Welsh Charger (2018) Horse
About
Welsh Charger is a 7yo b unknown from trained by A Ralph, who is based at Bridgnorth. It is sired by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Answer Ur Phone. Welsh Charger has managed to win 6 races in its career so far. On 2nd Feb 2025 at Musselburgh, Welsh Charger scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $29511.00 Cl2 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Welsh Charger throughout its career you'd have achieved a 92% return on investment.
Raced At
Cheltenham
• Haydock
• Ayr
• Musselburgh
• Newbury
• Wetherby
• Kempton
• Market Rasen
• Huntingdon
• LudlowRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 3161m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpH $1,675 (of $122,962), Winning Time: 03:42.460, SP: 21.00 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Hot Fuss ( D Bass 144 ) 2.75L 3rd Alexei ( B Powell 168 ) 4.00L 6th Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 150 ) 21.00L See full results | J J Burke 68kg 21.00L | 6 (13) |
| Cheltenham 17-Nov-25 3300m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH $5,330 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:00.690, SP: 29.00 1st Alexei ( B Powell 158 ) 2nd Helnwein ( T Bellamy 153 ) 6.00L 3rd Faivoir ( H Palin 158 ) 7.00L 4th Welsh Charger ( C Gethings 153 ) 13.30L See full results | C Gethings 69.4kg 13.30L | 4 (18) |
| Haydock 10-May-25 3150m GOOD R2 CL1 HcpH (of $78,696), Winning Time: 03:38.790, SP: 17.00 1st Our Champ ( F Gordon 165 ) 2nd Helnwein ( G Sheehan 159 ) 3.75L 3rd Goblet Of Fire ( J Bowen 150 ) 1.00L 14th Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 161 ) 33.45L See full results | D Noonan 73kg 33.45L | 14 (16) |
| Ayr 12-Apr-25 3220m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH $2,660 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 03:51.720, SP: 23.00 Prominent, not fluent 3rd, led next, headed bypassing omitted 2 out, no extra towards finish 1st Cracking Rhapsody ( C Nichol 159 ) 2nd Kabral Du Mathan ( H Cobden 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Ooh Betty ( B Jones 154 ) 0.15L 5th Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 152 ) 1.95L See full results | D Noonan 68.9kg 1.95L | 5 (12) |
| Musselburgh 02-Feb-25 3130m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpH $15,609 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 03:40.490, SP: 15.00 Prominent, lost position turning for home, soon asked for effort, went 2nd 2 out, pressed leader last where not fluent, kept on strongly run-in, led towards finish 1st Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 159 ) 2nd Afadil ( F Gingell 153 ) 1.00L 3rd All The Glory ( B Macey 168 ) 1.75L See full results | D Noonan 72.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Newbury 28-Dec-24 4130m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH (of $25,577), Winning Time: 05:05.800, SP: 11.00 Held up in mid-division, not always fluent, headway before 3 out, no extra before last 1st Jipcot ( K Woods 158 ) 2nd Mr Hope Street ( H Skelton 161 ) 6.50L 3rd Mr Bramley ( C O'farrell 161 ) 10.00L 7th Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 164 ) 22.75L See full results | D Noonan 74.4kg 22.75L | 7 (11) |
| Wetherby 01-Nov-24 3960m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpH $5,281 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:48.100, SP: 4.00 Made all, not fluent 2nd, 7th or 2 out, stayed on and in command flat, ridden out 1st Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 163 ) 2nd Foster'sisland ( E Smith-chaston 166 ) 4.25L 3rd Kaituna River ( K Woods 156 ) 4.00L See full results | D Noonan 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Kempton 17-Mar-24 4220m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpH (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:09.550, SP: 21.00 Tracked leaders, led 4 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon weakened 1st Boombawn ( H Skelton 156 ) 2nd Titan Discovery ( L Harrison 147 ) 0.50L 3rd Irish Hill ( H Cobden 150 ) 1.75L 9th Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 149 ) 21.25L See full results | D Noonan 67.6kg 21.25L | 9 (11) |
