Plain Or Battered (2017) Horse

Foal Date
01-Jan-17
Colour
bay
Sire
Mahler
Dam
Road To Pearls
Prize Money
15914
Owners
David Norris & Fergal Norris & N Dooly
About

Plain Or Battered is an 8yo bay trained by P J Rothwell. The horse is sired by Mahler and out of Road To Pearls, and has recorded one victory in its career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Thurles 27-Nov-25 4430m SOFT R3 HcpCh (of $11,499), SP: 8.50 1st Rising Dust ( D O'keeffe 142 ) 2nd Sammy Smart ( J Smith 155 , Cd 150 ) 1.50L 3rd Midnight Moonshine ( B W Harvey 161 ) 11.50L 9th Plain Or Battered ( S O'callaghan 143 , Cd 148 ) 51.05L See full resultsS O'callaghan 64.9kg, Cd 67.1kg 51kgL9 (15)
Punchestown 13-Nov-25 4890m SOFT R1 HcpCh $999 (of $9,999), SP: 12.00 1st A Great Buzz ( M Walsh 162 ) 2nd James The Brave ( M Kenneally 166 , Cd 159 ) 0.50L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( S O'callaghan 156 , Cd 151 ) 8.00L See full resultsS O'callaghan 70.8kg, Cd 68.5kg 8.00L3 (14)
Cork 20-Apr-25 4900m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $14,501), Winning Time: 06:11.200, SP: 12.00 1st Nelson County ( D Gilligan 151 ) 2nd Cullig ( A Harvey 146 ) 1.00L 3rd Robyndeglory ( A O'sullivan 145 ) 9.00L 14th Plain Or Battered ( S O'callaghan 140 ) 38.55L See full resultsS O'callaghan 63.5kg 38.55L14 (20)
Punchestown 25-Feb-25 5000m HEAVY R5 HcpH $725 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 11:43.070, SP: 6.50 Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 3rd, joined 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed entering straight, moderate 3rd before last, 4th close home, no extra 1st Rokathir ( D J O'keeffe 143 ) 2nd Topgun Simmy ( P Hanlon 166 , Cd 159 ) 4.75L 3rd Lucky Viv ( J P Shinnick 154 , Cd 149 ) 8.00L 4th Plain Or Battered ( S Torrens 140 ) 8.20L See full resultsS Torrens 63.5kg 8.20L4 (12)
Limerick 28-Dec-24 4830m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:22.700, SP: 11.00 Prominent, not fluent 1st and soon tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th and pushed along briefly, 7th when not fluent 5 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next 1st Doitforjane Sid ( J Shinnick 163 ) 2nd The Story So Far ( P Byrnes 163 ) 6.50L 3rd Dancingondaceiling ( C Stone-walsh 164 ) 1.00L UPL Plain Or Battered ( S Torrens 147 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Torrens 66.7kg 0.00LUPD (17)
Navan 15-Dec-24 5030m SOFT R3 HcpH $2,000 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 10:43.400, SP: 23.00 Soon led, not fluent at 7th, reduced lead after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, under pressure and headed before last, dropped to 3rd run-in, one paced closing stages 1st Blaze The Way ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Toor Khov ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 3.25L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( S D Torrens 147 ) 6.25L See full resultsS D Torrens 66.7kg 6.25L3 (18)
Wexford 30-May-24 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH $315 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 06:29.600, SP: 7/2 Led and disputed, mistake 2nd, pushed along on inner and headed entering straight, soon no extra and dropped to 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Flicker Of Hope ( A P Kelly 166 ) 2nd Mahler Appeal ( S W Flanagan 152 ) 2.00L 3rd Tramps Like Us ( J P Shinnick 161 ) 1.50L 5th Plain Or Battered ( C Owens 162 , Cd 0 ) 33.75L See full resultsC Owens 73.5kg, Cd 0 33.75L5 (12)
