Tinking Man (2020) Horse
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Tinking Man, a 5yo ch trained by E McCarthy, is by Shirocco out of Notwhatyouthink. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 12 starts. In its latest run at Killarney on 5 Oct 2025, Thomas O'Connor rode Tinking Man to a ninth‑place finish behind the winner Inchidaly Copper.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Killarney 05-Oct-25 4590m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:50.400, SP: 26.00 1st Inchidaly Copper ( L Burke-ott 157 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Miss Lia ( T P Roche 157 , Cd 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Corbally Cross ( P Enright 158 ) 6.50L 9th Tinking Man ( T O'connor 166 , Cd 173 ) 42.80L See full results | T O'connor 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 42.80L | 9 (12) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-25 3620m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $13,500), Winning Time: 04:36.700, SP: 13.00 1st Ollie La Ba Ba ( J Townend 163 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( M O'sullivan 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Give Him A Chance ( L Costello 163 ) 5.50L 10th Tinking Man ( C O O'brien 158 ) 32.50L See full results | C O O'brien 71.7kg 32.50L | 10 (16) |
| Killarney 23-Aug-25 3310m GOOD R1 MdH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:02.300, SP: 21.00 1st Fast Felix ( C Hogan 158 ) 2nd Wholelotofbusiness ( J Kennedy 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Game Phoenix ( D O'keeffe 148 ) 3.00L 4th Tinking Man ( T O'connor 158 , Cd 165 ) 15.50L See full results | T O'connor 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 15.50L | 4 (16) |
| Cork 04-Aug-25 3710m GOOD R5 MdH $725 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:30.700, SP: 126.00 1st William Tell ( P Smithers 166 ) 2nd Tippawan Haa ( J Shinnick 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Eco Pete ( T P Roche 166 ) 3.50L 4th Tinking Man ( T O'connor 166 , Cd 170 ) 6.25L See full results | T O'connor 75.3kg, Cd 77.1kg 6.25L | 4 (14) |
| Punchestown 08-Jun-25 4730m SOFT R5 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:49.100, SP: 126.00 Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 5th and 6th, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and completely tailed off 1st Joli Travail ( A Mcguinness 166 ) 2nd William Butler ( P Cleary 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Coded Welder ( T P Harney 166 ) 6.50L 13th Tinking Man ( G Noonan 166 , Cd 171 ) 154.25L See full results | G Noonan 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 70L | 13 (15) |
| Listowel 31-May-25 4100m GOOD R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:00.600, SP: 51.00 In touch, 9th before 4 out, weakened after 3 out 1st Sticktotheplan ( K Buckley 166 ) 2nd Pistocchi ( J Smith 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Reiki Revolution ( D Robinson 166 ) 3.75L 13th Tinking Man ( G Noonan 166 , Cd 171 ) 47.00L See full results | G Noonan 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 47kgL | 13 (17) |
| Stradbally 13-Apr-25 4830m GOOD Md (of $7,200), SP: 3/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, rdn bef 3out, jmpd left 2out, ko 2nd Mulroy Bay ( B Finn 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Tinking Man ( M G Gahan 165 ) 5.00L | M G Gahan 74.8kg 5.00L | 3 |
| Oldcastle 30-Mar-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,200), SP: 8/1 Tr ldr, prog to ld 1/2way, hdd bef 5out, v bad mstk 4out, sn eased & pu aftr Tinking Man ( J Dunne 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | J Dunne 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Tinahely 17-Nov-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,200), SP: 9/2 Tr ldrs, mstk 6th, drpd to rr aftr 3out, rdn & no ex from bef next 1st Gaelic Pride ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 2nd Imperfectlyperfect ( B Lawless 165 ) 0.50L 5th Tinking Man ( L P Shanahan 160 , Cd 0 ) 36.00L | L P Shanahan 72.6kg, Cd 0 36.00L | 5 |
| Tinahely 27-Oct-24 4830m GOOD Md (of $7,200), SP: 6/1 Twrds rr till wo by 2nd, 5l clr by 4th, jnd 5out, hdd appr str, drpd to 4th by 2out, wknd from 2out 2nd Take Chance ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 11.00L 4th Tinking Man ( H P Goff 160 , Cd 0 ) 34.00L | H P Goff 72.6kg, Cd 0 34.00L | 4 |
| Umma House 20-Oct-24 4830m SOFT (of $7,200), SP: 5/1 Rcd in mid-div, wknd from 4out, rdn bef 3out, sn no ex & pu bef 2out 1st Skylight Hustle ( B O'neill 165 ) 2nd Reckless Spending ( B T Stone 165 ) 3.00L Tinking Man ( H P Goff 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | H P Goff 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Stradbally 18-May-24 4830m GOOD Md (of $6,000), SP: 5/1 Rr, mstks 4th & 8th, prog from 10th & 3rd aftr 6out, cl 4th bef 3out, drpd to 6th 2out, left 5th at last & went 4th flat 2nd Empire Succes ( R James 165 ) 1.50L 3rd If Any Man Can ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 11.00L 4th Tinking Man ( M J Sweeney 165 , Cd 0 ) 17.50L | M J Sweeney 74.8kg, Cd 0 17.50L | 4 |