The Truant (2017)

Foal Date

01-Jan-17

Colour

Sire

Mastercraftsman

Dam

Invincible Cara

Prize Money

101435

Trainer

P W Flynn

Owners

Thirteen Apostles Racing Syndicate

About

The Truant is an 8yo gelding trained by P W Flynn at Longford. He is by the stallion Mastercraftsman out of the mare Invincible Cara. To date, The Truant has recorded five wins in his career. On 17 Aug 2025 at Tramore, he claimed his most valuable victory, taking the $20,000.00 Hcp prize. He has proved a profitable runner for punters, with a career‑long backing delivering a 4 % return on investment.

Raced At

Punchestown • Thurles • Down Royal • Downpatrick • Tramore • Leopardstown • Galway • Limerick • Navan • Sligo • Dundalk • Naas • Listowel • Kilbeggan • Roscommon • Curragh • Gowran Park • Cork • Ballinrobe • Fairyhouse • Killarney • Tipperary

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Punchestown 15-Oct-25 3260m SOFT R2 HcpH $6,899 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:01.500, SP: 9.50	E Staples 69.9kg, Cd 66.7kg	1 (17)
Thurles 09-Oct-25 3280m SOFT R7 Hcp $230 (of $11,499) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 03:41.010, SP: 23.00	L Roche 63.5kg 4.45L	6 (12)
Down Royal 06-Sep-25 3750m GOOD R5 Hcp $260 (of $13,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 04:00.410, SP: 34.00	L F Roche 60.3kg 7.25L	6 (15)
Downpatrick 25-Aug-25 3570m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:15.000, SP: 7.50	K C Sexton 75.3kg 18.15L	8 (9)
Tramore 17-Aug-25 3220m GOOD R6 Hcp $12,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:39.870, SP: 26.00	L F Roche 55.3kg	1 (10)
Leopardstown 08-Aug-25 3020m GOOD R7 Hcp $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:20.120, SP: 11.00	F Maguire 72.1kg 9.55L	5 (11)
Galway 31-Jul-25 3320m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:51.850, SP: 34.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon no extra, eased final furlong, tailed off	J M Sheridan 57.6kg 72.5kgL	15 (18)
Leopardstown 25-Jul-25 3020m SOFT R7 Hcp $1,500 (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:17.570, SP: 11.00 Towards rear, closer in 6th 3f out, ridden and went 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, dropped to 3rd again inside final furlong, no extra	R Whearty 62.1kg 4.50L	3 (9)
Limerick 12-Jun-25 3420m GOOD R8 Hcp $230 (of $11,499) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:41.210, SP: 23.00 Soon led, a little keen, headed after 3f, led after 6f, headed 5f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong	R Whearty 62.6kg, Cd 64kg 4.85L	6 (11)
Navan 07-Jun-25 2820m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:07.120, SP: 17.00 Rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression	R Whearty 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 17.20L	16 (21)
Sligo 14-May-25 3580m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:24.700, SP: 3.75 Towards rear, 10th halfway, no impression from 3 out	K C Sexton 76.2kg 29.20L	9 (13)
Navan 26-Apr-25 2620m SOFT R8 Hcp $2,300 (of $11,499) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:58.740, SP: 13.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, some headway and not clear run over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace	R Whearty 62.6kg, Cd 61.2kg 4.25L	2 (18)
Navan 08-Apr-25 2820m GOOD R4 Hcp $6,899 (of $11,499) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:11.230, SP: 13.00 Dwelt, mid-division on outer, headway travelling well into 2nd 2f out, pushed along and led 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong	R Whearty 60.8kg, Cd 59.4kg	1 (11)
Limerick 24-Mar-25 3260m SOFT R2 HcpH $575 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:11.000, SP: 7.50 Prominent, moderate 3rd at 2nd, progress in 2nd after 3 out, lost place 2 out, soon under pressure in 6th, kept on run-in to 4th closing stages	B P Kennedy 71.2kg, Cd 72.1kg 5.00L	4 (13)
Dundalk 08-Mar-25 3220m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:30.950, SP: 19.00 Towards rear, ridden 2f out, moderate 7th 1f out, kept on one pace	N Burns 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 7.20L	7 (13)
