Moon D'orange (2018) Horse
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About
Moon D'orange is an 8yo ch from Meath, trained by J C McConnell. It is sired by the stallion Spanish Moon out of the dam Fleur D'orange. Moon D'orange has won 3 races so far. On 25th Jan 2025 at Cheltenham, the horse secured its most important win, earning $98370.00 in the Cl1 Hcpch.
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Cheltenham • Leopardstown • Musselburgh • Newbury • Thurles • Listowel • Punchestown • Market Rasen • Carlisle • Galway • Cork • CartmelRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 11-Mar-26 4064m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpCh $15,915 (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:03.020, SP: 26.00 1st Madara ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Will The Wise ( K Donoghue 153 ) 7.50L 3rd Moon D'orange ( C Pritchard 142 , Cd 139 ) 9.25L See full results | C Pritchard 64.4kg, Cd 63kg 9.25L | 3 (23) |
| Leopardstown 03-Mar-26 4334m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh (of $45,001), SP: 17.00 1st O'Toole ( J J Slevin 145 ) 2nd Invictus Machin ( C Stone-walsh 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Quai De Bourbon ( P Townend 166 ) 2.75L 10th Moon D'orange ( J Gainford 141 ) 14.60L See full results | J Gainford 64kg 14.60L | 10 (16) |
| Musselburgh 01-Feb-26 4086m SOFT R3 CL2 HcpCh (of $78,696), Winning Time: 04:57.330, SP: 7.50 1st JPR One ( B Powell 168 ) 2nd Tommy's Oscar ( S Quinlan 151 ) 2.75L 3rd Traprain Law ( P W Wadge 146 ) 0.20L 7th Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 142 , Cd 139 ) 16.70L See full results | A Harvey 64.4kg, Cd 63kg 16.70L | 7 (8) |
| Cheltenham 24-Jan-26 4139m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $1,340 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:18.110, SP: 15.00 1st Donnacha ( J Davies 148 ) 2nd Jagwar ( J O Jr 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Javert Allen ( C Gethings 144 ) 0.00L 6th Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 146 , Cd 143 ) 15.20L See full results | A Harvey 66.2kg, Cd 64.9kg 15.20L | 6 (11) |
| Cheltenham 01-Jan-26 4139m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh $2,680 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:10.360, SP: 8.00 1st Matata ( S Twiston-davies 166 ) 2nd Il Ridoto ( F Keighley 151 ) 9.50L 3rd Grandeur D'ame ( T Bellamy 146 ) 2.25L 5th Moon D'orange ( C Pritchard 145 , Cd 142 ) 16.25L See full results | C Pritchard 65.8kg, Cd 64.4kg 16.25L | 5 (9) |
| Newbury 29-Nov-25 5220m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:40.870, SP: 29.00 1st Panic Attack ( T Durrell 148 , Cd 145 ) 2nd Three Card Brag ( J Gainford 164 ) 6.50L 3rd The Changing Man ( B Powell 152 ) 7.75L 15th Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 145 , Cd 148 ) 48.50L See full results | A Harvey 65.8kg, Cd 67.1kg 48.5kgL | 15 (24) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-25 4820m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpH (of $34,430), Winning Time: 05:52.050, SP: 26.00 1st Ma Shantou ( H Cobden 149 ) 2nd Electric Mason ( R Dingle 148 ) 2.75L 3rd Supremely West ( H Skelton 157 ) 2.50L 10th Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 148 , Cd 151 ) 21.50L See full results | A Harvey 67.1kg, Cd 68.5kg 21.50L | 10 (17) |
| Thurles 17-Oct-25 4570m GOOD R5 H $3,100 (of $15,499), Winning Time: 05:37.300, SP: 6.50 1st Hewick ( P Hanlon 160 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 154 ) 4.75L See full results | A Harvey 69.9kg 4.75L | 2 (3) |
| Listowel 27-Sep-25 4020m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $23,499), SP: 11.00 1st Grann's Boy ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2nd Sysko ( P Townend 156 ) 2.00L 3rd Millstream Lady ( C Hogan 159 ) 2.50L 7th Moon D'orange ( A Harvey 159 ) 23.95L See full results | A Harvey 72.1kg 23.95L | 7 (11) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4070m SOFT R4 CL1 NvHcpCh (of $99,999), Winning Time: 05:13.100, SP: 8.00 1st Sea Music ( D Meyler 152 ) 2nd Blizzard Of Oz ( J J Slevin 164 ) 0.20L 3rd Lisnagar Fortune ( D E Mullins 148 ) 6.00L 7th Moon D'orange ( S Bowen 157 ) 39.95L See full results | S Bowen 71.2kg 39.95L | 7 (18) |
| Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 4140m GOOD R3 CL1 HcpCh $3,731 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 05:12.520, SP: 6.00 Held up in rear, not fluent 7th or 11th, headway 2 out, went 4th towards finish, stayed on 1st Riskintheground ( H Skelton 146 ) 2nd O'Moore Park ( S O'keeffe 149 ) 0.75L 3rd Bhaloo ( N D Boinville 146 ) 2.00L 4th Moon D'orange ( C Pritchard 146 , Cd 151 ) 3.50L See full results | C Pritchard 66.2kg, Cd 68.5kg 3.50L | 4 (10) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 4140m SOFT R2 CL1 NvHcpCh (of $122,963), Winning Time: 05:14.150, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, dropped to rear 13th, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out 1st Caldwell Potter ( H Cobden 158 ) 2nd Anyway ( D O'keeffe 151 ) 6.50L 3rd O'Moore Park ( S O'keeffe 152 ) 2.00L UPL Moon D'orange ( S Bowen 147 ) 0.00L See full results | S Bowen 66.7kg 0.00L | UPD (19) |
| Cheltenham 25-Jan-25 4140m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $56,270 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 08:46.500, SP: 4.50 Waited with in last pair, good headway out wide before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, led and dived at last, narrowly headed run-in, battled on gamely to lead towards finish, all out 1st Moon D'orange ( S Bowen 145 ) 2nd Grandeur D'ame ( T Cannon 152 ) 0.15L 3rd Imperial Saint ( M G Nolan 160 ) 2.25L See full results | S Bowen 65.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 28-Dec-24 4510m SOFT R7 CL3 NvHcpCh $5,103 (of $20,658), Winning Time: 09:08.300, SP: 12.00 Chased leaders, went 2nd after 13th, hung left before 2 out, unable to get to winner, stayed on 1st Inthewaterside ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Moon D'orange ( F Gordon 158 ) 3.50L 3rd Zertakt ( S Quinlan 145 ) 1.50L See full results | F Gordon 71.7kg 3.50L | 2 (8) |
| Cheltenham 14-Dec-24 5080m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,216 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 06:30.550, SP: 34.00 Handy, led after 6th, headed 12th, close up, pushed along after 3 out, kept on until no extra before last 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 152 ) 2nd Transmission ( J Bowen 154 ) 2.75L 3rd Peaky Boy ( N D Boinville 161 ) 0.20L 4th Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 150 ) 17.95L See full results | B W Harvey 68kg 17.95L | 4 (9) |
| Cheltenham 26-Oct-24 4930m GOOD R6 CL2 NvCh $4,784 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 06:10.920, SP: 7.50 Held up in 4th, mistake 8th, closed next, outpaced final bend, went 3rd bypassing omitted last but well held 1st Hyland ( N D Boinville 161 ) 2nd Transmission ( J Bowen 156 ) 15.00L 3rd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 156 ) 22.00L See full results | B W Harvey 70.8kg 22.00L | 3 (6) |
| Punchestown 16-Oct-24 3340m SOFT R7 Ch $1,250 (of $12,499), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression on leaders entering straight, no extra before last, kept on one pace 1st Fascile Mode ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 166 ) 9.30L See full results | B W Harvey 75.3kg 9.30L | 3 (12) |
| Cheltenham 17-Apr-24 4820m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $13,202), Winning Time: 05:53.780, SP: 4/1 Raced wide in touch, headway to press winner 2 out, ridden and weakened next 1st Zain Nights ( B Frost 142 ) 2nd Harbour Lake ( T Cannon 150 ) 2.25L 3rd Supreme Gift ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 0.75L 13th Moon D'orange ( P J Brennan 153 , Cd 0 ) 30.00L See full results | P J Brennan 69.4kg, Cd 0 30.00L | 13 (14) |
