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Brains (IRE)

10yo b g · Form & record 2018-11-01 to 2026-06-30 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by R Donohoe.
Pedigree Dandy Man (IRE) × Pure Jazz (IRE) (by Marju)
OwnerP Sweeney
BreederKilnamoragh Stud
Ratings Official 59 · best RPR 95 · best TS 74
83
Runs
14
Wins
16.9%
Strike rate
33.7%
Place rate
1.25
Actual / Expected
-10.2%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-06-30 29d Roscommon 7.5f Good 5/15 2 Seamie Heffernan tb 141 59 75 50 6/1
Flat Turf Jimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap (0-60) In touch with leaders - prominent disputing second under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
2026-06-01 21d Gowran Park 8f Soft 6/16 0.5 Shay Wallace tb 140 59 84 50 5/1
Flat Turf KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap
2026-05-11 26d Roscommon 7.5f Good 2/14 2.75 Shane Foley tb 138 55 55 52 10/3
Flat Turf Next Meeting At Roscommon On Monday 18th May Handicap Led - headed but prominent after 1f - led again under 2f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 7/2)
2026-04-15 96d Leopardstown 7f Soft 4/12 1.25 Shane Foley tb 138 56 57 48 9/1
Flat Turf BuzzBallz Handicap Towards rear - headway 1f out - ran on well and went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 12/1)
2026-01-09 30d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 14/14 13 Patrick McGettigan tb 133 58 7 51 7/1
Flat AW New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I) Led - headed after 2f - weakened quickly under 2f out (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise in running)(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
2025-12-10 42d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 5/10 1 N G McCullagh 142 60 58 51 12/1
Flat AW Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap Prominent - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
2025-10-29 13d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 8/14 0.75 Patrick McGettigan tb 124 61 56 29 12/1
Flat AW Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - led - hung left over 1f out - soon headed then edged right - carried left then switched right when weakening inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)
2025-10-16 75d Curragh 7f Soft 13/26 0.5 Patrick McGettigan tb 124 61 49 7 12/1
Flat Turf 1xbet.ie Safer Gambling Handicap Pressed leaders - led against near rail over 3f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
2025-08-02 7d Galway 7f Soft 5/13 0.3 Patrick McGettigan tb 127 64 63 53 7/1
Flat Turf Ardilaun Hotel Handicap Led - soon headed and prominent - disputed lead from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2025-07-26 11d Gowran Park 8f Good 4/16 0.75 Patrick McGettigan tb 115 62 66 34 11/1
Flat Turf Bolands Mazda Carlow Handicap Led - clear against far rail 1f out - headed and lost three places towards finish(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
2025-07-15 26d Killarney 8f Soft 3/12 0.3 Patrick McGettigan tb 124 61 66 44 20/1
Flat Turf Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Prominent - pressed leader from 4f out - led 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - headed and weakened towards finish(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
2025-06-19 20d Leopardstown 7f Good 12/16 0.5 Patrick McGettigan tb 124 61 40 36 14/1
Flat Turf Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway against far rail over 1f out - keeping on when short of room final 110yds - soon no extra (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 20/1)
2025-05-30 14d Down Royal 7f Good 7/13 2.25 Keithen Kennedy tb 127 62 52 30 10/1
Flat Turf BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap Prominent - pressed leaders over 1f out - soon ridden - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
2025-05-16 47d Leopardstown 8f Good 16/19 2 Nicola Burns tb 130 64 22 13 4/1
Flat Turf BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-03-30 37d Leopardstown 8f Good 1/20 Shane Foley tb 142 60 68 35 4/1
Flat Sunday 11th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap
2025-02-21 21d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 8/13 Nicola Burns tb 129 64 52 47 11/1
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap
2025-01-31 17d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 7/14 Robbie Colgan tb 134 67 59 45 80/1
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap
2025-01-14 25d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 9/10 Keithen Kennedy tb 142 70 53 22 8/1
Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap
2024-12-20 23d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 12/14 1.75 Robbie Colgan 140 73 61 40 33/1
Flat AW Dundalk Stadium Champion Trainer & Jockey Awards 2024 Handicap Started quickly - soon prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
2024-11-27 105d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 8/14 Robbie Colgan 141 74 63 59 50/1
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap
2024-08-14 15d Gowran Park 7f Firm 6/11 0.2 Jack Cleary tb 133 76 65 44 9/2
Flat Turf Gowran Park Claiming Race Midfield - prominent halfway - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 5/1)
2024-07-30 30d Galway 7f Soft 9/16 0.1 Robbie Colgan tb 141 79 67 36 25/1
Flat Turf caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap Soon prominent - disputed lead from under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 22/1)
2024-06-30 17d Curragh 8f Good 15/15 20 Wayne Hassett tb 114 79 21 25/1
Flat Turf Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) Midfield - prominent behind clear leaders over 4f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
2024-06-13 31d Leopardstown 7f Good 3/8 1.5 Wayne Hassett tb 140 80 83 62 11/2
Flat Turf 1888 Restaurant Apprentice Handicap Prominent - led narrowly after 2f - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 13/2)
2024-05-13 33d Roscommon 7.5f Soft 1/15 0 Adam Caffrey tb 129 72 85 68 14/1
Flat Turf www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap Disputed lead - led clearly after 2f - went clear from over 2f out - ridden and ran on well from under 2f out - reduced lead towards finish(tchd 12/1)
2024-04-10 33d Leopardstown 7f Heavy 3/10 1.75 Keithen Kennedy tb 127 72 77 54 17/2
Flat Turf SPIN1038 Handicap Pressed leader - led soon after start - headed soon after start - lost second and no extra from 1f out(op 12/1)
2024-03-08 14d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 2/12 0.5 Robbie Colgan tb 131 75 80 36 25/1
Flat AW Peter Fitzpatrick Leod Quarries Handicap Soon led - faced challenge when ridden up the centre 1f out - headed but kept on well inside final 110yds(tchd 33/1)
2024-02-23 14d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 8/8 4.75 Leigh Roche tb 121 76 53 24 16/1
Flat AW Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap Prominent - joined leader 4f out - led narrowly over 2f out - headed when weakened quickly over 1f out(op 18/1)
2024-02-09 9d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 11/13 4.5 Mikey Sheehy tb 133 77 54 25 11/1
Flat AW View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Pressed leader - disputed lead soon after start - led narrowly after 1f - headed over 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
2024-01-31 19d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 2/7 2 Mikey Sheehy tb 126 77 80 28 14/1
Flat AW Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap Soon pressed leader - led when ridden 1f out - headed and hung left inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)24416.7%
Normal (2-4wk)33515.2%
Freshened (1-2m)16425.0%
Layoff (2-6m)7114.3%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 31000.0%
Class 414321.4%
Class 513430.8%
Class 67457.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)300.0%
Mile (7-9f)771418.2%
Middle (10-12f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard561119.6%
Good1417.1%
Soft10220.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)1815.6%
Kempton (AW)10440.0%
Chelmsford (AW)9333.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)800.0%
Lingfield (AW)8225.0%
Leopardstown6116.7%
Roscommon4125.0%
Gowran Park300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-11-01–2026-06-30. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.