The Dara Man (2015)
About
The Dara Man is a 10yo bay horse trained by J P Ryan in Tipperary. He is by the stallion Stowaway out of the dam Mystery Escort. To date, The Dara Man has recorded four wins. On 15 Jul 2022 at Killarney, he secured his biggest triumph, collecting $45,000 in the Boylesports Handicap Chase (grade B).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe 26-Aug-25 3463m GOOD R6 Ch (of $15,499), Winning Time: 04:17.900, SP: 12.00 | D King 70.8kg 8.00L | 2 (4) |
| Killarney 22-Aug-25 3419m GOOD R7 HcpCh (of $28,000), Winning Time: 04:15.200, SP: 20.00 | D King 71.2kg 19.75L | 4 (10) |
| Tipperary 09-May-25 3337m SOFT R3 HcpChNHF (of $16,500), Winning Time: 04:14.000, SP: 23.00 | S F O'keeffe 71.2kg 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Punchestown 01-May-25 3287m SOFT R2 CL1 HcpCh (of $49,998), Winning Time: 04:04.600, SP: 81.00 Mid-division, ridden 5th, jumped left at 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out | M M Mcdonagh 64kg 0.00L | UPD (23) |
| Limerick 24-Mar-25 3931m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $15,999), SP: 14.00 Led, increased advantage before 2nd, reduced lead before 4 out, under pressure and headed approaching straight, weakened quickly before 2 out | S F O'keeffe 72.1kg 0.00L | 9 (9) |
| Naas 05-Jan-25 3218m SOFT R2 HcpCh (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:25.700, SP: 17.00 Led, jumped left at 1st, increased lead before 2nd, reduced advantage at 4th where not fluent, mistake at 5th, headed and weakened quickly before 6th where pulled up | D E Mullins 72.1kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Kilbeggan 11-Aug-24 4058m GOOD R6 HcpCh $14,999 (of $24,999), Winning Time: 04:49.600, SP: 13.00 Made virtually all, mistake 5 out, joined before 3 out, led again before next where not fluent, pushed along and 2 lengths lead approaching last, ridden after last, stayed on well | D E Mullins 69.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Cork 15-Oct-23 3547m SOFT R7 CL1HcpCh $9,000 (of $45,000), Winning Time: 04:29.400, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression before 3 out, stayed on into 3rd last, kept on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner | S F O'keeffe 63.5kg 4.50L | 2 (11) |
| Galway 03-Oct-23 3721m HEAVY R6 HcpCh $2,200 (of $13,434), Winning Time: 04:54.300, SP: 14/1 Led and disputed, headed and tracked leader after 3rd, disputed again from 6th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden in 2nd and mistake last, under pressure in 3rd entering straight, kept on one pace | D J O'keeffe 67.6kg 5.00L | 3 (6) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-23 3419m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $13,739), Winning Time: 04:20.900, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along in moderate 9th before 3 out, no extra | L Quinlan 69.4kg, Cd 0 32.50L | 8 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 08-Sep-23 3822m SOFT R7 HcpCh $825 (of $10,075), Winning Time: 05:08.900, SP: 11/1 Led and disputed, led from 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, 4th at last, no extra | L Quinlan 73.9kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 4 (8) |
| Killarney 26-Aug-23 3419m SOFT R7 HcpCh $495 (of $10,075), Winning Time: 04:24.050, SP: 15/2 In touch, kept wide, jumped left in 2nd at 4th, jumped slightly left at 6th, jumped left 4 out, lost place 3 out, no impression on principals in 5th before last, one paced | L Quinlan 73.5kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 5 (12) |
| Killarney 21-Jul-23 3419m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $27,478), Winning Time: 04:08.100, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped to rear halfway, soon weakened, pulled up before 5 out | D E Mullins 65.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Tipperary 04-Jul-23 3374m SOFT R3 CLHcpCh (of $9,600), Winning Time: 04:18.300, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th 4 out, pushed along and no impression when slight mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | D E Mullins 73.5kg, Cd 0 | UPD (6) |
