Solitary Man (2018)
About
Solitary Man is a 7yo gelding trained by E Bolger in Limerick. He is by the stallion Champs Elysees out of the dam Jenny Be Quick. So far he has won five races. On 5 Nov 2023 at Cork he recorded his most important win, earning $16,792 in the Paddy Power “I Still Call It Twitter” Irish EBF Novice Hurdle (listed).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Killarney 23-Aug-25 m R7 CL1 HcpCh | P F Kavanagh 74.8kg | 3 (13) |
| Killarney 18-Jul-25 3419m SOFT R4 HcpCh $2,251 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 04:07.000, SP: 4.00 | D J O'keeffe 75.3kg 4.85L | 4 (9) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-25 3264m GOOD R2 HcpCh $440 (of $21,999), Winning Time: 03:55.700, SP: 17.00 Always towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next | P F Kavanagh 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 16.95L | 6 (8) |
| Punchestown 24-Nov-24 4828m SOFT R1 Ch (of $17,500), Winning Time: 10:55.900, SP: 4.00 Tracked leaders, not fluent 11th, 4th halfway, dropped towards rear and no impression from 6 out, pulled up after next | D J O'keeffe 76.2kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-24 4791m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $200,000), Winning Time: 06:13.000, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, blundered 11th, soon beaten, pulled up before 3 out | D O'connor 68.9kg 0.00L | UPD (17) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 4700m SOFT R6 NvCh $2,600 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:51.200, SP: 2.75 Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 3 out, not fluent next, soon ridden and no impression on winner, kept on one pace | D J O'keeffe 74.4kg 4.75L | 2 (6) |
| Killarney 19-Jul-24 3419m GOOD R5 NvCh $9,600 (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:10.500, SP: 4.00 Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 3rd, disputed 2nd halfway, 2nd 4 out, pushed along to challenge next, ridden and led before 2 out, asserted before last, stayed on well | D J O'keeffe 73kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 09-Jun-24 4901m GOOD R2 NvCh $3,200 (of $10,101), Winning Time: 06:29.800, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge after 2 out, under pressure and disputed 3rd last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no impression on winner | C G O'dwyer 74.4kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Killarney 12-May-24 4626m SOFT R5 NvCh $7,800 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 06:14.100, SP: 6/4 In rear early, went 3rd before 6th, went 2nd before 3 out and closed on leader, led next and pressed before last, ridden and kept on best run-in | D J O'keeffe 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Cork 10-Dec-23 4828m HEAVY R3 NvH $6,000 (of $18,319), Winning Time: 06:40.600, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead briefly 3 out, 2nd and pushed along before next, ridden and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace | D J O'keeffe 71.2kg 3.00L | 2 (5) |
| Cork 05-Nov-23 4828m SOFT R5 NvH $16,500 (of $16,792), Winning Time: 06:21.700, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and headway to challenge next, ridden to dispute before 2 out, led 2 out, asserted before last, stayed on well | D J O'keeffe 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Cork 15-Oct-23 4873m SOFT R3 NvH $3,100 (of $9,465), Winning Time: 06:17.700, SP: 5/2 Led, headed after 3rd, remained close up and disputed at times, led 6 out, ridden 3 out, strongly pressed from last, narrowly headed close home | D J O'keeffe 74.4kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Killarney 02-Oct-23 4590m SOFT R3 NvH $9,300 (of $9,465), Winning Time: 05:42.400, SP: 6/4 Led and disputed, headed after 3rd and tracked leader, challenged entering straight, disputed 3 out and soon led, ridden next, asserted before last, kept on strongly | D J O'keeffe 73.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Killarney 25-Aug-23 4590m SOFT R3 NvH $875 (of $10,686), Winning Time: 05:53.000, SP: 13/2 In touch, 4th after 8th, niggled along after 4 out, dropped to 5th 3 out, no impression before last, kept on same pace run-in to 4th on line | D J O'keeffe 71.7kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 4 (6) |
| Killarney 21-Jul-23 3419m GOOD R5 HcpH $6,900 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:03.060, SP: 15/8 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 2nd before 3 out where challenged, led after 3 out, pushed along and joined next, ridden and led again when mistake last, stayed on well | D J O'keeffe 73.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 31-May-23 3255m GOOD R5 HcpH $2,300 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:08.000, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, challenged 2 out, ridden to dispute before last, headed early straight, kept on same pace | D J O'keeffe 74.8kg 4.25L | 2 (16) |
| Clonmel 12-May-23 3845m SOFT R7 HcpH $240 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 04:59.090, SP: 20/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and 9th 2 out, kept on one pace into 6th run-in, never a factor | D J O'keeffe 74.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 6 (19) |
| Thurles 01-Dec-22 3199m GOOD R4 CLMdH (of $5,697), Winning Time: 04:03.400, SP: 12/1 Disputed lead early, headed after 2nd, not fluent in 3rd 2 out, lost place before last and soon ridden, no extra and weakened | D J O'keeffe 69.4kg, Cd 0 9.75L | 7 (15) |
| Cork 06-Nov-22 3218m GOOD R1 CLMdH (of $6,837), Winning Time: 04:10.500, SP: 14/1 Tracked leader, not fluent at 3rd, 3rd before 4th, closed approaching straight, 4th 3 out, dropped to 6th and weakened 2 out | D J O'keeffe 73kg, Cd 0 21.75L | 7 (23) |
| Roscommon 26-Sep-22 3088m GOOD R1 CLMdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:49.400, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, good headway into 4th approaching 2 out, left 3rd and soon went 2nd, kept on, no impression | D J O'keeffe 73kg 4.75L | 2 (13) |