Metamorpheus (2019) Horse
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About
The seven-year-old bay gelding Metamorpheus, by Morpheus out of Coral Dawn, is trained by A McNamara and owned by Mrs Rhona McNamara. Over 41 starts he has claimed two victories, placed second three times and third four times, earning a total of $81,070. His most recent start took place at Bellewstown on 30 September 2026, where he finished 3rd of 12 runners. His latest win was recorded at Sligo on 3 May 2026.
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Down Royal • Bellewstown • Listowel • Cork • Galway • Limerick • Downpatrick • Kilbeggan • Sligo • Punchestown • Navan • Ballinrobe • Killarney • Tipperary • Gowran Park • Dundalk • Leopardstown • Roscommon • Fairyhouse • Cheltenham • NaasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Down Royal 01-Nov-26 3392m GOOD R3 Kildress Plumbing Handicap Hurdle, SP: 9.50 | Conor Stone-Walsh 5L | 10 (12) |
| Bellewstown 30-Sep-26 2515m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, disputed 2nd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd at line | Adam Browne-Souza 56.2kg Head | 3 (12) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-26 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Led and disputed, jumped slightly right 2nd, slight mistake 3 out and headed, ridden and no extra entering straight | Sean Cleary-Farrell 74.4kg 4l | 7 (13) |
| Cork 03-Aug-26 3420m GOOD R2 HcpH $8,247 (of $41,235), Winning Time: 03:55.500, SP: 4.33 1st Gino Bella ( A O'sullivan 157 , Cd 152 ) 2nd Metamorpheus ( C Stone-walsh 153 ) 1.75L 3rd Midnight Eagle ( P Enright 146 ) 6.50L See full results | C Stone-walsh 69.4kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Galway 01-Aug-26 3379m GOOD R2 HcpH $26,184 (of $78,552), Winning Time: 04:00.400, SP: 13.00 1st Fiveonefive ( J Kennedy 159 ) 2nd Metamorpheus ( C Stone-walsh 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Paul's Dream ( D Mullins 162 ) 2.25L See full results | C Stone-walsh 63.5kg 0.50L | 2 (22) |
| Limerick 12-Jul-26 2473m GOOD R6 Hcp $822 (of $9,868) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:41.660, SP: 7.00 1st Magna Gee Gee ( R Donaghue-leahy 136 ) 2nd Without Love ( R Mulligan 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Young Churchill ( A Grant 142 ) 0.15L 4th Metamorpheus ( J Orr 137 , Cd 130 ) 0.65L See full results | J Orr 62.1kg, Cd 59kg 0.65L | 4 (14) |
| Downpatrick 14-Jun-26 3571m GOOD R4 HcpH $1,641 (of $19,707), Winning Time: 04:07.500, SP: 6.50 1st Malbay Madness ( P J O'hanlon 154 ) 2nd Bridgehead ( A O'sullivan 152 ) 4.00L 3rd Yosemite Gold ( G Brouder 145 ) 1.75L 4th Metamorpheus ( A Kelly 143 , Cd 140 ) 5.95L See full results | A Kelly 64.9kg, Cd 63.5kg 5.95L | 4 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 16-May-26 3157m GOOD R2 HcpH $3,877 (of $11,637), Winning Time: 03:46.200, SP: 11.00 1st Malbay Madness ( P J O'hanlon 164 ) 2nd Metamorpheus ( D O'keeffe 156 ) 0.75L 3rd Fort Randall ( O Mcgill 159 ) 4.50L See full results | D O'keeffe 70.8kg 0.75L | 2 (17) |
| Sligo 03-May-26 2156m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, soon led narrowly, headed final 150 yards, rallied and disputed closing stages, led close home | Jamie Orr 60.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Downpatrick 29-Mar-26 3571m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th but closer after 2 out, ridden and no impression on leaders last, kept on same pace closing stages | Darragh O'Keeffe 70.3kg 2 3/4l | 3 (10) |
| Punchestown 12-Jan-26 3251m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression from 2 out, no extra | Mr C A Bowman 74.4kg 8 1/2l | 8 (9) |
| Limerick 27-Dec-25 3219m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, pushed along in rear after 3 out and soon no extra | Jordan Gainford 73kg 1 3/4 length | 13 (13) |
| Navan 14-Dec-25 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 out, soon no extra | Darragh O'Keeffe 69.4kg 3/4 length | 8 (15) |
| Sligo 01-Oct-25 3530m YIELDING Chase, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear, 5th and no impression 3 out, soon ridden, left moderate 4th next | Alex Harvey 70.3kg 7 1/2l | 4 (6) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-25 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, not fluent 1st and 2nd, 13th 3 out, pushed along before next and soon no extra | Peter Smithers 74.8kg 1 3/4 length | 14 (17) |
| Ballinrobe 12-Sep-25 3464m SOFT Chase, SP: 4/1 Rear, 8th after 5th, 7th after 4 out, improved to 5th 2 out, kept on same pace run-in to 4th close home, never nearer | Alex Harvey 75.3kg Neck | 4 (12) |
| Downpatrick 25-Aug-25 3571m GOOD Chase, SP: 7/2 Held up towards rear, 7th halfway, 5th and slight mistake 3 out, 4th on outer when fell 2 out | Danny Mullins 72.6kg | UPL (9) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 3379m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Led briefly, headed after 1st, ran freely, 3rd halfway, challenged before 2 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, under pressure entering straight, no extra run-in | Danny Mullins 64.9kg Head | 11 (15) |
