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 1 Feb 2026, 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) |