Mermaids Cave (2019) Horse

Foal Date
12-Jun-19
Colour
bay
Sire
Court Cave
Dam
Kylebeg Dancer
Prize Money
102385
Trainer
James Owen
Owners
A Keaveney, M Keaveney & P Butcher
About

Mermaids Cave, a 6yo bay trained by James Owen, is by Court Cave out of Kylebeg Dancer. He has recorded seven victories to date. On 19 January 2025 at Fakenham, he secured his biggest triumph, winning the $24,593.00 Cl3 Hcph. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 56% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cheltenham 13-Dec-25 4070m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpH (of $34,430), Winning Time: 04:55.980, SP: 41.00 1st Nurse Susan ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Siog Geal ( J J Burke 150 ) 2.75L 3rd Game Colours ( S Bowen 144 ) 3.75L 9th Mermaids Cave ( R Corcoran 151 , Cd 144 ) 34.25L See full resultsR Corcoran 68.5kg, Cd 65.3kg 34.25L9 (10)
Ascot 22-Nov-25 4740m GOOD R2 CL3 HcpH (of $17,854), Winning Time: 05:48.570, SP: 19.00 1st Rockola Vogue ( K Woods 164 ) 2nd Star Walking ( J J Burke 155 ) 1.75L 3rd Porter In The Park ( C Johnstone-baker 161 ) 3.00L 10th Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 167 , Cd 170 ) 54.50L See full resultsA Chadwick 75.8kg, Cd 77.1kg 54.5kgL10 (12)
Huntingdon 02-Nov-25 3170m GOOD R1 CL4 H $3,812 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 03:42.110, SP: 7.50 1st Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 161 ) 2nd Forget The Way ( J J Burke 150 ) 6.00L 3rd As Fast As Wind ( R David 147 ) 2.25L See full resultsA Chadwick 73kg1 (6)
Worcester 07-Jun-25 4020m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh $1,215 (of $9,837), SP: 4.33 1st Ile De Jersey ( J Bowen 160 ) 2nd Isabella Bee ( J J Burke 156 ) 17.00L 3rd Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 161 ) 34.00L See full resultsA Chadwick 73kg 34.00L3 (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 1st Springtime Promise ( F O'brien 170 ) 2nd Mermaids Cave ( C Pritchard 163 ) 1.75L 3rd Musique De Fee ( J Bryan 162 ) 0.30L See full resultsC Pritchard 73.9kg 1.75L2 (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 1st Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 166 ) 2nd Masked Dance ( C Deutsch 162 ) 4.00L 3rd Of Course You Can ( S Twiston-davies 155 ) 0.75L See full resultsA Chadwick 75.3kg1 (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 1st Greyval ( J J Burke 152 ) 2nd Bethpage ( B Jones 148 ) 0.50L 3rd Pretending ( T Cannon 151 ) 4.75L 13th Mermaids Cave ( B Bromley 149 , Cd 154 ) 16.55L See full resultsB Bromley 67.6kg, Cd 69.9kg 16.55L13 (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 1st Mermaids Cave ( B Bromley 155 ) 2nd Greyval ( J Hogan 161 ) 3.00L 3rd Game Colours ( S Bowen 159 ) 0.75L See full resultsB Bromley 70.3kg1 (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 1st Good Look Charm ( C Bament 162 ) 2nd Cast's Tasha ( R Dingle 156 ) 3.25L 3rd Larchmont Lass ( L Williams 162 ) 9.50L UPL Mermaids Cave ( S Twiston-davies 157 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Twiston-davies 71.2kg 0.00LUPD (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 1st Larchmont Lass ( H Cobden 151 ) 2nd Porter In The Park ( J Anderson 156 , Cd 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Greyval ( J J Burke 154 ) 2.75L 7th Mermaids Cave ( C Pritchard 150 , Cd 157 ) 11.50L See full resultsC Pritchard 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 11.50L7 (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 1st Mermaids Cave ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 2nd Easy To Follow ( L Scott 160 , Cd 155 ) 2.00L 3rd Little Miss Dante ( S Bowen 168 ) 3.75L See full resultsS Twiston-davies 69.9kg1 (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 1st Calevade ( J Dawson 158 ) 2nd Restandbethankful ( S P O'connor 158 ) 3.75L 3rd Ashington ( P Barlow 168 ) 0.50L 4th Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 165 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L See full resultsA Chadwick 74.8kg, Cd 0 11.25L4 (14)
