Riaan (2017)

Foal Date

16-Jun-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Diamond Boy

Dam

Pretty Moon

Prize Money

167549

Trainer

G Elliott

Owners

Philip J Reynolds

About

Riaan, a 8yo horse trained by G Elliott in Meath, is by Diamond Boy out of Pretty Moon. So far the animal has recorded four victories. Its biggest triumph came on 10 Feb 2023 at Thurles, where it collected $16,000.00 Nvh. The runner has been a valuable player for bettors, delivering about an 80% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.

Raced At

Sligo • Galway • Kilbeggan • Perth • Punchestown • Cheltenham • Leopardstown • Navan • Cork • Listowel • Wexford • Thurles • Gowran Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sligo 01-Oct-25 4249m SOFT R6 Ch $7,500 (of $12,501), SP: 19.00	D Gilligan 74.4kg	1 (5)
Galway 02-Aug-25 4527m GOOD R3 HcpCh (of $79,999), Winning Time: 05:46.700, SP: 29.00	D Gilligan 74.4kg 28.30L	15 (20)
Kilbeggan 12-Jul-25 5102m GOOD R7 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $99,999), Winning Time: 06:13.200, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, no impression from 3 out, pulled up after next	J Kennedy 70.8kg 0.00L	UPD (12)
Perth 08-Jun-25 4791m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpCh (of $33,446), Winning Time: 05:53.700, SP: 11.00 Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 8th	J Bowen 69.9kg 0.00L	UPD (7)
Punchestown 30-Apr-25 4096m SOFT R7 CL1 HcpCh $20,000 (of $99,999), Winning Time: 05:07.800, SP: 8.50 Rear of mid-division, headway after 3 out and 3rd entering straight, ridden and led after 2 out, headed last, under pressure and no impression on winner run-in	D Gilligan 66.7kg 4.25L	2 (14)
Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 4139m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh $1,995 (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:15.500, SP: 67.00 Towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on approaching last, faded final 50yds	D Gilligan 66.7kg 9.45L	6 (20)
Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 4322m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh $7,500 (of $150,000), Winning Time: 05:29.100, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, led 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 6th at last, kept on one pace	D Gilligan 66.7kg 16.55L	4 (16)
Navan 07-Dec-24 4160m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $45,001), Winning Time: 05:27.400, SP: 26.00 Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor	D Gilligan 68.9kg 37.05L	12 (19)
Navan 17-Nov-24 4873m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:10.400, SP: 23.00 Mid-division best, slight mistake 5th, ridden and no extra 3 out	S Ewing 71.2kg 61.9kgL	11 (18)
Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 4139m SOFT R5 HcpCh (of $67,524), Winning Time: 05:29.110, SP: 20/1 Close up, slipped badly on landing 4 out and lost place, pulled up 2 out	D Gilligan 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (21)
Leopardstown 04-Feb-24 4322m SOFT R6 HcpCh $30,000 (of $96,372), Winning Time: 05:30.300, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 5th halfway, 2nd 5 out, ridden to challenge before last, 3rd when left 2nd at last, no impression on winner, kept on one pace	D J Gilligan 64.4kg 14.00L	2 (25)
Cork 26-Nov-23 4224m SOFT R6 HcpCh $1,150 (of $12,212), Winning Time: 05:36.500, SP: 7/1 In touch, improved to 2nd after 7th, 3rd after 9th, 4th after 4 out, headway after 2 out, almost on terms last, no extra closing stages and dropped to 4th close home	K Buckley 73.5kg, Cd 0 1.75L	4 (11)
Listowel 17-Sep-23 3419m GOOD R5 NvCh $875 (of $11,243), Winning Time: 04:09.700, SP: 11/4 Disputed briefly, soon tracked leader, close up at times, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 7th, challenged 4 out, soon disputed, ridden in 2nd entering straight, no extra in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last	J Kennedy 73kg, Cd 0 22.00L	4 (5)
Wexford 12-Aug-23 3977m SOFT R4 Ch $7,200 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 05:10.060, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, led after 2nd, increased advantage after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well, comfortably	J W Kennedy 75.3kg	1 (11)
Cheltenham 16-Mar-23 4224m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:14.460, SP: 41.00 Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before the last	J C Gainford 68.9kg 0.00L	UPD (26)
Thurles 10-Feb-23 4023m SOFT R4 NvH $9,600 (of $16,000), Winning Time: 05:08.100, SP: 9.00 Disputed lead, a little keen, led before 5th, reduced lead before 2 out, pressed last, ridden and kept on best under pressure run-in	J C Gainford 71.7kg	1 (6)
Punchestown 31-Dec-22 3931m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $40,000), Winning Time: 05:08.300, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden and no impression in 8th entering straight, weakened before last, tailed off	J Kennedy 68.5kg 0.00L	16 (19)
Cork 20-Nov-22 4023m SOFT R4 CLHcpH $8,700 (of $14,500), Winning Time: 05:21.030, SP: 4.50 Tracked clear leader, left 3rd at 2nd, travelled well to lead narrowly 2 out, asserted before last where edged left, kept on well, comfortably	D N Russell 72.6kg	1 (12)
Sligo 21-Oct-22 5111m SOFT R5 MdH (of $12,998), Winning Time: 06:54.600, SP: 2.50 Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along after 3 out, 4th entering straight, ridden and no extra run-in	J C Gainford 71.7kg 16.00L	UPD (8)
Gowran Park 01-Oct-22 4023m GOOD R2 MdH $2,400 (of $12,001), Winning Time: 05:02.300, SP: 3.25 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer in 3rd when not fluent 2 out, soon challenged and led before last, 2 lengths lead early run-in, ridden and pressed final 100 yards, kept on well, headed on line	D N Russell 75.3kg	2 (16)
Navan 17-Sep-22 4023m SOFT R5 MdH $2,500 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:48.700, SP: 3.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along and improved to dispute lead and ridden approaching last, led after last, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home	D N Russell 75.3kg 0.75L	2 (15)
Galway 30-Jul-22 3355m GOOD R1 MdH $850 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid-division, moderate 9th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 8th at last, stayed on to go 4th run-in, kept on one pace	D N Russell 75.3kg 23.00L	4 (17)