Horse Details

Matchless (IRE)

58 Runs 11 Wins (19.0%) 13 Places (22.4%)
Owner: Mrs Ros Marriott Silks Mrs Ros Marriott Trainer: Jennie Candlish
7 years old b IRE
Sire: Galileo (IRE)
Dam: Bye Bye Birdie (IRE)
Damsire: Oasis Dream
Past Runs (58 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
14/11/25
14:30 		Newcastle - 2m7½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 99 - - 119 12-0 14/1
Towards rear - in touch with leaders before 4th - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before last (vet reported gelding finished lame on his left-fore)(op 12/1)
16/10/25
13:57 		Carlisle - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 4:0.53 10 114 11-5 14/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to last 4 out - lost touch 2 out(op 12/1)
26/09/25
15:52 		Worcester - 2m7f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 5:54.50 2 120 12-0 10/1
In touch with leaders - lost position before 3 out - switched right 2 out - hung left but rallied run-in(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
05/09/25
16:45 		Bangor-on-Dee - 2m7f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 5 5:42.65 0.1 120 11-6 11/2
In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - hung left approaching last - kept on run-in (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout - made contact with rail on several occasions - and - in attempt to stop gelding from hanging - his saddle shifted to the right rounding final bend)(op 8/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 9/1)
13/07/25
15:08 		Perth - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 5:2.78 2.75 119 12-0 100/30
Prominent - not fluent 4th - went second approaching last - kept on(op 7/2)
14/06/25
18:58 		Hexham - 2m7½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 6:13.06 Won 114 12-0 7/2
In touch with leaders - dropped to last after 3 out - rallied after 2 out - disputed lead approaching last - left in lead last - ridden and kept on well run-in - won going away(tchd 4/1)
12/05/25
16:40 		Southwell - 2m4½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 5:18.35 Won 109 11-13 5/1
Prominent - pushed along and outpaced home turn - pressed leader 2 out - led when mistake last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
03/05/25
16:28 		Hexham - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 4:16.39 Won 109 11-6 100/30
In touch with leaders - pushed along briefly before 5th - lost ground and struggling before 2 out - rallied and went fourth before last - kept on to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 11/4)
29/03/25
15:40 		Stratford - 2m2½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 3rd 4:41.76 8 112 12-0 7/2
In touch with leaders - jumped left and bumped 3 out - lost position and not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - went third towards finish(op 3/1)
05/03/25
14:25 		Catterick - 1m7½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 3:50.55 8 114 12-0 15/8F
Prominent on outer - not fluent and niggled along briefly 4th - not fluent 5th - outpaced and towards rear 2 out - stayed on and went modest fourth inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 7/4 and tchd 10/3)
28/01/25
14:55 		Newcastle - 2m½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 6 4:22.09 8 117 11-11 8/1
Prominent - lost position and mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
26/12/24
14:35 		Sedgefield - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 4:53.70 9.5 119 11-13 11/1
Raced in second - briefly led before 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
27/11/24
14:10 		Wetherby - 2m3½f Mr Jamie Neild Jennie Candlish 4 5:3.67 0.2 124 10-11 10/1
Pressed leader - lost second 6th - outpaced 2 out - lost third final 110yds(op 5/1)
18/11/24
13:20 		Plumpton - 2m Darragh O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish 1st 3:51.24 Won 117 11-4 2/7F
Led - not fluent 4th - joined 4 out - headed and pushed along on turn before 2 out - soon ridden and raced awkwardly - led again approaching last - joined last - kept on and went further clear run-in(op 1/4 tchd 2/9)
25/09/24
13:52 		Perth - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 5:7.91 3 116 11-13 100/30
In touch with leaders - prominent 4th - pushed along and challenging before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened towards finish(op 13/2)
09/09/24
15:05 		Perth - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 4 4:1.31 1.75 117 12-0 10/1
In touch with leaders - awkward jump 2nd - steady headway after 4 out - edged right and no extra inside final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 18/1)
22/08/24
19:15 		Newcastle (AW) 4 1m4½f Cam Hardie Jennie Candlish 13 2:44.27 7 83 9-10 100/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway on outer over 6f out - soon went second - lost position and edged right from under 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 66/1)
28/03/24
15:07 		Fontwell - 2m1½f Luke Scott Jennie Candlish 4 5:4.25 10 120 11-9 17/2
