Shady Operator (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E Bolger Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Court Cave / Native Artist (Be My Native)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 2m 7f | 0 | Rock Road | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 16 | C G O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| tracked leader, closed at 3rd, a little keen, 3rd before 4th, 5th after 7th, 6th after 10th, slow jump at 11th and lost place, slightly hampered in rear after 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 May 2022 | Killarney | Good | 3m 2f | 0 | Recite A Prayer | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 15 | M P Walsh | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden after 2 out and went 3rd at last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Hurricane Darwin | 12st 7lbs | 3 of 22 | Mr D O'Connor | 2/1 |
| always prominent, led or disputed lead, headed before 7 out, 3rd 4 out, pushed along and no impression on winner after 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Good | 4m 2f | 0 | Ballyboker Bridge | 12st 7lbs | of 17 | Mr D O'Connor | 0/0 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Delta Work | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 16 | Mr Derek O'Connor | 12/1 |
| mid-division, struggling before 27th | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2022 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 0 | Midnight Maestro | 12st | 2 of 16 | Mr D O'Connor | 5/2 |
| led or disputed lead, 2nd after 6 out, headway to lead after 2 out, strongly pressed before last and headed 150 yards out, kept on, not match winner | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | The Very Man | 10st 11lbs | 16 of 17 | J S McGarvey | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, ridden after 4 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Shady Operator | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr D O'Connor | 5/4 |
| soon chased leaders, 6th approaching 6th, closed up 17th, soon prominent travelling smoothly, led last, asserted and stayed on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Assemble | 10st 8lbs | 9 of 21 | Miss A B O'Connor | 25/1 |
| soon prominent, on terms 3rd, soon headed, briefly impeded by loose horse before 5th, lost place and weakened from before straight | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2021 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Batcio | 11st 3lbs | of 11 | D J O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Born By The Sea | 11st 9lbs | 14 of 23 | D J O'Keeffe | 9/1 |
| led, jumped big at 1st, soon headed and tracked leader, 3rd after 7th, not fluent 3 out and lost place, badly hampered after 2 out, weakened after last | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2021 | Kilbeggan | Good | 3m 1f | 0 | The Big Lense | 11st 3lbs | of 17 | D J O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 25 May 2021 | Ballinrobe | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Agent Boru | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 15 | M P O'Connor | 7/2 |
| led and clear with one rival from 3rd, slight mistake 6th, headed 5 out, no extra after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 10 May 2021 | Killarney | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m 2f | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st | 1 of 18 | D J O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| soon led, 3 lengths clear at 12th, increased advantage before 3 out, clear 2 out, eased run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2021 | Downpatrick | Good to Yielding | 3m 4f 120y | 0 | Fag An Bealach | 11st 8lbs | Fell of 18 | M P Walsh | 11/4 |
| mid-division, pushed along after 5 out, towards rear and struggling when fell next | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 1f | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 17 | Mr D O'Connor | 1/1 |
| held up in mid-division, improved to chase leaders at 22nd, close 3rd 4 out, ridden to dispute before 2 out, led before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2020 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 160y | 0 | The Long Mile | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 19 | Reserve 1 | 4/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 4th after 7th, pushed along from 7 out, soon lost position and impeded 5 out, moderate 6th approaching straight, one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2020 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 160y | 0 | Chatham Street Lad | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 11 | T Joseph Kelly | 12/1 |
| waited with, 8th after 4th, pushed along from 4 out, effort straight, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2020 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Cap York | 10st 7lbs | 9 of 15 | J S McGarvey | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, pecked on landing at 2nd, 4th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2020 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Glamorgan Duke | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 24 | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, bumped at 1st, close 6th 2 out, soon ridden, 7th bypassing last, no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2019 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 160y | 0 | Sumos Novios | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 19 | S A Shortall | 16/1 |
| short of room and slightly hampered start, tracked leaders, 6th halfway, mistake 5 out, progress to 2nd entering straight, 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2019 | Navan | Soft | 3m | 0 | Chris's Dream | 10st 10lbs | 14 of 23 | J S McGarvey | 12/1 |
| mid-division early, 10th before 8th, bumped with rival 9th, no extra approaching straight | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2019 | Galway | Soft | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Portmore Lough | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | J S McGarvey | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, 7th halfway, mistake 9th, pushed along in 6th after 3 out, went moderate 3rd after last, no impression, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m 5f | 0 | Burrows Saint | 10st | PulledUp of 30 | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| mid-division early, impeded 6th, pecked slightly 17th, soon no danger, pulled up 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 44y | 1 | A Plus Tard | 11st 3lbs | 7 of 20 | M P Walsh | 12/1 |
| prominent, losing place when mistake 7th, struggling when hampered 4 out, well held after next | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2019 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 1 | Ballyward | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 11 | M P Walsh | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, took keen hold, closer in 5th 5 out, slight mistake 4 out, 4th next, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression from 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m 1f 50y | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | M P Walsh | 7/4 |
| held up towards rear, closer in 5th 6 out, pushed along in 5th 3 out, headway from 2 out, close 3rd on inner approaching last, soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, led near line | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2018 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Chris's Dream | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | M P Walsh | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2018 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Judgement Day | 11st 3lbs | of 8 | M P Walsh | 0/0 |
| 27 Apr 2018 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Antey | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 18 | B J Geraghty | 4/1 |
| a little keen, soon chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, slight mistakes 3 out and 2 out, challenged and on terms run-in, kept on well, just denied at finish | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Sharjah | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 5 | M P Walsh | 15/8 |
| soon raced in 3rd at very slow pace, 2nd from 3rd, on terms from 4th, headed from last and one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2017 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 27 | B J Geraghty | 4/5 |
| tracked leader, 5th after 4 out, headway 3 out, improved to 2nd 2 out, progress to lead narrowly at last, asserted run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2017 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Cracking Smart | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 25 | B J Geraghty | 14/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 7th 4 out, improved 2 out, challenged entering straight, ridden in 2nd before last where slight mistake, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2017 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Shady Operator | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr T Hamilton | 11/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress approaching straight, led 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||