Serious Contender
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Serious Contender is a 3yo from Ireland trained by A P O'Brien, based at Tipperary. Sired by Wootton Bassett and dam Lugnaquilla. Serious Contender has won 2 races in its career so far. On 31st Mar 2025 at Leopardstown, Serious Contender secured its most notable victory to date, winning the 1888 Restaurant Handicap for a purse of $15000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh 29-Jun-25 m R6 CL1 $250,001 (of $1,237,503), Winning Time: 02:29.180, SP: 28/1 | G M Ryan 58.1kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |
| Ascot 19-Jun-25 2405m GOOD R2 Hcp $26,587 (of $68,600), Winning Time: 02:29.440, SP: 7/1 Ridden away from start and wide early, prominent, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong | R L Moore 59.9kg 1.00L | 2 (19) |
| Leopardstown 31-Mar-25 2011m GOOD R5 Hcp $15,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 02:07.380, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out | R L Moore 61.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Leopardstown 20-Oct-24 1609m SOFT R2 Md $10,800 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 01:46.960, SP: evens Prominent, disputed after 2f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, joined 1f out and soon headed narrowly, rallied under pressure, kept on well, led again final 50 yards | W M Lordan 59.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Tipperary 06-Oct-24 1810m SOFT R1 Md $3,600 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 02:04.670, SP: evens Led and disputed, pushed along entering straight, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong | W M Lordan 60.3kg 2.50L | 2 (10) |
| Naas 19-Sep-24 1408m GOOD R7 Md $900 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 01:28.430, SP: 11/2 Soon disputed lead, led from 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong | W M Lordan 60.3kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 4 (7) |