Young Churchill (2021) Horse
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Young Churchill is a 5yo trained by R O'brien. He is by the stallion Churchill out of Excelling Spirit. So far, Young Churchill has won one race. On 8th Jul 2025 at Roscommon, he achieved his most important victory, earning $9999.00 Mdh.
Raced At
Dundalk • Fairyhouse • Thurles • Clonmel • Ballinrobe • Roscommon • Killarney • Naas • Bellewstown • Listowel • Curragh • Cork • NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 29-Jan-26 2149m SYNTHETIC R7 Hcp (of $13,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:16.660, SP: 51.00 1st The Real Screamer ( J Ryan 135 ) 2nd Trishuli River ( W Hassett 134 , Cd 131 ) 3.00L 3rd Beauparc ( J Kearney 136 , Cd 133 ) 3.50L 7th Young Churchill ( C Hayes 128 ) 16.00L See full results | C Hayes 58.1kg 16.00L | 7 (7) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 4120m SOFT R5 NvH $319 (of $15,999), SP: 34.00 1st L' Evangeliste ( S Flanagan 161 ) 2nd Gin Tonic ( E Staples 157 , Cd 150 ) 1.50L 3rd Maverick Mack ( J Kennedy 162 ) 26.50L 6th Young Churchill ( A Mcguinness 154 , Cd 161 ) 99.00L See full results | A Mcguinness 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 99kgL | 6 (6) |
| Thurles 09-Oct-25 3280m SOFT R6 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:36.330, SP: 34.00 1st Sorrentino ( C Keane 142 ) 2nd Dream On Baby ( B Coen 137 ) 8.50L 3rd Powerful Hook Head ( W Hassett 142 , Cd 139 ) 9.00L 10th Young Churchill ( C Hayes 142 ) 27.75L See full results | C Hayes 64.4kg 27.75L | 10 (11) |
| Clonmel 12-Sep-25 1930m SOFT R2 Md (of $11,002) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:07.100, SP: 6.50 1st So Golden ( S Foley 130 ) 2nd Coul Dreamer ( N Crosse 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Eternal Echo ( D Mcdonogh 135 ) 4.75L 7th Young Churchill ( G Carroll 135 ) 9.50L See full results | G Carroll 61.2kg 9.50L | 7 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 22-Jul-25 2580m SOFT R7 Md $551 (of $11,002) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:59.140, SP: 1.91 1st Buddy One ( R Cleary 135 ) 2nd So Golden ( S Foley 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Friary Road ( S O'callaghan 135 ) 4.00L 4th Young Churchill ( C Hayes 135 ) 9.75L See full results | C Hayes 61.2kg 9.75L | 4 (7) |
| Roscommon 08-Jul-25 3200m GOOD R4 MdH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:58.400, SP: 2.20 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 5 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden approaching last, came stands side run-in and ran on well to lead close home 1st Young Churchill ( D Meyler 154 ) 2nd Astelia ( J Coen 151 ) 0.50L 3rd October Hill ( S Flanagan 151 ) 21.00L See full results | D Meyler 69.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Killarney 11-May-25 3420m GOOD R1 MdH $300 (of $9,999), SP: 2.50 Disputed and not fluent 1st, soon led, slight mistake 5th and slightly slow 5 out, joined and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and headed, under pressure in 3rd next, no impression in 2nd and bad mistake last, no extra run-in 1st Autumn Twist ( D King 153 ) 2nd Lodge Man ( P Donovan 153 ) 2.25L 3rd Breezethroughlife ( J Gainford 153 ) 4.50L 5th Young Churchill ( D Meyler 153 ) 10.50L See full results | D Meyler 69.4kg 10.50L | 5 (14) |
| Naas 27-Jan-25 3190m HEAVY R2 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 06:57.400, SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders on inner, not fluent 3rd and 4th, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon no impression 1st Charlus ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Holy See ( P Byrnes 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Kool One ( I Ryan 161 ) 1.50L 7th Young Churchill ( D Meyler 161 ) 12.25L See full results | D Meyler 73kg 12.25L | 7 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Dec-24 3320m SOFT R3 MdH $1,050 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:08.040, SP: 15.00 Prominent, led after 1st, pressed and slight mistake 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, joined before last, narrowly headed last, kept on same pace run-in 1st Beyond Your Dreams ( M P Walsh 147 ) 2nd Slurricane ( L P Shanahan 154 ) 0.75L 3rd Young Churchill ( D Meyler 154 ) 2.50L See full results | D Meyler 69.9kg 2.50L | 3 (14) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-24 2470m SOFT R7 Md $375 (of $12,499) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:42.960, SP: 7.00 Disputed lead, headed after 4f and 2nd halfway, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, moderate 5th over 1f out, no extra 1st North Africa ( W M Lordan 129 ) 2nd Radar Ahead ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 2.75L 3rd Mythical Rock ( L T Mcateer 134 ) 16.75L 5th Young Churchill ( C Keane 134 ) 24.50L See full results | C Keane 60.8kg 24.50L | 5 (11) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R7 Md $2,700 (of $8,523), Winning Time: 02:42.220, SP: 9/2 Led, headed over 2f out, no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on final furlong 1st Trapalanda ( G M Ryan 134 ) 2nd Young Churchill ( J A Powell 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Lagoon Nebula ( N M Crosse 129 ) 0.50L See full results | J A Powell 60.8kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 24-Aug-24 2010m GOOD R6 Md $2,000 (of $12,626), Winning Time: 02:06.670, SP: 33/1 In touch, 8th over 3f out, headway on inner over 2f out, improved to 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong 1st Fighter ( R L Moore 134 ) 2nd Ard Na Mara ( R Cleary 129 ) 4.25L 3rd Young Churchill ( J A Powell 134 ) 4.75L See full results | J A Powell 60.8kg 4.75L | 3 (22) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R5 Md $250 (of $7,891), Winning Time: 02:37.470, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, no extra over 1f out, weakened 1st Highland Bling ( S Foley 134 ) 2nd Teofimo ( R P Cleary 134 ) 0.20L 3rd The Ginger Wizard ( D Mcmonagle 134 ) 5.50L 6th Young Churchill ( C Keane 134 , Cd 0 ) 15.50L See full results | C Keane 60.8kg, Cd 0 15.50L | 6 (6) |
| Cork 11-May-24 2050m GOOD R6 Md $450 (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.030, SP: 21.00 Mid-division, ridden to close in 5th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace 1st Kinesiology ( S Foley 132 ) 2nd Psalm ( W M Lordan 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Ozark Daze ( W J Lee 132 ) 2.00L 5th Young Churchill ( C Keane 132 ) 5.50L See full results | C Keane 59.9kg 5.50L | 5 (10) |
| Navan 27-Apr-24 2010m SOFT R5 Md $750 (of $24,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:12.620, SP: 23.00 Mid-division, pushed along and went moderate 6th 2f out, soon ridden, moderate 4th briefly 1f out, no impression final furlong 1st Unavoidable ( G M Ryan 134 ) 2nd Rock Of Ireland ( L T Mcateer 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Cruden ( S Foley 134 ) 6.00L 5th Young Churchill ( J A Powell 134 , Cd 137 ) 7.25L See full results | J A Powell 60.8kg, Cd 62.1kg 7.25L | 5 (12) |