Strong Contender (IRE) Horse Record, Performance Stats & Odds

gr mare · by Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Some Catch (IRE)

Profile

Strong Contender (IRE) is a gr mare, by Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Some Catch (IRE). From 9 career starts, Strong Contender (IRE) has 2 wins, 4 total placed finishes (strike rate 22%, place rate 44%) and total recorded prize money of £16,749.

— British Gambler form team · auto-updated from official results

Career Record

9
Runs
2
Wins
22%
Win %
4
Placed
44%
Place %
£16,749
Earnings

Peak Ratings Achieved

94
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

Performance Breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Kilbeggan 2 0 0 0%
Galway (IRE) 1 0 1 0%
Sligo (IRE) 1 1 1 100%
Wexford (IRE) 1 1 1 100%
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0 0%
Killarney 1 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good To Yielding 4 0 1 0%
Good 3 2 2 67%
Yielding 1 0 1 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
Long distance (2m5f+) 6 2 4 33%
2m1f–2m4f 2 0 0 0%
2m 1 0 0 0%

Recent Form Analyst Notes

  • Pos 3 7 Sep 2026 Galway (IRE)

    Held up at the back early - moved into contention after the 7th - up to 6th before 2 out - up into 3rd approaching the last - briefly 2nd on the run-in but found little more - eased back to 3rd at the line

  • Pos 1 19 Aug 2026 Sligo (IRE)

    Settled towards the back of the pack early - made progress to 4th 3 out and up into 3rd soon after - into 2nd approaching the last under pressure - finished strongly to get up in the final strides

  • Pos 1 7 Aug 2026 Wexford (IRE)

    Held up early towards the back - improved into second before three out then hit the front after the following fence - driven out to easily assert on the run to the line

  • Pos 8 21 Jul 2026 Ballinrobe (IRE)

    Travelled midfield on the inside - made ground to share the front at the 2nd - slipped back to midfield before the 5th - 4th at halfway - gave up that spot before 3 out - faded and slipped towards the back after 2 out

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

Race History

3
7 Sep 2026
Galway (IRE) — WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle
2m6½f · Yielding · Conor Smithers
11/2
SP
1
19 Aug 2026
Sligo (IRE) — Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
3m1½f · Good · Conor Smithers
4/1F
SP
1
7 Aug 2026
Wexford (IRE) — SIS Handicap Hurdle
3m · Good · Conor Smithers
11/1
SP
8
21 Jul 2026
Ballinrobe (IRE) — Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle
2m6f · Good · J J Slevin
14/1
SP
7
15 Jun 2026
Kilbeggan — Follow Kilbeggan on Instagram Handicap Hurdle
3m100y · Good To Yielding · Conor Smithers
40/1
SP
13
9 May 2026
Killarney — Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle
2m1f · Good To Yielding · J J Slevin
250/1
SP
13
24 Apr 2026
Kilbeggan — Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle
2m110y · Good To Yielding · Phillip Enright
150/1
SP
PU
4 Apr 2026
Fairyhouse — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
2m · Yielding To Soft · Phillip Enright
100/1
SP
3
24 Oct 2025
Sligo — Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
3m1f80y · Good To Yielding · Sam Ewing
15/2
SP

Breeding

Date of birth
10 May 2021
Sire
Jukebox Jury (IRE)
Dam
Some Catch (IRE)
Damsire
Shantou (USA)
Breeder
Stephen Lanigan O'Keeffe

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