Stay In The Game (2021) Horse
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Stay In The Game, a 5yo bay trained by J.J. Hanlon, was entered in the Dundalk R6 Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden. Sired by Too Darn Hot out of Kitty Love, the horse remains unbeaten, having failed to win in 11 starts. In its latest outing at Dundalk on 10 January 2026, ridden by Rory Cleary, it came home sixth, trailing winner Diamond Exchange.
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Dundalk • Cheltenham • Gowran Park • Wexford • Galway • Redcar • Catterick • Beverley • Haydock • ThirskRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 10-Jan-26 2149m GOOD R8 Md $220 (of $11,002) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.500, SP: 21.00 1st Diamond Exchange ( K Kennedy 130 ) 2nd Yutori ( S Mccullagh 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Qamari ( A Grant 132 ) 0.50L 6th Stay In The Game ( R Cleary 137 ) 6.50L See full results | R Cleary 62.1kg 6.50L | 6 (12) |
| Cheltenham 17-Nov-25 3300m SOFT R1 CL2 MdH (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:06.030, SP: 151.00 1st Soldier Reeves ( H Skelton 158 ) 2nd Gaelic Pride ( J Bowen 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Bespoke Tailor ( G Sheehan 158 ) 1.75L Stay In The Game ( P Hanlon 158 ) 0.00L See full results | P Hanlon 71.7kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Gowran Park 03-Oct-25 3290m GOOD R1 MdH $600 (of $12,000), SP: 10.00 1st Dschingis Dragon ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2nd Leonard Vallis ( J Shinnick 161 ) 1.50L 3rd Likealightswitch ( S O'callaghan 154 ) 1.75L 4th Stay In The Game ( S Flanagan 161 ) 8.00L See full results | S Flanagan 73kg 8.00L | 4 (19) |
| Wexford 30-Aug-25 3390m SOFT R1 MdH $626 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:03.900, SP: 7.50 1st Kool One ( I Ryan 161 ) 2nd Harpy Eagle ( P Cody 153 ) 4.00L 3rd Red Sea Girl ( G Brouder 146 ) 1.50L 4th Stay In The Game ( P Hanlon 153 , Cd 157 ) 8.75L See full results | P Hanlon 69.4kg, Cd 71.2kg 8.75L | 4 (13) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 1680m GOOD R6 Md (of $16,998) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:46.550, SP: 8.00 1st Blue Moon Boy ( L Mcateer 134 ) 2nd Smithfield ( G Carroll 134 ) 0.00L 3rd Spanish Princess ( D O'connor 136 ) 0.50L 8th Stay In The Game ( G Ryan 141 ) 4.80L See full results | G Ryan 64kg 4.80L | 8 (16) |
| Redcar 20-Jun-25 2010m GOOD R4 CL5 Nv $1,774 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:03.290, SP: 12.00 Soon led, set good tempo, pushed along when headed 3f out, soon ridden, rallied and pressed winner final furlong, kept on, game 1st Serenity Blue ( A J Farragher 137 ) 2nd Stay In The Game ( J Hart 142 ) 0.75L 3rd Venezuelan ( C Rodriguez 130 ) 0.20L See full results | J Hart 64.4kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Catterick 09-Apr-25 1410m GOOD R4 CL5 Nv $507 (of $7,869) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.760, SP: 5.00 Prominent 1f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Monsieur Fudge ( D Egan 142 ) 2nd Tawasol ( J Mitchell 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Gloriously Sassy ( S H James 128 ) 1.25L 4th Stay In The Game ( J Hart 142 ) 5.25L See full results | J Hart 64.4kg 5.25L | 4 (10) |
| Beverley 25-Aug-24 2000m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $24,593) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.940, SP: 4.50 Settled in mid-division on outer, pushed along well over 2f out, no response 1st Ludo's Landing ( J Fanning 138 ) 2nd Glistening Nights ( O J Orr 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Ey Up Its The Boss ( D Nolan 137 ) 0.50L 7th Stay In The Game ( J Hart 133 ) 4.75L See full results | J Hart 60.3kg 4.75L | 7 (8) |
| Beverley 25-Apr-24 2000m SOFT R3 CL5 Nv $2,028 (of $7,869) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 4.33 Raced keenly tracking leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards 1st Dambuster ( O Murphy 137 ) 2nd Stay In The Game ( J Hart 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Open Secret ( J Fanning 130 ) 3.75L See full results | J Hart 59kg 0.75L | 2 (6) |
| Haydock 30-Sep-23 1600m HEAVY R4 CL4Md $1,268 (of $9,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:47.960, SP: 2.88 Tracked leader, ridden 2f out and no headway in 3rd, switched right over 1f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge 1st Otto Flash ( S A Gray 128 ) 2nd Move On In ( R Hornby 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Stay In The Game ( J Hart 128 ) 2.25L See full results | J Hart 58.1kg 2.25L | 3 (5) |
| Thirsk 09-Sep-23 1410m GOOD R2 CL4 Nv $1,141 (of $8,854) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.860, SP: 11.00 Front mid-division, pushed along well over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge 1st Boiling Point ( A Keeley 133 ) 2nd Colorada Dancer ( B Garritty 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Stay In The Game ( D Swift 133 ) 6.25L See full results | D Swift 60.3kg 6.25L | 3 (10) |