Vroomvroomboo (2018)

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Dylan Thomas

Dam

Playing Around

Prize Money

8989

Trainer

James Andrew Fahey

Owners

Greg Woods

About

Vroomvroomboo is a 7yo ch trained by James Andrew Fahey, who is based at Laois. Its sire is the stallion Dylan Thomas and its dam is Playing Around. The horse has not yet secured its first win, having failed to win in 15 starts. In its latest outing at Thurles on 17 Oct 2025, ridden by N Moore, Vroomvroomboo finished 13th, trailing winner Alright Darling.

Raced At

Thurles • Sligo • Navan • Ballinrobe • Cork • Tipperary • Fairyhouse • Tramore • Listowel • Limerick • Downpatrick • Leopardstown

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Thurles 17-Oct-25 4570m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:40.800, SP: 23.00	N Moore 73.5kg, Cd 75.8kg 24.00L	13 (18)
Sligo 01-Oct-25 4250m SOFT R4 Ch $330 (of $11,002), SP: 19.00	P Donovan 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 19.80L	5 (11)
Navan 20-Sep-25 3820m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:44.700, SP: 15.00	K C Sexton 75.3kg 28.70L	12 (16)
Ballinrobe 12-Aug-25 4630m GOOD R6 MdH $600 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:44.600, SP: 4.50	K C Sexton 70.3kg 24.25L	5 (9)
Cork 12-Jul-25 4020m GOOD R4 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:40.200, SP: 13.00 Rear, good headway 3 out, improved to 2nd last, kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd close home	K C Sexton 68kg 2.80L	3 (17)
Sligo 11-Jun-25 4170m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:12.200, SP: 26.00 Mid-division early, headway into 2nd halfway, led briefly after 3 out, pushed along and mistake next, soon no extra	C Cullinan 74.8kg, Cd 78kg 19.50L	9 (16)
Tipperary 15-May-25 5030m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 06:16.100, SP: 34.00 Always towards rear, never a factor	P Donovan 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 64kgL	14 (16)
Thurles 29-Nov-24 4070m GOOD R7 HcpH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:01.700, SP: 51.00 Mid-division early, closer in 4th halfway, 3rd entering straight, pressed leader 2 out, soon ridden, no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace	P Donovan 74.4kg 8.00L	3 (15)
Fairyhouse 12-Nov-24 4070m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:05.400, SP: 26.00 Towards rear, progress into mid division halfway, pushed along on outer after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened from next	H Heffernan 77.1kg, Cd 78.9kg 19.55L	12 (14)
Cork 03-Nov-24 4020m GOOD R3 MdH $240 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:02.100, SP: 51.00 Mid-division best, slight mistake 5 out when well off pace, ridden to close in 7th before straight, no extra before 2 out, kept on one pace	K C Sexton 73kg 19.50L	6 (14)
Tramore 11-Oct-24 4090m SOFT R3 MdH $1,500 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 08:38.030, SP: 81.00 Mid-division early, closer in 5th after 2nd, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression before next, moderate 3rd and slight mistake last, kept on one pace	K C Sexton 69.4kg 19.50L	3 (11)
Listowel 25-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R7 NHF (of $7,576), Winning Time: 05:27.800, SP: 66/1 In rear division, headway on outer down back, driven along over 3f out, soon lost touch	H Heffernan 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L	10 (12)
Limerick 31-May-24 3310m SOFT R2 MdH (of $12,626), Winning Time: 04:06.800, SP: 100/1 Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and no impression entering straight, soon no extra	K C Sexton 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (9)
Downpatrick 11-May-24 3570m GOOD R7 NHF $500 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:27.700, SP: 28/1 Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, 7th and pushed along 4f out, some headway approaching straight and went 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace	H Heffernan 74.8kg, Cd 0 15.00L	4 (8)
Leopardstown 27-Dec-23 4020m HEAVY R7 NHF (of $7,327), Winning Time: 05:25.060, SP: 50/1 Held up early, mid-division after 4f, dropped towards rear 8f out, ridden and weakened 6f out, pulled up before straight	H Heffernan 73kg, Cd 0	UPD (8)