Taipan (2018) Horse
About
Taipan is a 7yo b unknown from trained by J Harrington, who is based at Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Frankel out of the dam Kenzadargent. Taipan has managed to win 5 races in its career so far. On 2nd Aug 2025 at Galway, Taipan scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $18500.00 Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race.
Raced At
Curragh
• Listowel
• Galway
• Gowran Park
• Leopardstown
• Killarney
• Down Royal
• Tipperary
• Navan
• Naas
• Bellewstown
• Royal AscotRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh 22-Oct-25 2410m HEAVY R5 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:46.290, SP: 13.00 1st Sirius ( D H Dunsdon 156 ) 2nd Smooth Tom ( A P Ryan 168 , Cd 163 ) 3.25L 3rd The Mediator ( J M Halford 168 , Cd 161 ) 4.75L 8th Taipan ( H C Swan 168 ) 12.35L See full results | H C Swan 76.2kg 12.35L | 8 (12) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-25 2230m HEAVY R6 Hcp (of $45,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:36.270, SP: 23.00 1st Starford ( D B Mcmonagle 124 ) 2nd Granite Bay ( R Whelan 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Clear Quartz ( R Holohan 128 ) 2.50L 8th Taipan ( S Foley 140 ) 15.00L See full results | S Foley 63.5kg 15.00L | 8 (11) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 2830m SOFT R7 Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race $11,101 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:10.000, SP: 3.50 1st Taipan ( K Kennedy 135 ) 2nd Sky Captain ( C Hayes 135 ) 5.00L 3rd Charlus ( J A Heffernan 131 ) 3.25L See full results | K Kennedy 61.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Curragh 05-Jun-25 2820m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $49,998) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:01.890, SP: 21.00 Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along 3f out, ridden and disputed lead 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, weakened 1st Mr Percy ( M W Hassett 119 ) 2nd Jabbar ( R Mulligan 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Helvic Dream ( D B Mcmonagle 129 ) 0.75L 10th Taipan ( S Foley 129 ) 16.95L See full results | S Foley 58.5kg 16.95L | 10 (13) |
| Gowran Park 03-Apr-25 2820m SOFT R7 Dine At Gowran Park Race $1,450 (of $14,501) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:07.140, SP: 6.50 Led, joined after 6f, headed halfway, ridden to close over 2f out, no impression on leader and disputed 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Falcon Eight ( L F Roche 131 ) 2nd War Rooms ( C Keane 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Taipan ( S Foley 135 ) 1.25L See full results | S Foley 61.2kg 1.25L | 3 (8) |
| Curragh 03-Nov-24 2410m SOFT R7 CL1 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:38.340, SP: 51.00 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, weakened 1st Hamish ( R Kingscote 138 ) 2nd Galileo Dame ( D B Mcmonagle 123 ) 5.00L 3rd North Africa ( N Crosse 123 ) 3.50L 14th Taipan ( S T Mccullagh 133 ) 32.50L See full results | S T Mccullagh 60.3kg 32.50L | 14 (17) |
| Leopardstown 20-Oct-24 2410m HEAVY R6 Hcp (of $45,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:43.930, SP: 17.00 Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 150 yards out, soon no extra and weakened close home 1st Arch Enemy ( J Pietropaolo 119 ) 2nd Scholarship ( N Burns 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Sceptred Isle ( R Mulligan 119 ) 1.50L 7th Taipan ( K Kennedy 141 , Cd 148 ) 6.45L See full results | K Kennedy 64kg, Cd 67.1kg 6.45L | 7 (11) |
| Curragh 29-Sep-24 3370m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $579,001) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 03:35.630, SP: 34.00 Towards rear and 25th halfway, pushed along on outer from 3f out and ridden over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out 1st The Euphrates ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd A Piece Of Heaven ( L T Mcateer 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Sixandahalf ( R Whearty 121 ) 0.75L 21st Taipan ( S Foley 135 ) 28.25L See full results | S Foley 61.2kg 28.25L | 21 (30) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 2890m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $28,409), Winning Time: 03:12.500, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out 1st Prydwen ( M W Hassett 147 ) 2nd Vera Verto ( G F Carroll 128 ) 2.75L 3rd Lot of Joy ( C T Keane 127 ) 0.30L 8th Taipan ( S Foley 142 , Cd 0 ) 10.00L See full results | S Foley 64.4kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 8 (12) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 2830m SOFT R7 $11,100 (of $11,679), Winning Time: 03:18.380, SP: 9/2 Made all, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably 1st Taipan ( S Foley 131 ) 2nd Run For Oscar ( J A Heffernan 131 ) 2.50L 3rd Postileo ( C T Keane 138 ) 8.00L See full results | S Foley 59.