Whatcouldhavebeen (2018) Horse
About
Whatcouldhavebeen is a 7yo b unknown from trained by J P Fahey, who is based at Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Battle Of Marengo out of the dam Youve Got A Friend. Whatcouldhavebeen has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 2nd Apr 2024 at Fairyhouse, Whatcouldhavebeen scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $15783.00 Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140).
Raced At
Cork
• Gowran Park
• Kilbeggan
• Aintree
• Fairyhouse
• Navan
• Galway
• Down Royal
• Punchestown
• Naas
• Wexford
• Curragh
• Limerick
• Leopardstown
• Tipperary
• Ballinrobe
• Sligo
• Roscommon
• KillarneyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 23-Nov-25 4270m SOFT R6 Ch $310 (of $15,499), SP: 101.00 1st Kala Conti ( J Kennedy 161 ) 2nd Farfromnowhere ( C Stone-walsh 161 ) 9.50L 3rd Jade De Grugy ( D Mullins 161 ) 15.50L 6th Whatcouldhavebeen ( C Cullinan 161 , Cd 168 ) 57.50L See full results | C Cullinan 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 57.5kgL | 6 (7) |
| Gowran Park 08-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R1 Ch (of $15,499), SP: 51.00 1st Break My Soul ( K Donoghue 161 ) 2nd Qualimita ( J Kennedy 161 ) 3.50L 3rd Diamond Nora ( M Kenneally 161 ) 22.00L 7th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 161 , Cd 164 ) 79.75L See full results | A Kelly 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 79.8kgL | 7 (7) |
| Kilbeggan 26-Apr-25 4010m SOFT R5 Ch $750 (of $15,000), SP: 6.50 1st Look To The West ( R Blackmore 161 ) 2nd Gaoth Chuil ( S O'callaghan 161 ) 3.50L 3rd Media Naranja ( S Ewing 161 ) 26.00L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 161 , Cd 166 ) 36.50L See full results | A Kelly 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 36.50L | 4 (7) |
| Aintree 05-Apr-25 4960m GOOD R1 CL1 HcpH (of $73,778), Winning Time: 06:10.050, SP: 34.00 Held up in touch, lost place after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, tailed off 1st Deep Cave ( J Tudor 156 ) 2nd Timmy Tuesday ( D Gilligan 162 ) 1.00L 3rd Double Powerful ( C O'farrell 158 ) 0.50L 13th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 164 , Cd 167 ) 63.65L See full results | A Kelly 74.4kg, Cd 75.8kg 63.6kgL | 13 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 4020m SOFT R3 HcpH $659 (of $21,999), Winning Time: 08:30.100, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, 6th 2 out, left 5th and slightly hampered at last, no extra 1st Barry Lyndon ( L A Mckenna 159 , Cd 154 ) 2nd Beckett Rock ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Slane Hill ( S W Flanagan 156 ) 4.75L 5th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 166 , Cd 171 ) 10.75L See full results | A Kelly 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 10.75L | 5 (16) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 4020m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $45,001), Winning Time: 08:36.300, SP: 81.00 Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra 1st Music Of Tara ( S Ewing 148 ) 2nd Blaze The Way ( D E Mullins 147 ) 1.25L 3rd Thecompanysergeant ( C Stone-walsh 155 ) 0.50L 17th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 162 , Cd 167 ) 29.50L See full results | A Kelly 73.5kg, Cd 75.8kg 29.50L | 17 (19) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 4520m SOFT R2 CL1 HcpH (of $110,000), Winning Time: 05:41.000, SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out 1st The Wallpark ( S Ewing 161 ) 2nd So Scottish ( M Walsh 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Comfort Zone ( S D Torrens 153 ) 1.50L 10th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 161 , Cd 166 ) 33.50L See full results | A Kelly 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 33.50L | 10 (18) |
| Down Royal 20-Jul-24 2620m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:52.010, SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th and pushed along 2f out, no impression inside final furlong 1st Evening's Empire ( A Egan 133 ) 2nd Vidisha ( R Mulligan 138 ) 0.15L 3rd Not Just Any Eagle ( R Donaghue-leahy 139 ) 1.75L 7th Whatcouldhavebeen ( N Bennett 138 , Cd 142 ) 6.25L See full results | N Bennett 62.6kg, Cd 64.4kg 6.25L | 7 (12) |
