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Age: 5 years

Trainer: David A Kiely

Owner: The Sunday Club Syndicate

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 3	23rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 150y	20:05 Wexford Distraction 12st 0lb J: Mr J L Gleeson T: David A Kiely	in touch with leaders, headway over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, went fourth and no impression when flashed tail over 1f out	8/1
6th 1	29th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y	20:10 Tramore Distraction 12st 0lb J: Miss E Cody T: David A Kiely	Went off 80-1 when pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Cork in November (yielding to soft).	12/1
2	23rd Nov 2025 Yielding To Soft 1m 7f 200y	12:00 Cork Distraction 11st 7lb J: Liam McKenna T: David A Kiely	Valirann gelding cost 6,000euros as a foal; half-brother to winners Charlie Uberalles (useful 2m5f/3m chase) and Atomic Angel (2m7f-3m3f hurdle); unraced dam out of sister to smart 2m4f-3m2f hurdle/chase winner Hells Bay; newcomer likely best watched.	80/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

23rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 150y

12st 0lb

in touch with leaders, headway over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, went fourth and no impression when flashed tail over 1f out

8/1

6th

29th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

12st 0lb

Went off 80-1 when pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Cork in November (yielding to soft).

12/1

23rd Nov 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 200y

11st 7lb

Valirann gelding cost 6,000euros as a foal; half-brother to winners Charlie Uberalles (useful 2m5f/3m chase) and Atomic Angel (2m7f-3m3f hurdle); unraced dam out of sister to smart 2m4f-3m2f hurdle/chase winner Hells Bay; newcomer likely best watched.

80/1