Essential Comedy (2023) Horse
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Essential Comedy is a three-year-old bay filly by Essential Quality out of Comedy. She is trained by C O'Connell and owned by Ms Riona Teggart. Across five starts she has managed one third‑place finish, no wins yet, and has accumulated $4,340 in earnings. Her latest start was at Clonmel on 17 September 2026, finishing 5th of 8 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 29-Oct-26 2414m STANDARD R8 Happy Halloween Handicap, SP: 51.00 | Rory Cleary 0.5L | 7 (13) |
| Clonmel 17-Sep-26 1964m SOFT R1 Md $585 (of $19,453) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.960, SP: 34.00 1st Noble Honour ( S Foley 129 ) 2nd Shanala ( B Coen 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Estrallita ( J Ryan 129 ) 11.50L 5th Essential Comedy ( J M Sheridan 129 ) 18.00L See full results | J M Sheridan 58.5kg 18.00L | 5 (8) |
| Navan 27-Aug-26 2816m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $14,657) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:04.680, SP: 29.00 1st Sunrush ( S Coen 140 ) 2nd Millhone ( R Mulligan 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Love Orchid ( C Keane 135 ) 2.25L 12th Essential Comedy ( J Kearney 140 , Cd 137 ) 12.20L See full results | J Kearney 63.5kg, Cd 62.1kg 12.20L | 12 (18) |
| Tramore 16-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R1 Md $2,454 (of $14,723) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:45.220, SP: 15.00 1st U S Navy Spearhead ( J O'gorman 129 ) 2nd Mawhibah ( S Wallace 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Essential Comedy ( R Cleary 129 ) 1.30L See full results | R Cleary 58.5kg 1.30L | 3 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Jul-26 2414m GOOD R7 Md $743 (of $24,777) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:38.130, SP: 15.00 1st Vanir ( B Coen 129 ) 2nd Cosmetic ( W Lordan 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Altura ( S Foley 129 ) 1.20L 5th Essential Comedy ( C Keane 129 ) 8.95L See full results | C Keane 58.5kg 8.95L | 5 (13) |
| Leopardstown 19-Jun-26 2615m GOOD R7 Md $558 (of $16,746) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:48.280, SP: 126.00 1st Echo Inferno ( S Foley 134 ) 2nd Sakoku ( B Coen 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Eniac ( G Ryan 134 ) 2.00L 6th Essential Comedy ( J Kearney 129 , Cd 126 ) 5.70L See full results | J Kearney 58.5kg, Cd 57.2kg 5.70L | 6 (12) |