Punchestown 2024 Entries for Horse Obligation (FR)

Obligation (FR) ch c 2008

Track Horse HorseTracker

Obligation (FR) ch c 2008

Sire

Galileo (IRE)

Dam

Arazena (USA)

Dam's Sire

Woodman (USA)

Owner

Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier

Trainer

A P O'Brien

Breeder

Darpat SL, M.Carlos Laffon Parlas, Curra

Last Win

Tipperary Sun, 3rd Oct, 10 1/1Fav, J P O'Brien (5190 days)

Last Run

Naas Sun, 16th Oct, 11 4th, 5/1, J A Heffernan (4812 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

14%

€26,893

-5.00

Flat FR

-1.00

Under Rules Total

12%

-6.00

Form Figures

23128-034/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 23128-034/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Oct 2011

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Ballydoyle Stables, Ireland (A. O'Brien)

Purchaser: Nasser Ghazali

£27,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

13Nov10 Sai 10f Heavy 2y F(221K)

8-138th of 11, 16.56L behind Recital

C O'Donoghue

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))

Ballydoyle Stables, Ireland (A. O'Brien)

Purchaser: Nasser Ghazali

£27,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

Reports in which Obligation (FR) was mentioned

Dozen up for record-breaking Weld

Records at the Galway Festival and trainer Dermot Weld seem to go hand in hand but the Curragh handler reached new heights at Ballybrit this evening with the victory of Rainforest Magic in the opening Guinness (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle being his twelfth this week. Fri 29th Jul

Tiz The Shot makes it two Foxrock wins in a week

Kevin Prendergast sealed a double at Leopardstown when Tiz The Shot improved from winning a maiden at the track on Monday to score in the listed Eyrefield stakes over nine furlongs. Sun 31st Oct

Seville another for Ballydoyle at Tipp

Seville completed a short-priced double for Ballydoyle in the opening races at Tipperary, again like his stable companion Obligation, this fellow, another son of Galileo, made all to convincingly take the Longfield Stables Race. Sun 03rd Oct

Obligation gets punters off to right start at Tipp

Obligation, backed from 2/1 this morning and even higher in a place into even money favourite for the Athassel House Stud European Breeders Fund Maiden, justified that confidence making all to win convincingly by three lengths under Joseph O'Brien. Sun 03rd Oct

Dubai Prince a name to remember

Dermot Weld introduced a smart newcomer in the shape of Dubai Prince (7/2 in the morning into 6/4) winner of the concluding Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden at Gowran. Sat 25th Sep

Review listowel 14th Sep

Sword Fish speared the most valuable prize on the third day of the Listowel Festival when winning the Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle in the colours of JP McManusTue 14th Sep

Rising Wind surprises on her debut

It is not often that a Lady O'Reilly Kevin Prendergast horse with the owners retained rider Chris Hayes up, is sent off at 20/1, but that was the case with the newcomer, Rising Wind, who proved victorious by a head in the Listowel Arms Hotel European Breeders Fund Maiden at Listowel. Tue 14th Sep

After race at Tipperary Sun, 3rd Oct, 2010 (1st)