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Down Royal 24-Jun-23 3260m GOOD R5 CL1 $8,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:32.400, SP: 1.91 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway between horses to lead under 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Powerful Aggie ( D P Mcdonogh 126 ) 2nd Taipan ( S T Mccullagh 131 ) 1.50L 3rd La Hacienda ( G F Carroll 126 ) 0.75L See full results | S T Mccullagh 59.4kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Listowel 04-Jun-23 2610m GOOD R8 CL $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:54.720, SP: 1.73 Tracked leader, closed after 5f, led before halfway, asserted and ridden over 1f out, kept on well, easily 1st Taipan ( B O'neill 159 ) 2nd Mon Coeur ( J L Gleeson 154 ) 5.50L 3rd War Correspondent ( P J Cody 154 ) 0.75L See full results | B O'neill 72.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Killarney 17-May-23 2860m SOFT R7 CL $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:11.650, SP: 2.10 Soon led, 1 length lead halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and asserted over 1f out, kept on well, comfortably 1st Taipan ( S Foley 133 ) 2nd Hms Seahorse ( C D Hayes 138 ) 3.25L 3rd Impero ( G M Ryan 130 ) 1.75L See full results | S Foley 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Tipperary 21-Apr-23 2510m SOFT R4 Hcp $3,100 (of $15,501) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:51.360, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home 1st Burren Song ( A J Slattery 123 ) 2nd Taipan ( S Foley 141 ) 0.30L 3rd Chally Chute ( R P Whelan 133 ) 2.25L See full results | S Foley 64kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Navan 30-Mar-23 2820m SOFT R2 CL $2,900 (of $14,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:26.710, SP: 4.33 Chased leaders, 3rd and closer halfway, went 2nd approaching straight, pushed along 3f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace 1st French Claim ( W J Lee 135 ) 2nd Taipan ( S Foley 133 ) 7.50L 3rd Kingswear ( J M Sheridan 133 ) 9.00L See full results | S Foley 60.3kg 7.50L | 2 (5) |
| Naas 06-Nov-22 3240m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $90,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:59.820, SP: 41.00 Edged right from stalls, soon tracked leaders and 4th halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression from 1f out and weakened inside final furlong 1st Drop The Anchor ( N G Mccullagh 119 ) 2nd My Mate Mozzie ( R Whearty 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Powerful Aggie ( D P Mcdonogh 124 ) 0.30L 9th Taipan ( R Whelan 132 ) 13.00L See full results | R Whelan 59.9kg 13.00L | 9 (20) |
| Curragh 23-Oct-22 3220m SOFT R5 CL1 NHF (of $55,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:44.900, SP: 26.00 Prominent on outer, in touch after 1f, dropped to mid-division after 2f, lost place after 6f, 8th under 7f out, under pressure in 10th 2f out, weakened 1st Emily Dickinson ( J A Heffernan 124 ) 2nd Baron Samedi ( D Mcmonagle 135 ) 5.50L 3rd Star Image ( B M Coen 132 ) 0.75L UPL Taipan ( S T Mccullagh 135 ) 31.75L See full results | S T Mccullagh 61.2kg 31.75L | UPD (12) |
| Curragh 25-Sep-22 3330m SOFT R6 Hcp $9,000 (of $579,000) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 03:38.970, SP: 29.00 Mid-division, pushed along briefly 5f out, ridden in 16th over 2f out, went 9th 1f out, no impression 1st Waterville ( W M Lordan 121 ) 2nd Echoes In Rain ( R Blackmore 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Lot of Joy ( D Tudhope 125 ) 0.75L 7th Taipan ( S Foley 129 ) 4.25L See full results | S Foley 58.5kg 4.25L | 7 (30) |
| Killarney 19-Aug-22 2850m SOFT R6 CLHcp (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:12.030, SP: 21.00 Towards rear, ridden early straight and no impression 2f out, under pressure and 11th on outer over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish 1st La Hacienda ( M P Sheehy 122 ) 2nd Away To Sea ( N G Mccullagh 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Mctigue ( K J Manning 128 ) 0.75L UPL Taipan ( S T Mccullagh 137 , Cd 142 ) 2.25L See full results | S T Mccullagh 62.1kg, Cd 64.4kg 2.25L | UPD (18) |
