The Highway Rat (IRE)
Owner: Mrs S M L Oliver Trainer: A Oliver Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Dandy Man / Suzette De Bavay (Whipper)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | 19:15 | Dundalk | Bar One Racing Mercury Stakes (Group 3) |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2025 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Valiant Force | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | Billy Lee | 4/1 |
| dwelt, towards rear, pushed along on inner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 4th over 100 yards out, soon no extra and kept on one pace close home | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2025 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 5f 180y | 0 | Little Queenie | 10st | 3 of 6 | Ben Coen | 11/2 |
| dwelt slightly, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2025 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | Sarahmae | 9st 13lbs | 7 of 7 | Ben Coen | 9/2 |
| slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden in 5th at halfway, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2025 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 5f | 1 | Arizona Blaze | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | Chris Hayes | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 5th over 100 yards out, kept on to go 4th close home | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2025 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Eclairage | 9st 13lbs | 3 of 11 | Ben Coen | 7/2 |
| dwelt start, in rear of mid-division halfway, ridden entering straight, headway to 2nd over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2025 | Curragh | Good | 5f | 0 | Keke | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 14 | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
| dwelt and held up, ridden and progress 1 1/2f out, stayed on and closer behind leader inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 17 May 2025 | Navan | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 10st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | W J Lee | 7/2 |
| held up, moderate 8th halfway, pushed along towards rear 2f out, ridden to close in 6th 1f out, ran on well to lead closing stages, cosily | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2025 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 5f 205y | 0 | Love Billy Boy | 9st 13lbs | 14 of 15 | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2025 | Curragh | Soft | 5f | 0 | Two Stars | 10st | 6 of 12 | Ben Coen | 22/1 |
| slowly away, raced in rear, 11th halfway, progress inside final furlong, ran on closing stages, never nearer | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2024 | Curragh | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 5f | 0 | Keke | 10st | of 15 | Chris Hayes | 0/0 |
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| 15 Sep 2024 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | My Mate Alfie | 9st 8lbs | 19 of 25 | W J Lee | 22/1 |
| towards rear, no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 May 2024 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 1 | Aesop's Fables | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 8 | W J Lee | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2024 | Naas | Yielding | 5f | 1 | Moss Tucker | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 10 | Ben Coen | 17/2 |
| dwelt slightly and held up early, closer on outer after 2f, ridden to press leader 2f out, no extra in 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Cork | Heavy | 6f | 1 | Easy | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 9 | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| rear of mid division, 6th halfway, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 1 | Dun Na Sead | 10st | 3 of 12 | W J Lee | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, disputed 2nd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace, dropped to 3rd near line | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Harry's Bar | 9st 12lbs | 2 of 6 | W J Lee | 11/10 |
| slowly away and in rear, 5th halfway, headway between horses in 4th early final furlong, soon ridden and edged left, kept on well, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 5f | 0 | Laugh A Minute | 10st | 3 of 20 | W J Lee | 6/1 |
| dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden in 4th final 100 yards, no impression, kept on, went 3rd post | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2023 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Big Gossey | 9st 12lbs | 5 of 25 | Gary Carroll | 33/1 |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, took closer order over 1f out, kept on, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2023 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 5f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | W J Lee | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 25 Mar 2023 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 5f | 0 | Laugh A Minute | 10st | 2 of 12 | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on to press winner to line | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 1 | Manaccan | 10st | 5 of 11 | Declan McDonogh | 5/1 |
| stumbled leaving stalls and slowly into stride, towards rear, closer in 6th and ridden 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 6 | W J Lee | 10/11 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon led, ridden 1f out and joined over 100 yards out, under pressure and kept on well, led on line | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2022 | Curragh | Soft | 5f | 1 | Highfield Princess | 9st 6lbs | 16 of 19 | Wayne Lordan | 100/1 |
| prominent and disputed lead early, 4th and pushed along 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2022 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 1 | Tees Spirit | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out and joined final 100 yards, kept on under pressure, led on line | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 1 | The Highway Rat | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 9 | Ronan Whelan | 18/5 |
| led early, headed after 1f, improved to dispute lead 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Harry's Bar | 9st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Ronan Whelan | 6/4 |
| a little keen, tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, not much room briefly from 2f out, chased winner and kept on without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Angel Palm | 10st | 9 of 17 | Ronan Whelan | 3/1 |
| prominent and ran freely, soon chased leader, 4th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, lost place and ridden over 1f out, weakened under 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2021 | Curragh | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 6f | 1 | Gustavus Weston | 9st 5lbs | of 10 | Wayne Lordan | 0/0 |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Chris Hayes | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 May 2021 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 5f | 0 | Iva Batt | 9st 13lbs | 2 of 9 | Ronan Whelan | 4/1 |
| disputed early, headed and pushed along after 2f, ridden to dispute again 1 1/2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on final furlong, just held | |||||||||
| 12 May 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| soon led, pushed along early straight, ridden and 2 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Leopardstown | Good | 7f | 0 | Larado | 9st 8lbs | 12 of 19 | Ronan Whelan | 16/1 |
| keen, prominent, 5th early, soon 4th, pushed along before straight, soon lost position and one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | No Patience | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 8 | Gary Carroll | 10/3 |
| disputed lead, pulled hard, led after 2f, ridden under 2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | The Highway Rat | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 15 | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to dispute 2f out, led over 1 1/2f out, asserted final furlong, edged left close home | |||||||||