Chicago Fireball

Foal Date

20-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Acclamation

Dam

Shady Sham

Prize Money

$122694

Trainer

J P Murtagh

Owners

Samuel M Mencoff & Anthony Paul Smurfit

About

Chicago Fireball is a 4-year-old horse trained by J P Murtagh. Based at Kildare, the stallion Acclamation sired Chicago Fireball, with Shady Sham serving as the dam. The horse has won 3 races in its career. On June 21st, 2024, Chicago Fireball achieved its most significant victory at Leopardstown, claiming $9785 in the Bingo Loco After Racing Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Gowran Park 14-Aug-25 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $21,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.950, SP: 4/1	P Mcgettigan 59kg, Cd 55.8kg	1 (5)
Cork 14-Jun-25 1408m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $99,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.930, SP: 16.00	B M Coen 58.5kg 14.00L	17 (19)
Curragh 24-May-25 1408m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $30,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:26.090, SP: 6.00 Waited with, 17th halfway, soon headway, chased leaders and kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong	B M Coen 62.1kg 3.65L	7 (20)
Cork 07-May-25 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp $440 (of $21,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.270, SP: 9.00 Soon led, pushed along from 2f out and soon edged slightly right, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong	B M Coen 60.3kg 3.05L	6 (9)
Naas 24-Mar-25 1408m HEAVY R4 Hcp (of $15,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.660, SP: 16.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th and pushed along over 2f out, no extra over 1f out	P Mcgettigan 64.4kg, Cd 61.2kg 3.00L	11 (15)
Curragh 28-Sep-24 1408m SOFT R8 Hcp $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:27.100, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader of centre group, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home	J A Powell 62.1kg 0.50L	2 (16)
Curragh 31-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $100,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden to challenge, briefly went 2nd over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong	J A Powell 54.4kg, Cd 53.1kg 4.25L	7 (24)
Curragh 10-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R8 Hcp $4,000 (of $12,626), Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 4/1 Prominent, pushed along under 2f out and tried to press leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on but no telling impression	B M Coen 61.7kg 1.25L	2 (6)
Naas 06-Jul-24 1408m GOOD R6 $2,251 (of $14,204), Winning Time: 01:28.180, SP: 9/4 Prominent, soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to challenge over 1f out, ridden and disputed 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no impression in 3rd, kept on one pace	B M Coen 59kg 2.00L	3 (5)
Leopardstown 21-Jun-24 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp $9,300 (of $9,785), Winning Time: 01:41.900, SP: 2/1 Made all, pushed along and clear 2f out, soon ridden, reduced advantage inside final furlong, strongly pressed close home, held on well, all out	B M Coen 63kg	1 (4)
Gowran Park 09-May-24 1609m HEAVY R2 Md $8,099 (of $8,523), Winning Time: 01:49.710, SP: 2/1 Made all, pressed halfway, asserted 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong	B M Coen 60.8kg	1 (16)
Dundalk 06-Apr-24 1408m GOOD R3 Md $1,250 (of $7,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.880, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace in 3rd final furlong	B M Coen 60.3kg 4.00L	3 (14)
Dundalk 28-Oct-23 1609m GOOD R6 Md $750 (of $15,265) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.160, SP: 8/1 Mid-division on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening leaders inside final furlong	B M Coen 59.9kg, Cd 0 2.25L	5 (13)
Curragh 23-Sep-23 1408m SOFT R5 $36,960 (of $616,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:29.420, SP: 100/1 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace	S B Kelly 59.4kg, Cd 0 8.50L	6 (23)
Curragh 12-Aug-23 1207m GOOD R3 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.610, SP: 8/1 Slowly into stride and pushed along early, soon mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra	B M Coen 60.3kg, Cd 0 19.50L	9 (16)
Leopardstown 28-Jul-23 1437m SOFT R3 $5,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.130, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd after 1 1/2f, close 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra	B M Coen 59.4kg 7.25L	3 (6)
Tipperary 06-Jul-23 1499m GOOD R4 $1,800 (of $10,800) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.250, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, kept on well and 2nd briefly inside final 100 yards, kept on	B M Coen 59.4kg 0.25L	3 (6)
Curragh 08-Jun-23 1408m GOOD R1 Md $825 (of $9,900) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.860, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, briefly short of room under 2f out, soon pushed along, short of room again 1f out, ridden final furlong, kept on without threatening in 4th close home	B M Coen 59.4kg, Cd 0 2.25L	4 (11)