Serious Challenge (IRE)
Owner: Mrs J S Bolger Trainer: J S Bolger Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Fracas / Dushlan (New Approach)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft To Heavy In Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 1 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2024 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 4f 20y | 1 | La Isla Mujeres | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 7 | R P Cleary | 7/1 |
| dwelt, soon pushed along and prominent, led after 2f, increased advantage before halfway, reduced lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no impression on leader 1f out, dropped to 3rd final stride | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2024 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f 110y | 1 | Harbour Wind | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 8 | R P Cleary | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2024 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Saturn | 10st | 3 of 11 | R P Cleary | 15/2 |
| prominent, pushed along and led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 31 May 2024 | Down Royal | Good (Good To Firm In Places) | 2m | 1 | Countess Of Tyrone | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 8 | R P Cleary | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 4th halfway, not clear run and towards rear over 2f out, pushed along and headway on inner in 5th 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 17 May 2024 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 6f | 1 | Kyprios | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | R P Cleary | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression on leaders, went moderate 4th inside final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2024 | Curragh | Heavy (Soft To Heavy In Places) | 1m 2f | 1 | White Birch | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 10 | R P Cleary | 18/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2 1/2f out, dropped to rear 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Naas | Heavy | 1m 2f 98y | 1 | Sunchart | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | R P Cleary | 3/1 |
| led early, disputed lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, 4th and no impression over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2024 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Chazzesmee | 9st 11lbs | 7 of 19 | R P Cleary | 33/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 8th over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 1m 3f 154y | 1 | Espionage | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | R P Cleary | 9/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden over 2f out and no impression on outer 1f out, under pressure and kept on well final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2023 | Limerick | Yielding | 1m 4f 110y | 1 | Layfayette | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | R P Cleary | 11/1 |
| held up, ran freely early, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, closer 1f out, kept on closing stages | |||||||||
| 13 May 2023 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in Places) | 1m 5f | 1 | Peking Opera | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | R P Cleary | 13/2 |
| held up in 4th early, ran freely, 3rd after 3f, ridden to challenge 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 21 Apr 2023 | Cork | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 30y | 0 | Alder | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 5 | L T McAteer | 9/2 |
| raced in 3rd, took closer order from 3f out and ridden to dispute lead over 2f out, headed from 1f out and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2023 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 1m 2f | 1 | White Birch | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 7 | R P Cleary | 18/1 |
| led and soon clear, ridden and reduced advantage entering straight, strongly pressed 1f out, headed under 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2023 | Naas | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Sprewell | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 5 | L T McAteer | 10/11 |
| tracked leader, soon led, pressed and pushed along over 2f out, headed under 2f out, dropped to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2022 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m | 1 | Auguste Rodin | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 5 | K J Manning | 6/1 |
| broke well to lead, joined after 3f, headed and pushed along under 3f out, led briefly 1 1/2f out, soon headed, no impression on winner, weakened final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2022 | Tipperary | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f 100y | 1 | Hellsing | 9st 5lbs | of 8 | K J Manning | 0/0 |
| 30 Jul 2022 | Galway | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 73y | 0 | Serious Challenge | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | K J Manning | 9/2 |
| prominent, restrained after 1f, soon 3rd, pushed along in 2nd over 2f out and soon challenged, disputed entering straight, ridden and led 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2022 | Galway | Soft | 7f | 0 | Pivotal Trigger | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | K J Manning | 14/1 |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on without threatening closing stages | |||||||||