Ain't That A Shame (2014) Horse
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Ain't That A Shame, a 12yo gelding trained by T Ellis, competes in the Kelso R2 bet365 Premier Chase (Listed) (GBB Race). By Jeremy out of Castletown Girl, the horse has secured three victories to date. Its most notable triumph came on 26 Jan 2024 at Gowran Park, where it captured the $100000.00 Cl1 Hcpch. The runner has delivered solid returns for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have yielded an 18% ROI.
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Aintree • Gowran Park • Navan • Listowel • Leopardstown • Limerick • Cheltenham • Fairyhouse • ThurlesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 13-Apr-24 6910m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $30,000 (of $985,000), Winning Time: 09:27.680, SP: 41.00 1st I Am Maximus ( P Townend 160 ) 2nd Delta Work ( J Kennedy 158 ) 7.50L 3rd Minella Indo ( R Blackmore 160 ) 0.50L 6th Ain't That A Shame ( D Maxwell 153 ) 15.75L See full results | D Maxwell 69.4kg 15.75L | 6 (32) |
| Gowran Park 26-Jan-24 5030m HEAVY R4 CL1 HcpCh $60,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 07:18.500, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 4 out, headway to challenge early straight and led before 2 out where slight mistake, soon ridden and kept on well run-in 1st Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 157 ) 2nd Glengouly ( P Townend 154 ) 2.50L 3rd Angels Dawn ( P Enright 151 ) 0.75L See full results | R Blackmore 71.2kg | 1 (18) |
| Navan 19-Nov-23 4830m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:48.400, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, 14th before 9th, some progress 3 out where not fluent, weakened, pulled up before last 1st Coko Beach ( D Gilligan 164 ) 2nd Limerick Lace ( A Kelly 152 ) 2.25L 3rd Fakir D'alene ( B Harvey 151 ) 2.25L UPL Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 156 ) 0.00L See full results | R Blackmore 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Listowel 20-Sep-23 4830m SOFT R5 CLHcpChNHF (of $200,000), Winning Time: 06:06.700, SP: 9.00 Rear of mid-division, headway before 3 out, no impression in 8th 2 out, no extra run-in 1st Desertmore House ( R Doyle 146 ) 2nd Salvador Ziggy ( J Kennedy 161 ) 3.75L 3rd Foxy Jacks ( G Brouder 158 ) 2.75L 9th Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 157 ) 15.00L See full results | R Blackmore 71.2kg 15.00L | 9 (21) |
| Aintree 15-Apr-23 6910m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $985,000), Winning Time: 09:10.620, SP: 11.00 Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway 4 out, weakened next 1st Corach Rambler ( D R Fox 145 ) 2nd Vanillier ( S Flanagan 146 ) 2.25L 3rd Gaillard Du Mesnil ( P Townend 154 ) 4.75L 17th Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 145 ) 0.00L See full results | R Blackmore 65.8kg 0.00L | 17 (39) |
| Gowran Park 12-Mar-23 4020m SOFT R6 Ch $7,800 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:44.600, SP: 1.62 Made all, raced wide, jumped right 4th, slight mistake 9th and slow next, 4 lengths lead travelling well 3 out, kept on well from next, readily 1st Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2nd Macs Charm ( B Hayes 166 ) 6.00L 3rd Gars De Sceaux ( J Gainford 166 ) 19.00L See full results | R Blackmore 75.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-22 4870m SOFT R6 HcpCh $10,000 (of $193,999), Winning Time: 06:24.100, SP: 5.50 Mid-division, good headway to challenge 2 out, led travelling well approaching straight, pushed along before last, ridden and wandered early run-in, soon headed, kept on under pressure 1st Real Steel ( C P Mcnamara 148 ) 2nd Diol Ker ( K E Buckley 162 ) 0.15L 3rd Panda Boy ( J J Slevin 153 ) 0.75L 4th Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 161 ) 1.25L See full results | R Blackmore 73kg 1.25L | 4 (28) |
