Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Discovery Bay (GB)

Discovery Bay (GB) b g 18th Mar 2008

Track Horse HorseTracker

Discovery Bay (GB) b g 18th Mar 2008

Sire

Dansili (GB)

Dam

Rainbow's Edge (GB)

Dam's Sire

Rainbow Quest (USA)

Owner

Mrs Finola Murphy

Trainer

B Ellison

Breeder

The Queen

Last Win

Wetherby Fri, 12th Apr, 13 6/4Fav, Craig Gallagher (4245 days)

Last Run

Cartmel Sat, 23rd Aug, 14 5th, 7/2Fav, A P McCoy (3747 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

€13,440

-12.75

Hurdle IRE

-1.00

Flat GB

£6,722

-14.33

Hurdle GB

20%

£14,139

0.50

Under Rules Total

-27.58

Form Figures

53-260592-3231260650340630-81311272727-62335P55

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 53-260592-3231260650340630-81311272727-62335P55

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

25Aug14 New 14f Good 4y+ Hcap(4K)

non-runner

Rated 69 5

Change of Trainer C F Swan to B Ellison

Change of Trainer Roger Charlton to C F Swan

Oct 2011

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Beckhampton House Stables (R. Charlton)

Purchaser: Charlie Swan

£20,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2011

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Beckhampton House Stables (R. Charlton)

Purchaser: Charlie Swan

£20,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

Reports in which Discovery Bay (GB) was mentioned

What a night for Hoban with a 4,850/1 hat-trick

Westport native Conor Hoban (ended up getting a 1 day careless riding ban) completed a spectacular 4,850/1 treble at Dundalk when in the closing Winter Racing At Dundalk Handicap he added to his earlier gains on Atlas Peak and La Oliva when Gretzky came home like a lion to land the finale. Fri 25th Jan

Lee completes Dundalk double

Jockey Bill Lee completed a double at Dundalk tonight, achieving the feat on the Ken Condon trained Keep It Cool in the concluding race of Dundalk's winter series, the Irish News Hitting The Target Handicap. Fri 23rd Mar

Patience is the key to Discovery

The Charlie Swan trained Discovery Bay was rewarded for some consistent efforts at Dundalk recently with a win at the venue in the XL (QR) Handicap tonight. Fri 09th Mar

Review dundalk 10th Feb

Miracle Cure looked a class apart as he made his fourth racecourse appearance a winning one in the one-mile maiden on the Dundalk all-weather trackFri 10th Feb

Maiden win for Johnny

The Jessica Harrington trained Johnnys Legacy gained an overdue maiden win at Dundalk tonight when making it 17th time lucky, and in the process providing jockey Shane Foley with a double, in the [email protected] Maiden. Fri 10th Feb

Birthday winner for Swan

Nine times Irish Champion Jumps Jockey turned trainer Charlie Swan celebrated his 44th birthday with a winner at Dundalk tonight courtesy of Prince Of Fire in the [email protected] Maiden. Fri 20th Jan

After race at Dundalk Fri, 9th Mar, 2012 (1st)

Discovery Bay deserved that . He has plenty of gears and it's nice that he gets the trip (two miles). Nina was brilliant on him, as he likes to be dropped-in and he can be a bit keen. He'll jump hurdles when the ground dries up a bit.

C F Swan