Nucky Johnson (2018) Horse
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Nucky Johnson, an eight-year-old bay gelding sired by Vadamos out of Sinful Pleasure, is trained by D A McLoughlin and owned by Missed Flight Syndicate. In ten starts he has claimed two wins, placed second once and third three times, earning $68,315. His most recent start was at Thurles on 8 October 2026, finishing seventh of nine, and his latest victory came at Naas on 30 March 2023.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thurles 08-Oct-26 3339m GOOD R7 Md (of $19,345) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:52.500, SP: 126.00 1st Sunny South West ( M Kenneally 142 , Cd 137 ) 2nd Teofil ( S Heffernan 142 ) 3.50L 3rd Shirzan ( J O'gorman 137 , Cd 130 ) 10.00L 7th Nucky Johnson ( J Ryan 142 ) 35.25L See full results | J Ryan 64.4kg 35.25L | 7 (9) |
| Down Royal 01-Jun-24 2010m GOOD R6 Md $1,796 (of $11,329) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.770, SP: 4.50 Mid-division, 5th 4f out, pushed along and went 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace 1st Samui ( D Mcdonogh 135 ) 2nd Free Flow ( L Mcateer 135 ) 3.25L 3rd Nucky Johnson ( B Coen 135 ) 3.75L See full results | B Coen 61.2kg 3.75L | 3 (7) |
| Galway 05-Aug-23 3230m GOOD R1 HcpH (of $85,884), Winning Time: 03:42.000, SP: 17.00 In rear, bumped and slight mistake at 1st, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, never a factor 1st Ifiwerearichman ( S O'keeffe 152 ) 2nd Volantis ( M J M O'sullivan 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Path D'oroux ( K Donoghue 166 ) 1.75L 13th Nucky Johnson ( L A Mckenna 163 , Cd 168 ) 16.00L See full results | L A Mckenna 73.9kg, Cd 76.2kg 16.00L | 13 (20) |
| Punchestown 27-Apr-23 3990m SOFT R2 H $6,283 (of $75,401), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid-division, closer in 6th and ridden 2 out, went 4th and no impression on leaders at last, kept on one pace 1st Sandor Clegane ( S F O'keeffe 164 ) 2nd Della Casa Lunga ( P T Enright 155 ) 1.75L 3rd Senior Chief ( R Blackmore 164 ) 2.50L 4th Nucky Johnson ( L A Mckenna 164 , Cd 169 ) 7.00L | L A Mckenna 74.4kg, Cd 76.7kg 7.00L | 4 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Apr-23 3220m SOFT R5 CL1 NvH $1,318 (of $39,549), Winning Time: 04:03.500, SP: 5.50 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra from early straight 1st Hercule Du Seuil ( M P Walsh 161 ) 2nd Hunters Yarn ( P Townend 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Amir Kabir ( K M Donoghue 158 ) 3.50L 6th Nucky Johnson ( D F O'regan 158 ) 37.50L See full results | D F O'regan 71.7kg 37.50L | 6 (6) |
| Naas 30-Mar-23 3276m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Mid-division early, moderate 4th halfway, slight mistake 5th, progress into 2nd entering straight, ridden to close on leader before last, stayed on to lead run-in, kept on well closing stages | L A McKenna 73.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Punchestown 29-Nov-22 3271m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd 2 out, ridden to dispute lead before last, headed and dropped to close 3rd at last, rallied in 2nd inside final furlong, disputed lead and carried slightly right close home, headed at line (promoted to 1st) | B J Cooper 75.3kg Short Head | 2 (20) |
| Galway 29-Oct-22 3301m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd after 3 out and mistake next, soon pushed along, no impression run-in, kept on one pace | B J Cooper 73kg 1/2 length | 3 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Oct-22 3219m GOOD NH Flat, SP: 2/5 Raced in 4th early, 3rd from halfway, took closer order from 3f out and pushed along to lead from 2f out, ridden and stretched clear from 1f out, comfortably | Mr Pat Taaffe 74.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Punchestown 26-Apr-22 3310m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, good headway on outer 4f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, dropped to 4th over 1f out, kept on same pace to moderate 3rd close home | Mr Pat Taaffe 72.6kg 5 1/2l | 3 (15) |