Ireland 8yo

Love Like This (IRE)

T: John Patrick Ryan · J: Brian Barry · O: Fairymount Partnership

By Ol' Man River (IRE) out of Tawny Owl (IRE)

Form 5314304075

22/1 Current odds

1/52 W/R

87 RPR

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52 runs
1 wins
placed
2% strike
15 d off
110 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 5314304075 15 days off

5 7 0 4 0 3

On Good 0/22 0 wins · 6 placed

Best RPR 110 Career peak

Best TS 96 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 29
Win %: 2%
Placed %: 27%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

20 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Sligo — well clear of the 27% career baseline.

Clonmel 12% 0-1-8
Sligo SPEC 71% 0-5-7
Limerick 0% 0-0-6
Thurles 40% 0-2-5
Kilbeggan 25% 1-0-4
Ballinrobe 33% 0-1-3
Naas 33% 0-1-3
Gowran Park 50% 0-1-2
Down Royal 0% 0-0-2
Downpatrick 0% 0-0-2
Killarney 100% 0-1-1
Killarney (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Downpatrick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Listowel 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Sligo (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tramore 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

John Aherne 20% 0-2-10
Brian Barry NOW 33% 1-2-9
Daniel King 29% 0-2-7
Michael Kenneally 14% 0-1-7
Danny Mullins 0% 0-0-5
Conor Clarke 50% 0-2-4
Sean O'Keeffe 67% 0-2-3
Shane Fitzgerald 67% 0-2-3
Mr D Doyle 0% 0-0-3
Harry Sexton 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

John Patrick Ryan NOW 27% 1-13-52

Going Record

48 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 44% on Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 27% 0-6-22
Good to Soft 12% 0-1-8
Soft 44% 0-4-9
Heavy 11% 0-1-9

Distance Record

52 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 27% 1-13-52

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

7 Sep 2026 WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Galway (IRE) 5th/19 .75 Yielding 2m6½f Brian Barry OR 83 33/1

31 Aug 2026 AJC Group Handicap Hurdle Downpatrick (IRE) 7th/10 18 Good 2m6f Daniel King OR 87 22/1

19 Aug 2026 McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle Sligo (IRE) 11th/16 23 Good 2m4½f Brian Barry OR 88 14/1

4 Aug 2026 Campbell's Bar Ballinlough Handicap Steeplechase Roscommon (IRE) 4th/16 2 Soft 3m1f Daniel King OR 76 9/1

24 Jul 2026 Racing Again On 8th August Handicap Steeplechase Kilbeggan (IRE) 10th/14 3.75 Good 2m4½f Daniel King OR 78 100/30F

17 Jul 2026 Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Steeplechase (Div I) Killarney (IRE) 3rd/15 8.5 Good To Yielding 2m7f Daniel King OR 78 7/2

10 Jul 2026 New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Kilbeggan 4th/15 1.25 Good 3m180y Brian Barry OR 89 12/1

15 Jun 2026 Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Kilbeggan 1st/14 +0 Good To Yielding 3m100y Brian Barry OR 84 10/3F

9 Jun 2026 Knocknarea Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sligo 3rd/15 1.5 Good 2m4f162y Brian Barry OR 83 10/1

28 May 2026 Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Limerick 5th/12 5.5 Soft 2m6f Brian Barry OR 84 20/1

Connections

Trainer: John Patrick Ryan 8%
Jockey: Brian Barry 2%
Owner: Fairymount Partnership
Sire: Ol' Man River (IRE)
Dam: Tawny Owl (IRE)
Dam sire: Be My Native
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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