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Formscan By Mark Nunan - BRAINS is firmly in the veteran category, but he looks capable of recording a 15th career success. The Dandy Man gelding travelled like a winner for most of the way over an extended 7f at Roscommon before being cut down by a filly who was winning for the third time this year. Although he is now 4lb higher, that may not stop him if he turns up in the same form. Royal County Glory ran well in a higher grade at Fairyhouse and merits consideration on this quick turnaround, while course and distance third Hale Bopp is a useful back-up for the selection's trainer.

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Brains (IRE) 10,b g 10-2

Dandy Man (IRE)-Pure Jazz(Marju)

ts+bl+(21) d13 bf (P Sweeney)
Rated 59 Won When Rated 60-72-68

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE3637-13.50
UK471175.00

11th May 26 Roscommon(7f 111yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 55 10/3JFav 9-12 S Foley 2nd of 14 runners, 2.75L behind Kitty Bear

15th Apr 26 Leopardstown(7f Flat Hcap, Yielding (Yielding to Soft after R1)) Rated 56 9/1 9-12 S Foley 4th of 12 runners, 1.81L behind Exceeding

9th Jan 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 58 7/1 9-7 P McGettigan (7) 14th of 14 runners, 27.13L behind Beat The Devil

Quotes

Quotes on Brains (IRE)

He gets his turn every so often and is a prolific winner in the past. He’s a nine-year-old now and there is still life in him. We’ll go on for the summer with him and I’m delighted for Paul (Sweeney, owner) who is a gentleman to train for. It’s a nice day to get a winner and he could come back as he seems to like it around here. He’s a real pet of a horse and he was swinging there with Shane and really loving it. He’s still enjoying life even after all the miles that he’s put up over the years.
After Brains (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 30th Mar 2025 1m Flat Hcap Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Brains (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Rock Etoile (IRE)1
15th Jul 2025 Killarney(1m 30yds, Flat Hcap, Yielding to soft, soft in places) Brains (IRE) 3rd (20/1 8-12 Rated 61) P McGettigan 4.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 6th (16/1 8-11 Rated 63) A Browne-Souza (12 ran)
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Pinball Wizard (IRE)2
15th Nov 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Pinball Wizard (IRE) 2nd (6/1 9-1 Rated 60) S D Bowen 8.75L in front of Brains (IRE) 8th (1/2Fav 10-2 Rated 82) E J McNamara (13 ran)
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1st Nov 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Brains (IRE) 1st (6/4Fav 10-2 Rated 82) J A Heffernan 8.00L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 2nd (7/1 9-6 Rated 60) S D Bowen (13 ran)
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Heart Of Darkness (GB)2
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 2nd (11/2 9-9 Rated 53) R P Cleary 23.13L in front of Brains (IRE) 14th (7/1 9-7 Rated 58) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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16th Oct 2025 Curragh(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight - Yielding. Round - Yielding, good to yielding in places. (After R2 Yielding to Soft on straight and Yielding on round)) Brains (IRE) 13th (12/1 8-12 Rated 61) P McGettigan 5.00L in front of Heart Of Darkness (GB) 20th (50/1 9-0 Rated 62) S Coen (26 ran)
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Gold Dublooms (IRE)1
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Gold Dublooms (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-13 Rated 43) K J Leonard 17.25L in front of Brains (IRE) 14th (7/1 9-7 Rated 58) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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Medieval Night (IRE) 4,b g 10-2

Camelot (GB)-Sorelle Delle Rose(Dark Angel)

cp1(12) (Winning Chance Syndicate)
Rated 59

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE901-9.00

20th May 26 Gowran Park(1m 5f 170yds Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 62 40/1 9-8 J A Heffernan 10th of 13 runners, 21L behind Earthsong

8th May 26 Ballinrobe(1m 1f 133yds Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) Rated 65 50/1 8-3 M T Sheridan (10) 8th of 9 runners, 10L behind Lough Leane

25th Apr 26 Limerick(1m 50yds Flat Hcap, Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Rated 66 18/1 9-0 M T Sheridan (10) 11th of 14 runners, 16.38L behind Electric Night

