Castle Robin (2015) Horse

Foal Date

06-Jun-15

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Robin Des Champs

Dam

Coco Opera

Prize Money

90094

Trainer

C E Longsdon

Owners

Mrs Fitri Hay

About

In the Bangor‑on‑Dee R3 Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race), Castle Robin is an 11yo ch trained by C E Longsdon of Chipping Norton. He is by Robin Des Champs out of Coco Opera. To date he has won seven races. His biggest victory came on 4 Feb 2023 at Sandown, where he collected the $49,185.00 Cl2 Hcpch prize. The horse has been a rewarding selection for bettors, delivering a 38% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Sandown • Musselburgh • Doncaster • Aintree • Cheltenham • Kelso • Wetherby • Ludlow • Exeter • Kempton • Carlisle • Huntingdon • Newbury

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Warwick 24-Sep-24 5120m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpCh (of $17,854), Winning Time: 06:23.410, SP: 5.00 1st Get Up Mush ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Planned Paradise ( J Tudor 146 ) 2.75L 3rd Pull Again Green ( L Harrison 168 ) 1.50L UPL Castle Robin ( P O'brien 166 ) 11.75L See full results	P O'brien 75.3kg 11.75L	UPD (7)
Sandown 10-Mar-24 4860m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh (of $19,674), Winning Time: 06:32.100, SP: 7.50 Led until 3rd, prominent, pushed along 17th, not fluent next, well beaten 3 out 1st Rose Of Arcadia ( B Powell 159 ) 2nd Ballygrifincottage ( H Skelton 168 ) 0.75L 3rd Bangers And Cash ( B Jones 165 ) 3.75L 7th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 165 ) 36.25L See full results	P O'brien 74.8kg 36.25L	7 (10)
Musselburgh 04-Feb-24 6310m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpChNHF $1,490 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 08:12.400, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, not always fluent, driven in modest 7th after 17th, well held before 4 out, plugged on from 2 out 1st Inis Oirr ( D R Fox 148 ) 2nd Enrilo ( A Cheleda 164 ) 21.00L 3rd Christopher Wood ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 1.50L 6th Castle Robin ( H Brooke 164 ) 36.00L See full results	H Brooke 74.4kg 36.00L	6 (12)
Doncaster 16-Dec-23 4820m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpCh $1,495 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 06:03.400, SP: 17.00 Led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened omitted 2 out 1st Forward Plan ( B Godfrey 148 ) 2nd Mister Coffey ( J Bowen 163 ) 1.50L 3rd Twoshotsoftequila ( B S Hughes 144 ) 2.50L 5th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 159 ) 7.25L See full results	P O'brien 72.1kg 7.25L	5 (11)
Aintree 15-Apr-23 5020m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:20.080, SP: 26.00 Led until 2nd, prominent, lost place 6th, mistake 12th, fell 15th 1st Midnight River ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Bowtogreatness ( B Jones 142 ) 1.50L 3rd Kinondo Kwetu ( J England 147 ) 4.25L UPL Castle Robin ( P O'brien 146 ) 0.00L See full results	P O'brien 66.2kg 0.00L	UPD (15)
Doncaster 05-Mar-23 5230m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpCh $4,186 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 06:23.570, SP: 4.33 Prominent, mistake 1st, pushed along and lost position 13th, rallied after 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out 1st Moroder ( J Best 142 ) 2nd Undersupervision ( S Twiston-davies 143 ) 0.30L 3rd Windsor Avenue ( R Chapman 151 ) 10.00L 4th Castle Robin ( B S Hughes 149 ) 23.25L See full results	B S Hughes 67.6kg 23.25L	4 (7)
