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    Energumene

    Age
    12 (Bay Gelding)
    Sire
    Denham Red
    Dam
    Olinight
    Trainer
    W P Mullins
    Owner
    Tony Bloom
    Run to form 50% Over the last 12 runs
    RPR 166 Racing Post Rating
    Official rating 158 Current handicap mark
    Top speed 169 Best speed figure recorded

    Recent Form

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Jockey
    SP
    Pos
    RPR
    Date 18:05 Tue 28 Apr 2026
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m98y
    Going Yielding
    Jockey Danny Mullins
    SP 28/1
    Pos 3rd/5
    RPR 166
    Date 16:20 Mon 6 Apr 2026
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m3f180y
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 9/4
    Pos 1st/6
    RPR 164
    Date 14:10 Sun 1 Feb 2026
    Course Leopardstown
    Class —
    Dist 2m1f
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 12/1
    Pos 4th/6
    RPR 162
    Date 14:50 Sun 7 Dec 2025
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m200y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 7/2
    Pos 3rd/5
    RPR 169
    Date 15:35 Sat 26 Apr 2025
    Course Sandown
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f99y
    Going Good
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 11/2
    Pos 3rd/7
    RPR 172
    Date 16:00 Wed 12 Mar 2025
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f199y
    Going Good To Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 6/1
    Pos PU
    RPR 176
    Date 15:32 Sat 18 Jan 2025
    Course Ascot
    Class Class 1
    Dist 2m167y
    Going Good
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 9/4
    Pos 2nd/4
    RPR 176
    Date 14:15 Sun 8 Dec 2024
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 5/4
    Pos 1st/8
    RPR 172
    Date 17:25 Tue 25 Apr 2023
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 2/7
    Pos 1st/5
    RPR 180
    Date 15:30 Wed 15 Mar 2023
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f199y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 6/5
    Pos 1st/7
    RPR 181
    Date 13:20 Sat 28 Jan 2023
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 2m62y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 4/9
    Pos 3rd/6
    RPR 182
    Date 14:20 Sun 11 Dec 2022
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 1/9
    Pos 1st/4
    RPR 178
    Date 17:25 Tue 26 Apr 2022
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Good To Yielding
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 4/7
    Pos 1st/5
    RPR 181
    Date 15:30 Wed 16 Mar 2022
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f199y
    Going Soft Changing To Heavy After Race 4
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 5/2
    Pos 1st/7
    RPR 183
    Date 15:35 Sat 22 Jan 2022
    Course Ascot
    Class Class 1
    Dist 2m167y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 5/4
    Pos 2nd/4
    RPR 181
    Date 14:20 Sun 5 Dec 2021
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Sean O'Keeffe
    SP 1/3
    Pos 1st/5
    RPR —
    Date 18:35 Thu 29 Apr 2021
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 2/5
    Pos 1st/4
    RPR —
    Date 14:10 Sat 6 Feb 2021
    Course Leopardstown
    Class —
    Dist 2m1f57y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 5/6
    Pos 1st/9
    RPR —
    Date 13:20 Wed 13 Jan 2021
    Course Naas
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Heavy
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 10/11
    Pos 1st/4
    RPR —
    Date 14:32 Fri 20 Nov 2020
    Course Gowran Park
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f
    Going Heavy
    Jockey Paul Townend
    SP 8/13
    Pos 1st/10
    RPR —

    Career Wins

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Prize
    Date 16:20 Mon 6 Apr 2026
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m3f180y
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Prize €58,900
    Date 14:15 Sun 8 Dec 2024
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Soft
    Prize €59,000
    Date 17:25 Tue 25 Apr 2023
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Prize €180,133
    Date 15:30 Wed 15 Mar 2023
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f199y
    Going Soft
    Prize £225,080
    Date 14:20 Sun 11 Dec 2022
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Prize €57,017
    Date 17:25 Tue 26 Apr 2022
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Good To Yielding
    Prize €156,796
    Date 15:30 Wed 16 Mar 2022
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 1m7f199y
    Going Soft Changing To Heavy After Race 4
    Prize £225,080
    Date 14:20 Sun 5 Dec 2021
    Course Cork
    Class —
    Dist 2m160y
    Going Soft
    Prize €42,406
    Date 18:35 Thu 29 Apr 2021
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding
    Prize €69,667
    Date 14:10 Sat 6 Feb 2021
    Course Leopardstown
    Class —
    Dist 2m1f57y
    Going Soft
    Prize €75,725
    Date 13:20 Wed 13 Jan 2021
    Course Naas
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Heavy
    Prize €11,813
    Date 14:32 Fri 20 Nov 2020
    Course Gowran Park
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f
    Going Heavy
    Prize €8,913
    Date 14:50 Sat 7 Mar 2020
    Course Gowran Park
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Prize €8,100
    Date 16:00 Fri 10 Jan 2020
    Course Thurles
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding
    Prize €6,000

    Course Record

    Course
    Runs
    Wins
    Win %
    Places (1-2-3-4)
    Place %
    Course Cheltenham
    Runs 4
    Wins 2
    Win % 50%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 2-0-1-0
    Place % 75%
    Course Cork
    Runs 4
    Wins 3
    Win % 75%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 3-0-1-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Punchestown
    Runs 4
    Wins 3
    Win % 75%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 3-0-1-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Ascot
    Runs 2
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-2-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Gowran Park
    Runs 2
    Wins 2
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 2-0-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Leopardstown
    Runs 2
    Wins 1
    Win % 50%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-1
    Place % 100%
    Course Fairyhouse
    Runs 1
    Wins 1
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Naas
    Runs 1
    Wins 1
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Navan
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-1-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Sandown
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-1-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Thurles
    Runs 1
    Wins 1
    Win % 100%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-0-0
    Place % 100%

    About Energumene

    Energumene is a brown gelding who was bred in France by Christophe Dubourg. He was sired by Denham Red out of the April Night mare Olinight. Trained by Willie Mullins since moving from France and owned by Tony Bloom, his current earnings are over £1 million. 

    Energumene Career Form And Notable Achievements

    Energumene has won 12 of his 15 career races to date, including an impressive six Grade 1 victories. He is a two-time winner at the Cheltenham Festival, winning the Champion Chase in 2022 and 2023. He has also won the Punchestown Champion Chase twice (2022 + 2023), with his other two Grade 1 wins coming in the Irish Arkle (2021) and the Ryanair Novice Chase (2021). 

    His two Champion Chase victories at Cheltenham are his greatest achievements, winning the 2022 renewal by 8½ lengths, before going one better and winning the 2023 running by an impressive 10 lengths.