Great Island (2016) Horse
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About
Great Island is a 10yo bay horse trained by E Griffin. He is by Ocovango out of Kilaspy. To date, Great Island has recorded two victories, the most notable being on 2 Dec 2025 at Clonmel, where he won the $10,502.00 Hcph. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 6% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
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Fairyhouse • Limerick • Clonmel • Punchestown • Navan • Gowran Park • Cork • Tramore • Downpatrick • Kilbeggan • Killarney • WexfordRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 15-Jan-26 4023m SOFT R8 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 6.00 1st Shanroe Act ( D King 146 ) 2nd Wakey Wakey Man ( J Gainford 156 ) 9.00L 3rd Cosmo Renfro ( E Staples 165 , Cd 160 ) 29.00L 10th Great Island ( C Hogan 166 , Cd 159 ) 190.25L See full results | C Hogan 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 86.3kgL | 10 (18) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-25 4298m SOFT R6 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), SP: 13.00 1st Dalmatic ( G Noonan 152 ) 2nd Gaelic Des Chastys ( P M O'brien 158 ) 0.00L 3rd Likable Chancer ( S O'callaghan 142 ) 3.00L 4th Great Island ( C Hogan 163 , Cd 156 ) 3.60L See full results | C Hogan 73.9kg, Cd 70.8kg 3.60L | 4 (21) |
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 3910m HEAVY R5 HcpH $6,300 (of $10,502), SP: 5.00 1st Great Island ( C Hogan 158 ) 2nd Maciver ( D O'keeffe 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Destivelle ( E Walsh 150 ) 1.25L See full results | C Hogan 71.7kg | 1 (16) |
| Punchestown 13-Nov-25 4170m SOFT R8 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 12.00 1st It's Never Simple ( R Doyle 157 ) 2nd My Good Pal ( B M Coonan 158 , Cd 151 ) 7.00L 3rd Yoursimplythebest ( D Gilligan 143 ) 9.25L 7th Great Island ( C Hogan 160 , Cd 167 ) 17.50L See full results | C Hogan 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 17.50L | 7 (22) |
| Navan 02-Mar-25 4020m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $14,501), Winning Time: 08:38.800, SP: 51.00 1st Dunboyne ( J Smith 168 ) 2nd Chosen Diamond ( P Byrnes 147 ) 6.00L 3rd Zoffanien ( J Shinnick 167 ) 2.00L 8th Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 140 , Cd 147 ) 51.75L See full results | E M O'sullivan 63.5kg, Cd 66.7kg 51.8kgL | 8 (15) |
| Gowran Park 10-Mar-24 4020m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:18.000, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, ridden in 8th on outer 2 out, no impression 1st Carlas Big Jim ( C J Shine 156 ) 2nd Dgalwaygallivantor ( K Donoghue 157 ) 3.75L 3rd Cosmo Renfro ( S Fitzgerald 155 ) 4.50L 10th Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 158 , Cd 165 ) 29.75L See full results | E M O'sullivan 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 29.75L | 10 (15) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-23 4220m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:15.500, SP: 6.00 Rear of mid-division, a little keen, 11th after 7th, lost place and slightly hampered after 3 out, weakened and detached after 3 out. tailed off 1st Storm Mahler ( C P Mcnamara 166 ) 2nd Rusheen ( D Mullins 154 ) 0.00L 3rd Cosmo Renfro ( S Fitzgerald 159 ) 4.75L 14th Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 167 , Cd 174 ) 0.00L See full results | E M O'sullivan 75.8kg, Cd 78.9kg 0.00L | 14 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 16-Dec-23 4670m HEAVY R6 HcpH (of $7,388), Winning Time: 06:42.100, SP: 13/2 Towards rear, closer in 7th and ridden entering straight, no impression 1st Pictures Of Home ( J W Kennedy 156 ) 2nd Kiln Time ( B Hayes 151 ) 0.20L 3rd Cher Why Not ( D Doyle 159 ) 1.75L 7th Great Island ( R Doyle 159 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full results | R Doyle 72.1kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 7 (12) |
