Play Me (2022)

Foal Date
02-Mar-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Too Darn Hot
Dam
Initially
Prize Money
28962
Trainer
J R Boyle
Owners
Mr P And Mrs L Rowe And Mr John Turner
About

Play Me is a 3yo colt trained by J R Boyle at Epsom. He is by Too Darn Hot out of the mare Initially and has won two races so far. On 15 Aug 2025 at Epsom Downs he claimed his most important victory, taking the $8 362.00 Class 5 handicap. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 20% return on investment.

Raced At
Newmarket • Brighton • Epsom Downs • Epsom • Lingfield • Salisbury • Windsor • Nottingham • Wolverhampton • Kempton • Thirsk
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Newmarket 31-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $2,417 (of $9,837) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.510, SP: 15.00D Murphy 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg 1.25L2 (11)
Brighton 29-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.160, SP: 13.00D Murphy 55.8kg, Cd 59kg 3.80L4 (10)
Epsom Downs 11-Sep-25 1710m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $2,088 (of $8,362) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.050, SP: 6.50D Murphy 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 0.75L2 (6)
Epsom 11-Sep-25 1710m SOFT Hcp (of $4,449), SP: 6.50D Murphy 54.9kg2
Epsom Downs 25-Aug-25 1710m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $1,043 (of $8,362) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.900, SP: 12.00D Murphy 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 5.80L3 (6)
Epsom 25-Aug-25 1710m GOOD Hcp (of $4,449), SP: 12.00D Murphy 54.9kg3
Epsom Downs 15-Aug-25 1710m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $4,449 (of $8,362) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.240, SP: 12.00D Murphy 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg1 (5)
Epsom 15-Aug-25 1710m GOOD Hcp (of $4,449), SP: 12.00D Murphy 55.3kg1
Lingfield 03-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.530, SP: 4.50D Murphy 59.4kg, Cd 62.6kg 10.95L6 (7)
Epsom Downs 18-Jul-25 1410m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $798 (of $6,394) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.360, SP: 7.00 Rearing as stalls opened and slowly away, raced keenly towards rear, good headway out wide inside final furlong pressing for places but no chance with winnerD Murphy 59kg, Cd 55.8kg 5.50L3 (8)
Epsom 17-Jul-25 1410m GOOD Hcp (of $3,402), SP: 7.00D Murphy 59kg3
Brighton 01-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.190, SP: 8.00 Well off the pace towards rear, headway out wide inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leadersD Murphy 59kg, Cd 62.1kg 1.80L4 (9)
Salisbury 15-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $920 (of $7,378) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.540, SP: 17.00 Soon raced in second, shaken up 2f out, chased winner final furlong, no extra when lost second towards finishD Murphy 59.4kg, Cd 56.2kg 2.75L3 (10)
Windsor 26-May-25 1640m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.410, SP: 26.00 Slow to break, always towards rearC Bennett 57.6kg 11.75L8 (9)
Brighton 01-May-25 1400m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.010, SP: 6.00 Wore hood to post, soon raced in third, dropped to rear before halfway, unbalanced home turn, outpaced from 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never really on termsF Marsh 57.6kg 3.60L4 (4)
Epsom Downs 22-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $11,804) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.530, SP: 67.00 Led over 2f, tracked leader, left in lead over 3f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f outF Marsh 55.3kg 9.45L10 (13)
Nottingham 09-Apr-25 1680m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.780, SP: 3.50 Slowly away, always behindJ Doyle 60.3kg 26.65L7 (9)
Wolverhampton 08-Oct-24 1440m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv (of $6,197) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.360, SP: 13.00 Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon pushed along, faded entering final furlongJ Watson 60.3kg 9.55L7 (12)
Kempton 21-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R1 Nv (of $5,346), Winning Time: 01:25.370, SP: 11/1 Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 2f outJ Spencer 60.3kg, Cd 0 23.50L11 (13)
Thirsk 30-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R1 Nv $1,014 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 01:40.610, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on one paceP Cosgrave 60.3kg 4.75L3 (8)