Sphagnum Racehorse Profile
Sphagnum is a 9-year-old Gelding, trained by J P BRODERICK, based at Fairyhouse. With 36 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $69,212.
- Age
- 9
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- J P BRODERICK
- Trained at
- Fairyhouse
- Sire
- Urban Poet
- Dam
- Well Bonnie
- Sire of dam
- Gold Well
- Career
- 36:5-5-0
- Prize money
- $69,212
- Last start
- 10 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 0-2745
Sphagnum Form Guide
Sphagnum — last 14 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Listowel (ire) | 4792m | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 165kg | Mr J P Sampson | 5 of 14 | 27.75L | 6:3.45 | — | Whateys Quest (IRE) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Wexford (ire) | 5029m | Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 159kg | Mr J P Sampson | 4 of 7 | 10L | 6:20.80 | — | Rockonliam (IRE) |
| 12 July 2026 | Sligo | 5140m | Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 149kg | Mr J P Sampson | 7 of 15 | 33.25L | 6:18.05 | — | Wild Mandate (IRE) |
| 9 June 2026 | Sligo | 5185m | Glasshouse Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 158kg | Mr J P Sampson | 2 of 16 | 1.75L | 6:34.75 | — | Ilbdare (IRE) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Down Royal | 4828m | Fibrus Says Neigh To Price Hikes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) | Good | 0 | 163kg | Dillon Maxwell | 11 of 19 | 61.5L | 6:19.70 | — | Duce Bigalow (IRE) |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Thurles | 4023m | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 154kg | Dillon Maxwell | 8 of 12 | 34.25L | 5:11.55 | — | Plunkett Street (GB) |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Sligo | 5137m | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 159kg | Dillon Maxwell | 10 of 12 | 37.75L | 6:41.05 | — | Tango Theatre (IRE) |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Ballinrobe | 5226m | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle | Good | 0 | 147kg | Dillon Maxwell | 8 of 11 | 29.75L | 6:37.05 | — | Ad Caelum (IRE) |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Punchestown | 5432m | QuinnBet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Listed) | Soft | 0 | 146kg | Dillon Maxwell | F of 17 | — | - | — | Fortunedefortunata (IRE) |
| 1 Dec 2024 | Fairyhouse | 5980m | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) | Yielding | 0 | 156kg | Dillon Maxwell | PU of 13 | — | - | — | History Of Fashion (IRE) |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Cork | 5633m | Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) | Good | 0 | 153kg | Dillon Maxwell | 1 of 10 | — | 7:11.20 | — | Sphagnum (IRE) |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Roscommon | 4851m | Image Furnishings Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | Soft | 0 | 153kg | Dillon Maxwell | 8 of 12 | 20.75L | 6:25.19 | — | Its Not Over Yet (IRE) |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Kilbeggan | 5121m | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 31st Handicap Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 154kg | Dillon Maxwell | 2 of 14 | 1L | 6:42.02 | — | Invictus Machin (FR) |
| 2 Aug 2024 | — | 4527m | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 144kg | — | 8 | — | 5:50.57 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| This distance | 8 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Good | 21 | 4-3-0 | 19% | 33% |
| First-up | 8 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 6 | 0-1-0 | 0% | 17% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey