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Monkfish (IRE)
ch g 29th May 2014
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Monkfish (IRE) ch g 29th May 2014
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May 2018
Cheltenham May Sale (Tattersalls Cheltenham)
Monbeg Stables (Cormac Doyle)
Purchaser: Harold Kirk / WP Mullins
£235,000
Lots Sold: 51
Prices
Avg: £69,961
Median: £45,000
Maximum: £280,000
Jun 2017
Derby Sale (Tattersalls (Ireland))
Busher Bloodstock Ltd
Purchaser: Monbeg Stables
€36,000
Lots Sold: 343
Prices
Avg: €51,765
Median: €43,000
Maximum: €220,000
Nov 2014
November National Hunt Sale (Tattersalls (Ireland))
Ennel Bloodstock
Purchaser: Furziestown Stables
€12,500
Lots Sold: 979
Prices
Avg: €13,922
Median: €11,000
Maximum: €170,000
Reports in which Monkfish (IRE) was mentioned
The Willie Mullins-trained Monkfish bounced back to winning ways when staying on stoutly to run out a convincing winner of the Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park.
Thu 25th Jan
Punchestown course specialist Klassical Dream (3/1jf) completed a remarkable hat-trick of Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle wins today, achieving the feat under a cool Paul Townend-ride.
Thu 27th Apr
Sire Du Berlais will go in search of a unique hat-trick at Punchestown when he lines up in the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle on Thursday.
Thu 27th Apr
Smart chaser Asterion Forlonge (11/8 fav) landed the Grade 2 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle in the hands of Paul Townend.
Mon 10th Apr
French Dynamite (change in going) and Magic Daze (declared in error) are now non-runners in the McInerney Properties Fairyhouse Chase at Fairyhouse.
Mon 10th Apr
Punchestown's Grade 1 Dooley Insurance Champion Novice Chase today looked a match between Monkfish and Envoi Allen but was instead won by recently covered mare Colreevy, having her final race, and whom completed a five-timer on the day for her trainer Willie Mullins.
Tue 27th Apr
Envoi Allen is strong in the early betting exchanges for the Grade 1 Dooley Insurance Champion Novice S'chase at 6.30pm.
Tue 27th Apr
Monkfish maintained his unbeaten record over fences with a comprehensive success in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.
Wed 17th Mar
Bear Ghylls has attracted some support in the opening Ballymore Novices' Hurdle on day two of the Cheltenham Festival.
Wed 17th Mar
Day two of the Cheltenham Festival is headlined by the Queen Mother Champion Chase — the pinnacle of the season for the sport’s most highly-regarded two-mile chasers.
Wed 17th Mar
It's Willie Mullins' world and the rest are just living in it at present, as the Champion Trainer wiped the floor with his rivals for a second consecutive day at the Dublin Racing Festival today, completing a five-timer in the concluding Grade 2 Coolmore NH Sires EBF (Mares) INH Bumper with 18/1 'rag' Grangee.
Sun 07th Feb
Willie Mullins compared Monkfish to his star chasers Florida Pearl and Al Boum Photo at Leopardstown today as the Champion Trainer's Rich Ricci owned gelding maintained his unbeaten chase record with a taking display in the Grade 1 Flogas Novice Chase.
Sun 07th Feb
Like earlier Grade One scorer, Monkfish, Bravemansgame, another graduate from Monbeg Stables and the Doyle family, continued his surge up the ranks with a very impressive victory in the MansionBet Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury.
Tue 29th Dec
Sharjah and Patrick Mullins made it a fabulous hat-trick when displaying a fantastic turn of foot in the Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown.
Tue 29th Dec
Monkfish again outdid his old rival Latest Exhibition in the Neville Hotels Novice Chase at Leopardstown.
Tue 29th Dec
Division one of the Kettles Country House Supporting Fingal Ravens GAA Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse saw the Willie Mullins and Paul Townend domination continue as Triumph Hurdle ‘also ran’ Hook Up won at her ease.
Sat 28th Nov
A daughter of Nathaniel like the mighty Enable, Cheltenham heroine Concertista won her first race in Ireland, giving Willie Mullins and Paul Townend a Fairyhouse double in the Grade Two Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle.
Sat 28th Nov
Albert Bartlett hero Monkfish (a 3s on shot) impressed on his debut over racecourse fences, leading home a Willie Mullins one two in the Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase at Fairyhouse.
Sat 28th Nov
Willie Mullins was crowned leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival for a seventh time after saddling seven winners, including a Friday four-timer.
Fri 13th Mar
Monkfish stuck to his task in tremendous style to win a thrilling race for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle and give Willie Mullins a quickfire hat-trick at Cheltenham.
Fri 13th Mar
The Willie Mullins-trained Monkfish was left to come home an easy winner of the W.T. O'Grady Memorial EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles.
Sun 19th Jan
At odds of two to one on, point-to-point winner Monkfish delivered at the second time of asking over flights in the Irish Racing Yearbook Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse.
Sat 14th Dec
Diol Ker stayed on best to land the two and a half mile maiden hurdle on Fairyhouse's card.
