Celtic Warrior (2021) Horse

Foal Date

06-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Saxon Warrior

Dam

Short Call

Prize Money

49141

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Mrs Fitri Hay

About

Celtic Warrior is a 4yo b trained by A M Balding. He is by Saxon Warrior out of Short Call. To date he has recorded two wins. His most important triumph came on 16 Oct 2024 at Newcastle, when he captured the $9,345.00 Class 4 Handicap.

Raced At

Chester • Epsom • Goodwood • Newmarket • Haydock • Kempton • Southwell • Doncaster • Chelmsford City • Leicester

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newcastle 16-Oct-24 2050m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $4,972 (of $9,345) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:12.930, SP: 4.33 Tracked leader, led still going well 2f out, soon ridden, pressed inside final furlong, always doing enough 1st Celtic Warrior ( P J Mcdonald 136 ) 2nd Lordsbridge Blu ( B Sanderson 141 , Cd 138 ) 0.30L 3rd No Surrender ( C Rodriguez 136 ) 2.05L See full results	P J Mcdonald 61.7kg	1 (12)
Chester 13-Sep-24 2080m HEAVY R8 HcpNHF $1,045 (of $8,918), Winning Time: 02:23.680, SP: 3/1 Prominent, keen early, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on final furlong 1st Aviemore ( F Norton 137 ) 2nd Phone Tag ( L Edmunds 127 ) 4.25L 3rd User Amistoso ( P Mulrennan 137 ) 2.25L 4th Celtic Warrior ( J Watson 137 , Cd 0 ) 9.50L See full results	J Watson 62.1kg, Cd 0 9.50L	4 (6)
Epsom 26-Aug-24 2030m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,824 (of $6,019), Winning Time: 02:08.670, SP: 3/1 Led after 1f, ridden entering final furlong, headed towards finish 1st Dashinwhitesargent ( H Crouch 128 ) 2nd Celtic Warrior ( O Murphy 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Thursday ( C Howarth 123 ) 1.75L See full results	O Murphy 61.2kg 0.30L	2 (9)
GOODwood 03-Aug-24 1820m GOOD R7 Hcp $2,114 (of $18,039), Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 4/1 Close up, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong 1st Paradias ( R Ryan 142 ) 2nd Native Warrior ( J Doyle 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Rowayeh ( J Crowley 135 ) 0.30L 4th Celtic Warrior ( O Murphy 121 , Cd 0 ) 2.75L See full results	O Murphy 54.9kg, Cd 0 2.75L	4 (11)
Newmarket 13-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $25,770), Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 11/1 Raced near side of group, tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 3f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final 2f 1st First Conquest ( W Buick 127 ) 2nd Treasure Time ( M Ghiani 117 ) 0.30L 3rd Liveandletlive ( L Edmunds 125 ) 2.00L 12th Celtic Warrior ( S D Sousa 118 , Cd 0 ) 15.25L See full results	S D Sousa 53.5kg, Cd 0 15.25L	12 (13)
GOODwood 22-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R5 Hcp $3,107 (of $6,621), Winning Time: 01:39.390, SP: 15/2 Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong 1st Christian David ( A Voikhansky 135 ) 2nd Celtic Warrior ( W Carver 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Debora's Dream ( A Keeley 131 ) 1.00L See full results	W Carver 59.4kg 0.50L	2 (7)
Haydock 25-May-24 1640m SOFT R1 CL2 Hcp $1,510 (of $98,370) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.360, SP: 26.00 Prominent, went 2nd after 1f, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Nellie Leylax ( P Jamin 128 ) 2nd Involvement ( C Shepherd 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Apiarist ( T Eaves 124 ) 4.00L 6th Celtic Warrior ( K T O'neill 118 ) 9.00L See full results	K T O'neill 53.5kg 9.00L	6 (12)
Chester 09-May-24 1520m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $1,346 (of $44,266) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:32.920, SP: 6.50 Raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, not trouble leaders 1st Never So Brave ( R L Moore 132 ) 2nd Witness Stand ( D Tudhope 135 ) 2.00L 3rd Dashing Darcey ( J Doyle 125 ) 0.30L 5th Celtic Warrior ( O Murphy 121 ) 3.75L See full results	O Murphy 54.9kg 3.75L	5 (7)
Kempton 04-Apr-24 1410m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Md $3,780 (of $6,886) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.770, SP: 1.91 Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Celtic Warrior ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Mashadi ( D Egan 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Mesaafi ( K Shoemark 128 ) 3.25L See full results	O Murphy 58.1kg	1 (12)
Southwell 22-Mar-24 1420m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $3,438 (of $13,772) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.120, SP: 9.50 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on 1st Inner Temple ( H Doyle 133 ) 2nd Celtic Warrior ( C Hutchinson 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Daring Legend ( A Rawlinson 136 ) 3.25L See full results	C Hutchinson 59.9kg 0.20L	2 (9)
Doncaster 14-Sep-23 1310m SOFT R3 CL2 (of $295,110) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.970, SP: 51.00 Raced centre, in touch in mid-division, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out 1st Room Service ( T Eaves 128 ) 2nd Dragon Leader ( W Buick 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Johannes Brahms ( R L Moore 130 ) 0.20L 16th Celtic Warrior ( R Hornby 128 ) 12.25L See full results	R Hornby 58.1kg 12.25L	16 (17)
Chelmsford City 31-Aug-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL4 Nv $1,268 (of $9,837) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.210, SP: 9.50 Soon led, headed 6f out, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, 3rd and held final furlong, kept on 1st Emperor's Star ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Run Boy Run ( N Callan 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Celtic Warrior ( O Murphy 133 ) 3.50L See full results	O Murphy 60.3kg 3.50L	3 (16)
Leicester 13-Aug-23 1410m GOOD R2 CL4 Nv (of $8,854) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.720, SP: 8.50 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor 1st Mortlake ( R Ryan 133 ) 2nd Strong Request ( S H James 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Individualism ( J Fanning 133 ) 1.75L 6th Celtic Warrior ( D Probert 133 ) 8.50L See full results	D Probert 60.3kg 8.50L	6 (8)