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Optima RacingHorses › My Friend The Wind (IRE)

My Friend The Wind (IRE)

10yo b g · Form & record 2020-08-08 to 2025-10-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by E McNamara.
Pedigree Sholokhov (IRE) × A Stroke Of Luck (IRE) (by Saddlers' Hall)
OwnerExors Of The Late Sean Curran
BreederJohn Earls
Ratings Official 90 · best RPR 105 · best TS 85
39
Runs
3
Wins
7.7%
Strike rate
41.0%
Place rate
0.63
Actual / Expected
-10.3%
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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
2025-10-05 23d Killarney 23.5f Soft 9/12 0.5 G B Noonan p 155 90 64 59 11/1
Chase Turf Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase Never better than midfield - no extra from 3 out(tchd 12/1)
2025-09-12 21d Ballinrobe 23f Soft 3/13 14 G B Noonan p 155 90 82 19 9/2
Chase Turf Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - went second 3 out - lost second after 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 4/1)
2025-08-22 17d Kilbeggan 26f Soft 1/13 0 G B Noonan p 155 85 91 78 6/1
Chase Turf New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase Midfield - headway when not fluent 3 out - mistake last - soon ridden - kept on well to lead final strides(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
2025-08-05 18d Roscommon 21.5f Soft 5/15 5.5 G B Noonan p 149 86 84 23 18/1
Chase Turf Kepak Handicap Chase Midfield - headway from 2 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 14/1)
2025-07-18 141d Killarney 23f Soft 7/14 1 G B Noonan p 152 89 62 64 9/1
Chase Turf Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Chase (Div I) Prominent - lost position final circuit - weakened 3 out(op 16/1)
2025-02-27 62d Clonmel Heavy 5/14 G B Noonan 153 90 85 12/1
Clonmel Handicap Chase
2024-12-27 82d Limerick 20f Soft 3/11 5 Ms H Phillips p 150 104 96 59 25/1
Hurdle Turf Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle Midfield - not fluent 3 out - in touch with leaders and keeping on when badly hampered then left in third 2 out - not recover(op 16/1)
2024-10-06 23d Killarney 23.5f Soft 4/11 2 Sean Flanagan p 159 91 81 61 3/1F
Chase Turf Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Chase Midfield - kept on from 3 out - no telling impression(tchd 11/4)
2024-09-13 32d Ballinrobe 23.5f Good 5/15 1.75 Calum Hogan p 158 91 89 5 7/2
Chase Turf Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - headway and prominent when not fluent 2 out - soon no extra(tchd 10/3)
2024-08-12 20d Ballinrobe 23f Soft 2/10 0.3 Calum Hogan p 161 102 105 56 4/1J
Hurdle Turf J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - pushed along disputed lead last - ridden and ran on well run-in - just held
2024-07-23 54d Ballinrobe 22f Good 2/15 3.25 Conor McNamara 166 100 100 23 4/1F
Hurdle Turf Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Disputed lead early - prominent after 2nd - lost position when not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway before last - went second but no chance with winner final strides(op 9/2)
2024-05-30 15d Limerick 22f Good 4/10 2.25 Conor McNamara 167 101 98 16 11/2
Hurdle Turf Free Streaming All Racing At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle Disputed lead early - soon prominent - dropped to midfield halfway - headway and went modest fourth 2 out - no extra from last(op 9/2)
2024-05-15 26d Tipperary 24f Good 2/16 2.25 Conor McNamara 165 99 105 68 14/1
Hurdle Turf Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Prominent behind clear leader - headway when bad mistake 2 out - went second approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/1)
2024-04-19 150d Ballinrobe 22.5f Soft 3/13 0.2 Mr D Doyle 153 97 102 9 28/1
Hurdle Turf Lodge At Ashford Castle (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Midfield - lost position and towards rear after 4 out - plenty to do 2 out - ran on well run-in - went third towards finish - nearest finish(tchd 33/1)
2023-11-21 23d Limerick 21f Heavy 99/14 Conor McNamara p 163 97 14/1
Hurdle Turf Mr Binman Christmas Racing Festival 26th - 29th December Handicap Hurdle Towards rear - not fluent and weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)
2023-10-29 44d Galway 22.5f Heavy 4/9 2.25 Conor McNamara p 150 91 92 6 3/1F
Chase Turf Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 2nd - mistake and lost position 8th - in touch with leaders when niggled along briefly after 5 out - switched right when dropped to midfield before 2 out - ran on and went fourth after last
2023-09-15 18d Ballinrobe 23f Soft 3/14 Conor McNamara p 167 91 91 43 5/2
Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase
2023-08-28 151d Ballinrobe 22f Soft 1/14 Conor McNamara 165 92 102 39 12/1
On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2023-03-30 18d Naas 23.5f Soft 12/23 Sean Flanagan p 166 93 87 33 18/1
Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle
2023-03-12 73d Limerick 24.5f Soft 99/12 Conor McNamara p 143 91 10/1
Agritech Handicap Chase
2022-12-29 60d Limerick 22.5f Heavy 99/16 Conor McNamara p 150 91 6/1
Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase
2022-10-30 28d Galway 22.5f Heavy 2/13 Conor McNamara p 148 89 102 72 7/1
Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase
2022-10-02 9d Killarney 23f Good 99/12 Conor McNamara 156 90 6/1
tote.ie Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase
2022-09-23 46d Listowel 24f Good 3/17 Conor McNamara 165 92 98 44 6/1
Guinness Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2022-08-08 25d Ballinrobe 23f Good 7/14 Conor McNamara 159 93 88 82 22/1
C.J. Sheeran Ltd Handicap Hurdle
2022-07-14 38d Killarney 20f Good 8/16 Conor McNamara 167 94 75 65 13/2
Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2022-06-06 159d Listowel 20f Soft 3/15 Conor McNamara 160 94 102 6 22/1
Mike Lawlee Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2021-12-29 41d Limerick 22.5f Heavy 8/16 Ryan Treacy 153 94 53 14/1
Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase
2021-11-18 26d Thurles 22f Good 99/12 Conor McNamara 146 94 8/1
Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap Chase
2021-10-23 28d Galway 24f Soft 8/20 Mark McDonagh 161 95 88 55 10/1
COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle

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)400.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1516.7%
Freshened (1-2m)1100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)7114.3%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)3837.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft18211.1%
Good1400.0%
Heavy7114.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ballinrobe8112.5%
Killarney700.0%
Limerick600.0%
Listowel400.0%
Kilbeggan3133.3%
Galway300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-08-08–2025-10-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.