Where It All Began (2016) Horse
About
Where It All Began is a 9yo b unknown from trained by G Elliott, who is based at Meath. It is sired by the stallion Yeats out of the dam Peggy Cullen. Where It All Began has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 19th Feb 2024 at Punchestown, Where It All Began scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $52174.00 Quinnbet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (listed).
Raced At
Chepstow
• Navan
• Uttoxeter
• Punchestown
• Gowran Park
• Fairyhouse
• Cheltenham
• Ayr
• Cork
• Wexford
• Down Royal
• Musselburgh
• Tramore
• Clonmel
• LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow 27-Dec-25 6159m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $167,229), Winning Time: 07:52.240, SP: 51.00 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 167 ) 2nd O'Connell ( D Mcmenamin 149 ) 3.00L 3rd Deafening Silence ( T Durrell 145 ) 4.25L 10th Where It All Began ( C O'farrell 142 ) 65.00L See full results | C O'farrell 64.4kg 65kgL | 10 (19) |
| Navan 16-Nov-25 4830m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpCh (of $99,999), SP: 41.00 1st Answer To Kayf ( J Shinnick 156 ) 2nd Yeah Man ( E Staples 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Dunboyne ( D O'keeffe 149 ) 2.25L Where It All Began ( S Ewing 145 ) 0.00L See full results | S Ewing 65.8kg 0.00L | UPD (19) |
| Uttoxeter 16-Mar-25 6850m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $157,392), SP: 28.00 1st Mr Vango ( J Tudor 168 ) 2nd Tanganyika ( C Deutsch 159 ) 1.00L 3rd Passing Well ( G Sheehan 151 ) 14.00L UPL Where It All Began ( D Gilligan 157 ) 0.00L See full results | D Gilligan 71.2kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Punchestown 21-Feb-25 5430m SOFT R3 HcpChNHF (of $49,587), Winning Time: 07:32.400, SP: 18/1 Slowly into stride, always behind, pushed along early, mistake 1st, slight mistake 8th, no impression when fell 3 out 1st Fortunedefortunata ( J Coen 140 ) 2nd Will Do ( S Ewing 146 ) 2.25L 3rd Favori De Champdou ( J H Williamson 164 ) 13.00L UPL Where It All Began ( K Sexton 151 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | K Sexton 68.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (17) |
| Gowran Park 24-Jan-25 5030m HEAVY R4 CL1 HcpCh (of $99,999), Winning Time: 10:44.300, SP: 15.00 Bumped at start, always towards rear, not fluent 3rd, slight mistake 9th, never a factor 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 165 ) 2nd Velvet Elvis ( C Stone-walsh 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Favori De Champdou ( J H Williamson 157 ) 13.00L 15th Where It All Began ( D Gilligan 146 ) 90.15L See full results | D Gilligan 66.2kg 90.2kgL | 15 (18) |
| Chepstow 27-Dec-24 6150m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $147,555), Winning Time: 08:16.340, SP: 11.00 In rear, headway after 18th, chased leaders on outer 5 out, mistake and blundered badly 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (limited comments due to heavy fog) 1st Val Dancer ( C Hammond 146 ) 2nd Jubilee Express ( D Johnston 146 ) 1.50L 3rd Iwilldoit ( C Pritchard 167 ) 1.50L UPL Where It All Began ( S Bowen 154 ) 0.00L See full results | S Bowen 69.9kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Apr-24 5860m HEAVY R6 HcpChNHF (of $239,130), Winning Time: 08:39.800, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, slow 4th, no impression after 4 out, soon pushed along and 9th before 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor 1st Intense Raffles ( J J Slevin 158 ) 2nd Any Second Now ( M P Walsh 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Minella Cocooner ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2.50L 8th Where It All Began ( J Kennedy 153 , Cd 0 ) 31.25L See full results | J Kennedy 69.4kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 8 (20) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 5230m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpCh $4,582 (of $72,188), Winning Time: 07:13.430, SP: 9.00 Held up in mid-division, headway 17th, 5th and one pace hampered and left 4th 2 out, plugged on 1st Inothewayurthinkin ( D O'connor 168 ) 2nd Git Maker ( W Biddick 155 ) 8.00L 3rd Whacker Clan ( J L Gleeson 154 ) 18.00L 4th Where It All Began ( B O'neill 158 ) 26.25L See full results | B O'neill 71.7kg 26.25L | 4 (22) |
