HORSE PROFILE

My Friend The Wind (IRE) Horse Profile, Race Record and Form

b gelding · by Sholokhov (IRE) out of A Stroke Of Luck (IRE)

★ Career record

43
Runs
3
Wins
7%
Win %
16
Placed
37%
Place %
£38,430
Earnings
Recent form PU75139PUPU most recent on right

★ Peak ratings achieved

104
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

★ Performance breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Limerick 9 0 1 0%
Ballinrobe 8 1 6 13%
Killarney 7 0 2 0%
Listowel 4 0 2 0%
Kilbeggan 3 1 1 33%
Galway 3 0 1 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good 9 0 4 0%
Heavy 8 1 1 13%
Yielding 7 1 2 14%
Soft 7 0 3 0%
Good To Yielding 7 1 3 14%
Yielding To Soft 4 0 2 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
Long distance (2m5f+) 30 2 10 7%
2m1f–2m4f 9 0 5 0%
2m 4 1 1 25%

★ Recent form analyst notes

  • Pos PU 12 Mar Limerick

    Held up towards back of field - small error at 5th - pushed along with nothing left 5 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out

  • Pos PU 26 Jan Punchestown

    Held up in rear throughout - pushed along from the 8th - well beaten and eased before the final fence - pulled up

  • Pos 9 5 Oct Killarney

    Sat close to the pace early - drifted into the pack soon after - still in contention 6th with 6 to jump - driven out from 4 out but couldn't find more

  • Pos 3 12 Sep Ballinrobe

    Tracked leaders early - mid-pack after 9th before regaining 5th at 11th - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - slipped back to 3rd before the last - held on for third but faded in the run-in

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

⏱ Race history

PU
12 Mar
Limerick — William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m 7f · Heavy · Calum Hogan
40/1
SP
PU
26 Jan
Punchestown — Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m 7f · Heavy · Calum Hogan
40/1
SP
9
5 Oct
Killarney — Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m 7.5f · Yielding · G B Noonan
11/1
SP
3
12 Sep
Ballinrobe — Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m 7f · Soft · G B Noonan
9/2F
SP
1
22 Aug
Kilbeggan — New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase (0-100)
3m 2f · Good To Yielding · G B Noonan
6/1
SP
5
5 Aug
Roscommon — Kepak Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m 5.5f · Yielding · G B Noonan
18/1
SP
7
18 Jul
Killarney — Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 1)
2m 7f · Yielding To Soft · G B Noonan
9/1
SP
PU
10 Apr
Limerick — Ishka Irish Spring Water Handicap Hurdle
2m 5.5f · Good · Conor McNamara
8/1
SP
5
27 Feb
Clonmel — Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100)
2m 7f · Heavy · G B Noonan
12/1
SP
3
27 Dec
Limerick — Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle
2m 4f · Yielding To Soft · Ms H Phillips
25/1
SP
4
6 Oct
Killarney — Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102)
2m 7.5f · Yielding · Sean Flanagan
3/1F
SP
5
13 Sep
Ballinrobe — Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-95)
2m 7.5f · Good To Yielding · Calum Hogan
7/2
SP

★ Breeding

Date of birth
21 Feb
Sire
Sholokhov (IRE)
Dam
A Stroke Of Luck (IRE)
Damsire
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)
Breeder
John Earls

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