Shaool (2021) Horse
About
Shaool is a 4yo bay horse trained by J P Murtagh in Kildare. He is by the stallion Belardo out of Imtidaad. To date Shaool has secured three victories, the most notable being the $150,000 Hcp at the Curragh on 14 Sep 2025. The horse has been a profitable selection for bettors, delivering a 42% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 19-Oct-25 2010m SOFT R4 CL1 $27,000 (of $45,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:16.500, SP: 2.50 1st Shaool ( B Coen 128 ) 2nd Acapulco Bay ( W Lordan 129 ) 6.00L 3rd Certain Lad ( G Bass 133 ) 7.75L See full results | B Coen 58.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Curragh 14-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R8 Hcp $90,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:04.280, SP: 6.50 1st Shaool ( B Coen 126 ) 2nd Tony Montana ( D Egan 135 ) 2.50L 3rd Crown Of Oaks ( C Fallon 128 ) 0.30L See full results | B Coen 57.2kg | 1 (21) |
| Curragh 23-Aug-25 2410m GOOD R3 Hcp $5,201 (of $26,002) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:34.310, SP: 3.50 1st It's A Heartbeat ( A J Slattery 134 ) 2nd Shaool ( B Coen 140 ) 3.75L 3rd Fortuna Vera ( D B Mcmonagle 125 ) 0.50L See full results | B Coen 63.5kg 3.75L | 2 (9) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-25 2580m SOFT R5 Hcp $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:57.210, SP: 2.63 Dwelt, raced in rear, 9th halfway, headway on outer over 2f out, 4th entering straight, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer 1st San Salvador ( D B Mcmonagle 140 ) 2nd Cristal Clere ( S D Bowen 139 ) 1.75L 3rd Shaool ( B Coen 126 ) 3.00L See full results | B Coen 57.2kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-25 2290m SOFT R5 Hcp $2,399 (of $23,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:30.880, SP: 7.00 Mid-division, 5th halfway, raced freely, ridden along inside 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong 1st Elana Osario ( C Keane 140 ) 2nd Annie's Angel ( D Mcdonogh 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Shaool ( C Geerdharry 137 ) 0.50L See full results | C Geerdharry 62.1kg 0.50L | 3 (10) |
| Leopardstown 13-Jun-25 1810m SOFT R6 Hcp $12,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:59.610, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, ridden to progress under 2f out, closer in 4th 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on strongly to assert closing stages 1st Shaool ( C Geerdharry 133 ) 2nd Annie's Angel ( D B Mcmonagle 125 ) 4.50L 3rd Thrifty Of Digby ( S Foley 130 ) 0.50L See full results | C Geerdharry 60.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Roscommon 13-May-25 2460m GOOD R8 Md $675 (of $13,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:39.850, SP: 3.50 Edged right from stalls, soon raced in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out and soon ridden, dropped to 4th from 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out 1st Sissi ( D B Mcmonagle 130 ) 2nd Alinta ( W J Lee 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Calais ( G Carroll 130 ) 1.50L 4th Shaool ( B Coen 130 ) 3.55L See full results | B Coen 59kg 3.55L | 4 (7) |
| Limerick 25-Apr-25 1660m SOFT R3 Md $1,100 (of $11,002) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:55.530, SP: 1.91 Soon in touch on outer, 5th halfway, took closer order over 3f out, improved to lead narrowly 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, dropped to 3rd closing stages, kept on same pace 1st Victoria Kesia ( G F Carroll 130 ) 2nd Navy Waters ( W J Lee 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Shaool ( B M Coen 130 ) 1.00L See full results | B M Coen 59kg 1.00L | 3 (12) |
| Dundalk 29-Mar-25 1610m GOOD R5 Md $2,200 (of $11,002) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.010, SP: 8.50 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on into 2nd close home 1st Mallavelly ( C T Keane 130 ) 2nd Shaool ( B M Coen 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Elana Osario ( W J Lee 130 ) 2.25L See full results | B M Coen 59kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Dundalk 28-Nov-24 2410m GOOD R7 Md $600 (of $11,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:38.730, SP: 21.00 Tracked leader, headway to lead after 4f, headed approaching straight and ridden 2f out, 4th and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Tribal Star ( A Caffrey 134 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Inthesmallhours ( G F Carroll 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Sportingsilvermine ( C T Keane 134 ) 2.50L 4th Shaool ( C Horgan 129 , Cd 136 ) 4.75L See full results | C Horgan 58.5kg, Cd 61.7kg 4.75L | 4 (8) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-24 2410m SOFT R4 Md $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:37.930, SP: 201.00 Dwelt, mid-division, ridden and closer in 4th over 2f out, no impression 1st Rubies Are Red ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Elana Osario ( W J Lee 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Radar Ahead ( M W Hassett 129 , Cd 124 ) 6.25L 6th Shaool ( C Horgan 129 , Cd 136 ) 9.05L See full results | C Horgan 58.5kg, Cd 61.7kg 9.05L | 6 (13) |
| Killarney 07-Oct-24 2260m HEAVY R5 Md (of $9,154), Winning Time: 02:32.610, SP: 200/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along entering straight, ridden to go moderate 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Get ( W M Lordan 129 ) 2nd Elana Osario ( W J Lee 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Radar Ahead ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 2.75L 7th Shaool ( C Horgan 129 , Cd 0 ) 14.25L See full results | C Horgan 58.5kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 7 (10) |