Ithaka (2016) Horse
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Ithaka is a ten-year-old bay gelding, sired by Libranno and out of Taras Choice. He races under trainer A Ralph and is owned by K P Marsh Plastering & Interiors Ltd. In 33 starts he has recorded four wins, placed second two times and third five times, earning total prize money of $50,275. His most recent start came at Wetherby on 27 March 2026, and his latest victory was at Hereford on 13 January 2026.
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Wetherby • Chepstow • Exeter • Hereford • Market Rasen • Uttoxeter • Catterick • Perth • Ffos Las • Taunton • Southwell • Cheltenham • Wincanton • Carlisle • Punchestown • Kilbeggan • Limerick • Down RoyalRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford 30-Oct-26 4540m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R6 J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase, SP: 2.62 | J J Burke | 5 (6) |
| Wetherby 27-Mar-26 4869m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 50/1 Midfield, ridden when fell 4 out | Conor Ring 74.4kg | UPL (9) |
| Chepstow 15-Mar-26 4751m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, mistake 5th, pushed along after 5th, pushed along before 14, landed awkwardly 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out | Freddie Mitchell 74.8kg | UPL (11) |
| Exeter 20-Feb-26 6175m HEAVY CL3 Chase, SP: 18/1 Kicked rival before start, midfield, chased leaders before 4 out, soon ridden, not fluent 3 out, pulled up before last | Freddie Mitchell 64.4kg | UPL (8) |
| Hereford 13-Jan-26 5069m SOFT R1 CL5 HcpCh $3,248 (of $6,049), SP: 11.00 1st Ithaka ( F Mitchell 168 ) 2nd Illogical Logic ( T Mccain-mitchell 158 ) 4.00L 3rd Just In A Bit ( S Quinlan 158 ) 8.25L See full results | F Mitchell 76.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Hereford 20-Dec-25 5069m SOFT R1 CL4 HcpCh $2,430 (of $9,837), SP: 67.00 1st Buckna ( R Patrick 168 ) 2nd Ithaka ( C Ring 153 ) 10.00L 3rd Moonlit Potter ( L Scott 155 ) 2.75L See full results | C Ring 69.4kg 10.00L | 2 (7) |
| Market Rasen 04-Dec-25 4800m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $911 (of $7,377), SP: 3.50 1st Jukebox D'eddy ( B S Hughes 142 ) 2nd Great Name That ( J M Quinlan 162 ) 0.50L 3rd Ithaka ( S Bowen 168 ) 57.50L See full results | S Bowen 76.2kg 57.5kgL | 3 (4) |
| Market Rasen 17-Mar-25 4640m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpH $2,673 (of $10,820), SP: 8.50 1st Grangeclare Diego ( P Barlow 164 ) 2nd Ithaka ( C Ring 162 ) 1.25L 3rd Serious Chat ( B S Hughes 165 ) 1.25L See full results | C Ring 73.5kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Ascot 16-Feb-25 4730m GOOD R1 CL3 HcpH (of $18,346), Winning Time: 05:42.750, SP: 29.00 Front mid-division, closed to press leader 7th, ridden and lost position after 3 out, weakened 2 out 1st Samuel Spade ( B Jones 168 ) 2nd Blue Hop ( J M Quinlan 156 ) 4.75L 3rd Thank You Ma'am ( O Nicholls 168 ) 1.25L 8th Ithaka ( C Ring 147 ) 47.05L See full results | C Ring 66.7kg 47kgL | 8 (17) |