| Limerick 23-Oct-22 4830m SOFT R5 HcpChNHF $18,000 (of $90,001), Winning Time: 06:09.090, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders, improved to lead at 8th, not fluent 5 out, travelling well when not fluent 2 out, two lengths lead when mistake last, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on well, headed post 1st The Big Dog ( K M Donoghue 158 ) 2nd Ain't That A Shame ( S F O'keeffe 155 ) 0.20L 3rd Donkey Years ( M P Walsh 152 ) 9.00L See full results | S F O'keeffe 70.3kg 0.20L | 2 (16) |
| Cheltenham 18-Mar-22 5230m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpCh (of $72,188), Winning Time: 06:55.290, SP: 7.00 Mid-division, pushed along approaching 3 out where not fluent, never in contention 1st Chambard ( L Turner 155 ) 2nd Mister Coffey ( S Waley-cohen 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Didero Vallis ( J King 148 ) 1.00L 13th Ain't That A Shame ( B W Harvey 165 , Cd 168 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 74.8kg, Cd 76.2kg 0.00L | 13 (20) |
| Navan 22-Jan-22 4830m SOFT R6 Ch $2,762 (of $13,811), Winning Time: 06:36.900, SP: 2.25 Tracked leader in 2nd, led travelling well before 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden at last, stayed on well run-in, headed near line 1st Champagne Platinum ( M P Walsh 168 ) 2nd Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 168 ) 0.30L 3rd Cavallino ( D E Mullins 168 ) 24.00L See full results | R Blackmore 76.2kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-21 4220m SOFT R6 Ch $3,500 (of $17,498), Winning Time: 05:29.900, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, 4th at 7th, moderate 4th at 9th, progress to moderate 2nd at 10th, effort after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, one paced 1st Galopin Des Champs ( P Townend 168 ) 2nd Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 168 ) 22.00L 3rd Floueur ( D N Russell 168 ) 16.00L | R Blackmore 76.2kg 22.00L | 2 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Dec-21 4220m SOFT R2 Ch $1,100 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 05:36.200, SP: 15.00 Held up in mid-division, progress into 6th 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, 3rd and no impression on leaders before last, kept on one pace 1st Stattler ( P Townend 168 ) 2nd Fighter Allen ( B J Cooper 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Ain't That A Shame ( D Robinson 168 ) 15.00L | D Robinson 76.2kg 15.00L | 3 (13) |
| Thurles 26-Feb-21 4710m HEAVY R5 CLMdH $7,800 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 06:42.700, SP: 5/4 Led 1st, joined next and soon headed, chased leader, disputed before 4 out, led before 3 out, pressed 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed before last, kept on well run-in 1st Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 160 ) 2nd Churchstonewarrior ( D F O'regan 168 ) 3.00L 3rd Wall Of Fame ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 0.50L | R Blackmore 72.6kg | 1 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 12-Jan-21 4020m HEAVY R6 CLMdH $999 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:59.600, SP: 5/1 Mid-division, some headway after 3 out and 5th when mistake next, pushed along and went 4th before last, kept on one pace 1st Fun Light ( J J Slevin 160 ) 2nd Salt Wind ( P D Kennedy 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Ain't That A Shame ( R Blackmore 160 ) 7.25L | R Blackmore 72.6kg 7.25L | 3 (13) |
| Navan 05-Dec-20 4020m SOFT R3 CLMdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:27.600, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, 6th after 4th, headway and effort straight, no impression 2 out, one pace 1st Clondaw Secret ( J W Kennedy 168 ) 2nd Lifetime Ambition ( S F O'keeffe 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Genois ( M P Walsh 164 ) 4.50L 5th Ain't That A Shame ( D O'keeffe 168 , Cd 0 ) 19.50L | D O'keeffe 76.2kg, Cd 0 19.50L | 5 (18) |
| Kilfeacle 27-Jan-19 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $7,261), SP: 7/1 Chsd ldrs, 6th aft a mile, 5th bef 3out, gd prog to 3rd bef 2out, wo well bef last where 3l adv, ko bt hdd final strides 1st Solo Cargo ( M D L Queally 170 ) 2nd Ain't That A Shame ( M R W Barron 170 ) 3rd Go Whatever ( M R James 170 ) 1.00L | M R W Barron 77.1kg | 2 (18) |