Ireland 6yo

Java Wood

T: K Smith · J: Seamie Heffernan · O: Peadar Kelly

By Requinto out of Talkin Kate

Form 5401307148

- Current odds

3/15 W/R

75 RPR

70 TS

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15 runs
3 wins
placed
20% strike
3 d off
81 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 5401307148 3 days off

8 4 1 7 0 3

On Good 0/5 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 81 Career peak

Best TS 80 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 15 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 42
Win %: 20%
Placed %: 27%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

8 venues

Career strike 27%; best at Dundalk (AW) (50% from 2 runs).

Curragh 0% 0-0-4
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Dundalk (AW) 50% 1-0-2
Gowran Park (IRE) 50% 1-0-2
Gowran Park 100% 0-1-1
Limerick 100% 1-0-1
Down Royal 0% 0-0-1
Leopardstown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Julian Pietropaolo(7) 50% 1-1-4
Wesley Joyce 25% 1-0-4
Rory Mulligan(5) NOW 0% 0-0-3
Colin Keane 100% 1-0-1
Dylan Browne McMonagle 0% 0-0-1
Jared Huggan 0% 0-0-1
Seamie Heffernan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Kevin Michael Smith 30% 2-1-10
K Smith NOW 20% 1-0-5

Going Record

15 classifiable runs

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

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 14% 1-0-7
Good to Soft 75% 2-1-4
Soft 0% 0-0-4
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

15 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-3
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 40% 3-1-10
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

19 Sep 2026 Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap Gowran Park (IRE) 8th/14 0.3 Yielding To Soft 1m1½f Rory Mulligan OR 73 9/1

8 Sep 2026 Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Galway (IRE) 4th/7 0.2 Soft 1m½f Wesley Joyce OR 73 5/1

1 Sep 2026 Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Gowran Park (IRE) 1st/15 +0 Yielding 1m Wesley Joyce OR 69 16/1

30 Jul 2026 Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Galway (IRE) 7th/13 1.25 Yielding To Soft 1m½f Wesley Joyce OR 70 14/1

28 Jul 2026 Caulfield Industrial Handicap Galway (IRE) 12th/17 8.5 Yielding 1m½f Dylan Browne McMonagle OR 70 13/2

12 Jun 2026 Gowran Park Handicap Gowran Park 3rd/15 0.3 Yielding 1m1f100y Julian Pietropaolo OR 62 15/2

10 Jun 2026 Twilight Summer Racing At Limerick Handicap Limerick 1st/15 +0 Yielding 1m Colin Keane OR 62 6/1

24 May 2026 Velo Coffee Handicap Curragh H 12th/19 0.2 Good 1m Julian Pietropaolo OR 64 15/2

15 May 2026 Leopardstown Friday Night Social Apprentice Handicap Leopardstown H 4th/15 .75 Good 1m Jared Huggan OR 65 14/1

4 May 2026 PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap Curragh H 5th/15 0.3 Good 7f Julian Pietropaolo OR 65 20/1

Connections

Trainer: K Smith 8%
Jockey: Seamie Heffernan 8%
Owner: Peadar Kelly
Sire: Requinto
Dam: Talkin Kate
Dam sire: Talkin Man
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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