The Dara Man

Profile overview with recent form, pace, and pedigree anchors for smarter selections.

Total races
54
Win rate
7.4%
Sex: gelding Age: 10 Colour: Bay Born 30/04/2015
Snapshot Best speed: 96 @ 16.5f Avg position (last 3): 7.0 Average class: N/A

Performance Pulse Win and place momentum

Form tuned
Wins
4
Places (1-3)
14
Win rate
7.4%
Place rate
25.9%
Best speed
96 @ 16.5f
Avg pos last 3
7.0
Class & pace Average class: N/A Place pace: 25.9% Win conversion: 7.4%

Pedigree Breeding anchors

Sire

Stowaway

Dam

Mystery Escort

Damsire

Sir Harry Lewis

Breeder: Mr D Donohoe

Profile Details

Region Unknown
Foaled 30/04/2015
Colour Bay
Age 10

Distance Expertise Pace by distance

Distance Expertise
Moderate (49/100) Best: 16f+ (Staying)

Race Distribution by Distance

12-16f Long Distance: 2 races (5.6%)16f+ Staying: 34 races (94.4%)Total36
12-16f Long Distance
2 races (5.6%) • Avg pos: 3.5
16f+ Staying
34 races (94.4%) • Avg pos: 4.8

12-16f (Long Distance)

Races: 2
Avg Position: 3.5
Win Rate: 0%
Place Rate: 50%
Best Finish: 2

16f+ (Staying)

Strongest
Races: 34
Avg Position: 4.8
Win Rate: 11.8%
Place Rate: 32.4%
Best Finish: 🏆 1

Analysis: The Dara Man has raced across 2 different distance ranges, showing moderate versatility but with clear preferences. Best performance comes at 16f+ (staying) with a 11.8% win rate from 34 races.