| Limerick 21-Nov-23 4220m HEAVY R5 HcpH $1,000 (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:57.300, SP: 7.00 Mid-division and 6th halfway, not fluent 7th, 5th from 3 out and pushed along on outer when impeded before next, soon went 3rd and ridden before last where not fluent, no extra run-in 1st Shotgun Jack ( P Donovan 165 ) 2nd Happy Dreams ( S Ewing 165 ) 7.00L 3rd Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 168 ) 9.25L See full results | E M O'sullivan 76.2kg 9.25L | 3 (14) |
| Cork 05-Nov-23 4020m SOFT R8 HcpH $1,099 (of $10,999), Winning Time: 05:18.300, SP: 6.50 Prominent, saddle slipped forward early and took keen hold, soon tracked leaders, 5th entering straight, slightly hampered 3 out, ridden in moderate 3rd 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace 1st Como Park ( R Blackmore 165 ) 2nd Tomjackwilliam ( G Noonan 157 ) 0.20L 3rd Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 161 ) 16.25L | E M O'sullivan 73kg 16.25L | 3 (17) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-23 4070m HEAVY R3 HcpH $6,000 (of $6,425), Winning Time: 05:46.300, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, 9th halfway, good headway into 2nd after 3 out, pushed along and led next, soon asserted and 5 lengths clear at last, kept on well 1st Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 165 ) 2nd Falcon Park ( N T Prendergast 157 ) 16.00L 3rd Glenabo Bridge ( J I Duggan 155 ) 0.20L See full results | E M O'sullivan 74.8kg | 1 (19) |
| Tramore 04-Jun-23 4330m GOOD R5 CLMdH $315 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:10.700, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, moderate 13th after 3rd, effort and progress after 4 out, stayed on after 3 out, not fluent in moderate 5th 2 out, kept on same pace before last, no threat 1st Thunder ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Emily In Paris ( T J Kelly 159 ) 11.00L 3rd Dinoland ( A Harvey 166 ) 2.50L 5th Great Island ( R Doyle 166 ) 24.50L See full results | R Doyle 75.3kg 24.50L | 5 (17) |
| Downpatrick 29-Aug-22 3770m GOOD R1 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:34.400, SP: 29.00 Brought down 1st 1st King Kal ( B Hayes 166 ) 2nd Duleek Street ( S D Torrens 163 ) 6.00L 3rd L'or Des Roses ( K E Buckley 166 ) 6.00L UPL Great Island ( R Doyle 166 ) 0.00L | R Doyle 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Kilbeggan 07-Aug-22 3820m GOOD R3 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:51.800, SP: 51.00 Soon tracked leader, ran freely, 2nd at 5th, disputed 3 out, soon headed, lost place 2 out, weakened 1st Esperti ( K C Sexton 166 ) 2nd Killoughteen ( A D Bustin 151 ) 3.00L 3rd She's Tobias ( S W Flanagan 151 ) 6.00L 9th Great Island ( D Meyler 158 ) 34.00L See full results | D Meyler 71.7kg 34.00L | 9 (19) |
| Killarney 15-Jul-22 4020m GOOD R1 CLMdH $209 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:55.900, SP: 67.00 Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, 7th halfway, no impression when mistake 3 out, no extra from next 1st Arabian King ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Val The Man ( J C Gainford 158 ) 0.75L 3rd Lookondebrightside ( E A Fitzgerald 158 ) 7.00L 6th Great Island ( R Doyle 158 ) 18.00L | R Doyle 71.7kg 18.00L | 6 (19) |
| Wexford 26-May-22 4020m SOFT R7 NHF (of $10,499), Winning Time: 05:02.800, SP: 101.00 Rear of mid-division early, 6th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear under 4f out, no extra approaching straight, weakened 1st No Risk No Fun ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd From The Ashes ( R W Barron 168 ) 9.00L 3rd Ahead Of The Posse ( J Dunne 168 ) 2.75L 11th Great Island ( H C Swan 168 , Cd 175 ) 0.00L See full results | H C Swan 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 0.00L | 11 (12) |
| Clonmel 15-Apr-22 3330m GOOD R7 NHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:10.200, SP: 81.00 Rear of mid-division, 9th and pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on one pace 1st Shanbally Kid ( E P O'brien 168 ) 2nd Polo Lounge ( P W Mullins 168 ) 6.50L 3rd Top Speed ( D Roche 168 ) 3.75L UPL Great Island ( P Taaffe 168 , Cd 175 ) 26.50L See full results | P Taaffe 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 26.50L | UPD (15) |