Dancing After Dark (2016) Horse
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Dancing After Dark is a 10yo br horse trained by J G Bennett. It is by Mountain High out of After Dark. The horse has recorded three victories to date. On 19th Nov 2024 at Limerick, it secured its most important win, collecting $10,000.00 in the Hcph. Punters have found it profitable, and backing the horse throughout its career would have yielded a 45% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 04-Feb-26 4627m HEAVY R7 HcpH $725 (of $14,501), SP: 34.00 1st Pebble Bleu ( M Kenneally 157 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Slotty Dotty ( C Hogan 166 , Cd 159 ) 3.50L 3rd Catchabird ( A Kelly 154 , Cd 151 ) 16.50L 4th Dancing After Dark ( P Donovan 148 , Cd 145 ) 21.50L See full results | P Donovan 67.1kg, Cd 65.8kg 21.50L | 4 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 25-Jan-25 5230m SOFT R2 HcpCh (of $11,499), Winning Time: 10:53.010, SP: 15.00 1st One Horse Army ( A P Kelly 151 , Cd 146 ) 2nd Brandt ( C P Millar 162 , Cd 157 ) 0.75L 3rd Baldur's Gate ( S W Flanagan 165 ) 8.75L 9th Dancing After Dark ( P Donovan 151 , Cd 156 ) 30.00L See full results | P Donovan 68.5kg, Cd 70.8kg 30.00L | 9 (19) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-24 4220m SOFT R6 HcpH $526 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 09:00.700, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, 14th halfway, progress on inner to go 6th approaching 2 out, ridden to go 5th when left moderate 4th after last, kept on run-in 1st Beggars Rock ( K Sexton 161 ) 2nd Crowsatedappletart ( A Kelly 168 ) 13.00L 3rd Chef's Kiss ( J P O'sullivan 160 ) 0.30L 4th Dancing After Dark ( P Donovan 161 , Cd 166 ) 18.30L See full results | P Donovan 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 18.30L | 4 (18) |
| Limerick 19-Nov-24 4920m SOFT R7 HcpH $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 11:42.500, SP: 17.00 Towards rear, 8th before 9th, progress before 11th, improved to lead after 3 out, travelled well before 2 out, asserted before last, kept on well run-in, comfortably 1st Dancing After Dark ( P Donovan 161 ) 2nd Mini Getaway ( C O'dwyer 157 ) 4.50L 3rd Vintage Gold ( C Stone-walsh 166 ) 1.00L See full results | P Donovan 73kg | 1 (11) |
| Sligo 26-Oct-24 3580m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $11,001), Winning Time: 04:29.700, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, hampered after 3rd, slow 6th, held when not fluent 2 out 1st Bowgate Street ( P K Donovan 155 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Queenofthelodge ( P T Enright 159 ) 0.50L 3rd Bayou Belle ( P T Smithers 162 , Cd 155 ) 3.75L 7th Dancing After Dark ( D Meyler 156 ) 18.25L See full results | D Meyler 70.8kg 18.25L | 7 (12) |
| Roscommon 30-Sep-24 4850m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:20.000, SP: 34.00 Led, not fluent 4th, joined when not fluent 7th, headed 9th, mistake next, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before 5 out 1st Its Not Over Yet ( P Enright 147 ) 2nd Sarah Beara ( R Deegan 168 ) 5.00L 3rd Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 167 ) 5.50L UPL Dancing After Dark ( D O'keeffe 146 ) 0.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 66.2kg 0.00L | UPD (12) |
| Punchestown 28-Apr-23 4830m SOFT ChNHF (of $19,274), Winning Time: 06:27.900, SP: 200/1 Always rear and soon detached, no extra and pulled up before 9th 1st Its On The Line ( D O'connor 168 ) 2nd Vaucelet ( B O'neill 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Lough Derg Spirit ( J W Hendrick 168 ) 0.00L Dancing After Dark ( M J O'connor 161 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | M J O'connor 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Cork 10-Apr-23 4830m SOFT R4 CLMdChNHF (of $11,001), Winning Time: 06:35.300, SP: 4.50 Led, jumped left at 1st, slight mistake at 4th, headed after 8th, 3rd after 12th, led narrowly before 4 out, headed 3 out where mistake, lost place and weakened before 2 out 1st Lar's Lass ( B O'neill 165 ) 2nd True Or False ( H C Swan 165 ) 4.50L 3rd Fairland ( A P Ryan 165 ) 2.75L 10th Dancing After Dark ( D W O'connor 165 ) 35.25L See full results | D W O'connor 74.8kg 35.25L | 10 (16) |
