Strong Contender Racehorse Profile
Strong Contender is a 5-year-old Mare, trained by NORMAN LEE, based at Limerick. With 10 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $17,079.
- Age
- 5
- Sex
- Mare
- Trainer
- NORMAN LEE
- Trained at
- Limerick
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury
- Dam
- Some Catch
- Sire of dam
- Shantou
- Career
- 10:2-0-2
- Prize money
- $17,079
- Last start
- 18 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 781135
Strong Contender Form Guide
Strong Contender — last 10 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 25 Sept 2026 | Listowel (ire) | 4426m | Guinness Listowel Mares Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 155kg | Conor Smithers | 5 of 14 | 6.5L | 5:48.74 | — | Fire Coral (GB) |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Galway (ire) | 4514m | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) | Yielding | 0 | 155kg | Conor Smithers | 3 of 19 | 12.5L | 6:9.82 | — | Grace Faraday (IRE) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Sligo (ire) | 5183m | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 141kg | Conor Smithers | 1 of 11 | — | 6:33.10 | — | Strong Contender (IRE) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Wexford (ire) | 4828m | SIS Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 140kg | Conor Smithers | 1 of 13 | — | 6:6.70 | — | Strong Contender (IRE) |
| 21 July 2026 | Ballinrobe (ire) | 4463m | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) | Good | 0 | 150kg | J J Slevin | 8 of 16 | 18.5L | 5:46.20 | — | She'll Be Kept (IRE) |
| 15 June 2026 | Kilbeggan | 4919m | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) | Good To Yielding | 0 | 146kg | Conor Smithers | 7 of 15 | 10.5L | 5:56.03 | — | Island Mccoo (IRE) |
| 9 May 2026 | Killarney | 3420m | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 151kg | J J Slevin | 13 of 15 | 80.25L | 4:35.23 | — | Magico (IRE) |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Kilbeggan | 3319m | Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 159kg | Phillip Enright | 13 of 14 | 51.5L | 4:16.44 | — | Master Haku (IRE) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Fairyhouse | 3219m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 161kg | Phillip Enright | PU of 16 | — | - | — | Alliteration (IRE) |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Sligo | 5102m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 147kg | Sam Ewing | 3 of 4 | 35L | 6:52.28 | — | Additional Time (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
| Good | 4 | 2-0-1 | 50% | 75% |
| Soft | 6 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 17% |
| First-up | 2 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 50% |
| Second-up | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins