Smokeringinthedark (2020) Horse
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Smokeringinthedark is a 6yo bay horse trained by N G Richards. He is by the stallion Shantou out of Res Ipsa Loquitur. So far, Smokeringinthedark has secured two wins. On 1 Apr 2026 at Newcastle, he earned his most notable victory, taking $10,526.00 in the Class 3 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 16-May-26 4023m GOOD R4 CL3 HcpH $754 (of $11,805), Winning Time: 04:51.230, SP: 4.50 1st Ike Sport ( H Atkins 158 , Cd 153 ) 2nd Brewin'Upastorm ( S Bowen 168 ) 2.75L 3rd Luttrell Lad ( A Stevens 152 , Cd 149 ) 5.00L 4th Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 153 ) 5.20L See full results | D Mcmenamin 69.4kg 5.20L | 4 (11) |
| Haydock 15-Apr-26 4881m GOOD R6 CL2 HcpH $6,075 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 06:01.960, SP: 4.50 1st Serious Chat ( T Gillard 153 ) 2nd Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 147 ) 1.25L 3rd Lord Snootie ( J Tudor 147 ) 0.75L See full results | D Mcmenamin 66.7kg 1.25L | 2 (10) |
| Newcastle 01-Apr-26 4080m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $5,651 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 05:03.070, SP: 2.75 1st Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 2nd Fingal's Hill ( C Bewley 168 ) 2.00L 3rd Bold Light ( J Power 156 ) 4.25L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Doncaster 05-Feb-26 3903m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $324 (of $10,526), SP: 5.50 1st Huffin An A Puffin ( T Cannon 157 ) 2nd Storming George ( J M Quinlan 162 ) 0.75L 3rd I'm A Lumberjack ( T Bellamy 160 ) 14.00L 5th Smokeringinthedark ( C Bewley 156 ) 34.25L See full results | C Bewley 70.8kg 34.25L | 5 (6) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jan-26 3979m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH $7,176 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:54.530, SP: 6.50 1st Fasol ( O Nicholls 158 ) 2nd Smokeringinthedark ( C Bewley 160 ) 3.50L 3rd Moonbow ( B S Hughes 167 ) 3.75L See full results | C Bewley 72.6kg 3.50L | 2 (9) |
| Wetherby 15-Nov-25 4280m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpH (of $9,837), SP: 3.50 1st Glen Road ( P Kavanagh 149 ) 2nd One Eye On Vegas ( C Hammond 151 ) 3.00L 3rd Carismatic Soldier ( J Bowen 156 ) 0.20L 7th Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 163 ) 17.45L See full results | D Mcmenamin 73.9kg 17.45L | 7 (9) |
| Hexham 04-May-25 3260m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $3,706 (of $15,002), SP: 4.00 1st Moon Chime ( K Woods 165 ) 2nd Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 157 ) 2.75L 3rd Well Educated ( J Bewley 149 ) 9.25L See full results | D Mcmenamin 71.2kg 2.75L | 2 (6) |
| Carlisle 10-Mar-25 3420m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $878 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 07:04.890, SP: 1.44 Chased leaders, disputed 2nd 2 out and pushed along, left behind by front pair approaching last, one pace run-in 1st Bel Amigo ( B Lynn 159 ) 2nd Spadestep ( D R Fox 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 166 ) 10.30L See full results | D Mcmenamin 75.3kg 10.30L | 3 (10) |
| Musselburgh 02-Feb-25 4790m SOFT R4 CL2 NvH $1,216 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:44.880, SP: 3.50 Raced in 4th, driven after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, never going pace to challenge 1st Intense Approach ( J Bowen 162 ) 2nd Gale Mahler ( C Nichol 155 ) 5.50L 3rd Bold Light ( A Doyle 162 ) 9.50L 4th Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 159 ) 21.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 72.1kg 21.00L | 4 (5) |
| Musselburgh 09-Dec-24 3980m SOFT R2 CL4 MdHNHFNHF $3,812 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 05:01.730, SP: 3.75 Prominent, led 3 out, headed narrowly approaching 2 out, battled on pressing leader, ridden and regained lead run-in, ran on well 1st Smokeringinthedark ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 2nd Jet To Vegas ( C Nichol 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Kadjar Des Mottes ( B S Hughes 158 ) 12.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg | 1 (4) |
| Taylorstown 18-May-24 4828m GOOD Md (of $3,812), SP: 4.00 Rcd in rr, 7l last 4th, prog to 4th bef 10th, went 1l 3rd 4out, mstks 3out & 2out, cl 2nd appr last, ko 1st Orderoftheday ( J L Scallan 165 ) 2nd Smokeringinthedark ( B O'neill 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Proper Leader ( D Mcgill 165 ) 8.50L | B O'neill 74.8kg 0.20L | 2 (8) |