Trustyourinstinct (2020)

Foal Date

08-May-20

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Churchill

Dam

Gussy Goose

Prize Money

$1351796

Trainer

J P O'brien

Owners

John P McManus

About

Trustyourinstinct is a 5yo ch trained by J P O'brien in Kilkenny. The horse is by Churchill out of Gussy Goose. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $1,351,796, he is considered to have above‑average talent. On 28 June 2025 at the Curragh, ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle, Trustyourinstinct captured the $155,939 3yo+ Open Set Weight, defeating Layfayette. The runner has been a value play for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded roughly a 7% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Leopardstown 13-Sep-25 2414m SOFT R4 CL1 (of $99,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:35.450, SP: 7.00	D P Mcdonogh 62.6kg 8.05L	7 (10)
Curragh 28-Jun-25 2011m GOOD R4 CL1 NHF $97,877 (of $99,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.040, SP: 1.44	D Mcmonagle 62.6kg	1 (6)
Curragh 28-Jun-25 2011m GOOD R1 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $97,877 (of $155,939) Barrier 1, SP: 1.44	D B Mcmonagle 62.5kg	1 (6)
Curragh 24-May-25 2414m GOOD R2 CL1 $48,938 (of $49,998) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.080, SP: 2.25 Raced in 4th, closer in 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge in 2nd from 2f out and edged a bit left, led over 1 1/2f out and soon edged right, asserted inside final furlong, comfortably	D Mcmonagle 62.6kg	1 (7)
Curragh 24-May-25 2414m GOOD R1 LR 4YO+ Open Set Weight $48,938 (of $77,969) Barrier 3, SP: 2.25	D B Mcmonagle 62.5kg	1 (7)
Curragh 05-May-25 2011m GOOD R6 CL1 $17,916 (of $119,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.270, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home	D P Mcdonogh 59.4kg 2.80L	3 (6)
Curragh 05-May-25 2011m GOOD R1 G2 4YO+ Open Set Weight $17,916 (of $187,127) Barrier 5, SP: 12.00	D Mcdonogh 59.5kg	3 (6)
Naas 24-Mar-25 2101m HEAVY R6 CL1 $6,719 (of $45,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:29.390, SP: 2.88 Disputed lead, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along and led briefly 2f out, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final 100 yards	D Mcmonagle 62.6kg 4.50L	3 (9)
Naas 23-Mar-25 2112m HEAVY R1 LR 4YO+ Open Hcp $6,719 (of $70,173) Barrier 5, SP: 2.88	D B Mcmonagle 62.5kg	3 (9)
Riyadh 22-Feb-25 2100m FIRM (of $1,452,000), Winning Time: 02:07.740, SP: 16/1	D Mcmonagle 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L	8
Rome 27-Oct-24 2000m SOFT R2 G2 3YO+ Open Set Weight $81,778 (of $408,888) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.900, SP: 2.04	D Mcdonogh 59kg 0.20L	2 (9)
Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 2414m GOOD R3 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $97,472 (of $155,295) Barrier 8, SP: 4.00	D B Mcmonagle 61kg	1 (10)
Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 2414m GOOD R6 G3 CL1 $97,472 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:32.760, SP: 4.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and headway to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong	D B Mcmonagle 61kg	1 (10)
Curragh 17-Aug-24 2011m GOOD R2 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $17,264 (of $85,412) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50	D Mcdonogh 61kg	2 (6)
Curragh 17-Aug-24 2011m GOOD R5 G3 CL1 $17,264 (of $55,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.900, SP: 5.50 Led, joined 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden under 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on in 2nd final furlong, not trouble winner	D Mcdonogh 61kg 0.50L	2 (6)
Curragh 29-Jun-24 2011m SOFT R4 G3 CL1 NHF $31,389 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.860, SP: 10.00 Led, pushed along and went clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon strongly pressed, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home	D B Mcmonagle 61kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Curragh 29-Jun-24 2011m R1 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $31,389 (of $155,295) Barrier 1, SP: 10.00	D B Mcmonagle 61kg	2 (8)
Gowran Park 16-Jun-24 1911m GOOD R2 3YO+ Open Set Weight $17,545 (of $27,953) Barrier 6, SP: 2.20	D Mcdonogh 62.5kg	1 (7)
Gowran Park 16-Jun-24 1901m GOOD R7 Thomastown Race $17,545 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 2.20 Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily	D Mcdonogh 62.5kg	1 (7)
Tramore 01-Jun-24 3218m SOFT R3 MdH $6,300 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 03:59.500, SP: 8/13 Made all, slight mistakes 5th and 6th, 5-length advantage halfway, travelled well before 2 out, bad mistake 2 out and ridden, slight mistake last, kept on well run-in	S D Torrens 73kg	1 (14)
Cork 11-May-24 3479m GOOD R1 MdH $4,081 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 2.10 Disputed, ran freely early, headed 3rd and tracked leader, disputed again entering straight, slight mistake 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed before last, disputed again last, held in 2nd closing stages	S D Torrens 73kg 1.75L	2 (17)
Naas 26-Feb-24 3149m SOFT R1 CL1 H $4,089 (of $27,500), Winning Time: 03:59.200, SP: 3.75 Rear, jumped slightly right at 3rd, mistake at 4th, not fluent 4 out, took closer order after 3 out, progress in 3rd before 2 out where not fluent, soon switched right, not fluent last, one paced run-in	S D Torrens 70 12.75L	3 (4)
Fairyhouse 13-Jan-24 3218m SOFT R1 H $1,123 (of $17,001), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 8.00 Held up in rear, ran freely, some headway in 5th approaching 3 out, 4th before 2 out, soon pushed along and no impression when slight mistake last, no extra run-in	S D Torrens 69.9kg 12.00L	4 (7)
Leopardstown 21-Jul-23 1810m SOFT R6 G3 CL1 $3,296 (of $52,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:00.820, SP: 1.91 Ran 4th, a little keen, ridden and no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong	D Mcdonogh 57.2kg 6.75L	4 (6)
Leopardstown 20-Jul-23 1810m R4 G3 3YO+ Open Set Weight $3,296 (of $74,988) Barrier 3, SP: 1.91	D Mcdonogh 57kg 6.80L	4 (4)
Gowran Park 18-Jun-23 1911m R1 3YO+ Open Set Weight $16,206 (of $25,820) Barrier 2, SP: 2.38	D Mcdonogh 60	1 (6)
Gowran Park 18-Jun-23 1901m SOFT R8 CL $16,206 (of $17,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.890, SP: 2.38 Soon settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f, kept on well final furlong, comfortably	D Mcdonogh 60	1 (6)
Curragh 27-May-23 2011m GOOD R2 3YO C&G Mdn Set Weight $18,521 (of $29,509) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:12.820, SP: 3.75 Dwelt, soon pushed along to track leaders on inner, raced green and a little keen, 4th when switched to inner 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear and stayed on strongly final furlong, easily	D Mcdonogh 61kg	1 (12)