Horse Details

Gaelic Arc (IRE)

38 Runs 5 Wins (13.2%) 10 Places (26.3%)

Owner:

Mark R D Fleming / T Westropp Bennett Trainer: John Patrick Ryan

8 years old b IRE

Sire: Arcadio (GER)

Dam: Great Jane (FR)

Damsire: Great Palm

Past Runs (38 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
09/11/25 15:02	Naas (IRE)	2m	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	4	-	21	122	11-1	400/1	Held up in rear - detached halfway(op 150/1) Held up in rear - detached halfway(op 150/1)
19/10/25 16:50	Limerick (IRE)	2m3f	Harry Sexton	John Patrick Ryan	8	5:27.40	31	125	10-11	16/1	Midfield - towards rear from 7th - struggling after 3 out - tailed off Midfield - towards rear from 7th - struggling after 3 out - tailed off
12/10/25 16:37	Cork (IRE)	2m1½f	Harry Sexton	John Patrick Ryan	4	-	1.25	127	10-4	12/1	(op 9/1 tchd 16/1) (op 9/1 tchd 16/1)
21/09/25 16:58	Listowel (IRE)	2m1½f	Harry Sexton	John Patrick Ryan	10	4:38.70	14	129	10-8	14/1	Raced in second - clear with one other 2nd - led 4th - reduced advantage 8th - headed before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 16/1) Raced in second - clear with one other 2nd - led 4th - reduced advantage 8th - headed before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 16/1)
23/08/25 16:50	Killarney (IRE)	2m5f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	99	-	-	130	11-3	11/1	Led - headed and prominent after 2nd - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1) Led - headed and prominent after 2nd - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)
30/07/25 18:40	Galway (IRE)	2m6½f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	15	5:49.25	39	130	10-6	40/1	In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - weakened from last(op 66/1) In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - weakened from last(op 66/1)
18/07/25 15:05	Killarney (IRE)	2m1f	Harry Sexton	John Patrick Ryan	2nd	4:7.01	0.05	127	10-8	9/2	Led - raced wide - faced challenge after 2 out - headed but rallied run-in - just held(op 5/1) Led - raced wide - faced challenge after 2 out - headed but rallied run-in - just held(op 5/1)
16/06/25 19:48	Kilbeggan (IRE)	2m4f	Harry Sexton	John Patrick Ryan	1st	4:56.80	Won	120	9-11	11/2	Prominent - good jump and led 6th - clear 5 out - faced challenge approaching last - ridden out run-in - all out(op 9/1) Prominent - good jump and led 6th - clear 5 out - faced challenge approaching last - ridden out run-in - all out(op 9/1)
07/06/25 13:45	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Liam McKenna	John Patrick Ryan	4	-	-	123	10-4	6/1	Briefly led - soon prominent - led again 4th - headed approaching last - not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 7/1) Briefly led - soon prominent - led again 4th - headed approaching last - not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 7/1)
11/05/25 16:50	Killarney (IRE)	3m2f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	9	7:11.55	1	125	10-9	10/1	Took keen hold - raced wide - prominent - led after 3rd - headed and prominent 7th - led again 9th - 8 lengths ahead 12th - much reduced lead 4 out - soon headed and weakened(op 22/1) Took keen hold - raced wide - prominent - led after 3rd - headed and prominent 7th - led again 9th - 8 lengths ahead 12th - much reduced lead 4 out - soon headed and weakened(op 22/1)
01/05/25 15:05	Punchestown (IRE)	2m½f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	8	4:9.60	2.25	127	10-7	66/1	Prominent - jumped left 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 50/1) Prominent - jumped left 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 50/1)
20/04/25 15:00	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m4f	Mr D McGill	John Patrick Ryan	8	-	-	129	11-6	18/1	Led at steady pace - headed and prominent before 5th - towards rear but in touch with leaders 11th - weakened after 3 out - not fluent 2 out(tchd 16/1) Led at steady pace - headed and prominent before 5th - towards rear but in touch with leaders 11th - weakened after 3 out - not fluent 2 out(tchd 16/1)
12/03/25 16:40	Cheltenham	2m	Danny Mullins	John Patrick Ryan	16	4:6.57	0.3	135	10-7	100/1	Always behind(op 125/1 tchd 80/1) Always behind(op 125/1 tchd 80/1)
01/02/25 16:05	Leopardstown (IRE)	2m1f	J J Slevin	John Patrick Ryan	99	-	-	132	10-10	40/1	Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders on outer after 4 out - weakening when fell last(tchd 50/1) Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders on outer after 4 out - weakening when fell last(tchd 50/1)
24/11/24 13:50	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Sean O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	6	4:27.74	51	132	11-4	80/1	Disputed lead - slow jump 1st - soon in touch with leaders - slow jump and dropped to rear 5th - weakened from 4 out - tailed off Disputed lead - slow jump 1st - soon in touch with leaders - slow jump and dropped to rear 5th - weakened from 4 out - tailed off
