Winter Carnival (2015) Horse
About
Winter Carnival is a 10yo b unknown from trained by J Neilan, who is based at Galway. It is sired by the stallion Arctic Cosmos out of the dam Clip Her Tail. Winter Carnival is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 25 attempts. During its most recent race at Clonmel on 2nd Dec 2025, Winter Carnival was ridden by Alan King and finished 7th, behind the winner Ballinaboola Jet.
Raced At
Clonmel
• Galway
• Ballinrobe
• Limerick
• Kilbeggan
• Thurles
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• Tipperary
• PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 3910m HEAVY R6 HcpH (of $10,502), SP: 15.00 1st Ballinaboola Jet ( R Deegan 144 ) 2nd Spanish John ( D Mullins 154 ) 3.25L 3rd Wakey Wakey Man ( J Gainford 154 ) 5.25L 7th Winter Carnival ( A King 144 , Cd 137 ) 10.25L See full results | A King 65.3kg, Cd 62.1kg 10.25L | 7 (16) |
| Galway 25-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,502), SP: 17.00 1st Grace Faraday ( E Finegan 158 ) 2nd Gerrys Wish ( J Gainford 155 ) 0.20L 3rd Barryroe Madam ( C Hogan 163 ) 0.75L Winter Carnival ( A King 144 , Cd 151 ) 0.00L See full results | A King 65.3kg, Cd 68.5kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Ballinrobe 12-Apr-25 4330m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 11.00 1st It's Time Again ( J Shinnick 158 ) 2nd The Vegas Raider ( D Gilligan 165 ) 0.50L 3rd Klassman ( D Meyler 150 ) 1.50L 10th Winter Carnival ( A M King 146 , Cd 153 ) 12.70L See full results | A M King 66.2kg, Cd 69.4kg 12.70L | 10 (15) |
| Limerick 29-Jan-25 4220m HEAVY R2 HcpH $999 (of $9,999), SP: 15.00 Soon prominent, slightly hampered and lost place before 2nd, headway and tracked leader after 2nd, 4th after 6th, no impression last, stayed on closing stages to dead heat for 3rd on line 1st Maciver ( C Quirke 153 ) 2nd Mullanour ( T P Roche 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Winter Carnival ( A M King 146 ) 1.00L See full results | A M King 66.2kg 1.00L | 3 (14) |
| Limerick 19-Nov-24 4220m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:41.900, SP: 11.00 Rear, mistake at 4th, moderate 10th at 8th, some progress entering straight, weakened before 2 out 1st Hees Dynamite ( C Hogan 161 ) 2nd Onefortheditch ( P Smithers 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Boston Rajj ( J Coen 167 ) 1.00L 8th Winter Carnival ( A M King 148 ) 40.25L See full results | A M King 67.1kg 40.25L | 8 (11) |
| Galway 26-Oct-24 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:11.070, SP: 29.00 Prominent, dropped to 12th after 8th, mistake at 9th, some progress 2 out where not fluent, weakened before last 1st Meehall ( C Hogan 168 ) 2nd Walk In Time ( C Quirke 164 ) 3.75L 3rd Barryroe Madam ( M J M O'sullivan 161 ) 0.50L 13th Winter Carnival ( A M King 158 , Cd 165 ) 30.10L See full results | A M King 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 30.10L | 13 (20) |
| Kilbeggan 24-Aug-24 5120m SOFT R5 HcpCh (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:46.200, SP: 34.00 Always towards rear, big jump 2nd, mistake 8th, pushed along and no impression from 5 out, tailed off 1st Joe's Turn ( P Enright 155 ) 2nd Kadys Dirha ( A Burke-ott 159 ) 1.25L 3rd Smitty Bacall ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 7.50L 9th Winter Carnival ( A M King 158 , Cd 165 ) 0.00L See full results | A M King 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L | 9 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 29-May-24 4490m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:54.600, SP: 17.00 Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 4th 4 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra before last 1st True Or False ( A Harvey 160 ) 2nd Evans Secret ( P Enright 161 ) 1.00L 3rd The Vegas Raider ( P J Cawley 165 ) 7.00L 9th Winter Carnival ( A M King 160 , Cd 167 ) 16.75L See full results | A M King 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg 16.75L | 9 (16) |
