Showhound (2021) Horse

Foal Date

16-Feb-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Showcasing

Dam

Foxcatcher

Prize Money

36648

Trainer

Daniel Murphy

Owners

Mrs John Murphy

About

Showhound is a 4yo colt trained by Daniel Murphy, Kildare. He is by the stallion Showcasing out of the dam Foxcatcher. He has won two races so far. On 13 Aug 2023 at Ayr, Showhound earned his most important victory, taking the $7869.00 Class 5 Maiden and the prize money. He has proved a profitable runner for punters, delivering a 63% return on investment to anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Dundalk • Curragh • Leopardstown • Wolverhampton • Southwell • Pontefract • Leicester • Chester • Redcar • Windsor • Doncaster • Beverley • Ayr • Catterick

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Dundalk 30-Oct-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.860, SP: 15.00 1st Nikki Swango ( A Caffrey 126 ) 2nd Eric Lock ( E Grifferty 130 , Cd 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Una Matata ( J Ryan 135 ) 3.80L 11th Showhound ( J Dalton 140 , Cd 150 ) 14.45L See full results	J Dalton 63.5kg, Cd 68kg 14.45L	11 (13)
Curragh 22-Oct-25 1610m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:45.460, SP: 13.00 1st Perry Mason ( D B Mcmonagle 130 ) 2nd Super Exceed ( S Foley 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Zabeir ( G Ryan 126 ) 0.30L 21st Showhound ( C Keane 131 ) 24.70L See full results	C Keane 59.4kg 24.70L	21 (22)
Curragh 16-Oct-25 1410m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 22, Winning Time: 01:31.150, SP: 12.00 1st Loingseoir ( J Cleary 136 ) 2nd Miss Nifty ( Y Geerdharry 133 ) 0.00L 3rd Tofino ( R Whearty 134 ) 1.00L 18th Showhound ( W Joyce 131 , Cd 134 ) 10.50L See full results	W Joyce 59.4kg, Cd 60.8kg 10.50L	18 (26)
Leopardstown 20-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.730, SP: 21.00 1st Faoladh ( A J Slattery 126 ) 2nd Everylittlestep ( G Carroll 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Tilani ( C Hayes 121 ) 2.75L 12th Showhound ( K J Leonard 135 ) 13.50L See full results	K J Leonard 61.2kg 13.50L	12 (15)
Leopardstown 13-Jun-25 1450m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.870, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, ridden into 7th on inner 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Finsceal Annie ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd Free Solo ( M W Hassett 140 ) 1.25L 3rd Cordouan ( P Mcgettigan 131 ) 0.20L 9th Showhound ( K J Leonard 135 ) 9.90L See full results	K J Leonard 61.2kg 9.90L	9 (14)
Curragh 05-Jun-25 1260m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.180, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, ridden in 11th 2f out, weakened 1st Saturn Seven ( C Keane 132 ) 2nd Kwa Herini ( L Mcateer 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Tawaazon ( K Kennedy 136 ) 0.20L 20th Showhound ( S Foley 138 ) 12.80L See full results	S Foley 62.6kg 12.80L	20 (23)
Curragh 05-May-25 1410m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $18,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.450, SP: 5.00 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon ridden, no extra inside final 150 yards 1st Free Solo ( M W Hassett 132 ) 2nd Finsceal Annie ( J A Powell 134 ) 3.00L 3rd El Bello ( D O'connor 135 ) 1.75L 9th Showhound ( O Mcsweeney 142 ) 7.30L See full results	O Mcsweeney 64.4kg 7.30L	9 (25)
Curragh 12-Apr-25 1410m GOOD R6 Hcp $4,200 (of $21,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.520, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, 2nd and kept on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home 1st Neo Smart ( D Mcdonogh 128 ) 2nd Showhound ( K J Leonard 126 ) 0.50L 3rd El Bello ( J A Heffernan 125 ) 3.25L See full results	K J Leonard 57.2kg 0.50L	2 (13)
Wolverhampton 21-Jan-25 1440m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.410, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, asked for effort over 2f out, soon kept on same pace 1st Fools Rush In ( J P Sullivan 134 ) 2nd Zu Run ( M Paetel 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Port Erin ( J Doughty 133 ) 0.20L 5th Showhound ( O J Orr 130 ) 2.75L See full results	O J Orr 59kg 2.75L	5 (8)
Newcastle 12-Jan-25 1420m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.360, SP: 34.00 In touch with leaders, switched left and ridden over 1f out, sustained duel with runner-up inside final furlong, led outright near finish 1st Showhound ( O J Orr 130 ) 2nd Streak Lightning ( J Mason 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Bobby Joe Leg ( J P Sullivan 134 ) 1.25L See full results	O J Orr 59kg	1 (8)
Southwell 29-Dec-24 1220m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.010, SP: 19.00 Slowly away and not much room start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved 1st Ormolulu ( S D Bowen 132 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Rebel Empire ( J Leavy 139 , Cd 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Miggy Magic ( S M Levey 131 ) 1.50L 7th Showhound ( O Mcsweeney 130 , Cd 133 ) 6.25L See full results	O Mcsweeney 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 6.25L	7 (11)
Wolverhampton 15-Dec-24 1230m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $9,345) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.340, SP: 67.00 Slowly into stride, outpaced and always towards rear 1st Cairn Gorm ( L Morris 137 ) 2nd Mahato ( C Fallon 136 ) 1.75L 3rd Lady Dreamer ( D Probert 135 ) 3.25L 9th Showhound ( C Hardie 125 ) 7.40L See full results	C Hardie 56.7kg 7.40L	9 (12)
