Portmagee (2020)

Foal Date

01-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Free Eagle

Dam

Occupation

Prize Money

$2444

Trainer

J C McConnell

Owners

Dexys Midnight Runners Syndicate

About

Portmagee is a 5yo trained by J C McConnell, who is based at Meath. The horse’s sire is Free Eagle and the dam is Occupation. It has yet to claim its maiden win, having been unplaced in 16 starts. In the latest outing at Navan on 8 Oct 2025, Chris Hayes rode Portmagee to a 16th‑place finish, trailing the victor Forlio.

Raced At

Bellewstown • Dundalk • Listowel • Gowran Park • Curragh • Killarney • Galway • Leopardstown

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Navan 08-Oct-25 2040m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:13.630, SP: 51.00	C Hayes 55.3kg 29.75L	16 (17)
Bellewstown 02-Oct-25 2480m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:53.330, SP: 51.00	N Crosse 56.7kg 34.30L	11 (13)
Navan 06-Sep-25 2020m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 02:07.780, SP: 26.00	C Hayes 55.8kg 10.95L	18 (19)
Dundalk 28-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 11.00	W Lordan 56.2kg 5.25L	UPD (13)
Listowel 23-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.890, SP: 15.00 Rear of mid-division, dropped to 13th halfway, effort and progress 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong	C Hayes 54.9kg 10.25L	8 (16)
Gowran Park 27-Jul-24 1910m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $11,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:01.640, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, went 4th 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong	C J Macredmond 57.2kg 5.75L	7 (17)
Curragh 12-Oct-23 1410m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $14,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.050, SP: 29.00 Dwelt, always behind, never a factor	C Keane 58.1kg 10.75L	15 (19)
Gowran Park 06-Sep-23 1610m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $10,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.280, SP: 23.00 Always towards rear, ridden and no extra over 2f out	D E Sheehy 54.4kg, Cd 55.8kg 22.50L	16 (16)
Killarney 25-Aug-23 1640m SOFT R5 CLHcp (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.170, SP: 9.00 Rear of mid division, 11th halfway, briefly short of room entering straight, switched right and slightly hampered rival over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong	R Whearty 56.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.25L	8 (16)
Galway 05-Aug-23 1700m SOFT R6 Hcp $850 (of $17,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:52.440, SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead entering straight, headed 1f out, dropped to 4th inside final furlong, no extra	W J Lee 59.4kg 3.25L	4 (17)
Killarney 18-Jul-23 2240m SOFT R7 CLHcp (of $10,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:28.210, SP: 10.00 Tracked leader, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden under 2f out, soon no extra, eased final 100 yards	L F Roche 61.2kg 21.25L	14 (18)
Ballinrobe 27-Jun-23 1920m GOOD R3 CLHcp $315 (of $10,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:04.730, SP: 3.75 Tracked leaders in 3rd on inner, pushed along in 4th when slipped badly on bend 2 1/2f out and rider lost irons, rider continued pushing without irons but no impression thereafter	L F Roche 61.7kg 10.00L	5 (11)
Gowran Park 05-Jun-23 1900m GOOD R7 Hcp $315 (of $10,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:02.980, SP: 23.00 Tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression in 3rd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong	L F Roche 62.6kg 6.50L	5 (16)
Leopardstown 20-May-23 1610m SOFT R2 Md (of $16,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:41.640, SP: 67.00 Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon ridden and kept on one pace	M P Sheehy 58.5kg 8.75L	12 (20)
Gowran Park 20-Apr-23 1610m SOFT R5 Md (of $16,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:49.740, SP: 19.00 Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression	L F Roche 58.5kg 9.25L	7 (11)
Curragh 25-Sep-22 1610m SOFT R2 Md (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.980, SP: 29.00 Mid-division, moderate 11th and pushed along when briefly checked 2f out, soon ridden and weakened	L F Roche 54.9kg 17.50L	11 (14)