Per Contra (2021) Horse
About
Per Contra is a 4yo b horse trained by T D Easterby, based in Malton. The colt is by Footstepsinthesand out of the mare Nonetheless. To date, it has secured four victories. Its biggest triumph came on 28 Sep 2025 at Newcastle, where it won the $24593.00 Cl4 Handicap.
Raced At
Chepstow
• Ripon
• Carlisle
• Chester
• Redcar
• Nottingham
• Doncaster
• Wolverhampton
• Newmarket
• Ffos LasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| York 11-Oct-25 2060m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:10.310, SP: 12.00 1st Grey Cuban ( J Hart 135 ) 2nd Insanity ( C Beasley 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagne Prince ( G Wood 125 ) 1.00L 12th Per Contra ( D Fentiman 119 ) 13.30L See full results | D Fentiman 54kg 13.30L | 12 (14) |
| Newcastle 28-Sep-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Hcp $13,085 (of $24,593) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:11.790, SP: 5.00 1st Per Contra ( S Kirrane 133 ) 2nd Crack Shot ( P Cosgrave 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Bragbor ( D Keenan 136 ) 0.20L See full results | S Kirrane 60.3kg | 1 (11) |
| York 07-Sep-25 2060m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp (of $29,511) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:11.640, SP: 7.50 1st Zain Blue ( W Fentiman 128 ) 2nd Dante's Lad ( B Loughnane 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Dark Moon Rising ( J Callan 131 ) 0.50L 7th Per Contra ( D Allan 131 ) 2.75L See full results | D Allan 59.4kg 2.75L | 7 (12) |
| York 23-Aug-25 2060m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $24,170 (of $98,370) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:10.710, SP: 7.00 1st Dain Ma Nut In ( D Tudhope 126 ) 2nd Per Contra ( S D Sousa 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Westridge ( R L Moore 138 ) 0.30L See full results | S D Sousa 54.4kg 0.30L | 2 (15) |
| Newcastle 22-Aug-25 2500m SYNTHETIC R2 CL3 Hcp $6,045 (of $49,185) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:38.570, SP: 7.00 1st Circus Of Rome ( F Marsh 127 ) 2nd Gran Descans ( T E Whelan 129 ) 3.75L 3rd Per Contra ( S Kirrane 132 ) 3.90L See full results | S Kirrane 59.9kg 3.90L | 3 (13) |
| Chepstow 08-Aug-25 2410m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp $755 (of $49,185) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:34.420, SP: 11.00 1st Beylerbeyi ( E Greatrex 133 ) 2nd Winston Junior ( D Tudhope 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Lieber Power ( D Probert 137 ) 1.75L 6th Per Contra ( D Allan 131 ) 4.55L See full results | D Allan 59.4kg 4.55L | 6 (12) |
| York 26-Jul-25 2380m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $3,627 (of $29,511) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:30.700, SP: 10.00 Held up in 5th, switched right and good headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and led inside final furlong, headed and lost 2nd inside final 110 yards, weakened in 3rd 1st Beylerbeyi ( C Lee 123 ) 2nd Albany ( R Ryan 138 ) 0.20L 3rd Per Contra ( D Allan 130 ) 1.95L See full results | D Allan 59kg 1.95L | 3 (9) |
| Ripon 19-Jul-25 2420m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $12,085 (of $49,185) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:41.530, SP: 6.00 Chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out until over 2f out, went 2nd again over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards 1st The Reverend ( D Tudhope 142 ) 2nd Per Contra ( D Allan 132 ) 3.25L 3rd Fox Journey ( K Stott 136 ) 5.50L See full results | D Allan 59.9kg 3.25L | 2 (5) |
| Carlisle 25-Jun-25 2250m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $918 (of $29,511) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:28.540, SP: 11.00 Tracked leader, led over 2f out, brought field near side in straight, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, chased winner, ridden and well held when weakened and lost three places inside final furlong 1st Rogue Millions ( R Ryan 131 ) 2nd Fast Fred ( R Scott 124 ) 4.00L 3rd Galyx ( C Rodriguez 143 ) 4.75L 5th Per Contra ( D Allan 142 ) 5.95L See full results | D Allan 64.4kg 5.95L | 5 (9) |
| Hamilton 16-Jun-25 2630m SOFT R3 CL3 Hcp $4,232 (of $34,430) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:52.380, SP: 19.00 Midfield, switched right against far rail and headway from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, no extra towards finish 1st Sam Hawkens ( H Burns 135 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Savrola ( K Fraser 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Per Contra ( D Allan 132 ) 1.80L See full results | D Allan 59.9kg 1.80L | 3 (11) |
