Politacus (2018) Horse
About
Politacus is a 7yo colt trained by F O'brien. It is sired by the stallion Epaulette out of the dam Santacus. Politacus has won 3 races to date. On 19th Feb 2023 at Ascot, it secured its most important win, earning $10000.00 in the Cl3nhf. It has been a profitable runner for punters, and backing it throughout its career would have produced a 31% return on investment.
Raced At
Kelso
• Hereford
• Huntingdon
• Taunton
• Newbury
• Chepstow
• Aintree
• Uttoxeter
• CheltenhamRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 20-Nov-25 4230m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH $730 (of $11,805), Winning Time: 05:07.460, SP: 23.00 1st Crazierthandaisy ( N D Boinville 158 ) 2nd Audacious Annie ( G Sheehan 158 ) 1.00L 3rd Dramatic Encore ( P O'brien 163 ) 9.50L 4th Politacus ( J J Burke 165 ) 22.50L See full results | J J Burke 74.8kg 22.50L | 4 (7) |
| Kelso 08-May-24 3270m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH (of $49,185), Winning Time: 03:51.870, SP: 8.00 1st Lily Du Berlais ( J J Slevin 160 ) 2nd Politacus ( L Harrison 154 ) 3rd Brucio ( B Bromley 168 ) 7.00L See full results | L Harrison 69.9kg | 2 (12) |
| Hereford 14-Apr-24 4370m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpH $4,066 (of $7,574), Winning Time: 05:21.930, SP: 2.20 Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, disputed 2nd 3 out, pushed along and led home turn, ridden before last, kept on well run-in 1st Politacus ( L Harrison 168 ) 2nd Mistral Milly ( T Bellamy 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Spring Gale ( S Twiston-davies 167 ) 1.75L See full results | L Harrison 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Huntingdon 14-Mar-24 4160m SOFT R2 CL5 HcpH $4,221 (of $7,624), Winning Time: 05:31.550, SP: 5.00 Made all, still going well turning for home, awkward jump 2 out, soon ridden and pressed, good jump last, kept on strongly run-in, won going away 1st Politacus ( L Harrison 164 ) 2nd Majestic Jameela ( C Hammond 153 ) 1.25L 3rd Porter In The Park ( T Bellamy 165 ) 3.75L See full results | L Harrison 74.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Taunton 07-Feb-24 3310m GOOD R5 CL3 NvH (of $13,083), Winning Time: 04:12.760, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, soon struggling, briefly rallied before 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in 1st Golden Ace ( L Williams 162 ) 2nd Linda Moon ( J M Quinlan 156 ) 2.25L 3rd Manimole ( S Twiston-davies 166 ) 2.50L 6th Politacus ( L Harrison 156 ) 24.00L See full results | L Harrison 70.8kg 24.00L | 6 (11) |
| Newbury 09-Nov-23 3280m SOFT R4 NvH $1,256 (of $10,892), Winning Time: 04:07.310, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, pushed along in 4th before 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, plugged on same pace 1st Manimole ( G Sheehan 162 ) 2nd Telepathique ( T Cannon 154 ) 15.00L 3rd Break My Soul ( N D Boinville 154 ) 3.00L 4th Politacus ( L Harrison 154 , Cd 0 ) 23.00L See full results | L Harrison 69.9kg, Cd 0 23.00L | 4 (11) |
| Chepstow 13-Oct-23 3910m SOFT R5 CL4 NvH $565 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 05:19.500, SP: 3.00 Not always fluent, held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway after 7th, no impression when mistake 2 out, plugged on flat 1st Alfie's Princess ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 2nd Florencethemachine ( H Cobden 154 ) 7.50L 3rd Endless Supply ( P J Brennan 154 ) 0.15L 4th Politacus ( L Harrison 154 ) 17.25L See full results | L Harrison 69.9kg 17.25L | 4 (13) |
| Aintree 13-Apr-23 3410m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF $2,650 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:01.160, SP: 34.00 Prominent, led well over 3f out and pushed along, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Dysart Enos ( P J Brennan 156 ) 2nd Golden Ace ( L Williams 156 ) 9.00L 3rd Williamstowndancer ( P W Mullins 156 ) 1.25L 4th Politacus ( L Harrison 156 ) 12.50L See full results | L Harrison 70.8kg 12.50L | 4 (20) |
| Ascot 19-Feb-23 3160m SOFT R7 CL3NHF $5,446 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:46.660, SP: 8.50 Prominent, pushed along and led 2f out, stayed on well, always doing enough 1st Politacus ( L Harrison 156 ) 2nd Kay Tara Tara ( J J Burke 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Mighty Moth ( R T Dunne 156 ) 0.75L See full results | L Harrison 70.8kg | 1 (15) |
| Uttoxeter 31-Dec-22 3170m SOFT R5 CL5 MdNHF $1,204 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 04:12.090, SP: 5.50 Towards rear, raced wide, headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, went 4th 3f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, closing at finish, just denied 1st Saint Bibiana ( D Bass 158 ) 2nd Politacus ( L Harrison 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Tipperary Star ( D Kitts 158 ) 2.00L See full results | L Harrison 71.7kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Cheltenham 12-Nov-22 3300m GOOD R7 CL1 NHF $670 (of $24,592), Winning Time: 03:53.580, SP: 126.00 Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders turning in, ridden and plugged on towards finish 1st Queens Gamble ( J J Burke 154 ) 2nd Bonttay ( P J Brennan 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Fortuna Ligna ( H Cobden 154 ) 1.50L 5th Politacus ( A Heskin 154 ) 10.25L See full results | A Heskin 69.9kg 10.25L | 5 (16) |
| Uttoxeter 14-Oct-22 3170m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF $301 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:51.100, SP: 11.00 In rear, ran green, stayed on from 4f out, went 4th close home, should improve 1st Mellificent ( J O Jr 154 ) 2nd Bridget Breeze ( S Quinlan 161 ) 1.75L 3rd A Tickatickatiming ( M Goldstein 153 ) 1.50L 4th Politacus ( L Harrison 153 , Cd 156 ) 4.50L See full results | L Harrison 69.4kg, Cd 70.8kg 4.50L | 4 (11) |