Prominent - lost position before 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 6/1)
15/03/24
16:25 		Fakenham - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 6 4:7.95 2.25 122 11-13 15/2
In touch with leaders - carried right 1st - headway after 2nd - soon prominent - lost second after 4 out - lost ground after 3 out - no impression 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 13/2)
24/02/24
16:00 		Newcastle - 2m1f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 4:16.02 8.5 122 11-8 5/1
Midfield - steady headway before 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - stayed on run-in - went remote second inside final 110yds - no match for winner
01/01/24
13:10 		Musselburgh - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 6 5:17.92 33 124 11-1 8/1
Prominent on outer - lost position after 9th - dropped to rear and struggling before 3 out - soon tailed off (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from 3rd last)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
02/12/23
14:41 		Doncaster - 2m3½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 4:49.55 0.05 123 11-6 15/8F
Raced in second - led before omitted last - hung left and faced challenge final furlong - headed towards finish(op 7/4 tchd 2/1)
08/11/23
16:00 		Musselburgh - 1m7½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 3:51.85 Won 119 11-8 11/2
Disputed lead - led narrowly 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well(op 8/1)
21/10/23
16:55 		Catterick 2 1m4f Lewis Edmunds Jennie Candlish 4 2:55.89 4.75 85 10-2 100/30
Led - raced in second after 1f - pushed along and lost second over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
14/09/23
16:45 		Doncaster 10 1m4f P J McDonald Jennie Candlish 3rd 2:39.33 .75 84 9-10 18/1
Led at steady pace - increased tempo over 2f out - edged left and headed over 1f out - soon rallied - no extra towards finish(op 16/1)
25/08/23
18:55 		Hamilton 13 1m4f Shane Gray Jennie Candlish 7 2:40.98 0.3 86 8-13 66/1
Never better than midfield(tchd 50/1)
27/07/23
20:00 		Yarmouth 1 1m6f Connor Beasley Jennie Candlish 9 3:9.87 1 87 9-4 9/2
Led - up the centre from over 4f out - ridden when headed over 2f out - soon lost position - weakened final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
01/07/23
14:05 		Newcastle (AW) 20 2m½f Graham Lee Jennie Candlish 13 3:33.10 1 88 8-7 66/1
In rear - outpaced in centre of group over 2f out - brief headway over 1f out - soon no impression
12/06/23
19:00 		Pontefract 9 1m4f P J McDonald Jennie Candlish 3rd 2:37.46 2 88 9-9 8/1
Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1)
28/05/23
15:35 		Kelso - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 3:49.26 1.5 118 11-12 7/4F
Led - soon clear with one other - pushed along 2 out - ridden when headed approaching last - no extra run-in(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
06/05/23
19:25 		Doncaster 1 1m4f Lewis Edmunds Jennie Candlish 1st 2:46.99 Won 84 9-8 15/2
Made all - ridden and wandered around from 2f out - went clear final 110yds(op 8/1)
29/01/23
14:00 		Sedgefield - 2m1f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 3rd 4:13.02 2 119 11-5 11/4
Prominent - led after 4th - ridden 2 out - drifted right after 2 out - headed approaching last - lost second run-in
01/01/23
14:25 		Catterick - 1m7½f Gavin Sheehan Jennie Candlish 1st 4:4.12 Won 114 11-8 11/8F
Prominent - led 2nd - increased tempo and went clear 4th - going easily but reduced lead after 3 out - pushed along home turn - kept on strongly against near rail from 2 out - pushed out run-in - comfortably(tchd 5/4)
29/12/22
15:40 		Doncaster - 2m½f Theo Gillard Jennie Candlish 6 4:11.01 0.2 114 11-10 100/30F
Raced freely - led - headed 3rd - shaken up 3 out - outpaced 2 out - held run-in (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 7/2)
26/11/22
12:40 		Doncaster - 2m½f Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 2nd 4:1.12 8.5 – 11-7 6/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second and ridden before 2 out - outpaced and well held last(tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)
10/11/22
13:05 		Newcastle - 2m Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish 1st 3:58.53 Won – 11-0 4/1
Took keen hold - prominent - led going easily before 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
04/10/22
15:10 		Leicester 1 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 5 2:6.39 1.25 85 9-6 15/2
Led but pestered - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon well held(op 9/1)
15/09/22
18:15 		Newcastle (AW) 1 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 5 2:8.96 0.2 85 9-11 40/1
Prominent on inner - led 3f out - shaken up and pushed along from over 2f out - ridden and headed by winner under 2f out - soon lost second - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1)
29/08/22
16:16 		Ripon 1 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 2nd 2:2.57 1 84 9-11 5/1
Led - headed and prominent after 2f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and made challenge under 2f out - bumped over 1f out - switched left inside final 110yds - kept on but always held(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
04/08/22
20:40 		Doncaster 9 1m2f Paul Hanagan Ivan Furtado 10 2:10.65 .5 85 9-7 13/2
Took keen hold - raced in second - prominent after 1f - pushed along over 2f out - lost position when bit short of room over 1f out - soon beaten(tchd 7/1)
04/07/22
19:45 		Ripon 1 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 3rd 2:1.02 1.5 85 9-10 6/1
Disputed lead at fast pace - led narrowly over 3f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
06/06/22
19:00 		Pontefract 3 1m4f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 3rd 2:39.80 .5 87 8-13 100/30
Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - lost second 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 7/2)
30/04/22
16:15 		Newmarket 5 1m4f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 4 2:32.91 3.5 87 9-0 7/1
Disputed lead - headed and ridden over 3f out - lost position over 2f out - well held over 1f out - stayed on and went fourth inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
23/04/22
19:05 		Doncaster 2 1m2f P J McDonald Ivan Furtado 1st 2:12.72 Won 83 9-7 6/4F
Made all - set steady pace - faced strong challenge under 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on strongly inside final furlong - won going away(tchd 13/8)
27/03/22
15:45 		Doncaster 11 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 1st 2:8.93 Won 78 8-10 14/1
Close up - shaken up over 3f out - headway to lead over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 16/1)
12/03/22
15:51 		Wolverhampton (AW) 4 1m1½f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 4 2:0.66 .5 79 9-7 14/1
Disputed lead - headed and chased leaders after 1f - ridden over 1f out - disputing third final 110yds - kept on(op 12/1)
12/02/22
20:15 		Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1m1½f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 4 1:59.79 1 80 9-5 14/1
Chased leader - ridden over 1f out - every chance inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 12/1)
28/01/22
15:50 		Lingfield (AW) 4 1m2f Lewis Edmunds Ivan Furtado 4 2:5.47 1 82 9-13 66/1
Chased leaders - joined leader over 2f out - ridden and led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 80/1 tchd 50/1)
01/01/22
16:00 		Southwell (AW) 8 1m3f Trevor Whelan Ivan Furtado 11 2:31.63 17 87 8-11 100/1
Led - headed but close up over 4f out - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
16/12/21
18:00 		Chelmsford (AW) 5 1m6f Trevor Whelan Ivan Furtado 7 3:10.55 16 91 9-6 80/1
Took keen hold - close up early - chased leaders after 2f - ridden and lost position over 3f out - well behind from 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left-handed and was never travelling)(op 66/1)
27/07/21
18:45 		Galway (IRE) 11 1m½f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 7 1:53.86 .75 95 10-0 12/1
Tracked leaders - went third after 2f - pushed along over 3f out - lost position under 2f out - no extra from 1f out(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
10/07/21
15:20 		Navan (IRE) 1 1m2f Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien 4 2:7.86 .5 97 9-10 4/1
Led - nudged along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 11/2)
26/06/21
15:45 		Curragh (IRE) 1 1m4f Michael Hussey A P O'Brien 11 2:40.68 12 97 9-2 300/1
Rushed up - led after 1f - pushed along and hard pressed from 4f out - ridden and headed over 3f out - soon weakened quickly - dropped to last over 2f out - eased final furlong(op 150/1)
17/06/21
15:05 		Ascot 4 1m2f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 8 2:8.30 10 97 9-0 40/1
Took keen hold - led - briefly edged left after 3f - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1)
23/05/21
14:05 		Curragh (IRE) 7 1m2f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 5 2:17.78 .5 97 9-5 11/1
Took keen hold - soon led - joined after 1f - led clearly after 2f - 1 length ahead 5f out - pushed along when joined 3f out - ridden when headed 2f out - soon lost second and no extra - weakened 1f out - lost fourth final strides(op 17/2)
11/04/21
14:10 		Leopardstown (IRE) 11 7f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 9 1:28.94 0.3 92 9-5 20/1
Towards rear - pushed along on outer halfway - ridden briefly and no impression under 2f out - ran on final 110yds(op 18/1)
22/09/20
13:35 		Listowel (IRE) 3 7f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 1st 1:30.75 Won – 9-7 10/11F
Soon led - pushed along when challenged 2f out - kept on well from over 1f out where edged right a bit - always doing enough(op 8/11 tchd 4/6)
14/09/20
15:00 		Tipperary (IRE) 11 7½f Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien 4 1:40.44 1.25 – 9-7 15/2
Tracked leaders in 3rd - niggled along over 2f out - ran green and not quicken approaching final furlong - kept on again into 4th under hands and heels closing stages(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)