Midnight Moonshine (2019) Horse
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Midnight Moonshine, a seven-year-old bay gelding sired by Soldier Of Fortune out of Miss Palm, is under the guidance of trainer R M Smith and owned by Mr R Michael Smith. Out of 25 starts he has secured two wins and recorded six placings, accumulating $32,048 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Perth on 24 September 2026, where he finished 7th of 9 runners. The last time he crossed the line first was at Kilbeggan on 25 July 2025.
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Ayr • Perth • Roscommon • Wexford • Bellewstown • Tramore • Limerick • Thurles • Down Royal • Fairyhouse • Downpatrick • Galway • Kilbeggan • Ballinrobe • CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr 31-Oct-26 4846m GOOD TO SOFT R2 BSB Structural Handicap Chase, SP: 12.00 | Ben Smith | 10 (11) |
| Perth 24-Sep-26 4791m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpCh (of $18,514), SP: 12.00 1st Upfordebate ( B S Hughes 163 ) 2nd Sean Og ( S Quinlan 169 ) 3.75L 3rd Sir Carnegie ( J Bowen 163 ) 6.00L 7th Midnight Moonshine ( B Smith 158 , Cd 151 ) 14.80L See full results | B Smith 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 14.80L | 7 (9) |
| Perth 07-Sep-26 4816m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH $485 (of $8,438), Winning Time: 05:52.490, SP: 21.00 1st Down Around ( S Bowen 168 ) 2nd Sauce Of Life ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 1.75L 3rd C'mon So ( D R Fox 142 ) 14.00L 5th Midnight Moonshine ( B Smith 168 , Cd 161 ) 21.25L See full results | B Smith 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 21.25L | 5 (8) |
| Roscommon 05-Aug-26 5042m GOOD R6 HcpCh $329 (of $9,534), SP: 13.00 1st Il Silenzio ( C Smithers 163 ) 2nd One Way Traffic ( P Enright 165 ) 0.50L 3rd John Storey ( K Donoghue 162 ) 13.00L 6th Midnight Moonshine ( B W Harvey 168 ) 34.00L See full results | B W Harvey 76.2kg 34.00L | 6 (19) |
| Wexford 22-Jul-26 4970m GOOD R7 HcpCh $488 (of $16,274), Winning Time: 06:16.200, SP: 17.00 1st Anodandawink ( H Cobden 161 ) 2nd Fr Gilligansvoyge ( S Kavanagh 143 , Cd 136 ) 10.00L 3rd Barely Made It ( M O'connor 140 ) 10.75L 5th Midnight Moonshine ( B W Harvey 168 ) 18.75L See full results | B W Harvey 76.2kg 18.75L | 5 (18) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-26 4934m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $14,317), Winning Time: 05:54.600, SP: 23.00 1st Accustomed ( D King 143 ) 2nd Burning Ability ( G Noonan 161 ) 0.75L 3rd Jisco Du Brem ( A O'sullivan 157 ) 0.50L 11th Midnight Moonshine ( B W Harvey 151 ) 43.00L See full results | B W Harvey 68.5kg 43.00L | 11 (17) |
| Tramore 30-May-26 4426m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 13/2 Always towards rear, never a factor, detached after 3 out, tailed off | Ben Harvey 72.1kg 26l | 9 (11) |
| Wexford 07-May-26 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 17/2 Rear of mid-division when slow 1st, soon towards rear, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra in straight | Ben Harvey 73kg 4 3/4l | 10 (12) |
| Limerick 31-Mar-26 3939m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 6/1 Towards rear, 10th when fell 7th | Alex Harvey 73.5kg | UPL (11) |
| Thurles 27-Nov-25 4426m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, improved to track leaders and mistake 5 out, 5th next, ridden and no impression on leaders entering straight, kept on one pace from before last | Ben Harvey 73kg 10l | 3 (15) |
| Down Royal 01-Nov-25 4828m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES ) Chase, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, closer in 4th and pushed along bypassing 3 out, ridden in 5th next, 4th at last, no extra | Ben Harvey 68.5kg Short Head | 4 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 4923m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 3/1 Mid-division, mistake 7th, 8th halfway, mistake 11th, 4 out and 3 out, headway to 3rd after 3 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, lost 2nd close home | Ben Harvey 67.1kg 1/2 length | 3 (12) |
| Downpatrick 19-Sep-25 4727m YIELDING Chase, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, headway 4 out, 3rd next, ridden in 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | Ben Harvey 70.8kg 6l | 2 (11) |
| Galway 03-Aug-25 4883m YIELDING (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out | B W Harvey 69.9kg | UPL (18) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Jul-25 4919m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Prominent, mistake 6th, 3rd halfway, progress to 2nd before 3 out, mistake 3 out, pushed along to lead before last, kept on under pressure run-in | B W Harvey 71.7kg | 1 (13) |
| Downpatrick 14-Jul-25 4394m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, slow jump 2nd, disputed lead before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in | B W Harvey 71.7kg 1 length | 2 (7) |
| Wexford 04-Jul-25 3923m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, some headway on outer 4 out, pushed along and no impression in 7th approaching straight, kept on one pace run-in | B W Harvey 76.2kg 2 1/4l | 5 (16) |
| Roscommon 09-Jun-25 4362m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 22/1 Held up off pace in last, pushed along entering straight, went moderate 2nd and ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace | B W Harvey 69.9kg 27l | 2 (3) |
| Ballinrobe 26-May-25 3469m GOOD Chase, SP: 100/1 Never better than mid-division, tailed off from 7th | B W Harvey 75.3kg 5l | 5 (10) |
| Cork 21-Apr-25 4919m YIELDING Chase, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 4th halfway, pushed along after 6 out, no impression from next | Mr B Dunleavy 76.2kg 2 1/4l | 9 (15) |