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Gegenpressing: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Gegenpressing is an 8-year-old gelding by The Gurkha, trained by Eddie & Patrick Harty. He has won 5 of 50 starts and placed in 3 more. His best trip is 5.5f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:12 at Leopardstown on 18 October. His best performance rating is 79, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Best rating 79
  • Official rating 53

Where Gegenpressing runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:12 Leopardstown Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Handicap —

Gegenpressing form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
3 Jun 26 Curragh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 6.5f Yielding 13 8.5 28/1 Declan McDonogh 53
3 May 26 Sligo Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (0-60) 6.5f Yielding To Soft 1 — 4/1 Declan McDonogh 49
30 Mar 26 Navan Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) 6f Heavy 5 9.25 20/1 Jessica O'Gorman 50
22 Oct 25 Navan Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 6th & 14th December Handicap (0-60) 6f Soft 8 7.5 14/1 Chris Hayes 51
30 Aug 25 Curragh Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap 6f Good To Yielding 12 5.75 25/1 Jessica O'Gorman 55
4 Jun 25 Curragh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 6.5f Good 11 7 40/1 Jessica O'Gorman 56
5 May 25 Curragh Treacy Group Supporting Newbridge Parishes Day Handicap 6f Good 9 5.75 16/1 Jessica O'Gorman 53
4 May 25 Sligo Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (0-60) 6f Good 1 — 11/2 Chris Hayes 53
8 Apr 25 Navan Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) 6f Good 7 4 17/2 Alexandra Egan 53
17 Oct 24 Curragh Equine Care Group - Nutritional Solutions Handicap (47-75) 5f Yielding To Soft 12 7.75 16/1 Chris Hayes 54
5 Oct 24 Curragh Gormley's Gallery Handicap (47-75) 6f Good 3 .75 25/1 Jamie Powell 47
23 Sep 24 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 7th Handicap (47-70) 6f Good 6 2.75 9/1 Wayne Lordan 47
25 Aug 24 Naas Persian Force At Tally-Ho Handicap (47-65) 5f Good To Yielding 13 8.5 9/1 Nathan Crosse 47
24 Aug 24 Curragh FBD Hotels And Resorts Saturday Series Handicap 5f Good 4 1.25 10/1 Chris Hayes 47
27 Jul 24 Gowran Park Lyrath Estate & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f Good 4 2.25 9/1 Chris Hayes 51
30 May 24 Fairyhouse See You Next Friday Handicap (47-65) 6f Good 4 4.25 11/2 Chris Hayes 51
5 May 24 Sligo Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (47-65) 5.5f Yielding To Soft 1 — 9/2 Chris Hayes 47
21 Apr 24 Curragh Business Plus Handicap (47-65) 6f Soft To Heavy 7 3.25 12/1 Chris Hayes 48
18 Mar 24 Curragh Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-70) 6f Heavy 6 7.75 20/1 Leigh Roche 49
16 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6f Standard 4 3.75 10/1 Nathan Crosse 50
6 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6f Standard 6 5.25 15/2 Chris Hayes 52
31 Oct 23 Curragh Follow ToteRacing On Twitter Handicap (47-65) 7f Heavy 18 42.25 50/1 Nathan Crosse 54
7 Oct 23 Curragh QuinnBet Handicap (47-75) 6f Soft 17 11.5 18/1 Leigh Roche 57
4 Oct 23 Navan Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 5.5f Yielding 13 8.25 22/1 Yudish Geerdharry 57
4 Sep 23 Roscommon INPBA Free Admission For All Today Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f Yielding 11 9 6/1 Chris Hayes 58
24 Aug 23 Leopardstown Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap 7f Good 5 1 12/1 Wayne Hassett 61
16 Aug 23 Gowran Park Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) 7f Good 6 2 22/1 Chris Hayes 62
