Exquisite Acclaim (2019) Horse
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Exquisite Acclaim, a seven-year-old bay gelding by Acclamation out of Exquisite Ruby, races under trainer A McGuinness and is owned by Thomas J O'Connor & Ms Hazel McGuinness. Over 72 starts he has secured nine victories and finished in the placings 15 times, accumulating earnings of $216,237. His most recent outing took place at Dundalk on 17 October 2026, where he ran 5th of a 13 runner field. The last win was recorded at Dundalk on 28 January 2026.
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Dundalk • Listowel • Laytown • Navan • Gowran Park • Galway • Leopardstown • Fairyhouse • Curragh • Lingfield • Wolverhampton • Killarney • Yarmouth • Naas • PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 07-Nov-26 1609m STANDARD R6 BAR 1 Betting '2Up Early Payout' Handicap, SP: 11.00 | Declan McDonogh 0.5L | 5 (8) |
| Dundalk 17-Oct-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $1,213 (of $40,430) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.150, SP: 5.50 1st Ocean's Breath ( C Keane 137 ) 2nd Valiant Force ( W Lordan 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Boston Benjamin ( N Doherty 121 , Cd 111 ) 1.75L 5th Exquisite Acclaim ( A Caffrey 132 ) 2.40L See full results | A Caffrey 59.9kg 2.40L | 5 (13) |
| Dundalk 10-Oct-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp $6,444 (of $19,331) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.050, SP: 17.00 1st Hellorhighwater ( B Coen 137 ) 2nd Exquisite Acclaim ( A Caffrey 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Daler ( J Ryan 132 ) 1.00L See full results | A Caffrey 59.9kg 1.25L | 2 (17) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-26 1609m SOFT R6 Hcp $1,611 (of $19,352) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.230, SP: 19.00 1st Morehampton ( B Coen 128 ) 2nd Highbury See See ( A Slattery 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Eddie G ( R Holohan 132 ) 2.50L 4th Exquisite Acclaim ( C Cusack 127 , Cd 120 ) 4.75L See full results | C Cusack 57.6kg, Cd 54.4kg 4.75L | 4 (9) |
| Laytown 11-Sep-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $2,420 (of $14,522) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.530, SP: 7.00 1st Hygge ( H C Swan 166 ) 2nd Alfred Tennyson ( A P Ryan 165 ) 4.25L 3rd Exquisite Acclaim ( P A King 163 ) 4.75L See full results | P A King 73.9kg 4.75L | 3 (13) |
| Navan 03-Sep-26 1628m GOOD R7 Hcp $487 (of $14,602) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:42.180, SP: 34.00 1st Sonoran ( C Keane 139 ) 2nd Harana ( C Hayes 139 ) 1.00L 3rd Daler ( G Carroll 142 ) 0.75L 6th Exquisite Acclaim ( S Coen 138 , Cd 133 ) 3.50L See full results | S Coen 62.6kg, Cd 60.3kg 3.50L | 6 (21) |
| Gowran Park 12-Aug-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/1 Soon 2nd, challenged over 2f out, 3rd and no extra under pressure 1f out | Dylan Browne McMonagle 62.1kg 1 length | 4 (7) |
| Galway 30-Jul-26 1699m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 50/1 Led, headed after 1f and tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out | Adam Caffrey 59.4kg 8l | 13 (13) |
| Leopardstown 16-Jul-26 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 25/1 Led, pushed along and headed early straight, dropped to rear over 1f out, weakened | Adam Caffrey 60.8kg 6 1/2l | 6 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Jul-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, no extra and headed over 50 yards out, dropped to 3rd close home | Patrick McGettigan 54.9kg Neck | 3 (7) |
| Curragh 26-Jun-26 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 66/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, dropped to 8th 1f out, no extra | Adam Caffrey 60.3kg Neck | 7 (17) |
| Lingfield 03-Apr-26 1610m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 28/1 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon faded | O J Orr 59kg 1/2 length | 12 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Mar-26 1739m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 80/1 Prominent, went second over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, hung right when weakening inside final furlong | O J Orr 57.2kg 2l | 4 (12) |
| Dundalk 20-Feb-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 14/1 Led, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and no impression 1f out, weakened | Adam Caffrey 58.5kg 1/2 length | 10 (13) |
| Dundalk 28-Jan-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong | Adam Caffrey 60.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Dundalk 16-Jan-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Sam Coen 64.9kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (11) |
| Dundalk 17-Dec-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon disputed, led after 1f, ridden and pressed 2f out, joined 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong | Declan McDonogh 56.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Dundalk 05-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, no extra | Adam Caffrey 59.4kg 2 1/4l | 4 (8) |
| Dundalk 21-Nov-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | Cillian Rowan 63kg 1 length | 8 (11) |
| Laytown 04-Sep-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, disputed lead at halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well, all out | Mr F Maguire 75.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Navan 28-Aug-25 1628m YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 25/1 Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden and some progress over 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Adam Caffrey 63.5kg 1/2 length | 9 (10) |
| Gowran Park 13-Aug-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/1 Broke well, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Adam Caffrey 57.2kg Neck | 5 (5) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, close up 3f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong | Adam Caffrey 64.4kg 1 length | 10 (15) |
