HORSE PROFILE

Downmexicoway (IRE) Horse Profile, Race Record and Form

ch gelding · by Champs Elysees (GB) out of On The Way Home (IRE)

★ Career record

13
Runs
3
Wins
23%
Win %
7
Placed
54%
Place %
£72,220
Earnings
Recent form PU12121345 most recent on right

★ Peak ratings achieved

145
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

★ Performance breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Galway 2 0 1 0%
Punchestown 2 0 0 0%
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0 0%
Cheltenham 1 0 0 0%
Leopardstown 1 0 1 0%
Gowran Park 1 1 1 100%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good To Yielding 3 2 3 67%
Good 2 0 0 0%
Yielding 2 0 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 2 0 1 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0 0%
Soft 1 0 1 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
2m1f–2m4f 8 2 5 25%
2m 4 1 2 25%
Long distance (2m5f+) 1 0 0 0%

★ Recent form analyst notes

  • Pos 5 29 Jul Galway (IRE)

    Sat handy behind the front group early - settled midfield by halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out - regained ground into 8th after the last - stayed on under urging in the closing stages to finish 5th

  • Pos 4 10 Mar Cheltenham

    Tracked front group - bumped at 1st - lost momentum 11th - moved right approaching 3 out - pushed along 2 out - lost touch soon after - fought back late to finish fourth

  • Pos 3 2 Feb Leopardstown

    Held up at back - lost touch after error at 2nd - never able to close and beaten from 3 out

  • Pos 1 8 Nov Gowran Park

    Tracked the front group early - drifted left at the 4th - still in touch in mid-division at halfway - moved through to challenge turning in - driven to the front approaching two out - pushed hard and pegged back near the last but found more to prevail

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

⏱ Race history

5
29 Jul
Galway (IRE) — Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3)
2m 6.5f · Good · Class 1 · Darragh O'Keeffe
9/1
SP
4
10 Mar
Cheltenham — Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2m 4f · Good To Soft · Class 1 · Darragh O'Keeffe
9/1
SP
3
2 Feb
Leopardstown — Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1)
2m 1f · Soft · Darragh O'Keeffe
22/1
SP
1
8 Nov
Gowran Park — Noreside Catering Handicap Chase
2m · Heavy · Darragh O'Keeffe
5/2F
SP
2
5 Oct
Tipperary — ODS Engineering Novice Chase (Grade 3)
2m 3.5f · Good To Yielding · Darragh O'Keeffe
3/1
SP
1
23 Aug
Killarney — ML Lynch Civil Engineering Beginners Chase
2m 1f · Good To Yielding · Darragh O'Keeffe
15/8J
SP
12
31 Jul
Galway — Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3)
2m · Good · Darragh O'Keeffe
25/1
SP
PU
30 Apr
Punchestown — Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
2m 3.5f · Yielding · Darragh O'Keeffe
9/2
SP
7
6 Apr
Fairyhouse — Donohue Marquees Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
2m · Yielding · Darragh O'Keeffe
12/1
SP
1
26 Dec
Down Royal — Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
2m 1f · Good To Yielding · Sean Flanagan
2/7F
SP
2
26 Nov
Tramore — 2025 Annual Badge At Tramore Racecourse Maiden Hurdle
2m · Soft To Heavy · Darragh O'Keeffe
7/4
SP
2
26 Oct
Galway — Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
2m 0.5f · Yielding To Soft · Mike O'Connor
3/1
SP

★ Breeding

Date of birth
19 Mar
Sire
Champs Elysees (GB)
Dam
On The Way Home (IRE)
Damsire
Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder
Rosemary Hutch

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