Upcoming Races Next opportunities

Upcoming Races

No upcoming races scheduled

The Dara Man has no confirmed future race entries

Past Performances Recent race log
Dec 20 (74d ago)
NF
Thurles
21.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class:
Result: Disputed lead early - raced in second behind clear leader after 1st - mistake 2nd - lost position gradually from 6th - mistake 8th - soon pulled up(tchd 50/1)
-
SP: 40/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Dec 14 (80d ago)
NF
Navan
20.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft To Heavy
Class:
Result: Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
-
SP: 25/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Oct 31 (124d ago)
6th
Down Royal
16.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Pressed leader - led narrowly 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
4:12.31
SP: 18/1
Trainer:
Speed: 96
Oct 23 (132d ago)
4th
Clonmel
21f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Prominent - challenging before 2 out - no extra after 2 out(op 18/1)
5:24.09
SP: 12/1
Trainer:
Speed: 74
Oct 12 (143d ago)
NF
Cork
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Prominent - going okay when mistake and unseated 3 out(op 18/1 and tchd 20/1)
-
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Oct 5 (150d ago)
DNR
Killarney
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class:
Reason:
Trainer:
Sep 21 (164d ago)
11th
Listowel
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding To Soft
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Always behind - bad mistake 7th(op 28/1)
4:39.20
SP: 25/1
Trainer:
Speed: 70
Sep 5 (180d ago)
NF
Kilbeggan
20.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class:
Result: Towards rear - midfield behind clear leader after 3rd - dropped to rear and detached after 4 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
-
SP: 10/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Aug 25 (191d ago)
2nd
Ballinrobe
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Raced in third - went second before 2 out - soon no chance with winner(op 16/1)
4:19.50
SP: 11/1
Trainer:
Speed: 75
Aug 21 (195d ago)
4th
Killarney
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Prominent - dropped to midfield 5 out - no extra after 3 out(op 16/1)
4:19.15
SP: 20/1
Trainer:
Speed: 91
May 8 (300d ago)
NF
Tipperary
16.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Midfield - mistake and nearly lost jockey 1st - soon dropped to rear - not fluent 5th - tailed off 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
-
SP: 22/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
May 1 (307d ago)
NF
Punchestown
16.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class: Class 1
Headgear:
Result: Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - reminder 4th - jumped left 6th - soon weakened - jumped left 4 out - soon pulled up(op 125/1)
-
SP: 80/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Mar 23 (346d ago)
9th
Limerick
19.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding To Soft
Class:
Result: Led - headed on turn before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 22/1)
5:29.30
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: 83
Jan 19 (409d ago)
DNR
Thurles
22f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Reason:
Trainer:
Jan 5 (423d ago)
NF
Naas
16f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Result: Jumped left - led - not fluent 4th - mistake and pecked on landing 5th - soon pushed along and headed - weakened and dropped to rear when pulled up before 5 out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 10/1 tchd 18/1)
-
SP: 16/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Aug 10 (571d ago)
1st
Kilbeggan
20f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Made all - not fluent 5 out - joined briefly 3 out - 2 lengths ahead approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
4:59.60
SP: 12/1
Trainer:
Speed: 78
Oct 15 (871d ago)
2nd
Cork
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class: Class 1
Result: In touch with leaders - outpaced 4 out - ridden and rallied after 3 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 25/1)
4:30.52
SP: 28/1
Trainer:
Speed: 95
Oct 3 (883d ago)
3rd
Galway
18.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft To Heavy
Class:
Result: Led - headed and raced in second before 4th - joined leader 6th - not fluent 5 out - challenging when not fluent and jumped slightly left 2 out - bad mistake when pecked on landing last - soon lost second - kept on towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
4:55.30
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: 85
Sep 22 (894d ago)
8th
Listowel
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding To Soft
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Prominent - lost position after 6th - hit 8th - soon in rear(tchd 12/1)
4:27.40
SP: 16/1
Trainer:
Speed: 91
Sep 8 (908d ago)
4th
Kilbeggan
19f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 4 out - not fluent 3 out - headed and lost three places approaching last - left in third last - lost third towards finish(op 9/1)
5:11.34
SP: 11/1
Trainer:
Speed: 86
Aug 25 (922d ago)
5th
Killarney
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Jumped left on occasions - prominent - pressed leader 5th - outpaced before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
4:27.38
SP: 15/2
Trainer:
Speed: 88
Jul 21 (957d ago)
NF
Killarney
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class: Class 1
Result: In touch with leaders - dropped to rear and pushed along 6th - detached when pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding was flat out and unable to lay up with the pace before being pulled up)(tchd 11/2)
-
SP: 7/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Jul 4 (974d ago)
NF
Tipperary
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Chased clear leader - prominent when mistake 5th - lost position 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 5/2 tchd 16/5)
-
SP: 3/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Jun 19 (989d ago)
2nd
Kilbeggan
19.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Led - pushed along briefly 5th - mistake last (usual 2 out) - soon pushed along - ridden omitted last - headed towards finish
4:56.30
SP: 4/1
Trainer:
Speed: 59
Jun 10 (998d ago)
2nd
Punchestown
16f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Prominent - mistake when hampered 1st - prominent in chasing group after 2nd - disputed lead 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced and ridden - rallied last - kept on well until no extra towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
4:1.67
SP: 9/1
Trainer:
Speed: 60
May 29 (1010d ago)
10th
Ballinrobe
