Horse profile

Tropical Island (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer C F Swan · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Treasure Island (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2009
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Off 5958 days Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Tropical Island (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Cork (Dec 2009). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 6% strike from 1,760 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Treasure Island (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wabanaki (IRE) (1 win, best perf 112).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D J Casey 3 0 0% −3.00
Lenny Flynn 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
D G Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 6 0 0% −6.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
02 May 10+122d Sligo Sligo Racecourse (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-13 90 — Ms N Carberry 8/1
31 Dec 09+16d Punchestown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 90 — D G Hogan 9/2
15 Dec 09+51d Cork Dromdowney Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1 11-9 88 90 D J Casey 8/1
25 Oct 09+19d Wexford Rocklands Service Station (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 12 11-1 88 — Lenny Flynn 7/1
06 Oct 09+230d Tipperary Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 19 ran 4/19 5 11-1 — 89 Lenny Flynn 50/1
18 Feb 09+17d Punchestown Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 17/22 4 11-3 — — D J Casey 50/1
01 Feb 09 Punchestown Kilpedder Syndicate Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 26 11-12 — — D J Casey 16/1

Record shown from February 2009. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.