Chicago Critic (2021) Horse

Foal Date

08-Apr-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Night Of Thunder

Prize Money

137094

Owners

Sam Mencoff & Tony Smurfit

About

Chicago Critic is a 4yo colt trained by JPMurtagh. He is by Night Of Thunder out of Criticism. To date he has won three races. On 11May2025 at Leopardstown he secured his biggest victory, earning $45,001 in a Class1 race. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 102% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Leopardstown 13-Sep-25 1609m SOFT R6 CL1 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.760, SP: 8.50J A Heffernan 61.7kg 4.65L7 (9)
Leopardstown 08-Aug-25 1609m GOOD R3 CL1 $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.670, SP: 9.00J A Heffernan 61.2kg 1.00L3 (6)
Curragh 20-Jul-25 1408m SOFT R5 CL1 (of $119,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.270, SP: 12.00 Edged left from stalls, mid-division and pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and weakened from over 1f outB M Coen 61.7kg 6.40L9 (10)
Leopardstown 11-May-25 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 $27,000 (of $45,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.000, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, held up in rear after 1f, 6th over 3f out, headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, ran on well final furlongB M Coen 61.2kg1 (6)
Cork 06-Apr-25 1207m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $45,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.770, SP: 6.00 In touch, under pressure over 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlongB M Coen 61.2kg 7.50L7 (8)
Tipperary 06-Oct-24 1499m SOFT R3 CL1 $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.810, SP: 4.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd over 100 yards out, no extra and lost 2 places close homeJ A Heffernan 59.4kg 3.20L4 (14)
GOODwood 30-Jul-24 1408m GOOD R3 CL1 (of $177,066) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.900, SP: 13.00 Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leadersB M Coen 56.7kg 8.25L7 (8)
Ascot 22-Jun-24 1408m GOOD R4 $16,140 (of $102,929), Winning Time: 01:26.850, SP: 80/1 Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran onB M Coen 58.5kg 1.25L3 (19)
Naas 19-May-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp $13,200 (of $13,889), Winning Time: 01:38.590, SP: 7/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and closer in 6th 2f out, went 4th and ridden 1f out, stayed on well to lead close homeB M Coen 61.2kg1 (10)
Leopardstown 07-Apr-24 1435m HEAVY R3 $1,101 (of $34,722), Winning Time: 01:39.310, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, closer in 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, kept on one paceB M Coen 59.4kg, Cd 0 13.25L6 (8)
Naas 25-Mar-24 1609m HEAVY R2 $1,750 (of $11,048) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:52.840, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, no extraB M Coen 61.2kg 7.25L3 (5)
Naas 14-Oct-23 1609m HEAVY R1 Md $9,600 (of $9,770) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.070, SP: 9/4 Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead 2 1/2f out, led travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortablyB M Coen 60.3kg1 (13)
Naas 14-Sep-23 1408m SOFT R7 Md $1,600 (of $9,770) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.290, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along 2f out and headway in 4th over 1f out, 3rd and ridden 150 yards out, kept on one paceB M Coen 60.3kg 3.00L3 (9)