Palace Boy (2017) Horse
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About
Palace Boy is a nine-year-old bay gelding, sired by Nathaniel out of Palace Princess. He is trained by J F Gleeson and owned by William G Fox. In 21 starts he has won four races, placed another four, and earned $49,671 in prize money. His most recent start was at Tramore on 9 October 2026, where he finished 8th of 13. His last victory came at Wolverhampton on 19 January 2024.
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Tramore • Listowel • Galway • Cork • Clonmel • Wolverhampton • Southwell • Cheltenham • Exeter • Newbury • ChepstowRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tramore 09-Oct-26 4097m SOFT R6 Ch (of $17,739), SP: 81.00 1st Rattledelatch ( I Power 166 ) 2nd Kimy ( D Mullins 159 ) 1.75L 3rd Doctor Confusion ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2.75L 8th Palace Boy ( L B Ott 166 , Cd 159 ) 20.80L See full results | L B Ott 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 20.80L | 8 (13) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-26 3735m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $13,105), SP: 67.00 1st Costanuci ( O M Queally 157 ) 2nd Who's Da Goose ( J Townend 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Tell Me See ( A M Connolly 157 ) 1.25L Palace Boy ( L Costello 158 , Cd 151 ) 0.00L | L Costello 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Galway 08-Sep-26 3365m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $11,643), Winning Time: 04:13.800, SP: 101.00 1st Inthenickoftime ( S Torrens 163 ) 2nd Mart Lane ( F Maguire 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Euro Maker ( E Finegan 153 ) 0.00L 14th Palace Boy ( L B Ott 164 , Cd 157 ) 33.55L See full results | L B Ott 74.4kg, Cd 71.2kg 33.55L | 14 (23) |
| Tramore 14-Aug-26 3219m SOFT R4 HcpH $736 (of $14,724), Winning Time: 03:50.100, SP: 51.00 1st Rightfolksplease ( K Healy 158 ) 2nd Churchwarden ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Dairy Force ( D Gilligan 163 ) 1.50L 5th Palace Boy ( K Donoghue 165 ) 23.75L See full results | K Donoghue 74.8kg 23.75L | 5 (6) |
| Cork 03-Aug-26 3621m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $11,876), Winning Time: 04:18.300, SP: 51.00 1st O'grady Cracker ( J J Slevin 157 ) 2nd Diamond Tipp ( J Kennedy 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Inthenickoftime ( S Torrens 160 ) 1.25L 11th Palace Boy ( K Donoghue 166 ) 68.00L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 68kgL | 11 (21) |
| Clonmel 02-Apr-26 3200m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Reared start, always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, no impression in 10th when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and weakened | Mr P W Gleeson 76.2kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Dec-25 2815m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Took keen hold, midfield, driven 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out | Oscar Palmer 62.1kg 4 3/4l | 6 (7) |
| Ascot 11-May-24 2406m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 14/1 Dwelt, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | George Rooke 59kg 3 1/2l | 12 (14) |
| Newcastle 29-Mar-24 3270m STANDARD CL2 Flat, SP: 5/1 Soon led, headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | George Rooke 52.2kg 3 1/4l | 7 (13) |
| Southwell 24-Feb-24 3313m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 11/10 Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on well | George Rooke 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Jan-24 2815m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/5 Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, switched right and headway final bend, edged left and led inside final furlong, stayed on well | George Rooke 59.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Dec-23 2815m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Held up in mid-division, smooth headway out wide 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear | George Rooke 62.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-23 3298m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 200/1 Not always fluent, always behind | P J Brennan 73kg 7l | 13 (14) |
| Exeter 12-Feb-23 3366m GOOD CL1 Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Held up behind leaders, headway when mistake 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression | C Brace 72.1kg 11l | 2 (6) |
| Newbury 31-Dec-22 3282m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Chased leaders on inside, awkward 3rd, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, weakened before next | P J Brennan 75.3kg 4 3/4l | 6 (11) |
| Chepstow 26-Oct-22 3229m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Held up in mid-division headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before hit 2 out, challenged and flattened the last, stayed on to lead close home | P J Brennan 69.9kg | 1 (13) |