| Killarney 14-Jul-25 1628m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 8/1 In touch on outer, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon no extra | Ronan Whelan 59.9kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Jul-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader in close 2nd, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on closing stages | Adam Caffrey 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (6) |
| Curragh 27-Jun-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden under 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd on line | Adam Caffrey 59.9kg 2 3/4l | 2 (15) |
| Leopardstown 05-Jun-25 1463m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, 7th over 3f out, under pressure 1 1/2f out, lost place inside final furlong, one paced closing stages | Jamie Powell 61.2kg 2l | 7 (12) |
| Curragh 24-May-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened | Adam Caffrey 58.5kg Neck | 10 (18) |
| Newcastle 18-Apr-25 1614m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 1f out | Adam Caffrey 55.8kg 1 length | 13 (14) |
| Dundalk 21-Feb-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 20/1 Led, headed after 1f, 3rd after 2f, 4th halfway, pushed along to dispute 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, kept on well | Adam Caffrey 60.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Dundalk 29-Jan-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Led, ridden and pressed 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace | Jamie Powell 63kg Short Head | 4 (7) |
| Dundalk 17-Jan-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Made all, 1 length lead halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and edged right 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Jamie Powell 57.6kg | 1 (8) |
| Dundalk 20-Dec-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Led, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | Adam Caffrey 57.2kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (9) |
| Dundalk 06-Dec-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace | Jamie Powell 59.4kg 2l | 2 (7) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-24 1609m YIELDING Flat, SP: 16/1 Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra and weakened | Adam Caffrey 61.2kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (9) |
| Gowran Park 14-Aug-24 1408m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 11/1 Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and briefly dropped to 3rd over 200 yards out, rallied strongly to regain lead close home | Adam Caffrey 57.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Yarmouth 25-Jul-24 1411m GOOD TO FIRM CL3 Flat, SP: 33/1 Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong | Adam Caffrey 59.9kg 3/4 length | 8 (11) |
| Leopardstown 11-Jul-24 1811m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 Prominent and disputed lead after 2f, led narrowly after 4f, pushed along early straight and ridden over 1f out, headed 100 yards out, no extra close home | Adam Caffrey 58.5kg Head | 5 (14) |
| Leopardstown 06-Jun-24 1811m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 Led, pressed from halfway, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | Adam Caffrey 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 6 (7) |
| Naas 19-May-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, dropped to 7th 1f out, no impression | Adam Caffrey 62.6kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (12) |
| Dundalk 22-Mar-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/4 Led and disputed, headed after 2f and tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on to dispute over 1f out, led final 150 yards, kept on well | Adam Caffrey 63.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Dundalk 01-Mar-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Soon led, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, headed close home | Adam Caffrey 61.7kg Short Head | 2 (12) |
| Dundalk 09-Feb-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, led entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed and narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | Adam Caffrey 59.9kg | 1 (13) |
| Dundalk 12-Jan-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, headway into 3rd travelling well 2f out, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd close home | James Ryan 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 22-Dec-23 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Hugh Horgan 60.3kg 1/2 length | 6 (12) |
| Dundalk 29-Nov-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Led early, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along and headway under 2f out, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, under pressure and joined 100 yards out, headed on line | Adam Caffrey 64.4kg Short Head | 2 (14) |
| Dundalk 01-Nov-23 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | Adam Caffrey 66.2kg 1 length | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 27-Oct-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 5/4 Tracked leaders, led travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, all out | Adam Caffrey 63kg | 1 (14) |
| Dundalk 13-Oct-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Held up early, mid-division halfway, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure behind leaders 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Adam Caffrey 60.8kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 22-Sep-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/2 Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and switched left under 2f out, stayed on to press leaders 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Adam Caffrey 63kg 3/4 length | 3 (13) |
| Punchestown 13-Sep-23 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Adam Caffrey 61.7kg 1 3/4 length | 11 (14) |