Counsel (2018) Horse
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Counsel, an 8yo ch trained by M Appleby, is by Frankel out of Honorina. The horse has secured five wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 8th Dec 2025 at Lingfield, capturing the $9345.00 Cl4 Hcp.
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Southwell • Lingfield • Chelmsford City • Nottingham • Wolverhampton • Ripon • Leicester • Haydock • Musselburgh • Doncaster • Kempton • Newmarket • Sandown • NewburyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 05-Jan-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp (of $19,133) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.810, SP: 21.00 1st Existent ( J Dace 126 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Ziggy's Triton ( M Winn 139 ) 0.30L 3rd D Flawless ( R Elliott 119 , Cd 124 ) 0.80L 7th Counsel ( C Hutchinson 130 ) 4.65L See full results | C Hutchinson 59kg 4.65L | 7 (10) |
| Lingfield 17-Dec-25 1208m SYNTHETIC R2 CL4 Hcp $583 (of $9,345) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.260, SP: 4.50 1st Intervention ( L Morris 132 ) 2nd Valley Ofthe Kings ( K Strydom 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Tiger Crusade ( G Wood 134 ) 0.50L 4th Counsel ( D Keenan 131 ) 2.25L See full results | D Keenan 59.4kg 2.25L | 4 (6) |
| Lingfield 08-Dec-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $4,972 (of $9,345) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.750, SP: 17.00 1st Counsel ( D Keenan 132 ) 2nd Sergeant Pep ( R Ryan 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Giorgio M ( B Loughnane 131 ) 1.75L See full results | D Keenan 59.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 07-Nov-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R6 CL4 Hcp (of $10,821) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.450, SP: 17.00 1st Valley Ofthe Kings ( G Wood 135 ) 2nd Tyger Bay ( J Leavy 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Starproof ( L Edmunds 128 ) 0.75L 8th Counsel ( D Keenan 133 ) 6.80L See full results | D Keenan 60.3kg 6.80L | 8 (10) |
| Ascot 10-May-25 1210m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp (of $21,641) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 11.00 1st Sondad ( J Mason 132 ) 2nd Strike ( R Hornby 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Jimmy Speaking ( O Murphy 133 ) 2.25L 7th Counsel ( R Ryan 135 ) 13.00L See full results | R Ryan 61.2kg 13.00L | 7 (10) |
| Nottingham 09-Apr-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $1,209 (of $9,689) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.980, SP: 9.50 Stumbled badly after start, raced towards near side of group, chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f until ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened in 3rd final furlong 1st Ziggy's Missile ( S M Levey 134 ) 2nd Sugar Hill Babe ( C Lee 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Counsel ( L Morris 133 ) 3.80L See full results | L Morris 60.3kg 3.80L | 3 (7) |
| Southwell 15-Feb-25 1000m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp $2,333 (of $9,345) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 5.50 Fly jumped slightly and edged right start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on 1st Sanat ( C Fallon 123 ) 2nd Counsel ( R Ryan 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Rhythm N Hooves ( L Morris 134 ) 0.15L See full results | R Ryan 59kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 11-Feb-25 1030m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.170, SP: 2.88 Tracked leaders out wide, edging right bend over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on 1st Counsel ( L Morris 139 ) 2nd Catch Cunningham ( D Hogan 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Gogo Yubari ( R Clutterbuck 129 ) 0.30L See full results | L Morris 63kg | 1 (8) |
| Lingfield 08-Feb-25 1010m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 3.00 Chased leaders, edged right home turn, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well 1st Counsel ( L Morris 135 ) 2nd Diamond Dreamer ( D Probert 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Gogo Yubari ( R Clutterbuck 129 ) 0.20L See full results | L Morris 61.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Southwell 25-Jan-25 1220m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $337 (of $10,821) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.870, SP: 15.00 Led, clear 4f out until 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra 1st Many A Star ( W Carver 138 ) 2nd Ormolulu ( W Fentiman 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Harry Did ( K Fraser 130 ) 0.15L 5th Counsel ( B Loughnane 131 ) 5.15L See full results | B Loughnane 59.4kg 5.15L | 5 (12) |
| Southwell 14-Dec-24 1000m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.840, SP: 21.00 Prominent near side of group, edged left inside final 2f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved 1st Master Of My Fate ( J Hart 128 ) 2nd Smooth Silesie ( J Mitchell 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Above ( R Ryan 132 ) 1.75L 6th Counsel ( L Morris 135 ) 2.25L See full results | L Morris 61.2kg 2.25L | 6 (10) |
