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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

GoingView detailed formhide detailed form 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