Spindleberry (2018) Horse
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Spindleberry is an 8yo bay trained by W P Mullins in Carlow. It is by Policy Maker out of Sapphire Rouge and has secured seven career wins. On 20th Apr 2025 at Fairyhouse, Spindleberry claimed its most important victory, the $99,999.00 Class 1 race. The horse has proven profitable for bettors, offering a 46% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
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Cheltenham • Leopardstown • Doncaster • Clonmel • Fairyhouse • Cork • Punchestown • TipperaryRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-26 4139m SOFT R3 CL1 Ch $6,890 (of $127,881), Winning Time: 05:07.380, SP: 7.50 1st Dinoblue ( M Walsh 159 ) 2nd Only By Night ( K Donoghue 159 ) 1.75L 3rd Panic Attack ( H Skelton 156 ) 11.25L 4th Spindleberry ( P Townend 161 ) 14.75L See full results | P Townend 73kg 14.75L | 4 (9) |
| Leopardstown 01-Feb-26 4919m HEAVY R5 CL1 (of $246,251), SP: 12.00 1st Fact To File ( M Walsh 164 ) 2nd Gaelic Warrior ( P W Mullins 164 ) 5.00L 3rd Galopin Des Champs ( P Townend 164 ) 8.50L Spindleberry ( D Mullins 157 ) 0.00L | D Mullins 71.2kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Doncaster 29-Dec-25 4129m GOOD R5 CL1 Ch $42,712 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 05:03.360, SP: 2.20 1st Spindleberry ( D Mullins 160 ) 2nd Telepathique ( T Cannon 160 ) 6.50L 3rd Paggane ( J Bowen 160 ) 2.00L See full results | D Mullins 72.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Clonmel 06-Nov-25 4180m SOFT R4 CL1 Ch $16,500 (of $27,500), SP: 1.40 1st Spindleberry ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Kilbarry Saint ( D O'keeffe 144 ) 2.00L 3rd Bioluminescence ( M Walsh 159 ) 3.50L See full results | P Townend 73kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 20-Apr-25 4020m HEAVY R3 CL1 $60,000 (of $99,999), SP: 4.00 1st Spindleberry ( D E Mullins 157 ) 2nd Firefox ( S Ewing 164 ) 4.50L 3rd Champ Kiely ( P Townend 164 ) 10.50L See full results | D E Mullins 71.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 4380m SOFT R7 CL1 NvCh $18,000 (of $30,000), Winning Time: 09:12.600, SP: 1.73 Led early, jumped slightly left at times, headed at 4th, 2nd travelling well 2 out, pushed along and led before last, ridden and stayed on well run-in 1st Spindleberry ( P Townend 149 ) 2nd Bioluminescence ( M P Walsh 159 ) 6.50L 3rd A Penny A Hundred ( D E Mullins 149 ) 8.25L See full results | P Townend 67.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Cork 13-Dec-24 4270m SOFT R6 Ch $9,300 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 08:49.050, SP: 1.73 Disputed, tracked leader after 1st, came stands side before 3 out, pushed along when slight mistake next, no impression before last, ridden and closer after last, challenged final 100 yards, stayed on well, edged ahead close home 1st Spindleberry ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Majestic Force ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Iris Emery ( D Mullins 161 ) 13.00L See full results | P Townend 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Punchestown 02-May-24 3300m SOFT R7 NvH $975 (of $20,517), Winning Time: 04:07.500, SP: 7/4 Rear of mid-division, bad mistake 5th, ridden in 9th on outer next, went 4th before last, 5th at last, no impression 1st Casa No Mento ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 2nd Got Glory ( D E Mullins 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Only By Night ( S W Flanagan 158 ) 12.00L 5th Spindleberry ( P Townend 158 , Cd 0 ) 16.50L See full results | P Townend 71.7kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 5 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 31-Mar-24 4020m HEAVY R3 NvH $20,000 (of $63,130), Winning Time: 05:20.000, SP: 25/1 Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, challenged entering straight, disputed approaching 2 out, ridden to lead before last, headed run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages 1st Jade De Grugy ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Spindleberry ( M J M O'sullivan 159 ) 2.25L 3rd Jetara ( J W Kennedy 159 ) 2.75L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 72.1kg 2.25L | 2 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 24-Jan-24 4010m HEAVY R5 MdH $6,000 (of $6,425), Winning Time: 06:00.600, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged travelling well before 2 out, led after 2 out and went on before last where mistake, pushed out and kept on well, easily 1st Spindleberry ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd True Testimony ( M J M O'sullivan 161 ) 9.00L 3rd Jolie Coeur Allen ( M P Walsh 161 ) 7.50L See full results | P Townend 73kg | 1 (14) |
| Tipperary 05-May-23 3620m GOOD R6 NHF $1,050 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:41.200, SP: 2.63 Held up in mid-division, closer in 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong 1st Annalecka ( J C Barry 165 ) 2nd Pitwood Road ( J G Murphy 165 ) 2.75L 3rd Spindleberry ( J Townend 165 ) 10.75L | J Townend 74.8kg 10.75L | 3 (12) |
| Dromahane 30-Dec-22 4830m HEAVY Md (of $6,412), SP: 3.00 Chsd ldrs in 3rd & kn, prog aftr 3out, ld 2out, 1l adv last, redcd ld run-in & just held on at fin 1st Spindleberry ( N Mcparlan 165 ) 2nd Easy To Follow ( P A King 165 ) 0.15L 3rd Redzy Rocco ( J W Hannon 165 ) 0.20L | N Mcparlan 74.8kg | 1 (6) |