| Punchestown 19-Feb-24 5440m HEAVY R3 HcpChNHF $60,000 (of $52,174), Winning Time: 07:44.900, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, under pressure in 4th entering straight, good headway to lead approaching last, stayed on strongly and went clear run-in, comfortably 1st Where It All Began ( J W Kennedy 145 ) 2nd We'llhavewan ( P Townend 140 ) 16.00L 3rd Clonmeen ( S D Torrens 145 ) 5.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 65.8kg | 1 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 13-Jan-24 4380m SOFT R6 NvCh $3,700 (of $11,886), Winning Time: 06:00.000, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd entering straight, ridden approaching last and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace 1st Intense Raffles ( D A Jacob 160 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( J W Kennedy 165 ) 4.50L 3rd Wellington Hill ( D E Mullins 158 ) 0.50L See full results | J W Kennedy 74.8kg 4.50L | 2 (6) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-23 4790m HEAVY R2 HcpCh $1,500 (of $9,637), Winning Time: 06:55.400, SP: 8/1 Prominent, 2nd at halfway, pushed along 3 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, 3rd and no impression on leaders before last, kept on one pace in 3rd 1st Clonmeen ( S D Torrens 158 ) 2nd Kings Halo ( D E Mullins 145 ) 0.20L 3rd Where It All Began ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 10.25L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg 10.25L | 3 (7) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 4330m SOFT R2 HcpCh $450 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:49.800, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, ridden at 9th, in rear when mistake 4 out, weakened 1st So Des Flos ( C Butler 161 ) 2nd Sweet Will ( F O'brien 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Where's Frankie ( J Walton 146 ) 3.50L 5th Where It All Began ( G Benson 166 , Cd 0 ) 31.50L See full results | G Benson 75.3kg, Cd 0 31.50L | 5 (9) |
| Ayr 22-Apr-23 4850m SOFT R2 CL2 NvHcpCh (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:58.030, SP: 12.00 Rear of mid-division, slightly hampered 5th, blundered 12th, soon behind, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 1st Sail Away ( B Andrews 162 ) 2nd Forward Plan ( B Godfrey 151 ) 11.00L 3rd City Chief ( N D Boinville 168 ) 0.50L UPL Where It All Began ( A Heskin 156 ) 0.00L | A Heskin 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Cork 09-Apr-23 4020m SOFT R4 CLCh $1,550 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 05:08.000, SP: 5.50 Chased leader, led after second, headed 3rd, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th before 2 out, soon ridden and went 3rd before last, kept on 1st Aione ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2nd Largy Debut ( D Meyler 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Where It All Began ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 5.50L See full results | S W Flanagan 75.3kg 5.50L | 3 (8) |
| Wexford 06-Mar-23 5120m SOFT R5 CLCh $2,300 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:42.300, SP: 2.75 Tracked leader, led after 1st, pressed 2 out, headed before last where bad mistake, ridden and no impression on winner 1st Mercury Lane ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( A P Heskin 166 ) 4.25L 3rd Robinstown ( L P Dempsey 166 ) 12.00L See full results | A P Heskin 75.3kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Gowran Park 19-Feb-23 4020m SOFT R5 Ch $375 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 05:30.300, SP: 8.00 Tracked leader, took closer order in 2nd before 4th, 3rd after 6th, dropped to 5th before 7th, 6th before 3 out, no impression after 2 out, one paced run-in 1st Grandero Bello ( R A Doyle 166 ) 2nd Macs Charm ( B Hayes 166 ) 5.50L 3rd Slip Of The Tongue ( S D Torrens 166 ) 1.25L 5th Where It All Began ( J Gainford 166 ) 24.25L See full results | J Gainford 75.3kg 24.25L | 5 (16) |
