Strange Encounter (IRE)
Owner: W O'Neill Trainer: P Fenton Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Witness Box / Lilymare (Montelimar)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
Good to Firm | 1 | |||
Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
Heavy | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
Soft | 2 | |||
Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
Totals | 27 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
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19 Mar 2012 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Saddlenomore | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 19 | B T O'Connell | 10/1 |
led, headed straight, no impression when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
08 Mar 2012 | Clonmel | Soft | 3m | 0 | Letterlee Star | 11st 2lbs | 11 of 21 | B T O'Connell | 16/1 |
waited with, closer in 9th after 3 out, no impression from before straight | |||||||||
15 Feb 2012 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Vast Consumption | 10st 2lbs | PulledUp of 18 | B T O'Connell | |
27 Dec 2011 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Really Unique | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 21 | B T O'Connell | 5/1 |
led, headed 3 out, no impression approaching straight, mistake and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
19 Dec 2011 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 6f | 0 | Strange Encounter | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 16 | B T O'Connell | 11/2 |
led and disputed from 3rd, headed approaching 3 out, ridden in 2nd before next, kept on again to challenge last, disputed run-in and edged ahead close home | |||||||||
14 Nov 2011 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Really Unique | 11st 9lbs | SlippedUp of 17 | B T O'Connell | |
05 Nov 2011 | Down Royal | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | Selection Box | 11st | 4 of 23 | B T O'Connell | 16/1 |
towards rear early, swift headway to chase leaders after 4th, 7th halfway, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd and no impression leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
26 Oct 2011 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Irish Soul | 11st 2lbs | 12 of 25 | S J Hassett | 8/1 |
mid-division, ridden and no extra before 3 out | |||||||||
23 Oct 2011 | Galway | Heavy | 2m 5f 190y | 0 | Viaduct Joey | 9st 10lbs | Fell of 21 | S J Hassett | |
22 May 2011 | Limerick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 5f | 0 | Three Way Bond | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 21 | B T O'Connell | 12/1 |
tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no extra, 5th when slight mistake last | |||||||||
15 Apr 2011 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Whatsabillion | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 19 | B T O'Connell | 25/1 |
mid-division 9th approaching 3 out, kept on same pace from after next | |||||||||
12 Mar 2011 | Limerick | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Muzak | 10st 9lbs | 14 of 19 | B T O'Connell | 14/1 |
always towards rear | |||||||||
25 Feb 2011 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Arctic Mick | 11st 2lbs | 13 of 25 | B T O'Connell | 20/1 |
never a factor | |||||||||
15 Nov 2009 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Lucky At Last | 9st 11lbs | Fell of 16 | Mr R J Kiely | |
09 Nov 2009 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Strange Encounter | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr R J Kiely | 11/4 |
disputed early, soon chased leaders, led 5th, ridden clear 2 out, stayed on well, easily | |||||||||
22 Oct 2009 | Thurles | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | The Sneezer | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 17 | Mr R J Kiely | 20/1 |
tracked leaders, led 3 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed after 2 out, joined from last, headed and no extra close home | |||||||||
27 Aug 2009 | Bellewstown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Wellforth | 10st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 10 | J R Barry | |
21 Aug 2009 | Kilbeggan | Soft | 2m 6f | 0 | Global Position | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 15 | J R Barry | 6/1 |
tracked leaders, slight mistakes 2nd and 6th, no impression approaching 2 out | |||||||||
06 Aug 2009 | Sligo | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 0 | Definitive Edge | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 16 | Reserve 2 | 33/1 |
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and mistake 3 out, ridden, stayed on to moderate 3rd last, 2nd and no impression leader run-in, kept on same pace | |||||||||
22 Jun 2009 | Kilbeggan | Good to Firm | 2m 3f | 0 | Trimbellina | 9st 11lbs | 14 of 16 | S J Hassett | 25/1 |
never a factor, weakened halfway, tailed off | |||||||||
07 Jun 2009 | Wexford | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Aeval | 11st 4lbs | of 16 | Reserve 3 | |
24 May 2009 | Ballinrobe | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | Askwith | 10st 13lbs | 13 of 16 | Mr R J Kiely | 20/1 |
towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
13 Feb 2009 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Knocklayde Euro | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 10 | J R Barry | 9/1 |
mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
20 Dec 2008 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Quartetto | 11st 7lbs | of 27 | J R Barry | |
19 Dec 2008 | Downpatrick | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 2f 110y | 0 | In The Haven | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 15 | J R Barry | 10/1 |
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th and no extra 3 out, moderate 7th next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
14 Dec 2008 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Zarinava | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 20 | J R Barry | 16/1 |
16 Nov 2008 | Cork | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Healys Bar | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | Mr R J Kiely | 10/3 |