Go Athletico (2018) Horse

Foal Date

27-Mar-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Goken

Dam

Byburg

Prize Money

649010

Trainer

A McGuinness

Owners

J Fairhurst & Cyril McMullan

About

Go Athletico is an eight-year-old bay gelding, sired by Goken and out of Byburg. He races under the guidance of A McGuinness and is owned by J Fairhurst & Cyril McMullan. Out of 62 starts, he has secured nine victories and has been placed on 17 occasions, accumulating total earnings of $649,010. His most recent outing was at Curragh on 20 October 2026, where he finished 8th out of 17 runners. Prior to that, his latest win was recorded at Curragh on 19 July 2025.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Dundalk 05-Nov-26 1207m STANDARD R1 Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race, SP: 4.50 Camillus Byrne 0.75L 2 (8)
Curragh 20-Oct-26 1207m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $33,900) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.340, SP: 9.50 1st Nouvel Espoir ( C Keane 140 ) 2nd Lilli's Angel ( C Cusack 139 , Cd 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Nakamura ( B Coen 134 ) 4.50L 8th Go Athletico ( R Holohan 136 , Cd 131 ) 7.85L See full results R Holohan 61.7kg, Cd 59.4kg 7.85L 8 (17)
Curragh 15-Oct-26 1207m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $33,669) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:16.410, SP: 12.00 1st Unique Journey ( T Casey 140 ) 2nd Smoke Them Out ( S Tormey 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Moltophino ( C Hayes 130 ) 0.30L 9th Go Athletico ( G Ryan 120 ) 6.50L See full results G Ryan 54.4kg 6.50L 9 (13)
Curragh 04-Oct-26 1207m SOFT R6 Hcp $1,708 (of $20,491) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:16.400, SP: 17.00 1st Nouvel Espoir ( J Pietropaolo 132 ) 2nd Therewillbeglory ( A Slattery 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Smoke Them Out ( T Casey 136 ) 0.20L 4th Go Athletico ( G Ryan 135 ) 2.45L See full results G Ryan 61.2kg 2.45L 4 (24)
Listowel 22-Sep-26 1422m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $14,514) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.810, SP: 13.00 1st Dragon Of Malta ( J Pietropaolo 143 ) 2nd La La Lucrative ( R Colgan 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Apache Outlaw ( A Caffrey 131 ) 1.75L 10th Go Athletico ( S Coen 138 , Cd 133 ) 9.70L See full results S Coen 62.6kg, Cd 60.3kg 9.70L 10 (13)
Cork 10-Sep-26 1207m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $14,510) Barrier 25, Winning Time: 01:13.050, SP: 9.50 1st Tokyo Treasure ( J M Sheridan 136 ) 2nd Nouvel Espoir ( S Wallace 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Jon Riggens ( B Coen 134 ) 0.75L 14th Go Athletico ( A Caffrey 139 ) 9.15L See full results A Caffrey 63kg 9.15L 14 (25)
Curragh 22-Aug-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 6/1 Towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace Shane Foley 55.3kg Neck 6 (10)
Curragh 09-Aug-26 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong Ronan Whelan 64kg Head 5 (14)
Galway 28-Jul-26 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, 13th halfway, some progress on inner approaching straight, not clear run early inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, went 2nd close home Ronan Whelan 62.1kg 3/4 length 2 (15)
Curragh 18-Jul-26 1265m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division on far side, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace Nathan Crosse 54kg 1/2 length 6 (20)
Curragh 27-Jun-26 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, slight hampered 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong, 2nd at line Ronan Whelan 58.5kg 3 1/4l 2 (14)
Cork 14-Jun-26 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out Julian Pietropaolo 54kg 1 length 12 (15)
Curragh 23-May-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, repeated denied a clear from over 1f out, kept on one pace close home Adam Caffrey 56.2kg Short Head 15 (22)
Naas 27-Apr-26 1193m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, headway into 6th 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong Adam Caffrey 56.2kg 1/2 length 3 (12)
Curragh 28-Mar-26 1006m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, never a factor Adam Caffrey 58.1kg 2 1/4l 10 (14)
Curragh 15-Mar-26 1207m HEAVY Flat, SP: 14/1 Prominent, dropped to 5th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, lost place and weakened final furlong Adam Caffrey 59.4kg 3/4 length 7 (9)
Dundalk 31-Oct-25 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Held up towards rear, took keen hold, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th over 1f out, no extra Adam Caffrey 63kg Neck 7 (11)
