Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | |||
| Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places; Hurdle:Good to Firm (Good in places)) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places on National Course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy places Hurdles Course; Chase Course; Heavy) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (National Hunt:Soft) | 1 | |||
| Standard (to slow) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (National Hunt: Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 58 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | King Massini | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 17 | James Huxham | 20/1 |
| held up in mid-division, hit 6th, ridden 12th, well beaten after 4 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2013 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 3f | 3 | Off The Ground | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 12 | R P McLernon | |
| 12 Nov 2013 | Sedgefield | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Silver Roque | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 8 | R P McLernon | |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 4f | 2 | Johns Spirit | 10st 5lbs | 9 of 16 | James Huxham | 28/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, challenged 3rd, lost place before 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2013 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 6f 110y | 1 | Bouggler | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 16 | Maurice Linehan | 25/1 |
| in touch, driven and outpaced before 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2013 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Wiesentraum | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 6 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| chased leader, led soon after 4 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace flat, held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2013 | Market Rasen | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 1 | Bobowen | 10st 4lbs | 3 of 16 | Maurice Linehan | 25/1 |
| in touch, led 3 out, headed before last, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2013 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 12 | A P McCoy | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2013 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Pure Faith | 11st 6lbs | 8 of 13 | R P McLernon | 33/1 |
| held up in rear, pushed along after 6th, some progress next, well beaten 4 out | |||||||||
| 10 May 2013 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Bocciani | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 14 | R P McLernon | 40/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places; Cross Country: Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Carrickboy | 10st 4lbs | 11 of 24 | R P McLernon | 50/1 |
| behind, some headway 4 out, weakened after next, behind when blundered last | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2013 | Lingfield | Standard (to slow) | 2m | 5 | Representingceltic | 11st | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Al Ferof | 10st | PulledUp of 20 | Maurice Linehan | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Nadiya De La Vega | 11st | 3 of 20 | Maurice Linehan | 28/1 |
| led until 2nd, tracked leader, led 3 out, headed before next, switched right flat, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2012 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Shakervilz | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| raced in 3rd, not fluent early, effort and no impression 3 out, mistake 2 out, virtually pulled up, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2012 | Galway | Soft to Heavy (National Hunt:Soft) | 2m 6f | 0 | Bob Lingo | 10st 5lbs | of 25 | R M Power | |
| 31 Jul 2012 | Galway | Yielding to Soft (National Hunt: Yielding) | 2m 6f | 0 | Pride Of The Artic | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 11 | A P McCoy | 5/1 |
| held up, 9th halfway, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th and no impression after last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2012 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Dare To Doubt | 11st | 3 of 6 | Mark Walsh | 14/1 |
| raced in 2nd until mistake 5 out, soon dropped out of contention, tailed off | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to soft in places ) | 2m 5f | 1 | Salut Flo | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 24 | Maurice Linehan | 25/1 |
| prominent, hit 4th, chased winner 13th until before 2 out, 10 lengths down in 4th and no extra when hit last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2011 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 5f | 1 | Quantitativeeasing | 10st 6lbs | Fell of 17 | W T Kennedy | |
| 12 Nov 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Great Endeavour | 10st 2lbs | 13 of 20 | Paul Carberry | 33/1 |
| mid-division, struggling from 12th | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2011 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 3lbs | of 5 | Mark Walsh | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | Listowel | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | Mark Walsh | 9/4 |
| made all, opened up race winning lead from before 2 out, kept on well under pressure run-in, reduced lead close home | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2011 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Blazing Tempo | 10st 12lbs | 10 of 25 | B J Geraghty | 25/1 |
| prominent and disputed, 2nd halfway, close up and mistake 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed after last, weakened entering straight | |||||||||
| 18 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Carrigmartin | 11st 13lbs | 7 of 8 | D J Casey | 16/1 |
| led, headed 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Poquelin | 10st 10lbs | 11 of 16 | A P McCoy | 25/1 |
| held up, always behind, tailed off 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Little Josh | 10st 11lbs | 12 of 20 | A P McCoy | 18/1 |
| tracked leader, jumped left 5 out, hard driven approaching 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2010 | Listowel | Good (Yielding in places) | 3m | 1 | Alfa Beat | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 21 | Mark Walsh | 14/1 |
| soon disputed lead, left in lead 4 out, headed before next, back in lead before straight, joined 2 out, headed last, dropped to 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2010 | Galway | Good (Good to Firm in places; Hurdle:Good to Firm (Good in places)) | 2m 6f | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 25 | Mark Walsh | 22/1 |
