Fighting Poet (2018)

Foal Date

14-May-18

Colour

bay

Sire

The Gurkha

Dam

Inkling

Prize Money

36996

Trainer

R T Phillips

Owners

The Adlestrop Club

About

Fighting Poet is a 7yo colt trained by R T Phillips. He is by The Gurkha out of Inkling and has recorded three wins so far. On 19 Aug 2025 at Brighton, Fighting Poet secured his most valuable triumph, collecting the $6,492.00 Class 6 Handicap.

Raced At

Lingfield • Brighton • Epsom Downs • Epsom • Chepstow • Windsor • Southwell • Wolverhampton • Salisbury • Kempton • Huntingdon

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Lingfield 27-Oct-25 2010m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.700, SP: 51.00	S D Bowen 60.3kg 4.90L	9 (12)
Brighton 16-Oct-25 2000m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:00.740, SP: 17.00	S D Bowen 58.1kg 9.05L	9 (13)
Brighton 08-Oct-25 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:04.220, SP: 9.00	S D Bowen 61.2kg 6.50L	4 (10)
Brighton 15-Sep-25 2390m SOFT R4 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:43.650, SP: 9.50	J Watson 60.3kg 28.25L	6 (9)
Brighton 19-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $3,454 (of $6,492) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.330, SP: 7.50	J Crowley 59.9kg	1 (7)
Brighton 07-Aug-25 2390m GOOD R5 CL6 $982 (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:36.620, SP: 3.25	J Watson 61.2kg 6.00L	3 (7)
Epsom Downs 03-Jul-25 2420m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:40.890, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no real progress	B Loughnane 62.1kg 7.50L	6 (10)
Epsom 02-Jul-25 2420m GOOD Hcp (of $3,402), SP: 15.00	B Loughnane 62.1kg, Cd 0 7.50L	6
Brighton 24-Jun-25 2390m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $205 (of $6,353) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:37.060, SP: 29.00 Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never involved	D Parkinson 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 17.50L	5 (6)
Chepstow 16-Jun-25 2010m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,353) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:08.610, SP: 51.00 Steadied well in rear early, ridden over 2f out, plugged on	D Parkinson 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 6.65L	8 (8)
Windsor 20-May-25 2010m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.670, SP: 29.00 Slowly away, raced in last, soon detached, ridden and minor headway from over 2f out	R Havlin 61.2kg 22.25L	7 (11)
Brighton 01-May-25 2000m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $202 (of $6,492) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.560, SP: 10.00 Slowly away, in rear, never involved	S Osborne 60.3kg 10.75L	5 (8)
Brighton 17-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $5,606) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:15.930, SP: 6.00 Switched left start, towards rear, pushed along and closer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened	B Loughnane 60.8kg 12.40L	6 (9)
Brighton 09-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $350 (of $5,606) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.970, SP: 3.75 Slowly away, held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong	S D Bowen 61.7kg, Cd 63kg 12.55L	4 (10)
Brighton 17-Sep-24 2000m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:00.950, SP: 2/1 Behind, headway over 3f out, challenging when edged left and bumped over 1f out, bumped slightly and led inside final furlong, stayed on	S D Bowen 60.3kg	1 (11)
Brighton 09-Sep-24 2390m SOFT R5 Hcp $699 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:40.860, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out where ridden, chased leader entering final furlong, no extra and lost position close home	B Loughnane 60.3kg 1.00L	3 (10)
Brighton 20-Aug-24 2390m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:36.400, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, in rear 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home	B Loughnane 59kg	1 (9)
Epsom 03-Jul-24 2420m GOOD R5 Hcp $1,596 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 02:41.100, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear,good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner	R Havlin 58.5kg 0.30L	2 (14)
Lingfield 05-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R6 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:33.400, SP: 11/1 Held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved	K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.25L	7 (11)
Southwell 13-Apr-24 2840m GOOD R3 HcpNHF $189 (of $3,245) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:07.720, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.25L	5 (11)
Lingfield 30-Aug-23 3170m GOOD Hcp (of $3,080), Winning Time: 03:23.910, SP: 18/1 Raced wide, in rear, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong	E Mitchell 68kg, Cd 0 11.25L	7 (9)
Wolverhampton 27-Jun-23 2820m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $3,080) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:10.470, SP: 10/1 Slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong	E Mitchell 69.9kg, Cd 0 18.00L	10 (13)
Lingfield 07-Jun-23 2410m GOOD R6 $1,523 (of $3,245) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:31.970, SP: 9/1 Raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong	K Fraser 64.4kg 5.00L	2 (12)
Wolverhampton 25-May-23 3330m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:41.270, SP: 8.50 Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor	C Planas 57.6kg, Cd 59.9kg 9.25L	7 (10)
Salisbury 04-May-23 2860m SOFT R8 CL6 Hcp $460 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 03:15.210, SP: 10.00 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards	K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 5.00L	4 (10)
Southwell 19-Apr-23 3310m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:43.960, SP: 8.00 Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression	K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 2.50L	6 (8)
Southwell 01-Apr-23 2430m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $8,066) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:38.540, SP: 6.00 Soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong	O Murphy 60.8kg 7.75L	7 (14)
Southwell 15-Mar-23 2430m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $2,014 (of $8,066) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:45.560, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held	R Havlin 58.1kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Lingfield 25-Feb-23 2410m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $503 (of $8,066) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.590, SP: 8.00 Held up in rear, moderate headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong	R Havlin 61.2kg 2.50L	4 (8)
Kempton 29-Jan-23 3220m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:35.340, SP: 3.25 Led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out	D Muscutt 61.2kg 10.50L	UPD (10)
Lingfield 31-Dec-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 Hcp (of $7,387) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:36.750, SP: 23.00 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor	S W Kelly 62.6kg 5.25L	7 (10)
Windsor 17-Oct-22 2300m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,241) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:32.120, SP: 26.00 Held up towards rear, never on terms	J Turner 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 15.75L	12 (14)
Salisbury 12-May-22 1990m GOOD R4 CL5 Nv (of $7,132) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:08.370, SP: 251.00 Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no chance with leaders	R Havlin 63.5kg 14.00L	5 (9)
Kempton 24-Feb-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Md $444 (of $6,886) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.610, SP: 67.00 Chased leading trio, went modest 4th over 2f out, kept on, no impression	S W Kelly 62.6kg 17.50L	4 (9)
Kempton 06-Jan-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Nv (of $6,886) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:37.680, SP: 34.00 Slowly away, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late moderate gains	C Shepherd 58.1kg 16.25L	9 (13)
Huntingdon 20-Nov-21 2750m GOOD R7 CL5 MdNHF (of $3,443), Winning Time: 03:20.100, SP: 8.50 Held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 5f out, weakened 3f out	J Bowen 68.9kg 15.75L	5 (9)