Naas 09-Feb-25 3160m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $15,499), Winning Time: 03:58.050, SP: 29.00 Rear of mid-division, 6th after 4th, lost place before 2 out, weakened before last	B P Kennedy 67.6kg, Cd 68.5kg 21.50L	9 (11)
Listowel 23-Sep-24 2870m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $6,629), Winning Time: 03:18.560, SP: 9/1 Slowly away and slightly detached, joined up on field after 3f, 14th halfway, modest headway 1 1/2f out, no impression, never a factor	K Kennedy 63.5kg, Cd 0 15.25L	11 (14)
Kilbeggan 24-Aug-24 3730m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $7,576), Winning Time: 04:33.500, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, took closer order from 3 out and improved to dispute lead after next, pushed along and headed before last, soon no extra and weakened	K C Sexton 74.4kg, Cd 0 10.25L	7 (14)
Sligo 09-Aug-24 4120m SOFT R6 HcpH $3,000 (of $9,470), Winning Time: 05:32.100, SP: 4/1 In rear, closer in 6th 2 out, headway into 3rd and pushed along entering straight, ridden in 3rd at last, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without reaching winner	K C Sexton 68kg 1.75L	2 (9)
Galway 04-Aug-24 3360m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $10,732), Winning Time: 04:14.400, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, weakened	J Coen 70.8kg, Cd 0 20.00L	10 (14)
Roscommon 09-Jul-24 3200m GOOD R5 HcpH $1,101 (of $6,944), Winning Time: 03:46.600, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 3 out, 5th next and ridden approaching last, kept on one pace run-in	K C Sexton 76.2kg 5.00L	3 (13)
Curragh 29-Jun-24 3220m GOOD R5 Hcp $8,001 (of $25,252), Winning Time: 03:28.460, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, close 2nd and strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home	R Whearty 54.9kg 0.30L	2 (17)
Sligo 12-Jun-24 3590m GOOD R5 HcpH $6,300 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 04:42.500, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway travelling well to lead entering straight, ridden and kept on well run-in	K C Sexton 73.5kg	1 (12)
Navan 18-May-24 2620m SOFT R6 Hcp $2,000 (of $6,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:53.930, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, 12th entering straight, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 6th on outer 2f out, stayed on to 3rd 1f out, soon no impression, 2nd final 100 yards, kept on one pace	K G Kennedy 63kg 1.00L	2 (14)
Gowran Park 09-May-24 2820m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $6,300), Winning Time: 03:22.610, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, some progress entering straight, under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out	B Coen 60.8kg, Cd 0 27.75L	10 (16)
Gowran Park 25-Apr-24 2760m SOFT R7 Hcp $200 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 03:21.180, SP: 10/1 Dwelt, towards rear on outer, pushed along and went 7th on outer 2f out, soon ridden,5th 1f out, kept on one pace	B Coen 63.5kg, Cd 0 9.25L	6 (14)
Gowran Park 26-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R1 HcpH (of $6,412), Winning Time: 04:47.500, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, niggled along after 3rd, 12th and pushed along early straight, kept on one pace, never a factor	E A Fitzgerald 73.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (18)
Limerick 27-Dec-23 3220m HEAVY R6 HcpH $2,100 (of $6,412), Winning Time: 04:55.600, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, some headway approaching straight, 6th 2 out, pushed along in 3rd at last, 2nd and no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on, nearest finish	E A Fitzgerald 73kg 4.50L	2 (16)
Cork 26-Nov-23 3220m SOFT R3 HcpH $270 (of $8,243), Winning Time: 04:11.100, SP: 12/1 In rear, moderate 13th before 4th, headway 3 out, no impression in 7th after 2 out, weakened before last where left 6th	J Coen 71.2kg, Cd 0 19.25L	6 (14)
Tramore 12-Jul-23 2410m SOFT R4 CLHcp $750 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:43.110, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 4f out, no impression from over 3f out	B Coen 63kg 8.50L	4 (6)
