Horse Details

Fighting Poet (IRE)

34 Runs 3 Wins (8.8%) 5 Places (14.7%)

Owner: The Adlestrop Club Silks

The Adlestrop Club Trainer: Richard Phillips

7 years old b IRE

Sire: The Gurkha

Dam: Inkling

Damsire: Seeking The Gold

Past Runs (34 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
27/10/25 13:55	Lingfield (AW)	4	1m2f	Sean D Bowen	Richard Phillips	9	2:8.49	1.25	52	9-7	50/1	Dwelt start - in rear throughout (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 40/1) Dwelt start - in rear throughout (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 40/1)
16/10/25 16:05	Brighton	9	1m2f	Sean D Bowen	Richard Phillips	9	2:2.24	0.3	53	9-2	16/1	In rear - headway from 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1) In rear - headway from 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1)
07/10/25 16:15	Brighton	3	1m2f	Sean D Bowen	Richard Phillips	4	2:5.40	4	53	9-9	8/1	Held up in rear - in touch with leaders but waiting for room over 2f out - edged left and headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 17/2) Held up in rear - in touch with leaders but waiting for room over 2f out - edged left and headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 17/2)
15/09/25 15:42	Brighton	3	1m4f	Jason Watson	Richard Phillips	6	2:49.30	1	53	9-7	17/2	Midfield - headway over 2f out - went fourth over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 10/1) Midfield - headway over 2f out - went fourth over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
19/08/25 15:45	Brighton	1	1m2f	Jim Crowley	Richard Phillips	1st	2:1.33	Won	49	9-6	13/2	Sweating - travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - lost ground over 6f out - headway from 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1) Sweating - travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - lost ground over 6f out - headway from 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1)
07/08/25 16:10	Brighton	4	1m4f	Jason Watson	Richard Phillips	3rd	2:37.62	5	50	9-9	9/4	Towards rear - headway 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1) Towards rear - headway 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1)
02/07/25 20:30	Epsom	5	1m4f	Billy Loughnane	Richard Phillips	6	2:42.14	1.25	52	9-11	14/1	Held up in rear - some headway on outer from 2f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 12/1) Held up in rear - some headway on outer from 2f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 12/1)
24/06/25 17:00	Brighton	4	1m4f	Miss Delphi Parkinson	Richard Phillips	5	2:39.98	4	54	10-3	28/1	Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
16/06/25 14:30	Chepstow	2	1m2f	Miss Delphi Parkinson	Richard Phillips	8	2:9.69	3	54	10-3	50/1	Always behind(op 28/1) Always behind(op 28/1)
19/05/25 20:20	Windsor	1	1m2f	Robert Havlin	Richard Phillips	7	2:13.38	4	55	9-9	28/1	Slowly away - soon detached - some headway inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 12/1) Slowly away - soon detached - some headway inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 12/1)
30/04/25 18:25	Brighton	6	1m2f	Saffie Osborne	Richard Phillips	5	2:4.35	4	55	9-7	9/1	Dwelt start - in rear - some headway and switched right over 1f out - never near to challenge Dwelt start - in rear - some headway and switched right over 1f out - never near to challenge
17/10/24 15:50	Brighton	9	1m2f	Billy Loughnane	Richard Phillips	6	2:18.38	4.75	56	9-8	5/1	Towards rear - headway on outer 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2) Towards rear - headway on outer 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
08/10/24 16:10	Brighton	5	1m2f	Sean D Bowen	Richard Phillips	4	2:7.24	4.75	56	9-7	11/4F	In rear - headway on near side of group from over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - kept on but never dangerous(op 9/4) In rear - headway on near side of group from over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - kept on but never dangerous(op 9/4)
17/09/24 15:20	Brighton	2	1m2f	Sean D Bowen	Richard Phillips	1st	2:0.95	Won	53	9-4	2/1F	Held up in last - headway over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - pressed leader when bumped over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 6/5) Held up in last - headway over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - pressed leader when bumped over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 6/5)
09/09/24 16:40	Brighton	2	1m4f	Billy Loughnane	Richard Phillips	3rd	2:41.06	.75	53	9-7	7/2F	Sweating - held up in rear - headway from 4f out - challenging over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 3/1) Sweating - held up in rear - headway from 4f out - challenging over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 3/1)
20/08/24 15:25	Brighton	8	1m4f	Billy Loughnane	Richard Phillips	1st	2:36.40	Won	50	9-4	15/2	Dwelt start - in rear - shaken up and headway up the centre over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) Dwelt start - in rear - shaken up and headway up the centre over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
03/07/24 20:30	Epsom	14	1m4f	Robert Havlin	Richard Phillips	2nd	2:41.15	0.3	46	9-3	33/1	Dwelt start - towards rear - switched right and on outer from over 3f out - soon some headway - challenging when up the centre over 1f out - lost ground inside final furlong - rallied and kept on final 110yds(tchd 40/1) Dwelt start - towards rear - switched right and on outer from over 3f out - soon some headway - challenging when up the centre over 1f out - lost ground inside final furlong - rallied and kept on final 110yds(tchd 40/1)
