Convincing (2021) Horse
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About
Convincing is a five-year-old bay gelding by Make Believe out of Queen Of Malta. He is campaigned by trainer Ciaran Murphy and owned by James Bourke. Across 21 starts he has achieved a single win, placed third three times and earned $20,829. His most recent start took place at Laytown on 11 September 2026, finishing 8th of 9 runners. The latest victory came at Kilbeggan on 9 August 2026.
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Punchestown • Laytown • Bellewstown • Kilbeggan • Naas • Killarney • Navan • Curragh • Thurles • Limerick • Dundalk • Gowran Park • Galway • Down RoyalRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 09-Nov-26 4173m GOOD TO YIELDING R8 Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (0-100), SP: 26.00 | Eoghan Finegan 15L | 18 (22) |
| Laytown 11-Sep-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 Md (of $17,759) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.160, SP: 41.00 1st Hugo's Girl ( R Mulligan 138 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Therewillbeglory ( A Slattery 138 ) 1.25L 3rd Sron Na Caise ( B Lee 143 ) 2.50L 8th Convincing ( J Kearney 143 , Cd 140 ) 14.75L See full results | J Kearney 64.9kg, Cd 63.5kg 14.75L | 8 (9) |
| Bellewstown 27-Aug-26 3456m GOOD R6 HcpH $816 (of $9,791), Winning Time: 04:06.700, SP: 7.00 1st Crypto Crash ( D Mullins 144 ) 2nd Lunar Landscape ( D O'keeffe 148 ) 2.75L 3rd Surviving Murmansk ( H Sexton 140 ) 1.50L 4th Convincing ( E Finegan 161 , Cd 156 ) 6.75L See full results | E Finegan 73kg, Cd 70.8kg 6.75L | 4 (18) |
| Kilbeggan 09-Aug-26 3219m SOFT R2 HcpH $9,830 (of $9,830), Winning Time: 03:47.300, SP: 9.00 1st Convincing ( E Finegan 155 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Blue Reed ( J Kennedy 160 ) 0.30L 3rd Syosset ( M Kenneally 160 ) 4.25L See full results | E Finegan 70.3kg, Cd 68kg | 1 (14) |
| Naas 23-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp $488 (of $9,766) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.730, SP: 12.00 1st Dinamine ( T Casey 135 ) 2nd Famous Enough ( S Tormey 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Mullacash Buzz ( J O'gorman 122 ) 0.75L 5th Convincing ( G Hill 136 , Cd 134 ) 2.25L See full results | G Hill 61.7kg, Cd 60.8kg 2.25L | 5 (18) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-26 1646m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $9,857) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.890, SP: 7.00 1st Bella Colombia ( S Coen 142 ) 2nd Jasmine Affanalis ( L Mcateer 142 ) 1.50L 3rd Pete's Dream ( J Dalton 140 ) 0.30L 11th Convincing ( B Coen 140 ) 11.55L See full results | B Coen 63.5kg 11.55L | 11 (13) |
| Navan 30-Mar-26 2012m HEAVY Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, closer 3f out, pushed along in 2nd over 2f out, ridden in 4th and no impression over 1f out, edged left and no extra final 100 yards | Conor Cusack 59.4kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (13) |
| Curragh 15-Mar-26 1609m HEAVY Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, switched left 2 1/2f out, progress 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace closing stages | Ben Coen 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 9 (26) |
| Thurles 05-Feb-26 3250m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 150/1 Rear of mid-division, 8th and pushed along entering straight, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace | Darragh O'Keeffe 71.7kg 13l | 7 (17) |
| Punchestown 11-Jan-26 3330m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Mid-division, closer in 5th and ridden 2 out, weakened | Eoin Walsh 75.3kg 11l | 13 (20) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-25 3219m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along in 9th after next, no extra | Eoin Walsh 69.4kg 4 3/4l | 10 (17) |
| Dundalk 21-Nov-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out | Patrick McGettigan 62.1kg Neck | 10 (14) |
| Curragh 21-Oct-25 2012m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 10/1 Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, some late progress from over 1f out, never nearer | Shane Foley 62.1kg 1 length | 9 (25) |
| Naas 12-Oct-25 2126m YIELDING Flat, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged 3f out, led 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, asserted 1 1/2f out, kept on, headed last 50 yards | Gabriella Hill 60.8kg 1 length | 3 (16) |
| Gowran Park 20-Sep-25 1902m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/1 Rear of mid division, 12th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and progress into mid division over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 5th close home | Sam Coen 61.7kg 3 1/2l | 5 (16) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 11/2 Mid-division early, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong | Ben Coen 62.1kg 3/4 length | 9 (15) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 1722m YIELDING Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace | Ben Coen 62.1kg Neck | 5 (18) |
| Down Royal 30-May-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, progress behind leaders 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | Shane Foley 63kg 1/2 length | 8 (14) |
| Killarney 13-May-25 1638m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 Prominent, soon led, 2 lengths clear halfway, reduced lead 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on leader inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd and weakened closing stages | Colin Keane 61.2kg 4 1/4l | 3 (6) |
| Killarney 07-Oct-24 1637m HEAVY Flat, SP: 22/1 Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd over 50 yards out | Shane Foley 60.8kg 2 1/4l | 3 (12) |
| Dundalk 15-Aug-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | Keithen Kennedy 60.8kg Head | 6 (14) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-24 1646m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 5/1 Mid division, 4th halfway, headway on outer to go 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed over 150 yards out, no extra and lost 2 places close home | Billy Lee 60.8kg Nose | 4 (7) |