. Tue 13th Jan

Schindlers returns to form

Schindlers Hunt appreciated the step up in trip to 2m5f when recording a surprise 16/1 victory in the Leopardstown Handicap Chase. Sun 11th Jan

Review DOWN ROYAL 1st Nov

Racegoers at Down Royal were treated to a performance of the highest order from Kauto StarSat 01st Nov

Finger Onthe Pulse back with a bang

Paddy Flood substituted for the injured Barry Geraghty to win the Grade 3 Pricewaterhousecoopers Chase at Limerick today, on Cheltenham Festival winner Finger. Sun 12th Oct

After race at Listowel Fri, 16th Sep, 2011 (1st)

We had two viruses in a row but are out of the trenches and ready to fight again! Thankfully the horses seem to be healthy again, and hopefully we can build on this. This has been a great horse for us winning a Jewson at Cheltenham and a Galway Plate.

T J Taaffe

After race at Galway Wed, 28th Jul, 2010 (1st)

that's a great result .I had previously won the 1990 Galway Hurdle (Athy Spirit) but this is my first time winning the Plate. Finger Onthe Pulse was originally owned by financier Conor Clarkson and won the Jewson Chase at Cheltenham for us. However the horse lost his way and when circumstances changed and Conor needed to sell him (Finger Onthe Pulse was entered but subsequently withdrawn from Doncaster's Horses In Training Sale in May 2009), I was so so fortunate that J.P. McManus was big enough and bold enough to buy him and leave him in my yard. I also must praise the brilliant winning ride from Tony but must sympathise with Mark Walsh for missing the winning ride. However, Mark understands that Tony McCoy is retained by J.P. McManus.

T J Taaffe

After race at Limerick Sun, 12th Oct, 2008 (1st)

you don't win bad races at Cheltenham!

T J Taaffe

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