Horse Details

Macs Dilemma (IRE)

38 Runs 4 Wins (10.5%) 7 Places (18.4%)

Trainer: John O'Shea

6 years old

Sire: Coulsty (IRE)

Dam: Ohsosecret (GB)

Damsire: Sakhee's Secret

Past Runs (38 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
03/09/25 15:20	Bath	5½f	William Carson	John O'Shea	7	1:15.23	2	58	9-8	20/1	In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1) In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1)
22/07/25 21:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	James Turner	John O'Shea	10	1:15.86	1.75	61	9-8	33/1	Taken down early - midfield - weakened from 2f out(op 22/1) Taken down early - midfield - weakened from 2f out(op 22/1)
02/07/25 17:30	Chepstow	5f	James Turner	John O'Shea	7	-	-	63	9-8	14/1	Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1) Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1)
07/06/25 19:00	Chepstow	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	4	-	-	65	8-10	28/1	Taken down early - prominent - led over 3f out - headed over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out Taken down early - prominent - led over 3f out - headed over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out
13/05/25 16:20	Chepstow	6f	James Turner	John O'Shea	12	-	-	68	9-2	33/1	Always behind(op 22/1) Always behind(op 22/1)
15/09/24 17:30	Bath	1m	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	7	-	-	69	9-13	11/1	Soon led - headed then weakened over 2f out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) Soon led - headed then weakened over 2f out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
02/09/24 14:50	Brighton	7f	Hollie Doyle	John O'Shea	3rd	1:23.75	1.75	70	9-11	7/2J	Took keen hold - led - headed and prominent under 4f out - challenging from 2f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 4/1) Took keen hold - led - headed and prominent under 4f out - challenging from 2f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 4/1)
26/08/24 15:35	Chepstow	1m	Millie Wonnacott	John O'Shea	6	1:34.90	.5	70	8-10	28/1	Reared start - in rear - headway into midfield over 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 25/1) Reared start - in rear - headway into midfield over 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 25/1)
08/08/24 14:30	Brighton	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	2nd	1:23.47	.5	68	9-4	4/1	Ran without hind shoe - led - headed and unbalanced 2f out - rallied over 1f out - led again inside final furlong - soon faced challenge - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish (gelding ran without right hind shoe)(tchd 9/2) Ran without hind shoe - led - headed and unbalanced 2f out - rallied over 1f out - led again inside final furlong - soon faced challenge - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish (gelding ran without right hind shoe)(tchd 9/2)
26/07/24 19:20	Chepstow	1m	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	5	1:35.34	2	71	9-9	13/2	Led - headed and raced in second over 1f out - lost position 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1) Led - headed and raced in second over 1f out - lost position 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1)
15/07/24 19:50	Windsor	1m	Georgia Dobie	John O'Shea	6	1:42.59	.5	71	9-6	50/1	Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
17/06/24 14:48	Chepstow	1m	Georgia Dobie	John O'Shea	4	1:37.89	3	72	9-3	17/2	Took keen hold - disputed lead against near rail - outpaced 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2) Took keen hold - disputed lead against near rail - outpaced 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2)
28/04/24 16:30	Bath	1m	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	5	1:46.06	0.2	74	8-9	14/1	Unseated rider on way to start - towards rear - good headway on outer 4f out - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) Unseated rider on way to start - towards rear - good headway on outer 4f out - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
19/10/23 16:30	Brighton	1m	Hollie Doyle	John O'Shea	5	1:41.12	2	75	9-12	5/1	Sweating - awkward start - took keen hold - prominent - switched to centre 3f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls)(op 9/2) Sweating - awkward start - took keen hold - prominent - switched to centre 3f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls)(op 9/2)
28/09/23 17:18	Newmarket	1m	Hollie Doyle	John O'Shea	7	1:38.66	0.2	77	9-11	25/1	Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader halfway - led narrowly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader halfway - led narrowly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds
04/09/23 14:10	Chepstow	7f	Georgia Dobie	John O'Shea	4	1:23.16	.5	78	10-2	15/2	In touch with leaders on outer - lost third 1f out - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) In touch with leaders on outer - lost third 1f out - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
28/08/23 16:00	Chepstow	7f	Georgia Dobie	John O'Shea	4	1:24.36	.75	78	9-5	13/2	Mounted in chute and taken down early - pressed leader - led 3f out - lost two places over 1f out - no extra and lost third inside final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) Mounted in chute and taken down early - pressed leader - led 3f out - lost two places over 1f out - no extra and lost third inside final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
10/08/23 17:30	Chepstow	1m	Sam Hitchcott	John O'Shea	10	1:37.84	1.5	78	9-5	14/1	Taken down early - led - headed 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) Taken down early - led - headed 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
16/06/23 16:35	Chepstow	7f	Taylor Fisher	John O'Shea	3rd	1:22.00	2.5	75	9-4	5/2	Prominent - pressed leader 6f out - led 3f out - headed 2f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final furlong(op 3/1 tchd 16/5) Prominent - pressed leader 6f out - led 3f out - headed 2f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final furlong(op 3/1 tchd 16/5)
10/06/23 20:00	Chepstow	7f	Mollie Phillips	John O'Shea	6	1:21.81	.75	75	9-1	7/2	Prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden and lost ground over 2f out - kept on but no chance inside final furlong(op 9/2) Prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden and lost ground over 2f out - kept on but no chance inside final furlong(op 9/2)
16/05/23 15:15	Chepstow	6f	Hollie Doyle	John O'Shea	2nd	1:10.10	.5	74	9-11	5/1	In touch with leaders - prominent and ridden 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) In touch with leaders - prominent and ridden 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
