Well Loved
(IRE)About
Well Loved is an 8-year-old gelding from Ireland trained by Paul Power based at Waterford. It is sired by the stallion Well Chosen out of the dam Auntie Babs. Well Loved has won 2 races in its career so far. On 10th May 2025 at Downpatrick, Well Loved scored its most significant win to date, claiming victory in the $6,000 Derrick Gilmore 70th Birthday Handicap Chase (0-100).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tipperary 01-Jul-25 m R3 HcpCh | C M Quirke 0.00L | 4 (16) |
| Tramore 01-Jun-25 4425m SOFT R3 HcpCh $200 (of $6,000), SP: 4/1 Mid-division, ridden into 5th after 3 out, no extra 2 out | D J O'keeffe 67.6kg, Cd 0 18.75L | 6 (14) |
| Downpatrick 10-May-25 3913m GOOD R5 HcpCh $6,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:54.800, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, headway into 2nd and chased clear leader 3 out, travelling well next, pushed along and led before last, ridden clear entering straight, reduced advantage inside final furlong, kept on, all out | R Deegan 64.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Wexford 05-Apr-25 3913m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $6,000), SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, progress into 8th 4 out, ridden and no impression before straight | R Deegan 65.3kg, Cd 0 18.25L | 7 (16) |
| Wexford 18-Mar-25 3913m SOFT R6 HcpCh $500 (of $6,000), SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead after 3 out, pushed along after next and soon headed, ridden and no extra run-in | C M Quirke 66.2kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 4 (11) |
| Clonmel 28-Feb-25 3218m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $6,000), SP: 10/1 Towards rear, pushed along early straight and kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor | S W Flanagan 66.2kg, Cd 0 13.50L | 11 (16) |
| Dungarvan 01-Feb-25 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 5/4 Mid-div, prog in 3rd aftr 6out, went cl 2nd bef 2out, ld bef last, left 3l adv last, jnd on line | J C Barry 74.8kg | 1 |
| Punchestown 12-Dec-23 4804m HEAVY R7 HcpH (of $6,746), Winning Time: 6:39.800, SP: 10/1 Prominent, 2nd after 7th, disputed lead at 9th, led 4 out, headed and weakened quickly before last | C Stone-walsh 67.6kg, Cd 0 27.25L | 11 (22) |
| Limerick 22-Oct-23 4224m HEAVY R6 HcpH (of $6,746), Winning Time: 5:59.500, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, closer in 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no impression in 7th before next, no extra | T P Harney 71.2kg, Cd 0 18.50L | 7 (21) |
| Tramore 16-Apr-23 4087m SOFT R3 HcpH $1,050 (of $6,746), Winning Time: 5:29.800, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, 4th 4 out and 3rd after next, pushed along in 4th before 2 out, ridden and no impression when not fluent last, kept on one pace, 3rd again run-in | S W Flanagan 71.2kg 13.50L | 3 (16) |
| Naas 30-Mar-23 3794m SOFT R5 HcpHNHFNHF (of $6,425), Winning Time: 4:52.700, SP: 80/1 Settled behind leaders, closer in 3rd before 2 out, 2nd and ridden 2 out, under pressure and disputing 2nd when fell last | R Deegan 68kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (24) |
| Wexford 06-Mar-23 3218m SOFT R2 MdH (of $6,746), Winning Time: 03:58.200, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, detached at 2nd, progress before 4th, 10th at 5th, detached before 4 out, modest headway 2 out, kept on run-in, no danger | R Deegan 72.1kg, Cd 0 24.00L | 7 (12) |
| Clonmel 17-Feb-23 3797m SOFT R1 MdH (of $6,000), Winning Time: 5:17.060, SP: 100/1 Towards rear, pushed along in 9th after 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off | R Deegan 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (21) |
| Tramore 01-Jan-23 4380m HEAVY R3 MdH $200 (of $5,697), Winning Time: 06:04.050, SP: 80/1 Mid-division, 8th before 5th, headway before 4 out, 5th after 3 out, no impression in moderate 5th 2 out, weakened | R Deegan 68.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (17) |
| Limerick 22-Nov-22 3218m SOFT R8 NHF (of $6,267), Winning Time: 04:06.000, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, some headway under 4f out and 6th approaching straight, soon pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra | S Kavanagh 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (10) |
| Monksgrange 27-Mar-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,267), SP: 6/1 Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, mstk 5out, 6th & rdn aftr 3out, cto 7th when fell 2out | L J Murphy 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |