Now Is The Hour
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Now Is The Hour is an 8yo from Ireland trained by G P Cromwell. It is sired by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Keyaza. Now Is The Hour has won 3 races in its career so far. On 18th Feb 2024 at Haydock, Now Is The Hour achieved its most notable victory, taking the prize in the $36190 Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (grade 2). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had backed Now Is The Hour throughout its career you'd have gained a 75% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 12-Mar-25 m R7 CL2 NvHcpChNHFNHF | K M Donoghue | UPD (18) |
| Navan 18-Jan-25 4828m SOFT R5 Ch $624 (of $6,522), Winning Time: 6:27.800, SP: 20/1 Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, progress in 6th entering straight, travelled well in 4th after 3 out, ridden next, no impression last, kept on same pace run-in | K M Donoghue 75.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (11) |
| Punchestown 31-Dec-24 4818m SOFT R1 Ch $390 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 6:50.900, SP: 10/1 Rear, not fluent at 7th, 7th after 9th, progress in 5th after 12th, 6th after 14th, left moderate 5th 3 out, weakened after 2 out | K M Donoghue 75.3kg, Cd 0 37.25L | 5 (7) |
| Navan 07-Dec-24 4160m SOFT R7 Ch $260 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 5:31.800, SP: 22/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along in moderate 11th 3 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, never a factor | S W Flanagan 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (18) |
| Cork 31-Mar-24 3365m HEAVY R4 Ch $3,100 (of $9,300), Winning Time: 4:45.200, SP: 6/4 Led or disputed, not fluent 6th, led 8th, joined again next where not fluent, pecked 3 out, headed 2 out, pushed along in 2nd before last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace | S W Flanagan 75.3kg 1.75L | 2 (8) |
| Haydock 18-Feb-24 4881m HEAVY R7 NvH $31,322 (of $36,190), Winning Time: 6:49.500, SP: 12/1 Held up towards rear, headway going well after 4 out, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, easily | S W Flanagan 70.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Jan-24 4082m SOFT R5 MdH $7,200 (of $7,327), Winning Time: 5:42.200, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders on inner, led from 6th, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and not fluent 2 out, went clear before last, not fluent again at last, stayed on strongly run-in, eased inside final furlong, easily | S W Flanagan 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-23 3822m HEAVY R5 MdH (of $12,212), Winning Time: 5:20.200, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, close 2nd halfway, not fluent 7th, led travelling well approaching straight, pushed along in 4 lengths lead when fell 2 out | C Stone-walsh 75.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-23 4023m SOFT R1 MdH (of $8,100), Winning Time: 5:20.600, SP: 25/1 Rear of mid-division, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along and no extra | K M Donoghue 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (18) |
| Downpatrick 13-Jul-23 3570m SOFT R2 MdH (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:09.500, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, moderate late headway from next | S W Flanagan 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 8 (15) |
| Belclare 12-Mar-23 4828m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: evens Rr of mid-div, mstk 1st, 6th 1/2way, prog to 3rd 3out, jnd ldr 2out, ev ch disp ld at last, kow but just failed | D O'connor 77.1kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Cragmore 29-Jan-23 4828m SOFT Md (of $6,000), SP: 4/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, clsr aftr 5out, ld gng best bef 2out where 4l adv, qcknd 12l clr bef last, easily | E M Nugent 74.8kg | 1 (12) |