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Ireland 5yo

Strong Contender (IRE)

T: Norman Lee · J: Conor Smithers · O: M P Hogan
By Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Some Catch (IRE)
Form 3-F007811
  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 0
  6. 0
4/1 Current odds
2/8 W/R
86 RPR
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  • 8 runs
  • 2 wins
  • placed
  • 25% strike
  • 12 d off
  • 86 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 3-F007811 12 days off
1 19 Aug 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hu… Sligo (IRE) 1 7 Aug 2026 SIS Handicap Hurdle Wexford (IRE) 8 21 Jul 2026 Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Ballinrobe (IRE) 7 15 Jun 2026 Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handi… Kilbeggan (IRE) 0 9 May 2026 Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Killarney (IRE) 0 24 Apr 2026 Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle Kilbeggan (IRE)
On Good 2/3 2 wins · 2 placed
Best RPR 86 Career peak
Best TS 41 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 8 runs · form score 0–100
24 Oct 2025 · Sligo (IRE) · 3rd/4 (btn 12) 4 Apr 2026 · Fairyhouse (IRE) · F () 24 Apr 2026 · Kilbeggan (IRE) · 13th/14 (btn 5) 9 May 2026 · Killarney (IRE) · 13th/15 (btn 20) 15 Jun 2026 · Kilbeggan (IRE) · 7th/15 (btn 1) 21 Jul 2026 · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 8th/16 (btn .5) 7 Aug 2026 · Wexford (IRE) · 1st/13 (won 0) 19 Aug 2026 · Sligo (IRE) · 1st/11 (won 0)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
40
Win %
25%
Placed %
38%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

6 venues

Career strike 38%; best at Sligo (IRE) (100% from 2 runs).

  • Sligo (IRE) 100% 1-1-2
  • Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
  • Wexford (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
  • Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Killarney (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Conor Smithers NOW 67% 2-0-3
  • J J Slevin 0% 0-0-2
  • Phillip Enright 0% 0-0-2
  • Sam Ewing 100% 0-1-1

Trainers

  • Norman Lee NOW 38% 2-1-8

Race history

8 of 8 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
19 Aug 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Sligo (IRE) 1st/11 +0 Good 3m1½f Conor Smithers OR 88 4/1F
7 Aug 2026 SIS Handicap Hurdle Wexford (IRE) 1st/13 +0 Good 3m Conor Smithers OR 79 11/1
21 Jul 2026 Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Ballinrobe (IRE) 8th/16 .5 Good 2m6f J J Slevin OR 81 14/1
15 Jun 2026 Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Kilbeggan (IRE) 7th/15 1 Good To Yielding 3m½f Conor Smithers OR 82 40/1
9 May 2026 Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Killarney (IRE) 13th/15 20 Good To Yielding 2m1f J J Slevin 250/1
24 Apr 2026 Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle Kilbeggan (IRE) 13th/14 5 Good To Yielding 2m½f Phillip Enright 150/1
4 Apr 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Fairyhouse (IRE) F - Yielding To Soft 2m Phillip Enright 100/1
24 Oct 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Sligo (IRE) 3rd/4 12 Good To Yielding 3m1½f Sam Ewing 15/2

Connections

Trainer
Norman Lee 3%
Jockey
Conor Smithers 15%
Owner
M P Hogan
Sire
Jukebox Jury (IRE)
Dam
Some Catch (IRE)
Dam sire
Shantou
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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