29 Jul 23 Gowran Park Lyrath Estate Hotel & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f Soft 14 12.75 10/1 Chris Hayes 64
24 Jun 23 Limerick Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap (50-80) 7f Yielding 5 4.5 3/1J Chris Hayes 65
16 Jun 23 Cork Racing Again July 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f Yielding 7 7.25 5/1F Chris Hayes 65
7 Jun 23 Curragh Win 50K Weekly With ITV7 For Free Handicap 6.5f Good 4 2 8/1 Leigh Roche 68
6 May 23 Naas Declan Landy Fencing Handicap 6f Good To Yielding 4 3.75 16/1 Chris Hayes 68
19 Apr 23 Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap (47-70) 7f Yielding 5 10.75 12/1 Chris Hayes 69
5 Apr 23 Leopardstown SPIN1038 Handicap (50-80) 7f Heavy 6 4 25/1 Chris Hayes 69
11 Nov 22 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 7f Standard 10 7 14/1 Paddy Harnett 72
26 Oct 22 Curragh Bet Builder At Novibet Handicap 6f Heavy 20 14.75 33/1 Chris Hayes 72
5 Oct 22 Navan Troytown Chase Day Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap 5.5f Soft 10 8.25 10/1 Chris Hayes 72
26 Sep 22 Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap (47-70) 7f Yielding To Soft 1 — 6/1 Chris Hayes 67
20 Sep 22 Listowel Southern Milling & Paul & Vincent Quality Feeds Handicap (50-80) 7f Good To Yielding 8 5.5 16/1 Declan McDonogh 67
8 Sep 22 Laytown (AW) Tote Always SP Or Better At Laytown Handicap (50-75) 6f Standard 5 2.75 15/2 Chris Hayes 70
3 Aug 22 Sligo Carlsberg Handicap (47-65) 5.5f Soft 1 — 4/1F Chris Hayes 65
11 Jun 22 Limerick Limerick Racecourse Handicap (47-70) 6.5f Good 3 .75 13/2 Chris Hayes 64
4 Jun 22 Listowel Shay Rooney Handicap (47-75) (Div 2) 7f Good 6 3 8/1 Declan McDonogh 65
18 May 22 Cork Hot House Flowers Play Live July 8th Handicap 7f Yielding To Soft 3 3.25 25/1 Chris Hayes 66
7 May 22 Naas Thank You Mick Scott For 60 Years' Service Handicap (47-75) 5f Yielding To Soft 8 6.5 11/1 Declan McDonogh 69
25 Apr 22 Naas Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2022 Festival Handicap 6f Good 8 5.25 33/1 Chris Hayes 72
10 Apr 22 Curragh Hollywoodbets Daily Boosts Handicap 6f Yielding 18 10 40/1 Siobhan Rutledge 73
31 Oct 21 Naas Kessaar Handicap 5f Heavy 11 8.25 9/1 Chris Hayes 74
26 Oct 21 Curragh Paddy Power 'Horsey Run Fast' Handicap (45-75) 5f Soft 13 4.5 11/2 Colin Keane 74
17 Oct 21 Naas Equisoftlive Handicap 6f Yielding 5 3.75 14/1 Leigh Roche 75

Last time out

Finished 13 in the Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap at Curragh on 3 June 2026. Held up towards the back - crept into contention with 2f left - unable to quicken inside final furlong - beaten well into 13th.

Gegenpressing by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 20 1 5% —
7f 15 1 7% —
5f 6 0 0% —
6.5f 5 1 20% —
5.5f 4 2 50% —

Gegenpressing by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 15 1 7% —
Yielding 8 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 6 3 50% —
Heavy 6 0 0% —
Soft 6 1 17% —
Good To Yielding 4 0 0% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Gegenpressing by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Curragh 15 0 0% —
Naas 6 0 0% —
Navan 5 0 0% —
Sligo 4 4 100% —
Gowran Park 4 0 0% —
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —
Limerick 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 0 0% —

Gegenpressing breeding

  • Sire The Gurkha (IRE)
  • Dam Bouyrin (IRE)
  • Damsire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  • Breeder Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
  • Foaled 19 February 2018

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