Ireland 5yo

Sylkie (GB)

T: Daniel John Howard · J: Jack Cleary(5) · O: Sylkie Syndicate

By Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Heavenly Snow (IRE)

Form 09734-09900

7/1 Current odds

3/26 W/R

70 RPR

73 TS

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26 runs
3 wins
placed
12% strike
14 d off
70 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 09734-09900 14 days off

0 0 9 9 0 4

At Galway 3/5 3 wins · 3 placed

On Good 0/5 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 70 Career peak

Best TS 73 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 26 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 35
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 23%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Galway — well clear of the 23% career baseline.

Galway SPEC 60% 3-0-5
Curragh 33% 0-1-3
Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-3
Cork 0% 0-0-2
Punchestown 0% 0-0-2
Naas 100% 0-1-1
Sligo 100% 0-1-1
Ballinrobe 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Gowran Park 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary 0% 0-0-1
Tramore 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Rory Cleary 20% 2-0-10
J M Sheridan 25% 0-1-4
Seamie Heffernan 33% 0-1-3
Cian Quirke 0% 0-0-3
Colin Keane 50% 1-0-2
Mr E P O'Brien 100% 0-1-1
Darragh O'Sullivan 0% 0-0-1
Jack Cleary(5) NOW 0% 0-0-1
Miss L Costello 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Daniel John Howard NOW 21% 3-1-19
J A Stack 29% 0-2-7

Going Record

24 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 75% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good 0% 0-0-8
Good to Soft 67% 1-1-3
Soft 12% 0-1-8
Heavy 75% 2-1-4

Distance Record

26 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at seven trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 50% 0-1-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 27% 3-0-11
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 20% 0-2-10
Staying ≥ 1m4f 0% 0-0-3

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

8 Sep 2026 BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap Galway (IRE) 11th/15 .75 Soft 1m4f Jack Cleary OR 61 16/1

25 Apr 2026 Future Stars Raceday 16th May Handicap Navan P 14th/23 .5 Good To Yielding 1m2f40y Rory Cleary OR 65 28/1

18 Feb 2026 Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle Punchestown 9th/16 2.5 Soft 2m157y Cian Quirke 125/1

26 Jan 2026 Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle Punchestown 9th/14 6.5 Heavy 2m Cian Quirke 200/1

3 Jan 2026 Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle Cork H 15th/17 5.5 Yielding To Soft 2m190y Cian Quirke 33/1

27 Oct 2025 KONE Handicap Galway P 4th/16 .5 Soft To Heavy 1m73y Rory Cleary OR 65 4/1F

28 Sep 2025 Download The Tote App (Q.R.) Handicap Curragh P 3rd/22 1.75 Yielding 1m2f Mr E P O'Brien OR 64 25/1

9 Sep 2025 Galway Apprentice Handicap Galway P 7th/18 1 Soft 1m4f Darragh O'Sullivan OR 65 5/1

1 Sep 2025 Oran Handicap Roscommon 9th/16 .75 Soft 1m4f17y Rory Cleary OR 68 25/1

27 Jun 2025 James Nolan's Bar Kildare Town Handicap Curragh P 18th/20 4.25 Good 1m Rory Cleary OR 70 50/1

Connections

Trainer: Daniel John Howard 6%
Jockey: Jack Cleary(5) 8%
Owner: Sylkie Syndicate
Sire: Starspangledbanner (AUS)
Dam: Heavenly Snow (IRE)
Dam sire: Australia
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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