Sole Pretender (IRE)
Owner: M P Hogan Trainer: N Lee Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Gold Well / Cool Quest (Turtle Island)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Aug 2023 | Galway | Yielding (Good to Yielding) | 2m 2f 54y | 0 | Fighting Fit | 11st 12lbs | 12 of 14 | R P Geoghegan | 15/2 |
| led-in and reluctant to start, slowly away and raced in rear, good headway into 6th 2 out, soon ridden, weakened entering straight, soon behind, tailed off | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2023 | Killarney | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 1 | Sole Pretender | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | R P Geoghegan | 11/2 |
| led in at start, in rear and took keen hold, improved to track leaders halfway, disputed 2nd when left 2nd 4 out, led travelling well next, asserted after 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on well | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2023 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Fils D'oudairies | 11st 1lbs | RefusedToRace of 14 | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| left at start, refused to race | |||||||||
| 29 May 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 7f | 1 | Tullybeg | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 19 | D J O'Keeffe | 7/2 |
| mid-division, 6th 4 out, short of room on inner after 3 out, pushed along and headway on inner approaching last, went 2nd early run-in, ridden and kept on one pace, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2023 | Cork | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Mister Policeman | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 8 | M P O'Connor | 5/2 |
| slowly away and in rear early, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th before 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2023 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 2f | 1 | Flame Bearer | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | S D Torrens | 7/2 |
| prominent and led before 2nd, headed briefly 4th, headed after 3 out, pushed along after 2 out and no impression on winner in straight, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Banbridge | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 7 | S D Torrens | 9/1 |
| chased leader on inside, led after 2nd, ridden and headed before 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened home turn, left modest 3rd at the last | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 1m 7f 199y | 2 | Straw Fan Jack | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | S D Torrens | 7/1 |
| chased leader, led 3 out, headed final bend, 3rd and held flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 25y | 1 | Enniskerry | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 7 | S D Torrens | 4/1 |
| led, 1 length ahead halfway, pushed along and headed before 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2022 | Galway | Good | 2m 2f 54y | 1 | Visionarian | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 7 | S D Torrens | 85/40 |
| led, increased advantage after 3rd, reduced lead after 5th, asserted before 7th, not fluent 4 out and reduced advantage, headed 2f out, soon dropped to 4th and ridden, weakened | |||||||||
| 30 Jun 2022 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Santa Rossa | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 11 | S D Torrens | 9/1 |
| soon led and disputed, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on from last, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 50y | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | S D Torrens | 2/9 |
| made most, not fluent at 1st, joined entering straight, ridden and strongly pressed 3 out, regained narrow lead after 2 out, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 31 May 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | S D Torrens | 7/4 |
| tracked leader, soon led, asserted after 3rd, increased advantage after 7th, reduced lead before 3 out, travelled well and increased lead before 2 out, clear last, kept on well, impressive | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2021 | Wincanton | Good | 1m 7f 50y | 1 | Sceau Royal | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 7 | H Cobden | 3/1 |
| pressed leader, led before 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Saldier | 11st 5lbs | 8 of 21 | M P O'Connor | 7/1 |
| mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along before 2 out and soon ridden, no impression from before last and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2021 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m 38y | 1 | Sole Pretender | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 9 | P Townend | 5/4 |
| prominent, raced towards outer, led 1st, soon headed and raced in 2nd, disputed at times, led approaching 4 out, under pressure from 2 out, strongly pressed and stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 1 | Klassical Dream | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 15 | Mr J J Codd | 18/1 |
| soon chased leaders in 5th, 4th halfway, 2nd and effort approaching straight, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2021 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | S D Torrens | 14/1 |
| made all, ridden to assert before 2 out, kept on strongly from before last, cosily | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2019 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Jaime Sommers | 11st | 2 of 7 | Ms L O'Neill | 4/5 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, soon clear of remainder, came back to field from over 6f out, challenged and on terms over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2019 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Tudor City | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 23 | J J Burke | 11/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2 out and dropped to 3rd before last, ridden and no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 28 May 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 16 | J J Burke | 5/1 |
| soon led, pushed along from last and soon extended advantage, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2019 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 11/8 |
| soon raced in 2nd, on terms approaching 4 out, soon led, went on from before 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2019 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 142y | 0 | Sole Pretender | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 14 | J W Kennedy | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2 out where slight mistake, asserted approaching last, pushed out and kept on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2018 | Carlisle | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 61y | 4 | Imperial Aura | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | A E Lynch | 11/4 |
| led, clear 2nd until 6th, pushed along before 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2018 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 10y | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | A E Lynch | 15/8 |
| made all, slightly wide on bend before 7th, slight mistakes 2nd and 4 out, ridden to assert before last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2018 | Navan | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 2m | 0 | Daybreak Boy | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 33 | J W Kennedy | 7/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 8th from 3rd, 7th approaching straight, no impression from 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening | |||||||||
| 29 May 2018 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 64y | 0 | Sole Pretender | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr H D Dunne | 25/1 |
| mid-division on inner, headway under 4f out, progress between horses to lead approaching straight, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||