09/11/24 13:02	Gowran Park (IRE)	2m	Danny Mullins	John Patrick Ryan	2nd	4:10.05	4.25	132	11-2	13/8F	Led - headed 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in (vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 15/8) Led - headed 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in (vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 15/8)
03/11/24 14:42	Cork (IRE)	2m4f	Danny Mullins	John Patrick Ryan	6	5:1.00	12	134	11-0	12/1	Led - headed 3 out - no extra when mistake 2 out - soon eased(op 14/1) Led - headed 3 out - no extra when mistake 2 out - soon eased(op 14/1)
06/10/24 16:50	Tipperary (IRE)	2m4f	Danny Mullins	John Patrick Ryan	2nd	-	-	132	10-13	22/1	Led - 5 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead 2 out - faced challenge run-in - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 16/1) Led - 5 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead 2 out - faced challenge run-in - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 16/1)
30/09/24 17:10	Roscommon (IRE)	2m½f	Sean O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	4	4:13.79	8	134	11-1	11/1	Led - switched left and faced challenges after 3 out - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 8/1) Led - switched left and faced challenges after 3 out - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)
24/08/24 17:25	Killarney (IRE)	2m5f	Sean O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	5	5:22.80	.5	135	11-7	7/1	Prominent - led after 1st - clear 3rd - not fluent 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened and lost two places run-in Prominent - led after 1st - clear 3rd - not fluent 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakened and lost two places run-in
19/07/24 15:40	Killarney (IRE)	2m1f	Sean O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	1st	4:6.40	Won	124	10-0	12/1	Made all - set fast pace - went clear after 2 out - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was too keen at Kilbeggan last time out and this accounted for the poor run)(op 14/1) Made all - set fast pace - went clear after 2 out - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was too keen at Kilbeggan last time out and this accounted for the poor run)(op 14/1)
17/06/24 19:45	Kilbeggan (IRE)	2m4f	Jake Coen	John Patrick Ryan	99	-	-	125	10-1	13/2	In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - weakened after 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 8/1) In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - weakened after 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 8/1)
08/06/24 13:57	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Gavin Brouder	John Patrick Ryan	3rd	3:58.10	8	125	9-12	100/30	Prominent - went second after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2) Prominent - went second after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2)
12/05/24 15:20	Killarney (IRE)	2m7f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	3rd	6:19.10	22	–	11-4	17/2	Took keen hold - prominent - led 1st - went clear 3rd - 25 lengths ahead after 9th - much reduced lead 3 out - headed 2 out - soon lost second and weakened(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) Took keen hold - prominent - led 1st - went clear 3rd - 25 lengths ahead after 9th - much reduced lead 3 out - headed 2 out - soon lost second and weakened(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
18/04/24 18:15	Clonmel (IRE)	2m4f	Daniel King	John Patrick Ryan	2nd	5:39.40	6.5	–	11-2	28/1	Pressed leaders - going okay on outer when challenging before 2 out - pressed winner when ridden before last - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 20/1) Pressed leaders - going okay on outer when challenging before 2 out - pressed winner when ridden before last - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 20/1)
08/01/23 13:20	Naas (IRE)	2m	Niall Prendergast	John Patrick Ryan	2nd	4:23.95	21	–	10-9	25/1	In touch with leaders - close up 3rd - left in second 4th - not fluent 5th - held when mistake and pushed along 2 out - jumped left when not fluent last - no match for winner(op 20/1) In touch with leaders - close up 3rd - left in second 4th - not fluent 5th - held when mistake and pushed along 2 out - jumped left when not fluent last - no match for winner(op 20/1)
19/11/22 13:03	Punchestown (IRE)	2m1f	Sean O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	4	4:28.93	19	–	11-4	40/1	Held up in rear - hampered by faller and became detached 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - went remote fourth approaching last - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller)(op 28/1 tchd 50/1) Held up in rear - hampered by faller and became detached 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - went remote fourth approaching last - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by the faller)(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