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Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) 4,b f 10-2

Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Don't Be(Cape Cross)

ts9(14) d1 (Kay Russell)
Rated 59

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE8124.00

18th May 26 Roscommon(7f 94yds Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, good in places (Yielding after R4 - Yielding to Soft after R7)) Rated 64 13/2 9-8 A J Slattery 12th of 15 runners, 11.26L behind Thrifty Of Digby

11th Apr 26 Bellewstown(7f 205yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 64 4/1 9-8 A J Slattery 8th of 14 runners, 17L behind Lahore Da King

17th Dec 25 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 64 4/1 8-9 Orla Tynan (10) 2nd of 14 runners, 1.25L behind Benavente

Quotes

Quotes on Queen Aethelflaed (IRE)

that hadn’t a lot to do with me as this was Edward’s (O’Grady, recently deceased) horse so his lads had been doing the work. I didn’t know much about her but she is a nice filly and this is Mrs Hoare’s first horse with me. She is a well-bred filly, I think she will run again this season and we could step her up to 1m2f.
After Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 9th Oct 2025 1m Flat Hcap Good to Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hale Bopp (IRE)1
9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) 1st (11/1 9-12 Rated 58) J M Sheridan 1.13L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 4th (16/1 9-1 Rated 44) S Foley (14 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)1
9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) 1st (11/1 9-12 Rated 58) J M Sheridan 1.38L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (4/1 9-2 Rated 52) S Coen (14 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE282218.00

9th May 26 Killarney(2m 1f Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding, Good in places) 150/1 11-12 D J Gilligan 14th of 15 runners, 101.25L behind Magico

13th Jan 26 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 54 28/1 9-10 K J Leonard 9th of 14 runners, 14.75L behind Limestone Red

13th Oct 25 Roscommon(1m 4f 46yds Flat Hcap, Soft, heavy in places) Rated 56 22/1 9-5 S Coen (7) 9th of 16 runners, 26L behind Nancee Spain

Quotes

Quotes on Chou Chou (IRE)

He was in good form and we were hopeful but, with the rain that fell, we didn't know how he'd handle it. We had been looking for soft ground all along, but he has been running well on good to firm. It is grand for the boys as we only claimed him for €4,000 and he has won twice now. He is fine and will run away. The syndicate is run by Declan Beary from Oola, it involves my father and there are 10 involved. They're have great fun.
After Chou Chou (IRE) finished 1st at Clonmel on Thu, 11th Sep 2025 1m 1f Flat Hcap Soft

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Chou Chou (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Tynamite (IRE)1
21st Jun 2025 Limerick(1m , Flat Hcap, Good CHANGED to good, good to yielding in places after 2nd race. CHANGED FURTHER to good to yielding after 6th race) Tynamite (IRE) 2nd (22/1 8-0 Rated 40) Rebecca Parsons 19.38L in front of Chou Chou (IRE) 12th (20/1 8-8 Rated 43) M W Hassett (16 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE3428-3.50
UK2045-1.38

7th Nov 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 52 28/1 9-1 S Coen (7) 12th of 14 runners, 11.04L behind Johnny s Oasis

14th Oct 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 54 28/1 9-10 S Foley 7th of 14 runners, 8.53L behind Johnny s Oasis

26th Sep 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 56 8/1 9-12 R Coakley 14th of 14 runners, 20.44L behind Famous Enough