Ballinrobe 27-Jun-23 2570m GOOD R6 CLHcp $450 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:50.310, SP: 12.00 Dwelt, mid-division on outer, headway from halfway, 3rd 5f out, ridden in 4th 3f out, 5th 1f out, no extra	D Mcdonogh 63kg 8.50L	5 (14)
Naas 29-Jan-23 3160m SOFT R6 HcpH $290 (of $14,500), Winning Time: 03:59.700, SP: 13.00 Rear, slightly hampered at 3rd, moderate 14th at 4th, effort and progress after 3 out, kept on run-in, never on terms	E A Fitzgerald 64.4kg, Cd 67.6kg 11.50L	6 (18)
Limerick 27-Dec-22 3220m SOFT R6 HcpH $209 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 04:32.600, SP: 5.00 In touch, 6th before 5th, no impression 2 out, not fluent last, no extra	E A Fitzgerald 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 17.00L	6 (18)
Punchestown 29-Nov-22 3270m SOFT R6 HcpH $230 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:08.100, SP: 6.50 Rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th after 3 out, moderate 7th before last, no extra	E A Fitzgerald 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 10.25L	6 (18)
Cork 06-Nov-22 3220m HEAVY R6 CLHcpH $361 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:20.600, SP: 6.00 Rear of mid-division, 8th before 4th, headway after 3 out, progress to 5th before last where not fluent, no impression run-in	E A Fitzgerald 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 5.50L	5 (14)
Thurles 07-Oct-22 3220m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $10,499), Winning Time: 03:42.100, SP: 8.50 Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, 6th and ridden entering straight, no extra under 2f out, weakened, tailed off	S Ewing 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg 0.00L	11 (14)
Listowel 22-Sep-22 2870m SOFT R8 CLHcp $2,200 (of $11,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 03:16.630, SP: 4.60 Slowly into stride and reminder early, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 6th entering straight, stayed on to go 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace	S Ewing 63kg 2.50L	2 (18)
Galway 07-Sep-22 2450m SOFT R7 Hcp $525 (of $10,499) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:49.980, SP: 4.00 Mid-division, ridden in 7th under 3f out, no impression in 6th 2f out, kept on inside final furlong	S Ewing 63.5kg 3.50L	4 (18)
Sligo 04-Aug-22 2580m SOFT R7 CLHcp $6,300 (of $10,501) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:09.530, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead approaching straight, ridden over 1f out and kept on well	S Ewing 61.7kg	1 (14)
Curragh 17-Jul-22 2410m GOOD R8 CL $20 (of $100), Winning Time: 02:42.800, SP: 18/1	D Harrison 76.2kg 1.25L	2 (14)
Gowran Park 28-Jan-22 4100m SOFT R4 CLHcpH (of $15,500), Winning Time: 05:27.300, SP: 25/1 Always behind, mistake and pushed along 5th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out	J P O'sullivan 68kg, Cd 0	UPD (18)
Punchestown 17-Jan-22 3220m SOFT R2 CLHcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:22.000, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders on inner, mistake 3rd, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace in straight	S Perry 73kg, Cd 0 12.75L	7 (15)
Limerick 27-Dec-21 3220m HEAVY R5 CLHcpH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:21.800, SP: 6/1 Towards rear, progress to 7th after 3 out, travelled well into 4th 2 out, improved to 2nd last, ridden and kept on run-in, not reach winner	K C Sexton 74.8kg 0.50L	2 (16)
Fairyhouse 09-Oct-21 3220m GOOD R7 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 03:51.000, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace run-in	L Page 68.5kg, Cd 0 8.25L	5 (12)
Killarney 03-Oct-21 3420m SOFT R2 CLHcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:10.600, SP: 10/1 Mid-division on outer, not fluent 5th and 8th from halfway, pushed along and took closer order from 4 out, challenged next, ridden from 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before last	L Page 75.3kg, Cd 0 19.75L	5 (13)
Listowel 20-Sep-21 3220m SOFT R3 CLHcpH $1,350 (of $13,500), Winning Time: 03:53.900, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, headway after 3 out and went 4th 2 out, ridden before last and kept on into 3rd on run-in	L Page 70.8kg 5.25L	3 (16)
