Mermaids Cave
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Mermaids Cave is a 6yo b from Ireland trained by James Owen. It is sired by the stallion Court Cave out of the dam Kylebeg Dancer. Mermaids Cave has won 5 races in its career so far. On 19th Jan 2025 at Fakenham, Mermaids Cave achieved its most significant victory to date, taking the prize in the $13202 Sky Bet Cheltenham Non-runner No Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle. It has been a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed Mermaids Cave throughout its career you'd have achieved a 47% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 17-Apr-25 m R3 CL2 HcpH (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:00.010, SP: 11/1 | B Bromley 67.6kg, Cd 0 1.00L | 13 (16) |
| Fakenham 19-Jan-25 4024m GOOD R5 HcpH $13,202 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 05:01.500, SP: 10/1 Held up in mid-division, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, ridden out wide and went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead before the last, soon clear, easily | B Bromley 70.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Sandown 07-Dec-24 3980m HEAVY R2 HcpH (of $9,157), Winning Time: 5:31.420, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, cajoled along at times, ridden and dropped away on run to 2 out, pulled up | S Twiston-davies 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Wincanton 09-Nov-24 4299m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $19,061), Winning Time: 05:07.420, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, minor headway run-in | C Pritchard 68kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 7 (12) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 29-Oct-24 3934m SOFT R3 HcpH $7,393 (of $7,393), Winning Time: 5:09.530, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden and stayed on before last where chased leader, kept on well run-in, led close home, won going away | S Twiston-davies 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Cartmel 28-Jun-24 3461m GOOD R7 HcpH $463 (of $3,700), Winning Time: 04:08.500, SP: 4/1 Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, no extra in 4th final 150 yards | A Chadwick 74.8kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 4 (14) |
| Newton Abbot 15-Jun-24 3721m GOOD R3 HcpH $383 (of $6,680), Winning Time: 04:24.450, SP: 9/2 Off the pace in last pair, moderate headway and plugged on run-in | C P O'shea 70.8kg, Cd 0 7.75L | 5 (9) |
| Cartmel 26-May-24 3461m SOFT R2 HcpH $7,102 (of $7,102), Winning Time: 04:04.200, SP: 5/1 Held up last, headway from 3 out, still a lot to 2 out, went second after last, ran on strongly run-in, led inside final 110 yards, stayed on well and always doing enough near finish | C P O'shea 67.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Fontwell 17-May-24 3568m SOFT R4 HcpH $4,014 (of $4,014), Winning Time: 04:28.170, SP: 11/8 Held up towards rear, plenty to do 2 out, ridden and headway next, led flat, ran on | A Chadwick 73.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Fontwell 09-May-24 3848m GOOD R6 NvHcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 4:57.100, SP: 13/8 Held up in rear, headway 4 out, led 2 out, clear flat, easily | A Chadwick 73.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Southwell 23-Apr-24 4103m GOOD R4 NvHcpH (of $3,248), Winning Time: 05:08.200, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, beaten before 2 out, soon weakened | H Cobden 72.1kg, Cd 0 29.50L | 7 (14) |
| Exeter 26-Mar-24 3722m HEAVY R2 NvH $940 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 5:09.250, SP: 10/3 Disputed close 3rd, went 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish | R Patrick 68kg 4.50L | 3 (6) |
| Tramore 28-Nov-23 4316m SOFT R5 Ch (of $5,841), Winning Time: 6:08.100, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, pushed along towards rear 11th, no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace | E Walsh 68kg, Cd 0 33.75L | 8 (15) |
| Galway 28-Oct-23 4828m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 6:24.800, SP: 20/1 In touch, 6th after 8th, lost place and under pressure before 3 out, weakened after 2 out | E Walsh 73.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (15) |
| Punchestown 10-Oct-23 4023m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 04:58.800, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, dropped to rear and ridden at 7th, no impression from 3 out | E Walsh 72.1kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 12 (25) |
| Perth 27-Sep-23 4055m SOFT R1 NvH $2,007 (of $4,923), Winning Time: 5:22.340, SP: 125/1 Tracked leaders, dropped to rear 4th and reminders, plugged on, took remote 2nd at final flight, no chance with easy winner | E Walsh 68.5kg 24.00L | 2 (7) |
| Ballinrobe 28-Aug-23 4438m SOFT MdH (of $6,300), Winning Time: 05:34.070, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened | E Walsh 67.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (14) |
| Kilbeggan 12-Aug-23 3822m SOFT R4 MdH $200 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 4:54.400, SP: 40/1 Mid-division and 7th halfway, took closer order from 4 out and not fluent next, ridden from 2 out and briefly went 4th, no extra from before last and weakened | D J Gilligan 67.1kg, Cd 0 16.75L | 6 (15) |