Champagne Venture (2019) Horse
About
Champagne Venture is a 7yo b trained by D Broad in Meath. He is sired by Champs Elysees out of the dam Fly Town. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in eight attempts. In its most recent race at Fairyhouse on 15 Jan 2026, Danny Gilligan rode Champagne Venture to a third‑place finish behind winner Soldiertown.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 15-Jan-26 4023m SOFT R5 MdHCh $999 (of $9,999), SP: 6.00 1st Soldierstown ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 2nd Noemie De La Vis ( P Townend 146 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagne Venture ( D Gilligan 161 ) 9.50L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 9.50L | 3 (12) |
| Limerick 27-Dec-25 4023m HEAVY R1 MdH $1,200 (of $12,000), SP: 9.00 1st Changeyourstars ( P Enright 153 ) 2nd Galileo Dame ( A Kelly 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagne Venture ( K Sexton 153 ) 3.75L See full results | K Sexton 69.4kg 3.75L | 3 (21) |
| Navan 16-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R2 MdH $450 (of $15,000), SP: 67.00 1st Flashaway ( A L Fitzgibbon 161 ) 2nd Switch From Diesel ( D Gilligan 161 ) 1.00L 3rd Cool Native ( J Kennedy 161 ) 0.50L 5th Champagne Venture ( K Sexton 161 ) 4.75L See full results | K Sexton 73kg 4.75L | 5 (22) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-25 3340m SOFT R8 CL1 NHF (of $45,001), Winning Time: 03:58.000, SP: 51.00 1st Carrigmoornaspruce ( D L Queally 165 ) 2nd Seo Linn ( B O'neill 165 ) 4.00L 3rd Divaboriva ( A P Ryan 165 ) 6.00L 8th Champagne Venture ( H C Swan 165 ) 25.45L See full results | H C Swan 74.8kg 25.45L | 8 (12) |
| Leopardstown 04-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R7 NHF (of $11,002), Winning Time: 03:56.000, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, ridden in 7th entering straight, no impression 1st Moon Eclipse ( P Cody 165 ) 2nd Oldschool Outlaw ( H C Swan 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Hello Jean ( J Townend 165 ) 0.20L 7th Champagne Venture ( J C Barry 165 ) 6.15L See full results | J C Barry 74.8kg 6.15L | 7 (14) |
| Gowran Park 16-Feb-25 3420m SOFT R7 NHF $2,200 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 07:11.070, SP: 6.00 Tracked leader, 4th under 6f out, headway in 2nd under 4f out, no impression on leader under 2f out, kept on one pace in moderate 2nd 1st Aqua Force ( N Moore 165 ) 2nd Champagne Venture ( J C Barry 165 ) 28.00L 3rd Doing It In Style ( E Finegan 165 ) 6.00L See full results | J C Barry 74.8kg 28.00L | 2 (14) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-24 3690m SOFT R7 NHF $1,101 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 08:21.700, SP: 34.00 Towards rear, 12th halfway, headway over 4f out, 3rd over 2f out, no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages 1st Bambino Fever ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Derryville ( D Doyle 165 , Cd 158 ) 5.00L 3rd Champagne Venture ( J C Barry 165 ) 8.75L See full results | J C Barry 74.8kg 8.75L | 3 (16) |
| Navan 20-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R7 NHF $499 (of $9,998), Winning Time: 04:35.000, SP: 126.00 Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in moderate 5th under 3f out, soon no impression, moderate 5th 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on 1st William Munny ( F Maguire 168 ) 2nd C'est Ta Chance ( P W Mullins 168 ) 0.15L 3rd Good Deal ( E Finegan 168 ) 12.00L 4th Champagne Venture ( J C Barry 161 , Cd 164 ) 13.75L | J C Barry 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 13.75L | 4 (6) |