23f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Result: Raced wide - never better than midfield
6:7.20
SP: 22/1
Trainer:
Speed: 56
May 2 (1037d ago)
DNR
Ballinrobe
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Reason:
Trainer:
Nov 20 (1200d ago)
7th
Cork (IRE)
16.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Result: Prominent in chasing group - lost position 7th - ridden when mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 6/1)
4:44.38
SP: 17/2
Trainer:
Speed: 39
Oct 23 (1228d ago)
NF
Limerick (IRE)
19.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Result: Prominent - not fluent 4th - went second 11th - led narrowly and fell 2 out(op 25/1)
-
SP: 22/1
Trainer:
Speed: -
Sep 24 (1257d ago)
5th
Listowel (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Pressed leader - led 6th - headed 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
4:20.86
SP: 7/1
Trainer:
Speed: 58
Sep 14 (1267d ago)
NF
Sligo (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Soon disputed lead - mistake 1st - headed when slow jump 2nd - soon held up in behind leaders - eased and pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding made two bad mistakes)(op 5/1)
-
SP: 9/2
Trainer:
Speed: -
Aug 20 (1292d ago)
4th
Killarney (IRE)
20f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Led - joined before 3 out - pushed along when led clearly 2 out - ridden run-in - soon headed - lost two places towards finish(op 25/1)
4:48.83
SP: 40/1
Trainer:
Speed: 67
Jul 28 (1315d ago)
7th
Galway (IRE)
18f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Raced in second - awkward jump 3rd - clear with one other until halfway - pushed along and weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
4:44.20
SP: 33/1
Trainer:
Speed: 52
Jul 15 (1328d ago)
1st
Killarney (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Disputed lead - led 3rd - joined 6th - not fluent 4 out - led clearly before 2 out - ridden and went clear after 2 out - went further clear run-in - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - the gelding had wind issues in the past and appreciated today's good ground)(op 3/1)
4:2.50
SP: 7/2
Trainer:
Speed: 68
Jul 10 (1333d ago)
4th
Sligo (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class:
Result: Prominent in chasing group - headway 5th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in(op 9/1)
4:7.31
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: 68
Jun 6 (1367d ago)
4th
Listowel (IRE)
19f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft To Heavy
Class:
Result: Held up in behind leaders - dropped to rear 5 out - nudged along after 4 out - detached from 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1)
5:27.00
SP: 22/1
Trainer:
Speed: 41
May 31 (1373d ago)
9th
Ballinrobe (IRE)
23f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Towards rear early - midfield after 7th - headway and pressed leaders 5 out - not fluent and lost position 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 33/1)
6:13.37
SP: 28/1
Trainer:
Speed: 48
May 3 (1401d ago)
5th
Ballinrobe (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Result: Tracked leader - lost second 6th - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra and lost fourth run-in
4:26.10
SP: 5/1
Trainer:
Speed: 54
Apr 17 (1417d ago)
5th
Fairyhouse (IRE)
21f
Surface: Turf
Going: Yielding
Class:
Result: Prominent in chasing group - mistake 8th - chased leaders when pushed along 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 15/2)
5:50.09
SP: 7/1
Trainer:
Speed: 46
Apr 8 (1426d ago)
2nd
Ballinrobe (IRE)
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Pressed leader early - disputed lead 1st - prominent after 1st - bit short of room after 3rd - pushed along 2 out - not fluent last - ridden but no chance with winner run-in(op 18/5)
4:30.48
SP: 3/1F
Trainer:
Speed: 56
Mar 27 (1438d ago)
1st
Limerick (IRE)
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Result: Chased clear leader - headway 5 out - led 3 out - went clear going best after 2 out - went further clear run-in - eased towards finish(op 17/2)
4:25.00
SP: 7/1
Trainer:
Speed: 59
Nov 27 (1558d ago)
8th
Fairyhouse (IRE)
20f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: In rear throughout - mistake 5 out - pushed along when detached after 4 out - no impression and weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 33/1)
5:8.15
SP: 50/1
Trainer:
Speed: 56
Nov 20 (1565d ago)
9th
Gowran Park (IRE)
20f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Towards rear - towards rear of midfield when not fluent 8th - minor headway 4 out - pushed along and no extra before 3 out - mistake 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 200/1)
5:23.29
SP: 250/1
Trainer:
Speed: 50
Nov 7 (1578d ago)
4th
Navan (IRE)
17f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Midfield - no impression from 4 out - left in remote fourth 2 out - never dangerous - tailed off(op 66/1)
4:34.50
SP: 80/1
Trainer:
Speed: 50
Oct 17 (1599d ago)
5th
Cork (IRE)
24f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Chased leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent and dropped to rear 4 out - soon became detached - tailed off - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding burst blood vessel)(tchd 9/2)
6:30.50
SP: 4/1
Trainer:
Speed: 49
Oct 10 (1606d ago)
3rd
Limerick (IRE)
21f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Towards rear - nudged along and headway from 3 out - ridden disputing fourth last - kept on well run-in - went third final strides - no match for first two(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
5:20.45
SP: 28/1
Trainer:
Speed: 61
Sep 22 (1624d ago)
5th
Listowel (IRE)
16f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Towards rear - pushed along and minor headway after 3 out - no impression 2 out - never dangerous(tchd 12/1)
3:56.20
SP: 11/1
Trainer:
Speed: 63
Aug 20 (1657d ago)
2nd
Kilbeggan (IRE)
18f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Raced wide - held up in rear - headway after 3 out - went fourth 2 out - ridden and went second approaching last - mistake last - no chance with winner run-in(op 17/2 tchd 13/2)
4:41.67
SP: 8/1
Trainer:
Speed: 55
Jul 29 (1679d ago)
8th
Galway (IRE)
20.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Midfield - nudged along after 4 out - dropped to rear when ridden and no extra after 3 out - soon no impression(op 66/1 tchd 28/1)
5:6.40
SP: 40/1
Trainer:
Speed: 61
Jul 20 (1688d ago)
1st
Ballinrobe (IRE)
17.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class:
Headgear:
Result: Close up early - prominent in chasing group after 2nd - steady headway from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - disputed lead last - soon led and went clear - ridden out(op 9/4)
4:16.90
SP: 7/4F
Trainer:
Speed: 65