| Cork 06-Jul-24 4830m GOOD R7 H $900 (of $11,363), Winning Time: 05:51.600, SP: 11/10 Held up briefly, soon tracked leaders, ran freely early, slight mistake 7th and mistake 8th, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 6 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Happy Jacky ( P T Smithers 154 ) 2nd Beacon Edge ( S Ewing 164 ) 4.50L 3rd Franciscan Rock ( R A Doyle 154 ) 6.00L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 147 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L See full results | A Kelly 66.7kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 4 (6) |
| Punchestown 03-May-24 4730m SOFT R5 H $9,000 (of $156,522), Winning Time: 05:56.000, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, improved into close 2nd 3 out, ridden next, dropped to 4th before last, no impression 1st Teahupoo ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Asterion Forlonge ( P Townend 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Home By The Lee ( J J Slevin 164 ) 0.20L 5th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 157 , Cd 0 ) 10.75L See full results | A Kelly 71.2kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (11) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Apr-24 4470m HEAVY R3 HcpH $14,999 (of $15,783), Winning Time: 06:00.700, SP: 14/1 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead before 4 out, ridden after 2 out and asserted before last, driven out and kept on well run-in 1st Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 161 ) 2nd O'Moore Park ( P Townend 166 ) 9.50L 3rd Party Playboy ( P J O'hanlon 150 ) 2.50L See full results | A P Kelly 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Naas 11-Mar-24 3820m SOFT R5 HcpH $660 (of $22,001), Winning Time: 05:03.100, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, 4th when slight mistake 6th, ridden in 6th and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Raglan Road ( R Blackmore 154 ) 2nd Kilbree Warrior ( P T Enright 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Howdoyalikeherhome ( M J M O'sullivan 142 ) 7.50L 5th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 163 , Cd 168 ) 13.00L See full results | A Kelly 73.9kg, Cd 76.2kg 13.00L | 5 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 25-Feb-24 4150m HEAVY R3 HcpH $2,100 (of $12,600), Winning Time: 05:39.200, SP: 16/1 Chased leader, 4th halfway and closer 4 out, 2nd and pushed along after next, no impression entering straight, left 3rd and slightly hampered 2 out, moderate 3rd when mistake last, no extra 1st Shadow Rider ( P T Smithers 153 ) 2nd Kashi ( D Meyler 141 ) 21.00L 3rd Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 157 ) 29.00L See full results | A P Kelly 71.2kg 29.00L | 3 (11) |
| Wexford 17-Nov-23 4020m HEAVY R3 H $650 (of $7,938), Winning Time: 05:47.700, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 4th entering straight, soon no extra and weakened 1st Double Pink ( B Hayes 155 ) 2nd Good As Hell ( N Moore 155 ) 11.00L 3rd Belle The Lioness ( R Blackmore 155 ) 4.25L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 155 , Cd 0 ) 30.25L See full results | A Kelly 70.3kg, Cd 0 30.25L | 4 (5) |
| Curragh 31-Oct-23 2820m HEAVY R8 Hcp (of $14,999) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 03:26.250, SP: 5.00 Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace 1st Rodney Bay ( L F Roche 125 ) 2nd Make Good ( C D Hayes 128 ) 0.15L 3rd Ellaat ( S P Davis 128 ) 1.25L 10th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Whelan 138 ) 16.75L See full results | R Whelan 62.6kg 16.75L | 10 (20) |
| Curragh 07-Oct-23 2410m SOFT R3 Hcp $320 (of $16,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:45.300, SP: 7.00 Dwelt, in rear, 13th 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 9th 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong 1st Pachmena ( G Benson 151 ) 2nd Narlita ( M Walsh 148 ) 3.25L 3rd Van Demon ( M O'sullivan 153 ) 4.50L 6th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Fahey 150 , Cd 157 ) 13.50L See full results | A Fahey 68kg, Cd 71.2kg 13.50L | 6 (16) |
