Strong Contender (2021) Horse
About
Strong Contender is a 5yo gelding trained by N Lee in Galway. He is by the stallion Jukebox Jury out of the mare Some Catch. To date he has secured a single victory. His most notable success came on 8th Aug 2026 at Wexford, where he won the $9,999.00 Hcph. The horse has consistently delivered value for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have earned a full 100% return on their stake.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford 08-Aug-26 4828m SOFT R4 HcpH $9,830 (of $16,382), Winning Time: 06:06.700, SP: 12.00 1st Strong Contender ( C Smithers 147 , Cd 140 ) 2nd Tango Theatre ( S Fitzsimons 160 , Cd 153 ) 9.50L 3rd Clone Cross ( K Healy 165 , Cd 158 ) 11.25L See full results | C Smithers 66.7kg, Cd 63.5kg | 1 (17) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-26 4463m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $9,784), Winning Time: 05:42.500, SP: 15.00 1st She'll Be Kept ( P Enright 159 ) 2nd Smackwater Jack ( E O'sullivan 165 ) 8.00L 3rd La Tene ( M Kenneally 141 ) 1.00L 8th Strong Contender ( J J Slevin 150 ) 18.55L See full results | J J Slevin 68kg 18.55L | 8 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 16-Jun-26 4919m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $9,853), Winning Time: 05:53.700, SP: 41.00 1st Island Mccoo ( A O'sullivan 157 ) 2nd Pilgrims Walk ( D Robinson 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Queen Kulina ( S O'callaghan 146 ) 4.50L 7th Strong Contender ( C Smithers 153 , Cd 146 ) 10.50L See full results | C Smithers 69.4kg, Cd 66.2kg 10.50L | 7 (19) |
| Killarney 09-May-26 3420m GOOD R2 MdH (of $11,706), Winning Time: 04:17.400, SP: 251.00 1st Magico ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Tyson Fury ( D G Hogan 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Minella Mate ( D King 166 ) 3.25L 13th Strong Contender ( J J Slevin 151 ) 80.35L See full results | J J Slevin 68.5kg 80.3kgL | 13 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Apr-26 3319m SOFT R1 MdH (of $11,770), Winning Time: 04:05.000, SP: 151.00 1st Master Haku ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd The Store Boy ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Endless Talking ( K Donoghue 166 ) 0.50L 13th Strong Contender ( P Enright 159 ) 51.55L See full results | P Enright 72.1kg 51.5kgL | 13 (17) |