Horse Details

Darcy's Friend (IRE)

11 Runs 1 Wins (9.1%) 2 Places (18.2%)
Owner: Alan Hughes Silks Alan Hughes Trainer: Emmet Mullins
6 years old br IRE
Sire: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
Dam: Strike Three (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting
Past Runs (11 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
23/11/25
13:35 		Cork (IRE) 3m Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins 5 6:40.25 4 108 11-10 3/1F
Prominent - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no extra when hampered by faller 2 out(op 11/2)
25/10/25
13:10 		Cheltenham 2m4f Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins 6 5:7.16 0 121 10-10 9/1
Took keen hold - prominent - lost position when hit 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 10/1)
05/10/25
16:44 		Killarney (IRE) 2m7½f Keith Donoghue Emmet Mullins 2nd 5:52.02 2.5 – 11-12 11/8F
Raced in fourth behind clear leader - pressed leader after 2nd - led narrowly 3rd - going best when bad mistake and headed 2 out - rallied run-in - no match for winner (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 2nd last fence)(op 13/8 tchd 5/4)
03/10/25
16:55 		Gowran Park (IRE) 2m4f Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins 2nd 5:33.50 6 105 11-7 11/10F
Held up in rear - steady headway on outer and in touch with leaders 3 out - ridden and went second last - no extra and outpaced run-in(op 9/4)
03/07/25
17:35 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins 5 3:54.51 0.3 105 11-7 2/1J
Midfield - headway 2 out - mistake last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 11/8)
02/03/25
15:30 		Leopardstown (IRE) 2m Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins 1st 3:59.02 Won 88 10-5 5/6F
Took keen hold - midfield - bumped 1st - in touch with leaders 2nd - going easily after 2 out - led last - ridden and ran on well run-in - just did enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he has had gelding since September and he has always shown ability and he felt it was well ahead of his mark and he fancied it today; he added that he was keen to get gelding based on the form of his point-to-point run which has worked out very well; his explanation was noted)(op Evens tchd 11/10)
29/05/24
18:30 		Wexford (IRE) 2m1f Jody McGarvey S M Duffy 99 - - 89 11-8 25/1
Towards rear throughout - pulled up 2 out(op 16/1)
18/04/24
17:10 		Clonmel (IRE) 2m½f Jody McGarvey S M Duffy 9 4:14.85 9.5 – 11-4 200/1
Never better than midfield
31/03/24
13:25 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m Jody McGarvey S M Duffy 14 4:41.14 .75 – 11-12 500/1
Midfield - no extra after 3 out(op 200/1)
10/03/24
13:07 		Naas (IRE) 2m3f Jody McGarvey S M Duffy 16 5:21.32 2 – 11-12 200/1
Midfield - weakened 3 out - tailed off(tchd 250/1)
24/01/24
14:05 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m Aidan Kelly S M Duffy 99 - - – 10-13 100/1
Midfield - not fluent and weakened 4 out - dropped to rear and tailed off when mistake 2 out - pulled up before last(op 125/1)