Native Speaker (2018) Horse
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Native Speaker is a 7yo horse trained by H De Bromhead. It is by the stallion Court Cave out of the dam Odonimee. The horse has won 3 races in its career. On 12th Nov 2024 at Fairyhouse, Native Speaker recorded its biggest win to date, earning $11,001.00 in the Chnhfnhf.
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Leopardstown • Cork • Galway • Punchestown • Fairyhouse • Sligo • Kilbeggan • Thurles • LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 29-Dec-25 4919m GOOD R5 HcpCh (of $20,000), SP: 12.00 1st Kish Bank ( C P Millar 155 , Cd 157 ) 2nd Union Station ( E Staples 160 , Cd 164 ) 0.75L 3rd Well Del ( M Kenneally 147 , Cd 151 ) 3.25L 9th Native Speaker ( D Whelan 166 , Cd 162 ) 80.25L See full results | D Whelan 75.3kg, Cd 73.5kg 80.2kgL | 9 (14) |
| Cork 23-Nov-25 4270m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $30,000), SP: 13.00 1st Iceberg Theory ( C Stone-walsh 156 ) 2nd O'Toole ( S Ewing 163 ) 6.50L 3rd Whateys Quest ( P Enright 145 ) 3.75L 8th Native Speaker ( M O'connor 166 ) 38.25L See full results | M O'connor 75.3kg 38.25L | 8 (16) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 4530m GOOD R3 HcpCh (of $79,999), Winning Time: 05:46.700, SP: 13.00 1st Turnpike Trip ( P Byrnes 154 ) 2nd Antrim Coast ( C Stone-walsh 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Must Be Obeyed ( D King 152 ) 0.00L 7th Native Speaker ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 5.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 72.6kg 5.00L | 7 (20) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4070m SOFT R4 CL1 NvHcpCh (of $99,999), Winning Time: 05:13.100, SP: 15.00 Led, not fluent 1st, headed from 3rd, slight peck on landing 6 out, not fluent 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened 1st Sea Music ( D Meyler 152 ) 2nd Blizzard Of Oz ( J J Slevin 164 ) 0.20L 3rd Lisnagar Fortune ( D E Mullins 148 ) 6.20L 9th Native Speaker ( D O'keeffe 153 ) 48.95L See full results | D O'keeffe 69.4kg 49kgL | 9 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Dec-24 4220m SOFT R2 NvCh $2,251 (of $22,501), Winning Time: 05:20.600, SP: 4.50 Led and disputed, headed after 5 out, led again entering straight, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied to lead narrowly closing stages, headed close home 1st Judicieuse Allen ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Kinturk Kalanisi ( K E Buckley 157 ) 0.30L 3rd Native Speaker ( D J O'keeffe 161 ) 0.50L See full results | D J O'keeffe 73kg 0.50L | 3 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 12-Nov-24 4020m GOOD R3 ChNHFNHF $6,600 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 04:57.500, SP: 3.25 Made all, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon ridden and kept on well from last 1st Native Speaker ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Will Do ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 4.75L 3rd The Lovely Man ( L A Mckenna 166 , Cd 161 ) 21.75L See full results | D J O'keeffe 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Sligo 02-Oct-24 5200m GOOD R8 NvCh $1,850 (of $11,679), Winning Time: 06:34.400, SP: 4/7 Tracked leader, ridden and dropped to 3rd after 2 out, no extra before straight 1st Stuzzikini ( D J Gilligan 157 ) 2nd El Champo ( T P Roche 157 ) 14.00L 3rd Native Speaker ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 33.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 71.2kg 33.00L | 3 (4) |
| Kilbeggan 24-Aug-24 5030m SOFT R4 MdH $6,600 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 06:09.500, SP: 2.50 Made all, pushed along before last, ridden run-in and kept on well, reduced advantage close 1st Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2nd Magellan Strait ( J J Slevin 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Uncle Pat ( P Townend 166 ) 0.50L See full results | R Blackmore 71.7kg | 1 (15) |
| Kilbeggan 27-Jul-24 4920m SOFT R6 MdH $1,050 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 06:11.100, SP: 11/8 Tracked leaders, 2nd at 4th, disputed 6th, headed narrowly 4 out, not fluent next, pushed along to dispute after 2 out, ridden approaching last where headed, no impression, kept on one pace, 3rd final 50 yards 1st Beaufort Scale ( S Ewing 166 ) 2nd Magellan Strait ( J J Slevin 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 166 ) 3.50L See full results | R Blackmore 75.3kg 3.50L | 3 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 31-Mar-24 4780m HEAVY R5 NvHcpH (of $31,565), Winning Time: 06:42.200, SP: 17/2 Led, pushed along and headed after 3 out, lost place before next and soon no extra, eased approaching last, tailed off 1st Mousey Brown ( C D Maxwell 146 ) 2nd Olympic Man ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Kinturk Kalanisi ( K E Buckley 148 ) 2.75L 8th Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 143 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | R Blackmore 64.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (13) |
| Thurles 06-Mar-24 4770m HEAVY R6 HcpH $3,200 (of $9,600), Winning Time: 06:27.500, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader, led at 1st, headed 4 out, close 3rd 2 out where left 2nd, led narrowly before last where headed, kept on run-in, held 1st Rowdy Romeo ( J J Slevin 147 ) 2nd Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 150 ) 2.00L 3rd Linden Arden ( B Hayes 157 ) 6.00L See full results | R Blackmore 68kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-23 4220m HEAVY R2 MdH $2,500 (of $7,633), Winning Time: 05:55.800, SP: 9/2 In touch, 3rd after 7th, 4th after 3 out, effort in 3rd before 2 out, no impression in moderate 2nd before last where mistake, one paced 1st Built By Ballymore ( C Brassil 158 ) 2nd Native Speaker ( M P O'connor 158 ) 12.00L 3rd Beau Walking ( C D Smithers 158 ) 12.00L See full results | M P O'connor 71.7kg 12.00L | 2 (8) |
| Punchestown 16-Nov-23 4180m SOFT R6 MdH $4,000 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:34.080, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, moderate 4th halfway, improved into 2nd before 3 out, ridden and no impression on leader before 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, no impression on winner 1st Loughglynn ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 166 ) 10.00L 3rd D'jo Dela Barriere ( J H Williamson 165 ) 2.50L See full results | R Blackmore 75.3kg 10.00L | 2 (8) |
| Limerick 22-Oct-23 3220m HEAVY R2 MdH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:17.900, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, lost place after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened 1st Answer To Kayf ( J P Shinnick 166 ) 2nd What's Up Darling ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 3.75L 3rd Diamboy Des Carres ( J J Slevin 166 ) 9.00L 9th Native Speaker ( R Blackmore 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | R Blackmore 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (18) |
| Cork 24-Mar-23 3220m HEAVY R7 CLNHF $750 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:13.700, SP: 4.50 Settled moderate 3rd, closer 6f out, disputed 5 1/2f out, led narrowly 4f out, joined again 3 1/2f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 2f out, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th inside final furlong 1st Blizzard Of Oz ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd Any Road ( A P Kelly 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Backtonormal ( D O'connor 168 ) 7.00L 4th Native Speaker ( D Roche 168 , Cd 173 ) 10.50L See full results | D Roche 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 10.50L | 4 (10) |
| Ballindenisk 01-Jan-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $9,000), SP: 9/4 Made all & jw, 2l adv from 1/2way & gng best bef 2out, 4l adv bef last where left well clr, easily 1st Native Speaker ( B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Denemethy ( C M Moore 165 ) 20.00L | B O'neill 77.1kg | 1 (9) |