The Shunter (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Stowaway / Tornado Lady (Gulland)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2023 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 100y | 0 | Jody Ted | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 12 | D Meyler | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, slightly impeded 2nd and not fluent at times, some progress from halfway, pushed along from 2 out and ridden in 5th before last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2023 | Newmarket | Soft | 2m 2f | 2 | The Shunter | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 34 | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway tracking leaders over 4f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2023 | Curragh | Soft | 2m 165y | 0 | Magellan Strait | 9st 6lbs | of 33 | C J MacRedmond | 0/0 |
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| 16 Aug 2023 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 100y | 0 | Goodie Two Shoes | 10st | 4 of 10 | S D Torrens | 11/1 |
| bumped leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, kept on closing stages | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 30y | 0 | Seddon | 11st 4lbs | 15 of 21 | M P Walsh | 25/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, checked after 2nd, mistake 4 out and detached 2 out, no extra and jumped left last, eased | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2023 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 96y | 1 | Empire Steel | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | D Meyler | 16/5 |
| held up in detached last, not fluent 11th, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, briefly rallied approaching last where edged left, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2022 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Drop The Anchor | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 23 | J A Powell | 4/1 |
| a bit slow into stride, towards rear and 15th halfway, some progress from 4f out, pushed along from 3f out and soon ridden towards near side, kept on well into 4th inside final furlong, never nearer | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2022 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 1m 1f | 0 | Goodie Two Shoes | 10st 1lbs | 7 of 9 | S D Torrens | 14/1 |
| dwelt, in rear, pushed along entering straight, moderate 7th 1f out, kept on one pace under hands and heels final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2022 | Galway | Good (Good To Yielding in Places) | 2m 5f 87y | 0 | Darver Star | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | M P Walsh | 5/4 |
| held up in touch, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd when not fluent 2 out, ridden and no impression in 5th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2022 | Killarney | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 180y | 0 | Cape Gentleman | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 10 | Mr D O'Connor | 9/2 |
| towards rear early, 6th halfway, went 4th and pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, went 3rd 100 yards out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2022 | Galway | Soft | 1m 6f 14y | 0 | Shanroe | 9st 9lbs | of 8 | Rachael Blackmore | 0/0 |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Hewick | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 22 | M P Walsh | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders early, mistake 4th, soon mid-division, closer 5 out, 7th next, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 May 2022 | Sligo | Good to Yielding | 1m 5f 11y | 0 | The Shunter | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | S D Torrens | 5/6 |
| missed break, soon raced towards rear, 7th halfway, rapid headway on outer under 3f out, travelled well to lead over 2f out, ridden and asserted over 1f out, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 3f 30y | 0 | Camprond | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 27 | C G O'Dwyer | 22/1 |
| mid-division on outer, headway after 4th and led before 6th, 5 lengths clear 5 out, reduced advantage after next, headed 2 out, dropped to 4th before last where not fluent, no extra | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2022 | Cork | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Melon | 11st | of 7 | S D Torrens | 0/0 |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Commander Of Fleet | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 26 | M P Walsh | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened tailed off and pulled up before the last | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2022 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 61y | 0 | Birchdale | 11st 6lbs | UnseatedRider of 17 | B Hayes | 8/1 |
| rear, mistake and unseated rider at 6th | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Royal Rendezvous | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 22 | S D Torrens | 11/2 |
| mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden in 9th after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, under pressure in 6th entering straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 May 2021 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Koshari | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 27 | M P Walsh | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, some slight mistakes, challenged and on terms approaching last, soon headed and kept on without matching front pair | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2021 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Protektorat | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | B Hayes | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 10th, not fluent 12th, mistake 3 out, lost 2nd and not fluent 2 out, close 3rd when mistake last and lost momentum, stayed on, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 127y | 1 | The Shunter | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 23 | J C Gainford | 9/4 |
| led until 2nd, raced very handily after and travelled strongly, led before 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2021 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 51y | 2 | The Shunter | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 14 | Alain Cawley | 5/2 |
| mid-division, closer after the 4th, headway to press leader after 3 out, ridden and disputed lead 2 out, every chance last, kept on gamely run-in and just held on | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 1f 57y | 0 | A Wave Of The Sea | 10st 7lbs | 3 of 23 | B Hayes | 7/2 |
| led, joined 6th, headed 4 out, 3rd and pushed along before 2 out, ridden entering straight and not clear run in 5th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2021 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Daly Tiger | 10st 3lbs | of 17 | B Hayes | 0/0 |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | The Shunter | 10st | 1 of 18 | R M Power | 13/2 |
