Minella Cocooner
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Minella Cocooner is a 9yo from Ireland trained by W P Mullins, Carlow. It is sired by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Askanna. Minella Cocooner has won 5 races in its career so far. On 27th Apr 2024 at Sandown, Minella Cocooner achieved its most significant victory to date, taking the prize in the $95659 Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Minella Cocooner throughout its career you'd have gained a 38% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 05-Apr-25 m $20,000 (of $985,000), SP: 18/1 | J J Burke 70.8kg, Cd 0 | 7 (34) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 5180m SOFT R5 Ch $1,876 (of $18,595), SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, went moderate 4th after last, kept on one pace | D E Mullins 69.9kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 4 (6) |
| Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 4892m SOFT R5 Ch (of $117,769), Winning Time: 6:20.300, SP: 100/1 Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, towards rear when slightly hampered at last, no extra | D E Mullins 74.4kg, Cd 0 31.75L | 9 (10) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-24 4919m SOFT R5 Ch (of $91,304), Winning Time: 06:17.200, SP: 66/1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 out, no extra early straight | S F O'keeffe 74.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (9) |
| Punchestown 24-Nov-24 3959m SOFT R6 Ch $4,500 (of $78,261), Winning Time: 05:03.900, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, 6th halfway, no impression from 4 out | D E Mullins 75.3kg, Cd 0 24.50L | 5 (8) |
| Sandown 27-Apr-24 5766m GOOD R4 HcpCh $95,659 (of $95,659), Winning Time: 7:32.750, SP: 17/2 Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway before 3 out where went badly left, went 2nd approaching the last, strong challenge run-in, led towards finish | D E Mullins 73.9kg | 1 (20) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Apr-24 5855m HEAVY R6 HcpChNHF $50,000 (of $239,130), Winning Time: 8:39.800, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, some headway early straight and went 3rd before 2 out, ridden to go 2nd when slight mistake last, under pressure and kept on one pace run-in, 3rd and no impression closing stages | D E Mullins 75.3kg 4.00L | 3 (20) |
| Naas 11-Mar-24 4987m SOFT R7 HcpChNHF $2,000 (of $60,000), Winning Time: 6:54.900, SP: 9/4 Prominent, dropped to mid-division before 3rd, towards rear halfway, some headway after 3 out, pushed along in 6th before next, no impression before last, kept on one pace | P Townend 73.9kg, Cd 0 15.00L | 6 (12) |
| Navan 12-Feb-24 4828m HEAVY R5 NvCh $3,714 (of $22,288), Winning Time: 6:53.000, SP: 11/8 Prominent on outer, disputed lead at 5th, not fluent 6th, led 8th, headed 10th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders | D E Mullins 71.2kg 14.25L | 3 (5) |
| Navan 20-Jan-24 4828m HEAVY R5 Ch $7,800 (of $8,820), Winning Time: 6:57.000, SP: 11/10 Tracked leaders on outer, led from 4th and made rest, not fluent 12th, travelling well 2 out, clear at last, stayed on well under hands and heels run-in, comfortably | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-23 4288m SOFT R3 Ch $1,750 (of $10,686), Winning Time: 5:39.400, SP: 5/2 Led, 2 lengths clear halfway, headed 3 out, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, soon no extra | P Townend 75.3kg 0.00L | 3 (5) |
| Gowran Park 26-Nov-22 4023m HEAVY R1 Ch $3,100 (of $8,831), Winning Time: 5:20.500, SP: evens Led, pushed along before 2 out, strongly pressed before last, headed when not fluent and pecked last, no impression on winner, kept on same pace | P Townend 75.3kg 2.75L | 2 (9) |
| Punchestown 28-Apr-22 4791m SOFT R4 NvH $25,000 (of $71,218), Winning Time: 6:09.600, SP: 9/2 Led, jumped left, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed before last, rallied and stayed on well run-in | D E Mullins 74.4kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Cheltenham 19-Mar-22 4821m SOFT R3 NvH $29,643 (of $88,908), Winning Time: 05:53.580, SP: 9/2 Held up in touch, close up 5th, pressed leader 6th, led before 7th, blundered 8th, joined 2 out, switched to near rail and narrow advantage last, headed soon after no extra flat | P Townend 73.5kg 5.00L | 2 (19) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-22 4466m SOFT R1 NvH $90,000 (of $85,462), Winning Time: 05:40.600, SP: 11/1 Led, joined briefly after 4th, pressed 2 out, asserted early straight and 5 lengths clear before last, ridden and kept on well run-in | D E Mullins 74.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Navan 18-Dec-21 4023m SOFT R3 MdH $7,200 (of $7,264), Winning Time: 5:11.600, SP: 3/10 Tracked leaders, bumped at 3rd, went 2nd from 4th, led before 3 out, went clear travelling well 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, easily | P Townend 76.2kg | 1 (24) |
| Cork 14-Nov-21 3218m SOFT R2 MdH $2,800 (of $8,475), Winning Time: 04:12.200 Disputed, led before 1st where jumped left, slight mistake and headed 2 out, soon ridden, no impression on leader before last, kept on same pace run-in | B Hayes 76.2kg 2.75L | 2 (17) |
| Kilbeggan 06-Jun-21 3218m GOOD R8 CLNHF $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:40.700, SP: 2/5 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 2nd 4f out, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong | M P W Mullins 77.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Turtulla 15-Nov-20 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $6,375) Chsd ldrs, 4th 1/2way, prog to 2nd aftr 4out, eff to chall brfly bef 2out, no impr on wnr in 4l 2nd bef last, ko flat | M J C Barry 74.8kg 5.00L | 2 (14) |