Sandown 04-Feb-23 4860m SOFT R6 CL2 HcpCh $26,015 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 06:26.500, SP: 11.00 Prominent, led 4th, headed next, led 16th, ridden and stayed on gamely flat 1st Castle Robin ( P O'brien 159 ) 2nd Laskalin ( C Deutsch 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Emir Sacree ( N D Boinville 159 ) 2.25L See full results	P O'brien 72.1kg	1 (12)
Cheltenham 12-Nov-22 5030m GOOD R2 CL3 HcpCh (of $25,463), Winning Time: 06:34.330, SP: 5.50 Chased leaders, looking to lead when slowed badly into 4th and lost place quickly, pulled up before next 1st Anightinlambourn ( J Andrews 155 ) 2nd Punitive ( R James 159 ) 1.75L 3rd Malina Girl ( J Dunne 150 ) 1.00L UPL Castle Robin ( Z Baker 162 ) 0.00L See full results	Z Baker 73.5kg 0.00L	UPD (10)
Kelso 22-Oct-22 5270m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh $2,392 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 06:49.280, SP: 5.00 Handy, pushed along and gradually weakened after 2 out 1st Sounds Russian ( C Bewley 160 ) 2nd Aye Right ( C Nichol 166 ) 4.50L 3rd Hill Sixteen ( C O'farrell 155 ) 1.50L 4th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 145 ) 11.50L See full results	P O'brien 65.8kg 11.50L	4 (10)
Wetherby 23-Mar-22 4870m SOFT R5 CL3 NvHcpCh $7,407 (of $14,778), Winning Time: 06:26.700, SP: 2.38 Made virtually all, pushed along before 3 out, idled flat, ridden out 1st Castle Robin ( P O'brien 158 ) 2nd Fern Hill ( J Quinlan 160 ) 1.25L 3rd Grand Mogul ( N D Boinville 158 ) 0.00L See full results	P O'brien 71.7kg	1 (3)
Doncaster 24-Feb-22 4820m SOFT R3 CL3 NvHcpCh $6,535 (of $13,205), Winning Time: 06:15.980, SP: 2.25 Made all, ridden and asked for effort at 3 out, extended lead before 2 out, kept on after final fence, won easily 1st Castle Robin ( S Quinlan 154 ) 2nd Geryville ( A Cawley 143 ) 4.25L 3rd Lord Accord ( R Patrick 162 ) 5.50L See full results	S Quinlan 69.9kg	1 (3)
Ludlow 10-Jan-22 5140m SOFT R2 CL3 HcpCh $350 (of $15,762), Winning Time: 06:41.300, SP: 3.75 Not always fluent, led 2nd, jumped left 3rd, headed 5th, hampered by loose horse 7th, outpaced after 5 out, weakened before next 1st Quick Wave ( H Bannister 159 ) 2nd Legends Gold ( S Bowen 157 ) 14.00L 3rd Jatiluwih ( D Maxwell 161 ) 5.50L 6th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 157 ) 36.50L See full results	P O'brien 71.2kg 36.50L	6 (7)
Wetherby 04-Dec-21 4870m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpCh $703 (of $12,417), Winning Time: 06:32.390, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace from 2 out 1st Saint Palais ( S Quinlan 150 ) 2nd Cobra De Mai ( J Quinlan 159 ) 3.75L 3rd Chef D'Oeuvre ( J England 159 ) 9.50L 4th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 166 ) 13.25L	P O'brien 75.3kg 13.25L	4 (9)
Exeter 10-Nov-21 4880m SOFT R3 CL3NvHcpCh $10,892 (of $21,400), Winning Time: 06:11.500, SP: 4/1 Made virtually all, mistake 2 out, drifted left last, ridden out 1st Castle Robin ( P O'brien 157 ) 2nd Lord Accord ( R Patrick 162 ) 1.25L 3rd Bobhopeornohope ( D Bass 155 ) 5.50L	P O'brien 71.2kg	1 (9)
Doncaster 30-Jan-21 4900m SOFT R4 CL1NvH $2,461 (of $23,000), Winning Time: 06:20.300, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, only 5th and plenty to do last, stayed on strongly into 3rd run-in, almost snatched 2nd, no chance with winner 1st The Cob ( D A Jacob 152 ) 2nd Portstorm ( C O'farrell 152 ) 9.00L 3rd Castle Robin ( P O'brien 152 ) 9.25L	P O'brien 68.9kg 9.25L	3 (12)
Kempton 09-Jan-21 4220m GOOD R7 CL1HcpH (of $28,000), Winning Time: 05:10.000, SP: 18/1 Chased leaders, dived and stumbled 6th, led on long run after 3 out, 2 out, headed before next and lost 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last 2 1st Boreham Bill ( B Jones 154 ) 2nd Misty Whisky ( L Murtagh 142 ) 2.25L 3rd Hunters Call ( A Coleman 159 ) 1.50L 6th Castle Robin ( S Quinlan 152 , Cd 0 ) 11.75L	S Quinlan 68.9kg, Cd 0 11.75L	6 (20)
