Midnight Moonshine

That single career victory came at Kilbeggan on 25 July 2025, and it's worth noting that seven of those 14 races have ended in a place finish. In other words, Midnight Moonshine has crossed the line in the top three or four nearly half the time — this is a horse that competes honestly and turns up to race, even if the winner's enclosure has been a rare destination. For anyone following along, that's both the comfort and the frustration: close often, but not close enough.

The last six runs, however, tell a slightly more concerning story. The sequence reads 9th, pulled up, pulled up, 3rd, 4th, 3rd — two non-completions in there is something any observer would want explained before reading too much into the placed efforts on either side. Raced just one day ago, Midnight Moonshine is very much a horse in active campaign, and William Harvey's yard in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, clearly has plans for it. Harvey has sent out six winners this season, so the operation is in decent form even if this particular horse hasn't added to the tally recently.

Ben Harvey, who has partnered Midnight Moonshine in 10 of those 14 races, has one win to show for it — a 10% win rate, or 1 in every 10 rides together. That's modest, but in the context of this horse's overall record it's actually above average. The pair have clearly built a partnership, and Kilbeggan, where the victory came, may yet prove the key to unlocking more good days. For now, Midnight Moonshine is a horse that keeps its yard busy and its supporters watching — just waiting for the planets to align again.