The Very Man (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: J & A O'Neill Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Hurdles; Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places, Chase: Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m | 1 | Kayf Aramis | 10st 8lbs | 18 of 22 | N D Fehily | 25/1 |
| led to 1st, chased leader to 4th, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2009 | Hereford | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f | 2 | Maktu | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 12 | A P McCoy | 5/1 |
| always prominent, reminders before 9th, led 10th, headed 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed and edged right approaching last, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2008 | Bangor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | The Very Man | 11st | 1 of 10 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, headway 4 out, led approaching 2 out, driven out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2008 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 3 | Cannon Fire | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | T J Murphy | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders until 6th, soon driven along in rear, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th near finish | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2008 | Chepstow | Good | 3m | 2 | Hills Of Aran | 10st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | R P McLernon | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden after 8th, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2008 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Edmo Yewkay | 10st | PulledUp of 8 | F Keniry | 6/1 |
| detached, jumped very erratically 1st 2, pulled up before 3rd | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2008 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Ballyfitz | 10st 5lbs | PulledUp of 18 | R P McLernon | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2008 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 2m 6f | 1 | The Tother One | 10st | 7 of 15 | Wayne Hutchinson | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace from next | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2008 | Lingfield | Soft (Heavy in places, Chase: Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f | 3 | The Very Man | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | A P McCoy | 7/1 |
| held up, headway to join leaders 8th, ridden to lead 2 out, ran on | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2007 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 2f 110y | 3 | The Hairy Lemon | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 9 | A P McCoy | 4/1 |
| never travelling in rear, slow jump 8th, soon ridden and no response, pulled up before 11th | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2007 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 3 | Russian Trigger | 11st | 2 of 9 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| held up, pushed along approaching 6th, headway 3 out, chased winner, not fluent 2 out, hard ridden, hung right run-in, stayed on toward finish | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2007 | Folkestone | Good to Firm (Hurdles; Good) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Master Medic | 11st | 4 of 15 | A P McCoy | 5/6 |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching last, stayed on run-in, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | LEOPARDSTOWN | Soft | 3960 | 0 | Hot Port | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | D J Casey | |
| held up in mid-division, 7th 3 out, headway after next, 2nd and ridden to challenge when slight mistake last, led closing stages, headed near finish | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2006 | NAVAN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | Aran Concerto | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 27 | J M Allen | |
| tracked leaders, 7th 4 out, progress next, moderate 3rd under pressure 2 out, kept on from last | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2006 | PUNCHESTOWN | Soft | 3520 | 0 | The Very Man | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 21 | Mr Derek O'Connor | |
| always prominent, 6th 5f out, improved to challenge 3f out, close 2nd and ridden straight, led under 1f out, kept on well under pressure | |||||||||