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Cowardofthecounty: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Cowardofthecounty is a 4-year-old gelding by Kodi Bear, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien. He has won 3 of 15 starts and placed in 3 more, for £50,884 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 17% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:25 at Leopardstown on 12 September, where the best price is 25/1 with Betfred. His best performance rating is 115, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 20%
  • Prize money £50,884
  • Best rating 115
  • Official rating 100

Where Cowardofthecounty runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:25 Leopardstown Tonybet Solonaway Stakes (Group 2) 25/1 Betfred Betfred

Cowardofthecounty form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 Aug 26 Leopardstown (IRE) Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 1m Good 5 5 13/2 J M Sheridan 100
16 Jul 26 Leopardstown BOYLE Sports Meld Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 1m 1f Good 2 3.25 14/1 Declan McDonogh 100
28 Jun 26 Curragh Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes (Listed) 1m Good 3 1.75 9/1 Declan McDonogh 99
12 Jun 26 Fairyhouse Pat's Carpets Race 7f Good 1 — 7/4F Declan McDonogh 99
22 Apr 26 Gowran Park Racing Again May 5th Race 7f Soft 2 1.75 8/1 Declan McDonogh 99
15 Apr 26 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes (Listed) 1m Yielding To Soft 8 6 50/1 Declan McDonogh 99
27 Sep 25 Curragh Schweppes Trophy Handicap 7f Soft 11 15.25 12/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 102
12 Jun 25 Leopardstown Barberstown Castle Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Ballycorus Stakes) 7f Soft 9 11.25 9/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 106
26 Apr 25 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes (Listed) 6f Soft 5 7.5 7/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 107
6 Oct 24 Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (2yo Colts & Fillies) (New Course) (Turf) 7f Soft 9 15 11/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle –
15 Sep 24 Curragh Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) 7f Good 5 4.25 16/1 Declan McDonogh 105
11 Aug 24 Deauville (FR) Prix Francois Boutin (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 7f Good 1 — 69/10 Ryan Moore –
21 Jul 24 Curragh Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey Stakes (Group 3) 6.5f Good 7 4.75 9/4 Dylan Browne McMonagle –
18 Jun 24 Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 6f Good To Firm 7 1.75 11/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle –
21 Apr 24 Curragh Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f Soft To Heavy 1 — 17/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown (IRE) on 6 August 2026. Held up at back of the pack - still 5th at halfway and asked for effort into the straight with little response 2f out - dropped to 6th and driven a furlong out - finished strongly inside the final 150 yards.

Cowardofthecounty by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 7 2 29%
8f 3 0 0%
6f 3 1 33%
9f 1 0 0%
6.5f 1 0 0%

Cowardofthecounty by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 2 29%
Soft 5 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0%
Good To Firm 1 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 1 1 100%

Cowardofthecounty by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Curragh 5 1 20%
Leopardstown 3 0 0%
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 1 100%
Gowran Park 1 0 0%
Navan 1 0 0%
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0%
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100%
Ascot 1 0 0%

Cowardofthecounty breeding

  • Sire Kodi Bear (IRE)
  • Dam Hawaajib (FR)
  • Damsire Elusive City (USA)
  • Breeder Sandra Russell & Lismacue Stud
  • Foaled 15 March 2022

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