Now Is The Hour (2017) Horse
About
Now Is The Hour is a 9yo gelding trained by G P Cromwell. He is by the stallion Westerner out of the mare Keyaza and has secured four victories in his career. On 22 Jan 2026 at Gowran Park he captured his biggest triumph, the $99,999.00 Class 1 Handicap. The horse has been lucrative for bettors, delivering a 76% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his run.
Raced At
Gowran Park
• Leopardstown
• Fairyhouse
• Navan
• Cheltenham
• Punchestown
• Cork
• Haydock
• Limerick
• Listowel
• DownpatrickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 22-Jan-26 5029m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh $60,000 (of $99,999), SP: 9.00 1st Now Is The Hour ( E Staples 155 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Better Times Ahead ( M Walsh 145 ) 0.20L 3rd Shecouldbeanything ( C P Millar 154 , Cd 149 ) 19.20L See full results | E Staples 70.3kg, Cd 68kg | 1 (21) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-25 4919m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh $9,999 (of $193,999), SP: 34.00 1st Favori De Champdou ( S Ewing 156 ) 2nd Search For Glory ( J Smith 156 ) 4.50L 3rd Kinturk Kalanisi ( H Sexton 151 ) 1.25L 4th Now Is The Hour ( K Buckley 156 ) 7.50L See full results | K Buckley 70.8kg 7.50L | 4 (31) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-25 6040m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh (of $45,001), SP: 8.50 1st Better Times Ahead ( M Walsh 146 ) 2nd Will Do ( J Kennedy 153 ) 0.30L 3rd Lonesome Boatman ( D O'keeffe 152 ) 10.30L 8th Now Is The Hour ( K Donoghue 164 ) 18.85L See full results | K Donoghue 74.4kg 18.85L | 8 (15) |
| Navan 16-Nov-25 4160m HEAVY R7 Ch $1,550 (of $15,499), SP: 34.00 1st Final Demand ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Wingmen ( J Kennedy 166 ) 13.00L 3rd Now Is The Hour ( S Flanagan 166 ) 16.00L See full results | S Flanagan 75.3kg 16.00L | 3 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 m R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $482,499), SP: 10/1 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 153 ) 2nd Any Second Now ( M P Walsh 151 ) 3rd Quai De Bourbon ( P Townend 160 ) UPL Now Is The Hour ( C Stone-walsh 153 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | C Stone-walsh 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (30) |
| Cheltenham 12-Mar-25 6020m SOFT R7 CL2 NvHcpChNHFNHF (of $98,370), SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, 3rd and ridden after 3 out, went 2 lengths 2nd when fell 2 out 1st Haiti Couleurs ( B Jones 158 ) 2nd Rock My Way ( B Powell 155 ) 4.50L 3rd Will Do ( J Kennedy 155 ) 1.00L UPL Now Is The Hour ( K Donoghue 162 ) 0.00L See full results | K Donoghue 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 4830m SOFT R5 Ch $624 (of $12,499), SP: 21.00 Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, progress in 6th entering straight, travelled well in 4th after 3 out, ridden next, no impression last, kept on same pace run-in 1st Three Card Brag ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Kinturk Kalanisi ( K Buckley 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Captain Cody ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 0.00L 4th Now Is The Hour ( K Donoghue 166 ) 4.10L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 4.10L | 4 (11) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-24 4820m SOFT R1 Ch $390 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 10:50.900, SP: 11.00 Rear, not fluent at 7th, 7th after 9th, progress in 5th after 12th, 6th after 14th, left moderate 5th 3 out, weakened after 2 out 1st Shannon Royale ( J C Gainford 166 ) 2nd High Class Hero ( P Townend 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Loughglynn ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 12.25L 5th Now Is The Hour ( K Donoghue 166 ) 37.25L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 37.25L | 5 (7) |
