Bid Up (2021)

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Ribchester

Dam

Elm Grove

Prize Money

1891

Trainer

P J Gilligan

Owners

Poor Farmer Syndicate

About

Bid Up is a 4yo ch trained by P J Gilligan, who is based at Galway. Its sire is the stallion Ribchester and its dam is Elm Grove. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 12 starts. In its latest outing at Fairyhouse on 11 Oct 2025, Jack Gilligan rode Bid Up to a 10th‑place finish, behind the winner Hickeys Hill.

Raced At

Fairyhouse • Galway • Down Royal • Punchestown • Limerick • Cork • Gowran Park • Listowel • Curragh

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 3220m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:54.800, SP: 51.00	J Gilligan 74.4kg, Cd 76.7kg 17.65L	10 (16)
Galway 09-Sep-25 3360m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:07.000, SP: 67.00	D Gilligan 69.9kg 41.10L	14 (20)
Down Royal 30-Aug-25 3500m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $11,499), Winning Time: 03:59.600, SP: 41.00	J G Gilligan 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 23.50L	13 (13)
Punchestown 28-Jan-25 3250m HEAVY R2 HcpH $290 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 07:04.500, SP: 15.00	D Gilligan 68kg 30.25L	6 (6)
Limerick 27-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:55.500, SP: 10.00 Towards rear some headway after 3 out, pushed along in 8th next, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace	T P Harney 67.6kg, Cd 70.8kg 17.50L	7 (13)
Cork 13-Dec-24 3260m SOFT R3 HcpH $405 (of $13,499), Winning Time: 04:06.010, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, 9th halfway, headway to 3rd when slight mistake 3 out, pushed along in 4th next, ridden in 3rd and no impression when mistake last, kept on one pace	T P Harney 68.5kg, Cd 70.3kg 11.20L	5 (14)
Galway 26-Oct-24 3300m SOFT R1 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 04:05.010, SP: 19.00 Led narrowly, headed after 1st and tracked leader, 4th after 4th, 5th after 3 out, no impression last, weakened closing stages	D Gilligan 69.9kg 15.75L	7 (17)
Gowran Park 05-Oct-24 3220m GOOD R1 MdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 03:55.800, SP: 21.00 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, mistake 1st, 4th halfway, pushed along in 6th 2 out, soon ridden and no extra	L P Shanahan 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 24.10L	7 (15)
Listowel 22-Sep-24 3220m GOOD R1 H $450 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:56.000, SP: 151.00 Mid-division, pushed along in 7th before 2 out where not fluent, ridden and kept on into 5th before last, no extra run-in	L P Shanahan 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 11.25L	5 (10)
Curragh 24-Aug-24 2010m GOOD R6 Md (of $12,626), Winning Time: 02:06.670, SP: 125/1 Mid-division, dropped to 14th under 3f out, no impression 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out	D W O'connor 60.8kg, Cd 0 26.75L	17 (22)
Galway 03-Aug-24 1680m SOFT R4 Md (of $10,200), Winning Time: 01:49.670, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened	N Crosse 60.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L	15 (16)
Curragh 05-Nov-23 1610m HEAVY R1 Md (of $10,381) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:47.520, SP: 150/1 Mid-division best, ridden and no extra 3f out	D W O'connor 60.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L	20 (20)