The Liffey (2021) Horse
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The Liffey is a five-year-old bay gelding by No Nay Never out of Rain Goddess. He races under the training of Hayley Burton and races for the partnership of Ruby Red Racing & Hayley Burton. Over 19 career starts he has secured six victories, plus a lone second‑place finish, and has accumulated earnings of $115,936. His most recent outing took place at Ascot on 2 October 2026, where he crossed the line in 4th place out of 9 runners. The latest win was recorded at Kempton on 3 July 2026.
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Newmarket • Doncaster • Kempton • Goodwood • Dundalk • Tipperary • Curragh • Royal Ascot • Naas • Listowel • LeopardstownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 31-Oct-26 1609m GOOD TO SOFT R4 Dusseldorf's Henkel 169 German Oaks Handicap, SP: 51.00 | Daniel Muscutt 5.5L | 13 (14) |
| Ascot 02-Oct-26 1609m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 25/1 Mounted chute and wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, faded final 110yds | Marco Ghiani 61.2kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Doncaster 13-Sep-26 1309m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp (of $129,827) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.410, SP: 34.00 1st Blue Brother ( C Rodriguez 131 ) 2nd Milford ( T Kiely-marshall 120 , Cd 115 ) 2.75L 3rd Pietro ( S Osborne 116 ) 5.50L 10th The Liffey ( S M Levey 125 ) 12.80L See full results | S M Levey 56.7kg 12.80L | 10 (14) |
| Kempton 05-Sep-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R2 CL2 Hcp $1,988 (of $67,848) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.990, SP: 12.00 1st Exposure ( B D L Sayette 125 ) 2nd Victory Ace ( F Marsh 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Popmaster ( B Loughnane 136 ) 0.75L 6th The Liffey ( R Ryan 131 ) 5.40L See full results | R Ryan 59.4kg 5.40L | 6 (14) |
| GOODwood 29-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $22,992 (of $49,028) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.700, SP: 23.00 1st Crimson Spirit ( R L Moore 132 ) 2nd The Liffey ( M Ghiani 130 ) 0.75L 3rd The Fingal Raven ( S Osborne 134 ) 0.75L See full results | M Ghiani 59kg 0.75L | 2 (20) |
| Kempton 03-Jul-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $12,068 (of $12,068) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.270, SP: 26.00 1st The Liffey ( L Morris 135 ) 2nd Vincent Rocks ( L Catton 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Zatsgood ( B Loughnane 132 ) 1.75L See full results | L Morris 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Dundalk 27-May-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R1 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Optional Claiming Race $9,753 (of $9,336) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 3.00 1st The Liffey ( J M Sheridan 136 ) 2nd Battle Borne ( P Mcgettigan 134 ) 3.50L 3rd Land Of The Giants ( A Caffrey 132 ) 0.50L See full results | J M Sheridan 61.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Dundalk 27-Mar-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/11 Settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to close over 2f out, under pressure in close 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | Reese Holohan 63kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Dundalk 27-Feb-26 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/5 Dwelt, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, all out close home | Reese Holohan 64.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Dundalk 13-Feb-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/3 Led early, headed after 1f and tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed closing stages, kept on well close home | Colin Keane 61.7kg | 1 (12) |
| Dundalk 28-Jan-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Soon led, headed after 2f and 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and challenged under 2f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | Gary Carroll 63.5kg 3 1/4l | 6 (8) |
| Dundalk 16-Jan-26 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 33/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, weakened | Reese Holohan 61.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (7) |
| Dundalk 17-Dec-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 25/1 Soon disputed, tracked leader after 1f, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong | Luke McAteer 60.8kg Head | 7 (10) |
| Tipperary 31-Aug-25 1509m YIELDING Flat, SP: 7/1 Raced in share of 3rd, pushed along over 1f out and soon ridden in 4th, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong | Declan McDonogh 61.7kg 3/4 length | 4 (5) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-25 1609m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along under 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out | Dylan Browne McMonagle 61.2kg 1/2 length | 7 (8) |
| Royal Ascot 18-Jun-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 12/1 Raced near side, chased group leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out | R L Moore 59kg 4 1/4l | 23 (30) |
| Naas 18-May-25 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 16/1 Short of room from stalls and soon towards rear, some progress into 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went 4th over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong | Scott McCullagh 62.1kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (9) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-24 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 2/1 Prominent on outer, improved to lead narrowly after 2f, headed after halfway, led 1 1/2f out, asserted 1f out, ran on well, comfortably | Wayne Lordan 59.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Leopardstown 07-Apr-24 1436m HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, ridden to progress on inner 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | Wayne Lordan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 5 (8) |
| Curragh 07-Jun-23 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, joined at halfway, pushed along and strongly pressed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, strongly pressed last strides | Seamie Heffernan 59.4kg | 1 (8) |