| Ripon 10-May-24 1210m GOOD R4 Hcp $1,472 (of $6,281), Winning Time: 01:10.740, SP: 20/1 Bumped start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on 1st Havana Rum ( A Mullen 118 ) 2nd Roundhay Park ( F Mcmanoman 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Counsel ( L Morris 129 ) 1.50L See full results | L Morris 58.5kg 1.50L | 3 (13) |
| Lingfield 10-Apr-24 1410m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $583 (of $9,345) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.140, SP: 5.50 Raced keenly, chased leader, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened 1st Legal Reform ( D Probert 136 ) 2nd Sandy Paradise ( E Jones 132 ) 0.50L 3rd King Cabo ( N Callan 133 ) 1.25L 4th Counsel ( L Morris 131 ) 2.25L See full results | L Morris 59.4kg 2.25L | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 24-Jan-24 1420m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.820, SP: 2.25 Kept wide over 1f out, chased leaders, led 5f out, edged left over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on 1st Grant Wood ( D Nolan 134 ) 2nd Counsel ( C Shepherd 138 ) 1.75L 3rd San Isidro ( R Sexton 133 ) 0.30L See full results | C Shepherd 62.6kg 1.75L | 2 (11) |
| Lingfield 15-Jan-24 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.530, SP: 2.50 Keen raced wide, tracked leader after 1f, led approaching 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden out 1st Counsel ( C Shepherd 132 ) 2nd Mumayaz ( W Carson 131 ) 2.75L 3rd One Hart ( D Probert 125 ) 1.25L See full results | C Shepherd 59.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Leicester 18-Jun-23 1210m GOOD R3 CL3 $3,802 (of $14,755) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.080, SP: 8.50 Wore hood to post, led on near side rail, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner 1st Baileysgutfeeling ( B D L Sayette 141 ) 2nd Counsel ( D C Costello 141 ) 3.25L 3rd King's Gem ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2.00L See full results | D C Costello 64kg 3.25L | 2 (3) |
| Haydock 16-Jun-23 1600m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $522 (of $8,362) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 4.33 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Finbar's Lad ( J Hart 136 ) 2nd Roman Dynasty ( B A Curtis 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Trais Fluors ( P Mulrennan 135 ) 4.00L 4th Counsel ( C Lee 134 ) 7.00L See full results | C Lee 60.8kg 7.00L | 4 (7) |
| Lingfield 13-May-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp (of $9,531) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.240, SP: 29.00 Led, set modest tempo, headed entering final furlong, quickly weakened thereafter 1st Legal Reform ( R Kingscote 135 ) 2nd Sir Winston ( A Keeley 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Winforglory ( W Buick 137 ) 0.75L 11th Counsel ( R Hornby 132 , Cd 137 ) 6.50L See full results | R Hornby 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 6.50L | 11 (12) |
| Musselburgh 01-May-23 1440m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $24,592) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.970, SP: 29.00 Carried right start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place when edged right and hampered over 2f out, soon well behind 1st On A Session ( B A Curtis 138 ) 2nd Mister Bluebird ( B Loughnane 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Maywake ( O J Orr 134 ) 1.50L 12th Counsel ( K T O'neill 129 ) 0.00L See full results | K T O'neill 58.5kg 0.00L | 12 (12) |
| Doncaster 01-Apr-23 1610m SOFT R2 CL2 Hcp (of $73,778) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:48.600, SP: 81.00 Towards rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off 1st Harswell Duke ( J Peate 129 ) 2nd Titian ( G Lee 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Maysong ( T H Hansen 121 ) 0.50L 22nd Counsel ( C Fallon 123 ) 0.00L See full results | C Fallon 55.8kg 0.00L | 22 (22) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Feb-23 1440m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3 Hcp (of $16,133) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.650, SP: 26.00 Raced wide keen, in touch, headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Perseverants ( K T O'neill 116 ) 2nd Revolutionise ( J Mason 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Jilly Cooper ( F Norton 125 ) 1.00L 10th Counsel ( C Hardie 117 ) 6.75L See full results | C Hardie 53.1kg 6.75L | 10 (11) |
| Kempton 29-Jan-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Hcp (of $11,804) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 8.50 Pulled hard towards rear,some late minor headway, never involved 1st Crystal Casque ( O Searle 131 ) 2nd May Night ( R Ryan 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Billy Mill ( S Osborne 137 ) 0.50L UPL Counsel ( K T O'neill 133 ) 2.50L See full results | K T O'neill 60.3kg 2.50L | UPD (13) |
