Only For Our Man (2020) Horse
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Only For Our Man is a six-year-old bay gelding sired by Yeats and out of Baliya. He is trained by P Nolan and owned by Patrick Carberry. From 16 starts he has claimed three victories and eight placings, earning $48,789 in prize money. His latest start was at Sligo on 30 September 2026, finishing 1st of 10.
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Sligo • Down Royal • Killarney • Listowel • Cork • Naas • Punchestown • Tramore • TipperaryRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sligo 30-Sep-26 5196m GOOD R4 Ch $12,178 (of $20,298), SP: 3.75 1st Only For Our Man ( S Flanagan 166 ) 2nd Affinity Rock ( J Gainford 159 ) 2.75L 3rd River Tara ( B Hayes 159 ) 18.75L See full results | S Flanagan 75.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Down Royal 29-Aug-26 3499m GOOD R3 HcpH $974 (of $11,688), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 5.00 1st Mo Ghille Mar ( H Sexton 160 ) 2nd Whispering Willow ( C Stone-walsh 152 ) 3.00L 3rd Hopeful Hero ( M Kenneally 165 ) 0.15L 4th Only For Our Man ( J Smith 163 , Cd 158 ) 5.15L See full results | J Smith 73.9kg, Cd 71.7kg 5.15L | 4 (16) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-26 4101m SOFT R5 HcpH $4,084 (of $24,503), Winning Time: 05:06.100, SP: 5.00 1st Arcland ( E Finegan 164 ) 2nd Jupiter Du Gite ( M Kenneally 162 ) 0.00L 3rd Only For Our Man ( A O'sullivan 158 , Cd 153 ) 2.10L See full results | A O'sullivan 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg 2.10L | 3 (10) |
| Listowel 30-May-26 4718m GOOD R6 HcpH $8,159 (of $24,477), SP: 3.50 1st Embrace The Day ( E Finegan 153 ) 2nd Only For Our Man ( A O'sullivan 162 , Cd 155 ) 0.50L 3rd Its Not Over Yet ( J Duggan 156 ) 6.00L See full results | A O'sullivan 73.5kg, Cd 70.3kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Cork 10-May-26 4901m GOOD R7 HcpH $3,251 (of $9,753), Winning Time: 06:07.200, SP: 3.25 1st Annie Button ( D Gilligan 146 ) 2nd Only For Our Man ( A O'sullivan 168 , Cd 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Empire Walk ( M Kenneally 165 ) 4.50L See full results | A O'sullivan 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 0.20L | 2 (24) |
| Down Royal 12-Apr-26 4426m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 15/8 Mid-division, headway on outer 3 out and led approaching next, ridden after 2 out and kept on well run-in | Eoin Staples 67.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Naas 04-Mar-26 3786m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 14/1 In rear, headway into 6th and pushed along 2 out, ridden and went 4th at last, 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on well in 2nd close home | R Deegan 65.8kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (11) |
| Punchestown 15-Feb-26 3917m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 80/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along 6th, soon weakened | R Deegan 75.3kg 21l | 12 (15) |
| Down Royal 20-Jan-26 3450m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, mistake 5 out, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | Sean Flanagan 71.7kg 3l | 10 (20) |
| Tramore 01-Jan-26 3383m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Rear, progress in moderate 7th after 2 out, modest late headway, never on terms | Sean Flanagan 71.7kg 2 1/4l | 5 (13) |
| Tipperary 08-May-25 3621m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, progress into 3rd halfway, pushed along in mid division entering straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home | Mr S Connor 76.2kg 2 3/4l | 2 (12) |