Chester Nimitz (2022) Horse
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Chester Nimitz is a four-year-old chestnut gelding, by Profitable out of Pinewoods Lily. He races under the guidance of Gerard O'Leary and belongs to Purosangue Racing Syndicate. From 16 starts he has captured a single win, placed second three times and earned a third‑place finish, amassing $34,230 in prize money. His most recent start came at Dundalk on 31 October 2026, finishing 9th of 14 runners. His latest victory was recorded at Navan on 8 October 2025.
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Dundalk • Curragh • Naas • Fairyhouse • Roscommon • Leopardstown • Navan • Down Royal • Galway • Killarney • Sligo • BellewstownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 31-Oct-26 1609m STANDARD R6 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60), SP: 8.50 | Danny O'Leary 0.5L | 9 (14) |
| Curragh 22-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $29,514) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:11.790, SP: 15.00 1st Clonmacash ( S Coen 142 , Cd 137 ) 2nd Rosato ( R Mulligan 128 , Cd 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Irish Rumour ( O Tynan 129 , Cd 122 ) 0.65L 23rd Chester Nimitz ( S Foley 135 ) 14.90L See full results | S Foley 61.2kg 14.90L | 23 (31) |
| Naas 03-Aug-26 1408m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $11,876) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:27.110, SP: 15.00 1st Zheleznaya Dama ( R Cleary 126 ) 2nd Bear Right ( S Foley 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Profit Surge ( C Keane 132 ) 0.50L 9th Chester Nimitz ( G Carroll 137 ) 3.50L See full results | G Carroll 62.1kg 3.50L | 9 (19) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $19,765) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.430, SP: 11.00 1st Contrary To Law ( B Coen 132 ) 2nd Rappell ( J M Sheridan 127 ) 0.15L 3rd Shoot To Kill ( L Mcateer 140 ) 0.35L 12th Chester Nimitz ( N Burns 140 , Cd 135 ) 17.90L See full results | N Burns 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 17.90L | 12 (15) |
| Curragh 27-Jun-26 1609m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $24,681) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 01:38.520, SP: 29.00 1st Prevalence ( C Keane 134 ) 2nd No More Porter ( A Caffrey 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Nautic Star ( S Foley 127 ) 1.25L 9th Chester Nimitz ( N Burns 135 , Cd 130 ) 5.55L See full results | N Burns 61.2kg, Cd 59kg 5.55L | 9 (22) |
| Roscommon 12-May-26 1510m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $14,639) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:33.010, SP: 13.00 1st Sun Soldier ( B Lee 137 ) 2nd Earls ( G Carroll 136 ) 2.50L 3rd Shoot To Kill ( P Mcgettigan 132 ) 2.25L 9th Chester Nimitz ( S Foley 137 ) 8.25L See full results | S Foley 62.1kg 8.25L | 9 (18) |
| Leopardstown 15-Apr-26 1408m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 28/1 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 15th approaching straight, progress over 1f out, ran on final furlong to 5th closing stages, never nearer | Shane Foley 62.6kg 2 1/4l | 5 (16) |
| Navan 08-Oct-25 1170m YIELDING Flat, SP: 12/1 Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards, held on | Colin Keane 60.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Down Royal 29-Sep-25 1432m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, 4th when stumbled and almost unseated rider halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened | Ben Coen 60.8kg Neck | 11 (14) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Ben Coen 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-25 1646m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, dropped to 5th after 2f, pushed along 3f, ridden under 2f out, no impression | Colin Keane 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (7) |
| Sligo 04-May-25 1196m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 2/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out, closed on leader over 1f out and soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | Jamie Powell 60.8kg 4l | 2 (7) |
| Bellewstown 05-Apr-25 1586m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/4 Led early, headed after 2f and raced in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, led again 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home | Jamie Powell 60.8kg 2 1/4l | 2 (11) |
| Curragh 16-Mar-25 1207m SOFT Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace, 4th close home | Colin Keane 60.8kg Nose | 4 (13) |
| Dundalk 30-Oct-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 13/8 Soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 5th briefly and no impression on leaders 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace | Ben Coen 57.6kg 3/4 length | 3 (12) |
| Navan 09-Oct-24 1170m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders on far side, disputed lead travelling well 2f out, soon pushed along and led, clear 1 1/2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on close home | Colin Keane 57.2kg 1/2 length | 2 (19) |