Grand Soir (2016)
About
Grand Soir is a 9yo b trained by J C McConnell in Meath. He is by the stallion Cokoriko out of the dam Jeep. To date he has recorded four victories. His most notable triumph came on 16 Oct 2022 at Cork, when he secured the $15 500.00 Clnvh. The horse has proved a rewarding choice for punters; staying with him throughout his career would have delivered a 30 % return on investment.
Raced At
Fairyhouse
• Kilbeggan
• Wexford
• Navan
• Punchestown
• Doncaster
• Thurles
• Cork
• LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 4920m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $14,501), Winning Time: 06:16.600, SP: 17.00 | A Harvey 75.3kg 23.25L | 9 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 26-Apr-25 4540m SOFT R7 Ch (of $11,002), SP: 13.00 | D O'keeffe 75.3kg 40.70L | 8 (13) |
| Wexford 18-Mar-25 5120m SOFT R5 Ch $551 (of $11,002), SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, reminder after 10th, 4th and pushed along approaching straight, 3rd and ridden when mistake last, no impression run-in | S D Torrens 75.3kg 6.75L | 4 (9) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 4830m SOFT R5 Ch (of $12,499), SP: 41.00 Mid-division, mistake 7 out, ridden and no extra after 5 out, weakened next | A Harvey 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 85.3kgL | 11 (11) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-24 4820m SOFT R1 Ch (of $8,207), Winning Time: 06:50.900, SP: 16/1 Tracked leader, 3rd at 9th, closed after 12th, 3rd 4 out, dropped to 4th 3 out where mistake and fell | S D Torrens 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Punchestown 12-Dec-23 4760m HEAVY R2 Ch $1,550 (of $9,958), Winning Time: 06:45.300, SP: 20/1 Tracked leader, in touch at 3rd, 4th before 12th where not fluent, took closer order before 4 out, no impression on leaders after 3 out, kept on one pace in moderate 3rd run-in | B W Harvey 75.3kg 19.00L | 3 (6) |
| Doncaster 28-Jan-23 4900m GOOD R5 CL1NvH (of $40,000), Winning Time: 05:44.970, SP: 5.50 Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out | B W Harvey 69.9kg 33.00L | 7 (10) |
| Thurles 18-Dec-22 4630m SOFT R6 NvH $9,000 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 05:57.100, SP: 3.25 Held up, progress into 4th after 3 out, soon ridden and responded to go 3rd before straight, headway to challenge and lead after 2 out, 2 lengths clear last, kept on well | S D Torrens 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Cork 16-Oct-22 4870m SOFT R2 CLNvH $9,300 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 06:10.900, SP: 7.00 Soon led at sedate pace, headed after 2nd, 4th after 3rd, dropped to 6th at 9th, headway before 10th, led 3 out, pressed 2 out, ridden before last where slight mistake, kept on best run-in | S D Torrens 74.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Kilbeggan 20-Aug-22 5030m GOOD R4 CLMdH $6,300 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:13.400, SP: 4.50 Mid-division, improved to 2nd before 5th, mistake 3 out and briefly pushed along, ridden to challenge after next, led before last and soon ridden clear, 6 lengths lead last, stayed on well | S D Torrens 71.7kg | 1 (13) |
| Cork 09-Jul-22 4830m GOOD R4 CLMdH (of $12,500), Winning Time: 06:00.000, SP: 10.00 Tracked leader, 2nd after 8th, not fluent in 3rd at 9th, led entering straight, not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after 2 out, not fluent last | B Hayes 75.3kg 15.75L | 7 (21) |
| Cork 17-Apr-22 3820m HEAVY R8 CLNHF (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:19.900, SP: 5.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd 4f out, ridden 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace | B W Harvey 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 24.75L | 7 (19) |
| Limerick 14-Mar-22 3220m SOFT R8 NHF $2,200 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:16.900, SP: 5.00 Led, headed after 4f, 2nd halfway, disputed again over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no impression in 3rd, 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace | B W Harvey 73kg 6.00L | 2 (6) |
| Lingstown 05-Dec-21 4830m GOOD CLMd (of $6,600), SP: 5/2 Chsd ldrs, 3rd from 5th, disp bef 4out, ld from 3out, 4l adv gng best 2out, went clr bef last, v easily | M R James 77.1kg | 1 (13) |