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Sole Pretender

9-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 14 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground.
Quick facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Gold Well
Mother
Cool Quest
Trainer
Owner
M P Hogan
Official rating
151

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
14
Career races
3
Wins
21.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
71.4%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1193 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 966-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Aug
12th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
21 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
6 Jul
DNF
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
29 May
2nd
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Apr
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
18 Mar
3rd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
12 Nov
3rd
Cheltenham
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
21 Oct
3rd
Cheltenham
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
28 Jul
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
25%
Win rate
2/8
Wins / rides
Robbie Geoghegan Current jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 second 29 May 50%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 third 26 Sep 50%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 6 Aug 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 thirds 12 Nov 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 6 Jul 0%
Killarney
Sharp
1 1 win 21 Jul 100%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 9 Apr 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 third 18 Mar 0%