Cercene (2022) Horse
About
Cercene is a 3yo ch unknown from trained by J G Murphy, who is based at Tipperary. It is sired by the stallion Australia out of the dam Tschierschen. Cercene has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 20th Jun 2025 at Royal Ascot, Cercene scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $713921.00 Cl1. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Cercene throughout its career you'd have achieved a 317% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 13-Sep-25 1610m SOFT R5 CL1 $12,000 (of $400,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.930, SP: 6.00 1st Fallen Angel ( J Doyle 133 ) 2nd Exactly ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Atsila ( G M Ryan 128 ) 1.25L 5th Cercene ( G Carroll 128 ) 3.00L See full results | G Carroll 58.1kg 3.00L | 5 (11) |
| GOODwood 31-Jul-25 1990m SOFT R4 CL1 $129,000 (of $590,220) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:08.430, SP: 12.00 1st Whirl ( R L Moore 126 ) 2nd Cercene ( G F Carroll 126 ) 5.00L 3rd See The Fire ( O Murphy 135 ) 6.25L See full results | G F Carroll 57.2kg 5.00L | 2 (5) |
| Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 1600m GOOD R4 CL1 $411,573 (of $713,921) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.350, SP: 34.00 Slowly into stride, soon recovered tracking leaders inside, went 3rd 3f out, angled out going well over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong final furlong, battled on gamely to lead again towards finish 1st Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 2nd Zarigana ( M Barzalona 128 ) 0.50L 3rd January ( R L Moore 128 ) 1.50L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Curragh 25-May-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 $50,000 (of $494,998) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.380, SP: 21.00 In touch, 6th halfway, headway on inner 1f out, improved to 3rd closing stages, kept on, never nearer 1st Lake Victoria ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd California Dreamer ( D Egan 128 ) 2.25L 3rd Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 4.00L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg 4.00L | 3 (12) |
| Curragh 05-May-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 $13,500 (of $67,502) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.030, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home 1st Atsila ( G M Ryan 128 ) 2nd Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Barnavara ( N M Crosse 128 ) 0.80L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Leopardstown 31-Mar-25 1440m SOFT R3 CL1 $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: 29.00 Rear of mid-division, 8th when short of room 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 8th 1f out, headway into 4th inside final furlong, 3rd near line, kept on 1st Swelter ( C D Hayes 128 ) 2nd Exactly ( R L Moore 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 1.75L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg 1.75L | 3 (13) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R3 CL1 (of $55,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.750, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th under 2f out, weakened 1st Whirl ( W M Lordan 128 ) 2nd And So To Bed ( D P Mcdonogh 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Giselle ( R L Moore 128 ) 1.25L 7th Cercene ( G Carroll 128 ) 7.40L See full results | G Carroll 58.1kg 7.40L | 7 (11) |
| Naas 19-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R6 Md $14,999 (of $13,043), Winning Time: 01:26.620, SP: 5/2 Mid-division on outer, slightly impeded 3f out, pushed along from 2f out and ridden in 6th over 1f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final 100 yards and stretched clear close home 1st Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 2nd Rowdy Yeats ( C T Keane 127 ) 2.25L 3rd Bodhi Bear ( J M Sheridan 125 ) 0.30L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg | 1 (14) |
| Gowran Park 27-Jul-24 1410m GOOD R1 Md $2,500 (of $13,043), Winning Time: 01:27.790, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, 15th halfway, headway on outer to go 8th over 150 yards out, kept on strongly to go 3rd close home 1st An Chorr Dubh ( R Whearty 122 ) 2nd Canto Della Terra ( G M Ryan 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Cercene ( G F Carroll 128 ) 1.75L See full results | G F Carroll 58.1kg 1.75L | 3 (16) |