Young Churchill (2021) Horse
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Young Churchill is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Churchill out of Excelling Spirit. He is trained by R O'Brien and owned by Young Churchill Syndicate. From 21 starts he has recorded one win, one second place and three third‑place finishes, earning $27,398. His latest start came at Listowel on 26 September 2026, finishing 11th of 17. His most recent victory was at Roscommon on 7 July 2025.
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Dundalk • Listowel • Navan • Sligo • Killarney • Limerick • Fairyhouse • Thurles • Clonmel • Ballinrobe • Roscommon • Naas • Bellewstown • Curragh • CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 14-Nov-26 2414m STANDARD R4 Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (0-60), SP: 12.00 | Sam Coen 1.25L | 3 (14) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-26 4023m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $40,555), Winning Time: 04:55.600, SP: 51.00 1st Luck Between Us ( N Moore 143 , Cd 138 ) 2nd Watch The Weather ( D Gilligan 147 ) 0.50L 3rd Serienmond ( P Donovan 141 ) 0.80L 11th Young Churchill ( M Kenneally 140 , Cd 135 ) 16.05L See full results | M Kenneally 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 16.05L | 11 (17) |
| Navan 03-Sep-26 3219m GOOD R3 Hcp $487 (of $14,602) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:29.500, SP: 34.00 1st Timurshah ( D O'connor 163 ) 2nd Day Trader ( F Maguire 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Liberated Light ( J L Gleeson 155 ) 2.75L 6th Young Churchill ( A P Ryan 149 , Cd 144 ) 9.85L See full results | A P Ryan 67.6kg, Cd 65.3kg 9.85L | 6 (17) |
| Sligo 06-Aug-26 2666m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $16,383) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 03:06.060, SP: 12.00 1st Anightaway ( J Dalton 130 , Cd 123 ) 2nd Eastern Wind ( S Tormey 136 , Cd 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Maxwell Smart ( J Ryan 132 ) 1.55L 10th Young Churchill ( A Grant 142 , Cd 135 ) 11.70L See full results | A Grant 64.4kg, Cd 61.2kg 11.70L | 10 (17) |
| Killarney 16-Jul-26 2307m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $9,857) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:29.990, SP: 7.00 1st Arch Enemy ( S Coen 148 ) 2nd Limestone Red ( G Ryan 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Tassarolo ( C Hayes 142 ) 1.00L 7th Young Churchill ( B Lee 142 ) 3.95L See full results | B Lee 64.4kg 3.95L | 7 (15) |
| Limerick 12-Jul-26 2473m GOOD R6 Hcp $1,643 (of $9,868) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:41.660, SP: 23.00 1st Magna Gee Gee ( R Donaghue-leahy 136 ) 2nd Without Love ( R Mulligan 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Young Churchill ( A Grant 142 , Cd 135 ) 0.35L See full results | A Grant 64.4kg, Cd 61.2kg 0.35L | 3 (14) |
| Navan 30-Mar-26 2816m HEAVY Flat, SP: 40/1 Led, headed halfway, 4th 5f out, pushed along and no impression 3f out, weakened | Andrew Slattery 60.8kg 16l | 10 (12) |
| Dundalk 28-Jan-26 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 50/1 Always rear, pushed along over 4f out and no impression entering straight, no extra under 2f out and eased final furlong | Chris Hayes 58.1kg 8 1/2l | 7 (7) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 4124m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Rear, 6th at 6th, soon slightly detached, weakened and detached after 3 out, tailed off | Anna McGuinness 69.9kg 57kgl | 6 (6) |
| Thurles 09-Oct-25 3279m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, took closer order 5f out, closed 4f out, dropped to 3rd under 3f out, soon under pressure, lost place and weakened over 2f out | Chris Hayes 64.4kg Head | 10 (11) |
| Clonmel 11-Sep-25 1929m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 11/2 Pushed along from stalls, mid-division and 8th 3f out, ridden from 2f out and some progress over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Gary Carroll 61.2kg 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 21-Jul-25 2582m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 10/11 Led, soon headed, 2nd halfway, dropped to 3rd over 2f out, under pressure in 4th approaching straight, no extra final furlong | Chris Hayes 61.2kg 4 3/4l | 4 (7) |
| Roscommon 07-Jul-25 3204m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 6/5 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 5 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden approaching last, came stands side run-in and ran on well to lead close home | Donagh Meyler 69.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Killarney 11-May-25 3420m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 6/4 Disputed and not fluent 1st, soon led, slight mistake 5th and slightly slow 5 out, joined and slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and headed, under pressure in 3rd next, no impression in 2nd and bad mistake last, no extra run-in | Donagh Meyler 69.4kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (14) |
| Naas 26-Jan-25 3191m SOFT TO HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders on inner, not fluent 3rd and 4th, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon no impression | Donagh Meyler 73kg 3 3/4l | 7 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Dec-24 3319m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Prominent, led after 1st, pressed and slight mistake 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, joined before last, narrowly headed last, kept on same pace run-in | Donagh Meyler 69.9kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (14) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-24 2470m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 6/1 Disputed lead, headed after 4f and 2nd halfway, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, moderate 5th over 1f out, no extra | Colin Keane 60.8kg 4 1/2l | 5 (11) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-24 2414m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/2 Led, headed over 2f out, no impression on leader over 1f out, kept on final furlong | Jamie Powell 60.8kg 2 1/2l | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 24-Aug-24 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING PLACES) Flat, SP: 33/1 In touch, 8th over 3f out, headway on inner over 2f out, improved to 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | Jamie Powell 60.8kg 1/2 length | 3 (22) |
| Fairyhouse 07-Jun-24 2414m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, no extra over 1f out, weakened | Colin Keane 60.8kg 5l | 6 (6) |
| Cork 10-May-24 2048m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, ridden to close in 5th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | Colin Keane 59.9kg 2 3/4l | 5 (10) |
| Navan 27-Apr-24 2012m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, pushed along and went moderate 6th 2f out, soon ridden, moderate 4th briefly 1f out, no impression final furlong | Jamie Powell 60.8kg 1 length | 5 (12) |