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Optima RacingHorses › Romantic War (IRE)

Romantic War (IRE)

4yo b g · Form & record 2024-07-24 to 2026-04-25 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by J G Murray.
Pedigree Acclamation (GB) × Ilulisset (FR) (by Rock Of Gibraltar)
OwnerLios Dearg Partnership
BreederCiaran De Barra & Rathbarry Stud
Ratings Official 49 · best RPR 59 · best TS 67
24
Runs
0
Wins
0.0%
Strike rate
8.3%
Place rate
0.0
Actual / Expected
-100.0%
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Full form — last 24 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-04-25 10d Navan 5f Soft 16/16 4.75 Freya Frain b 112 49 34 50/1
Flat Turf Kilberry Apprentice Handicap Towards rear - weakened 2f out
2026-04-15 4d Leopardstown 7f Soft 9/12 2 Rory Cleary b 122 40 23 13 50/1
Flat Turf BuzzBallz Handicap Prominent - soon went second - weakened over 2f out(tchd 66/1)
2026-04-11 155d Bellewstown 8f Soft 11/14 11 Wesley Joyce p 116 49 47 66/1
Flat Turf BOYLE Sports Handicap Towards rear throughout(tchd 50/1)
2025-11-07 11d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 14/14 13 Wesley Joyce p 118 41 50/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing Bet Builder Boost Handicap Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - weakened over 2f out(op 40/1)
2025-10-27 7d Galway 7f Heavy 3/15 3.25 Wesley Joyce p 118 41 24 41 40/1
Flat Turf Barna Recycling Handicap Pressed leaders - not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went third final strides
2025-10-20 18d Gowran Park 8.5f Heavy 8/14 3.5 Terry Casey tp 116 42 15 40 33/1
Flat Turf Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div I) Led - headed and prominent 6f out - weakened 2f out(op 18/1)
2025-10-02 2d Bellewstown 8f Soft 3/10 4.75 Wesley Joyce p 122 43 40 19 25/1
Flat Turf Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap In touch with leaders - went third halfway - outpaced under 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - went third post(op 22/1)
2025-09-30 10d Cork 6f Soft 8/10 0.75 Wesley Joyce p 121 43 28 15 66/1
Flat Turf Mallow Handicap Midfield - outpaced and lost ground over 2f out - no chance but rallied and some headway inside final furlong(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
2025-09-20 11d Gowran Park 7f Heavy 5/6 2.75 Wesley Joyce p 125 39 50 35 100/1
Flat Turf Gowran Park For Golf Race Always behind(op 66/1 tchd 200/1)
2025-09-09 3d Galway 8.5f Soft 10/15 1 Wayne Hassett p 116 49 35 23 150/1
Flat Turf James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap Prominent - pressed leader 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 80/1)
2025-09-06 22d Navan 10f Good 19/18 7 Yudish Geerdharry p 113 43 16 11 80/1
Flat Turf Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 20th Handicap Led - went clear after 3f - reduced lead 4f out - headed and lost position 3f out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
2025-08-15 9d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 9/14 0.2 Yudish Geerdharry 127 36 45 24 300/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing 'Visit Our New Website' Apprentice Maiden Led early - soon headed and prominent - short of room after 2f - weakened over 1f out(op 100/1 tchd 500/1)
2025-08-06 36d Sligo 6f Soft 7/10 1.25 Jimmy Dalton 112 40 23 16 28/1
Flat Turf Baader - Eddie Carr PBR 2000 Handicap Prominent - lost position over 1f out - weakening when stumbled inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
2025-07-01 11d Roscommon 7.5f Soft 13/15 1.25 Rory Cleary p 119 45 9 3 100/1
Flat Turf Shanagher Hearing Handicap Midfield on outer - raced wide and dropped to rear 3f out - soon lost touch(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
2025-06-20 9d Down Royal 7f Good 9/13 0.3 Yudish Geerdharry 112 45 30 23 80/1
Flat Turf Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (Div I) In rear - headway on outer into midfield halfway - weakening when hung left and bumped rival over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
2025-06-11 13d Limerick 7f Good 14/15 3.75 Rory Cleary 119 46 16 41 40/1
Flat Turf Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - midfield - headway and pressed leaders after 3f - weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding ran keen early on)(tchd 50/1)
2025-05-29 17d Fairyhouse 7f Soft 12/14 1.75 Rory Cleary h 119 51 27 67 40/1
Flat Turf Book Your Hospitality @ fairyhouse.ie Handicap Led - headed halfway - weakened from under 2f out(op 33/1)
2025-05-12 152d Roscommon (IRE) 7.5f Good 7/15 0.05 Rory Cleary 119 49 38 26 33/1
Flat Next Meeting At Roscommon On Monday 19th May Handicap (Div II) Pushed along to lead - ridden over 2f out - soon headed and weakened(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
2024-12-11 12d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 8/9 0.3 Rory Cleary 123 55 32 22 16/1
Flat AW Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap Took keen hold - always behind(op 25/1)
2024-11-29 23d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 9/13 Rory Cleary 120 59 52 20 25/1
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2024-11-06 12d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 11/14 0.3 Adam Caffrey v 129 63 40 26 16/1
Flat AW Book Online At dundalkstadium.com Nursery Handicap Prominent - weakened on near side of group from 2f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
2024-10-25 8d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 13/14 1.75 Adam Caffrey v 129 59 13 125/1
Flat AW Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Pulled hard - in rear - brief headway after 4f - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said colt pulled very hard)(tchd 100/1)
2024-10-17 85d Curragh 8f Soft 11/13 0.5 Adam Caffrey 129 44 14 40/1
Flat Turf Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div I) Started quickly - soon prominent - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 33/1)
2024-07-24 DEB Naas 6f Soft 8/13 0.3 Rory Cleary 133 50 46 66/1
Flat Turf Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position when outpaced under 2f out - dropped to rear when switched right inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)1500.0%
Normal (2-4wk)400.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)600.0%
Mile (7-9f)1700.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft1100.0%
Standard600.0%
Good400.0%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)600.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-07-24–2026-04-25. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.