Difficult Decision Racehorse Profile
Difficult Decision is a 13-year-old Gelding, trained by OLIVER MCKIERNAN, based at Roscommon. With 36 career starts and 4 wins, it has earned $37,531.
- Age
- 13
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- OLIVER MCKIERNAN
- Trained at
- Roscommon
- Sire
- Pointilliste
- Dam
- Good Thyne Lisa
- Sire of dam
- Good Thyne
- Career
- 36:4-2-4
- Prize money
- $37,531
- Last start
- 4 Aug 2026
- Recent form
- 746-45
Difficult Decision Form Guide
Difficult Decision — last 15 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 6 June 2026 | Punchestown | 5002m | Ladbrokes 'Get More With Racing Bet Builder' Handicap Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 141kg | James Duggan | 5 of 16 | 9.25L | 6:32.66 | — | Le Grand Vert (FR) |
| 8 May 2026 | Downpatrick | 4764m | Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-100) | Good | 0 | 157kg | James Duggan | 4 of 11 | 29L | 6:8.20 | — | Dinoland (FR) |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Limerick | 4581m | Party Time Handicap Chase (0-100) | Heavy | 0 | 161kg | James Duggan | 6 of 16 | 34L | 7:3.30 | — | Nolans Rocco (IRE) |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Naas | 4444m | Flat Is Back At Naas Sunday 22nd March Claiming Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 148kg | Phillip Enright | 4 of 6 | 25.75L | 5:50.45 | — | Rocky's Howya (IRE) |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Punchestown | 4426m | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 151kg | Phillip Enright | 7 of 16 | 22L | 6:6.00 | — | Lough Nigara (IRE) |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Limerick | 4535m | Tim & Martin Molony Veterans Handicap Chase | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 153kg | Phillip Enright | 6 of 12 | 19.75L | 6:22.55 | — | Krabat (IRE) |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Punchestown | 4816m | Matchbook Best Odds On Festive Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) | Heavy | 0 | 163kg | Phillip Enright | 4 of 15 | 6.75L | 6:56.49 | — | Milanaway (IRE) |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Kilbeggan | 5029m | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase | Soft | 0 | 152kg | Phillip Enright | PU of 13 | — | - | — | Desertmore House (IRE) |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Navan | 4828m | Navan Members Veterans Handicap Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 145kg | Phillip Enright | PU of 12 | — | - | — | Kalli's Quest (IRE) |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | 4225m | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-116) | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 166kg | Phillip Enright | 3 of 8 | 12.75L | 6:8.25 | — | The Tack Room (GB) |
| 29 Dec 2022 | Limerick | 4535m | Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase | Heavy | 0 | 162kg | Phillip Enright | 1 of 16 | — | 6:7.80 | — | Difficult Decision (IRE) |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Thurles | 4426m | Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 155kg | Phillip Enright | 10 of 14 | 31L | 5:55.95 | — | Arctic Ambition (IRE) |
| 12 Nov 2022 | Naas | 4023m | Sign Up Today To GavinLynchRacing.com Novice Handicap Chase | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 155kg | Phillip Enright | 4 of 15 | 7L | 5:29.90 | — | Happy Dreams (FR) |
| 3 Nov 2022 | Thurles | 3621m | Littleton Handicap Chase | Yielding | 0 | 157kg | Phillip Enright | 1 of 15 | — | 4:36.30 | — | Difficult Decision (IRE) |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Punchestown | 4810m | Visit The New Punchestown.com (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | Good | 0 | 161kg | Mr J C Barry | 9 of 13 | 24.75L | 6:24.95 | — | Menindee (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Good | 10 | 1-1-1 | 10% | 30% |
| Soft | 11 | 0-1-1 | 0% | 18% |
| Heavy | 13 | 3-0-2 | 23% | 38% |
| First-up | 7 | 1-0-0 | 14% | 14% |
| Second-up | 6 | 1-0-2 | 17% | 50% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey