What A Charma (2017) Horse

Foal Date

27-Aug-17
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Dam

Urulu

Prize Money

171451

Trainer

Mark Irwin

Owners

Cynthia & Craig Horn & Mark Irwin

About

What A Charma is a 9yo brown gelding trained by Mark Irwin of Te Awamutu. He is by Jimmy Choux out of Urulu. He has won five races so far. On 12 Oct 2025 at Arawa Park he secured his biggest win, taking the $80000.00 Open Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Matamata 03-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp (of $32,384) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:04.940, SP: 51.50 1st The Precursor ( M Hashizume 60.5 ) 2nd Overrated ( G Rooke 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Enright ( E M Leighton 58 ) 1.00L 12th What A Charma ( S Brown 61 , Cd 58 ) 81.40L See full results S Brown 61kg, Cd 58kg 81.4kgL 12 (12)
Ellerslie 19-Sep-26 2100m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $785 (of $52,348) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:12.650, SP: 18.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Diamond Jak ( J Taplin 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Fly My Wey ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Solidify ( J Doyle 54 ) 0.50L 7th What A Charma ( T Wigram 54 , Cd 51 ) 4.30L See full results T Wigram 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.30L 7 (8)
Te Rapa 13-Sep-26 1600m HEAVY 8 R5 Open Hcp $609 (of $40,583) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.450, SP: 51.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Astoria Brooke ( S Mcnab 55 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Tolstoy ( J Doyle 55 ) 0.40L 3rd Rudyard ( J J Fawcett 54 ) 1.90L 10th What A Charma ( E Nicholas 54 ) 4.40L See full results E Nicholas 54kg 4.40L 10 (12)
Wanganui 29-Aug-26 2040m HEAVY 10 R7 Open Hcp $2,070 (of $41,410) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:12.850, SP: 12.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Wheelitin ( M K Hudson 54 ) 2nd Subtle Image ( G Rooke 54 ) 3.30L 3rd Yolo ( L Sutherland 54 ) 3.40L 4th What A Charma ( S Macnab 55 ) 4.60L See full results S Macnab 55kg 4.60L 4 (8)
Pukekura Raceway 15-Aug-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R3 Open Hcp $6,146 (of $33,221) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:18.380, SP: 19.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Ayteem ( C Dell 58 ) 2nd What A Charma ( S Macnab 58 ) 5.70L 3rd Mont Ventoux ( H Hassman 58 , Cd 57 ) 6.30L See full results S Macnab 58kg 5.70L 2 (7)