Play Me (2022) Horse
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The four-year-old bay gelding called Play Me, by Too Darn Hot out of Initially, is under the care of trainer J R Boyle and owned by Mr P And Mrs L Rowe And Mr John Turner. Out of 36 starts he has collected five victories and has been placed twelve times, accruing prize money of $51,730. His most recent outing was at Brighton on 15 October 2026, where he finished 8th out of 15 runners. The last time he won was at Epsom Downs on 14 August 2026.
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Newmarket • Brighton • Epsom Downs • Epsom • Lingfield • Salisbury • Windsor • Nottingham • Wolverhampton • Kempton • ThirskRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 30-Oct-26 1609m GOOD TO SOFT R7 Munich's Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Handicap, SP: 26.00 | Donagh Murphy 3.75L | 15 (15) |
| Brighton 15-Oct-26 1606m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $14,936) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:37.530, SP: 9.00 1st Gone Rogue ( T P Queally 138 ) 2nd Reader ( A Lewis 135 , Cd 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Rosa ( R Hornby 134 ) 0.45L 8th Play Me ( J Dace 134 , Cd 129 ) 6.55L See full results | J Dace 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 6.55L | 8 (15) |
| Epsom Downs 27-Sep-26 1713m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $22,269) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.640, SP: 29.00 1st Swiped ( R Ryan 136 ) 2nd Thanos ( L Edmunds 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Likeness ( G Bass 127 ) 3.00L 8th Play Me ( D Murphy 123 , Cd 118 ) 11.30L See full results | D Murphy 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 11.30L | 8 (9) |
| Epsom 27-Sep-26 1713m GOOD Hcp (of $11,850), SP: 29.00 1st Swiped ( R Ryan 136 ) 2nd Thanos ( L Edmunds 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Likeness ( G Bass 127 ) 0.75L 8th Play Me ( D Murphy 123 ) 11.25L | D Murphy 55.8kg 11.25L | 8 |
| Epsom Downs 10-Sep-26 1713m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $1,961 (of $15,720) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.310, SP: 7.00 1st Marsh Benham ( J Callan 132 ) 2nd Redredrobin ( H Vigors 119 , Cd 114 ) 5.00L 3rd Play Me ( D Murphy 129 , Cd 124 ) 5.50L See full results | D Murphy 58.5kg, Cd 56.2kg 5.50L | 3 (9) |
| Epsom 10-Sep-26 1713m SOFT Hcp (of $8,364), SP: 7.00 1st Marsh Benham ( J Callan 132 ) 2nd Redredrobin ( H Vigors 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Play Me ( D Murphy 129 ) | D Murphy 58.5kg | 3 |
| Epsom Downs 31-Aug-26 1411m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden when short of room over 2f out, no impression until ran on near finish, never nearer | Donagh Murphy 57.6kg Head | 4 (6) |
| Epsom Downs 14-Aug-26 1411m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 In rear, impeded on bend over 3f out, ran on strongly down centre from over 1f out, took second inside final 110yds, led final stride | Donagh Murphy 62.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Brighton 05-Aug-26 1606m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Wore hood to post, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, short of room 1f out, never in contention | Donagh Murphy 57.2kg 8l | 9 (9) |
| Epsom Downs 09-Jul-26 1713m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, faded over 1f out | Donagh Murphy 60.3kg 4l | 5 (8) |
| Brighton 09-Jun-26 1606m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong to lead close home | Donagh Murphy 57.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Lingfield 01-Jun-26 1610m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Midfield, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went fourth near finish, never nearer | Donagh Murphy 59.9kg 1/2 length | 4 (11) |
| Lingfield 19-May-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, progress 2f out, went second over 1f out, lost second and no extra final furlong | Donagh Murphy 60.8kg 2l | 4 (9) |
| Lingfield 30-Apr-26 1610m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 In touch with leaders, ridden 2f out, headway to dispute second entering final furlong, kept on but lost second inside final 110yds | Donagh Murphy 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (12) |
| Newmarket 31-Oct-25 1609m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid division, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out, not reach winner | Donagh Murphy 55.8kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (11) |
| Brighton 29-Sep-25 1606m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Midfield, brief headway over 1f out, soon ridden and no extra | Donagh Murphy 55.8kg Neck | 4 (10) |
| Epsom Downs 11-Sep-25 1713m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, not quite pace to challenge | Donagh Murphy 54.9kg 3/4 length | 2 (6) |
| Epsom Downs 25-Aug-25 1713m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, came near side home straight, headway to go third 2f out, ran on but no impression on leading pair final furlong | Donagh Murphy 54.9kg 5 1/2l | 3 (6) |
| Epsom Downs 15-Aug-25 1713m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders out wide, headway out wide over 2f out, disputing 2nd inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well | Donagh Murphy 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Lingfield 02-Aug-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent, ridden and switched left over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Donagh Murphy 59.4kg 4l | 6 (7) |
| Epsom Downs 17-Jul-25 1411m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 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 winner | Donagh Murphy 59kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (8) |
| Brighton 01-Jul-25 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Well off the pace towards rear, headway out wide inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | Donagh Murphy 59kg 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Salisbury 15-Jun-25 1402m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Soon raced in second, shaken up 2f out, chased winner final furlong, no extra when lost second towards finish | Donagh Murphy 59.4kg 1/2 length | 3 (10) |
| Windsor 26-May-25 1638m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 25/1 Slow to break, always towards rear | Charlie Bennett 57.6kg 3/4 length | 8 (9) |
| Brighton 30-Apr-25 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 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 terms | Finley Marsh 57.6kg Neck | 4 (4) |
| Epsom Downs 22-Apr-25 1713m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 66/1 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 out | Finley Marsh 55.3kg 1/2 length | 10 (13) |
| Nottingham 09-Apr-25 1678m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Slowly away, always behind | James Doyle 60.3kg 13l | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Oct-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon pushed along, faded entering final furlong | Jason Watson 60.3kg 2 1/4l | 7 (12) |
| Kempton 20-Sep-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out | J P Spencer 60.3kg 1/2 length | 11 (13) |
| Thirsk 30-Aug-24 1608m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on one pace | P Cosgrave 60.3kg 2l | 3 (8) |