| Market Rasen 07-Feb-24 4150m SOFT R2 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $3,961 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 05:32.300, SP: 2.88 Chased leader, led 2nd until next, shaken up after 3 out, led next until narrowly headed last, led again and hung left under pressure run-in, stayed on well 1st Moon D'orange ( P J Brennan 162 ) 2nd Emailandy ( B Frost 162 ) 2.50L 3rd Caher Roes Den ( D A Jacob 156 ) 19.00L See full results | P J Brennan 73.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Cheltenham 16-Dec-23 4820m SOFT R6 CL1 NvH $5,350 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 06:01.200, SP: 12.00 Led 2nd, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching next, stayed on one pace 1st Shanagh Bob ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd Destroytheevidence ( D Bass 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 154 ) 4.00L See full results | B W Harvey 69.9kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Thurles 23-Nov-23 4630m SOFT R3 NvH $1,450 (of $7,699), Winning Time: 06:04.800, SP: 12/1 Led and disputed, led after 2nd, joined again 4th, headed before 7th, led after 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, under pressure in 4th before last, stayed on again closing stages 1st Will Do ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Getaway Charlie ( D Doyle 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 164 ) 4.00L See full results | B W Harvey 74.4kg 4.00L | 3 (6) |
| Carlisle 05-Nov-23 4020m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $2,283 (of $8,950), Winning Time: 05:17.940, SP: 9.00 Pressed leader, every chance from 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace, no chance with easy winner 1st Johnnywho ( J O Jr 154 ) 2nd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 161 ) 2.00L 3rd Whistle Stop Tour ( D R Fox 161 ) 4.25L See full results | B W Harvey 73kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Galway 29-Oct-23 4170m HEAVY R5 NvH (of $13,999), Winning Time: 05:25.500, SP: 19.00 Tracked leader, 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 6th 1st Sequestered ( J G Gilligan 164 ) 2nd Stuzzikini ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Walhaan ( E Walsh 164 ) 9.00L UPL Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 164 , Cd 167 ) 0.00L See full results | B W Harvey 74.4kg, Cd 75.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Cork 15-Oct-23 4870m SOFT R3 CLNvH $466 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 06:17.700, SP: 11.00 Held up towards rear, ridden in 6th after 4 out, no impression next 1st Desert Heather ( R W Barron 151 ) 2nd Solitary Man ( D J O'keeffe 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Pinyon Jay ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 4.25L 5th Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 164 , Cd 167 ) 26.00L See full results | B W Harvey 74.4kg, Cd 75.8kg 26.00L | 5 (7) |
| Cartmel 27-May-23 4450m GOOD R1 MdH $4,955 (of $4,955), Winning Time: 05:19.100, SP: 4/5 Chased leader, led 2 out, ridden before last, edged right run-in, stayed on 1st Moon D'orange ( B Harvey 158 ) 2nd Artiste D'ainay ( D A Jacob 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Boomslang ( B S Hughes 158 ) 0.15L See full results | B Harvey 71.7kg | 1 (7) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-22 4020m SOFT R1 MdH $750 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 05:15.000, SP: 126.00 Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden into 6th before 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on one pace 1st Deep Cave ( R Blackmore 161 ) 2nd Lot of Joy ( P Townend 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Firm Footings ( J W Kennedy 161 ) 2.00L 4th Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 161 , Cd 166 ) 9.00L See full results | B W Harvey 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 9.00L | 4 (20) |
| Ballycrystal 23-Oct-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $8,546), SP: 6/1 Twrds rr, 5th & b mstk 4th, drpd to last brfly well bef 3out, mod 4th when mstk 3out, sl prog aftr 2out 1st Ryan's Rocket ( B Lawless 165 ) 2nd Ihandaya ( M B O'neill 165 ) 4.00L 3rd Moon D'orange ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 8.00L | J W Hendrick 74.8kg 8.00L | 3 (6) |