Tue 12th Nov
Longhouse Poet gave connections a nice boost after the disappointing run of City Island earlier on the card when making a successful debut under rules in the GVA Donal O’Buachalla Property Advisors Flat Race at Punchestown.
Fri 03rd May
Real Steel and Pravalaguna give Willie Mullins a strong hand as he seeks back-to-back victories in the EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase at Punchestown.
Fri 03rd May
He hasn’t missed any training (this season), we just hadn’t got him out, so we were happy his fitness would hold up. We thought he was a Gold Cup horse once upon a time, but that is a great start to his season and hopefully he can build on it now. We were supposed to start him at Tramore on New Year’s Day but he got a little bang, so we decided to wait for this. He is in the Gold Cup and Stayers’ Hurdle but all options are open and it will be a case of what race suits, when he is ready. We won’t rush him back and Cheltenham is only seven weeks away, so he’ll probably go straight there. The decision regarding which race he runs in will be a Willie special. Ruth Dudfield does a fantastic job in keeping him sound and we’ll just hope he is OK in the morning. Touch wood, at his age, he will stand up to it.
W P Mullins
After race at
Gowran Park Thu, 25th Jan, 2024 (1st)
He hasn’t missed any training (this season), we just hadn’t got him out, so we were happy his fitness would hold up. We thought he was a Gold Cup horse once upon a time, but that is a great start to his season and hopefully he can build on it now. We were supposed to start him at Tramore on New Year’s Day but he got a little bang, so we decided to wait for this. He is in the Gold Cup and Stayers’ Hurdle but all options are open and it will be a case of what race suits, when he is ready. We won’t rush him back and Cheltenham is only seven weeks away, so he’ll probably go straight there. The decision regarding which race he runs in will be a Willie special. Ruth Dudfield does a fantastic job in keeping him sound and we’ll just hope he is OK in the morning. Touch wood, at his age, he will stand up to it.
W P Mullins
After race at
Gowran Park Thu, 25th Jan, 2024 (1st)
he hasn't missed any training and we just hadn't got him out so we were happy his fitness would hold up. We thought he was a Gold Cup horse once upon a time but that is a great start to his season and hopefully can build on it now. We were supposed to start him at Tramore on New Year's Day but he got a little bang so we decided to wait for this. He is in the Gold Cup and Stayers Hurdle but all options are open and it will be a case of what race suits, when he is ready. . We won't rush him back and Cheltenham is only seven weeks away so he'll probably go straight there. The decision regarding which race he runs in will be a Willie special. Ruth Dudfield does a fantastic job in keeping him sound and we'll just hope he is ok in the morning. Touch wood, at his age, he will stand up to it.
W P Mullins
After race at
Cheltenham Wed, 17th Mar, 2021 (1st)
I think that is the most nerve-wracking race I’ve ever watched — 1-4 in a three-mile novice chase around Cheltenham is not good for the ticker, especially with the way he jumped the last. Chatting to Paul he said he was idling on the first circuit, watching the jeep on the inside, the men at the fences — anything bar concentrating on his jumping. When he started racing alongside the other one (The Big Breakaway) things started getting better. Then he had to put up with the loose horse, but at least it stayed straight. It was very nerve-wracking for me. It’s testament to him that having jumped the last the way he did he was still able to quicken away from the others, I thought that was impressive once I’d got over my fright.
W P Mullins
After race at
Leopardstown Sun, 7th Feb, 2021 (1st)
what can you say after a performance like that — Paul thought he should be in the next race (the Irish Gold Cup)!. I was more impressed with him today than any day. It looks like he’s getting better with each run. The ease of it was impressive. This fella has the same potential (as Florida Pearl and Al Boum Photo); everything is so effortless, and he has huge scope no matter how he meets a fence.
W P Mullins
After race at
Leopardstown Tue, 29th Dec, 2020 (1st)
It was a very good performance from a horse having his second run over fences, to take on more experienced rivals at a Grade One track. I was very pleased with that,. It didn’t seem to be a problem — even when he was meeting one wrong, he shortened himself. He seems to be a natural over fences. There was a lot of pressure on him going to the last, with Latest Exhibition -who has a bit more experience than him. He pulled himself together, fought his way over it, and he just had a little bit in reserve. I’d imagine we’ll look at the Flogas Chase. We’ll focus on that first — and if all goes well we can look at Cheltenham after that.
W P Mullins
After race at
Thurles Sun, 19th Jan, 2020 (1st)
He is a stayer and was never going to be anything else. I thought I had the other horse covered when he fell and was pleasantly surprised when I looked behind me at the last. I was a good performance by Monkfish. More than likely he'll run in the Albert Bartlett but he'll be entered in the Ballymore also. That was a good trial for the Albert Bartlett if that is the direction we go.
W P Mullins
After race at
Fairyhouse Sat, 14th Dec, 2019 (1st)
He was very green the last day and he had more time to do things today. He’ll stay novice hurdling over staying trips,.
W P Mullins
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