Oxford Circus (2022) Horse
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Oxford Circus is a four-year-old bay gelding, sired by Mehmas and out of Optimate. He races under the guidance of trainer James Owen and belongs to owner Mr Gordon McDowall. In 14 starts he has secured two victories, achieved a third‑place finish once, and has earned $15,941 in prize money. His most recent outing took place at Southwell on 1 November 2026, where he finished 1st of 12 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 01-Nov-26 1621m STANDARD R1 ARC All Weather Bonus Is Back Handicap (Div 1), SP: 7.50 | Hollie Doyle | 1 (12) |
| Southwell 16-Oct-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $362 (of $11,606) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.540, SP: 4.00 1st Battle Standard ( J Callan 133 ) 2nd Ragaire ( H Vigors 123 , Cd 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Yoko ( A Egan 133 , Cd 128 ) 7.00L 5th Oxford Circus ( C Howarth 132 ) 9.00L See full results | C Howarth 59.9kg 9.00L | 5 (14) |
| Brighton 06-Oct-26 1399m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $771 (of $6,574) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.960, SP: 3.25 1st Burford Beauty ( S Osborne 131 ) 2nd Havana Mojito ( F Marsh 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Barnsnape Boy ( J Leavy 121 ) 1.75L 4th Oxford Circus ( S D Bowen 121 ) 2.80L See full results | S D Bowen 54.9kg 2.80L | 4 (10) |
| Lingfield 14-Aug-26 1409m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp (of $7,013) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.040, SP: 4.50 1st Split Elevens ( J Callan 138 ) 2nd Spirit Of Breeze ( F Marsh 141 ) 0.50L 3rd Chelio ( G Bass 132 ) 1.50L 9th Oxford Circus ( C Shepherd 128 ) 10.60L See full results | C Shepherd 58.1kg 10.60L | 9 (13) |
| Limerick 11-Jun-26 1408m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $9,425) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.200, SP: 26.00 1st Imnotleavinyou ( W Joyce 128 ) 2nd Carvalhal ( N Burns 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Half Nutz ( E E Ryan 123 ) 2.00L 14th Oxford Circus ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 22.70L See full results | J M Sheridan 59kg 22.70L | 14 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 28-May-26 1230m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $16,234) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.250, SP: 34.00 1st Are You In Or Out ( J Ryan 142 ) 2nd Whatswrongnow ( D Mcdonogh 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Happy Henry ( B Lee 131 ) 0.60L 12th Oxford Circus ( J Huggan 134 , Cd 124 ) 9.80L See full results | J Huggan 60.8kg, Cd 56.2kg 9.80L | 12 (21) |
| Cork 19-May-26 1006m SOFT Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid division, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out | J M Sheridan 61.2kg 1 length | 6 (9) |
| Curragh 04-May-26 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders on outer, ridden and dropped to 10th 2f out, weakened | Jared Huggan 56.7kg 1 length | 14 (15) |
| Cork 24-Apr-26 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along 2f out and 9th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | J M Sheridan 62.6kg Short Head | 8 (18) |
| Dundalk 10-Apr-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, pushed along and closer in 5th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders | J M Sheridan 64.4kg 1/2 length | 5 (9) |
| Dundalk 20-Mar-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out | J M Sheridan 56.7kg 1 1/4 length | 10 (10) |
| Dundalk 27-Feb-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home | Elizabeth Gale 66.7kg | 1 (12) |
| Dundalk 20-Feb-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along in 8th entering straight, ridden and no impression 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on one pace | Mel Sheridan 61.2kg Neck | 7 (10) |
| Dundalk 11-Feb-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 40/1 Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | Mel Sheridan 66.7kg Short Head | 3 (8) |