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Get today's free pick on Telegram →| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt | OR | RPR | TS | SP |
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| 2026-02-10 | 41d | Limerick | 21f | Heavy | – | 4/6 | 23 | Mr A D Bustin p | 143 | 115 | 59 | 43 | 4/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-12-31 | 39d | Punchestown | 19f | Soft | – | 8/12 | 9 | Mr A D Bustin p | 147 | 118 | 100 | 91 | 33/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle Towards rear throughout | |||||||||||||
| 2025-11-22 | 20d | Punchestown | 19.5f | Heavy | – | 10/13 | 4.5 | Mr A D Bustin p | 158 | 118 | 100 | 86 | 28/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Prominent - disputed lead 2nd - prominent from 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-11-02 | 6d | Cork | 20f | Soft | – | 1/15 | 0 | Mr A D Bustin p | 161 | 112 | 118 | 67 | 12/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Daniel And Orma O'Keeffe Handicap Hurdle Midfield - slow jump and pushed along 5 out - in touch with leaders 3 out - went second 2 out - ridden approaching last - ran on well run-in - led post(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-10-27 | 25d | Galway | 12f | Heavy | – | 2/16 | 4.5 | Jack Kearney p | 139 | 60 | 61 | 34 | 14/1 |
| Flat Turf Galway Races Handicap Held up in rear - headway over 3f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 16/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-10-02 | 7d | Clonmel | 20f | Good | – | 4/7 | 3.75 | Mr A D Bustin p | 147 | 116 | 99 | 66 | 16/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle Pushed along early - in rear - in touch with leaders after 4th - challenging home turn - weakened from 2 out(op 14/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-09-25 | 3d | Listowel | 20f | Soft | – | 13/16 | 1.25 | Mr A D Bustin p | 157 | 118 | 92 | 29 | 40/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Behans Horseshoe Bar Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle Towards rear - not fluent 1st - weakened before last (usual 2 out)(op 66/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-09-22 | 11d | Listowel | 14f | Heavy | – | 9/14 | 6.5 | Robert Whearty p | 128 | 61 | 33 | 48 | 16/1 |
| Flat Turf Treo Eile Retraining Ireland's Racehorses Handicap Towards rear - weakened over 3f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-09-11 | 103d | Clonmel | 16.5f | Soft | – | 6/11 | 1.5 | Miss A L Fitzgibbon | 160 | 62 | 56 | 36 | 33/1 |
| Flat Turf John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div II) Soon midfield - dropped to rear and pushed along 6f out - headway from 3f out - stayed on(op 22/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-05-31 | 19d | Listowel | 20.5f | Good | – | 15/16 | 0.5 | Mr A D Bustin | 159 | 120 | 31 | 59 | 50/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle Always behind(op 40/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-05-12 | 53d | Killarney (IRE) | 20f | Yielding | – | 9/10 | 7.5 | Mr A D Bustin | 150 | 120 | 84 | 57 | 16/1 |
| Hurdle Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Hurdle Towards rear throughout - awkward jump 1st(op 14/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-03-20 | 21d | Cork | 20f | Good | – | 2/20 | – | Mr A D Bustin | 157 | 118 | 119 | 99 | 100/1 |
| Hurdle Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2025-02-27 | 103d | Clonmel | – | Heavy | – | 9/10 | – | Mr A D Bustin | 161 | 121 | 82 | – | 33/1 |
| Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2024-11-16 | 19d | Navan | 16f | Good | – | 11/15 | 7.5 | Sean OKeeffe | 161 | 123 | 97 | 69 | 28/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle In rear - some headway from 2 out - never near to challenge(op 22/1 tchd 20/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-10-28 | 5d | Galway | 12f | Heavy | – | 2/18 | 1.5 | Colin Keane | 136 | 59 | 60 | 34 | 4/1J |
| Flat Turf Benetti Menswear Handicap Held up in rear - headway when raced wide from over 2f out - went second when ridden 1f out - kept on well - no match for winner(op 13/2) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-10-23 | 13d | Navan | 14f | Soft | – | 2/19 | 0.5 | Adam Caffrey | 133 | 59 | 62 | 39 | 16/1 |
| Flat Turf Navan Racing Festival Real Deal Package On Sale Now Handicap (Div I) Held up in rear - steady headway on near side of group from over 4f out - led when pushed along over 1f out - soon clear - reduced lead towards finish - headed final strides(op 10/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-10-10 | 17d | Thurles | 16.5f | Good | – | 4/11 | 2.75 | Adam Caffrey | 128 | 59 | 56 | 33 | 25/1 |
| Flat Turf www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Towards rear - good headway on outer 4f out - went third over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-09-23 | 18d | Listowel | 14f | Good | – | 8/14 | 1.75 | Chris Hayes | 134 | 62 | 53 | – | 28/1 |
| Flat Turf Treo Eile Retraining Irelands Racehorses Handicap Never better than midfield - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 25/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-09-05 | 35d | Clonmel | 16.5f | Good | – | 11/13 | 3.25 | Mr A D Bustin | 162 | 63 | 54 | 9 | 28/1 |