04/06/24 20:45	Lingfield (AW)	2	1m4f	Kaiya Fraser	Richard Phillips	7	2:34.28	.75	47	9-4	11/1	Dwelt start - in rear - going okay 3f out - brief headway 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) Dwelt start - in rear - going okay 3f out - brief headway 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
12/04/24 18:30	Southwell (AW)	1	1m6f	Kaiya Fraser	Richard Phillips	5	3:8.84	0.1	48	8-11	50/1	Midfield - switched left and headway over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - no extra and lost three places inside final 110yds(tchd 40/1) Midfield - switched left and headway over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - no extra and lost three places inside final 110yds(tchd 40/1)
30/08/23 14:52	Lingfield (AW)	8	2m	Mr Edward Mitchell	Richard Phillips	7	3:25.78	.5	49	10-3	18/1	Raced wide - in rear - headway on outer from 6f out - lost ground from over 1f out(op 14/1) Raced wide - in rear - headway on outer from 6f out - lost ground from over 1f out(op 14/1)
26/06/23 17:20	Wolverhampton (AW)	2	1m6f	Mr Edward Mitchell	Richard Phillips	10	3:13.51	1.75	50	10-7	10/1	Towards rear - raced wide and good headway from over 5f out - joined leaders 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) Towards rear - raced wide and good headway from over 5f out - joined leaders 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
06/06/23 20:10	Lingfield (AW)	10	1m4f	Kaiya Fraser	Richard Phillips	2nd	2:32.80	5	50	9-9	9/1	Midfield - raced wide from over 3f out - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 15/2) Midfield - raced wide from over 3f out - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 15/2)
25/05/23 16:20	Wolverhampton (AW)	7	2m½f	Connor Planas	Richard Phillips	7	3:42.85	3.5	52	8-10	15/2	Dwelt start - in rear - ridden and some headway 3f out - soon outpaced - switched left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) Dwelt start - in rear - ridden and some headway 3f out - soon outpaced - switched left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
04/05/23 17:25	Salisbury	-	1m6f	Kaiya Fraser	Richard Phillips	4	3:16.12	2.5	53	8-9	9/1	Held up in rear - headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - soon went fourth - stayed on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2) Held up in rear - headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - soon went fourth - stayed on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2)
18/04/23 20:00	Southwell (AW)	2	2m½f	Kaiya Fraser	Richard Phillips	6	3:44.51	.5	54	9-2	7/1	Held up in rear - pushed along and switched right over 2f out - ridden and some headway over 1f out - staying on when bit short of room final 110yds Held up in rear - pushed along and switched right over 2f out - ridden and some headway over 1f out - staying on when bit short of room final 110yds
31/03/23 17:55	Southwell (AW)	14	1m4f	Oisin Murphy	Richard Phillips	7	2:40.09	.75	54	9-8	5/1	In touch with leaders - bit short of room when prominent over 2f out - ridden and held inside final furlong(op 11/2) In touch with leaders - bit short of room when prominent over 2f out - ridden and held inside final furlong(op 11/2)
14/03/23 20:00	Southwell (AW)	2	1m4f	Robert Havlin	Richard Phillips	2nd	2:45.62	0.3	53	9-2	10/1	Prominent - ridden 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on final furlong - just held Prominent - ridden 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on final furlong - just held
24/02/23 16:25	Lingfield (AW)	2	1m4f	Robert Havlin	Richard Phillips	4	2:34.01	.75	55	9-9	7/1	Held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final 110yds(op 8/1) Held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
28/01/23 20:30	Kempton (AW)	3	2m	Daniel Muscutt	Richard Phillips	8	3:37.44	0.3	57	9-9	9/4	Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 5/1) Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 5/1)
31/12/22 13:30	Lingfield (AW)	5	1m4f	Shane Kelly	Richard Phillips	7	2:37.62	0.3	60	9-12	22/1	Slowly away - always towards rear(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) Slowly away - always towards rear(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
17/10/22 13:20	Windsor	13	1m3½f	James Turner	Richard Phillips	12	2:35.36	0.2	64	10-10	25/1	Held up in rear - brief headway up the centre 4f out - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 18/1) Held up in rear - brief headway up the centre 4f out - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 18/1)
12/05/22 14:35	Salisbury	7	1m2f	Robert Havlin	Richard Phillips	5	2:10.70	7	–	10-0	250/1	Held up in last - outpaced and pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 200/1) Held up in last - outpaced and pushed along over 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 200/1)
05/01/22 18:30	Kempton (AW)	9	1m4f	Callum Shepherd	Jamie Osborne	9	2:40.93	.75	–	9-2	33/1	Slowly into stride - always towards rear(op 40/1) Slowly into stride - always towards rear(op 40/1)
20/11/21 15:43	Huntingdon	-	1m5½f	James Bowen	Jamie Osborne	5	3:23.30	7	–	10-12	15/2	Midfield - ridden over 3f out - soon outpaced - no impression and well held from 2f out(op 11/2) Midfield - ridden over 3f out - soon outpaced - no impression and well held from 2f out(op 11/2)