Icare Desbois (2018)

Foal Date
09-May-18
Colour
g
Sire
Triple Threat
Dam
Sologne
Prize Money
115867
Trainer
D H Kelly
Owners
N D Kennelly
About

Icare Desbois is a 7yo g trained by D H Kelly in Tipperary. He is by Triple Threat out of Sologne and has won three races to date. On 17 Apr 2022 at Fairyhouse he captured his biggest victory, taking the $56,975.00 George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, delivering about a 10% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At
Navan • Killarney • Fairyhouse • Listowel • Curragh • Galway • Punchestown • Naas • Down Royal • Leopardstown
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Navan 23-Oct-25 2820m SOFT R6 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:11.850, SP: 5.50C Keane 63.5kg 30.55L8 (10)
Killarney 06-Oct-25 2260m HEAVY R7 Md $1,100 (of $11,002) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:30.420, SP: 13.00C Keane 61.2kg 8.60L3 (6)
Fairyhouse 01-Dec-24 3320m SOFT R7 CL1 HcpH $3,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 03:59.500, SP: 9.00P Townend 68.9kg 10.75L5 (13)
Listowel 27-Sep-24 3220m SOFT R2 CL1 HcpH (of $100,000), Winning Time: 04:09.900, SP: 15.00 Prominent, led after 1st, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra lastS O'keeffe 70.8kg 13.50L9 (15)
Curragh 31-Aug-24 2410m GOOD R8 Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race $60 (of $100), Winning Time: 02:38.500, SP: 4.50S Searle 77.6kg1 (20)
Killarney 23-Aug-24 3420m SOFT R2 HcpH $900 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 04:02.700, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders and led briefly 2nd, 2nd halfway, led again briefly 3 out, lost place after next and soon no extraP Townend 71.7kg 21.25L6 (10)
Galway 01-Aug-24 3230m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpH (of $270,000), Winning Time: 03:40.300, SP: 34.00 Rear of mid-division, some headway into 9th 2 out, pushed along and 7th at last, kept on one paceM J M O'sullivan 66.2kg 14.75L7 (19)
Punchestown 08-Jun-24 3370m GOOD R1 NvH $2,800 (of $13,999), Winning Time: 04:03.700, SP: 1.67 Tracked leaders in 2nd, improved to dispute lead travelling well entering straight, ridden approaching last, headed at last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlongK Callaghan 75.3kg 2.00L2 (6)
Killarney 12-May-24 3420m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $24,000), Winning Time: 04:16.000, SP: 5/1 Led on outer, headed and dropped to 2nd after 2nd, improved to lead again after 4 out, pushed along and went 3 lengths clear before last, bad mistake last and soon unseated riderP Townend 68.9kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (11)
Naas 16-Apr-24 3330m SOFT R1 MdH $7,200 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 04:16.400, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, closer in 3rd and switched to stands\' side after last, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on wellP Townend 75.3kg1 (19)
Down Royal 18-Mar-24 3390m SOFT R1 MdH (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:26.060, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, mid-division halfway and pushed along approaching 3 out, 7th and no impression 2 out, no extra and easedP Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 25.50L7 (20)
Naas 29-Jan-24 3730m SOFT R5 MdH $450 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 05:01.700, SP: 5/4 In touch, pecked slightly at 1st, not fluent in 4th at 3rd, not fluent 4 out, jumped right 3 out, mistake 2 out, not fluent last, no extraP Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 11.75L5 (11)
Leopardstown 26-Dec-23 3220m SOFT R2 MdH $1,500 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 04:00.800, SP: 18/1 Tracked leader, slight mistake 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and 3rd before last, no impression run-in, kept on one paceD E Mullins 75.3kg 6.75L3 (23)
Naas 12-Nov-23 3220m SOFT R2 MdH (of $7,633), Winning Time: 03:59.100, SP: 7/2 Prominent, 5th after 4th, no impression in 6th after 3 out, weakened before 2 out where not fluent, pulled up before lastP Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (22)
Fairyhouse 17-Apr-22 3220m SOFT R7 $60,000 (of $56,975), Winning Time: 04:09.400, SP: 17/2 Held up towards rear, mid-division on outer halfway, 6th entering straight, soon challenged travelling well, led 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlongJ Townend 72.6kg1 (15)