Macs Dilemma (2018) Horse
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Macs Dilemma, an eight-year-old bay gelding by Coulsty out of Ohsosecret, races for trainer J G M O'Shea and owner The Cross Racing Club. In 52 starts he has secured seven victories and placed on eleven occasions, earning a total of $42,021. His most recent outing was at Wolverhampton on 29 September 2026, where he finished 5th of 12. The last win came at Chepstow on 10 July 2023.
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Wolverhampton • Bath • Chepstow • Brighton • Windsor • Newmarket • Kempton • Epsom Downs • Chelmsford City • Roscommon • Fairyhouse • DundalkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 28-Oct-26 1441m STANDARD R4 Saisons D'Or 100th Race Handicap (Div 1), SP: 81.00 | William Carson 0.75L | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 29-Sep-26 1441m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $359 (of $11,524) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.060, SP: 51.00 1st Aspire To Glory ( T Marquand 128 ) 2nd Sanditon ( J Mitchell 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Tilsworth Max ( J Peate 131 ) 1.05L 5th Macs Dilemma ( W Carson 133 ) 3.80L See full results | W Carson 60.3kg 3.80L | 5 (12) |
| Bath 03-Sep-25 1150m SOFT R3 CL6 Hcp (of $7,105) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.930, SP: 21.00 1st Silky Robin ( T Marquand 137 ) 2nd All Too Beautiful ( M Paetel 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Recon Mission ( M Slater 138 ) 0.75L 7th Macs Dilemma ( W Carson 134 ) 6.45L See full results | W Carson 60.8kg 6.45L | 7 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Jul-25 1230m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,704) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.780, SP: 34.00 1st Ballsgrove Boy ( B Loughnane 132 ) 2nd Master Dandy ( C Fallon 139 ) 1.00L 3rd Early Release ( J Williams 132 ) 0.75L 10th Macs Dilemma ( J Turner 139 , Cd 144 ) 6.55L See full results | J Turner 63kg, Cd 65.3kg 6.55L | 10 (12) |
| Chepstow 03-Jul-25 1020m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,217) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.870, SP: 15.00 Prominent, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened 1st Savannah Smiles ( E Gale 133 ) 2nd Level Up ( O Searle 145 ) 1.25L 3rd Fear And Fast ( T Jakes 132 ) 1.00L 7th Macs Dilemma ( J Turner 139 , Cd 144 ) 8.00L See full results | J Turner 63kg, Cd 65.3kg 8.00L | 7 (8) |
| Chepstow 08-Jun-25 1420m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp $1,307 (of $11,147) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.430, SP: 29.00 Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened 1st Ultramarine ( J Williams 132 ) 2nd Redredrobin ( W Carson 127 ) 4.50L 3rd Society Lion ( M Paetel 133 ) 2.00L 4th Macs Dilemma ( G Mangan 122 ) 10.00L See full results | G Mangan 55.3kg 10.00L | 4 (8) |
| Chepstow 13-May-25 1222m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 33/1 Always behind | James Turner 60.3kg 1 3/4 length | 12 (13) |
| Bath 15-Sep-24 1609m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Wore red hood and went to post early, led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, dropped away over 1f out | Gina Mangan 63kg 1/2 length | 7 (10) |
| Brighton 02-Sep-24 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Led, narrowly headed 2f out, in front again over 1f out until ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd soon after | Hollie Doyle 62.1kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (7) |
| Chepstow 26-Aug-24 1622m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 28/1 Mounted in chute, went early and wore red hood to post, reared start, soon in mid-division, ridden 3f out, no progress | Millie Wonnacott 57.6kg 1/2 length | 6 (12) |
| Brighton 08-Aug-24 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Wore a red hood in the preliminaries, mounted in chute and went to post early, led until over 2f out, kept on, no impression on winner towards finish | Gina Mangan 59kg 1/2 length | 2 (5) |
| Chepstow 26-Jul-24 1622m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Led 2f, tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Gina Mangan 62.6kg 2l | 5 (6) |
| Windsor 15-Jul-24 1638m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 50/1 Mounted on chute, went to post early wearing a red hood, prominent, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, kept on final 100 yards | Georgia Dobie 61.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (11) |
| Chepstow 17-Jun-24 1622m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Raced against near side rail, chased winner, pushed along and hung left from over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, soon dropped to 4th and weakened final furlong | Georgia Dobie 59.9kg 3l | 4 (7) |
| Bath 28-Apr-24 1609m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Unruly and loose before start, towards rear, headway to be prominent halfway, pushed along and weakened over 2f out | Gina Mangan 56.2kg Head | 5 (8) |
| Brighton 19-Oct-23 1606m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Half reared leaving stalls, led early, chased leader until over 3f out, no impression 2f out, well held over 1f out | Hollie Doyle 62.6kg 2l | 5 (7) |
| Newmarket 28-Sep-23 1609m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Pressed leader, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, gradually weakened | Hollie Doyle 62.1kg Head | 7 (12) |
| Chepstow 04-Sep-23 1423m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, held from over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | Georgia Dobie 64.4kg 1/2 length | 4 (8) |
| Chepstow 28-Aug-23 1423m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Prominent, led narrowly 4f out and edged to rail, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, ran on one pace | Georgia Dobie 60.8kg 3/4 length | 4 (7) |
| Chepstow 10-Aug-23 1622m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened thereafter | S Hitchcott 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (12) |
| Chepstow 28-Jul-23 1622m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish | Ryan Sexton 65.3kg Head | 2 (8) |
