Taipan
(FR)About
Taipan is a 7yo b unknown from France trained by J Harrington, who is based at Kildare. It is sired by the stallion Frankel out of the dam Kenzadargent. Taipan has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 3rd Aug 2024 at Galway, Taipan scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $11679 Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 03-Apr-25 m R7 $1,450 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 03:07.140, SP: 11/2 | S Foley 61.2kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Curragh 03-Nov-24 2414m SOFT R7 (of $25,252), Winning Time: 02:38.340, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, weakened | S T Mccullagh 60.3kg, Cd 0 32.50L | 14 (17) |
| Leopardstown 20-Oct-24 2414m HEAVY R6 Hcp (of $28,409), Winning Time: 02:43.930, SP: 16/1 Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 150 yards out, soon no extra and weakened close home | K G Kennedy 64kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 7 (11) |
| Curragh 29-Sep-24 3374m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $347,217), Winning Time: 03:35.630, SP: 33/1 Towards rear and 25th halfway, pushed along on outer from 3f out and ridden over 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out | S Foley 61.2kg, Cd 0 28.25L | 21 (30) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 2889m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $28,409), Winning Time: 03:12.500, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra 2f out | S Foley 64.4kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 8 (12) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 2829m SOFT R7 $11,100 (of $11,679), Winning Time: 03:18.380, SP: 9/2 Made all, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably | S Foley 59.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Down Royal 24-Jun-23 3258m GOOD R5 $8,000 (of $25,699) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:32.400, SP: 10/11 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway between horses to lead under 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace | S T Mccullagh 59.4kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Listowel 04-Jun-23 2606m GOOD R8 $9,000 (of $9,159) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:54.720, SP: 8/11 Tracked leader, closed after 5f, led before halfway, asserted and ridden over 1f out, kept on well, easily | B O'neill 72.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Killarney 17-May-23 2856m SOFT R7 $9,000 (of $9,159) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:11.650, SP: 11/10 Soon led, 1 length lead halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and asserted over 1f out, kept on well, comfortably | S Foley 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Tipperary 21-Apr-23 2505m SOFT R4 Hcp $3,100 (of $9,465) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:51.360, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home | S Foley 64kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Navan 30-Mar-23 2816m HEAVY R2 $2,900 (of $8,854) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:26.710, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, 3rd and closer halfway, went 2nd approaching straight, pushed along 3f out and soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace | S Foley 60.3kg 7.50L | 2 (6) |
| Naas 06-Nov-22 3241m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $52,185) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:59.820, SP: 40/1 Edged right from stalls, soon tracked leaders and 4th halfway, ridden from 3f out, no impression from 1f out and weakened inside final furlong | R P Whelan 59.9kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 9 (23) |
| Curragh 23-Oct-22 3218m HEAVY R5 CL1 (of $31,336) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:44.900, SP: 25/1 Prominent on outer, in touch after 1f, dropped to mid-division after 2f, lost place after 6f, 8th under 7f out, under pressure in 10th 2f out, weakened | S T Mccullagh 61.2kg, Cd 0 31.75L | 10 (12) |
| Curragh 25-Sep-22 3332m GOOD R6 CLHcp $9,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 03:38.970, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, pushed along briefly 5f out, ridden in 16th over 2f out, went 9th 1f out, no impression | S Foley 58.5kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 7 (30) |
| Killarney 19-Aug-22 2852m SOFT R6 CLHcp (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:12.030, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, ridden early straight and no impression 2f out, under pressure and 11th on outer over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish | S T Mccullagh 62.1kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 5 (14) |
| Galway 26-Jul-22 3382m GOOD R4 CLHcp (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:47.360, SP: 25/1 Soon tracked leader, 2nd before halfway, lost place and under pressure 3f out, weakened 2f out | M J M O'sullivan 77.1kg, Cd 0 | 14 (20) |
| Bellewstown 01-Jul-22 2435m SOFT R8 CL $3,100 (of $15,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:42.220, SP: 6/4 Tracked leaders and 3rd from halfway, improved to lead 4f out and soon joined, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no extra in 2nd, kept on same pace inside final furlong | M J M O'sullivan 69.9kg 6.00L | 2 (7) |
| Leopardstown 13-Aug-21 2816m SOFT R6 CL1 $3,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:02.850, SP: 11/2 In touch, improved to 3rd after 2f, under pressure over 4f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer | S Foley 60.3kg 3.00L | 3 (6) |
| Leopardstown 05-Aug-21 2414m SOFT CL1 (of $31,875), Winning Time: 02:36.450, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, led after 3f, 4-length advantage 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, reduced advantage over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | T P Madden 57.2kg, Cd 0 20.25L | 5 (8) |
| Royal Ascot 16-Jun-21 2847m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:04.020, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, pushed along and headway out wide over 2f out, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved | S Foley 57.2kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 6 (13) |
| Curragh 23-May-21 2011m GOOD R2 CL1 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:16.380, SP: 11/4 Dwelt slightly and pushed along, soon mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 4 (9) |
| Leopardstown 09-May-21 2011m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.370, SP: 5/1 Dwelt slightly and rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong | S Foley 59.4kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 5 (7) |
| Leopardstown 11-Apr-21 2011m GOOD R5 CL1 $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:11.610, SP: 5/1 Dwelt and pushed along briefly, soon raced in 6th, headway and effort straight, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong | S Foley 59.4kg 2.25L | 3 (8) |
| Naas 01-Nov-20 1609m HEAVY R2 CLMd $9,300 (of $15,500) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:53.320, SP: 7/1 Dwelt and towards rear, ridden over 3f out, progress on outer 2f out, stayed on into 5th 1f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home | S Foley 60.3kg | 1 (18) |