River Tara (2018) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

brown

Sire

Kayf Tara

Dam

Aulne River

Prize Money

24030

Owners

Paul McKeon

About

River Tara, an 8yo bay gelding trained by Colm Murphy, was entered in the Tramore R6 O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase. He is by Kayf Tara out of Aulne River. To date he has secured one victory, his most notable coming on 18 Jun 2023 at Downpatrick, where he earned $11,001.00 in the Clnhf.

Raced At

Galway • Wexford • Downpatrick • Listowel • Kilbeggan • Killarney

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Galway 29-Jul-25 3340m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $17,501), Winning Time: 03:54.800, SP: 66.00 1st Jerrari ( D Meyler 161 ) 2nd Prove Yourself ( D Gilligan 163 ) 4.00L 3rd Rakki ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L UPL River Tara ( C Stone-walsh 163 ) 0.00L See full resultsC Stone-walsh 73.9kg 0.00LUPD (20)
Wexford 17-May-25 4020m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $6,900), Winning Time: 05:06.900, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, stumbled badly after 5th, pushed along and detached in rear after 9th, no extra and pulled up before next 1st Lilian Bland ( R Deegan 155 ) 2nd Rose Boum ( J C Gainford 144 ) 1.25L 3rd Native Song ( C M Quirke 140 ) 25.00L UPL River Tara ( C Stone-walsh 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsC Stone-walsh 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (12)
Downpatrick 15-Jul-24 4390m GOOD R4 MdH $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:20.000, SP: 2.25 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, headway after next and 2nd approaching last, ridden run-in and no impression on winner final 100 yards 1st Ollie La Ba Ba ( G Noonan 158 ) 2nd River Tara ( P Townend 159 ) 6.00L 3rd Western Ability ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 1.75L See full resultsP Townend 72.1kg 6.00L2 (10)
Listowel 22-Sep-23 4020m SOFT R1 CLMdH $2,700 (of $13,500), Winning Time: 05:20.600, SP: 4.00 Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, went moderate 2nd at last, kept on one pace 1st Tag Man ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2nd River Tara ( P Townend 159 ) 14.00L 3rd Secrecies Of Stone ( J Gainford 166 ) 0.15L See full resultsP Townend 72.1kg 14.00L2 (18)
Wexford 12-Aug-23 3360m SOFT R1 MdH $1,050 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:14.040, SP: 1.83 Led, increased lead at 2nd, reduced advantage after 3rd, headed before 4th, led before 7th, headed before last where not fluent, dropped to 3rd and no extra closing stages 1st Dutch Schultz ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Pickanumber ( S Fenelon 158 ) 2.00L 3rd River Tara ( P Townend 159 ) 4.25L See full resultsP Townend 72.1kg 4.25L3 (11)
Downpatrick 18-Jun-23 3480m SOFT R7 CLNHF $6,600 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 04:17.000, SP: 1.80 Disputed lead, led travelling well 2f out, pushed along and went clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably 1st River Tara ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Air Drop ( J Williamson 165 ) 8.00L 3rd Gone For Tea ( D G Lavery 165 ) 0.15L See full resultsP W Mullins 74.8kg1 (8)
Kilbeggan 21-Apr-23 3040m SOFT R6 CLNHF $2,200 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 03:49.480, SP: 2.20 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, closed in 2nd 1 1/2f out, strongly challenged leader inside final furlong, not match winner close home 1st Final Decision ( A B O'connor 157 ) 2nd River Tara ( P W Mullins 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Oneforthefairgreen ( H C Swan 165 ) 2.50L See full resultsP W Mullins 74.8kg 0.50L2 (14)
Killarney 15-May-22 3420m GOOD R8 CLNHF $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:03.300, SP: 26.00 Towards rear, 9th halfway, progress under 3f out, detached 2f out, no extra in moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, tailed off 1st Lipa K ( G B Noonan 161 ) 2nd Felix Summus ( P W Mullins 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Themanintheboots ( J J Codd 161 ) 0.50L 5th River Tara ( C Quirke 154 , Cd 161 ) 32.50L See full resultsC Quirke 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 32.50L5 (11)
Dromahane 01-May-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $6,088), SP: 5/2 Alw rr, jmpd right 1st, sl prog in 9th 6out, mod 8th & sl prog aftr 4out, no impr bef 3out & bhnd when pu 2out 1st Rossea ( M E P O'brien 165 ) 2nd Rebel Treaty ( D Allen 165 ) 0.30L 3rd Chosen Hero ( J W Kenny 165 ) 3.00L UPL River Tara ( D O'connor 165 , Cd 0 )D O'connor 74.8kg, Cd 0UPD (10)