Knock On The Head (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: A L T Moore Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed form  hide detailed form  | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country - Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2011 | Down Royal | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Harold's Cross | 9st 12lbs | 9 of 12 | D J Casey | 20/1 | 
| chased clear leader, moderate 5th on outer halfway, no extra from 4 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 May 2011 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Bideford Legend | 10st 2lbs | PulledUp of 18 | D J Casey | |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Tramore | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Uncle Junior | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | Mark Walsh | 20/1 | 
| tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2010 | Galway | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 5f 190y | 0 | Kaiser So Say | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 22 | D J Casey | |
| 01 Oct 2010 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Molly's Boy | 9st 13lbs | 9 of 15 | D J Casey | 16/1 | 
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 3 out, under pressure when jumped right next, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2010 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Invisible Man | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 14 | R M Moran | 33/1 | 
| slow jump 1st, soon towards rear, not always fluent, 9th 4 out, soon no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2010 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Pallasmore | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 16 | R M Moran | 20/1 | 
| mid-division, poor 8th 4 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 10 May 2010 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Powerstation | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 18 | R M Moran | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Cross Country - Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Coolcashin | 10st 9lbs | 12 of 28 | R M Moran | 33/1 | 
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, no extra from 3 out | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2010 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | Bluesea Cracker | 10st 3lbs | Fell of 30 | Mark Walsh | |
| 28 Feb 2010 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Stewarts House | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 17 | Mark Walsh | 25/1 | 
| held up, progress into 9th halfway, 7th 4 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2010 | Naas | Heavy | 2m | 0 | The Bosses Nephew | 11st 11lbs | 8 of 11 | Mark Walsh | 14/1 | 
| held up, slow 4th, 7th 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2009 | Listowel | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Northern Alliance | 10st 7lbs | 14 of 18 | Mark Walsh | 11/1 | 
| rear of mid-division for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2009 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Ballyholland | 10st 4lbs | 2 of 20 | Mark Walsh | 9/1 | 
| not fluent early, in rear when reminders after 4th, progress 4 out, 8th 3 out, stayed on under pressure from last to go moderate 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2009 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Sher Why Not | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | Mark Walsh | 7/4 | 
| towards rear, slow at 2nd and 3rd, driven along and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight | |||||||||
| 01 May 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Equus Maximus | 10st 3lbs | 3 of 12 | Mark Walsh | 12/1 | 
| rear of mid-division, headway to 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, 4th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2009 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 0 | Bella Mana Mou | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 19 | Mark Walsh | 7/1 | 
| held up, some progress into moderate 9th 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2009 | Gowran Park | Heavy (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Knock On The Head | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | Mark Walsh | 4/1 | 
| mid-division, progress when not fluent 4 out, 3rd from next, led last and asserted run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 2m 1f | 0 | Majestic Concorde | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 18 | Mark Walsh | 12/1 | 
| chased leaders on outer, slight mistake 2nd, moderate 5th halfway, 7th 3 out, ridden in 6th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft) | 2m 3f | 0 | Back On The Road | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 22 | Mark Walsh | 20/1 | 
| mid-division, ridden in 13th 2 out, no impression in 9th before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2008 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Rock Street | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 15 | D G Hogan | 8/1 | 
| towards rear, mistake 1st, kept on one paced from 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Bridge Run | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 18 | T G M Ryan | 20/1 | 
| always towards rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Earth Planet | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 14 | A P McCoy | 15/2 | 
| in touch, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2008 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Good Fella | 11st | 4 of 22 | Mark Walsh | 12/1 | 
| mid-division, 9th 4 out, progress into 6th after 3 out, 4th after 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2008 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Knock On The Head | 11st | 1 of 20 | Mark Walsh | 9/1 | 
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th 3 out, improved into 3rd entering straight, ridden and challenged from 2 out, led last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Here Comes Sally | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 20 | Mark Walsh | 8/1 | 
| mid-division, 11th 4 out, progress into 5th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, kept on from last | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2007 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Hotterthanjuly | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 15 | Mark Walsh | 8/1 | 
| held up in touch, 10th 5 out, progress 3 out, 5th approaching last, kept on | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2007 | Clonmel | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Knock On The Head | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | Mark Walsh | 5/1 | 
| always prominent, 2nd straight, challenged and disputed lead last, led and pushed out run-in | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2007 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Aranleigh | 11st 12lbs | of 20 | Mark Walsh | 14/1 | 
| towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, kept on same pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2007 | Galway | Heavy | 2m | 0 | O'Hana | 11st 12lbs | of 18 | A P McCoy | 7/1 | 
| mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, ridden and no impression from next | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2007 | THURLES | Good to Soft | 3960 | 0 | Francis Du Mesnil | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 18 | Mr K E Power | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, led under 5f out, ridden and strongly pressed 3f out, headed entering straight, 3rd and kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2006 | GOWRAN PARK | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Raven's Run | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | Mr K E Power | |
| mid-division, 6th 5f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
