Practical Move (2023) Horse
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About
Practical Move is a 3yo bay gelding trained by James Dowling of Kilkenny. He is by the stallion Kuroshio out of Lady Vyrnwy. The horse has yet to break its maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In its most recent race at Naas on 3 August 2026, Julian Pietropaolo rode Practical Move to a 15th-place finish behind the winner Dandy Land.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 03-Aug-26 1006m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $16,492) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:00.680, SP: 13.00 1st Dandy Land ( P Harnett 135 ) 2nd Steel Magnolia ( K Kennedy 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Step Back In Time ( N Burns 126 , Cd 124 ) 1.45L 15th Practical Move ( J Pietropaolo 135 , Cd 131 ) 11.50L See full results | J Pietropaolo 61.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 11.50L | 15 (15) |
| Down Royal 18-Jul-26 1006m GOOD R2 Hcp $818 (of $9,817) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.980, SP: 19.00 1st Viamonte ( A Browne-souza 142 ) 2nd Dandy Land ( B Lee 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Hot To Foxtrot ( R Whelan 134 ) 0.50L 4th Practical Move ( L Mcateer 134 ) 1.75L See full results | L Mcateer 60.8kg 1.75L | 4 (12) |
| Dundalk 14-Jan-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp (of $12,012) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.100, SP: 17.00 1st Stone Bear ( S Rutledge 120 ) 2nd Plushy ( D O'connor 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Mini Cotai ( N Crosse 119 ) 2.75L 9th Practical Move ( J Pietropaolo 131 , Cd 124 ) 14.60L See full results | J Pietropaolo 59.4kg, Cd 56.2kg 14.60L | 9 (12) |
| Dundalk 11-Dec-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp (of $12,097) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.810, SP: 26.00 1st Kc Bear ( C Keane 128 ) 2nd This Guy ( P Mcgettigan 140 ) 0.00L 3rd Coincidental Glory ( A Caffrey 140 ) 1.25L 12th Practical Move ( S Coen 136 , Cd 129 ) 13.90L See full results | S Coen 61.7kg, Cd 58.5kg 13.90L | 12 (17) |
| Dundalk 20-Sep-25 1010m SYNTHETIC R1 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race $1,168 (of $23,401) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.210, SP: 51.00 1st By The Lake ( C Keane 131 ) 2nd Rosie Frith ( P Mcgettigan 131 ) 0.30L 3rd First Approach ( W Lordan 136 ) 0.20L 5th Practical Move ( J Pietropaolo 126 , Cd 133 ) 4.75L See full results | J Pietropaolo 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 4.75L | 5 (10) |