The Cookstown Cafu (2019) Horse
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The Cookstown Cafu is a seven-year-old bay gelding, sired by Invincible Spirit out of Miss Delila. Trained by Fionn McSharry and owned by Dudley Hill Farm Ltd, the horse has started 42 times, securing six victories, placing second four times and third two times, and has earned $101,566 in prize money. The most recent outing was at Southwell on 27 September 2026, where he finished 14th of 14 runners. His latest win came at Newcastle on 14 April 2026.
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Southwell • Pontefract • Wolverhampton • Catterick • Thirsk • Doncaster • Carlisle • Beverley • Redcar • Ayr • HaydockRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 31-Oct-26 1421m STANDARD R9 AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap (Div 2), SP: 23.00 | C J Whiteley 5L | 8 (10) |
| Southwell 27-Sep-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp (of $16,701) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.540, SP: 34.00 1st Izzari ( C Tuke 137 , Cd 130 ) 2nd R P Mcmurphy ( J Maher 138 , Cd 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Ballybunion ( J Bradnam 134 , Cd 127 ) 2.25L 14th The Cookstown Cafu ( W Fentiman 138 ) 22.20L See full results | W Fentiman 62.6kg 22.20L | 14 (14) |
| Pontefract 02-Jun-26 2016m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,859) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:13.520, SP: 19.00 1st Bay Dream Believer ( J Hart 124 ) 2nd Pol Roger ( C Beasley 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Everyoneknowsadave ( K Stott 134 ) 0.50L 7th The Cookstown Cafu ( O Mcsweeney 130 ) 4.55L See full results | O Mcsweeney 59kg 4.55L | 7 (8) |
| Newcastle 14-Apr-26 1614m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp $6,181 (of $6,181) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.080, SP: 4.00 1st The Cookstown Cafu ( D Tudhope 135 ) 2nd Berkshire Phantom ( O Mcsweeney 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Book Of Life ( D Nolan 133 ) 1.50L See full results | D Tudhope 61.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Newcastle 30-Dec-25 1614m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Hcp (of $7,468) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.370, SP: 19.00 1st Second Fiddle ( M Tabti 132 ) 2nd Maui Breeze ( P Muir 135 ) 2.00L 3rd Francesi ( M Coppins 130 ) 0.30L 6th The Cookstown Cafu ( O Mcsweeney 130 ) 4.35L See full results | O Mcsweeney 59kg 4.35L | 6 (13) |
| Newcastle 20-Dec-25 1614m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,328) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 9.50 1st Tasever ( D Nolan 136 ) 2nd Powerful Response ( S Kirrane 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Minshaar ( W Fentiman 134 ) 2.75L 6th The Cookstown Cafu ( C J Orr 138 , Cd 135 ) 5.30L See full results | C J Orr 62.6kg, Cd 61.2kg 5.30L | 6 (9) |
| Newcastle 02-Dec-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 20/1 Led, ridden when headed 2f out, soon weakened | O McSweeney 57.6kg 1 3/4 length | 9 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Oct-25 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Ray Dawson 59.9kg Neck | 5 (6) |
| Catterick 01-Oct-25 1414m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 In rear, struggling over 4f out, well beaten final 3f | O McSweeney 60.8kg 1 length | 10 (12) |
| Thirsk 15-Sep-25 1408m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 In touch, headway over 1f out, keeping on when bit short of room final 110yds | Ryan Sexton 61.2kg Head | 5 (11) |
| Thirsk 06-Sep-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up in touch, asked for effort over 1f out, soon no impression | O McSweeney 57.6kg 1 1/2 length | 10 (15) |
| Newcastle 06-Mar-25 1614m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Bumped start, held up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after | D Nolan 58.5kg 3l | 6 (7) |
| Southwell 22-Feb-25 1621m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, never nearer | Mark Winn 60.3kg Neck | 6 (11) |
| Southwell 31-Jan-25 1621m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 20/1 Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms with leaders | Mark Winn 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 21-Dec-24 1614m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Not much room start, mid-division, headway 2f out, lost place over 1f out | D Nolan 59.9kg 2 1/2l | 6 (8) |
| Newcastle 12-Dec-24 1421m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Never closer than mid-division | D Nolan 62.1kg 3l | 8 (10) |
| Newcastle 11-Nov-24 1614m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run into 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner | D Nolan 60.8kg 3/4 length | 2 (10) |
| Doncaster 26-Oct-24 1414m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened | D Nolan 63.5kg 1 3/4 length | 11 (11) |
| Newcastle 15-Oct-24 1614m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Held up in touch, closed 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | D Tudhope 61.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Newcastle 01-Oct-24 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/8 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to get on terms | Mark Winn 61.7kg Nose | 4 (10) |
| Newcastle 17-Sep-24 1421m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, headway going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out | D Tudhope 60.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Pontefract 18-Aug-24 1615m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 1f out | Rowan Scott 63.5kg 3/4 length | 9 (13) |
| York 26-Jul-24 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders on inner, outpaced 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and made headway over 1f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong | Hollie Doyle 58.5kg 1/2 length | 5 (17) |
| Carlisle 06-Jul-24 1566m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out until over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | Shane Gray 61.7kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (8) |
| York 14-Jun-24 1408m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Very slowly away, behind, never involved | O McSweeney 57.2kg 1 length | 11 (16) |
| Doncaster 31-May-24 1609m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 Soon prominent near side of group, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, edged left and weakened quickly final 110 yards | Shane Gray 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (11) |
| York 17-May-24 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | Rowan Scott 60.3kg 1/2 length | 10 (20) |
| York 23-Sep-23 1408m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 20/1 Led narrowly, pushed along and headed 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out | A Mullen 56.7kg 3 1/4l | 12 (17) |
| Thirsk 01-Sep-23 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong | Rowan Scott 56.2kg Neck | 8 (9) |
| Carlisle 28-Jun-23 1566m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield, ridden and weakened 2f out | Rowan Scott 63kg 3 1/4l | 12 (15) |
| Beverley 11-Jun-23 1496m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 3/1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out on outer, stayed on, never threatened | Rowan Scott 59kg 1/2 length | 4 (8) |
| Thirsk 20-May-23 1408m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, kept on, no extra and headed closing stages | Rowan Scott 58.1kg 3/4 length | 2 (15) |
| Pontefract 03-May-23 1615m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 3/1 Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on | Rowan Scott 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Redcar 10-Apr-23 1408m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 8/1 Made most, shaken up 2f out, soon ridden, headed briefly over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Rowan Scott 55.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Doncaster 22-Oct-22 1414m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 In touch stand side, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on | Rowan Scott 61.2kg Nose | 2 (20) |
| Pontefract 03-Oct-22 1615m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Handy, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, always doing enough | K Stott 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Thirsk 12-Aug-22 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | K Stott 61.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Ayr 18-Jun-22 1454m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 7/1 Led, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually faded | T Eaves 55.8kg 1 length | 7 (7) |
| Haydock 28-May-22 1442m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish | K Stott 58.5kg Neck | 5 (9) |
| York 11-May-22 1408m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 Held up off the pace in last pair, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo | K Stott 57.2kg 3 3/4l | 3 (11) |
| York 09-Oct-21 1408m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 10/1 Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, headed close home | N Callan 58.1kg Short Head | 2 (13) |
| Doncaster 10-Sep-21 1414m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 66/1 Close up stand side, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace | K Stott 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (16) |
| Ayr 05-Jul-21 1454m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | T Eaves 58.1kg 9 1/2l | 7 (7) |