Trustyourinstinct (2020) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-20

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Churchill

Dam

Gussy Goose

Prize Money

766228

Trainer

J P O'brien

Owners

John P McManus

About

Trustyourinstinct is a 5yo ch unknown from trained by J P O'brien, who is based at Kilkenny. It is sired by the stallion Churchill out of the dam Gussy Goose. Given that it is a stakes winner and has amassed $766,228 in career earnings, Trustyourinstinct is regarded as a racehorse with above-average ability. On 14th Sep 2024 at Leopardstown, Trustyourinstinct was ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle and scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $100000.00 Cl1, defeating Kinesiology.

Raced At

Leopardstown • Curragh • Naas • Gowran Park • Tramore • Cork • Fairyhouse

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Leopardstown 19-Oct-25 2010m SOFT R4 CL1 $900 (of $45,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:16.500, SP: 5.50 1st Shaool ( B Coen 128 ) 2nd Acapulco Bay ( W Lordan 129 ) 6.00L 3rd Certain Lad ( G Bass 133 ) 7.75L 6th Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 12.25L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 62.6kg 12.25L	6 (10)
Leopardstown 13-Sep-25 2410m SOFT R4 CL1 (of $99,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:35.450, SP: 7.00 1st Convergent ( C Lee 127 ) 2nd Fleetfoot ( J A Heffernan 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Sons And Lovers ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 0.50L 7th Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 138 ) 8.05L See full results	D Mcdonogh 62.6kg 8.05L	7 (10)
Curragh 28-Jun-25 2010m GOOD R4 CL1 NHF $97,877 (of $99,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.040, SP: 1.44 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 2nd Layfayette ( C Keane 135 ) 3.25L 3rd Deepone ( W J Lee 135 ) 0.50L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 62.6kg	1 (6)
Curragh 24-May-25 2410m GOOD R2 CL1 $48,938 (of $49,998) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.080, SP: 2.25 Raced in 4th, closer in 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge in 2nd from 2f out and edged a bit left, led over 1 1/2f out and soon edged right, asserted inside final furlong, comfortably 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 2nd Romzina ( C Hayes 128 ) 4.00L 3rd Magical Hope ( W J Lee 131 ) 0.20L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 62.6kg	1 (7)
Curragh 05-May-25 2010m GOOD R6 CL1 $17,916 (of $119,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.270, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home 1st Los Angeles ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd White Birch ( C Keane 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 131 ) 2.80L See full results	D Mcdonogh 59.4kg 2.80L	3 (6)
Naas 24-Mar-25 2100m HEAVY R6 CL1 $6,719 (of $45,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:29.390, SP: 2.88 Disputed lead, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along and led briefly 2f out, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final 100 yards 1st Sunchart ( A J Slattery 133 ) 2nd Enfranchise ( W J Lee 131 ) 2.75L 3rd Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 138 ) 4.50L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 62.6kg 4.50L	3 (9)
Naas 23-Mar-25 2112m HEAVY R1 LR 4YO+ Open Hcp $6,719 (of $70,173) Barrier 5, SP: 2.88 1st Sunchart ( A Slattery , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Enfranchise ( W J Lee , Cd 59.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 62.5 )	D B Mcmonagle 62.5kg	3 (9)
Riyadh 22-Feb-25 2100m FIRM (of $1,452,000), SP: 17.00 1st Shin Emperor ( R Sakai 125 ) 2nd Calif ( A Sanna 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Al Riffa ( Y Take 125 ) 0.50L 8th Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 125 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L	D B Mcmonagle 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L	8
Riyadh 22-Feb-25 2100m FIRM (of $1,452,000), Winning Time: 02:07.740, SP: 16/1 1st Shin Emperor ( R Sakai 125 ) 2nd Calif ( A Sanna 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Al Riffa ( Y Take 125 ) 0.50L 8th Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 125 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L	D B Mcmonagle 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L	8
Rome 27-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R2 G2 3YO+ Open Set Weight $81,778 (of $408,888) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.900, SP: 2.04 1st Petit Marin ( D D Tocco 130 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Westminster Moon ( E Pedroza 130 , Cd 59 ) 0.70L	D Mcdonogh 59kg 0.20L	2 (9)
Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R6 G3 CL1 $97,472 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:32.760, SP: 4.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and headway to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 61 ) 2nd Kinesiology ( S Foley 127 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Thunder Roll ( D P Mcdonogh 132 , Cd 60 ) 1.90L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 61kg	1 (10)
