Difficult Decision (IRE)
Owner: Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited Trainer: O McKiernan Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Pointilliste / Good Thyne Lisa (Good Thyne)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2025 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f 207y | 0 | Milanaway | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | Phillip Enright | 66/1 |
| in touch, 5th after 6th, took closer order 7th, 3rd before 8th, lost place before last, kept on in 4th closing stages, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2023 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Desertmore House | 10st 12lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Phillip Enright | 40/1 |
| soon led, headed after 1st, 2nd halfway, weakened quickly after 5 out, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2023 | Navan | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Kalli's Quest | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Phillip Enright | 4/1 |
| led early, headed 2nd, slight mistake 8th and dropped to rear, no impression when pulled up after 9th | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | The Tack Room | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Phillip Enright | 9/2 |
| led, slight mistake 6th, pushed along and pressed after 3 out, joined before next where mistake and headed, ridden in 3rd before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2022 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 120y | 0 | Difficult Decision | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 17 | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| prominent and soon led, made most, joined briefly 7th, went on after next, pressed approaching straight, asserted and 4 lengths lead 2 out, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Arctic Ambition | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 14 | Phillip Enright | 10/3 |
| rear of mid-division, mistake 4 out, soon 10th, no impression, weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2022 | Naas | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Happy Dreams | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 15 | Phillip Enright | 7/1 |
| tracked leader, led at 1st, mistake at 3rd, headed before 6th, led at 9th, headed after 3 out, disputed 2 out, headed before last where dropped to 4th, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Difficult Decision | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 17 | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| led and disputed, led entering straight, ridden and joined before last, narrow lead run-in, all out close home, just held on | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2022 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 200y | 0 | Menindee | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 13 | Mr J C Barry | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, disputed from 3rd, slight mistake 5 out and headed, soon short of room at rail marker, no extra before next | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Temptationinmilan | 11st 8lbs | 10 of 19 | Richard Condon | 25/1 |
| always rear, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2022 | Thurles | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Cafe Del Mar | 11st 11lbs | 6 of 21 | B Browne | 17/2 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th at 6th, 3rd after 7th, improved to lead narrowly before 4 out, headed after 3 out, dropped to 3rd before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2022 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Silvertown | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 13 | B Browne | 20/1 |
| disputed lead, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed at last, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2022 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 165y | 0 | Memory Of Youth | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 19 | Shane Fitzgerald | 12/1 |
| mid-division, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2022 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 40y | 0 | Whiskey Lullaby | 12st | 2 of 12 | Shane Fitzgerald | 40/1 |
| mid-division, bumped 1st, ridden in 10th entering straight, stayed on into 5th last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2021 | Limerick | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Itsnotinit | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 21 | B Browne | 20/1 |
| mid-division, mistake and pushed along 5 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, behind when pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2021 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Regina Dracones | 12st | PulledUp of 18 | B Browne | 40/1 |
| in rear, detached halfway, no impression and pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2021 | Thurles | Good | 2m 2f | 0 | Ciel De Neige | 12st | 7 of 8 | B Browne | 40/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, moderate 7th halfway, no extra after 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 4f 120y | 0 | Guiri | 11st | PulledUp of 28 | B Browne | 25/1 |
| soon towards rear, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2021 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 198y | 0 | Beating The Odds | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 19 | B Browne | 17/2 |
| tracked leader, led before 4th, disputed after 5th, led before 9th, headed 4 out, led after 3 out, joined 2 out, led before last where joined, headed and ridden run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2021 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Rebel Early | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 19 | B Browne | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, closed up from 3rd, 3rd after next, slightly slow 6th, slight mistake 7th, effort and slight mistake 3 out, one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m | 0 | Thunderosa | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 16 | B Browne | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, reminders before halfway, ridden into moderate 8th after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2021 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f 110y | 0 | Regina Dracones | 11st 8lbs | 8 of 15 | B Browne | 9/1 |
| mid-division on inner, pushed along and no impression 4 out, no extra approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2020 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Burlesque Queen | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 23 | Liam McKenna | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders on inner, 8th halfway, ridden after 3 out and closer next where not fluent, went 3rd entering straight, no impression approaching last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Unexpected Depth | 10st 11lbs | 11 of 22 | Gavin Brouder | 11/1 |
| waited with, 14th approaching halfway, pushed along at stages after, no impression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2020 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 7f 20y | 0 | Seskinane | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 16 | B Browne | 9/2 |
| mid-division early, took keen hold and improved to be prominent before 4th, slight mistake 6th, 5th from 7th, pushed along approaching straight, no extra and not fluent 3 out, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2020 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (soft in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Difficult Decision | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 13 | B Browne | 5/1 |
| waited with, 8th after 7th, pushed along to close up approaching straight, soon on terms, led after 2 out, soon edged slightly left, stayed on well to assert run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2020 | Clonmel | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 202y | 0 | Difficult Decision | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 17 | B Browne | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 7th after 3 out, 3rd entering straight, travelled well into narrow lead before 2 out, joined 2 out and slight mistake, soon ridden, kept on well under pressure, asserted closing stages of run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2019 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 3f 39y | 0 | Costalita | 11st 9lbs | of 14 | Mr L P Gilligan | 0/0 |
| 10 May 2018 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Prince D'Aubrelle | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 23 | B Browne | 66/1 |
| mid-division early, moderate 11th from 4th, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2018 | Ballinrobe | Heavy | 2m 5f 78y | 0 | Hugo 'n Taz | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | B Browne | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Catwalk King | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 11 | B Browne | 16/1 |
| held up, 9th approaching 5th, pushed along from 9th, soon no danger | |||||||||