Newcastle 17-Nov-24 1210m GOOD R9 CL5 Hcp (of $9,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.360, SP: 12.00 Not much room start, towards rear, outpaced 3f out, well beaten final 2f 1st Beale Street ( D Nolan 129 ) 2nd Angel Of England ( T Eaves 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Dazy Mazy ( C Lee 130 ) 1.55L 11th Showhound ( O Mcsweeney 133 , Cd 136 ) 9.30L See full results	O Mcsweeney 60.3kg, Cd 61.7kg 9.30L	11 (12)
Pontefract 22-Oct-24 1010m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.140, SP: 15.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace in last trio, never involved 1st Profiteer ( D Allan 121 ) 2nd Another Baar ( O Mcsweeney 126 , Cd 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Willolarupi ( H Doyle 122 ) 1.70L 8th Showhound ( H Shaw 127 ) 9.50L See full results	H Shaw 57.6kg 9.50L	8 (10)
Leicester 08-Oct-24 1210m HEAVY R4 CL5 Hcp $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.160, SP: 13.00 Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, just denied 1st La La Lucrative ( J Mason 128 ) 2nd Showhound ( J Garritty 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Papabella ( R Hornby 133 ) 1.80L See full results	J Garritty 61.7kg 0.30L	2 (13)
Hamilton 23-Sep-24 1210m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $3,926), Winning Time: 01:11.940, SP: 4/1 Mid-division far side of group, ridden over 1f out, never involved 1st Game Breaker ( K Fraser 136 ) 2nd Wichahpi ( A Breslin 136 ) 1.75L 3rd Gundogan ( C Rodriguez 136 ) 0.50L 6th Showhound ( O J Orr 133 , Cd 0 ) 6.50L See full results	O J Orr 60.3kg, Cd 0 6.50L	6 (8)
Chester 13-Sep-24 1220m HEAVY R4 Hcp $1,794 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 01:21.740, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, struggling 3f out, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, not reach leaders 1st Hallowed Time ( C Hardie 131 ) 2nd Run This Way ( M Winn 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Showhound ( O J Orr 133 ) 0.50L See full results	O J Orr 60.3kg 0.50L	3 (11)
Redcar 25-Aug-24 1200m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $4,187), Winning Time: 01:08.520, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress and faded final furlong 1st Archduke Ferdinand ( A Jary 143 ) 2nd Novello Lad ( D Nolan 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Golden Duke ( R Scott 132 ) 0.30L 7th Showhound ( J Garritty 132 , Cd 0 ) 7.00L See full results	J Garritty 59.9kg, Cd 0 7.00L	7 (14)
Windsor 16-Aug-24 1030m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $18,039), Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 80/1 Mid-division far side, niggled along early, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Nazron ( D Muscutt 133 ) 2nd Spring Is Sprung ( A Rawlinson 131 ) 2.25L 3rd Good Earth ( D Allan 132 ) 1.75L 7th Showhound ( C Hardie 125 , Cd 0 ) 5.75L See full results	C Hardie 56.7kg, Cd 0 5.75L	7 (11)
Doncaster 25-Jul-24 1210m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $5,653), Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 33/1 Held up in last trio, ridden and no impression when hung left final furlong 1st Kings Merchant ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Tourist ( C Lee 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Daring Legend ( J Doyle 134 ) 1.25L 6th Showhound ( C Murtagh 132 , Cd 0 ) 4.50L See full results	C Murtagh 59.9kg, Cd 0 4.50L	6 (7)
Beverley 06-Jul-24 1010m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:01.980, SP: 28/1 Midfield, outpaced halfway, ridden along 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out 1st Ventura Express ( P Mulrennan 139 ) 2nd Markakol ( S D Sousa 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Digital ( J P Sullivan 129 ) 1.50L 9th Showhound ( C Murtagh 128 , Cd 0 ) 6.50L See full results	C Murtagh 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.50L	9 (11)
Redcar 27-Aug-23 1200m GOOD R2 Nv $2,028 (of $4,320) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.790, SP: 5/2 Midfield, chased leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, every chance when pressed leaders in sustained challenge inside final 110 yards, took second final strides 1st Spanish Rock ( B A Curtis 130 ) 2nd Showhound ( J Garritty 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Ingleby Archie ( B Mchugh 130 ) 0.15L See full results	J Garritty 61.2kg 0.20L	2 (11)
Ayr 13-Aug-23 1210m GOOD R3 CL5 Md $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.720, SP: 5.00 Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hung left, led and bumped rival inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Showhound ( J Garritty 133 ) 2nd Curious Rover ( A Mullen 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Vintage Love ( O Stammers 128 ) 1.25L See full results	J Garritty 60.3kg	1 (7)
Catterick 26-Jul-23 1200m SOFT R1 CL5 Md $1,014 (of $7,869) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.910, SP: 10.00 Slowly into stride, ran green and behind, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Petra Celera ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Mini Magna ( P Mulrennan 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Showhound ( J Garritty 133 ) 6.25L See full results	J Garritty 60.3kg 6.25L	3 (12)