A Likely Story (IRE)
Owner: John P McGovern Trainer: T G McCourt Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Exceed And Excel / Where We Left Off (Dr Devious)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 6 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Yielding | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Straight: Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Straight Course: Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 64 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2020 | Bellewstown | Soft to Heavy | 5f | 0 | A Step Too Far | 9st | 13 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Lincoln | 8st 6lbs | 11 of 12 | R P Cleary | 6/1 |
| soon disputed lead, headed from 2f out, soon no extra, weakened and eased inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Baby Power | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 15 | A J Slattery | 11/2 |
| soon prominent and disputed lead, led approaching halfway, headed 100yds out and one pace after | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2020 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 7f | 0 | Prisoner's Dilemma | 8st 6lbs | of 19 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good | 7f | 0 | The Mpex Kid | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 13 | A J Slattery | 10/1 |
| slight stumble leaving stalls and led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Major Power | 9st | 14 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 14/1 |
| led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened and eased final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Beleaguerment | 8st 13lbs | 13 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 11/2 |
| pushed along briefly early, keen, tracked leaders, soon raced in 3rd, lost position and impeded 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Able Jack | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 5/1 |
| soon led, strongly pressed and headed under 1f out, kept on without matching winner after | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | May Remain | 8st 8lbs | 2 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and switched right to go 4th over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Comhghairdeas | 8st 8lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 03 Dec 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Tribal Path | 8st 9lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 08 Nov 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Eacharn | 8st 10lbs | 9 of 17 | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2019 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 6f | 0 | Silver Service | 8st 4lbs | 14 of 33 | Reserve 2 | 33/1 |
| held up on far side, ridden into 11th 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2019 | Navan | Soft | 5f | 0 | Doonard Prince | 8st 11lbs | 14 of 26 | Siobhan Rutledge | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders in centre, pushed along 2f out and no impression in mid-division over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2019 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 6f | 0 | Pillar | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 21 | J M Sheridan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out and soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2019 | Cork | Good | 6f | 0 | Noirvento | 8st 11lbs | 20 of 27 | A J Slattery | 33/1 |
| raced far side group, pushed along and close up and effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Reeking Havoc | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 20 | N G McCullagh | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, effort straight, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2019 | Bellewstown | Good | 7f 187y | 0 | Highly Approved | 9st 1lbs | 10 of 18 | S M Crosse | 8/1 |
| prominent, disputed briefly approaching halfway, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 1/2f out, no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2019 | Limerick | Yielding | 6f 150y | 0 | Canford Art | 8st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, not clear run on inner 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2019 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in Places) | 6f 63y | 0 | Little Clarinet | 9st 1lbs | 10 of 25 | C T Keane | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 9th 2 1/2f out, soon travelled well and progress, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened under 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2019 | Sligo | Good | 6f | 0 | Honor Oak | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | D E Sheehy | 14/1 |
| chased leader in 2nd, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, short of room on inner entering straight, soon ridden, no impression in 5th when hampered on inner 1f out, not recover and lost position inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 May 2019 | Curragh | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 6f | 0 | Verhoyen | 9st 6lbs | 29 of 33 | C T Keane | 20/1 |
| led on far side, headed overall halfway, weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Silk Cravat | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | C T Keane | 14/1 |
| held up, ridden to close on outer 2f out, close behind leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2019 | Naas | Good to Yielding | 6f | 0 | Mokhalad | 9st 5lbs | of 23 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 14 Oct 2018 | Navan | Yielding (Straight: Yielding to Soft in places) | 5f 164y | 0 | Tide Of Time | 9st 12lbs | 10 of 26 | C T Keane | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd early, no extra and kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2018 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Dash D'Or | 9st 11lbs | of 23 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 24 Sep 2018 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Caesar's Comet | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 20 | D E Sheehy | 12/1 |
| prominent, soon led, pressed straight, joined well inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2018 | Laytown | Standard | 6f | 0 | Monumental Man | 10st 4lbs | of 13 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 04 Sep 2018 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 110y | 0 | Baby Power | 9st 13lbs | 5 of 19 | C T Keane | 6/1 |
| prominent and soon disputed, led halfway, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Cappadocia | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | C T Keane | 3/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, disputed 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, narrow lead over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd at line | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 6f | 0 | A Likely Story | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 33 | C T Keane | 8/1 |
| prominent in centre, 3rd halfway, ridden under 2f out, progress to lead narrowly over 1f out, kept on best under pressure closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2018 | Down Royal | Good to Firm (Watering) | 7f | 0 | Very Smart | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 13 | C T Keane | 7/1 |
| soon prominent, led after 1f, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2018 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Caesar's Comet | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 17 | D E Sheehy | 7/1 |
| soon prominent and disputed, led after 1 1/2f, ridden and joined 2f out, kept on well under pressure, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2018 | Naas | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Landline | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 21 | C T Keane | 8/1 |