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Pinball Wizard (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Brains (IRE)2
15th Nov 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Pinball Wizard (IRE) 2nd (6/1 9-1 Rated 60) S D Bowen 8.75L in front of Brains (IRE) 8th (1/2Fav 10-2 Rated 82) E J McNamara (13 ran)
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1st Nov 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Brains (IRE) 1st (6/4Fav 10-2 Rated 82) J A Heffernan 8.00L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 2nd (7/1 9-6 Rated 60) S D Bowen (13 ran)
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Hale Bopp (IRE)4
5th Apr 2024 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 3rd (16/1 9-11 Rated 60) C J MacRedmond 1.25L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 4th (10/1 9-13 Rated 62) S D Bowen (14 ran)
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8th Mar 2024 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-12 Rated 61) J J G Ryan 6.38L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 11th (15/2 9-11 Rated 62) S D Bowen (14 ran)
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6th Sep 2023 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good) Hale Bopp (IRE) 5th (22/1 9-8 Rated 63) C Horgan 3.25L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 9th (11/2 9-11 Rated 63) S D Bowen (15 ran)
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16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Pinball Wizard (IRE) 7th (7/2Fav 9-12 Rated 66) J M Sheridan .31L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (7/1 9-13 Rated 67) Dylan Browne McMonagle (15 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)1
16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) C Horgan 1.50L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 7th (7/2Fav 9-12 Rated 66) J M Sheridan (15 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1013-5.67

28th May 26 Fairyhouse(7f Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 62 17/2 8-11 J Pietropaolo (7) 5th of 13 runners, 3L behind Fortuity

10th Apr 26 Dundalk(7f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 57 10/3Fav 8-6 J Pietropaolo (7) 1st of 12 runners, by 0.75L and 1.5L from Methgal and Cosmic Force

1st Apr 26 Dundalk(6f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 57 4/1 8-10 J Pietropaolo (7) 3rd of 13 runners, 1.75L and nk behind Stone Bear and Bullet Bourbon

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Believeth (IRE) 4,b f 9-5

Acclamation (GB)-Treeline(Champs Elysees)

ts1(50) (Michael Akers & J A Stack)
Rated 48

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE400-4.00

12th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Rated 53 16/1 9-9 J A Heffernan 14th of 20 runners, 9.87L behind Launch Time

11th Feb 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Maiden, Standard) 50/1 9-4 J A Heffernan 5th of 9 runners, 11.75L behind Ben Lawers

23rd Jan 26 Dundalk(7f Flat Maiden, Standard) 20/1 8-11 D S O Sullivan (7) 10th of 14 runners, 25.01L behind Soldier s Tree

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Believeth (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hale Bopp (IRE)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Hale Bopp (IRE) 12th (16/1 8-8 Rated 43) Jack Cleary .78L in front of Believeth (IRE) 14th (16/1 9-9 Rated 53) J A Heffernan (20 ran)
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Heart Of Darkness (GB)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 11th (20/1 9-7 Rated 51) Adam Caffrey .81L in front of Believeth (IRE) 14th (16/1 9-9 Rated 53) J A Heffernan (20 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2112-18.50

12th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Rated 51 20/1 9-7 Adam Caffrey 11th of 20 runners, 9.06L behind Launch Time

6th Mar 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 52 7/1 9-8 R P Whelan 5th of 13 runners, 2.13L behind Bella Colombia

6th Feb 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 53 12/1 9-2 Gabriella Adela Hill (7) 10th of 14 runners, 8.5L behind Summer Island

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Heart Of Darkness (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Brains (IRE)2
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 2nd (11/2 9-9 Rated 53) R P Cleary 23.13L in front of Brains (IRE) 14th (7/1 9-7 Rated 58) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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16th Oct 2025 Curragh(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight - Yielding. Round - Yielding, good to yielding in places. (After R2 Yielding to Soft on straight and Yielding on round)) Brains (IRE) 13th (12/1 8-12 Rated 61) P McGettigan 5.00L in front of Heart Of Darkness (GB) 20th (50/1 9-0 Rated 62) S Coen (26 ran)
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Hale Bopp (IRE)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 11th (20/1 9-7 Rated 51) Adam Caffrey .03L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 12th (16/1 8-8 Rated 43) Jack Cleary (20 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)2
23rd Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 10th (4/1 9-9 Rated 53) Adam Caffrey 2.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 11th (66/1 9-10 Rated 54) J M Sheridan (13 ran)
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12th Nov 2025 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-3 Rated 64) J S Dalton .88L in front of Heart Of Darkness (GB) 7th (28/1 9-2 Rated 57) Adam Caffrey (14 ran)
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Believeth (IRE)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 11th (20/1 9-7 Rated 51) Adam Caffrey .81L in front of Believeth (IRE) 14th (16/1 9-9 Rated 53) J A Heffernan (20 ran)
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Gold Dublooms (IRE)1
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 2nd (11/2 9-9 Rated 53) R P Cleary 5.88L in front of Gold Dublooms (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-13 Rated 43) K J Leonard (14 ran)
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Real Petite (GER) 4,b f 9-3

