Union Island (IRE)
Owner: Owners Group 121 Trainer: C Johnston Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: U S Navy Flag / Pellinore (Giant's Causeway)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | 17:42 | Newcastle | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 5 | 4 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Standard / Slow | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2026 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 5 | Union Island | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | S D Bowen | 15/2 |
| taken down early, wore earplugs to start, midfield, kept wide,headway to press leaders 2f out, ran on well final furlong, disputed lead final 110yds, narrowly led final strides, just held on | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2026 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 6 | Lexington Jet | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 8 | J Mitchell | 17/2 |
| wore earplugs in preliminaries and went early to post, prominent, ridden and disputed lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost second final stride | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2026 | Lingfield | Standard / Slow | 1m 1y | 5 | Repertoire | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | J Mitchell | 17/2 |
| led, headed and tracked leader on inside after 2f, shaken up over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2025 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 5 | Tonal | 9st 10lbs | 8 of 9 | Oliver Stammers | 25/1 |
| wore earplugs to start and taken down early, always towards rear, outpaced from over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2025 | Newmarket | Good to Soft | 1m | 5 | Dashing Donkey | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | S D Bowen | 16/1 |
| went to post early, mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, plugged on to dispute 3rd over 1f out, faded inside last | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2025 | Bath | Firm | 1m | 5 | Knights Gold | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 5 | S D Bowen | 11/4 |
| held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, well held final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2025 | Bath | Good | 1m | 6 | Union Island | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | S D Bowen | 10/3 |
| midfield, headway on inside rail 2f out, soon ridden to lead, kept on strongly inside final furlong, eased near finish | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2025 | Bath | Good | 1m | 6 | Union Island | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | J Mitchell | 4/1 |
| took keen hold, in touch on inner, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, kept on well | |||||||||
| 24 May 2025 | Beverley | Good | 1m 100y | 6 | Union Island | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 6 | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 14 May 2025 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3y | 6 | Light Up Our Stars | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | Callum Shepherd | 9/1 |
| went to post early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, not pace to challenge and faded inside last | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2025 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 5 | Calanthe | 9st | 7 of 9 | Oliver Stammers | 6/1 |
| towards rear, outpaced when ridden over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Newfangled | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | S D Bowen | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2025 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Mr Fustic | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 10 | S D Bowen | 7/1 |
| slowly into stride, off the pace in last trio, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get competitive | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2025 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | Meet Me In Meraki | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | S D Bowen | 5/2 |
| prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd final stride | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2025 | Chelmsford City | Standard / Slow | 1m | 6 | Got No Dollars | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | S D Bowen | 11/10 |
| held up in last pair, good headway on inside turning in, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2025 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 13y | 6 | Joolianoss | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 10 | S D Bowen | 5/2 |
| keen early, held up in mid-division, headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2024 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 13y | 6 | Profitman | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 12 | S D Bowen | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, challenging when bumped entering final furlong, stayed on, just denied, finished 2nd, placed 1st | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2024 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 6 | Union Island | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | Hayley Turner | 15/2 |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, challenged well inside final furlong, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2024 | Chelmsford City | Standard / Slow | 1m | 6 | Rising Force | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 10 | Jason Hart | 10/1 |
| prominent, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2024 | Musselburgh | Good | 5f 1y | 6 | Royal Duke | 9st 11lbs | 11 of 11 | J Fanning | 11/1 |
| towards rear, switched right over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2024 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 5 | Whoop Whoop | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 6 | J Fanning | 9/1 |
| a little slow away, soon handy on inside pulling hard, lost place over 2f out | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2024 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 15y | 6 | Highland Olly | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 9 | J Fanning | 8/1 |
| soon led, headed halfway, still every chance 2f out, outpaced entering final furlong, weakened quickly final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2024 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 5 | Sovereign Knight | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 8 | J Fanning | 7/2 |
| in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2024 | Musselburgh | Good | 5f 1y | 5 | Union Island | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | J Fanning | 8/13 |
| went to post early, pressed leader, ridden and no impression over 1f out, rallied inside last and led final 110 yards, ran on well | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2024 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 5f 215y | 5 | Duran | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 4 | N Callan | 6/4 |
| soon led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2023 | Hamilton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f 7y | 4 | Midnight Lir | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 7 | J Fanning | 11/2 |
| took keen hold, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, eased and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2023 | Ripon | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Government Call | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | J Fanning | 16/1 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2023 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f | 2 | Mansa Musa | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 14 | W Buick | 12/1 |
| off the pace towards rear out wide, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no response 2f out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2023 | Hamilton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f 6y | 4 | Ballymount Boy | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 5 | J Fanning | 9/1 |
| raced keenly, disputed lead after 1f, led halfway, shaken up over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra when headed close home | |||||||||