| Market Rasen 17-Jan-25 4640m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $1,336 (of $10,820), Winning Time: 09:18.300, SP: 11.00 In rear, closed 3rd, lost place 8th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish 1st Belvedere Blast ( J Robottom 164 ) 2nd Stay If U Want To ( B Macey 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Ithaka ( C Ring 161 ) 2.50L See full results | C Ring 73kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Uttoxeter 31-Dec-24 4690m SOFT R3 CL5 HcpH $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 10:30.480, SP: 23.00 Rear mid-division, smooth headway after 4 out, soon went 2nd, led before 3 out and went clear, ridden after 2 out, stayed on dourly, finished tired 1st Ithaka ( C Ring 165 ) 2nd Just Chasing May ( C Pritchard 165 ) 4.75L 3rd No Rematch ( I Mathias 164 ) 7.00L See full results | C Ring 74.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Catterick 17-Dec-24 5090m GOOD R1 CL5 HcpH $217 (of $6,738), Winning Time: 06:18.340, SP: 5.00 Prominent, mid-division after 4th, steady headway after 2 out, ridden after last, no impression and weakened run-in 1st Be The Difference ( S Halton 158 ) 2nd Copper Beach ( T Mccain-mitchell 162 ) 1.50L 3rd Atomic Angel ( N Cookson 162 ) 0.50L 5th Ithaka ( P W Mullins 160 ) 10.30L See full results | P W Mullins 72.6kg 10.30L | 5 (10) |
| Market Rasen 05-Dec-24 4640m SOFT R4 CL5 HcpH $3,697 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 10:17.300, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, closed before 4th, went 2nd 9th, led and not fluent 2 out, stayed on, ridden out 1st Ithaka ( C Ring 163 ) 2nd Entity Of Substanz ( H Skelton 168 ) 2.50L 3rd Getaway With You ( G Sheehan 151 ) 1.50L See full results | C Ring 73.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Market Rasen 14-Nov-24 4640m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH $850 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 10:16.980, SP: 34.00 Chased leaders on outer, pushed along in 4th before 2 out, ridden before last, plugged on one pace 1st Happy Index ( S Bowen 157 ) 2nd Geordie Night ( C Hammond 163 ) 5.00L 3rd Ithaka ( C Ring 163 ) 11.00L See full results | C Ring 73.9kg 11.00L | 3 (9) |
| Perth 26-Sep-24 4820m GOOD R6 HcpH $972 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 06:13.250, SP: 28/1 Detached in rear, not fluent 3rd, slow jump 7th, in touch approaching 2 out, soon pushed along, ran on well run in past beaten rivals, never a danger 1st Size Five ( O Mcgill 155 ) 2nd Walk On Quest ( D R Fox 164 ) 20.00L 3rd Ithaka ( C Ring 156 ) 24.75L See full results | C Ring 70.8kg 24.75L | 3 (8) |
| Perth 25-Sep-24 4060m GOOD R7 HcpH $242 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 05:10.700, SP: 33/1 Prominent in chasing group, closer at 6th, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened 1st Limerick Leader ( S Bowen 159 ) 2nd Dalileo ( P Kavanagh 168 ) 15.00L 3rd Blended Stealth ( S Quinlan 150 ) 22.00L 5th Ithaka ( C Ring 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | C Ring 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 5 (10) |
| Ffos Las 15-May-24 4800m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $4,066), Winning Time: 05:55.500, SP: 9/1 Led, not fluent 9th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened 1st Spitalfield ( J O Jr 160 ) 2nd Bataillon ( D Maxwell 162 ) 4.25L 3rd I'm A Starman ( T Bellamy 164 ) 0.50L 7th Ithaka ( S Bowen 154 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | S Bowen 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (9) |
| Exeter 20-Apr-24 4650m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpH (of $7,624), Winning Time: 05:56.650, SP: 23.00 Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, ridden and weakened before next 1st Kick Up A Storm ( L Williams 159 ) 2nd Cooleenymore ( H Kimber 157 ) 4.25L 3rd Awesome Foursome ( T Mccain-mitchell 164 ) 12.00L 9th Ithaka ( C J Todd 166 ) 0.00L See full results | C J Todd 75.3kg 0.00L | 9 (14) |
