Essential Comedy (2023) Horse
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About
Essential Comedy is a 3yo bay horse trained by C O'Connell. The colt is by Essential Quality out of Comedy. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in five starts. In his latest outing at Clonmel on 17th Sep 2026, J M Sheridan rode him to a fifth-place finish behind Noble Honour.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 17-Sep-26 1964m SOFT R1 Md $585 (of $19,453) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.960, SP: 34.00 1st Noble Honour ( S Foley 129 ) 2nd Shanala ( B Coen 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Estrallita ( J Ryan 129 ) 11.50L 5th Essential Comedy ( J M Sheridan 129 ) 18.00L See full results | J M Sheridan 58.5kg 18.00L | 5 (8) |
| Navan 27-Aug-26 2816m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $14,657) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:04.680, SP: 29.00 1st Sunrush ( S Coen 140 ) 2nd Millhone ( R Mulligan 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Love Orchid ( C Keane 135 ) 2.25L 12th Essential Comedy ( J Kearney 140 , Cd 137 ) 12.20L See full results | J Kearney 63.5kg, Cd 62.1kg 12.20L | 12 (18) |
| Tramore 16-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R1 Md $2,454 (of $14,723) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:45.220, SP: 15.00 1st U S Navy Spearhead ( J O'gorman 129 ) 2nd Mawhibah ( S Wallace 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Essential Comedy ( R Cleary 129 ) 1.30L See full results | R Cleary 58.5kg 1.30L | 3 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Jul-26 2414m GOOD R7 Md $743 (of $24,777) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:38.130, SP: 15.00 1st Vanir ( B Coen 129 ) 2nd Cosmetic ( W Lordan 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Altura ( S Foley 129 ) 1.20L 5th Essential Comedy ( C Keane 129 ) 8.95L See full results | C Keane 58.5kg 8.95L | 5 (13) |
| Leopardstown 19-Jun-26 2615m GOOD R7 Md $558 (of $16,746) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:48.280, SP: 126.00 1st Echo Inferno ( S Foley 134 ) 2nd Sakoku ( B Coen 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Eniac ( G Ryan 134 ) 2.00L 6th Essential Comedy ( J Kearney 129 , Cd 126 ) 5.70L See full results | J Kearney 58.5kg, Cd 57.2kg 5.70L | 6 (12) |