King In Love (2020) Horse
About
King In Love, a 5yo b trained by S Aherne, is by the stallion Choeur Du Nord out of the dam Reine Du Bal. The horse has recorded two wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 2 November 2025 at Cork, when it collected the $14,501.00 Hcph prize. Punters have found the runner profitable; backing King In Love throughout its career would have generated a 57% return on investment.
Raced At
Punchestown
• Cork
• Listowel
• Fairyhouse
• Naas
• Downpatrick
• Wexford
• Tramore
• BellewstownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Punchestown 23-Nov-25 3400m SOFT R3 NvHcpH $480 (of $15,999), SP: 6.50 1st Kotkito Bello ( C Hogan 140 , Cd 133 ) 2nd County Final ( S Flanagan 160 ) 1.50L 3rd Captain Ryan Matt ( D O'keeffe 156 ) 12.50L 5th King In Love ( S O'keeffe 151 ) 24.50L See full results | S O'keeffe 68.5kg 24.50L | 5 (9) |
| Cork 02-Nov-25 3220m GOOD R3 HcpH $8,700 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 03:55.300, SP: 15.00 1st King In Love ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 2nd Eastmore ( P Byrnes 149 ) 1.25L 3rd Pralognan ( K Sexton 146 ) 2.50L See full results | S O'keeffe 69.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-25 3620m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $13,500), Winning Time: 04:36.700, SP: 13.00 1st Ollie La Ba Ba ( J Townend 163 ) 2nd Half A Chance ( M O'sullivan 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Give Him A Chance ( L Costello 163 ) 5.50L King In Love ( A Mcguinness 162 , Cd 166 ) 0.00L See full results | A Mcguinness 73.5kg, Cd 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Cork 10-May-25 3480m GOOD R2 NvH $1,450 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:06.000, SP: 8.50 1st Ma Belle Etoile ( R Blackmore 155 ) 2nd Party President ( A Leahy 157 ) 12.00L 3rd King In Love ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 17.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 69.4kg 17.00L | 3 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 3220m HEAVY R1 NvHcpH (of $20,000), SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders, pulled up quickly on bend after 2nd 1st Last Kingdom ( M P Walsh 153 ) 2nd Stuntman Steve ( K Donoghue 157 ) 1.50L 3rd Weston ( C P Mcnamara 140 ) 0.75L UPL King In Love ( S O'keeffe 151 ) 0.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 68.5kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Naas 03-Apr-25 3790m SOFT R6 HcpH $2,300 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:50.900, SP: 5.00 Mid-division on outer, headway entering straight, led 2 out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home 1st In For The Night ( A Kelly 163 ) 2nd King In Love ( S O'keeffe 157 ) 0.50L 3rd The Nagger Reidy ( M N Sharpe 166 ) 7.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 71.2kg 0.50L | 2 (18) |
| Naas 10-Mar-25 3230m SOFT R3 HcpH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:01.000, SP: 7.00 Mid-division, headway into 4th entering straight, progress after 2 out and pushed along to lead last, soon asserted, ridden and kept on well 1st King In Love ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Mahlers Cove ( M P O'connor 160 ) 7.00L 3rd Marie's March ( D O'keeffe 157 ) 0.15L See full results | S O'keeffe 71.7kg | 1 (19) |
| Punchestown 25-Feb-25 4040m HEAVY R7 HcpH $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 08:55.400, SP: 13.00 In rear, headway into 6th after 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, kept on same pace run-in 1st Johnny Cakes ( T P Roche 146 ) 2nd One And Only ( P Enright 165 ) 4.25L 3rd King In Love ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 6.50L See full results | S O'keeffe 71.7kg 6.50L | 3 (14) |
| Downpatrick 20-Sep-24 3570m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:18.400, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid division, progress into 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next 1st Portnacoo ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Single Edition ( S Flanagan 168 ) 2.75L 3rd Init Together ( L A Mckenna 158 ) 1.00L 11th King In Love ( S O'keeffe 163 ) 0.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 73.9kg 0.00L | 11 (13) |
| Wexford 31-Aug-24 3390m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $6,313), Winning Time: 04:05.500, SP: 50/1 In rear, no impression from 3 out, modest late progress, never a factor 1st Chutzpal ( E O'sullivan 168 ) 2nd Bayou Belle ( P T Smithers 168 ) 4.00L 3rd Dream Once More ( S Fitzgerald 161 ) 1.25L 8th King In Love ( P Enright 163 , Cd 0 ) 26.50L See full results | P Enright 73.9kg, Cd 0 26.50L | 8 (13) |
| Tramore 01-Jun-24 3220m SOFT R3 MdH (of $6,629), Winning Time: 03:59.500, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out 1st Trustyourinstinct ( S D Torrens 161 ) 2nd Mordor ( S Ewing 153 ) 11.00L 3rd Edge Of Darkness ( S W Flanagan 161 ) 16.00L 8th King In Love ( S O'keeffe 153 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (14) |
| Cork 11-May-24 3480m GOOD R1 MdH (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 67.00 Mid-division best, mistake 5 out, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace 1st Palamon ( S W Flanagan 161 ) 2nd Trustyourinstinct ( S D Torrens 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Dutch Gold ( D Meyler 161 ) 3.25L 8th King In Love ( S O'keeffe 161 ) 0.00L See full results | S O'keeffe 73kg 0.00L | 8 (17) |
| Bellewstown 25-Apr-24 3420m SOFT R1 MdH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:11.600, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace straight 1st Pinot Gris ( K M Donoghue 161 ) 2nd Leitzel ( D J O'keeffe 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Tell Nobody Nothin ( S Ewing 161 ) 1.75L 7th King In Love ( S O'keeffe 161 ) 22.50L See full results | S O'keeffe 73kg 22.50L | 7 (16) |
| Naas 12-Jan-24 3220m SOFT R7 NHF (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:11.900, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear on outer, some headway in mid-division entering straight, switched left over 2f out, pushed along in moderate 7th over 1f out, no impression, kept on one pace 1st Shuttle Diplomacy ( P W Mullins 164 ) 2nd Wartime Leader ( P A King 164 ) 1.50L 3rd Colcannon ( F Tegetmeier 164 ) 0.50L 8th King In Love ( D O'connor 164 ) 24.25L See full results | D O'connor 74.4kg 24.25L | 8 (14) |
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