Lovely Hurling (2019) Horse
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Lovely Hurling is a 7yo bay colt trained by Colm Murphy in Wexford. He is by the stallion Walk In The Park out of the mare There Is No Point. To date he has secured two victories, the most notable occurring on 9 February 2025 at Naas, where he claimed the $12,000 Mdh prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 01-Mar-26 3219m HEAVY R5 CL1 NvCh $7,000 (of $35,002), SP: 4.00 1st Jacob's Ladder ( J Kennedy 155 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 155 ) 1.25L 3rd Port Joulain ( P Townend 155 ) 5.75L See full results | M Walsh 70.3kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-25 3420m SOFT R2 Ch $3,501 (of $17,501), Winning Time: 04:11.100, SP: 2.75 1st Kargese ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 166 ) 14.00L 3rd Kings Hill ( D Gilligan 166 ) 34.00L See full results | M Walsh 75.3kg 14.00L | 2 (5) |
| Navan 17-Nov-25 3420m HEAVY R7 Ch $3,100 (of $15,499), SP: 5.50 1st Kopek Des Bordes ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 166 ) 13.00L 3rd Shraheen ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 6.00L See full results | M Walsh 75.3kg 13.00L | 2 (11) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4150m SOFT R5 CL1 NvH $25,000 (of $125,000), Winning Time: 05:03.000, SP: 12.00 1st Final Demand ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M P Walsh 166 ) 16.00L 3rd Tripoli Flyer ( J J Burke 166 ) 19.75L See full results | M P Walsh 75.3kg 16.00L | 2 (8) |
| Naas 09-Feb-25 3710m SOFT R3 MdH $7,200 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:43.080, SP: 3.25 Rear of mid-division, 8th before 5th, hampered after 4 out, soon headway, travelled well and closed in 2nd 2 out, led before last, asserted inside final furlong, easily 1st Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 166 ) 2nd Autoportrait ( G Brouder 166 ) 4.00L 3rd Jump Allen ( P Townend 166 ) 8.50L See full results | M Walsh 75.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Wexford 30-May-24 4020m SOFT R7 NHF $6,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 05:16.000, SP: 6/5 Towards rear, progress into 6th over 5f out, went 3rd 4f out, headway into 2nd travelling easily entering straight, pushed along to lead when ran green over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong 1st Lovely Hurling ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd Laravie ( P A O'donnell 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Beaufort Scale ( H C Swan 168 ) 24.00L See full results | J L Gleeson 76.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 31-Mar-24 3970m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:37.100, SP: 80/1 Rear of mid-division on outer, ran freely, headway after 3 out and 4th when bad mistake next, 5th and no impression approaching last, no extra 1st Don Chalant ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2nd The Lovely Man ( C Stone-walsh 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Butcher Hollow ( P Townend 166 ) 0.75L 7th Lovely Hurling ( J S Mcgarvey 166 , Cd 0 ) 22.75L | J S Mcgarvey 75.3kg, Cd 0 22.75L | 7 (18) |