| Chepstow 10-Jul-23 1423m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along and faced challenge, kept on well from over 1f out, gamely | Hollie Doyle 64kg | 1 (11) |
| Chepstow 16-Jun-23 1423m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Prominent, led 3f out, headed 2f out, no impression inside final furlong | Mr Taylor Fisher 61.2kg 2 1/2l | 3 (6) |
| Chepstow 10-Jun-23 1423m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Raced keenly chasing leaders out wide, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Mollie Phillips 59kg 3/4 length | 6 (8) |
| Chepstow 16-May-23 1222m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Wore hood to post, chased leaders in centre, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, always held | Hollie Doyle 62.1kg 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Brighton 22-Apr-23 1399m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong | Frederick Larson 59.4kg Neck | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 14-Dec-22 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 22/1 Held up towards rear on inside, carried head high and no impression over 1f out | Gina Mangan 59.9kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Nov-22 1441m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, made no impression | Darragh Keenan 62.1kg 1/2 length | 7 (10) |
| Epsom Downs 25-Sep-22 1411m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened | Gina Mangan 62.6kg Neck | 7 (12) |
| Chepstow 29-Aug-22 1423m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/4 Prominent on rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Gina Mangan 58.1kg 2 1/4l | 4 (6) |
| Chepstow 22-Aug-22 1423m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Made most, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final 100 yards, ran on well | Gina Mangan 58.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Brighton 04-Aug-22 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 3/1 Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on | Benoit D L Sayette 61.2kg 4 1/4l | 3 (5) |
| Newmarket 22-Jul-22 1408m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home | Gina Mangan 59.9kg Short Head | 3 (4) |
| Chepstow 28-Jun-22 1423m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Handy near side, ridden well over 1f out, led final 110 yards, kept on well | Gina Mangan 64.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Windsor 26-Jun-22 1218m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders on near side rail, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | Rossa Ryan 61.7kg 4l | 2 (8) |
| Chepstow 10-Jun-22 1423m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | Gina Mangan 59.4kg 3l | 3 (9) |
| Chepstow 10-May-22 1222m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, stayed on, always doing enough | Hollie Doyle 59.9kg | 1 (15) |
| Brighton 26-Apr-22 1202m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 10/11 Mid-division, pushed along and smooth headway well over 2f out, pressed leader 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, edged left inside last, straightened up and asserted closing stages | Mollie Phillips 62.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Bath 24-Apr-22 1152m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/5 Disputed lead, pushed along and led narrowly under 3f out, forged further ahead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably | Hollie Doyle 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Windsor 11-Apr-22 1218m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 Held up towards rear, repeatedly waiting for room 2f out, headway when ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders | Hollie Doyle 56.7kg Neck | 3 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 18-Mar-22 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 85/40 Held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on | Adam J McNamara 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Feb-22 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 Raced wide close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra close home | Adam J McNamara 58.5kg 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Feb-22 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Steadied start, took keen hold in rear, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | Aidan Keeley 59kg 1/2 length | 5 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Jan-22 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 17/2 Held up in rear, niggled along over 2f out, headway under 2f out, closed when switched left 1f out, slightly short of room inside final furlong and no further impression close home | Adam J McNamara 57.2kg Head | 6 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 06-Jan-22 1408m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on same pace final furlong | L Morris 60.8kg 2 1/2l | 4 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Dec-21 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 80/1 Slowly away in rear, headway over 1f out, effort between horses inside final furlong, ran to lead towards finish | Ciaran McKee 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Roscommon 29-Jun-21 1466m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened | Mikey Sheehy 59kg 4 1/2l | 10 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 28-May-21 1207m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a factor | Dylan Browne McMonagle 58.5kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (16) |
| Dundalk 11-Dec-20 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 20/1 Dwelt, raced in rear, 13th 3f out, ridden under 2f out, modest late headway, never a factor | Siobhan Rutledge 60.8kg Nose | 12 (14) |
| Dundalk 18-Nov-20 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 40/1 Disputed briefly, chased leaders after 1f, 3rd halfway, ridden and pressed leaders 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong | J M Sheridan 61.7kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Dundalk 30-Oct-20 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 150/1 Mid-division, no impression from halfway, never a factor | Dylan Browne McMonagle 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (14) |