King Ferdinand (2016) Horse

Foal Date

07-Jun-16

Colour

bay

Sire

Milan

Dam

Nobody's Darling

Prize Money

69669

Trainer

E M O'Sullivan

Owners

Gortroe Racing Club

About

King Ferdinand, a 10yo horse trained by E M O'Sullivan, is by the stallion Milan out of the dam Nobody's Darling. He has recorded five wins so far. His most notable victory came on 4 July 2023 at Tipperier, where he earned the $13,000.00 handicap. The horse has consistently been a money‑maker for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have seen a 13% return on investment.

Raced At

Limerick • Cork • Thurles • Listowel • Galway • Killarney • Tipperary • Clonmel • Wetherby • Huntingdon • Uttoxeter • Doncaster • Chepstow

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Limerick 27-Dec-24 4020m SOFT R5 HcpH $230 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 05:17.090, SP: 19.00 1st Strutter ( J Townend 157 ) 2nd Storm Mahler ( G Benson 158 ) 6.50L 3rd My Friend The Wind ( H Phillips 157 ) 5.00L 6th King Ferdinand ( M O'sullivan 157 ) 28.00L See full results	M O'sullivan 71.2kg 28.00L	6 (11)
Cork 08-Dec-24 4020m SOFT R6 HcpH $230 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 08:35.100, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders, 2nd on inner halfway, pushed along after 3 out, 6th and no impression before last, kept on one pace 1st One Big Boum ( B Hayes 159 ) 2nd Junior Rattler ( P Enright 163 ) 2.00L 3rd Mercury Mission ( T P Roche 153 ) 1.50L 6th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 156 ) 11.25L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 70.8kg 11.25L	6 (18)
Thurles 29-Nov-24 3680m GOOD R2 HcpCh (of $6,600), Winning Time: 04:34.300, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 2nd 1st Prince Of Air ( A Harvey 144 ) 2nd Winding River ( P T Enright 167 ) 3.75L 3rd Rock On Pedro ( D King 140 ) 4.00L UPL King Ferdinand ( A O'sullivan 168 ) 0.00L See full results	A O'sullivan 76.2kg 0.00L	UPD (13)
Cork 03-Nov-24 5630m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpChNHF $1,350 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 07:11.200, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, progress entering straight, close 4th 3 out, ridden and no impression on leader before next, no extra in 4th before last, kept on one pace 1st Sphagnum ( D Maxwell 160 ) 2nd Positive Thinker ( C Quirke 161 ) 0.15L 3rd Outside The Door ( P Smithers 158 ) 0.30L 5th King Ferdinand ( A O'sullivan 151 , Cd 158 ) 7.95L See full results	A O'sullivan 68.5kg, Cd 71.7kg 7.95L	5 (10)
Cork 14-Oct-24 4830m GOOD R6 HcpCh $290 (of $14,499), Winning Time: 06:00.000, SP: 23.00 Towards rear and soon well off pace, never a factor, slow 1st and reminder, slightly hampered 4th, mistake and hampered 4 out, pushed along in moderate 6th before next, no extra 1st Hand Over Fist ( M O'connor 152 ) 2nd Hascoeur Clermont ( C Stone-walsh 168 ) 3.25L 3rd Noble Birth ( D King 165 ) 0.30L 6th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 163 ) 30.55L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 73.9kg 30.55L	6 (12)
Listowel 28-Sep-24 4430m HEAVY R5 HcpCh (of $50,000), Winning Time: 05:44.100, SP: 21.00 Tracked leaders, unseated rider 2nd 1st Donacheady Gale ( S O'keeffe 140 ) 2nd Law Ella ( S Flanagan 156 ) 1.25L 3rd Walnut Beach ( G Noonan 156 ) 3.75L UPL King Ferdinand ( J J Slevin 144 ) 0.00L See full results	J J Slevin 65.3kg 0.00L	UPD (12)
Galway 10-Sep-24 4530m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $9,300), Winning Time: 05:44.000, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 6th 2 out, soon no extra and eased run-in, tailed off 1st Neveradullmoment ( M P Walsh 158 ) 2nd Macgiloney ( D King 168 ) 9.50L 3rd Toofareastiswest ( P T Enright 160 ) 3.50L 9th King Ferdinand ( A O'sullivan 163 ) 0.00L See full results	A O'sullivan 73.9kg 0.00L	9 (10)
Killarney 23-Aug-24 4190m SOFT R6 HcpCh $6,900 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 05:32.200, SP: 15/2 Mid-division, left 3rd at 7th, headway into 2nd entering straight and led after 2 out, pushed along and drew 5 lengths clear before last where slight mistake, kept on well run-in, comfortably 1st King Ferdinand ( A O'sullivan 168 ) 2nd A Nod To Getaway ( D J O'keeffe 146 ) 5.50L 3rd Kilashee ( S Fitzgerald 156 ) 3.75L See full results	A O'sullivan 76.2kg	1 (9)
Cork 05-Aug-24 3710m SOFT R7 HcpH $220 (of $6,600), Winning Time: 04:28.100, SP: 10/1 Mid division, progress into 3rd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from last 1st Gabriel Ranger ( D E Mullins 158 ) 2nd Magic Olinger ( J Kearney 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Liberated Light ( J L Gleeson 162 ) 1.75L 6th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 164 ) 12.50L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 74.4kg 12.50L	6 (15)
