Ireland 9yo

Aill Dubh (IRE)

T: Micky Hammond · J: Brian Hughes · O: The Cheltenham Trail

By Shantou (USA) out of Captain Carol (IRE)

Form P314415363

10/1 Current odds

2/20 W/R

77 RPR

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Running today

20 runs
2 wins
placed
10% strike
0 d off
105 best RPR

Running today

carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

13:35 · Hexham · 3m41y · Good · Class 5

#7 No.

10-3 Weight

Brian Hughes Jockey

P Headgear

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Recent form

Form figures P314415363 0 days off

3 6 3 5 1 4

At Hexham 0/2 0 wins · 1 placed

On Good 1/7 1 win · 3 placed

Best RPR 105 Career peak

Best TS 83 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 32
Win %: 10%
Placed %: 25%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

11 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newcastle — well clear of the 25% career baseline.

Newcastle SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Cartmel 33% 1-0-3
Kilbeggan 0% 0-0-3
Hexham 50% 0-1-2
Sedgefield 50% 0-1-2
Sligo 0% 0-0-2
Bellewstown 0% 0-0-1
Clonmel 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Perth 0% 0-0-1
Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Joshua Thompson 60% 1-2-5
Danny McMenamin 33% 1-0-3
Alice Stevens 0% 0-0-3
Ambrose McCurtin 0% 0-0-2
J. J. Slevin 0% 0-0-2
Mr J C Barry 0% 0-0-2
Brian Hughes NOW 100% 0-1-1
Jack G Gilligan 0% 0-0-1
Philip Donovan(3) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Micky Hammond NOW 42% 2-3-12
M Flannery 0% 0-0-8

Going Record

15 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 43% 1-2-7
Good to Soft 50% 1-1-4
Soft 0% 0-0-3
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

20 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 25% 2-3-20

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

6 Nov 2026 carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) Hexham Class 5 P 3rd/7 27 Good 3m Brian Hughes OR 75 10/1

27 Oct 2026 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Newcastle Class 4 B 6th/6 8 Good 2m4f Joshua Thompson OR 75 8/1

14 Sep 2026 MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Steeple Chase Sedgefield Class 5 P 3rd/5 2 Good 3m2½f Joshua Thompson OR 76 4/1

29 Aug 2026 Cengiz Sadik Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (For The Cengiz Sadik Memorial Trophy) Cartmel Class 5 P 5th/11 2 Good 2m5f Joshua Thompson OR 77 9/2

20 Jul 2026 Old Park Wood Handicap Steeple Chase Cartmel Class 5 P 1st/9 +0 Good 2m5f Joshua Thompson OR 75 4/1

28 Jun 2026 Holker Hall & Gardens Handicap Chase Cartmel Class 5 P 4th/8 3.5 Good 3m1f107y Danny McMenamin OR 76 10/1

13 May 2026 Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase Perth Class 5 P 4th/8 8 Good To Soft 2m7f180y Danny McMenamin OR 78 11/2

31 Mar 2026 Cinch Self Storage cinchstorage.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Newcastle Class 5 P 1st/6 +0 Good To Soft 2m7f91y Danny McMenamin OR 73 10/3

14 Mar 2026 Tanqueray At Say When Ponteland Handicap Chase Newcastle Class 5 P 3rd/10 11 Good To Soft 2m7f91y Joshua Thompson OR 75 22/1

25 Jan 2026 Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase Sedgefield Class 5 P PU - Good To Soft 3m2f59y Alice Stevens OR 80 33/1

Connections

Trainer: Micky Hammond 10%
Jockey: Brian Hughes 19%
Owner: The Cheltenham Trail
Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Captain Carol (IRE)
Dam sire: Captain Rio
Country: Ireland
Age: 9yo

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