Viking Invasion (2022)
About
Viking Invasion is a 3yo colt trained by J P O’Brien, based in Kilkenny. He is by the stallion Mehmas out of Empress Ella. To date he has won three races. On 20 Oct 2025 at Deauville he claimed his most important victory, earning $50,300 in the Vulcain Listed Stakes. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have achieved a 56% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deauville 20-Oct-25 2500m GOOD R6 Vulcain Listed Stakes $31,689 (of $50,300) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:48.580, SP: 8.00 | M Guyon 56.7kg | 1 (10) |
| Curragh 14-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.280, SP: 34.00 | S T Mccullagh 60.3kg 10.80L | 8 (21) |
| Roscommon 02-Sep-25 2070m SOFT R4 Lecarrow Race $10,200 (of $16,998) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:22.660, SP: 8.00 | D Mcdonogh 60.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-25 1810m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $99,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.360, SP: 23.00 | D Mcdonogh 59.9kg 6.40L | 9 (13) |
| Gowran Park 15-Jun-25 1900m SOFT R7 Thomastown Race $1,700 (of $16,998) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:03.350, SP: 3.25 Tracked leaders, 3rd 4f out, pushed along and headway to dispute lead early straight, soon ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong | D B Mcmonagle 59.9kg 3.25L | 3 (4) |
| Gowran Park 02-Jun-25 1920m GOOD R3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic $20,000 (of $192,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:59.730, SP: 15.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd closing stages, no chance with front duo | D Mcdonogh 60.8kg 3.20L | 3 (11) |
| Naas 29-Apr-25 1610m SOFT R6 Hcp $2,251 (of $45,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 26.00 Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along in moderate 12th 2f out, ridden and went 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th inside final furlong | D Mcdonogh 60.8kg 3.50L | 4 (15) |
| Naas 24-Mar-25 1410m HEAVY R5 Hcp (of $45,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 5.00 Rear of mid-division, pushed along towards rear halfway, ridden over 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg 19.75L | 7 (10) |
| Gowran Park 22-Oct-24 1680m HEAVY R2 Md $10,800 (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.050, SP: 4.33 Tracked leader in close 2nd, led approaching straight, asserted 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, easily | D Mcmonagle 60.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Curragh 15-Sep-24 1260m GOOD R7 (of $145,200), Winning Time: 01:15.910, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division in centre group, no impression over 1f out, one paced final furlong | D B Mcmonagle 59.4kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 12 (22) |
| Galway 30-Jul-24 1410m SOFT R3 Md $2,000 (of $12,626), Winning Time: 01:30.150, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, kept on run-in to take 3rd over 50 yards out | D P Mcdonogh 59.4kg 2.75L | 3 (8) |
| Naas 06-Jul-24 1410m GOOD R5 Md $3,600 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 01:29.050, SP: 22/1 Prominent, led after 1f, joined entering straight, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, headed narrowly final strides, just denied | M P Sheehy 60.3kg 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-24 1210m GOOD R1 Md (of $12,626), Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 15/2 Dwelt, off pace in rear, pushed along in moderate 10th 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor | D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 9 (14) |