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Ireland 4yo

Chicago Fireball (IRE)

T: J. P. Murtagh · O: Samuel M Mencoff Anthony Paul Smurfit
By Acclamation (GB) out of Shady Sham (IRE)
Form 272-0670102
  1. 2
  2. 0
  3. 1
  4. 0
  5. 7
  6. 6
3/20 W/R
Resting
  • 20 runs
  • 3 wins
  • placed
  • 15% strike
  • 357 d off

Recent form

Form figures 272-0670102 357 days off
2 11 Oct 2025 Naas Racecourse Handicap Naas 0 13 Sep 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign … Leopardstown 1 13 Aug 2025 Castleacre Insurance Handicap Gowran Park 0 13 Jun 2025 Mallow Handicap (Premier Handicap) Cork 7 24 May 2025 QuinnBet Handicap Curragh 6 6 May 2025 Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecour… Cork

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100
7 Jun 2023 · Curragh · 4th/8 (btn .75) 5 Jul 2023 · Tipperary · 3rd/5 (btn 0.2) 27 Jul 2023 · Leopardstown · 3rd/4 (btn 7) 12 Aug 2023 · Curragh · 9th/15 (btn 1) 23 Sep 2023 · Curragh · 6th/23 (btn .75) 27 Oct 2023 · Dundalk (AW) · 5th/13 (btn 0.1) 5 Apr 2024 · Dundalk (AW) · 3rd/14 (btn 3.5) 8 May 2024 · Gowran Park · 1st/16 (won 0) 20 Jun 2024 · Leopardstown · 1st/4 (won 0) 6 Jul 2024 · Naas · 3rd/5 (btn 0.3) 10 Aug 2024 · Curragh · 2nd/6 (btn 1.25) 31 Aug 2024 · Curragh · 7th/24 (btn .5) 28 Sep 2024 · Curragh · 2nd/16 (btn .5) 23 Mar 2025 · Naas · 11th/15 (btn .75) 6 May 2025 · Cork · 6th/9 (btn 1) 24 May 2025 · Curragh · 7th/20 (btn 0.2) 13 Jun 2025 · Cork · 17th/19 (btn 1.5) 13 Aug 2025 · Gowran Park · 1st/5 (won 0) 13 Sep 2025 · Leopardstown · 14th/16 (btn 0.2) 11 Oct 2025 · Naas · 2nd/13 (btn 1.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
47
Win %
15%
Placed %
50%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Leopardstown, Naas — well clear of the 50% career baseline.

  • Curragh 29% 0-2-7
  • Leopardstown SPEC 67% 1-1-3
  • Naas SPEC 67% 0-2-3
  • Gowran Park 100% 2-0-2
  • Dundalk (AW) 50% 0-1-2
  • Cork 0% 0-0-2
  • Tipperary 100% 0-1-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Ben Coen NOW 57% 2-6-14
  • Patrick McGettigan 33% 1-0-3
  • Jamie Powell 50% 0-1-2
  • Shane B Kelly 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • J. P. Murtagh NOW 50% 3-7-20

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
11 Oct 2025 Naas Racecourse Handicap Naas 2nd/13 1.5 Yielding 7f Ben Coen OR 90 14/1
13 Sep 2025 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (Premier Handicap) Leopardstown P 14th/16 0.2 Good To Yielding 7f Patrick McGettigan OR 90 14/1
13 Aug 2025 Castleacre Insurance Handicap Gowran Park P 1st/5 +0 Good 7f Patrick McGettigan OR 85 4/1
13 Jun 2025 Mallow Handicap (Premier Handicap) Cork V 17th/19 1.5 Good 7f Ben Coen OR 86 16/1
24 May 2025 QuinnBet Handicap Curragh P 7th/20 0.2 Good 7f Ben Coen OR 86 6/1
6 May 2025 Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap Cork P 6th/9 1 Good 7f Ben Coen OR 91 9/1
23 Mar 2025 DAR Golf Handicap Naas 11th/15 .75 Soft To Heavy 7f Patrick McGettigan OR 92 16/1
28 Sep 2024 SBK Handicap Curragh 2nd/16 .5 Good To Yielding 7f Jamie Powell OR 90 6/1
31 Aug 2024 Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) Curragh 7th/24 .5 Good 1m Jamie Powell OR 91 20/1
10 Aug 2024 La Celia Wines Handicap Curragh 2nd/6 1.25 Good To Firm 1m Ben Coen OR 90 4/1

Connections

Trainer
J. P. Murtagh 11%
Owner
Samuel M Mencoff Anthony Paul Smurfit
Sire
Acclamation (GB)
Dam
Shady Sham (IRE)
Dam sire
Shamardal
Country
Ireland
Age
4yo

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