| Liscarroll 19-Mar-23 4830m HEAVY (of $6,717), SP: 3/1 Made all, 2l adv from 6out, mstk 4out, 2l adv gng best 2out, asserted well bef last, easily 1st Dancing After Dark ( M J O'connor 165 ) 2nd Desert Cave ( M C O'donovan 170 ) 32.00L 3rd Imperial Eddie ( M A Burke-ott 165 ) 20.00L | M J O'connor 74.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Kilbeggan 16-Jul-22 4920m GOOD R5 CLHcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:06.900, SP: 11.00 Mid-division and 8th halfway, pushed along and lost place before last, soon no extra and weakened 1st Lily Light Foot ( K E Buckley 157 ) 2nd Killinure Lass ( S F O'keeffe 158 ) 6.50L 3rd Back The West ( S A Mulcahy 149 ) 1.75L 14th Dancing After Dark ( P J O'hanlon 165 , Cd 170 ) 35.00L See full results | P J O'hanlon 74.8kg, Cd 77.1kg 35.00L | 14 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 14-Jun-22 3670m GOOD R4 CLH $2,400 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:04.500, SP: 17.00 Held up in rear, raced keenly, 4th halfway, closer 4 out, pushed along and no impression when slight mistake 2 out, some headway to go 3rd last, kept on run-in 1st Granny Lowrie ( J J Doyle 156 ) 2nd Dancing After Dark ( P J O'hanlon 156 ) 3.00L 3rd Shesadream ( C Mcgivern 166 ) 0.50L See full results | P J O'hanlon 70.8kg 3.00L | 2 (5) |
| Killarney 17-May-22 4470m GOOD R3 CLMdH $209 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:38.600, SP: 51.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place early straight, 6th and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Rockanrye ( M M Mcdonagh 153 ) 2nd What An Ocean ( J W Kennedy 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Shannon Glory ( S Fitzgerald 153 ) 0.50L 6th Dancing After Dark ( D Meyler 153 ) 8.25L See full results | D Meyler 69.4kg 8.25L | 6 (18) |
| Cork 07-May-22 3820m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:44.800, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, 8th halfway, badly hampered 4 out and lost place, no threat in straight 1st Miranda Priestly ( D E Mullins 161 ) 2nd Nos Na Gaoithe ( P Townend 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Call Her Now ( C J Orr 161 ) 19.00L UPL Dancing After Dark ( D Meyler 161 ) 0.00L See full results | D Meyler 73kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Dromahane 03-Apr-22 4830m SOFT CL (of $8,546), SP: 7/4 Pr, chsd ldrs in 3rd, jnd ldr 6out, hdd aftr 4out, wknd well bef 3out, bhnd when pu bef 2out 1st Marriage Ring ( M M C O'donovan 170 ) 2nd Presenting Ana ( M J W Hendrick 170 ) 9.00L 3rd Golden Chance ( M M A Carpenter 165 ) UPL Dancing After Dark ( B Barry 165 , Cd 0 ) | B Barry 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |
| Belclare 20-Mar-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $8,546), SP: 5/4 Made all & j well, 4l adv aftr 3rd, 3l ld 1/2way, 2l adv 3out, rdn bef 2out, 2l adv last, kow flat 1st Dancing After Dark ( B Barry 160 ) 2nd Super Dawn ( M R James 165 ) 4.00L 3rd Baiser Inedit ( M B O Walsh 165 ) 4.00L | B Barry 72.6kg | 1 (13) |
| Ballingarry 22-May-21 4830m GOOD CLMd (of $9,000) Rr of mid-div, mstks 2nd & 3rd, prog aftr 9th, b mstk 3out, mod 5th well aftr 2out, jmpd left last 1st Lucky Light ( M B O'neill 165 ) 2nd Clearly Crazy ( A Sinnott 160 ) 3.00L 3rd Dancing After Dark ( M S J P Baragry 165 ) 15.00L | M S J P Baragry 74.8kg 15.00L | 3 (16) |