Only By Night (IRE)
Owner: Mrs J M Russell Trainer: G P Cromwell Sex: mare Age: 7
Breeding: Affinisea / Leyhill (Getaway)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 2025 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 75y | 1 | Majborough | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 6 | Keith Donoghue | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and closer in 2nd 2 out, soon no impression on winner, disputed 2nd at last, kept on one pace run-in, 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2025 | Aintree | Good | 1m 7f 176y | 1 | Kalif Du Berlais | 11st | of 5 | Keith Donoghue | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2025 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 199y | 1 | Jango Baie | 11st | 2 of 5 | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| held up in last pair, headway after 4 out, went 3rd after 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, challenged last, soon led, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2025 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 1f 109y | 1 | Only By Night | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Keith Donoghue | 10/11 |
| pressed leader, led 6th, forged away approaching 2 out, pushed along before last, ran on well run-in, always doing enough | |||||||||
| 19 Jan 2025 | Thurles | Good | 2m 4f 189y | 1 | Nara | 11st 3lbs | of 5 | Keith Donoghue | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2024 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 160y | 1 | Only By Night | 10st 13lbs | 1 of 8 | Sean Flanagan | 2/1 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, headway travelling well after 3 out, led after 2 out, kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2024 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Ballyburn | 11st 5lbs | of 12 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2024 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 2m 90y | 0 | Only By Night | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Keith Donoghue | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, soon 3rd, pushed along entering straight, ridden after 2 out, headway between horses to lead last and soon clear, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 May 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 94y | 1 | Casa No Mento | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 16 | Sean Flanagan | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, disputed lead after 5th, led travelling well 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 3rd before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 149y | 1 | Daddy Long Legs | 10st 8lbs | of 24 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Jade De Grugy | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 17 | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| mid-division, progress into 4th entering straight, ridden and no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2024 | Lingfield | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 2 | Aston Martini | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 8 | Keith Donoghue | 1/1 |
| in touch, ridden and switched right and headway 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2023 | Naas | Soft | 2m | 0 | Only By Night | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 17 | Keith Donoghue | 2/5 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, asserted approaching last, soon left clear, easily | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2023 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 1 | Only By Night | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr D O'Connor | 5/4 |
| tracked leader, led after 1 1/2f, travelled well over 2f out, pushed along inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Only By Night | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Mr D O'Connor | 9/4 |
| led or disputed, led travelling well entering straight, 3 lengths lead over 1f out, pushed out and kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2023 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 5 | Baby Sage | 11st | 3 of 13 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | 5/1 |
| midfield, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, chased leaders inside final 2f, took third inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with front pair | |||||||||