| Taunton 12-Mar-24 4810m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpH $1,215 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 06:30.630, SP: 51.00 Rear of mid-division, headway under pressure 2 out, outpaced last, kept on flat 1st Lady Balko ( J Tudor 168 ) 2nd Always Busy ( E Collier 166 ) 8.50L 3rd Ithaka ( T Bellamy 167 ) 9.00L See full results | T Bellamy 75.8kg 9.00L | 3 (14) |
| Southwell 03-Feb-24 4880m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH (of $7,574), Winning Time: 06:38.800, SP: 23.00 Towards rear on inside, jumped left 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th 1st Globe Player ( C Gethings 165 ) 2nd Fox's Socks ( C Quinn 142 ) 16.00L 3rd Diger Daudaie ( L Pinchin 164 ) 0.00L UPL Ithaka ( F Lambert 160 , Cd 165 ) 0.00L See full results | F Lambert 72.6kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L | UPD (9) |
| Hereford 16-Dec-23 5140m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:29.020, SP: 26.00 Chased leaders, not fluent 2 out and weakened tamely, soon pulled up 1st Norton Hill ( D A Jacob 168 ) 2nd Slip Road ( B Jones 167 ) 12.00L 3rd Bertie Wooster ( B Powell 164 ) 0.30L UPL Ithaka ( F Lambert 161 , Cd 166 ) 0.00L See full results | F Lambert 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Cheltenham 27-Oct-23 3300m GOOD R1 CL3 HcpH (of $19,674), Winning Time: 03:53.000, SP: 126.00 Always in rear, jumped left and not fluent 3 out, soon tailed off 1st Our Champ ( F Gordon 145 ) 2nd Black Poppy ( P W Wadge 157 ) 7.50L 3rd Ballygeary ( P Kavanagh 147 ) 1.50L 16th Ithaka ( N Fox 142 ) 0.00L See full results | N Fox 64.4kg 0.00L | 16 (18) |
| Southwell 04-Oct-23 3180m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:00.620, SP: 67.00 Prominent, dropped to rear after 6, not fluent 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up before next 1st Feel The Pinch ( T Wynne 161 ) 2nd Stonific ( R T Dunne 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Polyphonic ( S Bowen 159 ) 6.00L UPL Ithaka ( B Poste 155 ) 0.00L See full results | B Poste 70.3kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Wincanton 05-Apr-23 4060m SOFT R3 CL5 NvHcpCh $273 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 05:18.400, SP: 3.00 Not always fluent, held up in rear, ridden in 5th before 3 out, no impression, well behind when mistake 2 out 1st My Rockstar ( B Godfrey 142 ) 2nd Hard Frost ( P O'brien 154 ) 0.00L 3rd Begin The Luck ( H Reed 161 ) 17.00L 5th Ithaka ( C Quinn 168 , Cd 173 ) 23.50L See full results | C Quinn 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 23.50L | 5 (6) |
| Wincanton 27-Mar-23 4300m SOFT R8 CL5 HcpH $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:32.700, SP: 6.50 Held up in rear, smooth headway out wide home turn, led going well before 2 out, clear between last two, went left last, stayed on well 1st Ithaka ( C Quinn 168 ) 2nd Robber's Bridge ( J Best 142 ) 3.75L 3rd Start Point ( M G Nolan 157 ) 7.50L See full results | C Quinn 76.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Carlisle 21-Feb-23 3420m SOFT R4 CL5 HcpH (of $6,395), Winning Time: 04:23.250, SP: 126.00 Always towards rear 1st Malaita ( A Edwards 165 ) 2nd Iolani ( H Brooke 156 ) 0.50L 3rd Paddy's Fancy ( T Wynne 151 ) 13.00L 9th Ithaka ( L Harrison 167 , Cd 170 ) 0.00L See full results | L Harrison 75.8kg, Cd 77.1kg 0.00L | 9 (14) |