Amaron (GB)-Riviere Diamant(Oratorio)

cp2(17) (Mrs Rita Byrne)
Rated 46

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE700-7.00

15th May 26 Leopardstown(1m 4f 180yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 50 66/1 9-6 N G McCullagh 19th of 19 runners, 34.87L behind Masego

17th Mar 26 Wexford(2m Hcap Hurdle, Soft, Soft to Heavy in places) Rated 90 200/1 9-9 C G O Dwyer (5) pulled up(10 ran) in race won by Westoftignes

31st Dec 25 Punchestown(2m 105yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Hurdle); Yielding to Soft, Soft in places (Chase)) Rated 90 200/1 10-7 D E Mullins 12th of 13 runners, 89.5L behind Immediate Effect

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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE701-7.00

9th Jan 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 43 25/1 8-13 K J Leonard 9th of 14 runners, 9.88L behind Beat The Devil

11th Sep 25 Clonmel(1m 1f 130yds Flat Hcap, Yielding to Soft CHANGED to soft after 2nd race) Rated 45 9/1 8-13 R Whearty (3) 10th of 13 runners, 16.5L behind Justenzia

2nd Jun 25 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 47 9/2 9-1 C T Keane 5th of 15 runners, 8.75L behind Casheldale Lass

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Gold Dublooms (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Brains (IRE)1
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Gold Dublooms (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-13 Rated 43) K J Leonard 17.25L in front of Brains (IRE) 14th (7/1 9-7 Rated 58) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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Heart Of Darkness (GB)1
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 2nd (11/2 9-9 Rated 53) R P Cleary 5.88L in front of Gold Dublooms (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-13 Rated 43) K J Leonard (14 ran)
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Hale Bopp (IRE) 8,b g 8-11

Belardo (IRE)-Emperors Pearl(Holy Roman Emperor)

ts3(12) d4 (P Sweeney)
Rated 36 Won When Rated 85-82

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE6259-35.12

20th May 26 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 37 15/2 8-5 Patrick McGettigan (5) 3rd of 16 runners, 4L and 1.5L behind Ballymagreehan and Chipsrdown

12th May 26 Killarney(1m 31yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 37 18/1 8-3 P McGettigan (7) 7th of 15 runners, 3.44L behind Nibras Rainbow

5th May 26 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 39 18/1 8-10 C D Hayes 6th of 15 runners, 7.25L behind Majestic King

Quotes

Quotes on Hale Bopp (IRE)

He has had a few problems and was running into form recently so delighted to get the right side of a close one there. He ran well in Gowran and ran well the previous day in Gowran so he had two goodish runs and, obviously, his handicap mark had dropped which gave him a chance anyway. Good to get him back here, hopefully there might be another one along the way. The race was set up well for him and I thought two down he might win snug but it got a bit slow then for a while, but he battled strong in the end.
After Hale Bopp (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 22nd Sep 2023 1m Flat Hcap Standard