| in touch in mid-division, improved well off final bend, pressing for 2nd last, led flat, stayed on well, in command final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2020 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Home By The Lee | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 11 | B Hayes | 11/2 |
| 30 Sep 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 190y | 0 | The Shunter | 12st | 1 of 11 | B Hayes | 11/10 |
| settled mid-division early, mistake 4th, soon closer and chased leaders, 3rd halfway, mistake 9th, improved to dispute 4 out, led next, jumped left 2 out, ridden to assert before last, slow and mistake last, kept on strongly run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2020 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 2f 165y | 0 | The Shunter | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | B Hayes | 5/2 |
| raced in 4th, improved into closer 3rd from 4 out, pushed along in 2nd before last and ridden to lead run-in, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2020 | Tipperary | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Bold Enough | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 18 | B Hayes | 2/1 |
| held up in rear, progress after 3 out, ridden into moderate 7th entering straight, stayed on into 4th and slight mistake last, kept on run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2019 | Tramore | Heavy | 2m 5f 100y | 0 | Three Is Company | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 15 | B Hayes | 20/1 |
| mid-division early, chased leaders from 5th, mistake 7th, slow 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2019 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Prosecution | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | S D Torrens | 9/2 |
| prominent, tracked leader, led after 3rd, not fluent 5 out, joined 4 out, pushed along and strongly pressed when ran around and bumped rival jumping 2 out, headed and mistake last, no extra and dropped to 4th close home | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2019 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Dollys Destination | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 20 | B Hayes | 20/1 |
| disputed lead early, slight mistake 2nd and headed, prominent when slight mistakes 4th and 5th, disputed lead entering straight, led briefly after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2019 | Wexford | Soft to Heavy | 2m 100y | 0 | Anything Will Do | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | B Hayes | 12/1 |
| led, headed and tracked leader after 1st, led before 2nd where slow jump, 4 lengths clear after 3rd, reduced advantage at 7th, mistake 3 out, headed approaching straight, dropped to 5th 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2019 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Dallas Des Pictons | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | B Hayes | 16/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 3rd, fell 4th | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m | 0 | Ronald Pump | 9st 10lbs | PulledUp of 27 | Reserve 1 | 50/1 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, slight mistake 1st, slight mistake 8th and ridden, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2019 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Halsafari | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 6 | Mr L P Gilligan | 6/1 |
| led and soon 6 lengths clear, reduced advantage before 5th, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, pushed along and headed 2 out, no impression in 4th approaching last, no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2019 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m | 0 | Voix Des Tiep | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 23 | J M Moore | 50/1 |
| led, joined at 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2019 | Naas | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Latest Exhibition | 12st | 5 of 15 | Mr L P Gilligan | 12/1 |
| held up in rear, some progress es, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Thunder Down Under | 12st | 4 of 6 | Mr D O'Connor | 5/2 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th halfway, headway into 2nd and ridden 2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2018 | Limerick | Soft | 2m | 0 | Press Conference | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 15 | Mr J J Codd | 20/1 |
| disputed lead early, prominent, not fluent 5th, pushed along in 4th from 3 out, no impression approaching 2 out, one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2018 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 6f | 0 | Gallant John Joe | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 13 | S F O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| disputed, led and disputed after 1st, headed 3 out, ridden and no extra before next, weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 130y | 0 | Chead Solas | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 6 | S F O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| tracked leader, disputed lead after 6f and led briefly halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2018 | Thurles | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Pakens Rock | 12st | of 7 | Mr J J Clifford | 0/0 |
| 13 Oct 2018 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Jan Maat | 11st 4lbs | of 15 | S F O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Getareason | 11st 4lbs | of 16 | S F O'Keeffe | 0/0 |
| 17 Mar 2018 | Wexford | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Thosedaysaregone | 11st 13lbs | 3 of 9 | Mr S F O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead under 4f out, pushed along and joined entering straight, soon headed, ridden and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 1 | Blackbow | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 9 | Mr S F O'Keeffe | 66/1 |
| soon led, headed from 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Tornado Flyer | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | Mr S F O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| led, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Blackbow | 11st 9lbs | SlippedUp of 13 | N T Prendergast | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, clipped heels and slipped up soon after 2f | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2017 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 40y | 0 | Rapid Escape | 11st | 3 of 8 | Mr S F O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| led and hung left, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||