| Flat Turf John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Slowly away - slightly awkward start - soon recovered into midfield - pushed along briefly before halfway - outpaced when ridden over 2f out - keeping on when switched right 1f out - eased towards finish(op 20/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-08-01 | 40d | Galway | 12f | Soft | – | 13/18 | 3.5 | Sean Davis | 138 | 66 | 9 | – | 28/1 |
| Flat Turf Guinness 0.0 Handicap Always behind | |||||||||||||
| 2024-06-22 | 174d | Limerick | 12.5f | Good | – | 6/14 | 0.5 | Sean Davis | 128 | 66 | 63 | 41 | 33/1 |
| Flat Turf Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Handicap Towards rear - headway from under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - nearest finish (inquiry into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to settle his mount as he was drawn wide - to creep into race and to do the best he could; he said his mount was off the bridle for much of the race before staying on in closing stages' when questioned why he chose to go right into traffic in the closing stages rather than go left for a clear run jockey said that his mount would benefit from running through horses and this had helped gelding to finish well; he was satisfied that if he had gone for daylight his mount would have lost interest; trainer's rep confirmed instructions given and expressed his satisfaction with ride; he confirmed that he owned gelding himself - had ridden it before and stated that gelding always does his best work in closing stages - which was noted; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 22/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-31 | 21d | Punchestown | 19f | Heavy | – | 10/11 | 3.75 | Mr A D Bustin | 155 | 126 | 61 | 6 | 18/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Tote Fantasy Handicap Hurdle Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield behind clear leaders - weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear when mistake 2 out - heat stress (vet reported gelding to be suffering from heat stress post race)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-10 | 22d | Cork | 17f | Heavy | – | 1/10 | 0 | Mr A D Bustin | 163 | 118 | 127 | – | 40/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Bar One Racing Guaranteed Overnight Prices Handicap Hurdle Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along 2 out - ran on well run-in - led towards finish - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had been dropped 2lb by the handicapper and seems best suited racing on a righthanded track - which was noted)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-11-18 | 18d | Navan | 16f | Heavy | – | 10/20 | 1.25 | Mr A D Bustin | 153 | 120 | 105 | 64 | 50/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle In rear - some headway approaching last - never on terms | |||||||||||||
| 2023-10-31 | 2d | Curragh | 12f | Heavy | – | 4/11 | 11 | Mr A D Bustin | 151 | 67 | 60 | – | 20/1 |
| Flat Turf Tote Never Beaten by SP Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race Disputed lead at steady pace - raced in second after 3f - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-10-29 | 80d | Galway | 16f | Heavy | – | 10/15 | 0.75 | Mr A D Bustin p | 158 | 123 | 104 | 73 | 66/1 |
| Hurdle Turf Race In Pink Handicap Hurdle Never better than midfield - no extra before 2 out(op 28/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-08-10 | 1d | Sligo | 18f | Soft | – | 3/7 | – | Phillip Enright p | 158 | 125 | 113 | 98 | 2/1 |
| Clayton Hotel Claiming Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2023-08-09 | 12d | Sligo | 10.5f | Good | – | 3/12 | – | Adam Caffrey p | 132 | 70 | 61 | 58 | 7/2 |
| Rockshore Lager Claiming Race | |||||||||||||
| 2023-07-28 | 28d | Down Royal | 13f | Good | – | 7/10 | – | Danny Gilligan p | 139 | 71 | 50 | 30 | 4/1 |
| Tote Apprentice Handicap | |||||||||||||
| 2023-06-30 | 26d | Curragh | 12f | Good | – | 13/18 | – | Siobhan Rutledge p | 134 | 72 | 70 | 47 | 14/1 |
| Silken Thomas & Lock 13 Apprentice Derby | |||||||||||||
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick (under 2wk) | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| Normal (2-4wk) | 24 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mile (7-9f) | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Middle (10-12f) | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Staying (13f+) | 43 | 5 | 11.6% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 22 | 3 | 13.6% |
| Soft | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Good | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Punchestown | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Galway | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Listowel | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Navan | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Clonmel | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Cork | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
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