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hale Bopp (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Tynamite (IRE)3
12th May 2026 Killarney(1m 31yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Hale Bopp (IRE) 7th (18/1 8-3 Rated 37) P McGettigan 5.50L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 10th (66/1 8-0 Rated 38) Rebecca Parsons (15 ran)
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20th Dec 2023 Dundalk(7f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Tynamite (IRE) 1st (9/1 9-1 Rated 45) L T McAteer 7.13L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (9/1 10-0 Rated 61) R C Colgan (14 ran)
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22nd Sep 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 1st (17/2 9-11 Rated 60) R C Colgan .94L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 5th (14/1 8-12 Rated 47) L T McAteer (14 ran)
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Half Nutz (IRE)2
20th May 2026 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Hale Bopp (IRE) 3rd (15/2 8-5 Rated 37) Patrick McGettigan 4.50L in front of Half Nutz (IRE) 8th (20/1 8-0 Rated 40) E E Ryan (16 ran)
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5th May 2026 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Half Nutz (IRE) 5th (40/1 8-0 Rated 40) E E Ryan .75L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-10 Rated 39) C D Hayes (15 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)3
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 5th (4/1 8-11 Rated 48) P McGettigan 22.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 14th (25/1 9-13 Rated 57) L F Roche (14 ran)
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9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Hale Bopp (IRE) 4th (16/1 9-1 Rated 44) S Foley .25L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (4/1 9-2 Rated 52) S Coen (14 ran)
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16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) C Horgan 1.81L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (7/1 9-13 Rated 67) Dylan Browne McMonagle (15 ran)
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Pinball Wizard (IRE)4
5th Apr 2024 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 3rd (16/1 9-11 Rated 60) C J MacRedmond 1.25L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 4th (10/1 9-13 Rated 62) S D Bowen (14 ran)
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8th Mar 2024 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-12 Rated 61) J J G Ryan 6.38L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 11th (15/2 9-11 Rated 62) S D Bowen (14 ran)
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6th Sep 2023 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good) Hale Bopp (IRE) 5th (22/1 9-8 Rated 63) C Horgan 3.25L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 9th (11/2 9-11 Rated 63) S D Bowen (15 ran)
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16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Pinball Wizard (IRE) 7th (7/2Fav 9-12 Rated 66) J M Sheridan .31L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (7/1 9-13 Rated 67) Dylan Browne McMonagle (15 ran)
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Heart Of Darkness (GB)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 11th (20/1 9-7 Rated 51) Adam Caffrey .03L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 12th (16/1 8-8 Rated 43) Jack Cleary (20 ran)
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Believeth (IRE)1
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Hale Bopp (IRE) 12th (16/1 8-8 Rated 43) Jack Cleary .78L in front of Believeth (IRE) 14th (16/1 9-9 Rated 53) J A Heffernan (20 ran)
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Queen Aethelflaed (IRE)1
9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) 1st (11/1 9-12 Rated 58) J M Sheridan 1.13L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 4th (16/1 9-1 Rated 44) S Foley (14 ran)
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Half Nutz (IRE) 9,ch g 8-11

Sir Prancealot (IRE)-Segoria(Shinko Forest)

(12) (James M Barcoe)
Rated 36 Won When Rated 76-76-77-77-66-58

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE8069-12.00
UK200-2.00

20th May 26 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 40 20/1 8-0 E E Ryan (10) 8th of 16 runners, 10L behind Ballymagreehan

5th May 26 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 40 40/1 8-0 E E Ryan (10) 5th of 15 runners, 6.5L behind Majestic King

22nd Apr 26 Gowran Park(7f Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Rated 42 33/1 8-2 E E Ryan (10) 8th of 14 runners, 10L behind Kitty Bear

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Half Nutz (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hale Bopp (IRE)2
20th May 2026 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Hale Bopp (IRE) 3rd (15/2 8-5 Rated 37) Patrick McGettigan 4.50L in front of Half Nutz (IRE) 8th (20/1 8-0 Rated 40) E E Ryan (16 ran)
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5th May 2026 Gowran Park(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Half Nutz (IRE) 5th (40/1 8-0 Rated 40) E E Ryan .75L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-10 Rated 39) C D Hayes (15 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)4
22nd Apr 2026 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Half Nutz (IRE) 8th (33/1 8-2 Rated 42) E E Ryan 8.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 12th (40/1 8-9 Rated 44) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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27th Oct 2025 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy CHANGED to Heavy after 3rd race) Half Nutz (IRE) 7th (16/1 9-2 Rated 46) Adam Caffrey 7.50L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 11th (7/1 9-3 Rated 54) A Browne-Souza (15 ran)
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22nd Oct 2023 Leopardstown(7f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-6 Rated 69) C Horgan 7.06L in front of Half Nutz (IRE) 10th (8/1 9-12 Rated 73) Adam Caffrey (12 ran)
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5th Aug 2023 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, NH: Soft. Flat: Heavy) Half Nutz (IRE) 4th (11/2 9-11 Rated 75) Adam Caffrey .13L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (20/1 9-7 Rated 66) Andrew Joseph Slattery (16 ran)
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Monastere (GB) 4,b g 8-11