| prominent on far side, ridden under 2f out and 2nd overall over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2018 | Roscommon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 50y | 0 | Magwadiri | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 16 | C T Keane | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th 3f out, progress over 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 4th on line | |||||||||
| 29 May 2018 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | Pedisnap | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 19 | C T Keane | 7/1 |
| led early and took keen hold, headed after 2f, regained lead entering straight, ridden 2f out, joined again briefly 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 05 May 2018 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 6f 60y | 0 | Aspen Belle | 8st 7lbs | 9 of 11 | D E Sheehy | 10/1 |
| reared from stalls and towards rear, some headway on inner early straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 02 May 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Dance Alone | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 15 | D E Sheehy | 6/1 |
| mid-division on outer, headway into 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | A Likely Story | 8st 11lbs | 1 of 16 | D E Sheehy | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, challenged and led over 1f out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2018 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Nam | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 17 | C T Keane | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2017 | Navan | Soft | 5f 182y | 0 | Landline | 9st 8lbs | 15 of 26 | L F Roche | 10/1 |
| prominent and disputed in centre group, ridden behind leaders 2 1/2f out, no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2017 | Tipperary | Soft to Heavy | 5f | 0 | Landline | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 19 | P J Smullen | 5/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong without threatening | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2017 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 6f | 0 | Bubbly Bellini | 8st 12lbs | of 21 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| 02 Sep 2017 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 5f 182y | 0 | Doonard Prince | 8st 10lbs | 11 of 22 | P J Smullen | 3/1 |
| mid-division on inner, ridden under 2f out, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2017 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft (Straight Course: Soft) | 6f 63y | 0 | Handsome Maverick | 9st | 2 of 33 | P J Smullen | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, travelling well 2f out, ridden 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2017 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Alans Pride | 9st | 7 of 33 | P J Smullen | 9/1 |
| mid-division, took closer order over 1f out, ridden under 1f out, ran on without threatening under 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Tom Dooley | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 21 | P J Smullen | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and good headway to 3rd over 1f out, improved to 2nd under 1f out, kept on, held | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2017 | Bellewstown | Good | 5f | 0 | Suburban Sky | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 18 | L F Roche | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2017 | Naas | Good to Firm | 7f | 0 | You Gotta Move | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 18 | L F Roche | 12/1 |
| prominent, led soon after 1f, joined approaching straight and edged right and reminders, soon narrow leader again, headed and no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 May 2017 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | Piazzini | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 11 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra, eased final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 13 May 2017 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Bainne | 9st 3lbs | 13 of 22 | Paul J Jones | 20/1 |
| prominent, soon disputed lead and went on, led over 3f out, pressed over 2f out, soon joined and headed over 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Magic Bear | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | P J Smullen | 9/2 |
| chased leaders on outer, took keen hold early, ridden 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2016 | Navan | Good to Yielding | 5f | 0 | Miss Power | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | P J Smullen | 9/4 |
| soon led and travelled smoothly until pushed along and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace and dropped to 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Flowerhill Nova | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 15 | L F Roche | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged under 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | My Good Brother | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 14 | P J Smullen | 8/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along on outer in 8th 2f out, progress into 6th 1f out, kept on to go 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2016 | Bellewstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 5f | 0 | I Will Excel | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | P J Smullen | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, no extra and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 May 2016 | Navan | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 5f 182y | 0 | Barron's Lad | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 15 | L F Roche | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 May 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Arcara | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | P J Smullen | 4/6 |
| went slightly right from stalls, tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge on outer from 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 10 May 2016 | Tipperary | Yielding | 5f | 0 | Fainleog | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | P J Smullen | 3/1 |
| led, ridden and 2 lengths clear 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace, headed 50 yards out, kept on | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2016 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m | 1 | Black Sea | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | L F Roche | 33/0 |
| led, clear from before halfway, pushed along straight, reduced lead from over 1f out, soon headed and dropped to last, no extra and eased closing stages | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2016 | Limerick | Heavy | 6f 150y | 0 | Colonel Maximus | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | P J Smullen | 1/0 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, under pressure and headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2016 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 7f | 0 | Clear Cut | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | P J Smullen | 11/0 |
| broke well and led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression on winner, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2015 | Navan | Yielding | 5f 182y | 0 | Munshid | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | P J Smullen | 9/0 |
| close up, pushed along from 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2015 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | General Macarthur | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 17 | P J Smullen | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra close home | |||||||||