Irish Gift

 (AUS)
Country
Australia
Foal Date
20-Sep-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Dam
Princess Defiant
Prize Money
$25655
Owners
N J Coves, F H A Van Oyen, W K Grace & M N Brammer
About

Irish Gift is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Nathan Coves. He is by Shamus Award out of Princess Defiant. Irish Gift has yet to win a race, with 12 unsuccessful attempts to date. In his most recent race at Townsville on 19th Jul 2025, Irish Gift was ridden by Ivo Fry and finished 10th, behind One Shot More.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Townsville 19-Jul-25 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.320, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10thI Fry 58.5kg 8.27L10 (13)
Townsville 29-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 Mdn Hcp $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810I Fry 59.5kg 8.72L9 (12)
Murwillumbah 02-Feb-25 1550m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.000, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100M Mcguren 59kg 6.77L7 (8)
Grafton 27-Jan-25 1550m SOFT 5 R5 Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.840, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310M Mcguren 59kg 0.50L2 (11)
Ballina 17-Jan-25 1300m SOFT 6 R6 Mdn Hcp $3,275 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.820, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530M Mcguren 56.5kg 2.80L4 (11)
Lismore 05-Jan-25 1526m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Hcp $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.640, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310D Peisley 59kg 7.36L6 (7)
Lismore 20-Dec-24 1310m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.560, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380D Peisley 59kg 6.40L7 (8)
Ballina 10-Dec-24 1400m HEAVY 9 R7 Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.210, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120K Matheson 59kg 4.80L2 (9)
Ballina 28-Nov-24 1262m SOFT 6 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.930, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940D Peisley 59kg 2.58L4 (10)
Ballina 04-Nov-24 1410m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160D Peisley 59kg 0.60L3 (10)
Lismore 20-Oct-24 1210m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.030, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060D Peisley 58kg 2.30L2 (10)
Ballina 06-Oct-24 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.250W Wheatley 0 10.59L4 (8)
Ballina 04-Dec-23 1250m GOOD 4 R4 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:15.310, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690K Wilson-taylor 58kg 9.85L12 (13)
Deagon 31-Oct-23 1050m GOOD 4 R9 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.540 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170B E Thompson 0 3.40L4 (6)
Doomben 06-Jun-23 1000m SOFT 5 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.380, SP: $0.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170K Wilson-taylor 01 (6)