Kodiac (GB)-Bible Belt(Big Bad Bob)

hd2(178) (Gary Ryan)
Rated 40

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE500-5.00

5th Dec 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 45 150/1 9-0 R C Colgan 12th of 13 runners, 20.38L behind Una Matata

21st Nov 25 Dundalk(6f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 48 80/1 9-5 Adam Caffrey 13th of 14 runners, 11.14L behind Lismacbryan Hill

11th Oct 25 Naas(1m Flat Maiden, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Straight); Yielding (Round)) 300/1 9-8 Adam Caffrey 12th of 16 runners, 18.97L behind Unwavering Monarch

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Rock Etoile (IRE) 8,b g 8-11

Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Etoile de Lune(Zamindar)

(40) cd2 (Conor McKenna, Patrick J McKenna & Emmet McKenna)
Rated 40 Won When Rated 58-62-56

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE6067-15.50

22nd Apr 26 Gowran Park(7f Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Rated 44 40/1 8-9 P McGettigan (5) 12th of 14 runners, 18L behind Kitty Bear

9th Apr 26 Gowran Park(7f 180yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 48 12/1 9-4 J A Heffernan 14th of 16 runners, 12.25L behind Lady Arwen

13th Feb 26 Dundalk(1m Flat, Standard) Rated 51 125/1 8-9 Siobhan Rutledge (3) 11th of 12 runners, 10.13L behind The Liffey

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rock Etoile (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Tynamite (IRE)2
7th Aug 2025 Leopardstown(7f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Tynamite (IRE) 7th (40/1 8-6 Rated 46) Rebecca Parsons 4.26L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 14th (18/1 9-9 Rated 60) A Browne-Souza (18 ran)
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29th May 2024 Tipperary(7f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Soft) Rock Etoile (IRE) 10th (9/1 9-10 Rated 64) Andrew Joseph Slattery .25L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 11th (66/1 8-5 Rated 48) J A Powell (14 ran)
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Brains (IRE)1
15th Jul 2025 Killarney(1m 30yds, Flat Hcap, Yielding to soft, soft in places) Brains (IRE) 3rd (20/1 8-12 Rated 61) P McGettigan 4.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 6th (16/1 8-11 Rated 63) A Browne-Souza (12 ran)
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Half Nutz (IRE)4
22nd Apr 2026 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Half Nutz (IRE) 8th (33/1 8-2 Rated 42) E E Ryan 8.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 12th (40/1 8-9 Rated 44) P McGettigan (14 ran)
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27th Oct 2025 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy CHANGED to Heavy after 3rd race) Half Nutz (IRE) 7th (16/1 9-2 Rated 46) Adam Caffrey 7.50L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 11th (7/1 9-3 Rated 54) A Browne-Souza (15 ran)
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22nd Oct 2023 Leopardstown(7f 21yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-6 Rated 69) C Horgan 7.06L in front of Half Nutz (IRE) 10th (8/1 9-12 Rated 73) Adam Caffrey (12 ran)
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5th Aug 2023 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, NH: Soft. Flat: Heavy) Half Nutz (IRE) 4th (11/2 9-11 Rated 75) Adam Caffrey .13L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (20/1 9-7 Rated 66) Andrew Joseph Slattery (16 ran)
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Hale Bopp (IRE)3
9th Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 5th (4/1 8-11 Rated 48) P McGettigan 22.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 14th (25/1 9-13 Rated 57) L F Roche (14 ran)
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9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Hale Bopp (IRE) 4th (16/1 9-1 Rated 44) S Foley .25L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (4/1 9-2 Rated 52) S Coen (14 ran)
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16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) C Horgan 1.81L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (7/1 9-13 Rated 67) Dylan Browne McMonagle (15 ran)
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Pinball Wizard (IRE)1
16th Aug 2023 Gowran Park(7f , Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) C Horgan 1.50L in front of Pinball Wizard (IRE) 7th (7/2Fav 9-12 Rated 66) J M Sheridan (15 ran)
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Heart Of Darkness (GB)2
23rd Jan 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Heart Of Darkness (GB) 10th (4/1 9-9 Rated 53) Adam Caffrey 2.00L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 11th (66/1 9-10 Rated 54) J M Sheridan (13 ran)
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12th Nov 2025 Dundalk(1m , Flat, Standard) Rock Etoile (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-3 Rated 64) J S Dalton .88L in front of Heart Of Darkness (GB) 7th (28/1 9-2 Rated 57) Adam Caffrey (14 ran)
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Queen Aethelflaed (IRE)1
9th Oct 2025 Thurles(1m 44yds, Flat Hcap, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Queen Aethelflaed (IRE) 1st (11/1 9-12 Rated 58) J M Sheridan 1.38L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 5th (4/1 9-2 Rated 52) S Coen (14 ran)
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87-0
Tynamite (IRE) 12,ch g 8-11