| Down Royal 02-May-22 4830m SOFT R3 CLH (of $15,500), Winning Time: 06:19.400, SP: 3.50 Led, joined from 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, no impression on winner from next, moderate 2nd when fell at last 1st Chinx Of Light ( S D Torrens 164 ) 2nd Golas Tiep ( C P Mcnamara 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Maura Jeanne ( R J Condon 147 ) 7.50L UPL Where It All Began ( S Ewing 164 ) 0.00L See full results | S Ewing 74.4kg 0.00L | UPD (9) |
| Cheltenham 19-Mar-22 4820m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH (of $137,546), Winning Time: 05:53.580, SP: 151.00 Towards rear, some headway 4 out, mistake 3 out, well behind and ridden 2 out, beaten when pulled up before last 1st The Nice Guy ( S F O'keeffe 162 ) 2nd Minella Cocooner ( P Townend 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Bardenstown Lad ( S Bowen 162 ) 4.25L UPL Where It All Began ( A Heskin 162 ) 0.00L See full results | A Heskin 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Musselburgh 05-Feb-22 4790m GOOD R2 CL2 NvH $4,784 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 06:03.380, SP: 3.25 Led narrowly, not fluent 4 out, pressed home turn, ridden before 2 out, headed after 2 out, well held from before last, stayed on one pace 1st Bardenstown Lad ( B Hayes 162 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( A Heskin 159 ) 11.00L 3rd Lyrical Genius ( B S Hughes 159 ) 0.00L See full results | A Heskin 72.1kg 11.00L | 2 (3) |
| Tramore 01-Jan-22 4320m HEAVY R3 CLMdH $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 05:58.500, SP: 7.00 Tracked leaders, 2nd when mistake 5th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and 2 lengths clear when mistake last, soon strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure, all out 1st Where It All Began ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 2nd Hors Piste ( P Townend 153 ) 0.15L 3rd Geni De La Cour ( B Hayes 168 ) 15.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 72.6kg | 1 (8) |
| Clonmel 11-Nov-21 4000m SOFT R2 MdH $2,600 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:22.100, SP: 4.50 Tracked leaders, pecked 5th, 3rd halfway, closer after 3 out, pushed along and no impression when slight mistake 2 out and left 2nd, slight mistake last, no extra 1st Upping The Anti ( R Blackmore 160 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( A Heskin 160 ) 12.00L 3rd Siberian Prince ( D F O'regan 160 ) 0.00L | A Heskin 72.6kg 12.00L | 2 (10) |
| Wexford 25-Oct-21 3310m HEAVY R7 NHF $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:25.000, SP: 6.00 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd under 4f out, progress to 2nd and ridden under 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner 1st Fameaftertheglory ( P W Mullins 170 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( J J Codd 170 ) 2.75L 3rd Western Flyer ( D O'connor 170 ) 3.25L | J J Codd 77.1kg 2.75L | 2 (9) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-21 3960m HEAVY R7 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:50.400, SP: 6/4 Rear of mid-division, ridden in 7th 3f out, weakened 1st Dom Of Mary ( M P A King 168 ) 2nd Hi Ho Phoenix ( M P W Mullins 168 ) 4.25L 3rd Pomerol George ( M B G Crawford 168 ) 8.50L 9th Where It All Began ( J J Codd 168 , Cd 0 ) | J J Codd 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 9 (10) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-20 3620m HEAVY R8 CLNHF $1,800 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:31.200, SP: 10/11 Disputed lead early, a little keen, soon led, joined approaching straight, headed and kept on under pressure without matching winner inside final furlong 1st Lucky Tenner ( M S Perry 170 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( M J J Codd 167 ) 0.75L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( M L A Hourigan 170 ) 20.00L | M J J Codd 75.8kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
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