Duty Bound (2019) Horse

Foal Date

18-Feb-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Kingman

Dam

Key Point

Prize Money

90544

Trainer

J P Flavin

Owners

Desmond O'Brien & John T O'Neill & J P Flavin

About

Duty Bound is a seven-year-old bay gelding sired by Kingman out of Key Point. He is trained by J P Flavin and owned by Desmond O'Brien, John T O'Neill and J P Flavin. In 30 starts he has claimed four wins, a second place and two thirds, earning $90,544 in prize money. His latest start was at Wexford on 8 August 2026, and his most recent victory came at Killarney on 17 July 2025.

Raced At

Wexford • Killarney • Navan • Gowran Park • Listowel • Tipperary • Fairyhouse • Roscommon • Ballinrobe • Limerick • Down Royal • Galway • Tramore • Kempton • Chelmsford City • Haydock • Nottingham

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wexford 08-Aug-26 5029m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, took closer order after 4th, 4th after 8th, progress in 3rd after 10th, dropped to 4th at 12th where mistake, lost place and weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out	Donagh Meyler 68.5kg	UPL (7)
Wexford 30-Jun-26 4627m GOOD R4 HcpCh $420 (of $14,001), Winning Time: 05:55.400, SP: 12.00 1st Rue Taylor ( C P Millar 161 , Cd 159 ) 2nd Teenage Kiss ( C O'dwyer 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Malton Groove ( P M O'brien 140 , Cd 138 ) 24.30L 5th Duty Bound ( J Canavan 164 , Cd 160 ) 31.05L See full results	J Canavan 74.4kg, Cd 72.6kg 31.05L	5 (12)
Killarney 12-May-26 4069m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:07.700, SP: 15.00 1st Burru ( M Kenneally 145 ) 2nd Watch The Weather ( J Kennedy 163 ) 3.50L 3rd Falco Blitz ( C Hogan 151 ) 1.00L Duty Bound ( D Meyler 155 ) 0.00L	D Meyler 70.3kg 0.00L	UPD (15)
Navan 31-Mar-26 2816m HEAVY R4 Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:29.450, SP: 13.00 1st Sir Allen ( O Tynan 141 ) 2nd Grann's Boy ( A Caffrey 132 ) 3.50L 3rd Bhean Saibhre ( J Cleary 119 ) 0.20L 12th Duty Bound ( G Carroll 137 ) 40.75L See full results	G Carroll 62.1kg 40.75L	12 (12)
Wexford 26-Oct-25 3941m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 5/1 Mid-division, fell 6th	Donagh Meyler 65.8kg	UPL (11)
Gowran Park 04-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R5 HcpH $4,400 (of $21,999), Winning Time: 06:10.500, SP: 11.00 1st Custom Taylor ( M Kenneally 164 ) 2nd Duty Bound ( E Staples 151 , Cd 158 ) 9.50L 3rd Watch The Weather ( D Gilligan 159 ) 5.50L See full results	E Staples 68.5kg, Cd 71.7kg 9.50L	2 (8)
Listowel 25-Sep-25 4020m GOOD R5 HcpH $480 (of $15,999), Winning Time: 05:09.300, SP: 13.00 1st Shadow Paddy ( G Noonan 159 ) 2nd Avalo ( S Ewing 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Burru ( R Sugrue 154 ) 4.00L 5th Duty Bound ( D Meyler 161 ) 13.00L See full results	D Meyler 73kg 13.00L	5 (17)
Killarney 23-Aug-25 4499m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, 7th 5 out, 4th when slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no impression in 6th before last, kept on one pace	Donagh Meyler 69.4kg 6l	5 (12)
Killarney 17-Jul-25 4101m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 18/1 In touch, 5th after 7th, progress before 3 out, closed 2 out, on terms last, led run-in, driven out closing stages	Donagh Meyler 71.7kg	1 (15)
Tipperary 03-Jul-25 4106m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 13/2 Led and disputed, slight mistakes 5th and 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, close 3rd and slight mistake 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace	Alex Harvey 74.4kg 3/4 length	5 (15)
Listowel 31-May-25 4097m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Prominent, 5th after 4th, closed 4 out, improved to lead before 2 out, headed before last, stayed on run-in to lead close home	Donagh Meyler 66.7kg	1 (16)
Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, rear of mid-division but still well in touch when badly hampered 2 out, kept on one pace run-in	Alex Harvey 66.7kg Short Head	8 (14)
Gowran Park 04-Oct-24 4060m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened	Conor Stone-Walsh 73kg 1 1/2 length	10 (18)
Listowel 23-Sep-24 2867m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Soon tracked leader, 4th halfway, dropped to 6th over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, one paced final furlong	Conor Stone-Walsh 64.4kg 1 length	6 (14)
Wexford 30-Aug-24 3914m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, improved to lead after last (usual 3 out), ridden entering straight, stayed on well under pressure final furlong	Conor Stone-Walsh 73kg	1 (14)
Roscommon 06-Aug-24 4822m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Prominent, ridden and every chance turning into home straight, awkward jump 3 out, weakened before last	Conor Stone-Walsh 73.9kg 1 length	5 (16)
Ballinrobe 23-Jul-24 4426m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd after 4 out, ridden and no impression on leader before last, 4th and kept on same pace from last	Conor Stone-Walsh 76.2kg 3/4 length	4 (15)
Limerick 30-May-24 3822m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead halfway, headed 3 out, 2nd and pushed along approaching straight, 5th and short of room approaching last, ridden and no impression run-in	Keith Donoghue 73kg 1 1/2 length	6 (10)
Tipperary 15-May-24 4828m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 150/1 Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, slight mistake 4th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, soon no extra	Conor Stone-Walsh 75.3kg 5 1/2l	10 (15)
Ballinrobe 07-May-24 3376m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, soon no extra	Conor Stone-Walsh 75.3kg 4 3/4l	9 (15)
Down Royal 01-Sep-23 4023m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear 3 out, no extra	Darragh O'Keeffe 73kg 6l	8 (9)
Galway 04-Aug-23 2829m YIELDING Flat, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened	Declan McDonogh 64.4kg 3l	14 (16)
Tramore 11-Jul-23 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 11/1 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 2f out	Gary Carroll 63.5kg 6 1/2l	7 (10)
Kempton 02-Sep-22 3217m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd	Rob Hornby 57.2kg 3/4 length	3 (13)
Chelmsford City 16-Aug-22 2816m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong	David Probert 57.6kg 1 1/4 length	5 (7)
Haydock 02-Jul-22 2816m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, not much room over 2f out, soon weakened	David Probert 54.9kg 4 1/2l	11 (14)
Sandown 19-May-22 2816m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well	David Probert 56.7kg	1 (5)
Haydock 23-Apr-22 2341m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, kept on but no impression from over 1f out	Rob Hornby 58.1kg 3 1/4l	4 (7)
Nottingham 03-Nov-21 1678m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 Pressed leader, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on from over 1f out	Hayley Turner 59.4kg 1/2 length	3 (11)
Nottingham 13-Oct-21 1678m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Off the pace in 4th, shaken up inside final 3f, weakened final 2f	Hayley Turner 59.4kg 6 1/2l	4 (8)