Elnadim (USA)-Madam Macie(Bertolini)

(20) d1 (Tynamite Syndicate)
Rated 36 Won When Rated 45

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE94616-39.17
UK100-1.00

12th May 26 Killarney(1m 31yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 38 66/1 8-0 Rebecca Parsons (10) 10th of 15 runners, 8.94L behind Nibras Rainbow

30th Sep 25 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Straight: Yielding. Round: Yielding.) Rated 41 22/1 8-11 L T McAteer 7th of 13 runners, 6.25L behind La Tulipe Noire

2nd Sep 25 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 45 22/1 8-8 Rebecca Parsons (7) 8th of 16 runners, 5.75L behind The Bog Bank

Quotes

Quotes on Tynamite (IRE)

He had been running well. We had been talking about retiring him for a while but he keeps running third, fourth, fifth. He's a super horse at home, he's a good workhorse. A couple of good supporters have been in him a long time, but he shows up all the time. Luke is a very, very good rider. He's a class rider and is riding nearly all of ours. I'd have him every day of the week, I think he is fantastic. He is very much in the mould of Oisin Orr.
After Tynamite (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Wed, 20th Dec 2023 7f Flat Hcap Standard

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Tynamite (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hale Bopp (IRE)3
12th May 2026 Killarney(1m 31yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Hale Bopp (IRE) 7th (18/1 8-3 Rated 37) P McGettigan 5.50L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 10th (66/1 8-0 Rated 38) Rebecca Parsons (15 ran)
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20th Dec 2023 Dundalk(7f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Tynamite (IRE) 1st (9/1 9-1 Rated 45) L T McAteer 7.13L in front of Hale Bopp (IRE) 9th (9/1 10-0 Rated 61) R C Colgan (14 ran)
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22nd Sep 2023 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Hale Bopp (IRE) 1st (17/2 9-11 Rated 60) R C Colgan .94L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 5th (14/1 8-12 Rated 47) L T McAteer (14 ran)
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Rock Etoile (IRE)2
7th Aug 2025 Leopardstown(7f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Tynamite (IRE) 7th (40/1 8-6 Rated 46) Rebecca Parsons 4.26L in front of Rock Etoile (IRE) 14th (18/1 9-9 Rated 60) A Browne-Souza (18 ran)
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29th May 2024 Tipperary(7f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Soft) Rock Etoile (IRE) 10th (9/1 9-10 Rated 64) Andrew Joseph Slattery .25L in front of Tynamite (IRE) 11th (66/1 8-5 Rated 48) J A Powell (14 ran)
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Chou Chou (IRE)1
21st Jun 2025 Limerick(1m , Flat Hcap, Good CHANGED to good, good to yielding in places after 2nd race. CHANGED FURTHER to good to yielding after 6th race) Tynamite (IRE) 2nd (22/1 8-0 Rated 40) Rebecca Parsons 19.38L in front of Chou Chou (IRE) 12th (20/1 8-8 Rated 43) M W Hassett (16 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1001-10.00

8th May 26 Ballinrobe(1m 1f 133yds Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) Rated 49 13/2 8-12 W Joyce (3) 9th of 13 runners, 9.88L behind A Pretty Penny

11th Apr 26 Bellewstown(7f 205yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 49 10/3Fav 8-0 J Pietropaolo (7) 3rd of 13 runners, 1.25L and 4.5L behind Dream Legend and Imnotleavinyou

8th Apr 26 Gowran Park(7f 180yds Flat, Soft) Rated 49 6/1 8-8 W Joyce (3) 4th of 9 runners, 1.75L behind Clonbun

Long Handicap Balance Of Trade 8-6.

