Charlie's Dilemma (2019) Horse
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Charlie’s Dilemma is a 7yo bay horse trained by J C McConnell. He is by Valirann out of Kells Lady. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 11 starts. In its latest start at Musselburgh on 1Feb2026, ridden by Alex Harvey, Charlie’s Dilemma finished seventh behind the winner Speiriuil.
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Musselburgh • Thurles • Clonmel • Fairyhouse • Kilbeggan • Sligo • Downpatrick • Down Royal • Cork • RoscommonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh 01-Feb-26 3979m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpH (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:52.870, SP: 51.00 1st Speiriuil ( J Thompson 161 , Cd 156 ) 2nd The G Wizard ( B Lynn 164 ) 2.00L 3rd Rememberthename ( P W Wadge 154 ) 6.00L 7th Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 169 , Cd 166 ) 19.10L See full results | A Harvey 76.7kg, Cd 75.3kg 19.10L | 7 (13) |
| Thurles 29-Nov-24 m R5 MdH, Winning Time: 08:59.700, SP: 6/1 1st Dream On Baby ( C Clarke 150 ) 2nd BosSOFThebrownies ( D J O'keeffe 158 ) 3rd Magellan Strait ( D E Mullins 166 ) UPL Charlie's Dilemma ( B W Harvey 158 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Clonmel 07-Nov-24 3860m GOOD R1 MdH $1,500 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 08:20.200, SP: 4.33 Led, 2 lengths clear halfway, ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace 1st Brave Fortune ( J J Doyle 158 ) 2nd Lady Rose Hackett ( D O'keeffe 151 ) 5.50L 3rd Charlie's Dilemma ( B W Harvey 158 ) 8.50L See full results | B W Harvey 71.7kg 8.50L | 3 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 07-Oct-24 4120m GOOD R4 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:54.060, SP: 6.50 Tracked leader, 2nd after 5th, led before 6th, headed before 5 out, 3rd 3 out, rallied in 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in 1st Big Chou ( S Ewing 158 ) 2nd Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 158 , Cd 153 ) 3.50L 3rd How About No ( O R Brown 164 , Cd 159 ) 6.75L See full results | A Harvey 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg 3.50L | 2 (14) |
| Kilbeggan 04-Sep-24 4920m SOFT R6 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 06:35.200, SP: 6.00 Mid-division, tracked leaders from 8th, improved to lead after 2 out, soon ridden, headed approaching before last, 2nd at last, kept on without threatening winner run-in 1st Coole Cherry ( D Mullins 151 ) 2nd Charlie's Dilemma ( B W Harvey 158 ) 10.00L 3rd Tell Me Again ( J Gilligan 158 ) 4.50L See full results | B W Harvey 71.7kg 10.00L | 2 (13) |
| Sligo 09-Aug-24 4120m SOFT R5 MdH $1,050 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 05:27.500, SP: 3/1 Led, headed at 6th, ridden in 2nd and no impression on winner 2 out, moderate 3rd at last, no extra 1st Plontier ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Love Like This ( S Fitzgerald 151 ) 12.00L 3rd Charlie's Dilemma ( B W Harvey 158 ) 21.00L See full results | B W Harvey 71.7kg 21.00L | 3 (10) |
| Downpatrick 15-Jul-24 4390m GOOD R4 MdH $500 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:20.000, SP: 4.20 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, not fluent 3 out and pushed along after next, ridden and no impression run-in, no extra 1st Ollie La Ba Ba ( G Noonan 158 ) 2nd River Tara ( P Townend 159 ) 6.00L 3rd Western Ability ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 1.75L 4th Charlie's Dilemma ( B W Harvey 158 ) 12.00L See full results | B W Harvey 71.7kg 12.00L | 4 (10) |
| Downpatrick 16-Jun-24 4390m GOOD R1 MdH $2,400 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 05:23.800, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, some headway and left 4th 2 out, pushed along and slight mistake last, soon ridden and kept on well to go 2nd final 100 yards 1st Talk In The Park ( T P Harney 158 ) 2nd Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 158 ) 2.75L 3rd Ollie La Ba Ba ( G B Noonan 158 ) 1.25L See full results | A Harvey 71.7kg 2.75L | 2 (13) |
| Down Royal 02-Sep-23 4020m SOFT R4 CLMdH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:56.000, SP: 8.50 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st and rider briefly lost iron, 3rd halfway, pushed along before 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace 1st Pinyon Jay ( J W Kennedy 153 ) 2nd Harley Street ( M P Walsh 161 ) 7.00L 3rd Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 153 ) 10.50L See full results | A Harvey 69.4kg 10.50L | 3 (10) |
| Cork 15-Jul-23 3390m SOFT R7 CLNHF $315 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:12.900, SP: 12.00 Led, soon disputed lead, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, led narrowly under 5f out, under pressure and headed over 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Beauforts Storm ( D Doyle 157 ) 2nd Faux Fur ( J H Williamson 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Shoot Champagne ( R W Barron 157 ) 1.00L 5th Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 164 , Cd 171 ) 12.25L See full results | A Harvey 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 12.25L | 5 (15) |
| Roscommon 13-Jun-23 3260m GOOD R8 NHF (of $10,999), Winning Time: 04:08.400, SP: 8.50 Mid-division and 5th halfway, soon took closer order, ridden over 2f out and soon dropped to 6th, no extra from over 1f out 1st Weseekherthere ( H C Swan 152 ) 2nd Ayiko ( S Connor 159 ) 1.25L 3rd Crooked Tannie ( C Mcgivern 159 ) 2.25L 7th Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 159 , Cd 166 ) 17.00L See full results | A Harvey 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 17.00L | 7 (10) |