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KWD Race

Killarney · 13 May 2025
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 6f 44y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners5

San Salvador (IRE) (9/2) won the KWD Race at Killarney on 13 May 2025, beating War Rooms (IRE) by a nose under Dylan Browne McMonagle for trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien. 5 ran on Good going over 1m 6f 44y; the winning time was 3m 16.19s (slow by 13.69s). The 8/13 favourite, War Rooms (IRE), finished 2nd.

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Winner San Salvador (IRE)
SP: 9/2KTB Rating 92BKTB Speed 76C J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Won by a noseFav: War Rooms (IRE) 8/13 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 4 San Salvador (IRE) 9g Led Went straight to front - margin narrowed approaching 4f out - tried to go clear again with 2f left - gap cut back and challenged inside final furlong - dug in gamely to the line - prevailed by a whisker Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien 9-12 —92B76C 3:16.19 8,555 9/2 7.02
2nd 5 War Rooms (IRE) 4g Prominent Sat in 3rd early - moved into 2nd with 2f left - pressed the front-runner inside the last - stayed on to go down by a whisker nse Colin Keane Gerard Keane 9-7 10287B76C 3:16.20 2,755 8/13 fav 1.68
3rd 3 Comic Book (GB) p 4f Prominent Settled just behind pace-setter early - moved into contention approaching 4f out with a bit of urging needed - slipped back to third over 2f out - unable to get near front pair inside final furlong - held on steadily for third 6 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington 9-7 10178B71C 3:17.19 1,305 3/1 4.50
4th 2 Jet Setting Jim (IRE) 8g Held up Slow to get going - settled towards the back - pulling hard in 4th after 5f - unable to threaten leaders and held late on 3¼ Seamie Heffernan John Queally 9-4 —70B68C 3:17.73 580 18/1 31.63
5th 1 Liss Eile (IRE) 5m Prominent Sat in fourth or fifth from the five-furlong mark - unable to close inside the final two furlongs - lost touch approaching the last furlong to finish fifth 6 Julian Pietropaolo(7) G Ahern 8-6 —49C63C 3:18.73 290 300/1 1,000.00

Winning time 3m 16.19s (slow by 13.69s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 3m 14.59s. This race ran 1.60s (0.8% slower); the day's other races here ran 1.0% faster (N 6). Net of the day: 1.8% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 5 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (5 of 5 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the KWD Race at Killarney in 2025?
San Salvador (IRE) won the KWD Race at Killarney on 13 May 2025, ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle and trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien.
What was the finishing order of the 2025 KWD Race at Killarney?
1st San Salvador (IRE) (9/2), 2nd War Rooms (IRE) (8/13F), 3rd Comic Book (GB) (3/1).
What price was the winner of the 2025 KWD Race at Killarney?
San Salvador (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/2, with a Betfair SP of 7.02.
How many horses ran in the 2025 KWD Race at Killarney?
5 horses ran in the 2025 KWD Race at Killarney.
What was the winning time of the 2025 KWD Race at Killarney?
The winning time was 3m 16.19s (slow by 13.69s).

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