| Punchestown 27-Apr-23 4790m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH (of $125,000), Winning Time: 06:10.200, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, 5th next, weakened 1st Gaelic Warrior ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Affordale Fury ( D Mcmenamin 164 ) 10.00L 3rd Franciscan Rock ( R A Doyle 164 ) 6.00L 8th Whatcouldhavebeen ( S Flanagan 157 ) 24.50L See full results | S Flanagan 71.2kg 24.50L | 8 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Apr-23 4110m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH $20,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 05:15.400, SP: 67.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to lead before 3 out, pushed along and 6 lengths clear entering straight, reduced advantage 2 out, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner run-in 1st Ashroe Diamond ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 159 ) 5.00L 3rd Pink In The Park ( P T Enright 159 ) 17.00L See full results | A P Kelly 72.1kg 5.00L | 2 (14) |
| Punchestown 20-Feb-23 4220m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH $1,125 (of $22,500), Winning Time: 05:31.100, SP: 8.00 Rear of mid-division, moderate 4th after 4th, headway before 3 out, under pressure in 4th after 3 out, no impression last, one paced run-in 1st Hauturiere ( D E Mullins 151 ) 2nd Shecouldbeanything ( D F O'regan 151 ) 1.25L 3rd Rioga Choice ( R Blackmore 151 ) 0.50L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 151 ) 10.25L See full results | A Kelly 68.5kg 10.25L | 4 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Jan-23 3720m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH $1,449 (of $28,999), Winning Time: 04:42.000, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders in 4th, 5th 3 out, pushed along on outer 2 out, ridden in closer 4th before last, carried slightly left at last, stayed on well close home, never nearer 1st Ashroe Diamond ( D E Mullins 150 ) 2nd Jetara ( S F O'keeffe 150 ) 1.25L 3rd Halka Du Tabert ( D N Russell 150 ) 1.25L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 150 ) 2.50L See full results | A Kelly 68kg 2.50L | 4 (6) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Jan-23 3720m SOFT R2 MdH $7,800 (of $12,998), Winning Time: 05:12.000, SP: 4.50 In touch, 7th after 4th, headway in 3rd 2 out where not fluent, disputed lead last, led closing stages, kept on well 1st Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 161 ) 2nd Feddans ( C D Maxwell 161 ) 1.50L 3rd A Law Of Her Own ( K M Donoghue 161 ) 7.00L See full results | A P Kelly 73kg | 1 (20) |
| Cork 07-Jan-23 3220m SOFT R1 CLMdH $1,250 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 04:09.900, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 8th halfway, some headway early straight, 3rd and pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no impression when slight mistake last, kept on one pace run-in 1st Action Motion ( D King 153 ) 2nd Alastor ( P Townend 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 159 ) 3.25L See full results | A P Kelly 72.1kg 3.25L | 3 (19) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-22 3220m SOFT R2 MdH $250 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:17.400, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 6th before 2 out, soon no extra 1st Foxy Girl ( M P O'connor 146 ) 2nd In Excess ( K Callaghan 153 ) 4.00L 3rd Benaud ( B Hayes 161 ) 9.00L 6th Whatcouldhavebeen ( A Kelly 154 , Cd 161 ) 28.00L See full results | A Kelly 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 28.00L | 6 (18) |
| Galway 31-Oct-22 2380m HEAVY R8 Hcp $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:58.360, SP: 6.00 Rear of mid-division, headway into 8th halfway, pushed along and progress to challenge approaching straight, ridden and led over 1f out, kept on well and drew clear final 100 yards 1st Whatcouldhavebeen ( R P Whelan 141 ) 2nd Your Honor ( M P Sheehy 135 ) 5.00L 3rd Rockview Roman ( S Rutledge 127 ) 0.20L See full results | R P Whelan 64kg | 1 (18) |
| Leopardstown 22-Oct-22 2010m SOFT R8 CL (of $101) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:20.600, SP: 10.00 1st Vera Verto ( F Dowling 170 ) 2nd Morning Dew ( J Tyner 163 ) 5.50L 3rd Clear Quartz ( S Begley 175 ) 1.50L 7th Whatcouldhavebeen ( L Bennett 163 ) 11.50L | L Bennett 73.9kg 11.50L | 7 (14) |
| Galway 28-Jul-22 3320m GOOD R7 Hcp $850 (of $17,001) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 03:53.140, SP: 26.00 Mid-division, progress in 6th 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace 1st Scenic Look ( J A Heffernan 135 ) 2nd Unanswered ( W J Lee 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Voyager ( S Foley 138 ) 3.25L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Whelan 126 ) 3.50L See full results | R Whelan 57.2kg 3.50L | 4 (19) |