Ascot 18-Dec-20 4350m SOFT R1 CL3HcpH $2,290 (of $13,400), Winning Time: 05:28.910, SP: 8/1 Prominent, awkward 5th, close up when ridden before 2 out, hit last, stayed on flat but could not match winner 1st Emir Sacree ( J A Anderson 161 ) 2nd Castle Robin ( P O'brien 162 ) 1.25L 3rd Dhowin ( C Brace 156 ) 1.25L	P O'brien 73.5kg 1.25L	2 (12)
Cheltenham 14-Nov-20 4220m SOFT R1 CL3HcpH $7,213 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 05:18.080, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, going well and close up from 3 out, led 110 yards, stayed on well, ridden out 1st Castle Robin ( P O'brien 161 ) 2nd Silent Assistant ( B Jones 159 ) 1.50L 3rd Steal A March ( J Tudor 157 ) 1.25L	P O'brien 73kg	1 (17)
Carlisle 22-Oct-20 4030m SOFT R2 CL4NvH $3,769 (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:15.120, SP: 11/4 Led, jumped well and increased pace before 4 out, five lengths clear 3 out, lead down to two lengths 2 out, not fluent last, driven out 1st Castle Robin ( S Quinlan 152 ) 2nd Jetaway Joey ( A Coleman 152 ) 2.75L 3rd Quick Draw ( S Sheppard 152 ) 10.00L	S Quinlan 68.9kg	1 (11)
Warwick 01-Oct-20 4220m GOOD R2 CL4MdH $553 (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:03.400, SP: 10/3 Led until slow 2nd, led 4th, headed 2 out, not fluent last, hampered and carried left flat, held after, kept on 1st Es Perfecto ( T Bellamy 154 ) 2nd Nickelsonthedime ( M J Newman 154 ) 3rd Castle Robin ( P O'brien 154 ) 0.75L	P O'brien 69.9kg 0.75L	3 (10)
Huntingdon 12-Mar-20 4160m GOOD R1 CL4NvH $601 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 05:22.550, SP: 7/1 Led and disputed, in front 4 out, joined next, ridden and headed well before next, soon no extra in 3rd 1st Dagueneau ( B Jones 156 ) 2nd Torn And Frayed ( J Bargary 156 ) 1.00L 3rd Castle Robin ( P O'brien 156 ) 20.00L	P O'brien 70.8kg 20.00L	3 (8)
Newbury 09-Feb-20 3280m GOOD R7 CL1NHF (of $20,000), Winning Time: 03:48.000, SP: 50/1 Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final 2f 1st Ocean Wind ( A Coleman 147 ) 2nd Brief Ambition ( P J Brennan 157 ) 8.00L 3rd Champagnesuperover ( A Heskin 157 ) 2.00L 7th Castle Robin ( P O'brien 157 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L	P O'brien 71.2kg, Cd 0 12.25L	7 (11)
Ludlow 16-Jan-20 2820m SOFT R7 CL4NHF $954 (of $5,000), Winning Time: 03:36.300, SP: 11/1 Led early, prominent, ridden 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner 1st One True King ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 2nd Castle Robin ( P O'brien 158 ) 7.50L 3rd Miss Farage ( N D Boinville 151 ) 1.25L	P O'brien 71.7kg 7.50L	2 (9)
Dromahane 10-Nov-19 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $3,249), SP: 3/1 Tr ldr in 10l 2nd until clsr frm 6th, ld frm 7th, 1 1/2l adv 4out & sl adv 3out, hdd but faster jump last, so best flat 1st Castle Robin ( M J W Hannon 165 ) 2nd Enemenemynemo ( M R Deegan 165 ) 2.50L 3rd A Distant Place ( M D O'connor 165 ) 8.00L	M J W Hannon 74.8kg	1 (13)
Rathcannon 07-Apr-19 4830m GOOD CLMd (of $3,249), SP: 7/1 Ld, 1l adv 1/2way, gng best, 2l adv bef 2out, still clr adv when SU going through gap bef last 1st Firak ( J P O'rourke 165 ) 2nd Monty Guiry ( M J C Barry 165 ) 1.00L UPL Castle Robin ( J W Hannon 165 , Cd 0 )	J W Hannon 74.8kg, Cd 0	UPD (8)
Knockanard 17-Feb-19 4020m SOFT CLMd (of $3,249), SP: 7/2 Alw twrds rr, 8th by 5th, sl prog in poor 6th aftr 2out, co bhnd 1st Ferny Hollow ( J P O'rourke 165 ) 2nd Bloodstone ( E Dwan 160 ) 15.00L 3rd Captain Tom Cat ( M M J Sweeney 160 ) 3.00L 5th Castle Robin ( M J M O'sullivan 160 , Cd 0 )	M J M O'sullivan 72.6kg, Cd 0	5 (9)