Achernar

(Ireland)

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

2020-04-08

Sex

gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Galileo Gold

Dam

Operissimo

Sire of Dam

Singspiel

Home Track

Malpas

Trainer

H Palmer

About

Achernar is a four-year-old chestnut gelding from Ireland, trained by H Palmer in Malpas. This horse is the offspring of the stallion Galileo Gold and the mare Operissimo. Achernar has not yet secured a victory, remaining winless after four races. In its latest race at Wetherby on June 12, 2024, with Jack Enright as the jockey, Achernar did not place, finishing behind the winner.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wetherby 12-Jun-24 2011m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:11.000	J Enright 135kg, Cd 0	UPL (8)
Windsor 06-May-24 1637m SOFT R3 Nv (of $4,320), Winning Time: 1:49.940, SP: 16/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, short lived effort over 2f out	H Davies 142kg, Cd 0 32.75L	11 (11)
Kempton 04-Apr-24 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 Md (of $3,780) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 1:41.200, SP: 40/1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway 2f out, no impression on leaders	H Davies 142kg, Cd 0 7.25L	6 (11)
Newcastle 13-Mar-24 1613m SYNTHETIC R3 Nv (of $6,156) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 1:41.130, SP: 20/1 Held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, never a threat	P Mulrennan 132kg, Cd 0 4.25L	6 (6)