The Very Man (IRE)
Owner: Dan Kiely & Rob Kearney Trainer: Mrs J Harrington Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Jeremy / Mill Meadow (emy)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good To Yielding in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 53 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2024 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 6f 80y | 0 | Prydwen | 9st 12lbs | 12 of 12 | S T McCullagh | 28/1 |
| dwelt slightly, towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2024 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f 180y | 0 | Zeeband | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 15/2 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, 9th 5 out, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2024 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m 3f 210y | 2 | Pledgeofallegiance | 9st 11lbs | 12 of 20 | S Foley | 40/1 |
| dwelt, in rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 31 May 2024 | Down Royal | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2m | 1 | Countess Of Tyrone | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | S Foley | 7/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and some headway on outer in 6th over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2024 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f 118y | 1 | Chapeau De Soleil | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 23 | N de Boinville | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, went 3rd last, soon no extra and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2024 | Thurles | Heavy | 2m 6f 193y | 0 | Shannon Royale | 11st | of 5 | C D Smithers | 0/0 |
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| 03 Feb 2024 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m 104y | 1 | Maxxum | 11st 12lbs | 17 of 22 | K M Donoghue | 40/1 |
| mid-division, some headway after 3 out, 7th and pushed along entering straight, no extra approaching last, eased run-in, tailed off | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2023 | Newmarket | Soft | 2m 2f | 2 | The Shunter | 9st 7lbs | 23 of 34 | K Stott | 28/1 |
| slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, never on terms | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2023 | Curragh | Soft | 2m 165y | 0 | Magellan Strait | 9st 10lbs | 7 of 33 | S Foley | 14/1 |
| mid-division on inner, closer in 8th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2023 | Curragh | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | The Very Man | 12st 9lbs | 1 of 16 | Kate Harrington | 4/9 |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 209y | 2 | The Very Man | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 12 | Hollie Doyle | 9/4 |
| slowly into stride and went left start, held up well off the pace in rear, headway out wide 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2023 | Galway | Heavy | 2m 179y | 0 | Teed Up | 11st 6lbs | 2 of 23 | Mr B O'Neill | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 12th 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 28 May 2023 | Curragh | Good | 1m 6f | 0 | Dame Rapide | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 21 | S Foley | 13/2 |
| held up towards rear, ridden to progress and edged right over 2f out, stayed on into 8th on outer 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 3f 30y | 0 | Seddon | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 21 | S F O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, closer 3 out, pushed along after next, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2023 | Cork | Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | L'yser | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 14 | C D Smithers | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression in 4th before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Langer Dan | 11st 2lbs | 16 of 26 | C D Smithers | 66/1 |
| off the pace towards rear, tailed off when went badly left 2 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | The Very Man | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 18 | Emma Redmond | 5/2 |
| 04 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Perceval Legallois | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 18 | C D Smithers | 66/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along in 8th 2 out, soon ridden, went 5th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2022 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Drop The Anchor | 8st 11lbs | 16 of 23 | S Foley | 9/1 |
| mid-division and 9th halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression and weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2022 | Thurles | Soft | 2m | 0 | The Very Man | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 6 | S Foley | 11/10 |
| prominent early, tracked leaders and 2nd halfway, closer over 4f out and pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and 2 lengths clear 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Soft | 1m 4f | 0 | White Caviar | 10st 1lbs | 2 of 17 | S Foley | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, some headway 3f out, pushed along in 6th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, went 2nd on line | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2022 | Galway | Good (Good To Yielding in Places) | 2m 5f 87y | 0 | Darver Star | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 10 | Rachael Blackmore | 15/2 |
| held up in touch in mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 6th after 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2022 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Zaynudin | 9st 9lbs | of 13 | S T McCullagh | 0/0 |
| 13 Aug 2022 | Tramore | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Kojin | 10st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | S T McCullagh | 11/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along after 2f, 12th halfway, headway into 8th over 4f out, 6th 2 out, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Tudor City | 11st 7lbs | 11 of 23 | K M Donoghue | 40/1 |
| led, headed before 2nd, took closer order halfway, led after 5th, joined after 3 out, headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd and ridden after 2 out, ridden and weakened quickly after 2 out | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 3f 30y | 0 | Camprond | 11st 8lbs | of 27 | R M Power | 0/0 |
| 28 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 130y | 0 | A Great View | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 28 | J B Foley | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to dispute lead 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Banbridge | 11st 10lbs | 14 of 25 | C J Orr | 66/1 |