04/11/22 14:05	Down Royal (IRE)	2m1f	B J Cooper	John Patrick Ryan	3rd	4:18.90	4.25	132	11-0	7/1	Raced in second - lost second when pushed along from 2 out - ridden and no impression run-in - no match for first two(op 15/2) Raced in second - lost second when pushed along from 2 out - ridden and no impression run-in - no match for first two(op 15/2)
23/10/22 14:25	Limerick (IRE)	2m5f	Darragh O'Keeffe	John Patrick Ryan	4	5:32.05	16	133	11-2	18/1	Took keen hold - led - mistake 6th - 8 lengths ahead 7th - reduced lead from 3 out - ridden and lost position when headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1) Took keen hold - led - mistake 6th - 8 lengths ahead 7th - reduced lead from 3 out - ridden and lost position when headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)
02/10/22 15:00	Tipperary (IRE)	2m	B J Cooper	John Patrick Ryan	5	3:49.43	6	133	11-5	40/1	Towards rear - pushed along and brief headway 2 out - ridden and no extra when mistake last(op 25/1 tchd 50/1) Towards rear - pushed along and brief headway 2 out - ridden and no extra when mistake last(op 25/1 tchd 50/1)
12/05/22 17:00	Clonmel (IRE)	2m½f	Niall Prendergast	John Patrick Ryan	1st	3:58.50	Won	–	11-6	14/1	In touch with leaders - good headway on inner to lead 4th - went clear 5th - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and 5 lengths ahead approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 16/1) In touch with leaders - good headway on inner to lead 4th - went clear 5th - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and 5 lengths ahead approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 16/1)
02/05/22 14:00	Down Royal (IRE)	2m½f	Niall Prendergast	John Patrick Ryan	1st	4:9.50	Won	–	11-8	25/1	Held up in behind leaders - headway going easily and chased leaders 3 out - made challenge last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improved form shown - the gelding raced very keen at Limerick when dropped in whereas today the animal was ridden more forward and settled well which in his opinion contributed to the improved performance)(op 18/1) Held up in behind leaders - headway going easily and chased leaders 3 out - made challenge last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improved form shown - the gelding raced very keen at Limerick when dropped in whereas today the animal was ridden more forward and settled well which in his opinion contributed to the improved performance)(op 18/1)
27/03/22 13:15	Limerick (IRE)	2m3f	Liam Quinlan	John Patrick Ryan	7	5:7.97	16	–	11-7	6/1	Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - soon pushed along - no extra when mistake 2 out(op 7/1 and tchd 8/1) Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - soon pushed along - no extra when mistake 2 out(op 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
29/12/21 15:25	Leopardstown (IRE)	2m	Mr Finian Maguire	John Patrick Ryan	6	4:0.95	22	–	12-2	50/1	In rear throughout - ridden and detached 3f out - never dangerous In rear throughout - ridden and detached 3f out - never dangerous
18/12/21 15:30	Navan (IRE)	2m	Mr Finian Maguire	John Patrick Ryan	3rd	4:0.06	8	–	11-13	33/1	Towards rear - headway and chased leaders 6f out - went third 4f out - going okay home turn - pushed along under 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon no extra towards far side - kept on - no match for first two(op 20/1) Towards rear - headway and chased leaders 6f out - went third 4f out - going okay home turn - pushed along under 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon no extra towards far side - kept on - no match for first two(op 20/1)
18/11/21 15:00	Thurles (IRE)	2m	Mr Finian Maguire	John Patrick Ryan	1st	4:3.30	Won	–	12-2	3/1	Took keen hold - towards rear - in touch with leaders after halfway - pressed leaders going okay 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - went second towards far side under 2f out - led and kept on well inside final furlong - pushed out(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) Took keen hold - towards rear - in touch with leaders after halfway - pressed leaders going okay 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - went second towards far side under 2f out - led and kept on well inside final furlong - pushed out(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
22/10/21 16:35	Sligo (IRE)	2m2f	Mr Finian Maguire	John Patrick Ryan	3rd	4:35.70	2	–	12-2	40/1	Raced wide - held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway going okay from over 3f out - went third under 2f out - ridden when switched right over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) Raced wide - held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway going okay from over 3f out - went third under 2f out - ridden when switched right over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
09/08/21 17:15	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m½f	Shane Fitzgerald	John Patrick Ryan	7	4:2.03	5.5	–	10-13	14/1	Led - went clear 3rd - reduced lead after 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1) Led - went clear 3rd - reduced lead after 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)