Ireland 5yo

Needs Must (IRE)

T: Gordon Elliott · J: Kevin Healy · O: Mrs Ann Marie Mcmanus

By Westerner (GB) out of Start At The Top (IRE)

Form 777-1F00

33/1 Current odds

1/7 W/R

118 RPR

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7 runs
1 wins
placed
14% strike
11 d off
118 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 777-1F00 11 days off

0 0 F 1 7 7

On Good 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 118 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 7 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 28
Win %: 14%
Placed %: 14%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

7 venues

Fairyhouse 100% 1-0-1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Down Royal 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Naas 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1
Punchestown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Jack Kennedy 33% 1-0-3
Jody McGarvey 0% 0-0-2
Jordan Gainford 0% 0-0-1
Kevin Healy NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Gordon Elliott NOW 14% 1-0-7

Going Record

4 classifiable runs

Untested Going record needs more runs to be useful.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 0% 0-0-1
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft 100% 1-0-1
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

7 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 14% 1-0-7

Race history

7 of 7 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

11 Sep 2026 Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) 14th/14 0.3 Good To Yielding 2m6f Kevin Healy OR 117 33/1

17 Mar 2026 Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle Down Royal 16th/19 90 Yielding 2m4f86y Jack Kennedy OR 117 10/1

4 Feb 2026 ThatPrizeGuy.co.uk Novice Handicap Hurdle Punchestown F - Soft To Heavy 2m3f17y Jack Kennedy OR 118 7/1

15 Jan 2026 William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle Fairyhouse 1st/15 +0 Soft 2m4f Jack Kennedy OR 108 15/8

15 Dec 2025 BAR 1 Betting Merry Christmas Maiden Hurdle Naas 7th/20 4.25 Soft To Heavy 2m3f Jordan Gainford 66/1

1 Apr 2025 Limerick Maiden Hurdle Limerick 7th/16 .75 Good 2m190y Jody McGarvey 25/1

1 Mar 2025 Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle Navan 7th/12 1 Heavy 2m Jody McGarvey 12/1

Connections

Trainer: Gordon Elliott 18%
Jockey: Kevin Healy 10%
Owner: Mrs Ann Marie Mcmanus
Sire: Westerner (GB)
Dam: Start At The Top (IRE)
Dam sire: Scorpion
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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