Horse Details

Bird Of Play (IRE)

20 Runs 0 Wins (0.0%) 3 Places (15.0%)

Trainer: Ivan Furtado

5 years old

Sire: Free Eagle (IRE)

Dam: Spiaggia (IRE)

Damsire: Makfi

Past Runs (20 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
01/07/25 15:30	Musselburgh	7f	Sam James	Liam Bailey	10	1:30.08	15	48	8-12	66/1	Held up in rear - lost touch 2f out - tailed off(op 33/1) Held up in rear - lost touch 2f out - tailed off(op 33/1)
10/06/25 20:10	Catterick	7f	Hollie Doyle	Liam Bailey	10	1:32.16	24	50	9-4	15/2	Stumbled badly start - always behind (jockey said gelding slipped and stumbled badly leaving stalls losing many lengths)(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) Stumbled badly start - always behind (jockey said gelding slipped and stumbled badly leaving stalls losing many lengths)(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
02/05/25 15:20	Musselburgh	7f	David Nolan	Liam Bailey	5	1:30.45	2	52	9-6	12/1	In touch with leaders - hung right and weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 10/1) In touch with leaders - hung right and weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 10/1)
02/04/25 15:07	Musselburgh	7f	Billy Garritty	Liam Bailey	10	1:29.53	3.25	54	9-3	12/1	Raced wide - in touch with leaders - bumped and carried left over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding moved poorly in final furlong; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) Raced wide - in touch with leaders - bumped and carried left over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding moved poorly in final furlong; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
14/03/25 19:50	Wolverhampton (AW)	1m1½f	Billy Garritty	Liam Bailey	8	2:3.79	1.5	57	9-8	66/1	Led - headed and bumped over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) Led - headed and bumped over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
20/02/25 16:55	Newcastle (AW)	1m2f	Jack Garritty	Liam Bailey	5	2:16.93	0.1	60	9-4	12/1	Towards rear - no impression from 2f out(op 25/1) Towards rear - no impression from 2f out(op 25/1)
31/01/25 16:29	Newcastle (AW)	1m	Billy Garritty	Liam Bailey	8	1:42.64	.5	63	9-4	33/1	Dwelt start and ducked right start - always behind(op 40/1) Dwelt start and ducked right start - always behind(op 40/1)
14/01/25 18:15	Newcastle (AW)	1m	Alistair Rawlinson	Liam Bailey	6	1:44.48	3	65	9-6	100/1	Slowly away - always behind(op 80/1) Slowly away - always behind(op 80/1)
21/04/24 16:45	Musselburgh	1m	Daniel Tudhope	Liam Bailey	14	1:47.39	18	66	9-6	9/1	Slowly into stride - always behind (jockey said gelding became unbalanced in early stages)(tchd 10/1) Slowly into stride - always behind (jockey said gelding became unbalanced in early stages)(tchd 10/1)
10/10/23 17:07	Leicester	7f	Elle-May Croot	Ivan Furtado	7	1:25.27	.5	68	9-3	13/2	Slowly away - held up in last - steady headway on near side of group from 2f out - no impression inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) Slowly away - held up in last - steady headway on near side of group from 2f out - no impression inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
19/09/23 13:50	Redcar	1m	Elle-May Croot	Ivan Furtado	4	1:39.22	1.75	70	9-11	8/1	Midfield - smooth headway over 2f out - pressed leader 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) Midfield - smooth headway over 2f out - pressed leader 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
18/08/23 18:55	Newmarket (July)	1m	Elle-May Croot	Ivan Furtado	7	1:42.18	1.25	71	9-4	9/2	Raced centre - prominent - not clear run over 2f out - lost ground under 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 2f out)(op 11/2) Raced centre - prominent - not clear run over 2f out - lost ground under 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 2f out)(op 11/2)
30/06/23 15:55	Doncaster	1m	Elle-May Croot	Ivan Furtado	2nd	1:37.49	0.3	71	9-0	5/1	Prominent - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in the final furlong)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) Prominent - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in the final furlong)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
06/06/23 17:05	Leicester	7f	Elle-May Croot	Ivan Furtado	2nd	1:26.27	1	70	9-2	11/2	Took keen hold - led up the centre - wandered around over 1f out - soon headed - kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 9/2) Took keen hold - led up the centre - wandered around over 1f out - soon headed - kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 9/2)
20/04/23 17:15	Newmarket	7f	Luke Morris	Ivan Furtado	12	1:30.40	1.75	70	8-13	50/1	Slowly away - in rear on near side of group throughout(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) Slowly away - in rear on near side of group throughout(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
06/12/22 17:50	Southwell (AW)	7f	Joey Haynes	Ivan Furtado	7	1:29.97	.5	73	9-7	12/1	Slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield - ridden and carried left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 16/1) Slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield - ridden and carried left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 16/1)
24/10/22 14:55	Leicester	6f	Joey Haynes	Ivan Furtado	6	1:17.49	1	77	9-7	25/1	Bumped start - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1) Bumped start - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1)
16/09/22 17:25	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	6f	Chris Hayes	Henry De Bromhead	11	1:15.37	0.3	–	9-2	8/1	Towards rear of midfield - pushed along halfway - no impression under 2f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) Towards rear of midfield - pushed along halfway - no impression under 2f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
21/08/22 15:30	Naas (IRE)	6f	Wayne Lordan	Henry De Bromhead	8	1:13.23	.75	–	8-13	EvensF	In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden 2f out - no impression and edged left 1f out - held inside final furlong(op 10/11 tchd 11/10) In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden 2f out - no impression and edged left 1f out - held inside final furlong(op 10/11 tchd 11/10)
13/08/22 13:45	Curragh (IRE)	6f	Wayne Lordan	Henry De Bromhead	2nd	1:15.07	.5	–	9-2	18/1	Dwelt start - in rear and pushed along briefly when outpaced early - headway when switched right over 2f out - soon pushed along - keeping on when ridden over 1f out - carried right but ran on inside final furlong - went second final strides - nearest finish(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) Dwelt start - in rear and pushed along briefly when outpaced early - headway when switched right over 2f out - soon pushed along - keeping on when ridden over 1f out - carried right but ran on inside final furlong - went second final strides - nearest finish(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)