| Southwell 24-Jan-23 1620m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3 Hcp (of $14,952) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.520, SP: 13.00 Soon crossed over from wide draw to lead on rail, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, weakening when not clear run and eased inside final furlong 1st Alrehb ( D Probert 131 ) 2nd Diderot ( D Muscutt 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Court Of Session ( H Burns 129 ) 1.00L 9th Counsel ( K T O'neill 118 ) 6.50L See full results | K T O'neill 53.5kg 6.50L | 9 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 15-Jan-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Hcp $3,107 (of $12,444) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.220, SP: 7.50 Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Brains ( R Coakley 134 ) 2nd Counsel ( K T O'neill 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Mawkeb ( D Probert 128 ) 1.25L See full results | K T O'neill 59.4kg 0.75L | 2 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Dec-22 1910m SYNTHETIC R7 CL4 Hcp (of $10,634) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:00.030, SP: 26.00 Steadied start, raced keenly and held up in rear, never involved 1st Capital Theory ( F Norton 137 ) 2nd Precision Storm ( B Loughnane 141 ) 0.50L 3rd Almufeed ( A Kirby 138 ) 1.25L 9th Counsel ( B Sanderson 138 , Cd 141 ) 7.25L See full results | B Sanderson 62.6kg, Cd 64kg 7.25L | 9 (10) |
| Kempton 01-Nov-22 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Hcp $300 (of $10,830) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:39.540, SP: 34.00 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous 1st Phantasy Mac ( J Doyle 135 ) 2nd Dashing Dick ( C Storey 136 ) 2.00L 3rd He's A Gentleman ( R Coakley 135 ) 0.30L 6th Counsel ( C Fallon 139 ) 3.25L See full results | C Fallon 63kg 3.25L | 6 (13) |
| Kempton 20-Oct-22 1410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL4 Hcp $300 (of $10,830) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.310, SP: 12.00 Slowly away, held up in rear, some late headway, never dangerous 1st Mount Athos ( J Doyle 137 ) 2nd Top Secret ( L Edmunds 132 ) 5.00L 3rd Intervention ( F Larson 133 ) 1.00L 6th Counsel ( C Fallon 135 ) 10.00L See full results | C Fallon 61.2kg 10.00L | 6 (11) |
| Newmarket 13-Aug-22 1210m GOOD R2 CL4Hcp $1,572 (of $13,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.580, SP: 3.00 Prominent in main group, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish 1st Equiano Springs ( J Doyle 132 ) 2nd Beauty Choice ( W Buick 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Counsel ( C Fallon 136 ) 2.50L See full results | C Fallon 61.7kg 2.50L | 3 (8) |
| Lingfield 24-Jul-22 1410m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Nv $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.180, SP: 1.73 Took keen hold, led over 5f out, pushed 3 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and ran on 1st Counsel ( K T O'neill 137 ) 2nd Fashion Love ( D C Costello 125 ) 6.50L 3rd Flag Of Truth ( K Shoemark 130 ) 0.20L See full results | K T O'neill 62.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Ascot 08-Jul-22 1610m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $300 (of $14,765) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.640, SP: 4.50 Took keen hold, led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds 1st Fantasy Believer ( S Osborne 140 ) 2nd Mark Of Respect ( T Saunders 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Hathlool ( F Larson 130 ) 0.50L 5th Counsel ( B D L Sayette 136 , Cd 139 ) 2.25L See full results | B D L Sayette 61.7kg, Cd 63kg 2.25L | 5 (9) |
| Nottingham 23-Jun-22 1680m GOOD R4 CL4Nv $2,535 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.940, SP: evens Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, soon held by winner and kept on one pace 1st Border Edge ( J Doyle 130 ) 2nd Counsel ( B D L Sayette 140 ) 5.50L 3rd Super Chief ( R Havlin 130 ) 1.25L See full results | B D L Sayette 63.5kg 5.50L | 2 (6) |
| Newmarket 19-Jun-21 1610m SOFT R4 CL4Nv $1,141 (of $9,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.720, SP: 10/3 Soon led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace 1st Baaeed ( D O'neill 134 ) 2nd Komachi ( R Ffrench 134 ) 7.50L 3rd Counsel ( C Fallon 128 ) 8.00L | C Fallon 58.1kg 8.00L | 3 (10) |
| Sandown 21-May-21 2000m SOFT R5 CL4Nv (of $9,050) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:18.970, SP: 5/6 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened 1st Ensured ( S D Sousa 126 ) 2nd Our New Buddy ( H Doyle 121 ) 11.00L 3rd Monbaher ( J Crowley 126 ) 4.00L 5th Counsel ( C Fallon 126 , Cd 0 ) 19.25L | C Fallon 57.2kg, Cd 0 19.25L | 5 (8) |
| Newbury 18-Apr-21 1610m GOOD R6 CL4Md $2,535 (of $10,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.610, SP: 2/1 Led and went to near side rail, joined inside final furlong, headed towards finish 1st Foxes Tales ( S D Sousa 131 ) 2nd Counsel ( O Murphy 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Alfaadhel ( J Crowley 131 ) 8.00L | O Murphy 59.4kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Newcastle 02-Dec-20 1610m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Md $1,213 (of $6,300) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.540, SP: 6/1 Close up in centre, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear leader entering final furlong, headed close home 1st Oz Legend ( K Stott 131 ) 2nd Counsel ( C Fallon 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Fireworks ( T Marquand 131 ) 0.75L | C Fallon 59.4kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |