Great Rainbow (2018) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Great Pretender

Dam

Rainbow Oceane

Prize Money

3531

Trainer

B McMahon

Owners

Town Or Country Side Syndicate

About

Great Rainbow, a 7yo gelding trained by B McMahon, is by Great Pretender out of Rainbow Oceane. The horse has yet to break its maiden, having failed to win in 16 starts. In its latest outing at Navan on 20 September 2025, ridden by Gary Noonan, it finished 15th behind the winner Bearami Creek.

Raced At

Navan • Ballinrobe • Tramore • Killarney • Roscommon • Limerick • Gowran Park • Kilbeggan • Punchestown • Naas • Galway

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Navan 20-Sep-25 3820m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:46.100, SP: 17.00 1st Bearami Creek ( S Ewing 158 ) 2nd Juke Box Rock ( K M Donoghue 161 ) 5.50L 3rd Keep It Cool ( P Hanlon 154 , Cd 147 ) 8.25L 15th Great Rainbow ( G Noonan 141 , Cd 144 ) 66.10L See full results	G Noonan 64kg, Cd 65.3kg 66.1kgL	15 (16)
Ballinrobe 26-Aug-25 4480m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:38.500, SP: 10.00 1st Ladies Well ( C M Quirke 145 ) 2nd Doyen Flyer ( B Hayes 146 ) 0.50L 3rd Bayou Belle ( P T Smithers 160 ) 1.75L 12th Great Rainbow ( L Quinlan 142 ) 52.00L See full results	L Quinlan 64.4kg 52kgL	12 (14)
Tramore 16-Aug-25 4390m GOOD R2 HcpCh $300 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:33.500, SP: 13.00 1st Likable Chancer ( D King 146 ) 2nd Bondi Boy Blue ( D E Mullins 151 ) 0.00L 3rd Our Zebo ( A Harvey 158 ) 6.50L 5th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 142 ) 11.60L See full results	P Enright 64.4kg 11.60L	5 (14)
Killarney 18-Jul-25 4630m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:43.500, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, not fluent 9th, pushed along and some modest headway from 4 out, not fluent and ridden from 2 out, soon no extra 1st Tippin And Tappin ( D J O'keeffe 160 ) 2nd Zolpharine ( H E Sexton 152 ) 0.75L 3rd General Hubble ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 16.00L 8th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 145 ) 36.05L See full results	P Enright 65.8kg 36.05L	8 (15)
Roscommon 10-Jun-25 5050m GOOD R7 HcpCh (of $9,999), SP: 11.00 Always behind, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out 1st Ardfert Mary ( J M Halford 148 ) 2nd Burru ( R Sugrue 172 ) 4.50L 3rd Il Silenzio ( D Doyle 159 ) 0.50L UPL Great Rainbow ( S Connor 152 , Cd 159 ) 0.00L See full results	S Connor 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.00L	UPD (14)
Limerick 23-May-25 4570m GOOD R6 HcpCh (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:46.700, SP: 17.00 Rear, no impression, never a factor, weakened after 3 out 1st Tippin And Tappin ( D J O'keeffe 155 ) 2nd Cloughroe ( J G Gilligan 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Meehall ( P M O'brien 164 ) 3.75L 12th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 150 ) 67.10L See full results	P Enright 68kg 67.1kgL	12 (16)
Gowran Park 04-Oct-24 3220m GOOD R3 HcpH $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 03:50.800, SP: 6.50 Towards rear, headway into mid-division 3 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression 1st Hollow Spark ( K Callaghan 154 , Cd 149 ) 2nd Ballycommon Chapel ( R Deegan 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Dream Escape ( D E Mullins 158 ) 2.25L 6th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 155 ) 10.75L See full results	P Enright 70.3kg 10.75L	6 (14)
Ballinrobe 27-Aug-24 4510m SOFT R4 HcpH $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:53.070, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, 13th halfway, progress into 7th 3 out, went 5th before last, kept on one pace run-in 1st Avec Espoir ( G B Noonan 153 ) 2nd I Am Rocco ( J J Slevin 168 ) 14.00L 3rd Mini Getaway ( C G O'dwyer 157 ) 3.25L 5th Great Rainbow ( R Deegan 156 ) 23.00L See full results	R Deegan 70.8kg 23.00L	5 (15)
Kilbeggan 13-Jul-24 3880m SOFT R4 HcpH $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:56.100, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, progress from 4 out and went close 3rd from 2 out, ridden and dropped to 4th before last, no extra and weakened run-in 1st Onefortheditch ( S D Torrens 163 ) 2nd Hatfield Hammer ( R Deegan 162 ) 0.50L 3rd Mist On The Bog ( S W Flanagan 159 ) 0.30L 5th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 161 ) 15.50L See full results	P Enright 73kg 15.50L	5 (12)
Punchestown 08-Jun-24 3910m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $6,629), Winning Time: 04:49.200, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, closer in 5th and ridden 2 out, soon no impression 1st Gaelic Des Chastys ( C P Mcnamara 155 ) 2nd Del Girl ( L Quinlan 160 ) 0.15L 3rd Warmer Days Ahead ( J I Duggan 163 ) 1.25L 8th Great Rainbow ( R Deegan 157 , Cd 0 ) 27.75L See full results	R Deegan 71.2kg, Cd 0 27.75L	8 (18)
Punchestown 21-May-24 4150m SOFT R7 HcpH $1,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 05:21.100, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, headway into 7th after 3 out, progress on outer to lead approaching straight, ridden before last and headed run-in, no extra 1st On My Bike ( K M Donoghue 164 ) 2nd Warmer Days Ahead ( P T Enright 161 ) 2.75L 3rd Great Rainbow ( R Deegan 156 ) 3.25L See full results	R Deegan 70.8kg 3.25L	3 (16)
Naas 16-Apr-24 3890m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:08.900, SP: 34.00 Always towards rear, never a factor 1st The Niffler ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd King Kali ( P Byrnes 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Chosen Shant ( E Walsh 163 ) 1.50L 15th Great Rainbow ( S O'keeffe 159 ) 36.25L See full results	S O'keeffe 72.1kg 36.25L	15 (17)
Galway 12-Sep-23 4480m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:52.800, SP: 67.00 Always towards rear, never a factor, not fluent 5 out and detached, no extra before 2 out, mistake last, completely tailed off 1st Delias Pet ( D Doyle 155 ) 2nd Ballagh Star ( S Fitzgerald 162 ) 0.30L 3rd Getaway Master ( S F O'keeffe 153 ) 5.50L 11th Great Rainbow ( P J Carberry 162 ) 0.00L See full results	P J Carberry 73.5kg 0.00L	11 (17)
Roscommon 09-Aug-23 3990m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:00.400, SP: 151.00 Rear of mid division, 10th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next 1st Lake Winnipesaukee ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Givago ( P Townend 166 ) 5.50L 3rd Getaway Charlie ( D Doyle 166 ) 1.25L 14th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 166 ) 34.25L See full results	P Enright 75.3kg 34.25L	14 (19)
Killarney 21-Jul-23 4020m GOOD R1 CLMdH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:00.080, SP: 201.00 Towards rear, badly hampered 4 out, pushed along and no impression from next, never a factor 1st The Last Mardi ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Black Bamboo ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 4.75L 3rd Patricks Hill ( D J O'keeffe 158 ) 1.00L 8th Great Rainbow ( P Enright 158 ) 0.00L See full results	P Enright 71.7kg 0.00L	8 (18)
Punchestown 10-Jun-23 3980m GOOD R4 MdH (of $12,500), Winning Time: 05:03.200, SP: 21.00 Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Eve Moneypenny ( J S Mcgarvey 159 ) 2nd Monsant ( S Kavanagh 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Dawn Escape ( N T Prendergast 154 ) 6.50L 13th Great Rainbow ( M M Mcdonagh 166 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L See full results	M M Mcdonagh 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L	13 (20)