Curragh 16-Oct-25 1207m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, 6th halfway, took closer order over 1f out, no impression in 5th closing stages Adam Caffrey 63.5kg 1/2 length 5 (10)
Ayr 20-Sep-25 1207m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up towards rear, raced stands side, well beaten final 2f O J Orr 57.6kg 1/2 length 20 (25)
Galway 03-Aug-25 1408m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression Adam Caffrey 59.4kg Neck 7 (15)
Curragh 19-Jul-25 1265m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, progress into mid division over 2f out, headway to go 3rd 1f out, switched to hands rail and ridden over 150 yards out, kept on well inside last 50 yards to lead close home, cosily Shane Foley 54.9kg 1 (16)
Curragh 29-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, closed 2f out, soon ridden, no extra over 1f out Adam Caffrey 57.2kg 1 1/4 length 10 (14)
Cork 13-Jun-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 Towards rear far side, progress into mid division over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong Luke McAteer 60.8kg Neck 10 (19)
Curragh 29-Mar-25 1006m SOFT Flat, SP: 15/2 Tracked leader, dropped to 7th halfway, lost place and under pressure over 1f out, no impression Adam Caffrey 63kg 1 1/4 length 10 (12)
Curragh 16-Mar-25 1207m SOFT Flat, SP: 17/2 Towards rear, short of room 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong Colin Keane 62.6kg 1/2 length 9 (12)
Chantilly 26-Oct-24 1200m HEAVY Flat, SP: 18/1 Aurelien Lemaitre 56.7kg 6l 8 (12)
Ascot 05-Oct-24 1006m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, no chance with leaders over 1f out, weakened D Egan 58.5kg 6l 5 (6)
Curragh 29-Sep-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders on outer and 5th halfway, pushed along over 1f out and soon ridden, no impression and weakened inside final furlong Ronan Whelan 60.3kg Neck 9 (11)
Curragh 15-Sep-24 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 100/1 Towards rear of centre group, under pressure over 1f out, no extra final furlong Ronan Whelan 59.9kg 1 1/4 length 13 (18)
ParisLongchamp 12-May-24 999m VERY SOFT Flat, SP: 7/2 Ronan Whelan 58.5kg 3/4 length 7 (11)
Naas 29-Apr-24 1006m YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 7/2 Close up and disputed, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong Ronan Whelan 62.6kg 1 length 3 (10)
Chantilly 27-Oct-23 1200m HEAVY Flat, SP: 5/2 Ronan Whelan 58.1kg Neck 3 (14)
Curragh 24-Sep-23 1207m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, improved into 2nd under 2f out, soon ridden, led under 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well Ronan Whelan 60.3kg 1 (9)
Curragh 12-Aug-23 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace, went 2nd final strides Ronan Whelan 60.3kg 2 1/4l 2 (11)
Curragh 22-Jul-23 1006m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 6/1 Soon towards rear on inner, switched off rail from 2f out, progress over 1f out and soon went 4th, pushed along inside final furlong and went 2nd close home, no impression on easy winner Colin Keane 61.2kg 4 1/4l 2 (8)
Cork 16-Jun-23 1006m YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 2/1 Broke well to lead far side group, soon headed, improved to lead narrowly over 1f out, kept on strongly final 100 yards, comfortably Ronan Whelan 62.6kg 1 (6)
Deauville 06-Apr-23 1099m SOFT Flat, SP: 10/1 G Mosse 56.7kg 1 (12)
Chantilly 04-Mar-23 1299m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/1 G Mosse 56.2kg 1 1/4 length 5 (10)
Chantilly 05-Oct-22 1099m SOFT Flat, SP: 13/2 G Mosse 56.7kg Short Head 5 (12)
ParisLongchamp 11-Sep-22 1400m SOFT Flat, SP: 17/2 G Mosse 58.1kg 6l 3 (6)
Deauville 28-Aug-22 1200m Flat, SP: 7/1 G Mosse 58.1kg 3/4 length 6 (10)
Dieppe 01-Aug-22 1099m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/8 G Mosse 58.5kg 1 (8)
Chantilly 02-Jul-22 1200m GOOD TO SOFT Flat, SP: 2/1 G Mosse 56.7kg 1 (8)
Saint-Cloud 06-Jun-22 1299m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/4 G Mosse 58.5kg 1 3/4 length 2 (10)
ParisLongchamp 21-Apr-22 1400m GOOD Flat, SP: 4/1 G Mosse 56.7kg 1 1/4 length 2 (7)
Chantilly 01-Mar-22 1299m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/1 G Mosse 56.2kg 1 1/2 length 2 (7)
Bordeaux Le Bouscat 12-Nov-21 1400m GOOD TO SOFT Flat, SP: 4/5 I Mendizabal 58.1kg 1 (8)
Chantilly 26-Oct-21 1200m Flat, SP: 17/2 G Mosse 56.2kg 1 3/4 length 8 (14)
Saint-Cloud 01-Oct-21 1400m SOFT Flat, SP: 4/1 C Soumillon 56.7kg 3/4 length 2 (11)
ParisLongchamp 12-Sep-21 1400m GOOD Flat, SP: 18/1 Aurelien Lemaitre 56.2kg 1/2 length 6 (10)
Deauville 05-Aug-21 1599m SOFT Flat, SP: 9/2 Aurelien Lemaitre 56.7kg Head 6 (10)