Horse Details

In For The Night (IRE)

21 Runs 2 Wins (9.5%) 4 Places (19.0%)

Owner: John P McManus Silks

John P McManus Trainer: Desmond McDonogh

6 years old b IRE

Sire: Champs Elysees (GB)

Dam: Coolnasmear (IRE)

Damsire: Flemensfirth

Past Runs (21 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
11/10/25 14:52	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m	Aidan Kelly	Desmond McDonogh	8	3:55.57	11	111	11-3	20/1	Towards rear throughout - not fluent 4th(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) Towards rear throughout - not fluent 4th(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
20/09/25 14:00	Navan (IRE)	2m	Aidan Kelly	Desmond McDonogh	16	3:53.62	1	113	11-2	33/1	Always behind(op 28/1) Always behind(op 28/1)
08/06/25 14:35	Punchestown (IRE)	2m3f	Miss A B O'Connor	Desmond McDonogh	11	4:44.83	2	114	11-8	10/1	Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - towards rear 4th - no impression omitted 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - towards rear 4th - no impression omitted 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
30/04/25 14:30	Punchestown (IRE)	2m3½f	Charlie O'Dwyer	Desmond McDonogh	19	5:4.70	8	114	11-6	28/1	In touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - lost touch approaching last - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) In touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - lost touch approaching last - tailed off(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
03/04/25 16:20	Naas (IRE)	2m3f	Aidan Kelly	Desmond McDonogh	1st	4:50.90	Won	107	11-4	11/1	Held up in rear - smooth headway into midfield before 3 out - pressed leader before 2 out - ridden before last - led inside final 110yds - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the better ground today had helped his gelding to travel and jump better)(op 17/2) Held up in rear - smooth headway into midfield before 3 out - pressed leader before 2 out - ridden before last - led inside final 110yds - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the better ground today had helped his gelding to travel and jump better)(op 17/2)
22/02/25 14:50	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m4f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	99	-	-	108	11-11	10/1	Towards rear throughout - pulled up 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1) Towards rear throughout - pulled up 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1)
31/12/24 14:35	Punchestown (IRE)	2m3f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	10	5:16.30	0.2	108	10-9	11/2	Took keen hold - never better than midfield - weakened before last - dropped to rear when tired jump last(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) Took keen hold - never better than midfield - weakened before last - dropped to rear when tired jump last(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
30/11/24 15:05	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m4f	Charlie O'Dwyer	Desmond McDonogh	2nd	4:57.99	4.75	105	9-12	15/2	Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway before 4 out - went second approaching last - mistake last - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2) Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway before 4 out - went second approaching last - mistake last - no extra run-in(tchd 13/2)
16/11/24 12:15	Navan (IRE)	2m4f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	5	5:9.83	5	105	11-3	9/2	Towards rear - headway when jumped slightly left 3 out - jumped slightly left last - never near to challenge(op 4/1) Towards rear - headway when jumped slightly left 3 out - jumped slightly left last - never near to challenge(op 4/1)
04/10/24 16:45	Gowran Park (IRE)	2m4f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	1st	4:59.07	Won	97	11-2	9/2F	Towards rear - headway from 4 out - midfield 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - led going best when not fluent last - pushed along and ran on well run-in - readily(tchd 4/1) Towards rear - headway from 4 out - midfield 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - led going best when not fluent last - pushed along and ran on well run-in - readily(tchd 4/1)
09/09/24 15:55	Galway (IRE)	2m½f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	2nd	4:2.00	2	95	11-2	10/1	Midfield - not fluent and lost position 3 out - headway approaching last - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 9/1) Midfield - not fluent and lost position 3 out - headway approaching last - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 9/1)
12/08/24 18:23	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m1f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	3rd	4:8.51	0.05	96	11-1	9/2	Towards rear - headway after 3 out - went third after 2 out - not fluent last - ran on but no chance with winner run-in(tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1) Towards rear - headway after 3 out - went third after 2 out - not fluent last - ran on but no chance with winner run-in(tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1)
21/05/24 14:28	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	10	4:3.86	5.5	98	11-10	13/2	In touch with leaders - lost position when mistake 5th - weakened 2 out(op 7/1) In touch with leaders - lost position when mistake 5th - weakened 2 out(op 7/1)
07/05/24 17:20	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m1f	Peter Smithers	Desmond McDonogh	8	4:14.75	.5	99	11-11	14/1	Midfield - no extra after 2 out(op 16/1) Midfield - no extra after 2 out(op 16/1)
19/11/23 12:45	Navan (IRE)	2m	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	9	4:29.00	.75	100	11-12	12/1	Midfield - headway after 2 out - in touch with leaders when reminder before last - soon weakened Midfield - headway after 2 out - in touch with leaders when reminder before last - soon weakened
06/10/23 15:00	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m2f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	7	4:41.51	35	100	12-0	7/2	Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake and lost position 4 out - weakened and dropped to rear from 2 out - soon detached - tailed off (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 4/1) Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake and lost position 4 out - weakened and dropped to rear from 2 out - soon detached - tailed off (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 4/1)
16/09/23 15:55	Navan (IRE)	1m7½f	Jody McGarvey	Desmond McDonogh	2nd	3:51.43	.5	98	11-12	28/1	Midfield - headway when not fluent 2 out - pressed leaders when bit short of room and hard ridden from last - joined leaders towards finish - just held(op 22/1) Midfield - headway when not fluent 2 out - pressed leaders when bit short of room and hard ridden from last - joined leaders towards finish - just held(op 22/1)
14/08/23 18:20	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m½f	Mark Walsh	Desmond McDonogh	11	4:11.37	3	100	11-5	28/1	Always behind(op 18/1) Always behind(op 18/1)
06/07/23 18:50	Tipperary (IRE)	2m4f	Simon Torrens	Desmond McDonogh	16	5:28.34	20	–	11-4	12/1	Midfield - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1) Midfield - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1)
02/05/23 16:45	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m½f	Charlie O'Dwyer	Desmond McDonogh	4	4:14.87	.75	–	11-0	25/1	Towards rear of midfield - headway into midfield after 4 out - not fluent and pushed along briefly 3 out - went third after 2 out - pushed along before last - no extra when ridden briefly run-in - weakening when lost third towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) Towards rear of midfield - headway into midfield after 4 out - not fluent and pushed along briefly 3 out - went third after 2 out - pushed along before last - no extra when ridden briefly run-in - weakening when lost third towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
14/04/23 17:20	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m1½f	L P Dempsey	Desmond McDonogh	6	4:49.75	.5	–	11-4	14/1	Midfield - some headway on outer after 2 out - pushed along approaching last - no extra run-in(op 25/1) Midfield - some headway on outer after 2 out - pushed along approaching last - no extra run-in(op 25/1)