Fighting Poet (2018) Horse
About
Fighting Poet, a 7yo b trained by R T Phillips at Moreton‑in‑Marsh, is by The Gurkha out of Inkling. The horse has claimed three wins, the most notable being a Cl6 Handicap at Brighton on 19 August 2025, which brought in $6,492.00.
Raced At
Lingfield
• Brighton
• Epsom Downs
• Epsom
• Chepstow
• Windsor
• Southwell
• Wolverhampton
• Salisbury
• Kempton
• HuntingdonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 27-Oct-25 2010m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.700, SP: 51.00 1st Sir Laurence Graff ( J Haynes 131 ) 2nd Latin ( P Bradley 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Thundering Breeze ( A Lewis 129 , Cd 124 ) 1.75L 9th Fighting Poet ( S D Bowen 133 ) 4.90L See full results | S D Bowen 60.3kg 4.90L | 9 (12) |
| Brighton 16-Oct-25 2000m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:00.740, SP: 17.00 1st Mc'ted ( A Bond 130 ) 2nd Birthday Angel ( R Clutterbuck 132 ) 4.50L 3rd Mrembo ( O Tubb 134 ) 2.00L 9th Fighting Poet ( S D Bowen 128 ) 9.05L See full results | S D Bowen 58.1kg 9.05L | 9 (13) |
| Brighton 08-Oct-25 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:04.220, SP: 9.00 1st Birthday Angel ( R Clutterbuck 134 ) 2nd Kirkuila ( J Watson 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Stintino Sunset ( D Hogan 134 ) 0.75L 4th Fighting Poet ( S D Bowen 135 ) 6.50L See full results | S D Bowen 61.2kg 6.50L | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 15-Sep-25 2390m SOFT R4 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:43.650, SP: 9.50 1st Both Of Us ( J Callan 120 ) 2nd Foinix ( J Leavy 132 ) 3.00L 3rd Celebrating Ethel ( J Doughty 132 ) 13.00L 6th Fighting Poet ( J Watson 133 ) 28.25L See full results | J Watson 60.3kg 28.25L | 6 (9) |
| Brighton 19-Aug-25 2000m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $3,454 (of $6,492) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.330, SP: 7.50 1st Fighting Poet ( J Crowley 132 ) 2nd Mc'ted ( A Bond 136 ) 3.25L 3rd Unknown Journey ( W Carson 129 ) 4.00L See full results | J Crowley 59.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Brighton 07-Aug-25 2390m GOOD R5 CL6 $982 (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:36.620, SP: 3.25 1st Silk And Steel ( D Egan 125 ) 2nd Foinix ( D Hogan 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Fighting Poet ( J Watson 135 ) 6.00L See full results | J Watson 61.2kg 6.00L | 3 (7) |
| Epsom Downs 03-Jul-25 2420m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:40.890, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no real progress 1st Emily Rebecca ( S M Levey 127 ) 2nd A Bit Iffy ( J Dace 121 , Cd 114 ) 2.00L 3rd Stintino Sunset ( D Hogan 138 ) 4.50L 6th Fighting Poet ( B Loughnane 137 ) 7.50L See full results | B Loughnane 62.1kg 7.50L | 6 (10) |
| Epsom 02-Jul-25 2420m GOOD Hcp (of $3,402), SP: 15.00 1st Emily Rebecca ( S M Levey 127 ) 2nd A Bit Iffy ( J Dace 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Stintino Sunset ( D Hogan 138 ) 2.50L 6th Fighting Poet ( B Loughnane 137 , Cd 0 ) 7.50L | B Loughnane 62.1kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 6 |
| Brighton 24-Jun-25 2390m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $205 (of $6,353) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:37.060, SP: 29.00 Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never involved 1st Cloudy Rose ( P Hainey 145 ) 2nd Throne Hall ( B Hampson 156 ) 8.00L 3rd Roi De Baviere ( R Morgan 148 ) 4.50L 5th Fighting Poet ( D Parkinson 150 , Cd 157 ) 17.50L See full results | D Parkinson 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 17.50L | 5 (6) |
| Chepstow 16-Jun-25 2010m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,353) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:08.610, SP: 51.00 Steadied well in rear early, ridden over 2f out, plugged on 1st Blue Yonder ( B Hampson 154 ) 2nd Dogged ( P Thomas 148 ) 0.30L 3rd Galactic Glow ( M Graham 143 ) 0.00L 8th Fighting Poet ( D Parkinson 150 , Cd 157 ) 6.65L See full results | D Parkinson 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 6.65L | 8 (8) |
