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Serious Challenge (IRE)

Form & record 2022-07-25 to 2026-04-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Fergal O'Brien.
25
Runs
5
Wins
20.0%
Strike rate
56.0%
Place rate
1.27
Actual / Expected
-8.2%
Level-stake ROI

Form — last 20 runs

DateCourseDist (f)FinishSPJockey
2026-04-05Plumpton16.038.0Jonathan Burke
2026-02-28Kelso16.0217.0Jonathan Burke
2025-12-30Haydock15.512.6Jonathan Burke
2025-10-26Aintree20.044.0Jonathan Burke
2025-04-15Southwell16.016.0Jonathan Burke
2025-02-24Ayr16.014.5Jonathan Burke
2025-01-27Plumpton20.514.3Jonathan Burke
2025-01-02Huntingdon16.055.5Jonathan Burke
2024-07-02Roscommon12.038.0Rory Cleary
2024-06-22Limerick12.538.0Rory Cleary
2024-06-05Curragh14.038.5Rory Cleary
2024-05-31Down Royal16.047.0Rory Cleary
2024-05-17Leopardstown14.0467.0Rory Cleary
2024-04-20Curragh10.0919.0N G McCullagh
2024-03-24Naas10.544.0Rory Cleary
2024-03-18Curragh8.0734.0Rory Cleary
2023-07-04Roscommon11.5410.0Rory Cleary
2023-06-23Limerick12.5312.0Rory Cleary
2023-05-13Navan13.047.5Rory Cleary
2023-04-21Cork10.035.5Luke McAteer

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)5120.0%
Middle (10-12f)800.0%
Staying (13f+)12433.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good10220.0%
Soft9222.2%
Heavy6116.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Leopardstown300.0%
Curragh300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-07-25–2026-04-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.