Drish Melody (2019)

Foal Date

01-Jan-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Galileo Gold

Dam

Flashing Blade

Prize Money

$12079

Trainer

T Cooper

Owners

Barry Davis

About

Drish Melody, a 6yo trained by T Cooper in Kerry, is by Galileo Gold out of Flashing Blade. The horse has recorded two wins so far. Its biggest success arrived on 1 Oct 2022 at Killarney, where it captured the $6,267 Killarney Park Hotel Handicap (47‑70). It has been a rewarding runner for bettors; staying with Drish Melody throughout its career would have generated a 196% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Bellewstown 27-Aug-25 1586m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.820, SP: 8.50	L F Roche 55.3kg 19.00L	14 (15)
Gowran Park 26-Jul-25 1911m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.950, SP: 3.00	R M Mulligan 55.8kg, Cd 56.7kg 4.00L	7 (13)
Naas 25-Mar-24 1408m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, no extra	A J Slattery 57.6kg 15.25L	12 (13)
Dundalk 02-Dec-23 2148m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $10,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:17.320, SP: 41.00 Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out	C Horgan 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 12.50L	14 (14)
Listowel 21-Sep-23 1609m HEAVY R2 CLHcp (of $11,999) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:45.830, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 7th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out	T K Marshall 54.9kg, Cd 58.1kg 11.75L	10 (19)
Bellewstown 30-Aug-23 1579m SOFT R2 CLHcp $210 (of $10,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.850, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression	T Marshall 59.4kg, Cd 62.6kg 5.75L	6 (18)
Curragh 20-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R8 CLHcp (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.620, SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out	T Marshall 57.6kg, Cd 60.8kg 17.25L	15 (21)
Gowran Park 18-Oct-22 1677m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $6,406) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:53.120, SP: 10/1 Always behind, never a factor	J J Doyle 59kg, Cd 0 23.50L	14 (19)
Killarney 10-Oct-22 1664m SOFT R4 Hcp $1,050 (of $5,982) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:46.720, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home	J J Doyle 57.6kg 2.00L	3 (16)
Killarney 01-Oct-22 1636m SOFT R3 Hcp $6,600 (of $6,267) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:47.770, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden and led over 50 yards out, kept on well	J J Doyle 55.3kg	1 (14)
Listowel 20-Sep-22 1421m SOFT R3 CLHcp (of $11,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.730, SP: 22/1 Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace	J J Doyle 56.7kg, Cd 0 6.50L	7 (14)
Tipperary 27-Aug-22 1810m GOOD R6 CLHcp (of $10,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:57.380, SP: 16/1 Mid-division on outer, pushed along and no impression early straight, soon no extra	M P Sheehy 60.3kg, Cd 0 14.25L	11 (13)
Ballinrobe 21-Jun-22 1924m GOOD R3 CLHcp (of $10,501) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:08.620, SP: 17/2 Prominent and led after 2f, headed halfway, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, no extra in straight	J J Doyle 60.3kg, Cd 0 18.25L	7 (12)
Listowel 04-Jun-22 1609m GOOD R6 CLHcp $315 (of $10,501) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 18/1 In touch, 4th halfway, dropped to 6th and under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace in 5th closing stages	J J Doyle 62.1kg, Cd 0 5.00L	5 (16)
Gowran Park 25-May-22 1408m SOFT R7 CLHcp (of $11,500) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 01:29.640, SP: 66/1 Mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression	J J Doyle 58.5kg, Cd 0 6.75L	9 (15)
Dundalk 13-Apr-22 1207m SYNTHETIC R7 CLHcp (of $11,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.360, SP: 25/1 Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace	J J Doyle 60.3kg, Cd 0 6.25L	7 (13)
Dundalk 22-Jan-22 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CLHcp (of $11,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.100, SP: 17/2 Disputed early, chased leader after 1 1/2f, 3rd halfway, ridden and closer on inner 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace	B M Coen 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.75L	5 (6)
Dundalk 15-Jan-22 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp (of $10,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.360, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong	P A Harnett 61.7kg, Cd 0 3.25L	6 (11)
Dundalk 11-Dec-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp $6,600 (of $11,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.680, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final 150 yards, kept on well	J J Doyle 55.3kg	1 (9)
Dundalk 02-Dec-21 1408m SYNTHETIC R4 CLHcp (of $10,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.350, SP: 40/1 Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out	J J Doyle 59.9kg, Cd 0 11.25L	7 (9)
Dundalk 20-Nov-21 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 CLMd (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.010, SP: 150/1 Held up towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace	J J Doyle 58.1kg, Cd 0 7.00L	6 (8)
Gowran Park 19-Oct-21 1655m HEAVY R3 CLMd (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.180, SP: 200/1 Always behind, never a factor	J J Doyle 55.8kg, Cd 0 23.25L	8 (10)
Thurles 07-Oct-21 1623m SOFT R1 CLMd (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.600, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along and hung badly left entering straight, soon weakened, no extra when jumped path over 1f out, eased inside final furlong	M Santos 58.1kg, Cd 0 28.00L	7 (7)