| Galway 26-Jul-22 3380m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:47.360, SP: 26.00 Soon tracked leader, 2nd before halfway, lost place and under pressure 3f out, weakened 2f out 1st Echoes In Rain ( P W Mullins 157 ) 2nd Maze Runner ( E Ohgren 159 ) 1.50L 3rd Dutch Schultz ( J Dunne 155 ) 0.75L UPL Taipan ( M J M O'sullivan 170 , Cd 177 ) 0.00L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 77.1kg, Cd 80.3kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Bellewstown 01-Jul-22 2440m GOOD R8 CL $3,100 (of $15,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:42.220, SP: 2.50 Tracked leaders and 3rd from halfway, improved to lead 4f out and soon joined, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 2nd, kept on same pace inside final furlong 1st Benaud ( T Hamilton 154 ) 2nd Taipan ( M J M O'sullivan 154 ) 6.00L 3rd Final Endeavour ( M Walsh 159 ) 7.00L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 69.9kg 6.00L | 2 (7) |
| Leopardstown 13-Aug-21 2820m SOFT R6 CL1 $3,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:02.850, SP: 11/2 In touch, improved to 3rd after 2f, under pressure over 4f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer 1st Interpretation ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd Fernando Vichi ( G M Ryan 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Taipan ( S Foley 133 ) 3.00L | S Foley 60.3kg 3.00L | 3 (6) |
| Leopardstown 05-Aug-21 2410m SOFT CL1 (of $31,875), Winning Time: 02:36.450, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, led after 3f, 4-length advantage 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, reduced advantage over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra 1st Tarnawa ( C T Keane 133 ) 2nd Silence Please ( S Foley 133 ) 6.50L 3rd Hector De Maris ( R L Moore 126 ) 13.00L 5th Taipan ( T P Madden 126 , Cd 0 ) 20.25L | T P Madden 57.2kg, Cd 0 20.25L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Ascot 16-Jun-21 2850m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:04.020, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, pushed along and headway out wide over 2f out, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved 1st Kemari ( W Buick 126 ) 2nd Wordsworth ( R L Moore 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Stowell ( L Dettori 126 ) 1.25L 6th Taipan ( S Foley 126 , Cd 0 ) 4.25L | S Foley 57.2kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 6 (13) |
| Curragh 23-May-21 2010m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:16.380, SP: 11/4 Dwelt slightly and pushed along, soon mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on inside final furlong 1st Earlswood ( B M Coen 131 ) 2nd Arturo Toscanini ( W M Lordan 131 ) 1.75L 3rd Snapraeterea ( S M Crosse 131 ) 3.00L 4th Taipan ( S Foley 131 , Cd 0 ) 6.50L | S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 4 (9) |
| Leopardstown 09-May-21 2010m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.370, SP: 5/1 Dwelt slightly and rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong 1st Bolshoi Ballet ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd Lough Derg ( J A Heffernan 131 ) 6.00L 3rd Fernando Vichi ( G M Ryan 131 ) 0.50L 5th Taipan ( S Foley 131 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L | S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 5 (7) |
| Leopardstown 11-Apr-21 2010m GOOD R5 CL1 $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:11.610, SP: 5/1 Dwelt and pushed along briefly, soon raced in 6th, headway and effort straight, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong 1st Bolshoi Ballet ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd Flying Visit ( K J Manning 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Taipan ( S Foley 131 ) 2.25L | S Foley 59.4kg 2.25L | 3 (8) |
| Naas 01-Nov-20 1610m HEAVY R2 CLMd $9,300 (of $15,500) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:53.320, SP: 7/1 Dwelt and towards rear, ridden over 3f out, progress on outer 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home 1st Taipan ( S Foley 133 ) 2nd Team Of Firsts ( C T Keane 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Rave N Contagion ( G F Carroll 133 ) 1.50L | S Foley 60.3kg | 1 (18) |
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