Wexford 18-May-24 4870m SOFT HcpH (of $6,944), Winning Time: 06:44.400, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead entering straight, ridden and headed approaching last, rallied well last 100 yards to regain lead close home 1st Plain Or Battered ( C Owens 141 ) 2nd Cloudy Fountain ( A O'sullivan 142 ) 0.75L 3rd Tranquil Sea ( S W Flanagan 155 ) 6.50LC Owens 64kg1 (12)
Wexford 26-Apr-24 4830m SOFT R3 HcpH $1,101 (of $6,944), Winning Time: 06:22.800, SP: 5/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, closed at 11th, led narrowly approaching straight, headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd run-in, one paced 1st Mossy Fen ( L Quinlan 166 ) 2nd Tranquil Sea ( S W Flanagan 150 ) 0.50L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( S F O'keeffe 140 ) 3.75L See full resultsS F O'keeffe 63.5kg 3.75L3 (8)
Down Royal 14-Apr-24 4430m SOFT R4 HcpH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:49.060, SP: 13.00 Tracked leader and led from 3rd, pushed along and headed 2 out, ridden approaching last where slight mistake, no impression on easy winner, kept on one pace 1st Tankardstown Diva ( K M Donoghue 164 ) 2nd Plain Or Battered ( S F O'keeffe 159 ) 1.25L 3rd Paddy Elvis ( J J Slevin 158 ) 0.20L See full resultsS F O'keeffe 72.1kg 1.25L2 (15)
Limerick 25-Mar-24 4940m HEAVY R6 HcpCh (of $11,001), Winning Time: 07:24.100, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, 4th at 4th where mistake and fell 1st He Fitz In ( D E Mullins 146 ) 2nd Atacanter ( D J O'keeffe 159 ) 0.75L 3rd Made In The Woods ( R P Geoghegan 147 ) 15.00L UPL Plain Or Battered ( S Torrens 140 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Torrens 63.5kg 0.00LUPD (8)
Cork 24-Mar-23 4020m HEAVY R3 CLHcpH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:40.200, SP: 9.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 6 out, 2nd before straight, ridden before 3 out, under pressure and bad mistake 3 out, no extra in 5th before next 1st Storm Mahler ( C P Mcnamara 162 ) 2nd Mighty Jeremy ( B Hayes 153 ) 0.30L 3rd Leading The Way ( D King 155 ) 2.75L 7th Plain Or Battered ( R Condon 161 , Cd 166 ) 21.50L See full resultsR Condon 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 21.50L7 (13)
Leopardstown 07-Mar-23 4830m SOFT R4 HcpH $550 (of $10,999), Winning Time: 06:20.200, SP: 13.00 Prominent, disputed lead 4th and led from 6th, pushed along before 2 out and headed entering straight, 3rd and no impression approaching last, no extra 1st Wa Wa ( B J Cooper 159 ) 2nd Atacanter ( K E Buckley 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Pure Sirloin ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 4.00L 4th Plain Or Battered ( R Condon 147 , Cd 152 ) 7.50LR Condon 66.7kg, Cd 68.9kg 7.50L4 (15)
Navan 13-Feb-23 4520m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $10,999), Winning Time: 06:01.060, SP: 21.00 Mid-division, ridden in 11th 3 out, no impression 1st Wa Wa ( B J Cooper 158 ) 2nd Atlantian ( P J Carberry 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Happy Dreams ( S F O'keeffe 154 ) 2.00L 11th Plain Or Battered ( R Condon 155 , Cd 160 ) 14.25L See full resultsR Condon 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 14.25L11 (25)
Clonmel 17-Jan-23 3990m HEAVY R5 HcpH $500 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:43.300, SP: 19.00 Settled behind leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden into 5th 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, soon no extra 1st Rolly Bowley Boy ( E Walsh 163 ) 2nd West Breeze ( L Mckenna 163 ) 0.75L 3rd Carrigeen Konini ( C M Quirke 155 ) 11.00L 4th Plain Or Battered ( J P O'sullivan 157 , Cd 162 ) 33.75L See full resultsJ P O'sullivan 71.2kg, Cd 73.5kg 33.75L4 (15)