| Kilbeggan 20-Jun-23 3913m GOOD R7 CLHcpCh $4,200 (of $12,600), Winning Time: 04:56.200, SP: 4/1 Led, slight mistake at last (usual 2 out) ridden 2f out, strongly pressed bypassing usual final fence, headed and no extra close home | L Quinlan 68.5kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Punchestown 10-Jun-23 3218m SOFT R2 CLHcpCh $4,400 (of $13,200), Winning Time: 04:01.500, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, hampered 1st, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute lead from 3 out, headed before next where slight mistake, ridden before last and kept on run-in without matching winner | L Quinlan 69.9kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Ballinrobe 30-May-23 4626m GOOD R5 CL1HcpChNHF (of $48,000), Winning Time: 05:51.010, SP: 22/1 Mid-division on outer, no impression after 4 out and slight mistake next, soon weakened, tailed off | D E Mullins 65.8kg, Cd 0 | 10 (15) |
| Cork 20-Nov-22 3365m SOFT R7 CLHcpCh (of $13,104), Winning Time: 04:36.050, SP: 17/2 Soon raced 3rd behind clear leaders, took closer order before 3rd, 4th after 6th, 5th at 8th, lost place and weakened before 2 out where not fluent | S Fitzgerald 70.3kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 7 (8) |
| Limerick 23-Oct-22 3913m SOFT R6 CLHcpCh (of $12,534), Winning Time: 05:54.050, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, not fluent 4th, 2nd 5 out, pressed leader entering straight, pushed along and led before 2 out, narrow lead when fell 2 out | M J M O'sullivan 75.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (9) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-22 3419m SOFT R6 CLHcpCh (of $22,501), Winning Time: 04:16.300, SP: 7/1 Tracked leader, not fluent at 1st, improved to lead at 6th, headed 3 out, dropped to 3rd and niggled along before 2 out, 4th 2 out, weakened before last | D E Mullins 72.1kg, Cd 0 20.50L | 5 (6) |
| Sligo 14-Sep-22 3470m SOFT R3 CLHcpCh (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:16.100, SP: 9/2 Led, mistake 1st, slow 2nd and headed, dropped to 5th after 5th and soon pulled up | B J Cooper 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (7) |
| Killarney 20-Aug-22 4023m SOFT R6 CLHcpCh $2,250 (of $45,000), Winning Time: 04:48.200, SP: 40/1 Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, joined after 4 out, slight lead again 2 out, slight mistake last, headed run-in, soon one pace | S W Flanagan 67.6kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 4 (13) |
| Galway 28-Jul-22 3670m GOOD R2 CL1NvCh (of $39,999), Winning Time: 04:31.900, SP: 33/1 Tracked leader, slight mistake at 2nd, 2nd behind clear leader after 3rd, took closer order after 5th, not fluent at 6th, dropped to 5th after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, completely tailed off | D E Mullins 72.1kg, Cd 0 | 7 (7) |
| Killarney 15-Jul-22 3419m GOOD R5 CLHcpCh $27,000 (of $45,000), Winning Time: 04:02.500, SP: 7/2 Led and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, led 2 out, ridden to assert before last, kept on strongly run-in | D E Mullins 64.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Sligo 10-Jul-22 3396m SOFT R4 CLHcpH $775 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 04:05.800, SP: 14/1 Prominent, 5th after 5th, ridden before last, switched left before last, ridden and kept on well in 4th final 100 yards | S Fitzgerald 75.8kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 4 (11) |
| Listowel 06-Jun-22 3822m HEAVY R5 CLCh $875 (of $17,500), Winning Time: 05:14.100, SP: 22/1 Held up in touch in 3rd, not fluent 3rd and 4th, mistake and dropped to rear 9th, pushed along after 4 out, slight mistake next, soon ridden and weakened, mistake 2 out, tailed off | D E Mullins 70.8kg, Cd 0 | 4 (4) |
| Ballinrobe 01-Jun-22 4626m SOFT R5 CLHcpChNHF (of $60,000), Winning Time: 06:03.900, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, 9th after 7th, progress at 11th, weakened before 2 out | S F O'keeffe 64.9kg, Cd 0 | 9 (15) |
| Ballinrobe 04-May-22 3419m GOOD R7 CLHcpCh (of $16,501), Winning Time: 04:22.800, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression in 4th after 2 out, no extra run-in | D Meyler 71.7kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 5 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 17-Apr-22 4270m SOFT R4 CLNvCh (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:41.400, SP: 7/1 Tracked clear leaders, moderate 3rd when mistakes 8th and 9th, ridden and no impression in 5th when mistake 3 out, kept on one pace | S Fitzgerald 71.7kg, Cd 0 34.75L | 5 (8) |
| Ballinrobe 09-Apr-22 3549m SOFT R3 CLHcpH $3,400 (of $17,000), Winning Time: 04:26.700, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd and pushed along after 2 out and not fluent last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, no extra | L Quinlan 68.9kg 17.00L | 2 (12) |
