Luminaries
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Luminaries is an 8yo from Ireland trained by Ewan Whillans, Hawick. It is sired by the stallion Leading Light out of the dam Pas De Chapeau. Luminaries has won 3 races in its career so far. On 5th Apr 2025 at Newcastle, Luminaries achieved its most significant win to date, taking the prize in the $6049 Cl5 Hcph. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Luminaries throughout its career you'd have achieved a 96% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 05-Apr-25 m R3 CL5 HcpH $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:59.690, SP: 4/1 | H Brooke 69.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Newcastle 16-Mar-25 4080m SOFT R3 HcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 05:03.550, SP: 10/3 Held up in touch, smooth headway after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, travelled powerfully to press leader 2 out, led last, kept on well flat | S Quinlan 66.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Newcastle 04-Mar-25 4080m GOOD R2 CL5 NvHcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 05:02.300, SP: 20/1 Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4 out, headway on inside 3 out, led flat, driven out | S Quinlan 65.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Musselburgh 17-Feb-25 3978m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $4,225), Winning Time: 05:03.700, SP: 40/1 Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, no impression | S Quinlan 64.4kg, Cd 0 15.00L | 7 (10) |
| Kelso 09-Nov-24 4196m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $3,697), Winning Time: 5:31.000, SP: 28/1 Raced keenly and soon chasing leaders, went 2nd after 4 out until home turn, ridden and weakened after 2 out | A Doyle 64.4kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 8 (11) |
| Kelso 06-Oct-24 4196m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $3,697), Winning Time: 05:18.700, SP: 80/1 Held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside home turn to challenge, pushed along and weakened 2 out | D Johnston 64.4kg, Cd 0 24.50L | 7 (11) |
| Perth 04-Jul-24 4816m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $3,961), Winning Time: 05:53.610, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, lost ground and ridden after 7th, bad mistake 2 out, soon tailed off | S Bowen 64.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (10) |
| Stratford 10-May-24 3756m GOOD R8 NvHcpH (of $3,512), Winning Time: 04:27.200, SP: 18/1 Raced wide in rear, riddn and weakened 2 out, tailed off | S Twiston-davies 64.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (8) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 05-Sep-23 3934m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $3,697), Winning Time: 04:50.940, SP: 28/1 Not always fluent towards rear, switched outside before 7th, ridden before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up after 3 out | J Best 64.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Fontwell 17-Jun-23 3867m GOOD R6 NvHcpH (of $3,406), Winning Time: 04:41.500, SP: 33/1 Off the pace in 5th out wide, awkward at 6th, no impression when mistake 3 out, driven and weakened soon after, pulled up before next | S Twiston-davies 70.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (8) |
| Worcester 27-May-23 3218m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $3,406), Winning Time: 04:01.230, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, not fluent 1st, well held 3 out | S Twiston-davies 70.3kg, Cd 0 35.75L | 7 (12) |
| Hereford 17-Jan-23 3956m SOFT R2 NvHcpH (of $4,330), Winning Time: 5:13.000, SP: 40/1 Raced wide and always behind, tailed off | T Scudamore 67.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (6) |
| Ffos Las 22-Dec-22 3183m SOFT R2 MdHNHFNHF (of $3,540), Winning Time: 03:59.350, SP: 300/1 Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off | S Bowen 72.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (16) |
| Warwick 16-Nov-22 3218m SOFT R2 NvHNHFNHF (of $3,540), Winning Time: 04:02.880, SP: 100/1 Held up towards rear, driven along after 4 out, soon tailed off | T Scudamore 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 17 (18) |
| Navan 17-Sep-22 3173m SOFT R1 MdH (of $6,303), Winning Time: 03:38.060, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden in moderate 8th 2 out, no impression | C M Quirke 75.3kg, Cd 0 26.75L | 9 (19) |