First Time - Cheekpiece Medieval Night. Tonguestrap Believeth» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 11/4 Brains, 7/2 Hale Bopp, 4/1 Royal County Glory, 10/1 Balance Of Trade, Heart Of Darkness, 12/1 Half Nutz, 14/1 Believeth, Queen Aethelflaed, 20/1 Pinball Wizard, 25/1 Gold Dublooms, Tynamite, Chou Chou, 33/1 Medieval Night, Rock Etoile, 50/1 Real Petite, 66/1 Monastere.

Previous Years
2025 Deuteronomy 6 8-10 Nicola Burns 12/1 (R P Burns) (Drawn 16)
2024 Pink Socks 5 9-7 Amy Jo Hayes 7/1 (Timothy Doyle) (Drawn 18)
2023 Barnhill Rose 5 9-8 Siobhan Rutledge 5/1 (Denis Gerard Hogan) (Drawn 4)
2022 Corballis Flyer 4 9-1 C Horgan 16/1 (James M Barrett) (Drawn 11)
2021 Dark Design 4 8-3 Tom Kiely Marshall 5/1 (Joseph G Murphy) (Drawn 10)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Andrew Slattery/Orla Tynan
1
3
33

Thomas Mullins/J S Dalton
1
1
100

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Andrew Slattery
5
57
8

David Marnane
4
22
18

Karl Thornton
3
9
33

Adrian McGuinness
3
41
7

Thomas Mullins
2
9
22

Denis Gerard Hogan
2
32
6

Michael Mulvany
2
15
13

James M Barcoe
1
25
4

J A Stack
1
12
8

Patrick J McKenna
1
6
16

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Reese Holohan
3
23
13

Jessica O'Gorman
1
7
14

J S Dalton
1
10
10

Orla Tynan
1
5
20

S Tormey
1
13
7

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Gowran Park

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Adrian McGuinness
29
260
11

Andrew Slattery
20
217
9

Michael Mulvany
14
180
8

Denis Gerard Hogan
13
222
6

John C McConnell
9
236
4

Thomas Mullins
8
88
9

J A Stack
8
72
11

David Marnane
5
117
4

R Donohoe
3
74
4

Kevin Michael Smith
2
17
12

Eamonn O'Connell
1
30
3

James M Barcoe
1
17
6

Karl Thornton
0
18
0

Patrick J McKenna
0
6
0

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Gowran Park

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Orla Tynan
2
7
29

J Pietropaolo
1
20
5

M T Sheridan
1
4
25

Jessica O'Gorman
1
9
11

J S Dalton
1
15
7

J A Orr
1
1
100

J E Harnett
0
2
0

C Cusack
0
4
0

T Casey
0
6
0

Reese Holohan
0
6
0

A S Grant
0
5
0

S Tormey
0
3
0

C Geerdharry
0
16
0

E E Ryan
0
3
0

Rebecca Parsons
0
5
0

S A Wallace
0
5
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Gowran Park

Horse
Wins
Runs
Brains (IRE)
0
2
Medieval Night (IRE)
0
1
Chou Chou (IRE)
0
7
Pinball Wizard (IRE)
1
6
Heart Of Darkness (GB)
0
1
Real Petite (GER)
0
1
Gold Dublooms (IRE)
0
3
Hale Bopp (IRE)
0
5
Half Nutz (IRE)
0
6
Rock Etoile (IRE)
2
12
Tynamite (IRE)
0
9
Balance Of Trade (IRE)
0
2