Irish Blaze (2016) Horse
About
Irish Blaze, a 9yo b trained by N G Richards, is out of the dam Run Cat and by the stallion Imperial Monarch. The horse has secured four victories to date. Its most notable triumph came on 23 January 2024 at Down Royal, where it collected $18,500.00 in the Nvch race. Over its career the horse has been a profitable choice for bettors; backing Irish Blaze from the start would have yielded a 2 % return on investment.
Raced At
Haydock
• Tramore
• Thurles
• Cartmel
• Punchestown
• Killarney
• Aintree
• Down Royal
• Limerick
• Navan
• Listowel
• Kilbeggan
• Downpatrick
• Wexford
• Fairyhouse
• Leopardstown
• Gowran Park
• Cork
• AyrRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 20-Dec-25 3149m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH (of $14,755), Winning Time: 03:46.220, SP: 8.50 1st Saligo Bay ( R P Mclernon 156 ) 2nd King Ulanda ( B Smith 152 , Cd 159 ) 5.50L 3rd Ip Up ( C Nichol 151 ) 6.00L 7th Irish Blaze ( D Mcmenamin 154 ) 29.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 69.9kg 29.00L | 7 (9) |
| Tramore 01-Jan-25 3380m HEAVY R2 HcpH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 07:13.090, SP: 17.00 1st Rockbrook ( A Kelly 147 ) 2nd Diamond Nora ( P Donovan 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Aclass ( C Quirke 140 ) 1.25L UPL Irish Blaze ( J Gainford 161 ) 0.00L See full results | J Gainford 73kg 0.00L | UPD (9) |
| Thurles 21-Dec-24 3230m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $9,600), Winning Time: 03:51.100, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, mid-division and in touch when stumbled and unseated rider approaching straight 1st Jeaniemacaroney ( P T Smithers 155 ) 2nd Wee Charlie ( A P Kelly 164 ) 2.50L 3rd Dark Note ( A P Ryan 159 ) 1.00L UPL Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 157 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | C P Millar 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Cartmel 30-Jun-24 4260m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpCh (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:16.230, SP: 13.00 Handy on outer, weakened before 4 out 1st Charlie Uberalles ( D Mcmenamin 143 ) 2nd Bella Bliss ( H Cobden 143 ) 2.00L 3rd Francky Du Berlais ( S Bowen 157 ) 4.25L 6th Irish Blaze ( J Gainford 158 ) 18.50L See full results | J Gainford 71.7kg 18.50L | 6 (10) |
| Punchestown 09-Jun-24 4070m GOOD R3 HcpCh $1,101 (of $13,200), Winning Time: 05:07.800, SP: 40/1 Led and disputed, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra in 3rd and slightly slow last, kept on one pace 1st Mousey Brown ( P J O'hanlon 144 ) 2nd Railway Hurricane ( C Stone-walsh 155 ) 9.50L 3rd Mars Harper ( C P Millar 166 ) 2.75L 4th Irish Blaze ( E Walsh 157 , Cd 0 ) 13.00L See full results | E Walsh 71.2kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 4 (13) |
| Killarney 12-May-24 5230m GOOD R7 HcpChNHF (of $50,000), Winning Time: 06:55.800, SP: 34.00 Led, went clear after 3rd, reduced advantage from 9th, headed and dropped to 2nd 11th, ridden after 4 out, soon no extra and weakened 1st Brideswell Lad ( J J Slevin 162 ) 2nd Stealthy Tom ( C O'dwyer 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Midnight Our Fred ( P Enright 144 ) 4.75L 11th Irish Blaze ( E Walsh 156 ) 0.00L See full results | E Walsh 70.8kg 0.00L | 11 (15) |
| Aintree 11-Apr-24 3180m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:08.650, SP: 19.00 Chased leaders, losing place from 7th, not fluent when struggling 4 out, well beaten next 1st Sans Bruit ( B Frost 142 ) 2nd Saint Roi ( M Walsh 162 ) 4.00L 3rd Path D'oroux ( K Donoghue 156 ) 7.00L 12th Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 147 , Cd 154 ) 0.00L See full results | C P Millar 66.7kg, Cd 69.9kg 0.00L | 12 (15) |
| Punchestown 19-Feb-24 3220m HEAVY R1 NvCh $2,200 (of $13,200), Winning Time: 04:25.100, SP: 9/1 Led, not fluent 4th, pushed along 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 3rd before last, no extra 1st Mister Policeman ( P Townend 163 ) 2nd Arctic Bresil ( R Blackmore 159 ) 6.00L 3rd Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 166 ) 9.50L See full results | C P Millar 75.3kg 9.50L | 3 (5) |