Tipperary 05-Jul-24 4110m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:10.700, SP: 25/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace without threatening 1st Clodders Dream ( S Ewing 164 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 1.75L 3rd Routine Excellence ( J Kearney 155 ) 1.25L 10th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 150 ) 16.75L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 68kg 16.75L	10 (17)
Cork 07-Aug-23 3760m SOFT R6 HcpH $2,200 (of $6,717), Winning Time: 04:39.500, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, progress before 7th, 3rd before 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on to 2nd close home, just held 1st Rathnaleen Kal ( G B Noonan 161 ) 2nd King Ferdinand ( E Walsh 162 ) 0.20L 3rd Betty Dutton ( D J O'keeffe 162 ) 0.30L See full results	E Walsh 73.5kg 0.20L	2 (21)
Tipperary 04-Jul-23 4640m SOFT R4 HcpCh $7,800 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 06:05.600, SP: 6.50 Mid-division, tracked leaders 5 out, 3rd 3 out, led before next, ridden and 2 lengths lead at last, soon reduced lead and strongly pressed final 50 yards, kept on well under pressure, all out 1st King Ferdinand ( E Walsh 159 ) 2nd Room To Roam ( B W Harvey 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Shantou Sisu ( D Moloney 140 ) 0.00L See full results	E Walsh 72.1kg	1 (17)
Tipperary 19-May-23 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:04.900, SP: 9.00 Prominent early before settling behind leaders, took closer order from 3 out and improved to dispute lead on outer from next, ridden before last and kept on best to lead close home 1st King Ferdinand ( E Walsh 164 , Cd 169 ) 2nd Townhill Penny ( B W Harvey 161 ) 0.75L 3rd Navigator Jack ( K M Donoghue 168 ) 3.00L See full results	E Walsh 74.4kg, Cd 76.7kg	1 (16)
Cork 09-Apr-23 4900m SOFT R7 CLHcpH $2,300 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:20.700, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out and headway to challenge next, ridden and disputed after 2 out, headed narrowly after last, stayed on well, just failed 1st Elsannah ( I J Power 154 ) 2nd King Ferdinand ( E Walsh 149 , Cd 154 ) 0.20L 3rd Storm Mahler ( M M Mcdonagh 149 ) 4.00L See full results	E Walsh 67.6kg, Cd 69.9kg 0.20L	2 (18)
Clonmel 03-Mar-23 4830m SOFT R7 HcpH $299 (of $9,998), Winning Time: 06:43.300, SP: 11.00 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway entering straight, went 5th after 2 out, no impression from before last, kept on one pace 1st Stolen Moment ( S Ahern 155 ) 2nd Storm Mahler ( D E Mullins 162 ) 10.00L 3rd Ishan ( P T Enright 166 ) 5.50L 5th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 168 , Cd 173 ) 17.25L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 17.25L	5 (13)
Thurles 24-Feb-23 4410m GOOD R2 HcpCh (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:42.080, SP: 8.50 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 5th 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, no extra approaching last, weakened 1st O Mio Babbino ( A Burke-ott 156 ) 2nd Cahirdown Boy ( R W Barron 171 ) 1.00L 3rd Room To Roam ( A Harvey 168 ) 1.00L 12th King Ferdinand ( M O'sullivan 172 , Cd 177 ) 24.75L See full results	M O'sullivan 78kg, Cd 80.3kg 24.75L	12 (17)
Thurles 18-Dec-22 4880m SOFT R2 HcpCh (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:36.800, SP: 4.50 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and dropped to 10th before 3 out, no impression from next 1st Lizrona ( S F O'keeffe 160 ) 2nd Goodnightngodbless ( S D Torrens 162 ) 4.50L 3rd Quarry Lil ( D King 157 ) 1.75L 10th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 166 , Cd 171 ) 29.50L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 29.50L	10 (17)
Galway 30-Oct-22 4530m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:06.200, SP: 3.50 Prominent, led narrowly after 1st, disputed before 2nd, headed before 8th, led at 8th, slight mistake 4 out, disputed after 3 out, headed 2 out, lost place and weakened under 2f out 1st Captain Jimmy ( A Anderson 149 ) 2nd My Friend The Wind ( C P Mcnamara 148 ) 0.30L 3rd Follow The Crowd ( M P Walsh 168 ) 3.00L 7th King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 162 , Cd 167 ) 22.50L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 73.5kg, Cd 75.8kg 22.50L	7 (13)
Thurles 21-Oct-22 4160m GOOD R2 HcpCh $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:15.000, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd at halfway, closer 4 out and led 2 out, ridden and joined briefly early straight, slight mistake last, kept on well run-in 1st King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 161 , Cd 166 ) 2nd Well Joey ( M M Mcdonagh 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Early Arrival ( S W Flanagan 153 ) 5.00L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 73kg, Cd 75.3kg	1 (15)