| Windsor 20-May-25 2010m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.670, SP: 29.00 Slowly away, raced in last, soon detached, ridden and minor headway from over 2f out 1st Crowd Quake ( R Dawson 131 ) 2nd The Pug ( H Doyle 130 ) 4.50L 3rd Regal Glory ( J Gordon 126 ) 5.25L 7th Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 135 ) 22.25L See full results | R Havlin 61.2kg 22.25L | 7 (11) |
| Brighton 01-May-25 2000m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $202 (of $6,492) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.560, SP: 10.00 Slowly away, in rear, never involved 1st Voix De Bocelli ( J Watson 130 ) 2nd Mrembo ( T E Whelan 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Light Up Our Stars ( J Haynes 131 ) 6.00L 5th Fighting Poet ( S Osborne 133 ) 10.75L See full results | S Osborne 60.3kg 10.75L | 5 (8) |
| Brighton 17-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $5,606) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:15.930, SP: 6.00 Switched left start, towards rear, pushed along and closer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened 1st Cresta Cat ( T P Queally 138 ) 2nd Chourmo ( J F Egan 138 ) 0.15L 3rd Irezumi ( L Catton 128 , Cd 125 ) 5.65L 6th Fighting Poet ( B Loughnane 134 ) 12.40L See full results | B Loughnane 60.8kg 12.40L | 6 (9) |
| Brighton 09-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $350 (of $5,606) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:04.970, SP: 3.75 Slowly away, held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong 1st Little Tiger ( E Greatrex 129 ) 2nd Dotties Star ( P Bradley 133 ) 7.50L 3rd Mrembo ( O Tubb 135 , Cd 128 ) 7.80L 4th Fighting Poet ( S D Bowen 136 , Cd 139 ) 12.55L See full results | S D Bowen 61.7kg, Cd 63kg 12.55L | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 17-Sep-24 2000m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:00.950, SP: 2/1 Behind, headway over 3f out, challenging when edged left and bumped over 1f out, bumped slightly and led inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Fighting Poet ( S D Bowen 133 ) 2nd Clear Justice ( H Doyle 128 ) 0.20L 3rd Miss Raindrop ( G Mcentee 126 ) 4.50L See full results | S D Bowen 60.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Brighton 09-Sep-24 2390m SOFT R5 Hcp $699 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:40.860, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out where ridden, chased leader entering final furlong, no extra and lost position close home 1st Innisfree Pearl ( T E Whelan 121 ) 2nd Fen Tiger ( L Coughlan 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Fighting Poet ( B Loughnane 133 ) 1.00L See full results | B Loughnane 60.3kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Brighton 20-Aug-24 2390m GOOD R3 Hcp $2,983 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:36.400, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, in rear 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home 1st Fighting Poet ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Torbellino ( C Fallon 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Largo Bay ( W Carson 133 ) 5.50L See full results | B Loughnane 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Epsom 03-Jul-24 2420m GOOD R5 Hcp $1,596 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 02:41.100, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear,good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner 1st Martin Spirit ( J Hart 135 ) 2nd Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Angel On High ( B Loughnane 139 ) 3.25L | R Havlin 58.5kg 0.30L | 2 (14) |
