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Church Mountain

8yogeldingbby Pride Of Dubai out of Whatelseaboutyou
Form
087400
oldest → newest
NotesDistance winner
OR
59
Official Rating
RPR
58
Racing Post Rating
TS
41
Topspeed
Last run
3d
days ago
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Winner of nine races; form has been uneven since 1m4f Dundalk success in January; down the field at Leopardstown on Friday, but never one to rule out in this grade.

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Trainer
Denis Gerard Hogan
1/32 winners last 14d · 3%
Owner
Joseph M Kelly
Breeder
Lisbrook

Breeding

Sire
Pride Of Dubai
Dam
Whatelseaboutyou
Damsire
Canford Cliffs

Trainer history

  1. CurrentDenis Gerard Hogan
  2. 6 May 2024Ross O'Sullivan
  3. 7 Sept 2023M D O'Callaghan
  4. 15 Jun 2023Denis Gerard Hogan

From the connections

18 Jul 2023·William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap · Killarney
Church Mountain has taken a while to come around to our way of thinking but we got him started at Leopardstown a couple of weeks ago and ran a lovely race. It gave us confidence to drop him in because he's won his other races for Denis Hogan making it. He looked like he won snug enough at the line so hopefully he'll be able to go to Galway and be competitive - Michael O'Callaghan, trainer, talking to Racing TV.
11 Jun 2022·Limerick Racecourse Handicap · Limerick
You'd call stall 18 a bad draw usually, but not with Church Mountain because he doesn't like traffic around him. If he's drawn low and misses the break, it can be hard for him to get going, but Dan is super value for his 7lb claim off those weights. This horse has won twice at Galway and hopefully will go back there. Even though he's a big horse, he seems to like good ground - Denis Hogan, trainer
7 Sept 2021·James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap · Galway
Church Mountain picked up well and did everything for me today. I'd say he's going to make a lovely dual purpose horse, he won't be a horse until next year - Joey Sheridan, jockey.
1 Aug 2021·Kenny Galway Volvo Handicap · Galway
Church Mountain is one we always liked, but he's a massive horse and still not the finished article. He was green in front but he needed to be there because he is a 1m2f horse. Making the running was the making of him - Denis Hogan, trainer.

Past runs (tracked here)

DateRaceTypePosSPAI
18 May 2026Roscommon 8:20
Roscommon Handicap
Flat28.4

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