| Down Royal 23-Jan-24 3320m SOFT R5 NvCh $11,100 (of $18,500), Winning Time: 04:23.100, SP: 6.00 Led, headed after 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, under pressure before last, stayed on into 2nd last, led again run-in, kept on strongly to assert closing stages 1st Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 165 ) 2nd Captains Nephew ( D J O'keeffe 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Bleu D'enfer ( D A Jacob 159 ) 3.75L See full results | C P Millar 74.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-23 3570m HEAVY R5 NvCh $3,000 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:53.100, SP: 8.50 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden entering straight, responded to regain 2nd approaching 2 out, led before last, kept on, headed last 100 yards 1st The King Of Prs ( S W Flanagan 163 ) 2nd Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 163 ) 2.25L 3rd Karuma Grey ( H Morgan 159 ) 4.50L See full results | C P Millar 73.9kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Navan 18-Nov-23 3220m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $16,500), Winning Time: 04:25.100, SP: 13.00 Led, 4 lengths clear halfway, joined after 3 out, pushed along and headed between final 2, dropped to 7th and mistake last, no extra 1st Fortunedefortunata ( J W Kennedy 159 ) 2nd Clarens ( M J M O'sullivan 156 ) 6.50L 3rd Music Of Tara ( M P O'connor 155 ) 2.75L 11th Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 158 , Cd 165 ) 29.25L See full results | C P Millar 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 29.25L | 11 (20) |
| Down Royal 10-Nov-23 3310m SOFT R5 HcpCh $1,450 (of $14,500), Winning Time: 04:14.900, SP: 8.00 Led, headed after 1st, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden on inner entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace 1st Dont Go Yet ( P Byrnes 161 ) 2nd Bythesametoken ( K M Donoghue 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 165 ) 5.25L See full results | C P Millar 74.8kg 5.25L | 3 (9) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-23 3420m SOFT R6 CLHcpCh $1,125 (of $22,501), Winning Time: 04:20.900, SP: 7.00 Disputed until led after 2nd, clear 4th, 6 lengths lead halfway, not fluent 8th, reduced lead 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd 2 out, no impression when bad mistake last, no extra, 4th close home 1st Fighting Fit ( G Brouder 164 ) 2nd Barnacullia ( K M Donoghue 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Bythesametoken ( R T Dunne 148 ) 9.50L 4th Irish Blaze ( J Gainford 154 , Cd 159 ) 12.25L See full results | J Gainford 69.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 12.25L | 4 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 09-Sep-23 3820m SOFT R7 CLHcpCh $1,650 (of $16,500), Winning Time: 05:08.900, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, no impression on leaders when mistake at last, kept on one pace in 3rd inside final furlong 1st Union Park ( J P O'sullivan 153 ) 2nd Rotten Row ( M M Mcdonagh 160 ) 7.00L 3rd Irish Blaze ( K C Sexton 162 ) 10.25L | K C Sexton 73.5kg 10.25L | 3 (8) |
| Downpatrick 28-Aug-23 3570m GOOD HcpCh (of $6,600), Winning Time: 04:21.900, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out and pushed along approaching next, left 2nd at last, ridden and kept on well run-in to lead inside final 100 yards 1st Irish Blaze ( J C Gainford 169 ) 2nd Berliet Express ( S D Torrens 140 ) 1.25L 3rd Attitash ( C Monaghan 140 ) 1.25L | J C Gainford 76.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Wexford 12-Aug-23 3220m SOFT R6 HcpCh $330 (of $10,999), Winning Time: 04:12.200, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, 7th after 5th, effort before 2 out, not much room in 5th behind horses closing stages, kept on same pace 1st Royal Juniper ( P J Carberry 141 ) 2nd Look Dont Touch ( P J O'hanlon 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Itwasfate ( R Blackmore 163 ) 0.50L 5th Irish Blaze ( D Gilligan 169 , Cd 174 ) 1.50L See full results | D Gilligan 76.7kg, Cd 78.9kg 1.50L | 5 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R6 NvHcpCh (of $44,999), Winning Time: 04:22.900, SP: 15.00 Led and soon clear, 12 lengths lead halfway, reduced advantage before 5 out, slight mistake 4 out and soon headed, no extra and fell next 1st Dinoblue ( M P Walsh 166 ) 2nd Pats Choice ( D J Gilligan 143 ) 9.50L 3rd Mount Brown ( D F O'regan 144 ) 10.00L UPL Irish Blaze ( K C Sexton 144 ) 0.00L See full results | K C Sexton 65.3kg 0.00L | UPD (9) |
| Limerick 13-Mar-23 3570m SOFT R5 Ch $650 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:43.700, SP: 3.00 Soon led, asserted before 2nd, ran freely, reduced lead at 5th, headed and dropped to 4th before 2 out, no extra before last 1st All Those Years ( L P Dempsey 166 ) 2nd Clifton Warrior ( H Morgan 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Johngus ( R Deegan 166 ) 3.50L 4th Irish Blaze ( C P Mcnamara 166 ) 8.75L See full results | C P Mcnamara 75.3kg 8.75L | 4 (6) |
