Ireland 6yo

Poetic Focus (IRE)

T: A. Slattery · J: Danny Gilligan · O: Sean Cleere

By Yeats (IRE) out of Western Focus (IRE)

Form 5P4F0-75020

7/2 Current odds

0/14 W/R

88 RPR

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14 runs
0 wins
placed
0% strike
15 d off
90 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 5P4F0-75020 15 days off

0 2 0 5 7 0

At Galway 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good 0/7 0 wins · 1 placed

Over 2m6f97y 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 90 Career peak

Best TS 77 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 70
Mean: 18
Win %: 0%
Placed %: 7%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

12 venues

Career strike 7%; best at Bellewstown (0% from 2 runs).

Bellewstown 0% 0-0-2
Limerick 0% 0-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Clonmel 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Galway 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Gowran Park 0% 0-0-1
Listowel 0% 0-0-1
Sligo 0% 0-0-1
Thurles 0% 0-0-1
Wexford 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Eoin Staples 0% 0-0-3
Danny Gilligan NOW 50% 0-1-2
Sean Cleary-Farrell 0% 0-0-2
Calum Hogan 0% 0-0-1
Cian Quirke 0% 0-0-1
Conor McNamara 0% 0-0-1
Conor Stone-Walsh 0% 0-0-1
Josh Younge 0% 0-0-1
Philip Donovan 0% 0-0-1
Sean O'Keeffe 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Paul Nolan 0% 0-0-6
A. Slattery NOW 20% 0-1-5
Barry J Fitzgerald 0% 0-0-3

Going Record

12 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

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

Distance Record

14 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 7% 0-1-14

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

7 Sep 2026 WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Galway (IRE) T 11th/19 48 Yielding 2m6½f Danny Gilligan OR 87 7/2F

10 Aug 2026 Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) 2nd/16 .5 Good 2m6½f Danny Gilligan OR 84 4/1F

12 Jul 2026 Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sligo 13th/15 74 Good 2m4f116y Cian Quirke OR 87 11/1

4 Jul 2026 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Bellewstown 5th/15 2.5 Good 2m4f110y Josh Younge OR 88 12/1

28 May 2026 Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Limerick 7th/12 19 Soft 2m6f Philip Donovan OR 89 8/1

8 Nov 2025 Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Gowran Park HT 12th/19 3.5 Heavy 2m3f180y Calum Hogan OR 91 25/1

2 Oct 2025 Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Clonmel HT F - Yielding 2m6f170y Eoin Staples OR 92 10/1

8 Sep 2025 Galway Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Galway HT 4th/18 5.5 Good To Yielding 2m6f97y Sean O'Keeffe OR 92 25/1

8 Aug 2025 Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Wexford H PU - Good To Yielding 3m Eoin Staples OR 94 17/2

5 Jul 2025 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Bellewstown H 5th/16 .75 Good 2m4f110y Eoin Staples OR 95 66/1

Connections

Trainer: A. Slattery 11%
Jockey: Danny Gilligan 12%
Owner: Sean Cleere
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Western Focus (IRE)
Dam sire: Westerner
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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