Mint Man (2021) Horse
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Mint Man is a five-year-old bay gelding sired by Due Diligence from dam Ahwahnee. The horse is under the care of trainer P J F Murphy and races for owner Real Horse Degen Club. Over 35 starts he has secured three wins, placed second seven times and third five times, accumulating $106,371 in earnings. His latest outing took place at Navan on 3 September 2026, where he finished 13th out of 18 runners. The last victory was recorded at Curragh on 9 August 2026.
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Dundalk • Navan • Curragh • Naas • Listowel • Bellewstown • Down Royal • Cork • WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 12-Nov-26 1006m STANDARD R1 Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap, SP: 13.00 | Chris Hayes 1L | 9 (13) |
| Navan 03-Sep-26 1006m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $24,348) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 00:58.680, SP: 13.00 1st Cashel Blue ( R Holohan 121 , Cd 114 ) 2nd Amerilis ( B Lee 139 ) 0.75L 3rd Happy Henry ( L Roche 126 ) 1.25L 13th Mint Man ( C Hayes 131 ) 8.15L See full results | C Hayes 59.4kg 8.15L | 13 (18) |
| Curragh 22-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $17,708) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.790, SP: 9.50 1st Clonmacash ( S Coen 142 ) 2nd Rosato ( R Mulligan 128 ) 0.15L 3rd Irish Rumour ( O Tynan 129 ) 0.50L 19th Mint Man ( C Cusack 142 , Cd 135 ) 10.65L See full results | C Cusack 64.4kg, Cd 61.2kg 10.65L | 19 (31) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R7 Hcp $24,537 (of $24,537) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 6.00 1st Mint Man ( C Hayes 126 ) 2nd Hugo's Girl ( O Murphy 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Nouvel Espoir ( D B Mcmonagle 127 ) 0.15L See full results | C Hayes 57.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Naas 23-Jul-26 1193m GOOD R2 Hcp $2,441 (of $14,648) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.290, SP: 8.00 1st Gotta Catch'em All ( S Rutledge 128 ) 2nd I Bid You Ajou ( D B Mcmonagle 141 ) 1.25L 3rd Mint Man ( C Hayes 128 ) 2.00L See full results | C Hayes 58.1kg 2.00L | 3 (11) |
| Navan 07-Jun-26 1006m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $11,766) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.680, SP: 12.00 1st Happy Henry ( L Roche 120 ) 2nd Hugo's Girl ( J Cleary 132 ) 0.75L 3rd An Laochmor ( T Casey 127 ) 0.30L 10th Mint Man ( R Whelan 139 ) 6.15L See full results | R Whelan 63kg 6.15L | 10 (23) |
| Listowel 31-May-26 1262m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/2 Soon led, pressed over 1 1/2f out, headed under pressure 1f out, no extra | Luke McAteer 58.5kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Naas 09-May-26 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent on far side, 2nd 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no extra closing stages | Ronan Whelan 63.5kg 1/2 length | 4 (16) |
| Bellewstown 11-Apr-26 1009m SOFT Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along on inner entering straight, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong | Ben Coen 59.9kg Neck | 8 (10) |
| Dundalk 06-Mar-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and led 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression | Conor Cusack 65.3kg Head | 7 (11) |
| Bellewstown 01-Oct-25 1009m SOFT Flat, SP: 9/2 Soon led, raced alone on outer halfway, pushed along and headed under 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Ronan Whelan 61.7kg Neck | 8 (10) |
| Curragh 27-Sep-25 1006m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, veered right after 1 1/2f, continued to go right and raced alone on far rail over 2f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong | Wesley Joyce 54kg Head | 8 (11) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead at halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, no extra | Rory Mulligan 63.5kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (13) |
| Naas 04-Aug-25 1193m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 Raced centre, made virtually all, switched right to near side under 3f out, ridden along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably | Leigh Roche 54.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Curragh 20-Jul-25 1006m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Mid-division on far side, pushed along and progress from 2f out, short of room from over 1f out, ridden and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer | Ronan Whelan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 3 (18) |
| Navan 13-Jul-25 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 5/2 Soon close up and pressed leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong | Wayne Hassett 63.5kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Down Royal 20-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway and soon pushed along, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Wayne Hassett 63.5kg 3/4 length | 3 (11) |
| Cork 13-Jun-25 1006m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 Towards rear, progress into mid division halfway, went 6th over 2f out, soon ridden and briefly went 4th inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 5th close home | Ronan Whelan 60.3kg Neck | 5 (15) |
| Dundalk 29-Jan-25 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Led, joined halfway, ridden in narrow lead 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on without matching winner | J Cleary 64.4kg 1/2 length | 2 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Jan-25 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 3/1 Broke well, tracked leader and ran freely, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led under 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace | J Cleary 59kg 4 1/4l | 2 (6) |
| Dundalk 11-Dec-24 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/11 Prominent early, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, rallied 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | Ronan Whelan 60.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Dundalk 06-Dec-24 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and closer in 5th when short of room early final furlong, ridden and kept on well to go 3rd closing stages | Chris Hayes 59.9kg Neck | 3 (10) |
| Dundalk 08-Nov-24 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders on outer, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | Luke McAteer 60.8kg 3/4 length | 6 (8) |
| Navan 23-Oct-24 1006m YIELDING Flat, SP: 7/1 Mid-division on outer, ridden over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | Luke McAteer 62.1kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (9) |
| Dundalk 18-Oct-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 5/4 Tracked leaders on inner, took keen hold, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on close home | Ben Coen 60.8kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 05-Oct-24 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Dwelt slightly, soon in touch, 3rd halfway, improved to lead over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, weakened closing stages | Luke McAteer 55.8kg 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Down Royal 06-Sep-24 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 2/1 Prominent and led after 1 1/2f, pushed along 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, headed 100 yards out, no impression on winner | Ben Coen 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Dundalk 15-Aug-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | James Ryan 55.8kg 1/2 length | 4 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 01-Aug-24 1225m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | Ben Coen 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 8 (12) |
| Naas 24-Jul-24 1193m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 40/1 Towards rear of far side group, headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on to lead closing stages, kept on, headed close home | Luke McAteer 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (19) |
| Dundalk 31-Jan-24 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/10 Chased leader, headway to lead over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 200 yards out, kept on | Gavin Ryan 60.8kg Neck | 3 (8) |
| Dundalk 16-Jan-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Soon led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, narrowly headed last 100 yards, kept on same pace | O McSweeney 59.4kg Neck | 2 (10) |
| Dundalk 06-Dec-23 1006m STANDARD Flat, SP: 85/40 Close up, 2nd after 2f, under pressure and lost place over 1f out, soon slightly hampered, weakened inside final furlong | Luke McAteer 60.3kg 1/2 length | 8 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Nov-23 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 50/1 Led, took keen hold, pushed along under 2f out, ridden 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | Luke McAteer 59.4kg Neck | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 31-Oct-23 1207m HEAVY Flat, SP: 66/1 Held up behind leaders, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out | Jamie Powell 60.3kg Neck | 9 (20) |
| Navan 18-Oct-23 1156m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 40/1 Led and disputed in near side group, ran freely, headed over 2f out, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out | Gavin Ryan 58.1kg Neck | 9 (15) |