| Taunton 30-Dec-22 3820m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH (of $9,946), Winning Time: 04:53.320, SP: 67.00 In rear, never involved, tailed off 1st Fame And Fun ( F Gingell 151 ) 2nd Couldbeaweapon ( B Morgan 163 ) 0.30L 3rd Karakoram ( J R Wildman 149 ) 8.00L 10th Ithaka ( F Lambert 164 ) 0.00L See full results | F Lambert 74.4kg 0.00L | 10 (15) |
| Market Rasen 01-Dec-22 3330m SOFT R1 CL4 HcpH (of $10,930), Winning Time: 04:31.270, SP: 19.00 In rear, not fluent at times, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off 1st Ilanz ( J Brace 156 ) 2nd Will Sting ( E Edge 164 ) 4.50L 3rd Natty Night ( N Fox 160 ) 4.00L 7th Ithaka ( C Quinn 163 ) 0.00L See full results | C Quinn 73.9kg 0.00L | 7 (7) |
| Punchestown 11-Oct-22 4160m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $10,499), Winning Time: 05:09.000, SP: 51.00 Led, took keen hold, jumped left at 5th, hampered by loose horse approaching 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened quickly 1st Gaius ( P Byrnes 168 ) 2nd Maxxum ( D N Russell 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Ceanndana ( S O'callaghan 155 ) 2.00L 18th Ithaka ( S O'keeffe 167 ) 0.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 75.8kg 0.00L | 18 (21) |
| Kilbeggan 20-Aug-22 3220m GOOD R1 CLMdH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 03:49.600, SP: 23.00 Always towards rear and soon detached, never a factor, jumped left 4th, no danger from 3 out, no extra when slow and veered left last, tailed off 1st Quel Reve ( D E Mullins 159 ) 2nd Pats Choice ( S Ewing 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Estepona Sun ( P Byrnes 166 ) 3.25L UPL Ithaka ( R Condon 158 , Cd 165 ) 0.00L See full results | R Condon 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L | UPD (17) |
| Limerick 22-Jul-22 4020m GOOD R1 MdH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 05:00.800, SP: 26.00 Held up towards rear, progress after 3 out, closer in 4th on inner entering straight, pushed along in 5th 2 out, no impression before last, slight mistake last, kept on one pace 1st Gekkota ( R Deegan 166 ) 2nd Itso Vango ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 3.25L 3rd Dorans Boy ( G B Noonan 166 ) 0.20L UPL Ithaka ( K Sexton 166 ) 9.50L | K Sexton 75.3kg 9.50L | UPD (14) |
| Down Royal 04-Jun-22 3310m GOOD R2 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:10.200, SP: 81.00 Always behind, never a factor 1st Banks Boy ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Champ De Gane ( M M Mcdonagh 158 ) 1.75L 3rd No Trouble ( R A Doyle 166 ) 18.00L UPL Ithaka ( K Sexton 158 ) 0.00L See full results | K Sexton 71.7kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Kilbeggan 14-May-22 3820m GOOD R4 CLNvH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:50.000, SP: 125/1 In rear, detached at 3rd, not fluent at 5th, soon tailed off, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out 1st Hors Piste ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Hope Des Blins ( S Fitzgerald 159 ) 22.00L 3rd Dartington ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 20.00L UPL Ithaka ( K Donoghue 160 , Cd 0 ) See full results | K Donoghue 72.6kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Punchestown 15-Feb-21 3330m SOFT R8 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:34.500, SP: 28/1 Held up towards rear, progress 4f out, ridden in 7th 2 1/2f out, soon no extra 1st Gigolo' Dai Dai ( M D Roche 169 ) 2nd Meet And Greet ( L A Mckenna 169 ) 0.30L 3rd Another Scotch ( M B G Crawford 169 ) 0.30L 12th Ithaka ( F Maguire 169 , Cd 0 ) | F Maguire 76.7kg, Cd 0 | 12 (19) |