Springboard (2019) Horse
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Springboard, a seven-year-old bay gelding sired by Kingston Hill and out of Jopa, is under the training of M J McDonagh and owned by Michael J McDonagh. Out of twelve starts he has secured two victories, placed third once, and accumulated $23,038 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Galway on 25 October 2026, where he finished 10th out of 13 runners. He last won on Galway on 6 October 2026.
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Galway • Listowel • Limerick • Killarney • Downpatrick • Punchestown • Clonmel • Naas • Gowran ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Galway 25-Oct-26 3670m SOFT TO HEAVY Chase, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, 6th after 4th, mistake 2 out, lost place before last, weakened after last | Mark Walsh 67.1kg 21l | 10 (13) |
| Galway 06-Oct-26 3670m SOFT R5 HcpCh $9,686 (of $16,142), SP: 8.00 1st Springboard ( C Quirke 156 ) 2nd My Cullen ( P Hanlon 158 , Cd 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Dearg Mor ( S Torrens 158 ) 0.80L See full results | C Quirke 70.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-26 3744m GOOD R3 HcpH $532 (of $10,650), Winning Time: 04:12.500, SP: 34.00 1st Glin Road Boy ( P Byrnes 163 ) 2nd Granlahan ( D O'keeffe 146 ) 0.75L 3rd Potters Pal ( D King 165 ) 2.50L 5th Springboard ( C Quirke 155 ) 14.25L See full results | C Quirke 70.3kg 14.25L | 5 (21) |
| Limerick 22-May-26 3983m GOOD R4 HcpCh (of $11,715), SP: 5.00 1st Toon Town ( S O'callaghan 150 ) 2nd One Way Traffic ( P Enright 148 ) 1.25L 3rd Carlas Big Jim ( G Noonan 140 ) 9.00L 9th Springboard ( C Quirke 143 ) 60.25L See full results | C Quirke 64.9kg 60.2kgL | 9 (11) |
| Limerick 16-Apr-26 3264m SOFT R5 HcpH $9,904 (of $9,904), SP: 9.00 1st Springboard ( C Quirke 150 ) 2nd Wild Wild Wind ( H Horgan 151 ) 1.25L 3rd Uptaurintop ( J Kennedy 152 ) 0.50L See full results | C Quirke 68kg | 1 (21) |
| Limerick 11-Feb-26 3155m HEAVY R6 NvHcpH $968 (of $11,622), SP: 6.00 1st Dollar Nolimit ( K Buckley 166 ) 2nd Harry's Dream ( A Mcguinness 160 ) 9.50L 3rd Is Charlie Around ( R Doyle 166 ) 1.25L 4th Springboard ( C Quirke 142 ) 48.75L See full results | C Quirke 64.4kg 48.8kgL | 4 (9) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 4069m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, hampered 1st, 3rd at 8th, pushed along in 5th when slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 6th and no impression after next, not fluent last, kept on one pace | Cian Quirke 69.4kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (14) |
| Downpatrick 15-Jun-24 4389m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra run-in | Mr A P Ryan 75.8kg 2 1/4l | 3 (15) |
| Punchestown 21-May-24 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, 6th and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | Cian Quirke 69.4kg 1 1/2 length | 6 (17) |
| Clonmel 18-Apr-24 3288m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 200/1 Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out | Cian Quirke 71.7kg 4 1/4l | 11 (18) |
| Naas 04-Apr-24 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 300/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Cian Quirke 75.3kg 1 1/4 length | 13 (19) |
| Gowran Park 09-Mar-24 3219m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | Cian Quirke 75.3kg 9l | 10 (15) |