Castle Daragh (2017) Horse
About
Castle Daragh is an 8yo b trained by D Pipe in Wellington. He is by the stallion Watar out of the dam Old Glenort Daragh. So far he has recorded two wins. On 27 Apr 2024 at Chepstow he achieved his biggest triumph, collecting the $2,566.00 Dunraven Bowl “grassroots” Open Hunters’ Chase. The horse has proved a money‑maker for gamblers; backing him across his career would have produced a 225% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter 03-Apr-25 4877m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh $1,245 (of $10,083), Winning Time: 06:13.270, SP: 5.00 | B Bromley 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg 50.5kgL | 3 (4) |
| Chepstow 17-Mar-25 4746m GOOD R3 HcpCh (of $4,768), Winning Time: 06:00.110, SP: 22/1 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, struggling and lost touch after 13th, pulled up | J Tudor 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Taunton 05-Feb-25 4629m SOFT R3 HcpCh (of $8,714), Winning Time: 10:05.250, SP: 80/1 Always behind, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out | J Tudor 67.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (9) |
| Newton Abbot 31-Oct-24 4336m HEAVY R1 NvH (of $8,168), Winning Time: 05:30.620, SP: 22/1 Wore red hood to post, always behind and never really travelling, lost touch 4 out, pulled up next | J Tudor 70.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Stratford 01-Jun-24 4540m GOOD R1 NvChNHF (of $4,363), Winning Time: 05:43.730, SP: 15/2 Held up in touch, mistake 13th, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next | C Kavanagh 76.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Chepstow 27-Apr-24 4746m GOOD R7 ChNHF $2,566 (of $2,566), Winning Time: 06:03.190, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, mid-division 6th, chased front group home turn, headway to dispute lead after 3 out, sustained duel with runner-up thereafter, led narrowly run-in, kept on gamely | C Kavanagh 75.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Cotley 14-Apr-24 4828m SOFT (of $2,566), Winning Time: 06:52.000, SP: 14/1 (cp) lost tch 11; stayed on 15; no ch w wnr | L Morris 76.2kg 7.00L | 2 (10) |
| Cothelstone 01-Apr-24 4828m SOFT NHF (of $2,566), Winning Time: 07:06.000, SP: 5/2 (cp) prsd wnr 6-15; wknd app 2 out | C Kavanagh 76.2kg 20.00L | 2 (4) |
| Kilworthy 24-Mar-24 4828m SOFT (of $2,566), Winning Time: 06:48.000, SP: 7/2 (cp) prom til lost plce 14; t.o & pu last | L Morris 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Larkhill 25-Feb-24 4828m SOFT (of $2,566), Winning Time: 06:26.000, SP: 12/1 A bhnd; t.o & pu last | L Morris 76.2kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Portrush 15-Oct-22 4828m Md (of $2,566), SP: 4/1 Tr ldrs, cl up 3out, prog to disp ld 2out, wo last, ko best | B O'neill 77.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Broughshane 07-May-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 7/1 Ww, mstk 1st, 4th 1/2way, went 2nd bef 3out, sn rdn, in 5th when hit 2out, no ex | E Dunseath 74.8kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 5 (7) |