| Lingfield 05-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R6 (of $2,983), Winning Time: 02:33.400, SP: 11/1 Held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved 1st Camacho Man ( R Clutterbuck 139 ) 2nd Piranheer ( C Hutchinson 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Foinix ( O Murphy 135 ) 0.30L 7th Fighting Poet ( K Fraser 135 , Cd 0 ) 5.25L See full results | K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 7 (11) |
| Southwell 13-Apr-24 2840m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 HcpNHF $189 (of $6,096) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:07.720, SP: 51.00 Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Young Endless ( R Ryan 131 ) 2nd Billy Bathgate ( J Hart 132 ) 3.50L 3rd Pierrefonds ( D Muscutt 128 ) 1.50L 5th Fighting Poet ( K Fraser 128 , Cd 133 ) 5.25L See full results | K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 60.3kg 5.25L | 5 (11) |
| Lingfield 30-Aug-23 3170m GOOD Hcp (of $3,080), Winning Time: 03:23.910, SP: 19.00 Raced wide, in rear, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st All About Alice ( F Yarham 148 ) 2nd Alioski ( F Tett 149 ) 5.50L 3rd Team Endeavour ( J Agar 150 ) 0.00L 7th Fighting Poet ( E Mitchell 150 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L | E Mitchell 68kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Jun-23 2820m GOOD R1 CL6Hcp (of $6,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:10.470, SP: 11.00 Slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong 1st Steel Helmet ( H Dring 153 ) 2nd King Charles ( J Llewellyn 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Chief Craftsman ( E Roberts 154 ) 1.50L 10th Fighting Poet ( E Mitchell 154 , Cd 161 ) 18.00L See full results | E Mitchell 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 18.00L | 10 (13) |
| Lingfield 07-Jun-23 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 $1,523 (of $6,100) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:31.970, SP: 10.00 Raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong 1st Greek Giant ( R Ryan 127 ) 2nd Fighting Poet ( K Fraser 142 ) 5.00L 3rd Alioski ( G Mangan 142 ) 1.00L See full results | K Fraser 64.4kg 5.00L | 2 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 25-May-23 3330m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:41.270, SP: 8.50 Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor 1st Victoriano ( B Loughnane 131 ) 2nd Social City ( L Morris 135 ) 0.50L 3rd La Belle Vie ( S Cherchi 122 ) 2.00L 7th Fighting Poet ( C Planas 127 , Cd 132 ) 9.25L See full results | C Planas 57.6kg, Cd 59.9kg 9.25L | 7 (10) |
| Salisbury 04-May-23 2860m SOFT R8 CL6 Hcp $460 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 03:15.210, SP: 10.00 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards 1st Fred Bear ( K Stott 134 ) 2nd John Betjeman ( D O'neill 131 ) 2.00L 3rd Where's Tom ( A Keeley 136 ) 0.50L 4th Fighting Poet ( K Fraser 128 , Cd 135 ) 5.00L | K Fraser 58.1kg, Cd 61.2kg 5.00L | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 19-Apr-23 3310m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:43.960, SP: 8.00 Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression 1st Easter Icon ( G Bass 132 ) 2nd Boundsy Boy ( A Rawlinson 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Easy Equation ( G Dobie 135 ) 0.20L 6th Fighting Poet ( K Fraser 135 , Cd 142 ) 2.50L See full results | K Fraser 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 2.50L | 6 (8) |
| Southwell 01-Apr-23 2430m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $8,066) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:38.540, SP: 6.00 Soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Carlos Felix ( K Stott 137 ) 2nd Amourie ( M Winn 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Breguet Boy ( B Garritty 132 ) 3.50L 7th Fighting Poet ( O Murphy 134 ) 7.75L See full results | O Murphy 60.8kg 7.75L | 7 (14) |
