Light Up The Dark (2021) Horse
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Light Up The Dark, a five-year-old bay mare sired by Camelot out of Tiptree, is trained by J P O'Brien and owned by John P McManus. In 13 starts she has secured four wins, a second-place and a third-place, accumulating $95,548 in earnings. Her most recent outing was at Naas on 11 October 2026, where she placed 10th of 18. She last won on 8 April 2026 at Gowran Park.
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Naas • Curragh • Killarney • Galway • Fairyhouse • Gowran Park • Bellewstown • Down Royal • Tipperary • Ballinrobe • LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 11-Oct-26 3219m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $161,008) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 03:43.510, SP: 9.50 1st Abbotsford ( C Keane 132 ) 2nd Madbadanddangerous ( G Ryan 132 ) 2.00L 3rd Sir Jeremy ( R Holohan 121 , Cd 116 ) 2.30L 10th Light Up The Dark ( S Wallace 132 , Cd 125 ) 6.90L See full results | S Wallace 59.9kg, Cd 56.7kg 6.90L | 10 (18) |
| Curragh 27-Sep-26 3374m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $446,133) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 03:50.420, SP: 17.00 1st Chally Chute ( S Coen 142 ) 2nd Sirius ( A Slattery 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Galileo Dame ( C Hayes 125 ) 0.30L 19th Light Up The Dark ( D Mcdonogh 122 ) 21.05L See full results | D Mcdonogh 55.3kg 21.05L | 19 (33) |
| Killarney 22-Aug-26 2890m GOOD R5 Hcp $16,406 (of $49,224) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:08.690, SP: 4.00 1st Gaoth Chuil ( R Holohan 121 ) 2nd Light Up The Dark ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Factual Fact ( R Whelan 133 ) 0.20L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg 0.50L | 2 (13) |
| Galway 28-Jul-26 3382m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $107,548) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 03:55.430, SP: 9.50 1st Comfort Zone ( D O'connor 163 ) 2nd Holy See ( K M Ryan 170 ) 0.75L 3rd Teed Up ( B T Stone 160 ) 0.50L 9th Light Up The Dark ( J L Gleeson 161 ) 9.60L See full results | J L Gleeson 73kg 9.60L | 9 (23) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Jul-26 2798m GOOD R4 Fairyhouse Winter Festival 28th & 29th November Rated Race $1,645 (of $32,942) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:59.800, SP: 4.33 1st Tounsivator ( C Keane 134 ) 2nd Pavilion End ( G Ryan 127 ) 0.15L 3rd Not Just Any Eagle ( R Donaghue-leahy 128 , Cd 121 ) 1.90L 4th Light Up The Dark ( J M Sheridan 141 ) 4.40L See full results | J M Sheridan 64kg 4.40L | 4 (8) |
| Gowran Park 08-Apr-26 2780m SOFT Flat, SP: 7/2 Mid division, 6th halfway, headway on outer to dispute entering straight, led travelling strongly over 2f out, pushed along to assert over 1f out, kept on well | Declan McDonogh 64kg | 1 (10) |
| Bellewstown 26-Aug-25 3520m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra | Mr J L Gleeson 76.7kg 9l | 4 (8) |
| Galway 30-Jul-25 3319m SOFT Flat, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, headway into 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and challenged over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd and no impression close home | Scott McCullagh 62.6kg 1/2 length | 3 (18) |
| Down Royal 21-Jun-25 2603m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to dispute lead 2f out, soon pushed along and led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | Scott McCullagh 59kg | 1 (6) |
| Tipperary 27-May-25 2515m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, ridden off pace over 2f out, some late headway | Dylan Browne McMonagle 64.4kg 6l | 7 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 09-May-25 1937m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/2 Slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along and no impression under 3f out, went 7th early final furlong, soon switched left and kept on one pace | Scott McCullagh 59kg Short Head | 7 (11) |
| Limerick 23-Mar-25 3264m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 NH Flat, SP: 6/5 In touch, took closer order after 3f, 3rd halfway, improved to lead narrowly entering straight, stayed on well final furlong | Mr J L Gleeson 69.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Naas 05-Jan-25 3219m HEAVY NH Flat, SP: 2/1 Tracked leader, dropped to rear of mid-division after 6f, headway in 4th under 4f out, 3rd over 2f out, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, asserted closing stages, comfortably | Mr J L Gleeson 71.2kg | 1 (9) |