The Irish (2020) Horse
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About
The Irish, a 6yo brown gelding, is trained by James Healy. He is by Harzand out of Diamond Sky and has secured six wins in his career. On 26th Jul 2025 at Doomben he earned his most important victory, winning the $85000.00 Bm78 Hcp. He has been a rewarding horse for bettors; a lifelong backing would have produced a 48% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 04-Jul-26 2400m SOFT 6 R7 LR CALOUNDRA CUP (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:32.100, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.080 1st Thebudgiesmugla ( D Gibbons 54 ) 2nd So You Are ( A Morgan 53.5 ) 0.57L 3rd Caboche ( J Bayliss 53.5 ) 3.30L 13th The Irish ( C Graham 53 ) 31.98L See full results | C Graham 53kg 31.98L | 13 (13) |
| Ipswich 20-Jun-26 2500m SOFT 5 R4 BM78 $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:37.270, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.960 1st Pulveriser ( B E Thompson 57 ) 2nd Captain Maverick ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 1.23L 3rd Farwest ( C Graham 55 ) 2.23L 8th The Irish ( M Rodd 59.5 ) 4.36L See full results | M Rodd 59.5kg 4.36L | 8 (15) |
| Doomben 27-May-26 2200m SOFT 6 R4 BM78 $21,000 (of $38,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:17.710, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st The Irish ( M Rodd 57 ) 2nd Highgrove Rose ( B E Thompson 52 ) 0.71L 3rd El Jasor ( K Wilson-taylor 56.5 ) 1.43L See full results | M Rodd 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Eagle Farm 06-May-26 1600m SOFT 6 R8 BM78 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.040, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st October ( E P Lang 56.5 ) 2nd Grinzinger Knight ( C Baker 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Cast Party ( B E Thompson 54 ) 0.72L 5th The Irish ( M Rodd 57 ) 2.88L See full results | M Rodd 57kg 2.88L | 5 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 19-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R4 CL4 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.590, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st The Irish ( M Rodd 59 ) 2nd Divakara ( B E Thompson 58 ) 0.64L 3rd November Air ( D G Moor 55 ) 0.89L See full results | M Rodd 59kg | 1 (10) |