Certamen (2021) Horse
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About
Certamen is a 5yo bay horse trained by E. Buckley from Meath. He is by Teofilo out of Bobailin. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In his most recent run at Down Royal on 29 Aug 2026, Kieren Buckley rode him to a seventh‑place finish behind the winner Mo Ghille Mar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Down Royal 29-Aug-26 3499m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $19,462), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 26.00 1st Mo Ghille Mar ( H Sexton 160 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Whispering Willow ( C Stone-walsh 152 ) 3.00L 3rd Hopeful Hero ( M Kenneally 165 , Cd 160 ) 3.15L 7th Certamen ( K Buckley 158 ) 11.70L See full results | K Buckley 71.7kg 11.70L | 7 (16) |
| Cork 03-Aug-26 3621m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $11,876), Winning Time: 04:18.300, SP: 26.00 1st O'grady Cracker ( J J Slevin 157 ) 2nd Diamond Tipp ( J Kennedy 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Inthenickoftime ( S Torrens 160 ) 1.25L Certamen ( K Buckley 159 ) 0.00L | K Buckley 72.1kg 0.00L | UPD (21) |
| Killarney 15-Jul-26 2867m GOOD R7 Md $362 (of $10,860) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:13.330, SP: 41.00 1st Eagle Fang ( K M Ryan 166 ) 2nd Sunny South West ( D O'connor 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Path D'oroux ( B M Coonan 166 ) 6.50L 6th Certamen ( F R Buckley 166 , Cd 159 ) 13.00L See full results | F R Buckley 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 13.00L | 6 (13) |
| Leopardstown 19-Jun-26 3018m GOOD R8 Md $493 (of $14,776) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:18.020, SP: 251.00 1st Gaoth Chuil ( L P Shanahan 156 ) 2nd Eagle Fang ( K M Ryan 161 ) 0.50L 3rd The Banger Doyle ( D Doyle 161 ) 0.75L 6th Certamen ( F R Buckley 161 , Cd 154 ) 7.50L See full results | F R Buckley 73kg, Cd 69.9kg 7.50L | 6 (18) |
| Down Royal 04-May-26 3500m GOOD R1 MdH (of $11,732), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 67.00 1st Berto Ramirez ( A Kelly 152 ) 2nd Astelia ( E O'sullivan 151 ) 5.50L 3rd Angelo Dundee ( M O'connor 166 ) 0.50L 14th Certamen ( K Buckley 158 ) 60.55L See full results | K Buckley 71.7kg 60.5kgL | 14 (23) |