South Island (2023) Horse
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South Island is a 2yo bay trained by Donnacha O'brien. It is by the stallion Wootton Bassett out of the dam Amarena. South Island has won 1 race so far. On 28 Sep 2025 at the Curragh, it secured its most important win, earning $20,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 19-Oct-25 1810m SOFT R3 CL1 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:56.710, SP: 8.00 1st Christmas Day ( J Cleary 131 ) 2nd A Boy Named Susie ( C Hayes 131 ) 0.15L 3rd Port Of Spain ( S B Kelly 131 ) 1.90L 8th South Island ( G Ryan 131 ) 15.15L See full results | G Ryan 59.4kg 15.15L | 8 (8) |
| Curragh 28-Sep-25 1810m SOFT R1 Md $12,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:59.290, SP: 4.50 1st South Island ( G Ryan 133 ) 2nd Cape Cod ( W Lordan 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Enceladus ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 3.50L See full results | G Ryan 60.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Tipperary 31-Aug-25 1810m GOOD R1 Md $361 (of $18,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:01.350, SP: 5.00 1st Endorsement ( W Lordan 133 ) 2nd Limestone ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Winday ( G Carroll 133 ) 1.00L 6th South Island ( P Harnett 133 , Cd 138 ) 9.80L See full results | P Harnett 60.3kg, Cd 62.6kg 9.80L | 6 (12) |
| Leopardstown 25-Jul-25 1610m SOFT R1 Md $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.400, SP: 4.50 1st Hardy Warrior ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd South Island ( G M Ryan 133 ) 3.75L 3rd Montreal ( R L Moore 133 ) 2.50L See full results | G M Ryan 60.3kg 3.75L | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 28-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R1 Md $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.480, SP: 26.00 Mid-division, 6th and pushed along over 2f out, soon not clear run and 7th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Dorset ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd Benvenuto Cellini ( W Lordan 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Al Haarith ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 2.75L 5th South Island ( G M Ryan 131 ) 6.75L See full results | G M Ryan 59.4kg 6.75L | 5 (13) |