Dancing After Dark (2016) Horse
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10yo bay racehorse trained by J G Bennett in Limerick, sired by Mountain High out of the dam After Dark. So far, Dancing After Dark has secured three victories. On 19 November 2024 at Limerick, the horse achieved its biggest win to date, earning $10,000.00 in the Hcph. It has proved to be a profitable prospect for bettors, 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) |