Killarney 02-Oct-22 4630m GOOD R7 CLCh $2,300 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 05:54.100, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd after 4 out, no impression on winner before next, kept on one pace 1st Final Orders ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd King Ferdinand ( M J M O'sullivan 166 , Cd 173 ) 15.00L 3rd Definiteadare ( G B Noonan 166 ) 6.50L See full results	M J M O'sullivan 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 15.00L	2 (8)
Wetherby 01-Apr-22 4850m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpH $1,957 (of $8,373), Winning Time: 06:36.080, SP: 3.25 Mid-division, headway under pressure to go 2nd 3 out, ridden to press leader 2 out, outpaced approaching last, kept on same pace flat 1st Veshenskaya ( J Kington 150 ) 2nd King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 166 ) 6.00L 3rd Storm Force One ( B S Hughes 144 ) 8.00L See full results	S Sheppard 75.3kg 6.00L	2 (8)
Huntingdon 07-Mar-22 5040m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpH $4,030 (of $7,980), Winning Time: 06:49.100, SP: 5.50 Held up towards rear on outside, headway 8th, led 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out 1st King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 162 ) 2nd Celtic Tara ( F Gregory 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Blended Stealth ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 4.75L See full results	S Sheppard 73.5kg	1 (8)
Uttoxeter 12-Feb-22 4010m SOFT R8 CL5NvHcpH $1,719 (of $7,550), Winning Time: 05:26.060, SP: 13/2 Held up, headway to track leaders 4 out, length down last, stayed on well run-in, could not go by winner close home 1st Flintara ( H Bannister 158 ) 2nd King Ferdinand ( R Patrick 160 ) 0.50L 3rd Moonacura ( S Coltherd 153 ) 2.25L See full results	R Patrick 72.6kg 0.50L	2 (12)
Uttoxeter 31-Dec-21 3170m HEAVY R2 CL5HcpH (of $5,779), Winning Time: 04:15.430, SP: 12/1 Always towards rear, never involved 1st Branson Missouri ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 2nd Click And Collect ( L Stones 143 ) 6.00L 3rd Zamani ( B Powell 161 ) 1.00L 11th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 163 ) 25.50L	S Sheppard 73.9kg 25.50L	11 (13)
Uttoxeter 13-Nov-21 3170m GOOD R2 CL5HcpH (of $5,779), Winning Time: 03:59.030, SP: 33/1 Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on after 2 out, never a factor 1st Gavin ( D Burton 140 ) 2nd Court Jurado ( P Kavanagh 160 ) 7.00L 3rd That Ole Chestnut ( D Prichard 150 ) 3.75L 7th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 166 ) 28.75L	S Sheppard 75.3kg 28.75L	7 (11)
Bangor-on-Dee 26-Oct-21 3350m SOFT R2 CL4NvH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 04:12.130, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, not fluent 4th, well beaten from 4 out 1st Washington ( A Coleman 152 ) 2nd Hurlerontheditch ( D Bass 152 ) 4.75L 3rd Bob's Bar ( B S Hughes 159 ) 6.00L 8th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 152 )	S Sheppard 68.9kg	8 (12)
Stratford 23-May-21 3280m SOFT R1 CL4NvH (of $5,800), Winning Time: 04:06.280, SP: 17/2 Held up in last, detached down back straight, never a factor 1st Restandbethankful ( A Heskin 160 ) 2nd Small Bad Bob ( N Scholfield 153 ) 2.75L 3rd Sufi ( H Reed 160 ) 9.00L 7th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 153 )	S Sheppard 69.4kg	7 (8)
Warwick 09-May-21 3220m GOOD R2 CL4MdHNHF (of $5,800), Winning Time: 03:58.560, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, mistake 1st, some headway before pushed after 4 out, kept on well without threatening 1st Sayadam ( D Bass 152 ) 2nd Mister Watson ( L Morgan 158 ) 5.50L 3rd Kepy Blanc ( M D Maxwell 158 ) 17.00L 4th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 158 ) 26.50L	S Sheppard 71.7kg 26.50L	4 (11)
Doncaster 19-Mar-21 3340m GOOD R7 CL5NHF (of $3,500), Winning Time: 03:56.330, SP: 11/4 Held up in touch, ridden turning for home, one pace from over 2f out 1st Imperial Hope ( B Powell 156 ) 2nd Toutatis ( B S Hughes 149 ) 2.00L 3rd Presenting Pete ( M Browne 149 ) 0.30L 5th King Ferdinand ( S Sheppard 156 ) 16.00L	S Sheppard 70.8kg 16.00L	5 (9)
Chepstow 09-Nov-20 3230m HEAVY R8 CL5NHF (of $3,500), Winning Time: 04:11.400, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, every chance 3f out, not pace of front pair over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Chavez ( H Cobden 154 ) 2nd Slip Road ( R Johnson 154 ) 1.00L 3rd Theme Tune ( J O Jr 154 ) 4.00L 6th King Ferdinand ( J J Burke 154 ) 6.50L	J J Burke 69.9kg 6.50L	6 (10)