| Limerick 11-Mar-24 4480m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:28.300, SP: 8.50 In touch, not fluent at 1st, progress after 2nd, 5th after 7th, lost place and weakened approaching straight 1st Getaway Master ( D E Mullins 154 ) 2nd Imbolc ( S Fenelon 155 ) 13.00L 3rd Grace Faraday ( J P O'sullivan 165 ) 2.50L 10th Winter Carnival ( D Moloney 161 , Cd 168 ) 0.00L See full results | D Moloney 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 0.00L | 10 (18) |
| Thurles 14-Feb-24 4510m HEAVY R6 HcpH $500 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 06:18.800, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, some headway after halfway and went moderate 3rd after 3 out, pushed along early straight, 4th and ridden before last, kept on one pace 1st Scarbrook ( S W Flanagan 164 ) 2nd Seangoell ( R P Geoghegan 157 ) 4.25L 3rd Glorious Singer ( J J Slevin 153 ) 0.20L 4th Winter Carnival ( D Moloney 161 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L See full results | D Moloney 73kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 4 (18) |
| Limerick 21-Nov-23 4220m HEAVY R5 HcpH (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:57.300, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders and 5th halfway, not fluent 5 out and soon lost place, ridden and no extra in 9th from 3 out 1st Shotgun Jack ( P K Donovan 165 ) 2nd Happy Dreams ( S Ewing 165 ) 7.00L 3rd Great Island ( E M O'sullivan 168 ) 2.25L 9th Winter Carnival ( D Moloney 158 , Cd 165 ) 0.00L See full results | D Moloney 71.7kg, Cd 74.8kg 0.00L | 9 (14) |
| Galway 12-Sep-23 4480m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,998), Winning Time: 05:52.800, SP: 15.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along after next and no impression before last, no extra run-in 1st Delias Pet ( D Doyle 155 ) 2nd Ballagh Star ( S Fitzgerald 162 ) 0.30L 3rd Getaway Master ( S F O'keeffe 153 ) 5.50L 9th Winter Carnival ( P Donovan 168 , Cd 173 ) 24.25L See full results | P Donovan 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 24.25L | 9 (17) |
| Roscommon 09-Aug-23 4750m SOFT R3 CLHcpH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 06:05.900, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, kept on one pace from 3 out 1st Hand Over Fist ( M P O'connor 161 ) 2nd Fill The Tank ( C M Quirke 158 ) 1.50L 3rd More Info ( D King 161 ) 0.75L 10th Winter Carnival ( M J M O'sullivan 158 ) 10.50L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 71.7kg 10.50L | 10 (19) |
| Sligo 09-Jul-23 5110m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $11,501), Winning Time: 06:23.800, SP: 41.00 Mid division, mistakes, no impression from 3 out, tailed off 1st Menindee ( D J O'keeffe 156 ) 2nd Dinoland ( B W Harvey 156 ) 0.50L 3rd Ballyglass Beauty ( L A Mckenna 160 ) 1.75L 11th Winter Carnival ( S Fitzgerald 161 ) 0.00L See full results | S Fitzgerald 73kg 0.00L | 11 (12) |
| Limerick 26-May-23 4570m GOOD R3 Ch (of $13,500), Winning Time: 05:51.300, SP: 201.00 Mid-division early, slow 1st, towards rear halfway, reminders after 6 out, mistake and unseated rider next 1st Toss Again ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd The Friday Man ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Grozni ( M M Mcdonagh 166 ) 2.00L UPL Winter Carnival ( S Fitzgerald 166 , Cd 169 ) 0.00L See full results | S Fitzgerald 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Tipperary 05-May-23 4790m GOOD R4 Ch (of $11,501), Winning Time: 06:49.400, SP: 51.00 Towards rear, pushed along at times from 6th, trailing before 6 out, pulled up before 4 out 1st Maxxum ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2nd Walk Away ( R Blackmore 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Hubrisko ( D E Mullins 166 ) 4.75L Winter Carnival ( C P Mcnamara 166 ) 0.00L | C P Mcnamara 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-22 