22/04/23 18:15	Brighton	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	5	1:23.37	0.3	76	9-2	12/1	Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds
14/12/22 18:00	Kempton (AW)	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	10	1:27.41	1.5	77	9-1	22/1	Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and no impression from 2f out(op 16/1) Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and no impression from 2f out(op 16/1)
19/11/22 17:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Darragh Keenan	John O'Shea	7	1:27.45	.5	79	9-11	33/1	Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in rear - pushed along 2f out - raced slightly wide home turn - ridden up the centre over 1f out - made no impression(op 25/1) Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in rear - pushed along 2f out - raced slightly wide home turn - ridden up the centre over 1f out - made no impression(op 25/1)
25/09/22 17:05	Epsom	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	7	1:23.40	0.3	80	9-7	11/1	Disputed lead - led clearly 3f out - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - saddle slipped towards finish (jockey said her saddle slipped on the run to the line)(op 12/1) Disputed lead - led clearly 3f out - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - saddle slipped towards finish (jockey said her saddle slipped on the run to the line)(op 12/1)
29/08/22 16:41	Chepstow	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	4	1:21.02	2.25	73	8-11	9/4	Raced in second and pressed leader - lost second and prominent 5f out - pushed along 2f out - soon ridden and outpaced - held inside final furlong(op 11/4) Raced in second and pressed leader - lost second and prominent 5f out - pushed along 2f out - soon ridden and outpaced - held inside final furlong(op 11/4)
22/08/22 13:50	Chepstow	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	1st	1:24.44	Won	73	8-13	4/1	Led - headed after 2f - led again 3f out - pushed along and clear 1f out - ran on well final furlong - comfortably(tchd 7/2) Led - headed after 2f - led again 3f out - pushed along and clear 1f out - ran on well final furlong - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
04/08/22 16:55	Brighton	7f	Benoit De La Sayette	John O'Shea	3rd	1:23.50	4.25	73	9-9	3/1	Raced freely - pressed leader - shaken up over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 11/4) Raced freely - pressed leader - shaken up over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 11/4)
22/07/22 20:40	Newmarket (July)	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	3rd	1:28.19	0.1	73	9-1	8/1	Led at steady pace - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced strong challenge inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(tchd 17/2) Led at steady pace - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced strong challenge inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(tchd 17/2)
28/06/22 16:55	Chepstow	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	1st	1:23.39	Won	71	9-12	11/4	Took keen hold - pressed leader when towards near side - pushed along and made sustained challenge from 2f out - hard ridden and kept on well but carried head awkwardly from over 1f out - ran on to lead towards finish - all out(op 9/4) Took keen hold - pressed leader when towards near side - pushed along and made sustained challenge from 2f out - hard ridden and kept on well but carried head awkwardly from over 1f out - ran on to lead towards finish - all out(op 9/4)
10/06/22 13:35	Chepstow	7f	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	3rd	1:22.80	3	71	9-0	6/1	In touch with leaders - travelled strongly - ridden over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on but no match for first two(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) In touch with leaders - travelled strongly - ridden over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on but no match for first two(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
10/05/22 14:20	Chepstow	6f	Hollie Doyle	John O'Shea	1st	1:11.04	Won	67	9-6	11/4F	Prominent - ridden and led 1f out - kept on and always doing enough(op 5/2) Prominent - ridden and led 1f out - kept on and always doing enough(op 5/2)
07/02/22 16:55	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Aidan Keeley	John O'Shea	5	1:29.08	.5	52	9-4	8/1	Slowly away - towards rear - headway over 1f out - ran on - nearest finish(op 9/1 tchd 7/1) Slowly away - towards rear - headway over 1f out - ran on - nearest finish(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
22/12/21 13:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Ciaran Mckee	John O'Shea	1st	1:30.12	Won	51	9-3	80/1	Awkward start and slowly into stride - took keen hold - held up in last - headway over 1f out - chased leaders and keeping on when short of room inside final furlong - squeezed through and ran on well inside final 110yds - led towards finish(op 50/1) Awkward start and slowly into stride - took keen hold - held up in last - headway over 1f out - chased leaders and keeping on when short of room inside final furlong - squeezed through and ran on well inside final 110yds - led towards finish(op 50/1)
29/06/21 17:40	Roscommon (IRE)	7½f	Mikey Sheehy	E Sheehy	10	1:37.05	4.5	56	9-2	14/1	Midfield - in touch with leaders before halfway - pressed leaders when ridden over 2f out - soon no extra - weakened from over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) Midfield - in touch with leaders before halfway - pressed leaders when ridden over 2f out - soon no extra - weakened from over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
30/10/20 16:30	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	5f	Dylan Browne McMonagle	E Sheehy	10	1:0.57	1.5	–	9-2	150/1	Soon mid-division - ridden and no impression from over 2f out(op 80/1) Soon mid-division - ridden and no impression from over 2f out(op 80/1)
18/10/20 13:25	Naas (IRE)	6f	Mikey Sheehy	E Sheehy	10	1:18.05	.5	–	8-12	66/1	Went right start and bumped rival - chased leaders near side - close up and ridden up centre over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out Went right start and bumped rival - chased leaders near side - close up and ridden up centre over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out
02/09/20 12:30	Gowran Park (IRE)	7f	Mikey Sheehy	E Sheehy	7	1:33.38	1	–	8-12	300/1	Close up early - 3rd halfway - pushed along behind leaders over 2f out - weakened 1 1/2f out(op 150/1) Close up early - 3rd halfway - pushed along behind leaders over 2f out - weakened 1 1/2f out(op 150/1)