| Musselburgh 05-Feb-24 3980m SOFT R6 HcpH $7,922 (of $7,922), Winning Time: 04:59.100, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, led and not fluent 3 out, hit 2 out, not fluent last, driven out 1st Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 167 ) 2nd Lihyan ( W Maggs 163 ) 2.50L 3rd Duyfken ( B Lynn 164 ) 5.00L | J J Burke 75.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Market Rasen 26-Dec-23 3750m SOFT R7 HcpH $5,281 (of $5,281), Winning Time: 04:42.840, SP: 4/1 Raced in fourth, closed on leaders 6th, led 7th, not fluent and landed awkwardly last, ridden run-in, responded well and ran on strongly again near finish, comfortably 1st Welsh Charger ( D Noonan 162 ) 2nd Gilbertina ( C Hammond 157 ) 2.25L 3rd Hidden Beauty ( L Harrison 166 ) 0.50L | D Noonan 73.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Huntingdon 25-Nov-23 3170m GOOD R5 HcpH $730 (of $6,337), Winning Time: 03:42.990, SP: 9/1 Handy, led narrowly 3 out, ridden approaching last where headed, stayed on one pace 1st Parc d'Amour ( G Sheehan 162 ) 2nd Casi Crudo ( H Bannister 159 ) 0.75L 3rd Bubble Dubi ( C Gethings 165 ) 1.25L 4th Welsh Charger ( R T Dunne 159 , Cd 0 ) 2.75L | R T Dunne 72.1kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 4 (12) |
| Ludlow 24-Mar-23 3170m SOFT R1 NvH $4,901 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 03:56.720, SP: 10/11 Prominent, ridden to chase leader before 3 out where mistake, outpaced 2 out, 2 lengths down approaching last, stayed on gamely run-in, led near finish 1st Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 166 ) 2nd Gallopade ( H Cobden 159 ) 0.50L 3rd John The Baptist ( L Harrison 149 ) 7.50L See full results | J J Burke 75.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Ludlow 03-Mar-23 3170m GOOD R6 CL4 NvH $2,258 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 03:52.900, SP: 1.67 Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden when switched right and not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner last, kept on 1st Jacks Profit ( R T Dunne 144 ) 2nd Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 161 ) 2.75L 3rd Gallopade ( C O'farrell 154 ) 4.75L See full results | J J Burke 73kg 2.75L | 2 (12) |
| Ludlow 23-Feb-23 3170m GOOD R2 CL4 MdH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 03:57.700, SP: 2.20 Made all, wandered into 4th, not fluent 3 out, clear flat, stayed on well 1st Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 161 ) 2nd Estacas ( B Powell 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Rocco Royale ( J O Jr 161 ) 2.75L See full results | J J Burke 73kg | 1 (15) |
| Huntingdon 14-Jan-23 3170m SOFT R4 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $1,882 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 03:53.550, SP: 26.00 In touch, mistake 1st, headway 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on flat 1st Western Zephyr ( S Bowen 162 ) 2nd Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 156 ) 2.25L 3rd Torula ( L Morgan 156 ) 9.00L See full results | J J Burke 70.8kg 2.25L | 2 (14) |
| Newbury 03-Nov-22 3280m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF (of $4,917), Winning Time: 03:56.500, SP: 9.00 Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, pushed along inside final 3f, soon outpaced, plugged on in 4th 1st Iolaos Du Mou ( N D Boinville 156 ) 2nd Villainess ( G Sheehan 149 ) 7.50L 3rd Poncho ( J E Moore 156 ) 0.00L 5th Welsh Charger ( J J Burke 156 ) 13.75L See full results | J J Burke 70.8kg 13.75L | 5 (7) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 09-Apr-22 3350m GOOD R6 CL5 NHFNHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:02.380, SP: 12.00 Raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along 5f out, well held from 3f out 1st Bertie B ( T M O'brien 152 ) 2nd The Kniphand ( F Lambert 152 ) 0.30L 3rd Trick Of The Tail ( T Gillard 152 ) 3.00L 6th Welsh Charger ( J Tidball 152 , Cd 162 ) 9.00L See full results | J Tidball 68.9kg, Cd 73.5kg 9.00L | 6 (13) |
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