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
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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.
| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl |
Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt |
OR | RPR | TS | SP |
| 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 run | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Quick (under 2wk) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Normal (2-4wk) | 33 | 5 | 15.2% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Long break (6m+) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Record by class
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Class 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Class 4 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Class 5 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| Class 6 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% |
Record by distance
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Sprint (5-6f) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mile (7-9f) | 77 | 14 | 18.2% |
| Middle (10-12f) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
Record by going
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Standard | 56 | 11 | 19.6% |
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Soft | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
Record by course
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
| Dundalk (AW) | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Kempton (AW) | 10 | 4 | 40.0% |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lingfield (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| Leopardstown | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Roscommon | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
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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.