| chased leaders, hampered and lost place 4th, not fluent 6th, effort before last, no impression, well beaten flat | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2022 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 17 | S F O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, improved to lead 3 out, ridden next, mistake and strongly pressed at last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Panda Boy | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 30 | R Deegan | 28/1 |
| in rear, 26th before 6th, no impression, never a factor, pulled up after 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2021 | Navan | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Futurum Regem | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 21 | S F O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| mid-division, 10th 3 out, soon ridden, 8th 2 out, 5th at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2021 | Killarney | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Druid's Altar | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | J C Gainford | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, mistake next, slow and pushed along in rear 3rd, not fluent jumping after, ridden and no extra before 3 out | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 2m 2f 54y | 1 | Fan De Blues | 11st 3lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | J W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| mid-division, reminder after 2nd, 5th when bad mistake and unseated rider 6th | |||||||||
| 09 May 2021 | Killarney | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 7f | 0 | Cavalry Master | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | J W Kennedy | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, mistake and reminder 3rd, 4th at 9th, slight mistake and pushed along 4 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd from next, mistake last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2021 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | The Very Man | 12st | 1 of 17 | J C Gainford | 6/4 |
| chased leaders, veered left 2nd, 3rd halfway, jumped left 8th, challenged entering straight, disputed 3 out, ridden before next, kept on best run-in and asserted close home | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Exit Poll | 12st | 3 of 12 | J W Kennedy | 7/2 |
| mid-division, 6th to clear leader at 5th, left 5th 4 out where slightly hampered, moderate 5th 3 out, left moderate 4th 2 out, progress to 3rd before last, kept on, not trouble principals | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Drop The Anchor | 11st 2lbs | 19 of 25 | C P McNamara | 40/1 |
| always towards rear, reminder early, detached 4 out, no impression and slight mistake next, weakened, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 1 | Ballyadam | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | R M Power | 18/1 |
| prominent, soon raced in 2nd, slight mistake 3rd, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along briefly, on terms approaching straight, soon pushed along again, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, weakened and bad mistake last | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2020 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 100y | 0 | Cayd Boy | 11st 6lbs | UnseatedRider of 21 | G Brouder | 14/1 |
| bumped 1st, prominent, slight mistake 4 out, disputed 2nd approaching 3 out, soon led, pecked badly and unseated rider 2 out | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2020 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Shewearsitwell | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | J W Kennedy | 9/2 |
| led or disputed, pushed along and quickly lost place entering straight, no extra in 4th from 2 out | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2020 | Galway | Yielding | 2m 4f 156y | 0 | Jon Snow | 12st | of 5 | D N Russell | 0/0 |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Galway | Good | 2m 110y | 1 | The Very Man | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 6 | D N Russell | 11/8 |
| chased leader in 2nd, improved to dispute before 2 out, led after 2 out, ridden to assert entering straight, kept on strongly run-in, eased close home | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2020 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 7f 80y | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | S F O'Keeffe | 13/8 |
| disputed lead early, soon led, pushed along from 2 out, mistake last, pressed and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2020 | Downpatrick | Soft | 2m 2f 165y | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | D N Russell | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead after 3 out, headed travelling well after 2 out, ridden to lead at last, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2020 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 2m 3f | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 20 | D N Russell | 5/6 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd at halfway, headway to lead narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, narrow lead at last, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2020 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Francin | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 21 | D N Russell | 5/2 |
| soon prominent, not match leaders before 2 out, 2nd run-in and kept on without troubling winner | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Leopardstown | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Mt Leinster | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 19 | D N Russell | 8/1 |
| mid-division early, 9th approaching 3rd, soon headway, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2019 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Unexcepted | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 11 | D N Russell | 5/4 |
| led early, headed 2nd, 2nd and mistake 3 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner 2 out, moderate 2nd at last, kept on one pace, dropped to 3rd near line | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2019 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Embittered | 11st 12lbs | of 28 | K M Donoghue | 0/0 |
| 16 Oct 2019 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 50y | 0 | Beacon Edge | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 21 | J W Kennedy | 3/1 |
| prominent, 2nd approaching halfway, closed up before 3 out, on terms next, every chance when fell last | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Golden Spread | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 11 | Ms L O'Neill | 2/1 |
| prominent, pushed along over 4f out, lost place approaching straight and no extra | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2018 | Navan | Yielding | 2m | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 9 | Ms L O'Neill | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead travelling well 3f out, led 2f out, soon pushed along and went clear, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in Places) | 2m | 0 | Pat's Pick | 11st 4lbs | of 20 | Mr S Connor | 0/0 |