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Highwayman (FR)

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · O: John Ioannis Neocleous

By Persian King (IRE) out of Salyana (USA)

Form 90081113

9/4 Current odds

3/8 W/R

97 RPR

95 TS

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8 runs
3 wins
placed
38% strike
20 d off
97 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 90081113 20 days off

3 1 1 1 8 0

At Ascot 0/1 0 wins · 1 placed

On Good 2/4 2 wins · 3 placed

Best RPR 97 Career peak

Best TS 95 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 8 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 56
Win %: 38%
Placed %: 50%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

8 venues

Ascot 100% 0-1-1
Doncaster 100% 1-0-1
Killarney (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
Cork 0% 0-0-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Naas 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Dylan Browne McMonagle NOW 67% 1-1-3
J M Sheridan 0% 0-0-2
Saffie Osborne 100% 1-0-1
Scott McCullagh 100% 1-0-1
Declan McDonogh 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Joseph Patrick O'Brien NOW 50% 3-1-8

Going Record

4 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 75% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 75% 2-1-4
Good to Soft — 0 runs
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

8 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 100% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-1
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 100% 1-0-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f 100% 2-1-3

Race history

8 of 8 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

17 Oct 2026 Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) Ascot Class 1 3rd/10 .75 Good 2m Dylan Browne McMonagle OR 117 7/4F

12 Sep 2026 Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) Doncaster Class 1 1st/11 +0 Good 1m6½f Saffie Osborne OR 101 11/1

20 Aug 2026 Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Irish EBF Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) Leopardstown (IRE) Class 1 1st/9 +0 Good To Yielding 1m6f Scott McCullagh OR 93 22/1

13 Jul 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Killarney (IRE) 1st/8 +0 Good 1m3½f Dylan Browne McMonagle OR 76 5/2

24 Jun 2026 Fox Dunlavin (C & G) Maiden Naas 8th/15 0.1 Good 1m Declan McDonogh 250/1

10 Jun 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Limerick 11th/13 1.25 Good To Yielding 1m J M Sheridan 66/1

3 Jun 2026 TRI Equestrian Maiden Curragh 15th/18 1.75 Good To Yielding 6f63y J M Sheridan 100/1

19 May 2026 Cork Racecourse Maiden Cork 9th/12 2.75 Soft To Heavy 7f Dylan Browne McMonagle 7/1

Connections

Trainer: Joseph Patrick O'Brien 16%
Jockey: Dylan Browne McMonagle 16%
Owner: John Ioannis Neocleous
Sire: Persian King (IRE)
Dam: Salyana (USA)
Dam sire: Harlan's Holiday
Country: Ireland
Age: 3yo

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