Galway 07-Sep-21 3340m GOOD R2 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 03:56.800, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, slight mistake 4th, some headway 2 out and 12th entering straight, ridden and kept on run-in, never a factor	L Page 71.2kg, Cd 0 19.25L	6 (20)
Down Royal 28-Aug-21 3390m GOOD R3 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 03:59.300, SP: 25/1 Towards rear and 10th halfway, ridden in 9th from 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next	K C Sexton 71.7kg, Cd 0 18.75L	9 (13)
Tramore 05-Jun-21 3330m SOFT R4 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:01.400, SP: 33/1 Mid-division best, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened	C J Orr 67.6kg, Cd 0 24.00L	11 (13)
Tipperary 20-May-21 3240m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:16.700, SP: 16/1 Chased leaders, not go with leader approaching 4 out, soon no danger	K C Sexton 71.7kg, Cd 0	10 (16)
Tramore 20-Apr-21 3220m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:12.000, SP: 9/2 Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden before 2 out, closer in 4th 2 out, 3rd and mistake last, kept on one pace run-in	D O'keeffe 71.7kg, Cd 0 6.25L	4 (13)
Navan 28-Mar-21 2620m HEAVY R7 CLHcp (of $10,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:20.230, SP: 50/1 Raced in 7th early, disputed 8th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, one pace over 1f out	R Sexton 60.8kg, Cd 0 10.50L	9 (16)
Limerick 01-Dec-20 3220m HEAVY R1 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:21.900, SP: 28/1 Waited with, 7th after 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, 5th approaching next, soon 4th and closed, pushed along straight and no impression, one pace	K C Sexton 70.8kg, Cd 0 23.25L	4 (11)
Killarney 14-Jul-20 1640m SOFT R2 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.540, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong	T P Madden 61.2kg, Cd 0 7.00L	11 (14)
Fairyhouse 05-Jul-20 2010m SOFT R4 CLHcp (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.910, SP: 5/1 Soon tracked leaders, pushed along straight, weakened from over 1 1/2f out	S T Mccullagh 60.3kg, Cd 0 22.25L	7 (9)
Leopardstown 14-Jun-20 2010m GOOD R6 CLHcp (of $11,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.350, SP: 20/1 Bumped with rival early, tracked leaders, effort straight, one pace from over 1f out	T P Madden 59.9kg, Cd 0 6.25L	6 (14)
Dundalk 15-Feb-20 2150m SYNTHETIC R5 CLMd $1,200 (of $11,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:20.700, SP: 4/1 Disputed briefly, soon chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden to dispute 2f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home	T P Madden 59.4kg 0.30L	3 (9)
Dundalk 25-Jan-20 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp (of $11,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.040, SP: 8/1 Pushed along early and rear of mid-division on inner, no impression under 2f out and 8th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong	S T Mccullagh 60.8kg, Cd 0 4.25L	5 (12)
Down Royal 31-Aug-19 1410m SOFT R3 CLMd (of $20,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened, eased inside final furlong	S Foley 55.8kg, Cd 0 27.50L	13 (14)
Galway 04-Aug-19 1410m SOFT R3 CLMd (of $25,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:29.600, SP: 7/1 Bumped rival leaving stalls, soon raced in mid-division, ridden in 5th over 2f out, no headway, one paced final furlong	S Foley 55.8kg, Cd 0 7.00L	5 (14)
Curragh 20-Jul-19 1410m GOOD R1 CLMd (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.980, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression on outer over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor	T P Madden 59.4kg, Cd 0 4.50L	9 (12)
Leopardstown 14-Jun-19 1440m GOOD R1 CLMd (of $17,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.600, SP: 7/1 Led early, tracked leaders, effort straight, one pace 1f out	S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 3.00L	5 (10)