| Chester 31-May-25 2470m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $1,814 (of $14,756) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:41.800, SP: 26.00 Mid-division on outer, headway well over 2f out, soon disputed 3rd, came widest and ridden turning in, kept on, not quite pace to challenge 1st Dream Harder ( D Egan 134 ) 2nd Charmaine ( D Muscutt 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Per Contra ( S Kirrane 135 ) 0.70L See full results | S Kirrane 61.2kg 0.70L | 3 (10) |
| Hamilton 17-May-25 2430m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp $906 (of $29,511) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:32.760, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out 1st Faylaq ( L Young 139 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Creatif ( D Nolan 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Whathappensinvegas ( J Hart 122 ) 1.55L 5th Per Contra ( S Kirrane 132 ) 5.80L See full results | S Kirrane 59.9kg 5.80L | 5 (7) |
| Redcar 01-May-25 2010m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp (of $14,755) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.040, SP: 9.50 Held up in 5th on inside, weakened 2f out 1st See That Storm ( C Rodriguez 135 ) 2nd Creatif ( D Nolan 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Chaturanga ( L Morris 135 ) 1.30L 6th Per Contra ( D Allan 135 ) 9.55L See full results | D Allan 61.2kg 9.55L | 6 (7) |
| Nottingham 17-Oct-24 2060m HEAVY R4 Hcp $272 (of $9,277), Winning Time: 02:22.540, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, went second over 1f out, no extra and lost several places inside final furlong 1st Albany ( R Ryan 128 ) 2nd Long Tradition ( C Howarth 133 ) 4.75L 3rd Our Golden One ( H Doyle 135 ) 0.20L 6th Per Contra ( J Doyle 131 , Cd 0 ) 8.25L See full results | J Doyle 59.4kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 6 (9) |
| Doncaster 12-Sep-24 2390m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $18,039), Winning Time: 02:34.840, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after 1st Kildare Legend ( D Muscutt 129 ) 2nd Percy Shelley ( R Ryan 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Xiomara ( T Marquand 125 ) 0.00L 8th Per Contra ( J Doyle 135 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L See full results | J Doyle 61.2kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 8 (13) |
| York 25-May-24 2060m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $12,885), Winning Time: 02:11.460, SP: 9/2 Tracked front pair, ridden in close 2nd over 2f out, soon edged left and brushed rails, weakened 1st Primo Lara ( J Peate 125 ) 2nd Midnite Storm ( S A Gray 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Jayyash ( K Shoemark 124 ) 4.50L 7th Per Contra ( K Stott 135 , Cd 0 ) 16.75L See full results | K Stott 61.2kg, Cd 0 16.75L | 7 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 09-Apr-24 2460m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3 Hcp $7,851 (of $14,755) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:39.350, SP: 5.50 Led early, tracked leader, led over 8f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on 1st Per Contra ( J Doyle 135 ) 2nd Dunstan ( K T O'neill 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Al Mootamarid ( M Ghiani 133 ) 0.75L See full results | J Doyle 61.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Newmarket 14-Oct-23 1610m SOFT R1 CL1 $1,614 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.920, SP: 9.00 Outpaced in rear, pushed along headway near side of group tracking leaders 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, soon wandered and finished tired 1st Ancient Wisdom ( W Buick 129 ) 2nd Chief Little Rock ( R L Moore 129 ) 3.75L 3rd Ambiente Friendly ( T Marquand 129 ) 1.75L 5th Per Contra ( J Doyle 129 ) 16.50L See full results | J Doyle 58.5kg 16.50L | 5 (7) |
| Ffos Las 17-Aug-23 1480m SOFT R2 Nv $3,564 (of $3,564) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.150, SP: 1/9 In rear, going well on outside 2f out, ridden to lead final furlong, soon clear, readily 1st Per Contra ( J P Spencer 137 ) 2nd Chiefman ( J Bryan 130 ) 4.75L 3rd Tomorrow Day ( C Hutchinson 130 ) 13.00L See full results | J P Spencer 62.1kg | 1 (4) |
| Chepstow 11-Jul-23 1420m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $3,564 (of $6,492) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.470, SP: 2.00 Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, soon ridden and headway, hung left under pressure but led over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, impressive 1st Per Contra ( J P Spencer 133 ) 2nd Loaded Quiver ( L Morris 133 ) 3.25L 3rd Hadrian's Wall ( H Doyle 133 ) 3.25L See full results | J P Spencer 60.3kg | 1 (10) |
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