Grand Citadel (2021) Horse
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Southwell R5 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Grand Citadel is a 5yo br unknown from trained by M Fenton, who is based at Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Ribchester out of the dam Andorra. Grand Citadel has managed to win 1 race in its career so far. On 27th May 2025 at Leicester, Grand Citadel scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $5902.00 Cl6 Hcp.
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Kempton • Leicester • Doncaster • Killarney • Navan • Cork • Gowran Park • Sligo • Curragh • TipperaryRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton 29-Jan-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp $368 (of $5,902) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.120, SP: 8.00 1st Mbappe ( B Loughnane 134 ) 2nd Rising Force ( S D Bowen 139 ) 0.50L 3rd Berning Hot ( W Carson 135 ) 1.25L 4th Grand Citadel ( G Wood 131 ) 4.00L See full results | G Wood 59.4kg 4.00L | 4 (10) |
| Kempton 15-Jan-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Hcp $245 (of $7,870) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.260, SP: 26.00 1st Liv My Life ( M Ghiani 133 ) 2nd Maid In Chelsea ( C Bishop 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Mandana ( S Osborne 135 ) 0.50L 5th Grand Citadel ( G Wood 124 ) 4.25L See full results | G Wood 56.2kg 4.25L | 5 (8) |
| Leicester 22-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R2 CL6 Hcp $368 (of $5,901) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.330, SP: 4.33 1st Albeyours ( L Catton 125 ) 2nd Desert Beauty ( M Cole 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Ahamoment ( W Pyle 136 ) 2.50L 4th Grand Citadel ( F Daly 138 , Cd 143 ) 4.25L See full results | F Daly 62.6kg, Cd 64.9kg 4.25L | 4 (9) |
| Doncaster 20-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL6 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.610, SP: 5.00 1st Finn Ironside ( E Croot 132 ) 2nd Mark's Choice ( W Pyle 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Highfield Viking ( J Hart 133 ) 0.15L 9th Grand Citadel ( J F Egan 128 ) 15.65L See full results | J F Egan 58.1kg 15.65L | 9 (9) |
| Leicester 27-May-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.920, SP: 9.50 Prominent, hung left 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, readily 1st Grand Citadel ( J F Egan 132 ) 2nd Amathus ( D Probert 132 ) 2.75L 3rd Shark Two One ( J Dace 126 ) 0.50L See full results | J F Egan 59.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Leicester 26-Apr-25 1210m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 6.00 Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, weakened 1st Waistcoat ( S M Levey 130 ) 2nd Ideal Guest ( J Doughty 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Starsong ( R Dawson 125 ) 0.50L 6th Grand Citadel ( S W Kelly 129 ) 4.30L See full results | S W Kelly 58.5kg 4.30L | 6 (11) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-24 1630m GOOD R3 Hcp $575 (of $11,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.200, SP: 4.00 Soon tracked leaders, ran freely early, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge under 3f out, no extra in 3rd and edged left 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace 1st Avatar Jet ( G Carroll 136 ) 2nd Copie Conforme ( J Cleary 139 ) 1.25L 3rd Positive Energy ( W J Lee 140 ) 2.50L 4th Grand Citadel ( S Heffernan 121 ) 4.25L See full results | S Heffernan 54.9kg 4.25L | 4 (8) |
| Navan 13-Jul-24 1170m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,300 (of $11,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.930, SP: 9.00 Mid-division early, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, 2nd and kept on inside final 150 yards 1st Rappell ( W J Lee 128 ) 2nd Grand Citadel ( J A Heffernan 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Limoncello Lady ( S Foley 126 ) 1.50L See full results | J A Heffernan 55.8kg 1.50L | 2 (18) |
| Cork 15-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R7 Hcp $550 (of $11,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.240, SP: 21.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed over 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on one pace 1st Lord Church ( R P Whelan 134 ) 2nd Masoun ( B M Coen 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Martinelli ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 0.50L 4th Grand Citadel ( A J Slattery 119 ) 1.50L See full results | A J Slattery 54kg 1.50L | 4 (9) |
| Gowran Park 03-Jun-24 1610m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.230, SP: 19.00 Rear of mid division, 10th halfway, kept on one pace from over 2f out 1st Pink Socks ( A J Hayes 133 ) 2nd Engines On ( C Geerdharry 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Just Another Eagle ( R Donaghue-leahy 125 ) 2.75L 7th Grand Citadel ( K Faulkner 119 , Cd 126 ) 10.25L See full results | K Faulkner 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 10.25L | 7 (14) |
| Cork 22-May-24 1410m SOFT R5 Hcp $220 (of $11,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.530, SP: 8.50 Tracked leader, ran freely, 2nd halfway, edged right and led over 2f out, ridden and headed 150 yards out, no extra 1st Signor Ferrari ( H J Horgan 134 ) 2nd The Bear Trap ( P A Harnett 141 ) 1.25L 3rd Byzantine Empress ( S T Mccullagh 133 ) 0.50L 6th Grand Citadel ( A J Hayes 119 , Cd 126 ) 3.75L See full results | A J Hayes 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 3.75L | 6 (16) |
| Sligo 16-May-24 1190m GOOD R2 Hcp $526 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 01:16.850, SP: 11/1 Dwelt slightly, soon rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, jumped path 2f out, progress 1f out, kept on same pace in 4th closing stages 1st Land Lover ( J M Sheridan 138 ) 2nd Layoftheland ( S P Davis 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Dark Enigma ( B M Coen 132 ) 0.50L 4th Grand Citadel ( N G Mccullagh 125 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L See full results | N G Mccullagh 56.7kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 4 (9) |
| Curragh 21-Apr-24 1210m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $20,000) Barrier 23, Winning Time: 01:18.620, SP: 67.00 In rear, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, 17th 1f out, no impression 1st Redshore City ( W M Lordan 124 ) 2nd Pinar Del Rio ( M W Hassett 138 ) 0.15L 3rd Un Bacio Ancora ( K J Leonard 125 ) 0.30L 12th Grand Citadel ( N G Mccullagh 119 ) 6.50L See full results | N G Mccullagh 54kg 6.50L | 12 (27) |
| Cork 31-Mar-24 1010m HEAVY R8 Md (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.850, SP: 201.00 Towards rear far side group, pushed along over 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened 1st Shandy ( J A Heffernan 129 ) 2nd Betsen ( R P Whelan 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Staysound Susie ( A J Slattery 129 ) 0.75L 11th Grand Citadel ( S Foley 129 ) 12.25L See full results | S Foley 58.5kg 12.25L | 11 (18) |
| Curragh 20-Aug-23 1210m SOFT R1 Md (of $24,999) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:14.850, SP: 151.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and 2f out 1st Megarry ( G F Carroll 132 ) 2nd Sweet Delta Dawn ( D Mcmonagle 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Grand City Hall ( N Bennett 126 ) 0.75L 18th Grand Citadel ( C Hayes 125 ) 11.50L See full results | C Hayes 56.7kg 11.50L | 18 (23) |
| Tipperary 12-Aug-23 1500m SOFT R4 Md (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.380, SP: 126.00 Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out 1st Shelaka ( C D Hayes 128 ) 2nd Andromeda ( J A Heffernan 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Sli Na Ghealai ( L T Mcateer 128 ) 3.00L 10th Grand Citadel ( R Whelan 128 ) 26.75L See full results | R Whelan 58.1kg 26.75L | 10 (11) |