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:36.600, SP: 17.00 Always towards rear, pushed along from halfway, no impression and detached from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out 1st Young Dev ( D King 168 ) 2nd Earths Furies ( A O'sullivan 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Time Marches On ( K E Buckley 166 ) 3.25L UPL Winter Carnival ( D Moloney 159 , Cd 166 ) 0.00L See full results | D Moloney 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Punchestown 20-Nov-22 4300m SOFT R6 MdH $280 (of $13,999), Winning Time: 05:27.080, SP: 67.00 Held up in rear, slight mistake 4th, mid-division when mistake 7th, moderate 7th when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and no impression 1st Monbeg Park ( B J Cooper 166 ) 2nd Will Do ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Seabank Bistro ( P Townend 166 ) 5.50L 6th Winter Carnival ( K Donoghue 166 ) 29.25L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 29.25L | 6 (13) |
| Galway 30-Oct-22 4430m SOFT R6 MdH (of $12,501), Winning Time: 05:31.100, SP: 21.00 Rear of mid-division, jumped big at 1st and fell 1st Affordale Fury ( B J Cooper 164 ) 2nd Monbeg Park ( M P Walsh 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Sam's Choice ( D N Russell 166 ) 15.00L UPL Winter Carnival ( K Donoghue 166 ) 0.00L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Limerick 07-Apr-22 4220m GOOD R2 MdH $625 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 05:20.200, SP: 13.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in mid-division after 3 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, kept on one pace 1st Toofareastiswest ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 2nd Coconut Tudor ( S O'callaghan 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Champagne Town ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 3.00L 4th Winter Carnival ( K Donoghue 166 ) 6.25L See full results | K Donoghue 75.3kg 6.25L | 4 (18) |
| Limerick 14-Mar-22 4830m SOFT R3 MdH $1,250 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 07:00.100, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, mistake last, went 3rd run-in, kept on one pace, just failed for 2nd 1st Angels Dawn ( P T Enright 159 ) 2nd Glorious Singer ( A T Feeney 159 ) 12.00L 3rd Winter Carnival ( H Morgan 166 ) 12.25L See full results | H Morgan 75.3kg 12.25L | 3 (8) |
| Bellharbour 06-Feb-22 4830m SOFT CL (of $7,122), SP: 7/1 Chsd ldrs, 4th 1/2way, eff in 3rd aftr usual 2out, left 2nd at last, kow flat & closing on wnr late 1st Stormy Story ( M P A King 170 ) 2nd Winter Carnival ( M E Mahon 170 ) 2.00L 3rd Master Psalm ( E Dwan 165 ) | M E Mahon 77.1kg 2.00L | 2 (13) |
| Corbeagh House 05-Dec-21 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $7,500), SP: 4/1 Ww twrds rr, 9th 1/2way, sl prog to 5th aftr 3out, ko to 4th well bef 2out 1st No More Lockdown ( M P A King 170 ) 2nd Mizuma ( B Barry 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Sifaka ( M N Mcparlan 170 ) 1.00L 4th Winter Carnival ( E Mahon 170 , Cd 0 ) 3.50L | E Mahon 77.1kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 4 (13) |
| Quakerstown 14-Nov-21 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $7,500), SP: 7/1 Ww twrds rr, 7th 1/2way, sl prog in 5th aft 3out, went 4th aftr 2out, kow to 2nd at last but not rch wnr 1st Likable Chancer ( M C Daffy 165 ) 2nd Winter Carnival ( M E Mahon 170 ) 4.00L 3rd Knockiel Synge ( M A Harvey 165 ) 3.00L | M E Mahon 77.1kg 4.00L | 2 (7) |
| Dromahane 20-Dec-20 4830m HEAVY CLMd (of $7,500) Twrds rr, 11th aftr a mile, prog bef 4out, fair 7th when mstk 2out, kow fin 1st Fiston Du Mou ( P Rogan 165 ) 2nd Best Trition ( M J J Codd 170 ) 4.00L 3rd Don't Matter Now ( M O Mcgill 165 ) 3.00L 6th Winter Carnival ( D Allen 170 , Cd 0 ) 18.00L | D Allen 77.1kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 6 (14) |
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