| Curragh 17-Jul-22 2410m GOOD R8 CL $10 (of $101), Winning Time: 02:42.800, SP: 8.50 1st Takarengo ( J Davis 175 ) 2nd The Truant ( D Harrison 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Whatcouldhavebeen ( L Bennett 163 ) 2.00L See full results | L Bennett 73.9kg 2.00L | 3 (14) |
| Tipperary 30-Jun-22 2520m SOFT R8 CLHcp $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:58.070, SP: 6/1 Dwelt, soon mid-division, pushed along early and at stages after, 4th halfway, 3rd 5f out, ridden over 2f out, 2nd 1f out and led final 150 yards, kept on well 1st Whatcouldhavebeen ( L F Roche 135 ) 2nd Litteratus ( R P Cleary 119 ) 1.75L 3rd French Company ( C T Keane 130 ) 0.75L See full results | L F Roche 61.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 21-Jun-22 2570m GOOD R7 CLHcp (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:56.780, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway 4f out, 8th on outer entering straight, switched right and rider lost whip early final furlong, kept on well, nearest at finish 1st Pike County ( M A Enright 139 ) 2nd Beer With The Boys ( D Mcmonagle 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Derry Lad ( E J Mcnamara 138 ) 1.75L 5th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Whelan 131 , Cd 0 ) 3.75L See full results | R Whelan 59.4kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 5 (14) |
| Gowran Park 25-May-22 2760m SOFT R8 CLHcp $550 (of $11,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:07.260, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden in 10th 2f out, 6th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Vischio ( D Mcmonagle 139 ) 2nd Derrinlaur ( S Foley 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Storm Steps ( M P Sheehy 125 ) 4.50L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Whelan 131 , Cd 0 ) 7.75L See full results | R Whelan 59.4kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 4 (13) |
| Sligo 18-May-22 2630m SOFT R7 CLMd $600 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:05.130, SP: 200/1 Rear of mid-division, progress to 4th halfway, lost place under 4f out, ridden in 7th 2 1/2f out, moderate 6th under 1f out, kept on same pace to moderate 4th on line 1st The Shunter ( S D Torrens 147 ) 2nd Beautiful Chaos ( J Coen 142 ) 4.25L 3rd Advantage Point ( K J Manning 147 ) 6.00L 4th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Cleary 142 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full results | R Cleary 64.4kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 4 (9) |
| Roscommon 10-May-22 2410m HEAVY R5 CLMd (of $13,501) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:48.640, SP: 125/1 Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor 1st Startedwithakiss ( D Mcmonagle 130 ) 2nd The Model Kingdom ( C T Keane 130 ) 5.00L 3rd Beautiful Chaos ( C D Hayes 130 ) 3.75L 7th Whatcouldhavebeen ( R Whelan 130 , Cd 0 ) 25.25L See full results | R Whelan 59kg, Cd 0 25.25L | 7 (10) |
| Curragh 26-Oct-21 1810m GOOD R5 CLMd (of $13,000) Barrier 26, Winning Time: 02:01.750, SP: 150/1 Waited with, soon towards rear, some headway and kept on without threatening straight 1st Tip Of The Spear ( W J Lee 133 ) 2nd Tall Story ( G F Carroll 133 ) 2.25L 3rd Harrison Green ( A J Slattery 133 ) 8.00L 13th Whatcouldhavebeen ( L F Roche 128 , Cd 0 ) 29.50L | L F Roche 58.1kg, Cd 0 29.50L | 13 (23) |
| Gowran Park 19-Oct-21 2380m HEAVY R6 CLMd (of $12,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:41.960, SP: 250/1 In rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor 1st Truce ( M P Sheehy 128 ) 2nd Happywifehappylife ( D Mcmonagle 128 ) 3.25L 3rd Easily ( G M Ryan 128 ) 4.25L 11th Whatcouldhavebeen ( L F Roche 128 , Cd 0 ) 32.25L | L F Roche 58.1kg, Cd 0 32.25L | 11 (16) |
| Killarney 02-Oct-21 2260m SOFT R6 CLMd (of $13,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:32.630, SP: 22/1 Dwelt slightly, raced in rear, ran off bend after 3f, soon niggled along, 9th 4f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no extra in moderate 7th 1f out 1st Minister For Magic ( G P Halpin 128 ) 2nd Happywifehappylife ( D Mcmonagle 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Truce ( M P Sheehy 128 ) 8.00L 7th Whatcouldhavebeen ( L F Roche 128 , Cd 0 ) 24.25L | L F Roche 58.1kg, Cd 0 24.25L | 7 (10) |
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