Special Protector (IRE)
Owner: Sweet Briar Syndicate Trainer: E Doyle Sex: filly Age: 7
Breeding: The Gurkha / Special Assignment (Lemon Drop Kid)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2025 | Tramore | Good | 1m 7f 140y | 0 | Itsalonglongroad | 10st | 7 of 9 | Cian Quirke | 12/1 |
| towards rear, closer in 6th and ridden 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2025 | Wexford | Good | 2m | 0 | Crowsatedappletart | 10st | 8 of 12 | S O'Callaghan | 14/1 |
| towards rear, dropped to rear before 6th, progress 2 out, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2025 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f 185y | 0 | Hurricane Honey | 10st 1lbs | 6 of 10 | S O'Callaghan | 14/1 |
| rear mid-division, headway 2 out, went 5th when not fluent last, ridden and well held run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2025 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 55y | 0 | Menas Miracle | 10st 1lbs | 6 of 14 | P Hanlon | 28/1 |
| mid-division early, 4th 5 out, 5th and pushed along approaching 2 out, 6th and no impression before last, no extra (finished 6th, placed 5th) | |||||||||
| 28 May 2025 | Wexford | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Hatfield Hammer | 10st 3lbs | 7 of 13 | Phillip Enright | 28/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden and some headway before 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2024 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 1f 165y | 0 | Portnacoo | 10st 13lbs | 12 of 13 | H Morgan | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 3 out, pushed along after next, soon no extra and weakened before last | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2024 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Katherine | 10st 8lbs | of 14 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2024 | Wexford | Yielding | 2m 190y | 0 | Inthenickoftime | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 14 | H Morgan | 14/1 |
| in rear, not fluent and ridden 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2024 | Tramore | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 140y | 0 | Mater Matuta | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 16 | H Morgan | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, mistake 5th, hampered 4 out, not fluent next, ridden in 6th before 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2024 | Wexford | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 150y | 0 | Onebrightbluerose | 11st 1lbs | of 13 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2024 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 6f 109y | 0 | Futurum Regem | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 13 | M W Hassett | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, moderate 6th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 31 May 2024 | Tramore | Yielding | 2m 5f 145y | 0 | Rauzan | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 15 | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, towards rear 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 17 May 2024 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Tudor Manor | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 21 | S P Bird | 22/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along in 10th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression | |||||||||
| 16 May 2024 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy | 1m 3f 55y | 0 | Forlio | 9st | of 14 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 05 May 2024 | Sligo | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 5f 29y | 0 | War Thunder | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 14 | W Joyce | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost position over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2024 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Noble Crusade | 9st | 4 of 17 | James Ryan | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, 5th and no impression on winner 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2024 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 1f 33y | 0 | Coco Kolada | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 16 | C Brassil | 20/1 |
| mid-division, mistakes 1st and 2nd, mistake 5th, progress in moderate 7th after 4 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression before next, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2023 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 0 | Cristiano Marealdo | 11st 13lbs | 10 of 17 | Mr D Doyle | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, pecked 1st, ridden and some progress 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2023 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | Grann's Boy | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 19 | M W Hassett | 7/2 |
| towards rear, headway on inner approaching straight and 6th 2f out, 5th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2023 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Rough And Tough | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 16 | Ronan Whelan | 10/3 |
| mid-division, ridden to close towards outer 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2023 | Navan | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Patrick Street | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 23 | Ronan Whelan | 15/2 |
| in rear, pushed along in moderate 15th 2f out, soon ridden, went 7th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2023 | Clonmel | Good | 1m 1f 136y | 0 | Dazzling Spirit | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 17 | S D Bowen | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and progress on inner under 2f out, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2023 | Navan | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Slieve Bearnagh | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | M W Hassett | 11/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and headway into 8th over 2f out, went 3rd 1 1/2f out and kept on well inside final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2023 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Everylittlestep | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 20 | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and progress 2f out, 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2023 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m | 0 | Soldaro | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 10 | A McCurtin | 33/1 |
| towards rear, 8th halfway, some headway in 7th early straight, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2023 | Clonmel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Captains Nephew | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 21 | A McCurtin | 200/1 |
| never better than mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, moderate 9th entering straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2023 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Action Motion | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 19 | A McCurtin | 125/1 |
| mid-division, slight mistake 5th, slow 3 out, pushed along and soon no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 1m 7f 199y | 0 | Liberty Dance | 10st 13lbs | 11 of 18 | Cian Quirke | 150/1 |
| towards rear when bad mistake 1st, not fluent 2nd, 14th halfway, no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2022 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Global Equity | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 14 | Miss Rocio Relano | 50/1 |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 75y | 0 | Facethepuckout | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 19 | C J MacRedmond | 33/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2022 | Navan | Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Red Trail | 8st 12lbs | 14 of 22 | G M Ryan | 80/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Chally Chute | 9st | 10 of 17 | W J Lee | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out | |||||||||
| 11 May 2022 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Leabaland | 8st 7lbs | 7 of 20 | Reserve 2 | 66/1 |
| held up, ridden and some progress on inner 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2021 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 1f 110y | 0 | Derry Lad | 9st 2lbs | 10 of 20 | G M Ryan | 66/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2021 | Killarney | Good | 1m 3f 35y | 0 | Optimistic Belief | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 14 | G M Ryan | 250/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2021 | Gowran Park | Good | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Woodland Garden | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 15 | G M Ryan | 150/1 |
| dwelt, towards rear, no impression straight, never a factor | |||||||||
| 30 May 2021 | Navan | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 0 | Venice Biennale | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 14 | G M Ryan | 125/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, headway straight, one pace 2f out | |||||||||