Newton Abbot 15-Jun-24 3720m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpH $383 (of $12,443), Winning Time: 04:24.450, SP: 5.50 Off the pace in last pair, moderate headway and plugged on run-in 1st Carrigeen Kampala ( J Hogan 167 ) 2nd Grivetana ( P O'brien 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Pop The Champagne ( B Powell 157 ) 1.50L 5th Mermaids Cave ( C P O'shea 156 , Cd 163 ) 7.75L See full resultsC P O'shea 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 7.75L5 (9)
Cartmel 26-May-24 3460m SOFT R2 CL3 HcpH $7,102 (of $13,427), Winning Time: 04:04.200, SP: 6.00 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 1st Mermaids Cave ( C P O'shea 148 ) 2nd She's A Saint ( H Skelton 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Spot On Soph ( J England 146 ) 1.75L See full resultsC P O'shea 67.1kg1 (7)
Fontwell 17-May-24 3570m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpH $4,014 (of $7,476), Winning Time: 04:28.170, SP: 2.38 Held up towards rear, plenty to do 2 out, ridden and headway next, led flat, ran on 1st Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 163 ) 2nd Executive Pool ( C Quinn 152 ) 2.00L 3rd Gorcombe Moonshine ( H Kimber 146 ) 5.00L See full resultsA Chadwick 73.9kg1 (12)
Fontwell 09-May-24 3850m SOFT R6 CL5 NvHcpH $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:57.100, SP: 2.63 Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led 2 out, clear flat, easily 1st Mermaids Cave ( A Chadwick 162 ) 2nd Janworth ( G Sheehan 164 ) 12.00L 3rd Miss Popalong ( M G Nolan 151 ) 0.30L See full resultsA Chadwick 73.5kg1 (9)
Southwell 23-Apr-24 4100m GOOD R4 CL5 NvHcpH (of $6,049), Winning Time: 05:08.200, SP: 7.00 Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, beaten before 2 out, soon weakened 1st Captain Wallace ( D Johnston 158 ) 2nd Dixie Cowboy ( J England 156 ) 11.00L 3rd Saint Bibiana ( L Williams 161 ) 1.50L 7th Mermaids Cave ( H Cobden 159 ) 29.50L See full resultsH Cobden 72.1kg 29.50L7 (14)
Exeter 26-Mar-24 3720m HEAVY R2 CL4 NvH $940 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 05:09.250, SP: 4.33 Disputed close 3rd, went 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish 1st Foxey ( L Stones 157 ) 2nd Hard Rain ( B Hampson 162 ) 4.00L 3rd Mermaids Cave ( R Patrick 150 ) 4.50L See full resultsR Patrick 68kg 4.50L3 (6)
Tramore 28-Nov-23 4320m SOFT R5 Ch (of $10,999), Winning Time: 06:08.100, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along towards rear 11th, no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace 1st Leish Oscars Son ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Wee Charlie ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Nephin Beg ( J C Gainford 166 ) 1.75L 8th Mermaids Cave ( E Walsh 150 , Cd 153 ) 33.75L See full resultsE Walsh 68kg, Cd 69.4kg 33.75L8 (15)
Galway 28-Oct-23 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:24.800, SP: 21.00 In touch, 6th after 8th, lost place and under pressure before 3 out, weakened after 2 out 1st Shotgun Jack ( C G O'dwyer 158 ) 2nd Getaway Master ( J J Slevin 153 ) 13.00L 3rd Meehall ( C P Mcnamara 164 ) 4.75L 9th Mermaids Cave ( E Walsh 163 , Cd 166 ) 0.00L See full resultsE Walsh 73.9kg, Cd 75.3kg 0.00L9 (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 1st Irish Envoy ( T P Harney 168 ) 2nd Downtherefordancin ( K M Donoghue 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Tideways Hero ( R Blackmore 159 ) 5.50L 12th Mermaids Cave ( E Walsh 159 , Cd 0 ) 23.25L See full resultsE Walsh 72.1kg, Cd 0 23.25L12 (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 1st El Elefante ( D R Fox 154 ) 2nd Mermaids Cave ( E Walsh 151 ) 24.00L 3rd Stadium Talk ( B Harvey 161 ) 4.00L See full resultsE Walsh 68.5kg 24.00L2 (5)
Ballinrobe 28-Aug-23 4440m SOFT MdH (of $5,575), Winning Time: 05:34.070, SP: 34.00 Mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened 1st Deons Diamond ( J P O'sullivan 149 ) 2nd Amazing Amy ( A O'sullivan 153 ) 6.50L 3rd Hurricane Honey ( J W Kennedy 149 ) 9.00L 12th Mermaids Cave ( E Walsh 149 , Cd 0 ) 0.00LE Walsh 67.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L12 (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 1st Mighty Mo Missouri ( C D Smithers 155 ) 2nd Ginnets Girl ( J W Kennedy 159 ) 2.75L 3rd Camino Rock ( G Brouder 158 ) 4.25L 6th Mermaids Cave ( D Gilligan 148 , Cd 153 ) 16.75LD Gilligan 67.1kg, Cd 69.4kg 16.75L6 (15)