| Galway 28-Jul-25 3338m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, headway into 6th 2 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace | Anna McGuinness 75.3kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (20) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-25 2307m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent, raced freely, 4th halfway, ridden along 3f out, kept on one pace | Shane Foley 61.7kg 3/4 length | 5 (14) |
| Limerick 12-Jul-25 2277m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and went 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Shane Markey 61.2kg 3l | 3 (11) |
| Tipperary 02-Jul-25 1811m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders early, 6th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | Shane Foley 62.1kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (16) |
| Gowran Park 02-Jun-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Rear mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms | Shay Wallace 62.6kg Head | 7 (11) |
| Cork 20-May-25 2094m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/2 Soon disputed lead, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, closed 2 1/2f out, led narrowly under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards | Shane Foley 63.5kg 1/2 length | 6 (14) |
| Limerick 25-Apr-25 2387m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 11/2 Soon led, headed and raced 3rd after 2f, 5th halfway, improved to 3rd over 3f out, led briefly approaching straight, soon headed, dropped to 4th over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Shane Foley 64kg 4 3/4l | 4 (11) |
| Dundalk 28-Mar-25 3219m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression final furlong | Jack Kearney 64.4kg Head | 7 (13) |
| Dundalk 14-Mar-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | Jack Kearney 63.5kg Neck | 9 (12) |
| Limerick 28-Jan-25 4225m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Rear of mid-division, moderate 6th before 6th, lost place after 3 out, weakened | Sean Flanagan 71.7kg 28l | 9 (11) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 22/1 In touch, 8th after 4th, progress after 2 out, lost place and weakened before last | Cian Quirke 64kg 5 1/2l | 13 (19) |
| Navan 16-Nov-24 3264m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, not fluent at 3rd, ridden in moderate 11th 2 out, no impression | Sean Flanagan 70.3kg 8 1/2l | 8 (15) |
| Roscommon 20-Aug-24 2456m HEAVY Flat, SP: 3/1 Dwelt slightly, soon mid-division, improved to 4th over 4f out, 3rd approaching straight, under pressure and dropped to 5th inside final furlong, no extra close home | Ronan Whelan 61.7kg 2 1/4l | 5 (15) |
| Galway 02-Aug-24 3229m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Prominent, disputed lead from 6th, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed entering straight, soon no impression on leaders | Conor Stone-Walsh 68.5kg Neck | 5 (15) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-24 3255m GOOD Flat, SP: 17/2 In touch, 5th halfway, progress 2 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, one paced | Chris Hayes 59.4kg 2 1/4l | 5 (13) |
| Cork 10-May-24 2048m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 150/1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out | Ronan Whelan 66.7kg 2 1/2l | 8 (10) |
| Gowran Park 23-Apr-24 2505m SOFT Flat, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, 9th halfway, moderate progress into 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Ronan Whelan 61.2kg 6 1/2l | 7 (12) |
| Listowel 18-Sep-23 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Chased leaders, left disputing lead briefly after 4th, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra | Conor Smithers 71.2kg 6 1/2l | 9 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 10-Apr-23 3219m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Rear of mid-division, mid-division after 3 out and pushed along in 8th next, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | Sean Flanagan 70.8kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (19) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-23 3298m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakened run-in | Sean Flanagan 67.6kg 3/4 length | 6 (21) |
| Naas 11-Feb-23 3130m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Held up in touch towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, in touch in 6th before 3 out, pushed along in 5th before next, ridden and no impression in 5th at last, kept on one pace | Sean Flanagan 71.7kg Neck | 5 (6) |
| Punchestown 16-Jan-23 3219m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 14/1 In touch, 7th after 3rd, headway after 2 out, improved to 2nd last, led closing stages, ran on well | Cian Quirke 73kg | 1 (21) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-22 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders early, dropped to 9th halfway, good headway on inner into 4th before 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, soon ridden and kept on | C A Landers 69.9kg Neck | 3 (13) |
| Gowran Park 11-Aug-21 1408m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 200/1 Slightly slow into stride, towards rear and 14th from halfway, carried wide into straight and soon dropped to rear, pushed along and no impression from 2f out | Mikey Sheehy 57.2kg 15l | 16 (16) |