| Leopardstown 06-Mar-23 3420m SOFT R5 NvCh $3,700 (of $18,500), Winning Time: 04:19.300, SP: 3.00 Led and soon clear, 6 lengths lead halfway, slight mistake 4 out and headed next, slight mistake 2 out, 3rd and ridden before straight, soon no impression, left moderate 2nd last, ridden and kept on well run-in, just failed 1st Tyre Kicker ( K M Donoghue 159 ) 2nd Irish Blaze ( J C Gainford 161 ) 3rd Mattie's Mountain ( M J M O'sullivan 164 ) 16.00L See full results | J C Gainford 73kg | 2 (6) |
| Gowran Park 19-Feb-23 4020m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $16,000), Winning Time: 05:27.500, SP: 11.00 Tracked leader, a little keen, led and clear with rival before 3rd, asserted after 3rd, clear before 4th where not fluent, reduced lead at 10th, headed before 3 out, led 2 out, headed last where unseated rider 1st From The Ashes ( P Byrnes 155 ) 2nd Hurricane Darwin ( S Cavanagh 155 ) 2.75L 3rd Optional Mix ( R James 166 ) 15.00L UPL Irish Blaze ( J Gainford 159 ) 0.00L See full results | J Gainford 72.1kg 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Down Royal 24-Jan-23 3260m SOFT R4 NvCh $3,700 (of $18,500), Winning Time: 04:07.700, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 4th, ridden and strongly pressed before 2 out, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace 1st Limerick Lace ( L P Dempsey 166 ) 2nd Irish Blaze ( J C Gainford 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Chameron ( M J M O'sullivan 159 ) 24.00L See full results | J C Gainford 71.7kg 8.00L | 2 (5) |
| Limerick 27-Dec-22 3570m SOFT R1 NvCh $750 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:44.100, SP: 26.00 Ran freely in mid-division, 5th before 5th, progress to 4th before 2 out, no extra before last where slight mistake 1st Drumbear ( J C Barry 159 ) 2nd Limerick Lace ( D F O'regan 159 ) 4.75L 3rd Mount Brown ( E Walsh 159 ) 11.00L 4th Irish Blaze ( J Gainford 159 ) 19.50L See full results | J Gainford 72.1kg 19.50L | 4 (8) |
| Navan 13-Nov-22 3220m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:07.060, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 4 out, weakened 1st Dollys Destination ( O Mcgill 163 ) 2nd Gold Speed ( D F O'regan 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Rodney Bay ( J J Slevin 154 ) 2.25L 22nd Irish Blaze ( J Kennedy 164 ) 0.00L See full results | J Kennedy 74.4kg 0.00L | 22 (23) |
| Cork 16-Oct-22 4870m SOFT R2 CLNvH $775 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 06:10.900, SP: 13.00 In touch and ran freely early, 3rd after 8th, dropped to 4th 2 out, weakened before last 1st Grand Soir ( S D Torrens 164 ) 2nd Another Choice ( K M Donoghue 164 ) 3.00L 3rd Royal Romeo ( B J Cooper 164 ) 2.25L 4th Irish Blaze ( J Kennedy 164 ) 18.25L See full results | J Kennedy 74.4kg 18.25L | 4 (7) |
| Ayr 01-Apr-22 4110m SOFT R2 CL3 NvH $1,005 (of $15,739), Winning Time: 05:02.720, SP: 3.13 Prominent, mistake and lost second 6th, pushed along to challenge when rider lost iron and balance approaching 2 out, well held when not fluent last 1st Thunder Rock ( A Heskin 166 ) 2nd Grey Skies ( B S Hughes 166 ) 7.50L 3rd Clondaw Hollow ( K E Buckley 166 ) 9.00L 4th Irish Blaze ( D N Russell 162 ) 26.00L See full results | D N Russell 73.5kg 26.00L | 4 (5) |
| Navan 23-Feb-22 3170m HEAVY R1 MdH $7,501 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:15.600, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, improved into 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, progress to dispute lead at last, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Irish Blaze ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Hemlock ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Music Of Tara ( R Blackmore 159 ) 4.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg | 1 (25) |
| Knockmullen House 14-Nov-21 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,500), SP: 4/1 Twrds rr, gd prog to ld aftr 3rd, 1l adv 1/2way, sl adv 2out, jnd last, hdd run-in, kow again to jn ldr on line 1st Irish Blaze ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 3rd Drop Him In ( C M Healy 165 ) 2.00L | B Dunleavy 74.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Boulta 13-Dec-20 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $7,500) Mid-div best, fair 8th from 7th, wknd up from 6out, cto when pu aftr 4out 1st Setme Straightmate ( M J J O'neill 165 ) 2nd James Fort ( M J M O'sullivan 165 ) 12.00L 3rd Contemplatemyfaith ( M D O'connor 165 ) 8.00L UPL Irish Blaze ( A Sinnott 160 , Cd 0 ) | A Sinnott 72.6kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
Similar Track Horses