Mint Boy (2018) Horse
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Mint Boy, an eight-year-old bay gelding by Mount Nelson out of Dollar's Worth, is trained by G P Cromwell for Alymer Stud. In 16 starts he has secured three victories and five placings, accumulating $42,615 in earnings. His most recent race was at Ballinrobe on 27 May 2025, and his latest win occurred at Fairyhouse on 13 January 2024.
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Ballinrobe • Fairyhouse • Cheltenham • Punchestown • Leopardstown • Galway • Thurles • Gowran Park • NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe 27-May-25 4690m GOOD R5 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $105,017), Winning Time: 05:38.800, SP: 15.00 1st Western Fold ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Drumgill ( D King 156 ) 4.00L 3rd A Penny A Hundred ( A Mcguinness 160 ) 8.00L UPL Mint Boy ( P M O'brien 164 , Cd 171 ) 0.00L | P M O'brien 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |
| Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 5870m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $858,896), SP: 34.00 Rear of mid-division, some headway before 6 out, 9th and pushed along entering straight, no extra before 2 out 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 153 ) 2nd Any Second Now ( M P Walsh 151 ) 3.25L 3rd Quai De Bourbon ( P Townend 160 ) 9.75L 14th Mint Boy ( K Sexton 149 ) 78.25L See full results | K Sexton 67.6kg 78.2kgL | 14 (30) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 5230m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpCh (of $76,743), SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, bad mistake and unseated rider 15th 1st Daily Present ( B T Stone 154 ) 2nd Johnnywho ( D O'connor 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Sa Majeste ( P W Mullins 166 ) 11.00L UPL Mint Boy ( B O'neill 162 ) 0.00L | B O'neill 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (23) |
| Punchestown 21-Feb-25 4560m SOFT R2 Ch $2,052 (of $20,525), SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders in 3rd virtually throughout, ridden after 3 out, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace 1st High Class Hero ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Loughglynn ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Mint Boy ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 11.25L See full results | K M Donoghue 75.3kg 11.25L | 3 (8) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 3420m SOFT R2 Ch (of $18,535), Winning Time: 04:15.500, SP: 67.00 Towards rear, in rear after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, no impression before last, never a factor 1st Jeannot Lapin ( R Doyle 166 ) 2nd What's Up Darling ( S Ewing 166 ) 2.50L 3rd No Flies On Him ( M Mcdonagh 166 ) 4.50L 10th Mint Boy ( S Flanagan 166 ) 19.75L See full results | S Flanagan 75.3kg 19.75L | 10 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Dec-24 4225m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 4/1 Held up, mistake 3rd, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out | Shane Fitzgerald 71.2kg 10l | 7 (9) |
| Galway 27-Oct-24 4527m YIELDING TO SOFT Chase, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 8th, moderate 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression next, kept on same pace run-in | Keith Donoghue 75.3kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Mar-24 4778m HEAVY CL1 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 8th halfway, 5th and pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression in 7th approaching last, no extra | Conor Stone-Walsh 74.4kg 15l | 7 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 13-Jan-24 4828m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, moderate 6th halfway, headway early straight, travelled well to lead approaching last where mistake, pushed out and kept on well run-in | Keith Donoghue 74.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Thurles 17-Dec-23 4627m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, not fluent 7th, GOOD progress into 3rd after 3 out and went 2nd before next, ridden before last and no impression on winner run-in | Keith Donoghue 75.3kg 3 1/4l | 2 (10) |
| Galway 29-Oct-23 4166m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, 4th halfway, 3rd and pushed along when not fluent 2 out, 4th and no impression last, no extra run-in | Keith Donoghue 74.4kg 6 1/2l | 5 (8) |
| Gowran Park 30-Sep-23 4069m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 15/8 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway after 3 out and 3rd next, 2nd and pushed along approaching last, ridden run-in and kept on well to lead close home | Keith Donoghue 75.3kg | 1 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Apr-23 4023m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Led and disputed, slightly hampered 1st, ridden and headed approaching 2 out where slight mistake, weakened approaching last | Keith Donoghue 75.3kg 1/2 length | 9 (24) |
| Navan 20-Mar-23 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 11/4 Led at slow pace, ridden over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, kept on one pace | Mr J Dunne 76.2kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (10) |
| Navan 12-Feb-23 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING NH Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear on outer, headway into 6th entering straight, improved to lead travelling well 3f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong | Mr J Dunne 76.2kg 10l | 2 (13) |