| close up and disputed lead for much, strongly pressed and jumped left 2 out, headed before straight, rallied to regain lead over 1f out, stayed on well, all out | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Polmar | 11st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 16 | A P McCoy | |
| 18 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | BallaBriggs | 11st 9lbs | Fell of 24 | Mr A T Duff | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Mount Oscar | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 18 | D J Casey | |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Monet's Garden | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 8 | R McGrath | 10/1 |
| held up, hit 8th, chased leaders approaching 10th, jumped left 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places on National Course) | 2m 5f 110y | 2 | Irish Raptor | 11st | 11 of 29 | B J Geraghty | 11/1 |
| mid-division, headway 12th (Canal Turn), hampered 13th (Valentines), never dangerous after | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Something Wells | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 23 | B J Geraghty | 10/1 |
| mid-division, no impression, ridden when left in better position 4 out, weakened after 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2009 | Thurles | Soft (Heavy places Hurdles Course; Chase Course; Heavy) | 2m 2f | 0 | Irish Invader | 11st 10lbs | 80 of 5 | P W Flood | 4/6 |
| mistake and unseated rider 1st | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft) | 2m 5f | 0 | Schindlers Hunt | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | B J Geraghty | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd from halfway, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2008 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Noland | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 7 | P W Flood | 2/1 |
| led, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2008 | Limerick | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 6 | B J Geraghty | 5/2 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good | 3m 1f | 1 | Air Force One | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 5 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| raced in 4th, 3rd 4 out, weakened from next, last and eased straight | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 1 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 20 | B J Geraghty | 9/1 |
| in touch, took closer order 9th, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, all out near finish | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2008 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m 5f | 1 | Glencove Marina | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, mistake 2nd, led from next, mistake 5 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2007 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f 120y | 1 | Merry Cowboy | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | T G M Ryan | 11/2 |
| 09 Dec 2007 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Notre Pere | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 18 | B J Geraghty | 3/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd until fell 7 out | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2007 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Le Toscan | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 18 | T G M Ryan | 2/1 |
| 09 Apr 2007 | FAIRYHOUSE | Good | 4400 | 1 | Essex | 11st 9lbs | FE of 9 | B J Geraghty | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th before 3 out, moderate 3rd under pressure when fell | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 4620 | 1 | Burntoakboy | 11st 8lbs | UR of 28 | B J Geraghty | |
| took keen hold, prominent until stumbled on bend and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2007 | KEMPTON | Soft | 4620 | 2 | Verasi | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 17 | A B Joyce | |
| took keen hold, in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2006 | NAAS | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 19 | B J Geraghty | |
| settled 3rd, 2nd 5 out, led next, ridden and strongly pressed after last, stayed on well under pressure | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2006 | NAAS | Soft | 4400 | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 7 | P W Flood | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd after 5th, led 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, stayed on well from before last | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2006 | CORK | Good to Soft | 4180 | 0 | Kilbeggan Lad | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 16 | A E Lynch | |
| chased leader in 2nd, closer order 4th, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon led, strongly pressed and headed last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2006 | NAVAN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 27 | B J Geraghty | |
| made all, slight mistake 3rd, clear before 3 out, stayed on well, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 4400 | 1 | Nicanor | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | B J Geraghty | |
| close up in 3rd, 2nd before 5 out, ridden 3 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2005 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Good to Soft | 3960 | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 21 | S M McGovern | |
| made virtually all, strongly pressed after 2 out, stayed on well from last to draw clear run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2005 | GOWRAN PARK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Marbeuf | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | B J Geraghty | |
| always prominent, mistake 3rd, led 6th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, headed before next, kept on when slight mistake last | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2005 | NAAS | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Iktitaf | 11st | 2 of 16 | D J Casey | |
| pulled hard early, settled 3rd, 2nd before 4 out, led briefly approaching 2 out, kept on without troubling winner from last | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2005 | CORK | Good to Soft | 3520 | 0 | Mr Nosie | 11st 7lbs | FE of 22 | B J Geraghty | |
| chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, in touch when fell | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2005 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Heavy | 3520 | 0 | Finger Onthe Pulse | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 18 | Mr J J Codd | |
| 2nd early, led before halfway, ridden and strongly pressed under 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||