| Navan 07-Dec-24 4160m SOFT R7 Ch $260 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:31.800, SP: 23.00 Rear of mid-division, pushed along in moderate 11th 3 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, never a factor 1st Ile Atlantique ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Waterford Whispers ( B Hayes 166 ) 9.00L 3rd Good Land ( F Maguire 166 ) 1.50L 6th Now Is The Hour ( S Flanagan 166 ) 48.25L See full results | S Flanagan 75.3kg 48.2kgL | 6 (18) |
| Cork 31-Mar-24 3360m HEAVY R4 Ch $3,100 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 04:45.200, SP: 2.50 Led or disputed, not fluent 6th, led 8th, joined again next where not fluent, pecked 3 out, headed 2 out, pushed along in 2nd before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace 1st Summer Tide ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Now Is The Hour ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Fortunedefortunata ( S D Torrens 166 ) 7.50L See full results | S W Flanagan 75.3kg 1.75L | 2 (8) |
| Haydock 18-Feb-24 4880m HEAVY R7 NvH $31,322 (of $36,190), Winning Time: 06:49.500, SP: 12/1 Held up towards rear, headway going well after 4 out, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, easily 1st Now Is The Hour ( S W Flanagan 156 ) 2nd Don't Rightly Know ( N Scholfield 149 ) 17.00L 3rd Inox Allen ( P W Wadge 156 ) 21.00L See full results | S W Flanagan 70.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Jan-24 4080m SOFT R5 MdH $7,200 (of $7,327), Winning Time: 05:42.200, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders on inner, led from 6th, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and not fluent 2 out, went clear before last, not fluent again at last, stayed on strongly run-in, eased inside final furlong, easily 1st Now Is The Hour ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 2nd Jack Du Large ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 6.50L 3rd Magic Sadler ( E Walsh 166 ) 0.50L See full results | S W Flanagan 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-23 3820m HEAVY R5 MdH (of $19,999), Winning Time: 05:20.200, SP: 3.25 Tracked leaders, close 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, led travelling well approaching straight, pushed along in 4 lengths lead when fell 2 out 1st Thegraveyardbookie ( C P Mcnamara 162 ) 2nd On Lovers Walk ( S O'callaghan 162 ) 3.25L 3rd Iceberg Theory ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 1.00L UPL Now Is The Hour ( C Stone-walsh 166 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results | C Stone-walsh 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-23 4020m SOFT R1 MdH (of $8,243), Winning Time: 05:20.600, SP: 25/1 Rear of mid-division, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along and no extra 1st Tag Man ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2nd River Tara ( P Townend 159 ) 14.00L 3rd Secrecies Of Stone ( J C Gainford 166 ) 0.15L 9th Now Is The Hour ( K Donoghue 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (18) |
| Downpatrick 13-Jul-23 3570m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 8.00 Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, moderate late headway from next 1st The Folkes Tiara ( R Blackmore 158 ) 2nd Gino Drummer Boy ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 3.00L 3rd Colonel Bellew ( M P O'connor 158 ) 4.50L 8th Now Is The Hour ( S Flanagan 158 ) 0.00L See full results | S Flanagan 71.7kg 0.00L | 8 (15) |
| Belclare 12-Mar-23 4830m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: evens Rr of mid-div, mstk 1st, 6th 1/2way, prog to 3rd 3out, jnd ldr 2out, ev ch disp ld at last, kow but just failed 1st Asian Master ( T Costello 165 ) 2nd Now Is The Hour ( D O'connor 170 ) 0.30L 3rd Dromleigh ( M J O'connor 170 ) 16.00L | D O'connor 77.1kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Cragmore 29-Jan-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 4/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, clsr aftr 5out, ld gng best bef 2out where 4l adv, qcknd 12l clr bef last, easily 1st Now Is The Hour ( E M Nugent 165 ) 2nd Hemicycle ( B O'neill 170 ) 30.00L 3rd Killomeroe ( P A King 170 ) 2.00L | E M Nugent 74.8kg | 1 (12) |
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