Custers Mistake (2017) Horse

Foal Date

19-Mar-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Zoffany

Prize Money

32403

Trainer

P McCreery

Owners

Brendan McNeill

About

Custers Mistake, a 9yo gelding trained by P McCreery from Kildare, contested the Ballinrobe R7 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase. He is by Zoffany out of Nancy Spain. To date he has won four races. On 7 Aug 2025 at Wexford he secured his biggest victory, earning $11,499.00 in the Hcph.

Raced At

Wexford • Downpatrick

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wexford 07-Aug-25 4070m GOOD R2 HcpH $12,311 (of $20,519), Winning Time: 05:05.500, SP: 7.00 1st Custers Mistake ( D Mcgill 159 , Cd 166 ) 2nd Club Manager ( A Harvey 166 , Cd 161 ) 9.50L 3rd Spring Meadow ( S W Flanagan 165 ) 13.25L See full resultsD Mcgill 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg1 (14)
Downpatrick 15-Jul-25 4390m GOOD R4 HcpH $3,561 (of $10,684), Winning Time: 05:16.200, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, pushed along into modest 5th 2 out, still plenty to do jumping last, ridden and stayed on strongly 1f out run-in, went 2nd final 50 yards, just denied final strides 1st Georgia Celena ( B Harvey 149 ) 2nd Custers Mistake ( R Deegan 168 ) 0.20L 3rd Tiny Angel ( G Brouder 148 ) 2.25L See full resultsR Deegan 76.2kg 0.20L2 (13)
Wexford 17-May-25 4830m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $25,316), Winning Time: 04:02.400, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, some headway into mid-division 5 out, pushed along after 3 out and no impression in 8th entering straight, no extra 1st Our Soldier ( P T Enright 152 ) 2nd Duke Silver ( J J Slevin 156 ) 0.75L 3rd Birmingham Alabama ( J C Gainford 166 ) 11.75L 8th Custers Mistake ( S Ewing 153 ) 37.50L See full resultsS Ewing 69.4kg 37.50L8 (13)
Bangor-on-Dee 25-Apr-25 4090m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpCh $756 (of $13,660), Winning Time: 05:08.200, SP: 7.50 In touch towards rear, made headway on inner after 9th, ridden when not fluent 10th, weakened before 2 out 1st Hunter Legend ( C Deutsch 170 ) 2nd Clonakilty ( G Sheehan 160 ) 7.00L 3rd Malton Groove ( P M O'brien 152 ) 9.00L 5th Custers Mistake ( D Mcgill 157 , Cd 164 ) 28.50L See full resultsD Mcgill 71.2kg, Cd 74.4kg 28.50L5 (6)
Downpatrick 27-Apr-24 4680m SOFT R4 HcpH $9,835 (of $10,348), Winning Time: 05:52.100, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd after 2 out, pushed along and headway between horses to lead early run-in, kept on well 1st Custers Mistake ( D Mcgill 164 , Cd 171 ) 2nd Stockdale ( T P Harney 155 ) 2.50L 3rd Solly Attwell ( J Kennedy 163 ) 0.00LD Mcgill 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg1 (13)