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Ireland 8yo

The Vegas Raider (IRE)

T: K A Heffernan · J: Daniel King · O: Thomas Heffernan
By Kendargent (FR) out of Matorio (FR)
Form 1609-20-U0FP
  1. P
  2. F
  3. 0
  4. U
  5. 0
  6. 2
25/1 Current odds
4/40 W/R
96 RPR
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Active
  • 40 runs
  • 4 wins
  • placed
  • 10% strike
  • 15 d off
  • 96 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1609-20-U0FP 15 days off
P 7 Sep 2026 WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Galway (IRE) F 24 Aug 2026 Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap H… Ballinrobe (IRE) 0 10 Aug 2026 Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) U 2 Jul 2026 Joe Walsh Flooring Handicap Hurdle Limerick 0 21 Apr 2025 Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Hand… Cork 2 11 Apr 2025 Sherry Fitzgerald Mayo Handicap Hur… Ballinrobe
At Galway 0/3 0 wins · 0 placed
On Good 0/11 0 wins · 3 placed
Best RPR 96 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
13 Oct 2021 · Bath · 6th/9 (btn 1.75) 17 May 2022 · Killarney · 10th/11 (btn 18) 10 Jun 2022 · Fairyhouse · 9th/9 (btn 26) 11 Nov 2022 · Dundalk (AW) · 12th/14 (btn 1.75) 25 Nov 2022 · Dundalk (AW) · 13th/14 (btn .5) 9 Feb 2023 · Thurles · 9th/15 (btn 0.3) 19 Feb 2023 · Punchestown · 18th/22 (btn 8.5) 14 Aug 2023 · Ballinrobe · 2nd/14 (btn 11) 4 Sep 2023 · Roscommon · 11th/11 (btn 40) 11 Sep 2023 · Galway · 11th/14 (btn 17) 18 Sep 2023 · Listowel · 7th/16 (btn 1.75) 3 Oct 2023 · Galway · 6th/8 (btn 2.25) 21 Nov 2023 · Limerick · PU () 2 Dec 2023 · Fairyhouse · 14th/20 (btn 6) 16 Dec 2023 · Fairyhouse · 7th/12 (btn 5) 28 May 2024 · Ballinrobe · 3rd/16 (btn 7) 7 Jul 2024 · Limerick · 7th/12 (btn 1) 15 Jul 2024 · Downpatrick · 2nd/14 (btn 1.75) 12 Aug 2024 · Ballinrobe · 1st/14 (won 0) 24 Aug 2024 · Killarney · 6th/15 (btn .5) 9 Sep 2024 · Galway · 11th/20 (btn .5) 20 Sep 2024 · Downpatrick · 9th/11 (btn 2) 11 Apr 2025 · Ballinrobe · 2nd/15 (btn .5) 21 Apr 2025 · Cork · 11th/18 (btn .75) 2 Jul 2026 · Limerick · UR () 10 Aug 2026 · Ballinrobe (IRE) · 10th/15 (btn 3.25) 24 Aug 2026 · Ballinrobe (IRE) · F () 7 Sep 2026 · Galway (IRE) · PU ()
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
26
Win %
10%
Placed %
30%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

22 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Ballinrobe, Chelmsford City (AW) — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

  • Ballinrobe SPEC 100% 1-3-4
  • Chelmsford City (AW) SPEC 100% 2-2-4
  • Fairyhouse 0% 0-0-3
  • Galway 0% 0-0-3
  • Limerick 0% 0-0-3
  • Downpatrick 50% 0-1-2
  • Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
  • Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Killarney 0% 0-0-2
  • Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Musselburgh 100% 0-1-1
  • Pontefract 100% 0-1-1
  • Salisbury 100% 1-0-1
  • Bath 0% 0-0-1
  • Beverley 0% 0-0-1
  • Cork 0% 0-0-1
  • Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Listowel 0% 0-0-1
  • Punchestown 0% 0-0-1
  • Roscommon 0% 0-0-1
  • Thurles 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

25 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

  • Callum Shepherd 60% 1-2-5
  • Danny Gilligan 67% 1-1-3
  • Mr P J Cawley 33% 0-1-3
  • Mark Enright 0% 0-0-3
  • William Buick 50% 1-0-2
  • Alex Harvey 0% 0-0-2
  • Cieren Fallon 0% 0-0-2
  • Keith Donoghue 0% 0-0-2
  • Robbie Geoghegan 0% 0-0-2
  • Alan King 100% 0-1-1
  • Billy Garritty 100% 0-1-1
  • James Doyle 100% 1-0-1
  • Philip Donovan 100% 0-1-1
  • Silvestre De Sousa 100% 0-1-1
  • Aidan Kelly 0% 0-0-1
  • Alan Persse 0% 0-0-1
  • Daniel King NOW 0% 0-0-1
  • Darragh O'Keeffe 0% 0-0-1
  • Dylan Browne McMonagle 0% 0-0-1
  • Kieren Buckley 0% 0-0-1
  • Luke Morris 0% 0-0-1
  • Michael Kenneally 0% 0-0-1
  • Seamie Heffernan 0% 0-0-1
  • Shane Fitzgerald 0% 0-0-1
  • Tom Kelly(7) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • K A Heffernan NOW 22% 1-4-23
  • Michael Bell 54% 3-4-13
  • Eoin Doyle 0% 0-0-4

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
7 Sep 2026 WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Galway (IRE) TV PU - Yielding 2m6½f Daniel King OR 88 40/1
24 Aug 2026 Jerry McDonnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) TV F - Good 2m6½f Danny Gilligan OR 91 22/1
10 Aug 2026 Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle Ballinrobe (IRE) TV 10th/15 3.25 Good 2m½f Shane Fitzgerald OR 94 12/1
2 Jul 2026 Joe Walsh Flooring Handicap Hurdle Limerick TV UR - Good 2m4f Michael Kenneally OR 97 28/1
21 Apr 2025 Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Cork TV 11th/18 .75 Yielding 2m Robbie Geoghegan OR 100 22/1
11 Apr 2025 Sherry Fitzgerald Mayo Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Ballinrobe TV 2nd/15 .5 Good 2m5f110y Danny Gilligan OR 97 9/1
20 Sep 2024 MB McGrady & Co Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Downpatrick TV 9th/11 2 Good 2m1f165y Darragh O'Keeffe OR 99 11/2
9 Sep 2024 angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Galway TV 11th/20 .5 Yielding 2m160y Alex Harvey OR 100 10/1
24 Aug 2024 Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) Killarney TV 6th/15 .5 Good 2m4f Alex Harvey OR 100 8/1
12 Aug 2024 Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Ballinrobe TV 1st/14 +0 Yielding To Soft 2m165y Danny Gilligan OR 94 10/3

Connections

Trainer
K A Heffernan 3%
Jockey
Daniel King 10%
Owner
Thomas Heffernan
Sire
Kendargent (FR)
Dam
Matorio (FR)
Dam sire
Oratorio
Country
Ireland
Age
8yo

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