| Southwell 15-Mar-23 2430m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $2,014 (of $8,066) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:45.560, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held 1st Scarborough Castle ( C Shepherd 132 ) 2nd Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Bond Spirit ( D Hogan 126 ) 0.50L See full results | R Havlin 58.1kg 0.30L | 2 (8) |
| Lingfield 25-Feb-23 2410m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $503 (of $8,066) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.590, SP: 8.00 Held up in rear, moderate headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong 1st Kingston Joy ( J P Spencer 133 ) 2nd Be Fair ( M Phillips 136 ) 0.75L 3rd Stranger Things ( C Shepherd 126 ) 1.00L 4th Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 135 ) 2.50L See full results | R Havlin 61.2kg 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Kempton 29-Jan-23 3220m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:35.340, SP: 3.25 Led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out 1st Tibbie Dunbar ( C Shepherd 139 ) 2nd Swaffham Bulbeck ( C Hardie 131 ) 2.50L 3rd Cheng Gong ( T E Whelan 138 ) 1.25L UPL Fighting Poet ( D Muscutt 135 ) 10.50L See full results | D Muscutt 61.2kg 10.50L | UPD (10) |
| Lingfield 31-Dec-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R4 CL6 Hcp (of $7,387) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:36.750, SP: 23.00 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor 1st Vision Of Hope ( W Buick 134 ) 2nd Where's Tom ( D Muscutt 138 ) 0.20L 3rd Pablo Prince ( R Havlin 140 ) 1.00L 7th Fighting Poet ( S W Kelly 138 ) 5.25L See full results | S W Kelly 62.6kg 5.25L | 7 (10) |
| Windsor 17-Oct-22 2300m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,241) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:32.120, SP: 26.00 Held up towards rear, never on terms 1st Richard P Smith ( F Yarham 154 ) 2nd Fen Tiger ( R Birkett 145 ) 1.75L 3rd Jacks Profit ( V Malzard 148 ) 1.75L 12th Fighting Poet ( J Turner 155 , Cd 160 ) 15.75L | J Turner 70.3kg, Cd 72.6kg 15.75L | 12 (14) |
| Salisbury 12-May-22 1990m GOOD R4 CL5 Nv (of $7,132) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:08.370, SP: 251.00 Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no chance with leaders 1st Missed The Cut ( B A Curtis 132 ) 2nd Naval College ( P J Dobbs 125 ) 5.50L 3rd Balhambar ( S W Kelly 125 ) 1.00L 5th Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 140 ) 14.00L See full results | R Havlin 63.5kg 14.00L | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 24-Feb-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Md $444 (of $6,886) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.610, SP: 67.00 Chased leading trio, went modest 4th over 2f out, kept on, no impression 1st Earlofthecotswolds ( L P Keniry 140 ) 2nd Thundersquall ( A J Farragher 116 ) 7.00L 3rd Mohassana ( R Havlin 133 ) 3.50L 4th Fighting Poet ( S W Kelly 138 ) 17.50L See full results | S W Kelly 62.6kg 17.50L | 4 (9) |
| Kempton 06-Jan-22 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Nv (of $6,886) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:37.680, SP: 34.00 Slowly away, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late moderate gains 1st L'Enclume ( R Kingscote 123 ) 2nd Minister For Magic ( J Watson 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Second Kingdom ( D Muscutt 128 ) 3.75L 9th Fighting Poet ( C Shepherd 128 ) 16.25L See full results | C Shepherd 58.1kg 16.25L | 9 (13) |
| Huntingdon 20-Nov-21 2750m GOOD R7 CL5 MdNHF (of $3,443), Winning Time: 03:20.100, SP: 8.50 Held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 5f out, weakened 3f out 1st Special Cadeau ( P O'brien 152 ) 2nd Abingworth ( N F Houlihan 152 ) 2.25L 3rd Far Horizon ( B Poste 152 ) 0.20L 5th Fighting Poet ( J Bowen 152 ) 15.75L | J Bowen 68.9kg 15.75L | 5 (9) |
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