Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis is an 8yo from Ireland trained by J Larkin, Louth. It is sired by the stallion Epaulette out of the dam Fillthegobletagain. Praying Mantis has won 4 races in its career so far. On 11th Aug 2022 at Gowran Park, Praying Mantis achieved its most notable victory to date, winning the $11500 Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Cycle August 27th Handicap (47-70) (div 1). It has been a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed Praying Mantis throughout its career you'd have achieved a 24% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 23-Nov-23 1408m SYNTHETIC R2 Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.670 | D E Sheehy 58.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
| Down Royal 25-Sep-23 1408m HEAVY R5 Hcp (of $6,300) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:32.490, SP: 28/1 Broke well and led, pushed along and headed when stumbled over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, tailed off | J A Powell 54kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 11 (13) |
| Bellewstown 30-Aug-23 1579m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $6,300) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.850, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened | C J Macredmond 57.2kg, Cd 0 14.75L | 12 (18) |
| Bellewstown 07-Jul-23 1589m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $6,300) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.680, SP: 25/1 Led, 2 lengths clear from 3f out, ridden from 2f out, soon headed and weakened | C J Macredmond 59.9kg, Cd 0 17.50L | 13 (18) |
| Sligo 30-Apr-23 1152m HEAVY R3 Hcp (of $6,300) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:21.930, SP: 20/1 Mid division, progress into 4th halfway, dropped to 7th over 2f out, soon pushed along and no impression from over 1f out | C J Macredmond 61.2kg, Cd 0 28.00L | 13 (17) |
| Dundalk 22-Oct-22 1408m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $6,267) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.250, SP: 33/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, dropped to 5th over 1f out, weakened | C J Macredmond 59.4kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 8 (17) |
| Down Royal 26-Sep-22 1408m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $5,982) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:30.360, SP: 11/1 Edged slightly left from stalls, prominent early before soon settling behind leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, every chance from 1f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong | C J Macredmond 59.9kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 8 (17) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-22 1609m SOFT R2 CLHcp (of $12,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.880, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to challenge and disputed over 1f out, no impression in 2nd 1f out, no extra final 100 yards | C J Macredmond 61.2kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 6 (12) |
| Listowel 20-Sep-22 1421m SOFT R2 CLHcp (of $11,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.860, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | K J Manning 63.5kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 7 (12) |
| Laytown 09-Sep-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL $525 (of $10,501) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 4th final 100 yards | R P Whelan 64.9kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (10) |
| Gowran Park 11-Aug-22 1408m GOOD R6 CLHcp $6,900 (of $11,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.230, SP: 10/1 Close up, closed 2f out, edged left and led 1 1/2f out, soon edged further left and ridden, ran on well final furlong | A Caffrey 59.4kg | 1 (15) |
| Thirsk 29-Jun-22 1607m GOOD R3 CL6Hcp $3,456 (of $7,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 18/1 Held up in behind leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, always holding runner-up | W Carver 57.6kg | 1 (14) |
| Chelmsford City 08-Jun-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 (of $7,300) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.770, SP: 40/1 Pushed along towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer | C Fallon 61.2kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 7 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 14-May-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6Hcp (of $7,300) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.130, SP: 14/1 Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened thereafter | G Bass 61.2kg, Cd 0 9.00L | 11 (12) |
| Dundalk 22-Feb-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R6 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:39.020, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out | T P Madden 59.9kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 12 (14) |
| Dundalk 15-Jan-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R7 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.320, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 6th on outer halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | N G Mccullagh 61.7kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 10 (14) |
| Dundalk 08-Jan-22 2148m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp (of $10,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:16.180, SP: 22/1 Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, disputed briefly 1f out, no extra closing stages, kept on same pace | N G Mccullagh 58.1kg, Cd 0 1.50L | 5 (14) |
| Dundalk 04-Nov-21 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CLHcp $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: 33/1 Chased leaders early, soon settled in mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th close home | J M Sheridan 61.7kg, Cd 0 0.75L | 4 (14) |
| Laytown 02-Nov-21 1207m SYNTHETIC R1 CLHcp (of $11,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.260, SP: 40/1 Prominent, pushed along and dropped to mid-division over 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace | J M Sheridan 62.6kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 6 (10) |
| Dundalk 15-Aug-21 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.640, SP: 12/1 In touch, 5th halfway, lost place and ridden under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased under 1f out | M P Sheehy 62.6kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 14 (14) |
| Cork 09-Jun-21 1408m SOFT R7 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.030, SP: 11/10 Prominent in centre, 5th and ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, weakened | M P Sheehy 59.4kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 15 (17) |
| Listowel 06-Jun-21 1609m SOFT R7 CLHcp $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:42.120, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged travelling well 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out and soon asserted, 3 length advantage 1f out, ridden and kept on well | M P Sheehy 56.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Cork 19-May-21 2029m SOFT R7 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:17.000, SP: 5/1 Led, headed after 1f and chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression in 5th 2f out, no extra final furlong | L F Roche 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.75L | 11 (15) |
| Gowran Park 06-May-21 1609m SOFT R8 CLHcp $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.640, SP: 9/2 Dwelt and bumped start, soon prominent, effort straight, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to just hold on at the finish | L F Roche 56.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Tipperary 21-Apr-21 1810m GOOD R7 CLHcp $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.590, SP: 14/1 Dwelt, soon mid-division, took closer order after halfway and disputed 8th, headway and effort straight, chased leaders and kept on same pace from over 1f out | L F Roche 56.2kg 4.50L | 3 (15) |
| Dundalk 01-Apr-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R8 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.000, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, ridden and some headway under 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | R P Whelan 55.8kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 8 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Nov-20 1408m SYNTHETIC R7 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.140, SP: 5/2 A little slow into stride and pushed along briefly, bumped with rival 1st 2f, chased leaders and 6th approaching halfway, effort and slightly impeded 2f out, soon one pace | K J Manning 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 10 (14) |
| Dundalk 12-Nov-20 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CLHcp $900 (of $9,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.250, SP: 7/1 Dwelt, rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, went 5th 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on without reaching leaders | K J Manning 56.7kg 1.75L | 3 (13) |
| Curragh 02-Nov-20 1408m HEAVY R4 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.090, SP: 11/2 Rear of mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong | G M Ryan 59kg, Cd 0 8.50L | 8 (18) |
| Gowran Park 20-Oct-20 1408m HEAVY R2 CLHcp (of $9,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.890, SP: 25/1 Towards rear and 10th from halfway, raced wide into straight and ridden from 2f out, some progress into 6th over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | A C Persse 59.9kg, Cd 0 8.00L | 6 (13) |
| Navan 29-Aug-20 1005m SOFT R2 CLMd (of $11,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.910, SP: 40/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression halfway, no extra from over 1f out | L F Roche 58.1kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 11 (11) |
| Cork 25-Aug-20 1207m HEAVY R4 CL (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.960, SP: 125/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 2f out, went moderate 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, never a factor | S P Davis 55.8kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 4 (5) |
| Curragh 22-Aug-20 1207m SOFT R7 CLMd (of $11,999) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 01:16.590, SP: 50/1 Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor | S P Davis 58.1kg, Cd 0 13.25L | 13 (18) |