Groveman (GB)
Owner: Scobie Wan Kenobi Racing Club Trainer: E McNamara Sex: colt Age: 10
Breeding: Holy Roman Emperor / Raving Monsun (Monsun)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Standard / Slow | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2022 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f 150y | 0 | Pat Coyne | 10st 9lbs | PulledUp of 10 | C P McNamara | 7/1 |
| reluctant to race, started well behind, pulled up after 4th | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m 3f 160y | 0 | Cluan Dara | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | C P McNamara | 20/1 |
| slight mistake 1st, held up towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden in 5th before straight, no impression before 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 185y | 0 | Harry's Legacy | 9st 9lbs | 12 of 12 | E J McNamara | 40/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and no extra over 3f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 May 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m 3f 160y | 0 | Il Courra | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 15 | C P McNamara | 25/1 |
| reluctant to race and soon in rear, improved to rear of mid-division after 5th, ridden and no impression in moderate 6th after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 May 2022 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Upping The Anti | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | C P McNamara | 25/1 |
| in touch, 5th before 6th, dropped to 6th and no impression before last, left moderate 5th last where pecked, weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 03 May 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | L'impertinent | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 15 | C P McNamara | 33/1 |
| mid-division and well off pace, never a factor, remote 6th halfway, no impression 4 out, no extra after next | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 2m 5f | 3 | Art Approval | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 20 | C P McNamara | 28/1 |
| slowly away, mid-division, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, pulled up 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Run For Oscar | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 19 | C P McNamara | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, closer in 2nd at 6th, on terms 4 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2021 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 65y | 0 | Takarengo | 10st | 3 of 6 | E J McNamara | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to dispute 2f out, led narrowly 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, held close home | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2021 | Tramore | Soft | 2m | 0 | Groveman | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | E J McNamara | 16/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led after 5f, pressed 3 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon asserted, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2021 | Galway | Soft | 2m 110y | 0 | No Thanks | 10st 2lbs | 6 of 23 | E J McNamara | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, on terms 3f out, pushed along and headed 2 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 3rd 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2021 | Limerick | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Run For Mary | 10st 1lbs | 4 of 9 | E J McNamara | 28/1 |
| soon tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before straight, challenged over 1f out, on terms inside final furlong, soon headed and kept on without matching principals | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m 40y | 0 | My Sister Sarah | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | E J McNamara | 50/1 |
| chased leaders towards outer, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression 4th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 20 May 2021 | Tipperary | Soft | 2m 4f 90y | 0 | Fest Deiz | 11st | 7 of 19 | C P McNamara | 12/1 |
| pushed along briefly early, soon towards rear, slightly impeded 6th, soon headway, one pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 May 2021 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Groveman | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 18 | C P McNamara | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, disputed 4th after 6th, slight mistake 4 out, soon chased leader, closed and challenged before last, led run-in, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2021 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Toms Courage | 12st | 9 of 17 | C P McNamara | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, moderate 9th after 4th, no impression 2 out, one paced before last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2020 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Natty Night | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 7 | J Garritty | 16/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2020 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 43y | 2 | Strait Of Hormuz | 8st 9lbs | 13 of 14 | G Lee | 66/1 |
| led early, headed after 1f but chased clear leader, lost second over 3f out, stopped quickly | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2020 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 3 | Squelch | 10st | 5 of 5 | J Garritty | 7/2 |
| led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2020 | Ripon | Good | 1m 4f 10y | 2 | Spanish Archer | 9st | 7 of 8 | J Garritty | 7/1 |
| short of room after 1f, close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 4f 8y | 3 | Groveman | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | J Garritty | 4/1 |
| led 10f out, made rest, brought field off inside rail in straight, ridden and stayed on gamely final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2020 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 4 | Christopher Wood | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 12 | J Garritty | 13/2 |
| soon led, headed 10f out, chased leader, led again over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2020 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Groveman | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 4 | J Garritty | 9/4 |
| made all, driven clear well over 1f out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2020 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Ice Pyramid | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 7 | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| in touch main group, went 2nd and headway over 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2020 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 124y | 2 | Sebastopol | 10st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | Joe Colliver | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside after 4 out, outpaced before next, no danger after | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2020 | Catterick | Soft | 2m 3f 66y | 4 | Enfin Phil | 11st 11lbs | of 8 | B S Hughes | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2019 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 216y | 1 | Mack The Man | 10st | 12 of 13 | B S Hughes | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened between last 2 | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2019 | Carlisle | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m 3f 39y | 4 | Where's Jeff | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 17 | P J McDonald | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2019 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 103y | 3 | Nayati | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | Billy Garritty | 6/4 |
| held up, outpaced and switched right after 3 out, no impression on leaders, kept on final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2019 | Southwell | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 153y | 4 | Magna Cartor | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | Billy Garritty | 9/4 |
| held up in rear, headway before 2 out, chased winner before and not fluent last, kept on and held towards finish | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2019 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 109y | 4 | Handiwork | 9st 1lbs | 5 of 13 | J P Spencer | 11/4 |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2019 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 152y | 2 | Legal History | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 16 | Joe Colliver | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on same pace after last | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2019 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 2f 183y | 2 | The Knot Is Tied | 11st | 5 of 14 | Joe Colliver | 15/2 |
| held up behind, in rear when jumped slowly 4th, driven and kept on before last, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2019 | Sedgefield | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 178y | 4 | Ingleby Hollow | 11st | 2 of 12 | Joe Colliver | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along in clear 3rd after 3 out, mistake next, driven and stayed on to take well held 2nd flat, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2019 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 128y | 4 | Constancio | 11st | 2 of 7 | Joe Colliver | 11/4 |
| towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2019 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 156y | 4 | Groveman | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Joe Colliver | 9/4 |
| held up in last pair, 5th and plenty to do 2 out, headway between last 2, went 2nd approaching last, stayed on to lead final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2018 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 219y | 4 | Ilhabela Fact | 9st 3lbs | of 14 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2018 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 4 | Big Kitten | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 14 | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2018 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Gododdin | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 12 | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| always prominent, led 2f out, soon hard pressed, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2018 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 4 | Rustang | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | David Probert | 8/1 |
| close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2018 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | Oasis Fantasy | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | S De Sousa | 5/2 |
| led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2018 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 44y | 3 | Desert Path | 8st 10lbs | 10 of 14 | Jim Crowley | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2018 | Salisbury | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 5 | Groveman | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | Jim Crowley | 15/8 |
| held up in touch, led over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2018 | Bath | Firm | 1m 2f 37y | 5 | Groveman | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | Jim Crowley | 2/5 |
| always prominent, led after 2f, hard ridden when challenged well over 1f out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2018 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 5 | Juneau | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | Dane O'Neill | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden when not clear run on inside and switched right approaching final furlong, 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well towards finish, just failed | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2018 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 3f 140y | 5 | Quantatmental | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| held up, steady headway on outside 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | |||||||||
| 05 May 2018 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 1f 197y | 5 | Victory Chime | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 17 | G Mosse | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2017 | Brighton | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 6f 210y | 5 | Al Ozzdi | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | Harry Bentley | 4/1 |
| in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders when hung left inside final 2f, kept on same pace in 5th inside final furlong, no threat | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2017 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 7f | 4 | Anna Nerium | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 8 | T P Queally | 12/1 |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2017 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 6f 213y | 4 | Beringer | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 12 | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| held up behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||


