Dream Illusion (2022) Horse
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Dream Illusion is a 4yo bay trained by M Herrington from Willoughton. He is by Oasis Dream out of Triple Star and has secured three wins so far. On 12 February 2026 at Southwell he claimed his most important victory, taking the $8853.00 Cl6 Hcp. The horse has been a profitable choice for punters, offering a 95% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 25-Feb-26 1614m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.510, SP: 2.25 1st Corundum ( J Callan 132 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Dream Illusion ( J Hart 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Asian Journey ( P Mulrennan 132 ) 1.50L See full results | J Hart 61.2kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Southwell 21-Feb-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp $3,684 (of $14,755) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.260, SP: 5.50 1st Packetofbiscuits ( P J Mcdonald 131 ) 2nd Dream Illusion ( D E Hogan 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Phoenix Of Dreams ( J Hart 131 ) 1.50L See full results | D E Hogan 59kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Southwell 12-Feb-26 1621m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.060, SP: 8.00 1st Dream Illusion ( D E Hogan 135 ) 2nd Imola ( C Rodriguez 134 ) 2.00L 3rd Mercurius Power ( G Wood 135 ) 0.50L See full results | D E Hogan 61.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Newcastle 01-Feb-26 1614m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.800, SP: 26.00 1st Dream Illusion ( D E Hogan 132 ) 2nd Pallas Lord ( R Scott 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Mercurius Power ( E Tindall 135 ) 0.50L See full results | D E Hogan 59.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Southwell 23-Jan-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.760, SP: 5.50 1st Cill Mocheallog ( R Havlin 134 ) 2nd Gundogan ( W Carson 131 ) 3.00L 3rd Embarked ( K T O'neill 121 ) 2.75L 7th Dream Illusion ( D E Hogan 135 ) 10.25L See full results | D E Hogan 61.2kg 10.25L | 7 (10) |
| Southwell 04-Jan-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp $1,031 (of $8,264) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.430, SP: 26.00 1st Brazilian Rose ( K Fraser 128 ) 2nd Amica ( N Currie 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Dream Illusion ( D E Hogan 122 ) 3.00L See full results | D E Hogan 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 09-Dec-25 1440m SYNTHETIC R9 CL5 Hcp $436 (of $6,984) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.400, SP: 29.00 1st Bella Bisbee ( K T O'neill 129 ) 2nd Pearly Squirrel ( L Coughlan 127 ) 2.25L 3rd Minshaar ( W Fentiman 127 ) 2.00L 4th Dream Illusion ( T Eaves 127 ) 5.50L See full results | T Eaves 57.6kg 5.50L | 4 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 05-Oct-25 1440m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp (of $7,478) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.230, SP: 9.00 1st Riot ( P Cosgrave 138 ) 2nd The Caribbean ( D Keenan 127 ) 0.30L 3rd City Cyclone ( W Carson 138 ) 1.25L 10th Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 124 , Cd 129 ) 20.75L See full results | J Nicholls 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 20.75L | 10 (10) |
| Leicester 22-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.570, SP: 3.00 1st Autumn Rose ( T Marquand 134 ) 2nd Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Rikissa ( R Ryan 129 ) 0.50L See full results | J Nicholls 58.1kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Haydock 05-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $2,088 (of $8,362) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.170, SP: 5.00 1st Autumn Rose ( C Fallon 133 ) 2nd Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Highfield Sunshine ( J Hart 136 ) 0.15L See full results | J Nicholls 57.6kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Aug-25 1440m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp $553 (of $8,853) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: 6.50 1st Noisy Music ( W Fentiman 136 ) 2nd Little Keilee ( R Ryan 138 ) 0.30L 3rd Stacey Racey ( J Gordon 122 ) 1.00L 4th Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 127 , Cd 134 ) 1.50L See full results | J Nicholls 57.6kg, Cd 60.8kg 1.50L | 4 (12) |
