Horse Details

Sole Pretender (IRE)

16 Runs 4 Wins (25.0%) 6 Places (37.5%)
Owner: M P Hogan Silks M P Hogan Trainer: Norman Lee
9 years old
Sire: Gold Well (GB)
Dam: Cool Quest (IRE)
Damsire: Turtle Island
Past Runs (16 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
06/08/23
15:30
Galway (IRE) 2m2f Robbie Geoghegan Norman Lee 12 5:5.88 39 151 11-5 15/2
Slowly away - in rear - brief headway 4 out - weakened quickly from last - eased home turn - tailed off - fatally injured(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
21/07/23
15:40
Killarney (IRE) 2m1f Robbie Geoghegan Norman Lee 1st 4:8.10 Won 146 11-5 11/2
Reluctant to line up - lost many lengths start - travelled strongly - in rear - in touch with leaders 6th - prominent 7th - led 3 out - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 4/1)
06/07/23
18:15
Tipperary (IRE) 2m J J Slevin Norman Lee 99 - - 11-1 7/1
Refused to race(tchd 15/2)
29/05/23
18:30
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m7f Darragh O'Keeffe Norman Lee 2nd 5:51.45 1.75 143 11-11 7/2
Towards rear of midfield - headway 10th - prominent on inner when bit short of room after 3 out - soon pushed along and lost position - headway and joined leaders last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 4/1)
18/03/23
14:30
Thurles (IRE) 2m2f Simon Torrens Norman Lee 3rd 4:44.11 0.3 143 11-5 7/2
Prominent - led from 2nd - headed before 4th - led again before 6th - pushed along and headed after 2 out - no chance with winner approaching last - kept on but lost second final strides(op 11/2)
12/11/22
13:45
Cheltenham 2m Simon Torrens Norman Lee 3rd 3:57.12 6 145 11-4 9/1
Pressed leader - led after 2nd - mistake and headed 3rd - led again just after 4th - briefly headed 4 out - ridden and headed after 3 out - soon slightly hampered on turn - ridden when left in third 2 out - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
21/10/22
14:10
Cheltenham 2m Simon Torrens Norman Lee 3rd 3:59.15 .75 150 11-12 7/1
Raced in second - pressed leader after 10th - briefly led 3 out - soon ridden - lost second 2 out - kept on but held run-in(op 11/2 tchd 15/2)
26/09/22
16:10
Roscommon (IRE) 2m Simon Torrens Norman Lee 3rd 3:59.00 1.75 11-5 4/1
Led - pushed along before 3 out - headed and ridden just after 3 out - no extra when lost second last(op 9/2)
28/07/22
14:45
Galway (IRE) 2m2f Simon Torrens Norman Lee 6 4:38.20 25 11-5 85/40F
Led - soon clear - much reduced lead before 2 out - ridden and headed home turn - soon weakened - burst blood vessel (trainer said gelding burst a blood vessel)(op 2/1 tchd 5/2)
30/06/22
18:10
Tipperary (IRE) 2m Simon Torrens Norman Lee 2nd 3:50.85 3 150 11-8 9/1
Pressed leader - soon led but pestered - pushed along home turn - headed 2 out - soon ridden but outpaced - switched right approaching last - no extra run-in(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
06/11/21
15:35
Wincanton 1m7f Harry Cobden Norman Lee 5 3:33.05 1 151 11-4 3/1
Prominent - led after 2nd - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened before last(op 7/2)
29/07/21
18:15
Galway (IRE) 2m Mike O'Connor Norman Lee 8 3:40.90 .5 150 10-12 7/1
In touch with leaders - shaken up before 2 out - soon outpaced and no impression - ridden and kept on run-in(op 8/1)
01/07/21
17:15
Tipperary (IRE) 2m Paul Townend Norman Lee 1st 3:58.00 Won 150 11-3 5/4F
Led narrowly or disputed lead - led again after 5th - pushed along and raced wide before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - always doing enough(tchd 6/5 and tchd 11/8)
29/04/21
17:25
Punchestown (IRE) 3m Mr J J Codd Norman Lee 5 6:3.27 3.5 150 11-12 18/1
Chased leaders - went fourth halfway - pushed along and briefly went second home turn - ridden and weakened approaching last(op 28/1)
28/05/19
18:30
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m4f Jonathan Burke Norman Lee 1st 4:49.40 Won 137 11-7 5/1
Quite keen and disputed until led 2nd - jumped well - travelled best 2 out - 3 lengths advantage at last - kept on strongly run-in(op 11/2)
12/04/19
18:00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m1½f Jack Kennedy Norman Lee 1st 4:20.50 Won 116 10-11 5/1
Tracked leader in clear 2nd - travelled well to dispute 2 out and soon led - pushed out to extend advantage run-in - comfortably