| Limerick 27-Mar-22 3520m SOFT R7 CLNvHcpCh $9,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:25.000, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed 4 out, led next, travelling well entering straight, 3 lengths clear 2 out, asserted before last, kept on well, readily | L Quinlan 68.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 27-Nov-21 4023m GOOD R7 CLNvH (of $14,500), Winning Time: 04:58.600, SP: 50/1 Always behind, not fluent 6th, trailing next, ridden and weakened 3 out | L Quinlan 71.2kg, Cd 0 | 8 (8) |
| Gowran Park 20-Nov-21 4023m GOOD R1 CLCh (of $15,500), Winning Time: 05:11.100, SP: 250/1 Rear of mid-division, 12th after 6th, progress after 9th, no impression 3 out, soon weakened | D Meyler 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 9 (18) |
| Navan 07-Nov-21 3419m GOOD R7 CLCh $775 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 04:19.300, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, moderate 5th 4 out, soon no impression, left remote 5th 2 out | S F O'keeffe 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 4 (10) |
| Cork 17-Oct-21 4873m GOOD R2 CLNvH (of $16,500), Winning Time: 06:10.000, SP: 4/1 Ran 3rd, not fluent at 2nd, not fluent in 4th at 6th, dropped to rear after 4 out, soon weakened and detached, completely tailed off | D E Mullins 75.3kg, Cd 0 | 5 (5) |
| Limerick 10-Oct-21 4224m SOFT R1 CL1NvH $2,250 (of $22,500), Winning Time: 05:18.700, SP: 28/1 Rear, 7th after 6th, progress to 5th before 2 out, no impression on leaders before last, kept on run-in to 3rd close home, never nearer | B J Cooper 71.7kg 7.00L | 3 (8) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-21 3218m GOOD CLNvH (of $10,838), Winning Time: 03:52.100, SP: 11/1 Waited with towards rear, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along, soon some progress in 5th and under pressure, no impression before straight, slight mistake 2 out and one pace | B J Cooper 73kg, Cd 0 20.50L | 5 (7) |
| Kilbeggan 21-Aug-21 3651m SOFT R2 CLNvH $3,100 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 04:40.000, SP: 8/1 Held up in touch in rear and raced a little wide of rivals, closer in 4th 3 out, pushed along in 2nd before last, ridden to challenge when bad mistake last, no impression, kept on one pace | B J Cooper 76.2kg 7.50L | 2 (7) |
| Galway 29-Jul-21 4166m GOOD CLNvH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:57.200, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, not fluent 4th, 6th from halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear from 3 out, no extra from before next | S Fitzgerald 73.5kg, Cd 0 | 8 (10) |
| Ballinrobe 21-Jul-21 3506m GOOD R2 CLMdH $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:16.900, SP: 7/4 Chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd after 2 out, led last, kept on strongly run-in | S Fitzgerald 72.6kg | 1 (13) |
| Listowel 07-Jun-21 3218m GOOD R3 CLMdH $2,400 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:02.900, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden to go 2nd when not fluent next, soon no impression on winner and kept on one pace | S Fitzgerald 76.2kg 3.25L | 2 (16) |
| Punchestown 14-Nov-20 3383m HEAVY R8 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:32.700, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, pushed along 4f out, soon no extra, eased early straight, completely tailed off | E P O'brien 73.9kg, Cd 0 | 7 (7) |
| Downpatrick 09-Oct-20 3771m SOFT R7 CLNHF (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:34.800, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2 1/2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, eased close home | D G Lavery 77.1kg, Cd 0 37.25L | 6 (9) |
| Listowel 20-Sep-20 3218m GOOD R8 CLNHF $900 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 03:54.900, SP: 8/1 Held up, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th over 2f out, 3rd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just held for 2nd | M M C O'donovan 77.1kg 7.50L | 3 (10) |
| Tyrella 25-Jan-20 4828m GOOD CLMd (of $5,125), SP: 4/1 Mid-div, 8th 1/2way, in tch in 7th 4out, prog gng well to 4th bef next, rdn in 4th appr str, wknd last | R James 77.1kg, Cd 0 22.25L | 5 (14) |
| Kirkistown 23-Nov-19 4828m HEAVY CLMd (of $5,125), SP: 3/1 Ww in rr, gng well in 5th aftr 4out, gd prog 3out, cl 4th aftr 2out, kow to line | F Maguire 74.8kg 6.50L | 3 (9) |