Blissful Bonita (2023) Horse
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Blissful Bonita is a three-year-old bay filly by Phoenix Of Spain out of Essonite, trained by G P Cromwell and owned by Mark Coleman. In nine starts she has secured one victory and one second‑place finish, earning $20,594 in prize money. Her most recent race was at Thurles on 8 October 2026, where she finished first out of 17 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 09-Nov-26 3189m GOOD TO YIELDING R4 Matchbook 50/50 Series 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle, SP: 3.00 | Conor Stone-Walsh 12L | 3 (10) |
| Thurles 08-Oct-26 3339m GOOD R8 Hcp $11,607 (of $19,345) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:52.730, SP: 3.50 1st Blissful Bonita ( G Carroll 126 ) 2nd Glittering Gem ( C Hayes 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Granville Street ( R Holohan 140 , Cd 135 ) 3.25L See full results | G Carroll 57.2kg | 1 (17) |
| Navan 27-Aug-26 2816m GOOD R7 Hcp $1,221 (of $14,657) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 03:04.680, SP: 4.33 1st Sunrush ( S Coen 140 ) 2nd Millhone ( R Mulligan 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Love Orchid ( C Keane 135 ) 2.25L 4th Blissful Bonita ( G Carroll 135 ) 4.75L See full results | G Carroll 61.2kg 4.75L | 4 (18) |
| Galway 01-Aug-26 2829m SOFT R7 Hcp $1,396 (of $16,768) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:13.150, SP: 11.00 1st Vantage Code ( B Coen 128 ) 2nd Espritroyale ( N Crosse 124 ) 12.00L 3rd Lady Plimsoll ( J M Sheridan 140 ) 2.75L 4th Blissful Bonita ( G Carroll 124 ) 15.25L See full results | G Carroll 56.2kg 15.25L | 4 (21) |
| Limerick 20-Jun-26 2478m SOFT R7 Md $3,925 (of $11,781) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:55.300, SP: 3.75 1st Themis ( J M Sheridan 128 ) 2nd Blissful Bonita ( R Whearty 128 ) 4.25L 3rd Royal Sapphire ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 1.25L See full results | R Whearty 58.1kg 4.25L | 2 (13) |
| Limerick 11-Jun-26 2405m GOOD R2 Hcp $592 (of $11,813) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:43.190, SP: 11.00 1st Lord Aus ( B Coen 133 ) 2nd Point Cartwright ( N Crosse 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Femme Beauty ( M Popan 131 ) 1.75L 5th Blissful Bonita ( G Carroll 136 ) 8.25L See full results | G Carroll 61.7kg 8.25L | 5 (19) |
| Killarney 12-May-26 2259m GOOD Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | Gary Carroll 61.2kg 1/2 length | 7 (11) |
| Dundalk 17-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out | Chris Hayes 57.2kg 1 1/2 length | 8 (12) |
| Dundalk 10-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, 7th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace | Jack Kearney 58.1kg 1 3/4 length | 6 (11) |
| Thurles 09-Oct-25 1650m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Slowly into stride, soon rear of mid-division, 6th 3f out, under pressure 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong | Robert Whearty 54.4kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (11) |