Curragh 17-Aug-24 2010m GOOD R5 G3 CL1 $17,264 (of $55,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.900, SP: 5.50 Led, joined 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden under 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on in 2nd final furlong, not trouble winner 1st Continuous ( R Moore 135 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 61 ) 0.50L 3rd Caught U Looking ( C Keane 125 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.00L See full results	D Mcdonogh 61kg 0.50L	2 (6)
Curragh 29-Jun-24 2010m SOFT R4 G3 CL1 NHF $31,389 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.860, SP: 10.00 Led, pushed along and went clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon strongly pressed, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home 1st Jan Brueghel ( R Moore 123 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Trustyourinstinct ( D B Mcmonagle 61 ) 0.30L 3rd Ecureuil Secret ( J A Heffernan 123 , Cd 56 ) 4.80L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 61kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Gowran Park 16-Jun-24 1900m GOOD R7 Thomastown Race $17,545 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 2.20 Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D P Mcdonogh 138 ) 2nd Cristal Clere ( C J Macredmond 143 ) 3.25L 3rd Longbourn ( S Foley 143 ) 0.50L See full results	D P Mcdonogh 62.6kg	1 (7)
Tramore 01-Jun-24 3220m SOFT R3 MdH $6,300 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 03:59.500, SP: 1.62 Made all, slight mistakes 5th and 6th, 5-length advantage halfway, travelled well before 2 out, bad mistake 2 out and ridden, slight mistake last, kept on well run-in 1st Trustyourinstinct ( S D Torrens 161 ) 2nd Mordor ( S Ewing 153 ) 11.00L 3rd Edge Of Darkness ( S W Flanagan 161 ) 16.00L See full results	S D Torrens 73kg	1 (14)
Cork 11-May-24 3480m GOOD R1 MdH $4,081 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 2.10 Disputed, ran freely early, headed 3rd and tracked leader, disputed again entering straight, slight mistake 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed before last, disputed again last, held in 2nd closing stages 1st Palamon ( S W Flanagan 161 ) 2nd Trustyourinstinct ( S D Torrens 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Dutch Gold ( D Meyler 161 ) 3.25L See full results	S D Torrens 73kg 1.75L	2 (17)
Naas 26-Feb-24 3150m SOFT R1 CL1 H $4,089 (of $27,500), Winning Time: 03:59.200, SP: 3.75 Rear, jumped slightly right at 3rd, mistake at 4th, not fluent 4 out, took closer order after 3 out, progress in 3rd before 2 out where not fluent, soon switched right, not fluent last, one paced run-in 1st Bottler'secret ( S W Flanagan 154 ) 2nd Pacini ( S Ewing 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Trustyourinstinct ( S D Torrens 154 ) 12.75L See full results	S D Torrens 69.9kg 12.75L	3 (4)
Fairyhouse 13-Jan-24 3220m SOFT R1 H $1,123 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 8.00 Held up in rear, ran freely, some headway in 5th approaching 3 out, 4th before 2 out, soon pushed along and no impression when slight mistake last, no extra run-in 1st Miss Manzor ( P Townend 152 , Cd 69 ) 2nd Karia Des Blasies ( D Mullins 152 , Cd 69 ) 2.30L 3rd Ndaawi ( J Kennedy 154 , Cd 70 ) 3.60L 4th Trustyourinstinct ( S Torrens 154 ) 12.00L See full results	S Torrens 69.9kg 12.00L	4 (7)
Leopardstown 21-Jul-23 1810m SOFT R6 G3 CL1 $3,296 (of $52,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:00.820, SP: 1.91 Ran 4th, a little keen, ridden and no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong 1st Self Belief ( W J Lee 135 ) 2nd Alfred Munnings ( R L Moore 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Empress Of Beauty ( J A Heffernan 123 ) 0.50L 4th Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 126 ) 6.75L See full results	D Mcdonogh 57.2kg 6.75L	4 (4)
Leopardstown 20-Jul-23 1810m R4 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $3,296 (of $74,988) Barrier 3, SP: 1.91 1st Self Belief ( W J Lee , Cd 61 ) 2nd Alfred Munnings ( R Moore , Cd 57 ) 1.80L 3rd Empress Of Beauty ( J A Heffernan , Cd 56 ) 2.30L 4th Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 57 ) 6.80L	D Mcdonogh 57kg 6.80L	4 (4)
Gowran Park 18-Jun-23 1900m SOFT R8 CL $16,206 (of $17,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.890, SP: 2.38 Soon settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f, kept on well final furlong, comfortably 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D P Mcdonogh 132 ) 2nd Casanova ( A Caffrey 138 ) 2.75L 3rd Vellner ( W J Lee 138 ) 2.75L See full results	D P Mcdonogh 59.9kg	1 (6)
Curragh 27-May-23 2010m GOOD R8 Md $18,521 (of $19,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:12.820, SP: 3.75 Dwelt, soon pushed along to track leaders on inner, raced green and a little keen, 4th when switched to inner 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear and stayed on strongly final furlong, easily 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D P Mcdonogh 134 ) 2nd Dubawi Delight ( S T Mccullagh 134 ) 3.75L 3rd Dawn Session ( R P Cleary 134 ) 0.50L	D P Mcdonogh 60.8kg	1 (15)