| Redcar 20-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $199 (of $6,394) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 5.00 1st Due Respect ( R Elliott 127 ) 2nd Uncle Simon ( J Callan 140 ) 0.30L 3rd Breizh Sea ( W Pyle 137 ) 2.00L 5th Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 137 , Cd 140 ) 4.30L See full results | J Nicholls 62.1kg, Cd 63.5kg 4.30L | 5 (10) |
| Haydock 18-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $260 (of $8,362) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:26.850, SP: 9.00 Chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish 1st Sharon Curly ( O J Orr 125 ) 2nd Tropical Heat ( H Davies 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Insuspense ( C Rodriguez 132 ) 1.75L 5th Dream Illusion ( S D Sousa 129 ) 3.40L See full results | S D Sousa 58.5kg 3.40L | 5 (11) |
| Carlisle 16-Jun-25 1390m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.610, SP: 6.00 Took keen hold, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no extra final 110yds 1st Sands Of Indi ( S H James 133 ) 2nd Who Wants Me ( A Mullen 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Lastchancezouloon ( O J Orr 130 ) 1.25L 6th Dream Illusion ( S Feilden 131 , Cd 136 ) 2.70L See full results | S Feilden 59.4kg, Cd 61.7kg 2.70L | 6 (10) |
| Nottingham 04-Jun-25 1680m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $982 (of $7,870) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:49.190, SP: 3.50 Mid-division in 4th, closed to chase front pair well over 2f out, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on but no impression 1st Soul Dance ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Shielas Well ( H Shaw 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 134 ) 6.00L See full results | J Nicholls 60.8kg 6.00L | 3 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 23-May-25 1440m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $3,978 (of $7,478) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.310, SP: 7.00 Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, led well inside final furlong, ran on well 1st Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 128 , Cd 121 ) 2nd Ornately ( D Muscutt 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Graduated ( S Osborne 134 ) 0.80L See full results | J Nicholls 58.1kg, Cd 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 07-May-25 1440m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $1,523 (of $6,100) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.140, SP: 5.50 Tracked leaders, led and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish 1st Adelaide Bay ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Dream Illusion ( J Nicholls 134 , Cd 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Lady Kilonova ( H Doyle 134 ) 1.50L See full results | J Nicholls 60.8kg, Cd 57.6kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Nottingham 09-Apr-25 1680m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.820, SP: 9.50 Tracked leaders in 5th, weakened over 1f out 1st Arcturus Flame ( J Watson 134 ) 2nd It's Only Fun ( O J Orr 138 ) 0.30L 3rd Something Splendid ( C Hutchinson 131 ) 1.55L 6th Dream Illusion ( C Lee 128 ) 4.50L See full results | C Lee 58.1kg 4.50L | 6 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Feb-25 1440m GOOD R3 CL5 Md (of $7,182) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.170, SP: 67.00 Off the pace towards rear, plugged on towards finish, never going pace to get involved 1st Miami Matrix ( O Murphy 125 ) 2nd Political Power ( D Egan 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Kamekist ( H Crouch 125 ) 4.50L 6th Dream Illusion ( A Elliott 120 ) 7.70L See full results | A Elliott 54.4kg 7.70L | 6 (12) |
| Newcastle 01-Feb-25 1420m GOOD R6 CL4 Md (of $10,329) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:30.700, SP: 34.00 Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and pressed winner over 2f out, faded over 1f out 1st Power Fizz ( C Fallon 124 ) 2nd Political Power ( D Keenan 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Miami Matrix ( A Mullen 124 ) 1.50L 5th Dream Illusion ( A Elliott 119 ) 3.25L See full results | A Elliott 54kg 3.25L | 5 (8) |
| Southwell 15-Jan-25 1220m GOOD R7 CL5 Nv (of $7,182) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:14.710, SP: 26.00 Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms 1st Toughly ( T E Whelan 126 ) 2nd Star Zia ( T Eaves 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Cemlyn ( D Probert 126 ) 2.25L 7th Dream Illusion ( P Jamin 126 ) 8.90L See full results | P Jamin 57.2kg 8.90L | 7 (10) |