Viking Invasion (2022) Horse

Foal Date

01-Apr-22

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Mehmas

Dam

Empress Ella

Prize Money

119915

Trainer

Stuart Kendrick

Owners

Mark Dobbin & Edelle Logan

About

Doomben R5 SKY RACING BERNBOROUGH HANDICAP — Viking Invasion is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from trained by Stuart Kendrick, who is based at Sunshine Coast. He is sired by the stallion Mehmas out of the dam Empress Ella. Given that he is a stakes winner and has amassed $119,915 in career earnings, Viking Invasion is regarded as a racehorse with above-average ability. On 20th Oct 2025 at Deauville, Viking Invasion was ridden by Maxime Guyon and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $50300.00 Vulcain Listed Stakes, defeating Aegean Prince. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Viking Invasion throughout his career you'd have achieved a 56% return on investment.

Raced At

Deauville • Curragh • Roscommon • Gowran Park • Naas • Galway

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Deauville 20-Oct-25 2500m GOOD R6 LR Vulcain Listed Stakes $41,722 (of $50,300) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:48.580, SP: 8.00 1st Viking Invasion ( M Guyon 125 ) 2nd Aegean Prince ( W Buick 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Walleah ( T Bachelot 55.5 ) 5.50L See full results	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 1st Shaool ( B Coen 57 ) 2nd Tony Montana ( D Egan 61 ) 2.50L 3rd Crown Of Oaks ( C Fallon 58 ) 2.80L 8th Viking Invasion ( S Mccullagh 133 ) 10.80L See full results	S Mccullagh 60.3kg 10.80L	8 (21)
Roscommon 02-Sep-25 2070m SOFT R4 Lecarrow Race $16,639 (of $16,998) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:22.660, SP: 8.00 1st Viking Invasion ( D Mcdonogh 134 ) 2nd In My Teens ( G Carroll 58.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Vorfreude ( B Coen 59 ) 4.80L See full results	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 1st Sujet ( C Hayes 54 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( R Moore 61.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Lady In Paris ( S Foley 56.5 ) 3.50L 9th Viking Invasion ( D Mcdonogh 132 ) 6.40L See full results	D Mcdonogh 59.9kg 6.40L	9 (13)
Gowran Park 15-Jun-25 1900m SOFT R7 Thomastown Race $2,538 (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 1st Eastwatch ( Slattery 60 ) 2nd Cristal Clere ( J A Heffernan 63 ) 1.00L 3rd Viking Invasion ( D B Mcmonagle 132 ) 3.25L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 59.9kg 3.25L	3 (4)
Gowran Park 02-Jun-25 1920m GOOD R3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic $29,861 (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 1st Green Triangle ( R Whelan 59 ) 2nd And So To Bed ( D B Mcmonagle 127 ) 0.20L 3rd Viking Invasion ( D Mcdonogh 134 ) 3.20L See full results	D Mcdonogh 60.8kg 3.20L	3 (11)
Naas 29-Apr-25 1610m SOFT R6 Hcp $2,986 (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 1st Shiota ( G Carroll 57.5 ) 2nd Mississippi River ( R Moore 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Tribal Nation ( D B Mcmonagle 62.5 ) 2.80L 4th Viking Invasion ( D Mcdonogh 134 ) 3.50L See full results	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 1st East Hampton ( L Mcateer 60 ) 2nd Wizard Of Odds ( J A Powell 127 , Cd 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Sir Jeremy ( R P Cleary 122 ) 9.00L 7th Viking Invasion ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 19.75L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg 19.75L	7 (10)
Gowran Park 22-Oct-24 1680m HEAVY R2 Md $17,545 (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 1st Viking Invasion ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd Saints N Scholars ( J Cleary 57 ) 6.00L 3rd Light As Air ( W M Lordan 133 ) 6.50L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg	1 (10)
Curragh 15-Sep-24 1260m GOOD R7 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes (of $241,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:15.910, SP: $13 Rear of mid-division in centre group, no impression over 1f out, one paced final furlong 1st Spirit D'or ( R Whelan 58 ) 2nd Gloriously Glam ( S Foley 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Right And True ( R L Moore 131 ) 0.30L 12th Viking Invasion ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 8.25L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 59.4kg 8.25L	12 (22)
Galway 30-Jul-24 1410m SOFT R3 Md $2,974 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.150, SP: $8 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 1st Rock of Cashel ( W M Lordan 59.5 ) 2nd Admiral Churchill ( W J Lee 131 ) 2.25L 3rd Viking Invasion ( D Mcdonogh 131 ) 2.75L See full results	D Mcdonogh 59.4kg 2.75L	3 (8)
Naas 06-Jul-24 1410m GOOD R5 Md $5,650 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.050, SP: $23 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 1st Swagman ( J Cleary 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Viking Invasion ( M Sheehy 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Mano Chicago ( B Coen 60.5 ) 0.30L See full results	M Sheehy 60.3kg 0.20L	2 (7)
Curragh 29-Jun-24 1210m GOOD R1 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: $8.50F Dwelt, off pace in rear, pushed along in moderate 10th 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor 1st Beckman ( C T Keane 60.5 ) 2nd Distant Seas ( C D Hayes 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Mount Parnassus ( G M Ryan 133 ) 0.75L 9th Viking Invasion ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 10.25L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg 10.25L	9 (14)