Limerick 28-Dec-22 4220m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $10,499), Winning Time: 05:40.900, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, 13th halfway, dropped to rear from 5 out and soon no extra, pulled up before 2 out 1st Tomjackwilliam ( G B Noonan 157 ) 2nd Seangoell ( R P Geoghegan 159 ) 1.25L 3rd Aide De Camp ( D King 167 ) 3.25L UPL Plain Or Battered ( J P O'sullivan 159 , Cd 164 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ P O'sullivan 72.1kg, Cd 74.4kg 0.00LUPD (16)
Limerick 22-Nov-22 3220m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:14.050, SP: 7.00 Pushed along early and led, headed 3 out, soon pushed along and lost place entering straight, no extra when hampered by broken railing and fell 2 out 1st Elusive Guy ( P T Smithers 166 ) 2nd Hi Ski ( S O'callaghan 159 ) 2.25L 3rd Hot Shimmer ( T N Brett 159 ) 7.00L UPL Plain Or Battered ( R Condon 166 , Cd 168 ) 0.00L See full resultsR Condon 75.3kg, Cd 76.2kg 0.00LUPD (14)
Fairyhouse 08-Nov-22 3270m SOFT R4 MdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:21.000, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon no extra 1st Caldwell Diamond ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 2nd The Big Doyen ( K C Sexton 166 ) 1.00L 3rd The Short Go ( R Blackmore 158 ) 7.00L 8th Plain Or Battered ( J P O'sullivan 158 , Cd 163 ) 34.50L See full resultsJ P O'sullivan 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 34.50L8 (16)
Clonmel 27-Oct-22 3320m SOFT R3 MdH $500 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:23.700, SP: 29.00 In touch, moderate 4th after 3rd, no impression on principals before 2 out, one paced 1st Halibut ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Cillians Charm ( J M Moore 166 ) 7.50L 3rd Malinas Glory ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 21.00L 4th Plain Or Battered ( J P O'sullivan 166 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ P O'sullivan 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L4 (13)
Cork 18-Apr-22 4830m SOFT R5 CLMdChNHF $1,100 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 06:47.500, SP: 13.00 Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd and 7th, 4th halfway, not fluent 5 out, mistake 4 out, ridden in 2nd when not fluent 3 out, close 3rd at last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace 1st Its On The Line ( C Mullins 166 ) 2nd Earl Of Desmond ( J W Hendrick 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( B Lawless 166 ) 2.75L See full resultsB Lawless 75.3kg 2.75L3 (10)
Ballynoe 27-Mar-22 4830m SOFT (of $6,600), SP: 6/1 Mid-div, 6th from 5th, 4th from 8th, rdn bef 5out, cl 4th aftr 5out, 3rd aftr 4out, 10l 3rd & no ex bef 2out, ko 1st Grey D'alco ( D Allen 170 ) 2nd Joy Of Life ( M J O'connor 170 ) 18.00L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( J C Barry 170 ) 22.00LJ C Barry 77.1kg 22.00L3 (11)
Lisronagh 27-Feb-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,600), SP: 3/1 Pr, 1l adv 1/2way, hdd aftr 3out, rdn appr str, 5l down 2out, onepce appr last where left 3rd, ko cl hm 1st Haveanothergoflo ( M B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Lucky Zebo ( M H M Phillips 165 ) 6.00L 3rd Plain Or Battered ( M T P Roche 170 ) 6.75LM T P Roche 77.1kg 6.75L3 (14)
Aghabullogue 15-Jan-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,600), SP: 8/1 Twrds rr of mid-div, 7th by 6th, prog in 4th bef 5out, cl 3rd bef 2out but no ex aftr 2out, wknd in 4th bef last 1st El Rojo Grande ( M B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Ajp Kingdom ( M J W Hannon 170 ) 5.00L 3rd Jessmae ( M D Allen 170 ) 2.00L 4th Plain Or Battered ( T P Roche 170 , Cd 0 ) 8.00LT P Roche 77.1kg, Cd 0 8.00L4 (9)