Melon (GB)
Owner: Mrs J Donnelly Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Medicean / Night Teeny (Platini)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Easy Game | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 11 | Paul Townend | 13/8 |
| prominent and led from 2nd, pushed along after 2 out and joined approaching last, ridden and headed run-in, no impression on winner closing stages | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2022 | Cork | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Melon | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | B J Cooper | 1/1 |
| made all, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to assert before last, slightly untidy last, kept on strongly run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Allaho | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | Mr P W Mullins | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 5th, lost place 11th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2022 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Melon | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul Townend | 2/5 |
| made all, not fluent at 1st, travelled well before 3 out where jumped right, asserted before last where jumped right, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2021 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 1 | Galvin | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | Mr P W Mullins | 22/1 |
| chased leader, 3rd at 8th, took closer order after 11th, under pressure in 4th after 2 out, 5th last, ridden and kept on to 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 100y | 1 | Allaho | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | Brian Hayes | 50/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression entering straight, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m 120y | 1 | Clan Des Obeaux | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 7 | Mr P W Mullins | 12/1 |
| led and disputed, headed 7th, weakened to rear 10th, pulled up 7 out | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | Allaho | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 14 | B J Cooper | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, lost ground 2nd, struggling 11th, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m 107y | 1 | Kemboy | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 5 | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| held up early, slight mistake 7th, closer in 3rd halfway, rear after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 1 | A Plus Tard | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | Mr P W Mullins | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 6 out, slight mistake 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, ridden and kept on run-in, 3rd and no impression closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f 100y | 1 | Min | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Brian Hayes | 22/1 |
| (very poor visibility) tracked leaders, raced keenly, 3rd at 5th, still 3rd and pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression on principals before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 168y | 1 | Samcro | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 12 | Mr P W Mullins | 14/1 |
| tracked leader, led after 4th, joined 3 out, ridden after next, headed narrowly after last, rallied gamely flat, upsides near finish, just lost out on nod | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Notebook | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Paul Townend | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, 3rd when mistake 3 out and ridden, dropped to moderate 4th after next, no impression from before last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2019 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Melon | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Townend | 5/4 |
| led, pressed 2 out, soon joined, pushed along approaching last where mistake and pecked, ridden and kept on best run-in, edged ahead closing stages | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2019 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Fakir D'Oudairies | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Paul Townend | 9/10 |
| always prominent, disputed lead briefly at 3rd, headed 4th and chased winner throughout thereafter, ridden 2 out, no impression on winner at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 May 2019 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m | 1 | Buveur D'Air | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 7 | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 2nd and mistake 3 out, ridden from next, soon weakened, mistake at last | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Supasundae | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 9 | Paul Townend | 8/1 |
| took keen hold, chased leader 2nd, led after 5th, clear before next until after 4 out, about 1 length ahead when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | Espoir D'Allen | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | Paul Townend | 20/1 |
| led until 2 out, no impression on winner before not fluent last, edged right flat, being closed on by 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Apple's Jade | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 4/1 |
| waited with, a little keen, soon 4th, not fluent 4th and 5th, pushed along from final hurdle, one pace straight | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Sharjah | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 7/2 |
| ran 4th, mistake 4 out, pushed along entering straight and no impression in 5th last, kept on one pace to go 4th close home | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Supasundae | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 8 | Paul Townend | 11/4 |
| held up, soon 6th, headway from before 5th, closing to chase leader when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | Buveur D'Air | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 13 | Paul Townend | 7/1 |
| mid-division, closed on downhill run after 5th, not much room and checked after 3 out, challenged from next, upsides winner flat, edged right towards finish, held close home | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Supasundae | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | D J Mullins | 7/2 |
| raced in 3rd, pushed along from 2 out, dropped to 5th and no extra straight, one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 179y | 1 | My Tent Or Yours | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | D J Mullins | 7/4 |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, not clear run on inside after 2 out, every chance last, ridden flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2017 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 1 | Melon | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 2/5 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd before last, pushed along to narrow lead approaching last, slight mistake last, ridden and kept on strongly to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m 100y | 1 | Cilaos Emery | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 5/4 |
| disputed lead, led 2nd, slight mistake 4th, joined before next, not fluent 2 out, gained narrow lead before straight, headed and kept on without matching winner from 100yds out | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2017 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | Labaik | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | Ruby Walsh | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, not clear run on inside after 2 out, driven to challenge before last, ridden and every chance flat, no extra final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2017 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Melon | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 13 | Ruby Walsh | 4/9 |
| a little keen, chased leaders, 3rd from 3rd, slight mistake 5th, closer in 2nd from 3 out, on terms on inner before straight travelling smoothly and soon led, asserted approaching last where mistake, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||