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Only By Night: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Only By Night is an 8-year-old mare by Affinisea, trained by Gavin Cromwell. She has won 7 of 16 starts and placed in 7 more, for £98,173 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m, where 4 wins from 7 is a 57% strike rate against 33% at every other distance. She runs next in the 2:43 at Navan on 14 November, where the best price is 4/1 with Bet365. Her best performance rating is 153, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 14
  • Strike rate 44%
  • Prize money £98,173
  • Best rating 153
  • Official rating 152

Where Only By Night runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:43 Navan BAR 1 Betting Fortria Steeplechase (Grade 2) 4/1 Bet365 bet365

Only By Night form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
1 May 26 Punchestown Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4f Yielding 3 22.5 4/1 Keith Donoghue 152
13 Mar 26 Cheltenham Mrs Paddy Power Mares' Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 2 1.75 11/1 Keith Donoghue 148
27 Dec 25 Leopardstown Paddy's Rewards Club Chase (Grade 1) 2m 1f Yielding 5 27.25 12/1 Keith Donoghue 148
9 Nov 25 Naas Barberstown Castle Chase (Grade 3) 2m Soft 1 — 4/1 Keith Donoghue 148
1 May 25 Punchestown Barberstown Castle Novice Chase (Grade 1) 2m 0.5f Yielding 2 14 5/1 Keith Donoghue 150
11 Mar 25 Cheltenham My Pension Expert Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Good To Soft 2 .75 25/1 Keith Donoghue 144
9 Feb 25 Exeter Agatha Christie Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 1.5f Good To Soft 1 — 10/11F Keith Donoghue 144
8 Dec 24 Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2) 2m 0.5f Yielding 1 — 2/1 Sean Flanagan –
22 Nov 24 Tipperary Tipperary Beginners Chase 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 9/2 Keith Donoghue –
2 May 24 Punchestown Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle (listed) 2m 0.5f Yielding 3 13.75 6/1 Sean Flanagan 125
31 Mar 24 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f Heavy 7 29.25 25/1 Keith Donoghue –
21 Jan 24 Lingfield Weatherbys Digital Solutions Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Soft 3 6 EvensF Keith Donoghue –
14 Dec 23 Naas Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 1 — 2/5F Keith Donoghue –
19 Nov 23 Navan Coolmore N.H. Sires Hurricane Lane Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Listed) 2m Soft To Heavy 1 — 5/4F Mr Derek O'Connor –
21 Oct 23 Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Heavy 1 — 9/4F Mr Derek O'Connor –
24 Feb 23 Warwick Join Hot To Trot Racing EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 2m Good 3 9.5 5/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase (Grade 2) at Punchestown on 1 May 2026. Went straight to front - lost advantage 6 out - urged forward approaching 3 out - held in second unable to find more - slipped to third before last and stayed on at same rate.

Only By Night by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 7 4 57% —
16.5f 4 2 50% —
20f 2 0 0% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 1 100% —

Only By Night by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yielding 5 1 20% —
Soft 4 3 75% —
Good To Soft 3 1 33% —
Heavy 2 1 50% —
Soft To Heavy 1 1 100% —
Good 1 0 0% —

Only By Night by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Punchestown 3 0 0% —
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Naas 2 2 100% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —
Exeter 1 1 100% —
Cork 1 1 100% —
Tipperary 1 1 100% —
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% —
Lingfield 1 0 0% —
Navan 1 1 100% —

Only By Night breeding

  • Sire Affinisea (IRE)
  • Dam Leyhill (IRE)
  • Damsire Getaway (GER)
  • Breeder Mrs J W Prior-Wandesforde
  • Foaled 4 May 2018

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