Mermaids Cave (2019)

Foal Date

12-Jun-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Court Cave

Dam

Kylebeg Dancer

Prize Money

102283

Trainer

James Owen

Owners

A Keaveney, M Keaveney & P Butcher

About

Mermaids Cave is a 6yo b unknown from trained by James Owen, who is based at Newmarket. It is sired by the stallion Court Cave out of the dam Kylebeg Dancer. Mermaids Cave has managed to win 7 races in its career so far. On 19th Jan 2025 at Fakenham, Mermaids Cave scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $24593.00 Cl3 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Mermaids Cave throughout its career you'd have achieved a 71% return on investment.

Raced At

Huntingdon • Worcester • Cartmel • Cheltenham • Fakenham • Sandown • Wincanton • Newton Abbot • Fontwell • Southwell • Exeter • Tramore • Galway • Punchestown • Perth • Ballinrobe • Kilbeggan

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Huntingdon 02-Nov-25 3170m GOOD R1 CL4 H $3,812 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 03:42.110, SP: 7.50	A Chadwick 73kg, Cd 71.7kg	1 (6)
Worcester 07-Jun-25 4020m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh $1,215 (of $9,837), SP: 4.33	A Chadwick 73kg 34.00L	3 (4)
Cartmel 25-May-25 5110m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpH $3,265 (of $13,427), Winning Time: 06:17.120, SP: 2.88 Mid-division, headway 3 out, good jump 2 out, soon led, driven and headed before last, rallied to soon regain lead, headed inside final furlong, no extra	C Pritchard 73.9kg 1.75L	2 (7)
Huntingdon 08-May-25 3950m GOOD R1 CL4 HcpH $4,753 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:43.600, SP: 3.50 In rear, closed from 7th, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear flat, stayed on well	A Chadwick 75.3kg	1 (6)
Cheltenham 17-Apr-25 4070m GOOD R3 CL2 HcpH (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:00.010, SP: 12.00 Held up towards rear, ridden after 2 out, no headway	B Bromley 67.6kg, Cd 69.9kg 16.55L	13 (16)
Fakenham 19-Jan-25 4020m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $13,202 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:01.500, SP: 11.00 Held up in mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, ridden out wide and went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead before the last, soon clear, easily	B Bromley 70.3kg	1 (10)
Sandown 07-Dec-24 3980m HEAVY R2 CL3 HcpH (of $17,214), Winning Time: 05:31.420, SP: 9.50 Mid-division, cajoled along at times, ridden and dropped away on run to 2 out, pulled up	S Twiston-davies 71.2kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Wincanton 09-Nov-24 4300m GOOD R3 CL2 HcpH (of $34,430), Winning Time: 05:07.420, SP: 7.50 Held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, minor headway run-in	C Pritchard 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 11.50L	7 (12)
Bangor-on-Dee 29-Oct-24 3930m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpH $7,393 (of $13,771), Winning Time: 08:29.530, SP: 4.50 Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden and stayed on before last where chased leader, kept on well run-in, led close home, won going away	S Twiston-davies 69.9kg	1 (7)
Cartmel 28-Jun-24 3460m GOOD R7 HcpH $463 (of $3,700), Winning Time: 04:08.500, SP: 4/1 Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, no extra in 4th final 150 yards	A Chadwick 74.8kg, Cd 0 11.25L	4 (14)
Newton Abbot 15-Jun-24 3720m GOOD R3 HcpH $383 (of $6,680), Winning Time: 04:24.450, SP: 9/2 Off the pace in last pair, moderate headway and plugged on run-in	C P O'shea 70.8kg, Cd 0 7.75L	5 (9)
Cartmel 26-May-24 3460m SOFT R2 HcpH $7,102 (of $7,102), Winning Time: 04:04.200, SP: 5/1 Held up last, headway from 3 out, still a lot to 2 out, went second after last, ran on strongly run-in, led inside final 110 yards, stayed on well and always doing enough near finish	C P O'shea 67.1kg	1 (7)
Fontwell 17-May-24 3570m SOFT R4 HcpH $4,014 (of $4,014), Winning Time: 04:28.170, SP: 11/8 Held up towards rear, plenty to do 2 out, ridden and headway next, led flat, ran on	A Chadwick 73.9kg	1 (12)
Fontwell 09-May-24 3850m GOOD R6 NvHcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 04:57.100, SP: 13/8 Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led 2 out, clear flat, easily	A Chadwick 73.5kg	1 (9)
Southwell 23-Apr-24 4100m GOOD R4 NvHcpH (of $3,248), Winning Time: 05:08.200, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, beaten before 2 out, soon weakened	H Cobden 72.1kg, Cd 0 29.50L	7 (14)
Exeter 26-Mar-24 3720m HEAVY R2 NvH $940 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 05:09.250, SP: 10/3 Disputed close 3rd, went 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish	R Patrick 68kg 4.50L	3 (6)
Tramore 28-Nov-23 4320m SOFT R5 Ch (of $5,841), Winning Time: 06:08.100, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along towards rear 11th, no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace	E Walsh 68kg, Cd 0 33.75L	8 (15)
Galway 28-Oct-23 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 06:24.800, SP: 20/1 In touch, 6th after 8th, lost place and under pressure before 3 out, weakened after 2 out	E Walsh 73.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (15)
Punchestown 10-Oct-23 4020m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 04:58.800, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden at 7th, no impression from 3 out	E Walsh 72.1kg, Cd 0 23.25L	12 (22)
Perth 27-Sep-23 4060m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $2,007 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:22.340, SP: 126.00 Tracked leaders, dropped to rear 4th and reminders, plugged on, took remote 2nd at final flight, no chance with easy winner	E Walsh 68.5kg 24.00L	2 (5)
Ballinrobe 28-Aug-23 4440m SOFT MdH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 05:34.070, SP: 34.00 Mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened	E Walsh 67.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L	12 (14)
Kilbeggan 13-Aug-23 3820m SOFT R4 CLMdH $200 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:54.400, SP: 41.00 Mid-division and 7th halfway, took closer order from 4 out and not fluent next, ridden from 2 out and briefly went 4th, no extra from before last and weakened	D Gilligan 67.1kg, Cd 69.4kg 16.75L	6 (15)