Excuzio Joe (2017) Horse
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Excuzio Joe is a nine-year-old bay mare sired by Epaulette and out of Mountrice Lady. She races under the guidance of M J Smith and is owned by Gordon Cranston. In 25 starts she has secured three victories, placed second five times and third three times, accumulating earnings of $30,321. Her most recent outing took place at Bellewstown on 1 October 2026, where she finished 2nd out of a field of 7. The latest win was achieved at Galway on 30 July 2022.
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Punchestown • Bellewstown • Galway • Roscommon • Curragh • Leopardstown • Gowran Park • Listowel • Navan • Fairyhouse • TipperaryRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 30-Oct-26 1609m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) R2 Punchestown Premiere Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 November Handicap, SP: 17.00 | Robbie Colgan 1.25L | 14 (14) |
| Bellewstown 01-Oct-26 1586m SOFT R4 Hcp $5,209 (of $26,045) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.680, SP: 29.00 1st Duchess Of Kenli ( J Pietropaolo 141 , Cd 134 ) 2nd Excuzio Joe ( R Colgan 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Tachos ( R Holohan 131 , Cd 126 ) 4.50L See full results | R Colgan 60.3kg 1.75L | 2 (7) |
| Galway 31-Jul-24 1410m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $17,772) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:30.810, SP: 21.00 1st Reidh ( O J Orr 140 ) 2nd Excuzio Joe ( D Mcdonogh 140 ) 3rd Imposing Supreme ( G Ryan 136 ) 0.50L | D Mcdonogh 63.5kg | 2 (16) |
| Roscommon 14-May-24 1540m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $11,846) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.900, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders early, 8th halfway and pushed along early straight, ridden and no extra under 2f out, weakened 1st Brains ( A Caffrey 134 ) 2nd Arch Enemy ( S P Bird 130 ) 2.75L 3rd May Night ( K Kennedy 138 ) 0.75L 15th Excuzio Joe ( G Ryan 141 ) 22.25L See full results | G Ryan 64kg 22.25L | 15 (15) |
| Curragh 05-Nov-23 1610m HEAVY R5 Hcp (of $52,962) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.260, SP: 21.00 Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra 1st Saltonstall ( A Caffrey 136 ) 2nd Indigo Five ( W Joyce 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Simply Sideways ( W Hassett 133 ) 0.50L 11th Excuzio Joe ( C Keane 126 ) 20.25L See full results | C Keane 57.2kg 20.25L | 11 (13) |
| Leopardstown 22-Oct-23 1610m HEAVY R3 Hcp (of $17,264) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:47.110, SP: 5.50 Broke well, tracked leader and 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, lost place 1f out and no extra 1st Farnborough ( K K Hennessy 128 ) 2nd San Aer ( J Ryan 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Catena Zapata ( W Hassett 131 ) 1.75L 9th Excuzio Joe ( J Kearney 127 , Cd 132 ) 17.00L See full results | J Kearney 57.6kg, Cd 59.9kg 17.00L | 9 (11) |
| Gowran Park 16-Oct-23 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 9/1 Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, drifted left over 1f out, challenged 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace | Colin Keane 62.6kg 2l | 2 (7) |
| Punchestown 29-Nov-22 3271m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3 out and ridden, weakened | Sam Ewing 72.1kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (20) |
| Galway 31-Oct-22 1676m HEAVY Flat, SP: 7/1 Prominent and disputed lead, led approaching straight, ridden and 2 lengths clear 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed closing stages | Jake Coen 64.4kg 1/2 length | 2 (17) |
| Leopardstown 22-Oct-22 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, went 3rd on outer 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | Jack Kearney 56.2kg Neck | 3 (14) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-22 1811m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Prominent on outer, tracked leaders after 1f, 2nd halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, weakened | Jake Coen 64kg Neck | 11 (14) |
| Galway 06-Sep-22 1722m SOFT Flat, SP: 6/1 Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | Jake Coen 60.3kg Neck | 7 (14) |
| Galway 30-Jul-22 1408m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 3/1 Broke well, prominent, tracked leaders after 1f, 4th halfway, travelling well on inner 1 1/2f out, headway entering straight, 2nd 1f out, ridden and led final 150 yards, kept on well | Declan McDonogh 64kg | 1 (15) |
| Galway 26-Jul-22 1408m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 7th 2f out, ridden in 5th entering straight, kept on same pace | Declan McDonogh 61.7kg 1/2 length | 4 (16) |
| Roscommon 09-May-22 2408m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 12/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Leigh Roche 61.7kg 6l | 14 (15) |
| Galway 25-Oct-21 1676m HEAVY Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra | Leigh Roche 62.6kg 3/4 length | 13 (17) |
| Navan 06-Oct-21 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 11/2 Always prominent, tracked leader, led narrowly early straight, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, asserted closing stages | Leigh Roche 57.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-21 1811m YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Pushed along briefly early, close up and disputed lead, led approaching straight, soon attempted to assert and went on, reduced lead and headed close home, soon dropped to 3rd | R P Downey 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (15) |
| Galway 26-Jul-21 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 12/1 Pushed along leaving stalls, soon rear of mid-division, lost place and under pressure 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on without threatening | Sam Ewing 61.7kg 5 1/2l | 9 (15) |
| Curragh 06-Nov-20 1609m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 15/2 Prominent, disputed 7th and pushed along after halfway, weakened and eased over 1 1/2f out | Robbie Colgan 61.7kg 12l | 14 (17) |
| Galway 26-Oct-20 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in mid-division, ridden and progress in 7th 2f out, disputed 2nd on outer 1f out, narrow lead last 150 yards, kept on well close home | Sam Ewing 64.4kg | 1 (16) |
| Curragh 11-Oct-20 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 6/1 Prominent early, 7th approaching halfway, improved to challenge and on terms under 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace after | Dylan Browne McMonagle 58.1kg 3l | 2 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Oct-20 2012m SOFT Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, disputed 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd close home | Colin Keane 63.5kg Head | 3 (14) |
| Tipperary 15-Sep-20 1811m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 200/1 A little into stride, in rear, pushed along before straight, switched left to inner under 2f out, kept on same pace without threatening | Shane Foley 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (14) |
| Navan 05-Sep-20 1609m YIELDING Flat, SP: 150/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression early straight, kept on one pace under 2f out, never a factor | Sean Davis 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 11 (17) |
| Navan 29-Aug-20 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 50/1 Always towards rear and pushed along early, some headway early straight, no extra under 2f out | Robbie Colgan 58.1kg 2 3/4l | 15 (17) |