Creative Dancer (2017) Horse
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Creative Dancer, a 9yo bay trained by Ian Donoghue, is by Camelot out of Miletrian. The horse has not yet secured a maiden victory, failing to win in 15 starts. In its last start at Naas on 9 Jan 2026, ridden by Aidan Kelly, Creative Dancer came home 6th, behind the winner Run For Cover.
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Naas • Navan • Galway • Leopardstown • Ballinrobe • Gowran Park • Sligo • Bellewstown • Killarney • Listowel • PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 09-Jan-26 3804m SOFT R2 HcpH $270 (of $13,500), SP: 8.50 1st Run For Cover ( C Brassil 151 ) 2nd Teenage Kiss ( C O'dwyer 155 ) 11.00L 3rd Take Stock ( E Staples 166 , Cd 170 ) 11.50L 6th Creative Dancer ( A Kelly 140 ) 32.75L See full results | A Kelly 63.5kg 32.75L | 6 (15) |
| Navan 16-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $15,000), SP: 41.00 1st St Denis's Well ( J Smith 168 ) 2nd Cowper Hall ( E Staples 160 ) 4.25L 3rd Stormy Jenn ( S Cleary-farrell 146 ) 5.00L 7th Creative Dancer ( S Ewing 150 ) 29.50L See full results | S Ewing 68kg 29.50L | 7 (24) |
| Galway 27-Oct-25 2380m HEAVY R8 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:52.570, SP: 11.00 1st You Make Me Smile ( C Hayes 128 ) 2nd Cafe Con Leche ( J Kearney 142 ) 4.50L 3rd Daymer Bay ( W Hassett 125 ) 1.00L 7th Creative Dancer ( D B Mcmonagle 122 ) 18.25L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 55.3kg 18.25L | 7 (19) |
| Leopardstown 17-May-25 2410m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:38.290, SP: 19.00 1st Tatum ( C Hayes 134 ) 2nd Chopsticks ( S Foley 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Secret Rock ( C Keane 141 ) 0.50L 8th Creative Dancer ( L F Roche 122 ) 14.25L See full results | L F Roche 55.3kg 14.25L | 8 (14) |
| Naas 03-Apr-25 3220m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:02.800, SP: 41.00 Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor 1st Party President ( A Leahy 162 ) 2nd Patty O'Farrell ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 1.25L 3rd Queen Of Seduction ( C Clarke 156 ) 1.00L 12th Creative Dancer ( P J O'hanlon 153 ) 24.70L See full results | P J O'hanlon 69.4kg 24.70L | 12 (18) |
| Ballinrobe 25-Jun-24 2620m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:54.620, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders early, 6th halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out 1st Desert Friend ( B Coen 135 ) 2nd Mayo For Sam ( A Caffrey 129 ) 0.20L 3rd Status Green ( G Carroll 134 ) 4.25L 8th Creative Dancer ( L F Roche 119 ) 12.75L See full results | L F Roche 54kg 12.75L | 8 (11) |
| Gowran Park 16-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $11,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.330, SP: 51.00 Bumped leaving stalls and slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression 1st Stormie Outlook ( J A Heffernan 136 ) 2nd Pink Socks ( A J Hayes 140 ) 0.30L 3rd Thirtysecondstreet ( W Joyce 124 ) 0.75L 9th Creative Dancer ( J Ryan 124 , Cd 129 ) 4.25L See full results | J Ryan 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 4.25L | 9 (15) |
| Sligo 05-May-24 2640m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $6,629), Winning Time: 03:15.740, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, pushed along on inner when hampered over 2f out, soon no impression 1st War Thunder ( R Whearty 124 ) 2nd Glyde Ranger ( J J G Ryan 137 ) 0.50L 3rd Enquire Within ( A J Hayes 129 ) 4.75L 8th Creative Dancer ( C Horgan 124 , Cd 0 ) 15.25L See full results | C Horgan 56.2kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 8 (14) |
| Bellewstown 26-Aug-21 4080m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:51.100, SP: 41.00 Rear of mid-division, no impression approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, never a factor 1st Broken Ice ( C P Mcnamara 165 ) 2nd Yulong Voice ( M P O'connor 160 ) 0.20L 3rd Tick Along ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 2.50L 10th Creative Dancer ( D Cleere 160 , Cd 167 ) 26.50L | D Cleere 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 26.50L | 10 (15) |
| Galway 30-Jul-21 3230m SOFT R1 NvH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 03:44.100, SP: 301.00 Chased leaders, not fluent at times, 4th from halfway, lost place and weakened from 3 out, soon no extra 1st Farout ( B Hayes 163 ) 2nd Tax For Max ( P Townend 156 ) 2.75L 3rd Loved Out ( J B Foley 156 ) 4.75L 12th Creative Dancer ( S Flanagan 156 ) 0.00L | S Flanagan 70.8kg 0.00L | 12 (12) |
| Killarney 14-Jul-21 2830m GOOD R8 CLMd (of $11,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:20.230, SP: 201.00 Led or disputed until headed halfway, soon 4th, ridden and weakened 3f out 1st Monas Melody ( P A King 163 ) 2nd Magic Tricks ( D O'connor 168 ) 2.50L 3rd Snugsborough Hall ( A B O'connor 168 ) 3.25L 11th Creative Dancer ( S A Carter 168 , Cd 175 ) 24.50L | S A Carter 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 24.50L | 11 (15) |
| Bellewstown 02-Jul-21 2440m GOOD R8 CL (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:45.100, SP: 81.00 Mid-division, 4th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out, soon no extra and weakened to rear inside final furlong 1st Dhabyah ( J L Gleeson 156 ) 2nd Big Challenge ( L O'neill 161 ) 3.00L 3rd Crowns Major ( B O'neill 156 ) 1.25L 8th Creative Dancer ( S A Carter 156 , Cd 163 ) 18.25L | S A Carter 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 18.25L | 8 (8) |
| Leopardstown 18-Jun-21 3020m GOOD R8 Md (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:23.190, SP: 201.00 Mid-division, ridden and dropped towards rear 4f out, soon no extra and weakened 1st Ever Present ( M Mcguane 163 ) 2nd Monas Melody ( D O'connor 158 ) 6.00L 3rd Crowns Major ( B O'neill 163 ) 6.00L 13th Creative Dancer ( K Callaghan 163 , Cd 170 ) 0.00L | K Callaghan 73.9kg, Cd 77.1kg 0.00L | 13 (15) |
| Listowel 07-Jun-21 3220m GOOD R2 MdH (of $7,393), Winning Time: 03:58.100, SP: 40/1 Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, headway on outer after 3rd, pushed along after 5th and soon towards rear, slight mistake 4 out and soon detached, weakened 1st Wouldn't You Agree ( M M Mcdonagh 168 ) 2nd The Little Yank ( S Fitzgerald 168 ) 1.50L 3rd Digby ( A W Short 168 ) 9.00L 15th Creative Dancer ( D Cleere 163 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | D Cleere 73.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 15 (16) |
| Punchestown 29-May-21 3310m SOFT R5 CLMdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:13.400, SP: 33/1 Jumped right 1st, rear of mid-division best, weakened 4 out 1st Banbridge ( J J Slevin 168 ) 2nd John Cannon ( D J O'keeffe 168 ) 6.50L 3rd Gorgeous Suspect ( M P Walsh 168 ) 3.00L 23rd Creative Dancer ( B Hayes 162 , Cd 0 ) | B Hayes 73.5kg, Cd 0 | 23 (25) |